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


Warren CARL VS.. Frank X. Brown wal
about to go to trial. A legal technicality
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. Josiah
Howard, Republican candidate for STATE
Senator in this district, died Sunday from
injuries received Saturday evening when
an automobile in which she was riding
turned turtle near her home In Empor.
ium, Cameron county. Mrs. William
Howard, also of Emporium, bad a leg
broken and suffered internal injuries,
while four other members of the party
were less seriously injured.
-On account ofthe large gain In men,
bership Forest county will be entitled to
seven delegates, besides the President oi
the county, Mrs. Huling, at the State
convention Of the W. G. II. u, which
convenes in Oil City Friday, Oct. 2. The
delegates are as follows: Mrs. Martha
Castor, Tionesta; Mrs. Waive Weaver,
Nebraska; Mrs. L. V. Scherer, Endeavor;
Mrs. Ellen B. Catlin, Kellettville; Mrs.
Geo. Thrush, Clarington; Mrs. Edith
Murray, Gifoyle, and Mrs. Lena Hess-
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 irOm the
big city markets. Look out for record
breaking stock Of grapes and peaches in
Itiiageek: 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 y9pr stock otherwise you
might get left. The hrape crop will be at
its 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 burglarized Tuesday
night, but 80 far as known the thieves
secured nothing of valg for their troub BILE
of break ing into the building. Entrance
was gained through the corner window
next the river, which was jimmied and
left standing open when the thieves left.
second class mail sack which was left
In the waiting room after the night train
south came in, was carried up the rail-
road track toward the bridge and rified
but II 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
samples 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
we'll up toward a 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 Waukegan, ILL.,,
died very pectedly 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 M-. 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 at from
81, 200, 600 to 81, ,0OO, 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.
-Briah Augustine Wood, for nearly
forty years past resident of Hickory
township, died at his home at Eas
Hickory, Pa, Thursday, Sept. "a, 1914, oi
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, oI
Franklin, Pa, and by four sons and five
daughters, as follows: Norman Wood oI
Franklin; Mrs. A. A. German of Har.
veys, Pa; Mrs. w. II. Hadley of Nor
rsville, Pa; Mrs. NJ. S. Babbtt of Cana
dea, N. Y; Mrs. p. j, Klabbatz OF III
dioute; Hazel, Ralph and John Wood oi
East Hickory, and Charles of Morrisville
Three sisters and fourteen grandchildren
also survive him. The deceased was a
man whom everybody liked, quiet and
geutlemanly in his manner toward his
neighbors, and in his long residence in
the community had gathered about him 8
host of friends who will miss him In
neighborly Intercourse. The funeral was
held in the NJ. f. church at East II ickory
Sunday, and his remains were laid tC
rest in the cemetery at that place. Mr.
Joseph Albaugh conducted the services
which we're attended by a large concourst
of friends and neighbors.
There's A Reason.