The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1914-09-30

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Warren CARL VS.. Frank X. Brown wa
about to go to trial. A legal ttchnicalit,
was raised upon which the case was post
poned, and this being the last on the lis
all jurors were discharged and court ad
journed for the term.
Mrs. Howard, wife of Hon. Josial
Howard, Republican candidate for Stat
Senator In this district, died Sunday from
injuries received Saturday evening wher
an automobile in which she was ridinI
turned turtle near her home In Empor
ium, Cameron county. Mrs. william
Howard, also of Emporium, had lel
broken and suffered internal injuries
while four other mem bers of the party
were less seriously Injured.
On account ofthe large gain In mem.
bership Forest county will be entitled tc
seven delegates, besides the President o.
the county, Mrs. Huling, at the State
convention of the W. G. II. u, which
convenes in Oil City Friday, Oct. @ The
CASTOR. Tionesta; Mrs. Waive Weaver,
Nebraska; Mrs. l.. V. Scherer, Endeavor;
Mrs. Ellen B. Catlin, Kellettville; Mrs.
Geo. Thrush, Darlington; Mrs. Edith
Murray, Gilfoyle, and Mrs. Lena Heas-
ley, Clarington, delegate at large.
This being Jewish holiday the City
Fruit store will be closed till O'Clock
this evening. For the balance of the
week, however, Mr.. Cohen will display a
fine stock Of fruits and vegetables, having
arranged for big consignment from the
big city markets. Look out for g record
breaking stock OF grapes and peaches in
IthisFeek: This will be about the last OF
the latter fruit and you who haven't put
up your winter supply should be on hand
early to lay in your stock otherwise you
might get left. The krspe crop will be at
lts best during the next ten days and the
wise ones will not delay their buying till
the best are gone. An abundance OF
every variety of fruits and vegetables. ad
The Pennsylvania Railroad station at
West Hickory was burglsrized Tuesday
night, but so far as known the thieves
secured nothing of value for their trouble
of breaking into the building. Entrance
was gained through the corner window
next the river, which was jimmied and
left standing open when the thieves left.
A second class mail sack which was left
in the waiting room after the night train
south came in, was csrri up the rail-
road track toward the bridge and rifled
but 1t Is not known If any of the pack.
ages were carried off. The thieves did
not break into the main office where the
first class mail was stored for the night,
no doubt being frightened away. There
are no clues to the perpetrators.
Generally speaking the potato crop in
this section is not up to the average, ow-
ing to too much dry weather just when
the tubers needed moisture. But some
paintings have done we'll enough, notably
on the river bottom lands. A. l.. Thorn
son, on his farm at Jameson station
raised some of the largest ones we have
seen this season. Yesterday he laid few
on the editorial table the likes of
which will scarcely be seen hereabout
this season at least. One of the big fell
lows weighed 80 ounces, another "a, and
a dozen or more that lacked but little OF
the last named. His whole crop averages
well up toward pound apiece, and he
has lots of them. They are Of the variety
known as the "Rural New Yorker"
Nelson A. Steele, one of the most
prominent citizens of Wsukegan, ILL.,,
died very unexpectedly at his home in
that city on the 18th inst. What renders
this item of special interest to many OF
our readers is the fact that Mr.. Steele was
the husband of Mrs. Bessie Legnsrd
Steele, who died about two years ago, she
being a niece of Mrs. A. b. Kelly and
Mrs. Suie NJ. Sharpe of Tionesta. BY the
death of Mr.. Steele two children, Charles
and Bertha Steele, are left orphans. He
was perhaps the wealthiest citizen of his
town, his fortune being estimated al from
81 ZOO, 600 to So, 600, 900, all Of which is left
to his children. He was also one of the
city's leading church mem bers, being
senior warden of Christ Episcopal church
at the time of his death.
-Brish Augustine Wood, for nearly
forty years past resident of Hickory
township, died at his home at East
Hickory, Pa, Thursday, Sept. "a, 1914, of
pulmonary tuberculosis. He was born
in Mercer county, Jan. 6, 1916. He is
survived by his wife, who before her
marriage was Miss Elizabeth Davis, OF
Franklin, Pa, and by four sons and five
as follows: Norman Wood of
Franklin; Mrs. A. A. German of Har-
veys, Pa; Mrs. w. II. Hadley of Nor
risville, Pa; Mrs. NJ. S. Babbitt of Cana
dea, N. Y; Mrs. P. j. Klsbbalz OF III.
dioute; Hazel, Ralph and John Wood of
East Hickory, and Charles of Morrisville.
Three sisters and fourteen grandchildren
also survive him. The deceased was
man whom everybody liked, quiet and
geutlemanly in his manner toward his
neghbors. and in his long residence in
the community had gathered about him a
host of friends who will miss him in
neighborly Intercourse. The funeral was
held in the NJ. e. church at East Hickory,
Sunday, and his remains were laid to
rest in the cemetery at that place. Mr..
Joseph Albsugh conducted the services,
which we're attended by large concourse
of friends and neighbors.
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