The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1914-02-25
Mrs. Annie Thomson Record Keepe,

faithful work for the Nebraska Hive.
Mrs. Thomson is the first lady In Forest
county TO be no honored and in fact she
will be the only lady In the county to be
awarded such q certificate as the Great
Hive has decided not to issue any more
honor certificates.
Cohen, the fruit and vegetable dealer,
has just opened what is undoubtedly the
finest stock OF oranges, lemons, grape
fruit and California apples that has ever
been seen in this market. And be is sell
ing them at prices that leave him only the
merest margin Of profit. Such display
Of fruit at this season Of the year would
be credit to any city market, and surely
ought to be appreciated by our citizens.
A good assortment of fresh fish, also, for
Saturday. adv. 1t
Don't forget the rare musical treat in
store for you at Bovard's hall this even
Ing. The Boston Stars is one OF the
finest aggregations OF singers before the
public today and will give you the best
entertainment you have had in many a
day. Remember the company is under
the direction of Prof. Henderson, lately
of oberlin college, a guarantee that the
concert will be of high class, In which
solos, duets, qusrtettes and dramatic
readings will feature.
The Junior class of the Tionesta
Hiuh GohonI 1aua q raoantinn In hnnor nf
the Senior class, In Bovsrd's hail, Friday
evening, Feb. Goth. AS 1t was near
Wsshington's birthday, flags, together
with pennants, were used in decorating,
while the lunch also was In keeping with
the date. The Ice cream was nodded In
the forms OF the hero and his Ratchet.
Red roses were given As favors. The
evening was spent in playing games
and dancing. Among the games played
we're finch, $500" and the Virginia reel
Lives there now man with q spark
of fairness aud honesty in his makeup
who has a kick coming on the ground
hogs prophecies up TO the present mo.
menl? II 80 he should have his head
sOused into three foot snow bank and
held there till he 'knowledges the corn
that Sir @. II. has them all skinned to a
frszzle on weather representations. Sat-
urdsy morning thermometers in the bor-
ough registered as low as 10 degrees be-
low zero, and yesteday morning the best
showing was 70 below, and same (22) this
Wednesday morning. with gas mighty
low, too. Snug winter, eh?
The bankruptcy sale of the l. N.
was held at the court house in Tionesta
Monday and ell the property ss adver-
tised was disposed Of at fair figures.
Among the purchasers we're M. A.
Carringer, who bought the 50.scre tract
in Kingsley township. Trsx Il Parker of
Oil City were the successful bidders for a
liza tract in Harmony Twp. Jacob
e. Wagner of Harmony township was al
30 one of the purchasers, aud j. l.. Mat
tox, Henry Armburger, and Gao. Swab
we're purchasers of the oil and mineral
rights on their properties located at
Hunter Station, Tionesta township.
Martin q Crawford, attorneys for A.
Severins, former leader of the Frank lin
Italian Band, on Wednesday withdrew
the suit recently instituted against Paul
Hepler, owner of the Commercial Hotel,
Franklin, for 5000 damages resulting
from the sale to friend of the plaintiff OF
a bottle of caustic liquid in mistake for
whisky. The suit was simply discon'
tinued and II there WAS a settlement o
any kind the record does not show 1t. A.
Jobson had entered an appearance as
attorney for the defendant. II was the
allegation of Severins that the friend who
6"ught the liquor gave him q drink In
uocently and when he swallowed II his
throat aud gullet we're badly burned, in
capacitsting him for work.
The proposed new bridge over the
Clarion river at Gravel Lick has beer
held up by the State Water Commission
which had already granted charter Il
the water power grsbbers to erect mum
Der of huge dams along that stream, anC
in order to get their bridge the county
comm issioners will have to change thei
plans and build II 80 high that 1t will no
interfere with the dammiug of the river
thus adding hundreds of dollars to thu
cost of the structure. Those ClarioniteI
have evidently fallen asleep on these dan
propositions, but they will some day
wake up to the fact that the water grab
bers have taken over about everything
in the county worth having and that th,
people have no rights left that waite
grabber Is bound to respect.
The farmers institute held In Tio
nesta Friday and Saturday last was an
other of the very good institutes that hav'
been held in this county within the pas
eight or ten years. The weather con
ditions we're fine for such an occasion, af
fording the farmers of the surrounding
districts an opportunity to attend tn
several sessions thus making the turnou
exceptionally large. Interest in the pro
ceedings was not allowed TO lag as th
full program was carried out aud all tn
r speakers, music, papers and discussion
; were much above the average, and tb
closest attention was given by the audi
3 ence to all that was said and done durin
the two days session. The attendance G
| ladies at the evening sessions was nota
{ bly, large, an evidence that menfolk ar
not the only ones interested in hus
bandry.
/, You may not be aware oft, but it
Q fact nevertheless, that our progressiv
a little city now has one of the most mod