The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1914-04-08

"eil was snot Tor Stow Sutley of WesI
Hickory, that started out at ten barrel
gait, and is settling down to q nice pro.
ducer. This we'll was struck along the
route of the Youngsville and Sugar Grove
railway and is in practically new terri.
tory. A number OF other wells will be
sunk In that vicinity.
In the W. @. T. U. debate at the
court house, Tuesday night of last week
on the question Resolved, That the
most effective method of securing prohi-
bition and home protection is through
woman's ballot" the affirmative as rep
resented by Rev. Il. A. Bailey, Rev. B..
f. Felt and f. r. Lsnson, won after a
spirited and interesting contest. The
negative side was ably presented by A.
@. Brown, W. @. Incl and James j.
Landers.
-Ho for the Cohen fruit store. The
greatest stock ever, 10 all sorts of fruit
and vegetables. Luscious Sun X issed
oranges, today and Thursday, dozen for
500. Most perfect bananas 10, 10 and 20
cents per dozen. Porto Rico grape fruit
as large as your head, the like of which
has never before been seen in this market
Finest onions, head lettuce, rhubsrb,
cucumbers. and vegetables ofevery kind.
BE prompt for they won't lest long at the
rate we are selling these elegant goods.
ii. /. Cohen adv.
Friends In this section have received
word OF the death, on the Both ult, of
Mrs. Charles Greed, at her home in Dun
combe, Iowa, aged about rs years. Mrs.
Greed will be remembered by many of
the older citizens of this and Clarion
counties as former resident near Tylers-
burg, where many years Of her life we're
spent. The family moved to Iowa about
thirty-two years ago. Mrs. Greed was
sister of Mrs. J. II. Smith OF Lick ing
vile. Mrs. s. M. Whitehill and Mrs. VIM.
Wilkinson, of Marienville.
WIN. Smearbaugh is hobbling around
on crutches these days because of Pc
culiar accident which befell him few
mornings ago. He had gone to the bath
room to perform an early morning alb
luton, and In attempting to take the
plunge into the bath. tub the little toe of
his right foot caught In some unaccount-
able manner, fracturing the bone and
causing painful injury. DR.. Henry
gave the necessary attention and warned
Mr.. s. against too much rashness In his
bathing tendencies and familiarity with
water.
We regret the departure from our
community OF neighbor w. IL. Sbaffer
who has for number of years very sue
cessfully operated the Proper farm at the
top of German Hill. Mr.. Shaffer pur-
chased the N. f. Hoover farm near Ty-
lersburg some time ago, and last week he
moved his family and household effects
to that place. His daughter, Miss ErdIe,
Is member of the senior class which will
be graduated from the Borough high
school this season, and remains TO finish
the course. W. s. Bowers, a Tidioute
gentleman, will succeed Mr.. Sbstfer as
tenant of the Proper farm, and has al
ready taken possession of the place.
AT the annual congregational meet
ing of the Presbyterian church, Thursday
evening, S. d. Irwin, E-q., and l.. j.
Hopkins we're elected to mem bership on
the board of trustees, which is composed
of five members, and L. F. Ritchey Esq,
was elected treasurer. Reports from the
Womsn's home and foreign missionary
society, the Sunday school, the Christian
Endeavor and the Ladies' Aid, were given,
all showing a healthy state of affairs in
these several departments. The church
roll was materially increased during the
past year, the addition being active ener-
getic aocessions. AS showing their ap-
probation and esteem for their popular
Pastor. Rev. II. A. Bailey, the congrega-
tion unanimously voted him an advance
in salary, the sum now being 1000 a
year.
In a cheerful note from our old friend
and former citizen, Rev. Wm. Richards
of Warren, inclosing q substantial check
in renewal of his subscription, he gives
the welcome news that his health is very
much improved. and the sold fellow"
finds himself able to do lot of business,
though not just as spry as he once was, to
be sure. The Jefferson County Gas Co.,
of which Mr.. Richards is a leading mem
ber, is selling four million cubic feet of
gas every day, with the future outlook
good. They are also starting string on
a second crop in their old oil field near
Sigel, where they have many acres to
drill over for oil. Mr.. Richards says the
Free Methodists of Warren are building a
very nice brick veneer church this sea-
son. It will be 40x50 by IS feet in
height, with a seating capacity OF 800, to-
gether with a class room and Sunday
school basement 25x40 feet.
The managers of the Coleman, Hsrter
IL Mccormick numbering plant at Johns
run expect to have everything ship shape
for the starting of all departments by
Monday or Tuesday at the latest next
week. The railroad will be in condition
by that time to begin regular trips to the
timber tracts, and Mr.. Alexander, who
has charge of the earring aud bringing the
logs to the mill expects to keep the big
plant we'll supplied with stock 30 there
shall be no delay for lack ofsaw material,
once the saws are set in motion. The
new mill boss, A. e. VsnWegsn, is
said to be a hustler, and having com
pleted all needed changes and repairs, the
mill is expected to go along with shut
downs far between times, aud the output