The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1914-01-28

mad the index hnger of his left hand bad
~ crushed by being caught under the
live rollers at Wheeler d Dusen bury's
upper mill, at Endesvor, one day last
week. DIR. Morrow removed the end ol
the finger at the first joint, and the pa
tient is doing nicely.
According TO q report from Bradford,
worry and mental anguish over the dis.
agreeable part he had to perform In the
execution of Rosario Gigliotti, is held re.
sponsible for the death of Sheriff Mathew
O. Balm, who was buried Thursday after
noon In that city. The sheriff died sud
denly Tuesday at Smethport.
The season for fasting on account OF
Lent, begins Feb. %. ending at Easter,
April IL. It is the season OF self denial
and is observed by several Of the
churches, but the great body of people do
not pay heed TO the season. Cards. dances
and socials are dispensed with by those
who take heed to its observance
DIR. W. @. Britton veteran practi-
toner of Cochranton, Pa, died at his
home in that place Friday morning. aged
81 years. DR.. Britton's wife, who was a
sister of Mrs. Mary A. Csrringer OF Tio-
nesta, died about q month ago. Both
were highly esteemed in the community
in which most OF their lives we're spent.
The well drilled on the Irvine tract
near Tidioute by K. +. Norton of this
city and others, which started off at a 35-
barrel rate, according to Mr.. Norton, who
was here Sunday, Is still holding up and,
after ten days pumping is producing 80
barrels the day. Another we'll is due to
he drilled In today. Heard.
&C. Y. Donnell, of oil City, a former
Tionesta resident, has two apples of the
Ben Davis variety, in perfect state Of
preser Vation, which were grown by F.
w. Stevenson on his farm In Oakland
township, Venango county, in 1912. The
trees from which these specimens were
taken were planted several years ago by
Mr.. Stevenson.
The coming summer will in all prob
ability see the cutting of the last logs at
the big mill of the Hall d Kaul Lumb ber
company, which is located at st. Marys,
Pa, and the passing into history Of the
lumber business which has been a lead
ing industry In that community for the
past forty years. However much pulp
and chemical wood will still be taken off
the tracts that have been denuded of saw
timber.
There is entirely too much snow
balling on tho streets OF Tionests, re.
marked citizen today. The boys are all
throwing water soskers" and the pedes-
train who Is unfortunate enough to be hit
feels the blow FIR some time, and often
narrowly escapes more serious injury.
II is suggested that the proper authorities
give little more heed to breaking up the
dangerous practice, before some perma-
nent Injury results.
The annual Farmers Institutes will
be held in Forest county for 1914 in a
short time, at Msrienville, February lS
and 10, and at Tionesta, February 20 and
81. The state instructors are men quail
lied from actual experience to talk upon
subjects pertaining to farming in all its
phases, having been reared on farms.
Farmers and all interested in educational
and Lome questions should arrange to
attend each session.
Thomas Bisker & Son, who have
been operating on Albsugh Hill, moved
their drilling machine down the river to
Bates run last week, where they will
drill one and possibly more wells for NJ.
Finnegsn. The first venture will be To-
Gated on the Bleakley tract, just below
Patrick Filzgersld's house. The location
is said to he q mile from any previous
test. Mr.. Finnegan also has the Filz.
gerald farm under lease.
Acknowledgment of subscription re-
newsls is made as follows, with thanks:
Miss Nettie Hunter. Henry Parker, Tio-
nests; F. j. Henderson, Kellettville, Pa;
Geo. |. Davis, Sharon, Pa; Geo. Shots,
Tylersburg, Pa; Miss Minnie Shots,
Brook vile, Pa Central Pa. Lumber Co, ,
WillIamsport, Pa; l.. Agnew, Portland,
Ore F. j. Cubbon, West Hickory, Pa /;
W. N. Zshniser. East Hickory, Pa; l..
J. Osgood, Puysllup, Wash.
Following smallpox epidemics along
the line of the D. A. V. Il P. railroad At
Sinclairville, Cassadags and Moons, and
in other portions of Chautauqua county,
and also in Erie county near North East,
the scourge has appeared nearer home,
one, If not three cases having been re-
ported Monday at Warren. From many
other sections throughout the country
come reports of the spread of this much
dreaded disease, aud it would seem that
almost a countrywide epidemic is i'm
miuent.
Rev. Fl. A. Bailey is in Johnsonburg,
Elk county, this week assisting brother
clergyman, Rev. John II. Cooper, in a
series of special meetings. Mr.. Bailey
will be home the last of the week, and
will conduct the regular services 10 the
Presbyterian church next Sabbath. In
the evening the first of the revival meet
ings will begin which are to continue
throughout next week and the week
following. The pastor will be aided In
these meetings by Rev. W. F. Fleming of
Tsrentum, one of the leading ministers of
the Pittsburg Presbytery, and everybody
Is urged to come out to these meetings.
8; = Yesterday evening while farmer Hem
ry Shstfsr was seated in his sleigh, hav-
ing stopped at the Council run culvert
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