The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1914-06-03
Friends of Homer O. Jobnslon /,

FRIENDS OF Homer q. Johnston, q
former we'll known Tionesta boy, who
has been making his home temporarily
at Amos Shots, near Tylersburg, will be
Interested to learn that he expects soon to
submit to an operation at the West Penn
hospital, Pittsburg, for chronic appendi-
citis, intestinal adhesions and an obstruc-
tion of the gall, from which he has been a
sufferer for upward of a year past. Ho-
mer's many friends hereabout will hope
for favorable outcome OF his trying or
deal.
Rev. II. A. Bailey will be absent
from his church here next Sabbath, bav.
ing gone 10 Seneca. Venango county, to
assist in the installation of a new pastor
OF that church tomorrow evening. Sun
day he will conduct services at Nickl4..
vile for brother preacher who is sick.
Mrs. Bailey and the children will visit
friends at the old homestead in the mean
time. Rev. B. F. Felt will occupy the
Presbyterian pulpit here next Sunday
morning, the evening services being ais
pensed with.
Mrs. y. Il. Pierce, of the Hotel Wea.
yer, on Monday purchased The Gem
Theater. the moving picture show To-
Gated in the Grand Army block, Tidioute,
from Henry DeRocber, and John f.
Cotter, the manager of the Weaver, went
up to Tidioute that day to take possession
of the theater. The theater has always
enjoyed good patronage from the peo-
pie OF Tidioute and under the efficient
management of Mr.. Cotter we predict
will give the amusement loving public
the best pictures to be had, as we'll as all
the com forts due them when they come
to the show.
In note renewing their subscription
Mrs. Arthur Stroup requests that the
paper be forwarded from Bridgeport, ILL.,,
to their new address at Pacific, Missouri,
where Mr.. Stroup has been engaged in
his work as an oil we'll driller for several
weeks past, and which will be their home
W. o"ho ''hio W COmo' MIS- IouOup
thinks she ia going to like the new home
because of the friendliness aud sociability
of the people and the congenial, healthful
climate, being located in the foot hills of
the famed Ozark mountains. Great sand
mines are located there, and the glass in
dustry is one of its tiourishing enterprise.
Mrs. Mamie Neill Church, relict of
the late Charles r. Church, one of the
most esteemed older residents of Titus.
vile and vicinity, died at the family
home IN that city Thursday morning last,
The deceased was the eldest daughter of a
family of seven children born to Captain
William l, and Jane McCaslin Neill, and
she was born at Neilltown, Forest county
Jan. IL, 1889, being in her seth year at the
time OF her death. She was a sister of the
late attorney Samuel j. Neill of Warren,
well remembered by many Forest county
people as former practitioner in our
courts. Her only son, Charles Church,
with whom the deceased resided, was alb
sent in California when she died.
The County Board of Farmers In
stitute Managers will meet at the County
Commissioners Office on the second
Tuesday of June, to arrange for the places
where institutes are to be held this sea-
son. All of our people who desire insti-
tutes ought to attend this meeting and
present their claims. This board is COM
posed of the local memb bers of the State
Board of Agriculture, and one represen-
tative from each County Agricultural
Society, the Pomona Grange, County
Alliance and other kindred organizations.
If you find that you cannot attend this
meeting, address a letter with your re-
quest to Chairman of Board of Institute
Managers, care of County Commissioners.
Funeral services in commemoration
of Mrs. James q. Carson were held at the
family home, West Hickory, Wednesday
afternoon, and were very largely attend
ed, many friends from Tionesta being
present. Rev. w. W. Dale of the local
NJ. Il. church, and Rev. h. L. Foulke OF
Erie, a former pastor of the church at
West Hickory, and a special friend of the
family, conducted the services, each pay
ing glowing tributes to the memory and
beautiful life of the deceased. A choir
composed Mrs. Harry d. smith. Mrs
W. g. Morrow, Mr.. Roy Fitzgerald aud
DR.. Morrow beautifully rendered three oi
Mrs. Carson's favorite hymns. The floral
offerings were many and very beautiful,
mute attestations of the love and esteem
in which the deceased was held In her
community. The pail bearers were Sc
lected from her brothers, sons, and sons
in-law, aud were Charles, William and
Tilden Hood, Frederick and Anon Car,
son and John F. Sheasley. After the
services the friends were driven to Riv-
erside cemetery, Tionests, in automo.
bies, there being twelve in line. Many
of our townspeople met the funeral party
at the cemetery to witness the ceremony
of interment.
Wattersonville.