The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1914-05-06

j. J. McCaslin of Pleasantyille
known all over this part of the country
as "Pard" McCaslin, is expected home
from Cory in short time. Mr.. McCas
lin was suffering with cancer of the lip
and went to Cory for treatment. 1t IL
stated that the cancer has been removed
and without the aid of the knife.
The latest cut In the price of Penn
sylvania oil has sent the market down Ia
$500. The impression Is pretty general
that It will not 90 below that figure, but
just why 1t should not, since one-fifth the
price was knocked off In less than two
weeks, nobody seems able to say. Per-
baps in this case "the wish is father to the
thought"
"A. Il. Daniels, the new owner of the
mantel factory buildings, has plowed up
the surrounding plat of ground and in
tends putting in crop of corn or potatoes
the coming season. While this destroys
the place as baseball field, 1t may serve
in measure to reduce the high cost OF
living In Mr.. Daniels family should be
succeed in bringing forth a good crop OF
tubers and other garden truck, while the
boys will be compelled to hunt up other
grounds for their base ball sports.
Funeral services over the remains OF
l2-year.od Emma Snyder. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Gottlieb Snyder, we're held
Sunday at the home OF the parents at
Rocky Grove, a suburb of Franklin, and
were attended by several hundred friends.
The child was of unusual size, weighing
450 pounds, and II was necessary TO have
a casket made to order, its outside di-
mensions being feet 4 inches long, 3 feet
8 inches wide, and "a inches high. Ten
pall-bearers were necessary to handle the
casket. .ts
In March I27 wells we're completed in
the division composed ofAllegheny, Nc
Kean, Potter, Warren, Elk. Venango,
Clarion, Forest, Mercer, Jefferson, Arm
strong and Lawrence counties. The new
production amounted to 200 barrels. This
was decrease of 35 In com plstions, and a
decrease OF ll3 barrels in new pr duction.
Thirteen dry holes and seven gas wells
figured in the competitions. New WORK
at the close OF the month amounted to ll6
rigs and l79 drilling wells total of 295.
The net gain was 81.
The City Fruit store is stocked up
bigger than ever with the finest the tropics
afford, and the abundance of tempting
fruits and vegetables which you will find
there is a veritsble revelation and feast
TO behold. Asparagus, head lettuce,
cabbage. celery, new sweet potatoes,
onions old and new, egg plant, new
turnips, and host of other things in the
vegetable line. Another in-oce of those
large luscious straw berries, and excellent
grape fruit. On Saturday afternoon Mr..
Cohen will sell II pine apples for $l.OO, 8
dozen lemons for $l0O. The finest
oranges on the same lines. Come with q
rush and get the choicest,
The Sabbath school convention under
the auspices of the Oil City district of the
Free Methodist church, which began
Thursday evening in the Tionesta F. M.
church and continued over the Sabbath
was a decidedly successful event, there
being large attendance of ministers,
delegates and lay members pr esent from
all parts of the district. The matters dis
cussed at the several sessions covered a
wide range Of subjects closely allied to the
church and Sunday school and proved
very interesting and instructive to those
in attendance. Sunday afternoon Bishop
j. p. Broadhead, in charge ofthe church's
mission work in Africa, gave a fine ad-
dress on the cause as it is progressing on
that continent. The Presby terian church
in which this meeting was held was filled
to its capacity TO hear this able ministers
discourse. A freewill Offering amount
ing to upward of $500 90 was taken at this
meeting
"A remarkable official publication on
the Panama. Pacific International Expo
sition is ready for circulation, and it is
announced that its distribution through
out the world will be made by the Rem
ington Typewriter Company. The in
trusting of such a function to private
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been decided upon by the Committee
having the matter in charge, because the
Remington Type writer Organization
with its six hundred and Fl fifty-eight offices
covering every continent and country on
the globe, is the best available agency
through which to make the distribution
The handbook is distributed free to those
intei ested, aud a copy may be obtained
for the asking. Address the Remington
Typewriter Co., 1902 Sixth ST., Pittsburg,
Pa. The pamphlet is really wonder in
artistic beauty and should be on every
center table.
When the Tlonests Presbyterian
church was built in the early SOS, a
choice communion service was purchased
in Boston by Mrs. Susan Hardy and do
mated to this church. But as 1t was 8
double service, and the congregation was
comparatively small, but one was used
The other became the property of Mrs
II. II. May, whose husband was neph-
ew of Mrs. Hardy, and 1t was Mrs. Mays
request, before her demise, that the SER
vice be given to the Free Methodist
church of this place. Last week this
wish was carried out by her daughters,
Mrs. A. b. Kelly and Mrs. Suie M
Sharpe, and the service was presented tc
that body of people and used for the frs
time Sabbath morning during the district
quarterly meeting. 1t may be of interest
a. 4 II.