The Forest Republican. (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, November 01, 1899, Image 5

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    A DEMOCRATIC
BOOMERANG.
Dastardly Attack Upon Colonel
Barnctt Quickly Reacts.
SOLDIERS REFUTE CHARGES.
Officers and Men of the Fighting Tenth cd
Self Respecting Citizens Generally De
nounce a Cowardly Campaign of Charac
ter Assassination.
(Special Correspondence.)
Hnrristmrs. Oct. 31. One of the most
unjustifiable and dastardly attacks ever
made upon a public man has been
sprung by the Democratic state com
mittee against Lieutenant Colonel
James E. Harnett, the Republican nom
inee for state treasurer. The man
agers of the Democratic machine have
had agents at work for weeks upon a
Bcheme to question the soldierly cop
duct of the sallant officer who returned
from the Philippines in command of
the "Flphting Tenth" regiment, after
the death of the brave Colonel Haw
kins. Lieutenant Colonel Barnett, who
was Colonel Hawkins' chief supporter
in his regiment, and who was by him
directed to take command of the regi
ment when he was stricken with ill
ness, has in the closing days of an
exciting political canvass been charged
with cowardice on the field of battle.
In their desperation to score a point in
their lor.ing fight the Democratic poll,
ticans have over reached themselves,
and the nttnek upon Colonel Barnett
has proven a boomerang for the De
mocracy. It will bring him thousands
of votes he might not have otherwise
gotten. Many Democrats have declar
ed their supreme contempt for a leader
chip which would resort to such des
picable me?ns to gain a point in a
political campaign.
Officers and men of the Tenth regi
ment have quickly refuted the slander
ous statements circulated about their
commander. Their declarations have
been published in the Harrlsburg Tele
graph. Pittsburg Commercial Gazette
end other papers.
Following are a number of Inter
views and extracts from signed state
ments from members of the Tenth
regiment published In these papers:
SAV; HIM UNDER FIRE.
Orderly Charles Pastor, of Harris
burg, who was with the Tenth regi
ment fr: m the time it left Mt. Gretna
until it returned from the Philippines,
among other things says:
"I have Been these villainous and
outrageous charges against Lieutenant
Colonel lUrnett. They are false in
every 1 expert. No man in the regi
ment had a better opportunity of ob
serving Colonel Barnett than I, be
cause 1 was Colonel Hawkins' orderly
and 3?.w the colonel and lieutenant
colonel every day we were In service.
These ch urges of cowardice against
Lieutenant Colonel Barnett were
sprung for political effect to defeat
hmi for state treasurer but they are
false, outrageously and maliciously
false. It is a shaine to attnek the char
acter of so gcod and true a soldier a
commander who, so far as I know,
was beloved and trusted by every man
under him."
"Did you ever see Colonel Barnett
hiding behind embankments, trees,
rocks or fences, or in any way show
signs of cowardice while the regiment
was In notion or neglect his duty in
any prrtlciilar manner?" ho was asked.
"No, never," replied Orderly Pastor,
very emphatically. "I was appointed
orderly by Colonel Hawkins about two
months after wc arrived in the Phil
ippines, and served p.3 such until the
regiment was mustered out of ser
vice. I was at Colonel Hawkins" head
quarters all the time, and consequently
saw both officers every day."
"Do you know whether there was
any friction r r ill feeling existing be
tween Colonel Hawkins and Lieutenant
Colonel Harnett?" asked the reporter.
"No, there wa3 none," was the reply.
"On the contrary," he continued, ' the
best of friendship end fellowship ex
isted between Colonel Hawkins and
Lieutenant Colonel Barnett. The two
olilcers Fpent much of their time in
each other's company and a bond of
brotlc. ly love existed that could not
be severed. Why, when Colonel Haw
kins itied. Lieutenant Colonel Barnett
was completely unnerved and he broke
down and wept tike a child.
"At the battle of Guiguinto bridge,
At which place these lying reports say
thfit Colonel Harnett showed the white
feather by hiding behind a rice dyke.
I carried dispatches from Colonel Haw
kins to Lieutenant Colonel Harnett. 1
paw Colonel Harnett in the thickest ot
the fight. He was urrrln his men to
greater activity and in his cr.dnavor
to steady his me a he exposed himself
to a perfect h?.il ff Filipino bullcto.
During the cu'-rtments at De La
Lome church. Marlalo and Malolos I
also enrried (!.p:-tche.i from Colonel
Hawkins to Lieutenant Colonel Bar
Eett, and In each and every one of
these battles I found Lieutenant Colo
nel P-irnett with his battalion. In
every ciisaement I saw him where the
bullets Hew the thickest, and he looked
every inch the brave soldier he is.
"I on't understand why people
should slr.nder such a man as Colonel
Barnett. A brnver soldier never wore
Uncle Sum's uniform, and a kinder and
more tender hearted man never breath
ed the breath of life. Never once did
he rer,!.:e to grant a reasonable request
to the men under him, and he perform
ed msny Utile act3 of kindness that
only a soldier and gentleman is ca
pable of. It r il',s me to think that
members of the 'Fighting Tenth"
would ho far forget themselves as to
slander their superior ofilcer. I can't
believe the reports are true. They are
wilful, m.".!iioun and outrageous lies!"
ACCUSATIONS PREPOSTEROUS.
Private Frank Wail, of Company A,
Tenth Pennsylvania volunteers, says:
"I i:m greatly surprised and morti
f.ed to see the slanderous midnight at
ta kH Apuinnldo stylo upon the mili
tary record ami character of Lieuten
ant Colonel Harnett. The accusations
are preposterous and the time of their
promulgation so clearly Indicative of
their bason.'i;s of purpose that I would
deem (hem entirely unworthy of no
tice were it not for the fact that the
fair mime of our regiment is thus being
held i,p to the public scorn of our
country at larL'e as the author of such
silly and scandalous charges against
one of the ablest and best officers of
our army, whose patriotism and
bravery was clearly established on the
battle fields of Luzon, and whose hon
est and faithful service to our country
as a volunteer soldier and officer ren
ders him a worthy candidate for public
office at the hands of his comrades aiid
our citizens.
"Colonel Harnett's loyalty to his
rvniritiv In his ciinmi;iniier while liv-
shows him to be above the plaue i i
character assassins and worthy of the
highest respect and confidence of our
good citizen without question, and I be
lieve that such will be their verdict on
the seventh day of next month at the
polls."
BARNETT UNDER FIRE.
Sergeant William G. Vance, who
served in the Tenth regiment. Com
pany D, and is now at Camp Meade,
preparing to return to the Philippines
with another regiment, says:
"I will tell you what I saw and
heard at the battle of De La Lome
church concerning Lieutenant Colonel
Barnett, to which I will make affidavit
if necessary. The Tenth regiment had
moved fully 100 yards toward the ridge
r.pon which the church Is situated.
There was an incline of space about
200 yards between the position occu
pied by our regiment and the South
Dakota boys. We were in the advance
and our position was so exposed that
we were subjected to a most raking
fire from the Filipinos. It was so se
vere that Colonel Hawkins ordered
us to lie down for protection, and wi
were held In this position for over half
an hour. During the time we lay there
we heard Lieutenant Colonel Barnett
firing at the Filipinos. He had a pe
culiar rapid firing gun. the sound of
which was exactly similar to that of
a Mauser rifle, and could be easily dis
tinguished from the others. Colonel
Barnett kept up a steady and constant
firo, and the boys made frequent com
ments upon his abilities as a sharp
shooter. 1 was lying beside Captain
Hawkins, son of our colonel, who turn
ed over and remarked to me, 'Bar
nett is riving them hell." At the bat
tle of Guiguinto I saw Lieutenant Colo
nel B.irnett during the whole of the
engagement, and he was always where
the Filipinos' bullets fell the thickest.
He Inspired the men by his courage.
and his actions were such that showed
the kind of stuff he Is made of. He
didn't flinch once, and on several oc
casions 1 saw him In advance of his
men, leading them on to victory. No
man that saw him In that battle could
help but admire him for his bravery
and his daring. In this battle and at
Malolos he commanded the Second bat
talion. At Malolos, as at the battle of
Guiguinto, he was under fire all day.
Lieutenant Colonel Barnett gave his
commands coolly, and the men under
had every confidence In him."
WHAT OTHERS SAY.
First Lieutenant R. L. Tidball says:
'I have known Colonel Barnett for a
uumber of years and can say that all
his actions in the Philippines were, so
far as I knew and saw, just as sol
dierly and brave as any. I was with
him on several occasions while he was
lu command of the province of Ca
vlte, and I never had reason to think
that he was anything but a brave man.
I am a Democrat, and I do not know
whether I will vote for Barnett or not,
but I am opposed to villifylng him for
political effect, and brand the report
of his cowardice as a falsehood."
Second Lieutenant J. A Ewing says:
"I have known Colonel Barnett for ten
j ears, and want to say that I .was with
him the day he was shot. I know by
personal experience that Colonel Bar
nett did his whole duty, whether in
barracks or In the presence of the
enemy; that his service was noble aud
faithful, and this Is the most loyal
tribute that can be paid to any sol
dier." Quartermaster Sergeant J. M. Gee
says: "I have known Colonel Barnett
since belonging to the regiment, six
years, and from all I have seen of him
le has always conducted himself as a
soldier. He has done things that have
not altogether pleased the majority,
yet cn a whole I think it was for the
benefit of the regiment. I have the
highest esteem for Colonel Barnett."
First Lieutenant G. L. Gordon says:
"I have seen Colonel Barnett under
fire at different times, and never saw
anything in hir actions Indicating tho
least sign of cowardice."
Lieutenant Ilarhuis says: "I am not
familiar in full with the charges pre
ferred against Colonel Barnett, but.
In so far as his conduct as a brave
toldier is placed in the balance, know
ing what 1 do, I am free to say that In
my opinion there Is nothing In his
conduct as such thpt would reflect dis
credit upon Bim."
Corporal .1. B. Edgar, of Company B,
says: "Having lead the charges o?
cowardice against Colonel Barnett, I
take pleasure In denouncing them as
false, if not malicious, as his bravery
and courage were never doubted by
any member of the regiment, so far as
I have ever heard, nor did I ever sea
any indication of cowardice on his
part."
Corporal C. W. Brown, of Company
E, says: "If Colonel Barnett is a
coward, so am I, and so is every man
in the regiment, but the Filipinos will
not care to face such cowards every
day. He never flinched while under
Are. I will fr.ee any man who charges
him with cowardice and defy him to
prove his statements."
Captains Crago and Watson, Captain
Hunter, Lieutenant Aikeii, Major Neft
and many others have given similar
testimony.
ANONYMOUS CHARGES.
incse are Dut a tew ot mo manj
testimonials for Colonel Barnett that
have come from members of his regi
ment since this laut hour political at
tack was sprung upon him. A care
ful reading of the publications inspired
by the Democratic state committee
and its allies will show that all of the
important statements affecting Colonel
Barnett are from "a member of the
Tenth regiment," or "private of Com
pany I," or "a corporal in one of the
companies," or some .other person
whose name is not given. Here and
there use Is made of two or three
names on unimportant matters, but
wherever Colonel Barnett is unduly ac
cused it is in some sort of an anony.
moiiB, cowardly way. No newspaper
correspondent has dared to attach his
name to one of these stories.
CHARACTER ASSASSINATION.
Under the caption "Character As
sassins at Work" the Pittsburg Com
mercial Gazette, the leading stalwart
Republican paper in wcuiern Penn
sylvania, says:
"Character assassins are at work In
Pennsylvania in a desperate eleventh
hour effort to promote the fortunes of
the Democratic parly. The better ele
ment of that party, be it said to its
credit, has shown a disposition to
avoid mud clinging. But, unfortunate
ly for the party. It has as udheronts
certain knaves and fools who cannot
be restrained from campaign method
that are beneath the contempt of hon
est men. The fact that the leaders
of the party are not attempting to
check these thieves and liars thieves
that seek to rob an honest man und a
gallant soldier of a well won reputa
tion; liars who deal in cowardly in
uendo,without the shadow of an ex
cuse for their brazen falsehoods
shows that they are desperately hard
up for campaign ammunition.
"The object of the cowardly 'assault
Is Lieutenant Colonel James E. Bar
nett. candidate for state treasurer, j
h...,-...j i... u, t,ut ly i.. -ul-hoim-
the copperheads, the sympathizers with
rebellion. Not a word of testimony
that Is worthy of credence have they
brought forward from military men as
a basis of their charges. Not a flaw
exists in Colonel Barnett's military
record as known to his superiors. He
served many years In the National
Guard, and rose step by step in rank
until he was second in command In
his regiment. When the war broke out
he volunteered with the rest and did
his duty with them. He showed his
patrjotism, braved the perils of Luzon
swamps and Philippine fevers, Spanish
and rebel bullets, while' the men who
new scoff at his courage sulked at
home and from the safe distance of
10,000 miles Invented their theories of
how a soldier should fight.
"Until Colonel Barnett became a
candidate for office yes, not even until
months after that event not a word
was breathed, not a suspicion raised,
that he was not among the bravest of
the gallant Tenth, and not a voice was
raised in the section of the state where
he was born and reared reflecting
either on his business abltity or his
social standing. In all the scores of
letters sent home by the Tenth boys
in Manila and widely published in both
the city and rural press, not a hint
was dropped of any dissatisfaction.
He was a hero until he consented to
run for office. Then anonymous cow
ards arose, and In anonymous letters
to the newspapers began to tell what
anonymous members of the regiment
had to say of their lieutenant colonel.
"The copperheads of the '60s who
would not fight on either side, yet as
sumed to know how campaigns should
be fought and won, were of the same
class as these latter day criminal Ig
noramuses, who stab In the dark.
Grant was assailed for cowardice;
every military hero of modern times
has had the same experience. Every
soldier candidate since the civil war
has been attacked by men who know
no more of military matters than they
know of common honesty and manly
principles. There are many low lived
scoundrels who are willing to destroy
a reputation for political gain. But
their tactics meet with no encourage
ment from honest men In either party,
and therefore do not succeed. The
expectation that they will be successful
In this case is an Insult to the Intelli
gence of Pennsylvania."
COLONEL BARNETT, RE
PUBLICAN CANDIDATE
FOR STATE TREASURER,
FOUGHT FOR HIS COUN
TRY'S FLAG IN THE FAR
OFF PHILIPPINES. A VOTE
FOR HIM IS A PATRIOTIC
AMERICAN'S TRIBUTE TO
A GALLANT SOLDIER.
VOTE THE WHOLE RE
PUBLICAN TICKET NEXT
TUESDAY.
REPUBLICAN VICTORY
MEANS PROTECTION, UN
CHANGED MONEY, TRADE
EXPANSION AND FULL
DINNER PAILS. VOTE THE
WHOLE REPUBLICAN
TICKET NEXT TUESDAY,
NOV. 7. POLLS OPEN FROM
7 A. M. TO 7 P. M.
ALL LINING UP.
Republican Journalistic Corps Ar
rayed Against Democracy.
DISCUSSING THE ISSUES.
Intelligent Consideration of Grave Questions
That Concern the Welfare of the Peo
ple of This Commonwealth.
"On Tuesday, Nov. 7, Pennsylvania
will go to the polls," says the Phila
delphia Inquirer. "The Republican
party prcieai3 a ticket that It is
proud of. The Democrats say that the
issue is purely local. Very well, be It
so. Can the Republican ticket be
matched?
"The:e Is Hay Brown for judge of
the supreme court. Ho Is known In
every county. Is there a word to be
said against him?
"There is James E. Barnett, the gal
lant commander of the fighting Tenth
regiment, the candidate for state treas
urer. Has any one dared to bring a
charge against him? Yes. Ho Is a Re
publican and a soldier. That Is his
crime. And so they place against him
William T. Creasy, who is neither a
Republican nor a soldier, and they say
of Crcisy wlict? Why, he Is honest.
He may be. He undoubtedly Is. But
no one yet hr.s dared even to breathe
a suspicion of the honesty of Colonel
Barnett.
And there Is John I. Mitchell for su
perior court judge. We fancy that
there is not even an "Insurgent" who
would care to assail Judge Mitchell.
His life has been an open book. He
was raiLed on a farm, taught school,
studied law, was three years district
attorney of Tioga county, went to war
for a year, was five years In the legis
lature, served four years In the nation
al house of representatives, was for
six years United States senator, and for
the past ten years has been president
judge of the court of common pleas of
Tioga county. He was re-elected last
November. Where is the man who Is
going to say that Judge Mitchell Is not
worthy of a seat on the bench of the
superior court.
"If there Is a Republican who can
not vote that ticket he ought to be
ashamed of his association with the
Republican party.
"Pennsylvania will be expected to fall
into line with the states that believe
In prosperity, patriotism and peace,
and support McKinley. There can be
no question of the loyalty of Pennsyl
vania. This great state will elect
Brown and Mitchell and it will prefer
Barnctt, the man who fought Spain and
Agulnaldo, to Creasy, who fights for
Aguinaldo by opposing those who gave
battle to him."
THE PATRIOTIC REPUB
LICAN VOTERS OF PENN
SYLVANIA ARE CALLED
TO THE POLLS FOR THE
ELECTION, ON TUESDAY
NEXT. NOV. 7, TO RALLY
TO THE SUPPORT OF
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY
AND HIS SPLENDID AD
MINISTRATION. EVERY
PATRIOT SHOULD VOTE
THE REPUBLICAN TICKET
AND SEND WORD TO THE
WORLD THAT THE
PEO-
PLE ARE BEHIND
PRESIDENT.
THE
i:iet"liou.
Wfcereas, In and by an act of the
General Assembly of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, entitled "An
Act to amend the tenth s'ctlon of an
act, entitled "An Act 1 1 regulate the
nomination and electii n of public otll-j
cers, requiring certain expense? lr.c
dent thereto to be paid by the several
counties and punishing: certain effer.se?
In regard to such electljns," " approved
the 26th day of June, A. P., 15. it Is
ia1e the duties of the Sheriff of evsry
county within this Commonwealth to
give public notice of the General Elec
tions, and In such to
I. Enumerate the officers to be elect
ed and give a list of all the nomina
tions made as provided in this act. and
to be voted for In such county, ai d t'
full text of all constitutional amend
ments submitted to a vote of the peo
ple, but the proclamations posted l i
each election district need not contain
the names ot any candidates but those
to be voted for In such d'strlct.
II. Designate the place at which
the election le to be held.
III. He shall give notlve that every
person, excepting Justices of the lnc
who ehall hold any office or appointment
or profit or trust under the goven.nie at
of the United States, or of thl Ptate
or of any city, or Incorporated dlrtrlc',
whether a commissioned officer or oth
erwise, a subordinate officer or aseni
who is or ehall be employed under the
legislative, executive or Judiciary de
partments of this Ftate, or cf ihe U It
ed States, or of any c'.ty, or l.-r rp r
ated district, and also that every mem
ber of Congress and of the Stue L !
islature, and of the select or coinm n
council of any city, or comn.l ?l n rj
of any Incorporated district, U by law
Incapable of holding or exercising- at
the eame time the office or appointment
of Judge, Inspector or clerk of any elec
tion of this Commonwealth, and th..t
no inspector, judge or other officer of
any such election shall be eligible to
any office to be then voted for, ex
cept that of an election officer.
I, Frank P. Walker, Hlsh Shoilft ot
the County of Forest, do hereby make
known and give this public notice t
the electors of the County of Fere t
that a General Eelection will be h U
In said County, on
Tuesday, November 7lh, 1899,
between tho hours of 7 a. n. and 7 p. in.,
at the sovoral Election Districts.
The following are the ofll.er- to b
elected, and a list of all the menim
tlons made therefor, and which rre to
be voted for In the ferm In w! Ic'i they
shall appear upon the ballots:
Officers to be lected
One person lor State Treasurer of Penn
sylvania. Two persons forjudges of the Supremo
Court of Pennsylvania.
0 6 person for Judgo of the Superior
Court of Pennsylvania.
One person for Associate Judgo of the
Court of Common Plena of Forest County.
Ono person for Prothonotary, Register,
Recorder and Clerk of Courts of F- rest
County.
One pei son for Sheriff of Forest County.
Three persons lor County Commission
ers of Forest County.
Three persons for County Auditois of
Fi rest County.
" Two person's lor Jury Commissioners
of Forost County.
List of nominations :
REPUBLICAN.
Slnte Treasurer James E. Harnett.
Judge of the Supreme Court J. Hay
Brown.
Judge of the Superior Court John I.
Mitchell.
Associate Judge R. B. Crawford.
Prothonotary, Register, Recorder and
Clerk of the CV)uW John II, Robertson.
Sheriff' John W. Jamieson.
County Commissioners Chas. M. White
man, James II. Morrison.
Counti Auditors James R. Clark.Oeorgo
L. King.
Jury Commissioner Levi O. Reynolds.
DEMOCRATIC.
Slate Treasurer William T. Creasy.
Judge of the Supreme Courts. Leslie
M est reat.
Judge of the Superior Court Charles J.
Reilly. .
Prothonotary, Register, Recorder and
Clerk of the Courts J. E. McClelland.
Sheriff J. H. Russell.
County Commissioners Tl. M. Herman,
John T. Carson.
County Auditors R. J. Flynn, Jos. M
II off.
Jury 'Commissioner Peter Yoimgk.
J'KOHiniTIoN.
State Tieasurer John M.Caldwell.
Judge of the Supreme Court Agib Rick
etts. Judge of the Superior Court Harold L.
Robiusnn.
Sheriff Th-nias S. Work.
County Commissioner 11. A, Shi pp.
Jury Commissioner Qa Wonsol.
r-KOPLB's.
State Treasurer J ustus Watkins.
Judge of the Supreme Court John II.
Stevenson.
Judge of the Superior Court Nullum L.
Atwood.
SOCIALIST LABOR.
State Treasurer Sa nuel Clark.
Judge of the Supreme Court Donald L.
Monro.
Judge of the Superior Court Val. Rom
mel. UKION REFORM.
State Treasurer Samuel 1). Wool.
Judge of the Supreme Court John II,
Stevenson.
11IIYAN ANTI-TKIIsr.
State Treasurer William T. Creasy.
Judge of the Supreme Court H. Leslie
Mostre.nt.
Judne of the Superior Court Charles J.
Reilly.
PLACES OF HOLDING KLKCTIONH.
The Electors of Barnett township at
Clarlngton Town Hall, In Clarlngton,
said township.
The Electors of Green towmhip as
follows: Those residing In the Election
District of Gultonvllle, to-wlt: those
embraced In the following boundary,
viz: Beginning at a post, the north cor
ner of Warrant No. 5133, thence south
forty-five degrees west three hundred
and twenty rods to the west corner cf
said tract, thence south forty-five d?
grees east along divldinT line between
tracts Nos. K133 and r.505 to the north
corner of tract No. 301, thenre by the
northwest line of tract 501 and tie
southeast line of tracts Men. 5'0 end
5304 to the south corner of tract No.
5504, thence southwesterly to t'e north
west ccrner of tract No. 3330, and rouh
east corner r.f tract 5502 0 1 th" CI: Hon
county line thence hy the same ; at
to the northeast corner of Clarion comi
ty, thence mrth by the Jenks township
line to where the gild Jenks township
line crosses the northeast line of tract
6500, thenre north westerly by the north
east line of Green township to the place
of beglnnlnr. shall vote at the School
House at Gultonvllle.
The Electors of Green township re
siding outside of the territory embraced
In the above described Election District
of Guitonvillo, shall yoto nt theTownslrp
.Houso, in Nebraska village.
The Elect is of Harmony township
as follows: Those residing In the elect
tlon district of Upper Harmony, to
wlt: those embraced In the following
boundary, viz: Beginning on the Alle
gheny river at the Tlonesta township
line; thenca northerly hy said lire to
the back line o fthe river tracts; thence
along the hack line of the river tracts
to West Hickory Creek; tlicnre up said
"West Hickory Creek to the Warren
County line; thence east along t-aid
Warren countv line to the Alleshenv
liit-uee uown p.ua river n l e
place of beilnnlns. at G. W. Kin,-'s
hall, West Hickory.
The Electors of Harmony township re
elding outsio- of the tciriioi-y embraced
In the above described Upper H.'rmory
ehall vote rt the Tow nship K ecil,.n
House on the Fogle Farm.
The Electors of Hickory towrs'.ilp at
the Township House.
The Eelectors of Howe township as
follows: These residing in the Election
District of Vlddle Howe, to-wlt: thos
embraced In the following boundary,
via: Beginning at a point where the
west line of Warrant No. 31U8 Intersects
the line of Warren and Forest coun
ties; thence south by west ilnei of
Warrants Sl'.lS. 31113, 31S!. 31ST and 31S5
to a point wi ere the wist line of War
rant 31S5 intersects with the Jeiks
township lire; thence by Jenks town
ship lino east to a p.dnt where the
eastern line of s.itd warrant 31S3 Inter
sects said Jenks township liirt ;; thence
north along tho eastern boui.d.uy lines
of warrants 31r. 31S7 and 3189 to the.
northwest corner of subdlvis'.on No.
09 of warrant No. 2993; thence e;ist
along the north line of subdivisions
Nos. 69, CS. 63, 61 and 61 to the north
Wist corner of warrant No. 2736; thenec
junta along the cast lines ot warrant
Nos. 2993. the Fox Estate, 2991 and 2735
to w here tho east llr.e of 2733 Intersects
the Warren rnl Forest County line;
thence by siid Warren and Fonst
county line vest to the northwest cor
ner of Warrant 319S, the plae? of begin
ning, s.all vote at Gusher City School
House.
The Electors of Howe township re
siding In the Election District of East
Howe, to-wlt: Thes residing within tho
territory embraced by the following
boundary lines. towlt: Beginning at
a point In the Warren and Forest
county Una where the same Is Inter
sected by the east line of warrant 2735;
thence south along the eastern boun
dary lines of wurrants 2735, 2991, the
Fox Estate, and warrant 2993 to the
northwest corner of subdivision No. 51
In warrant 2736; thence east along tha
northern boundary llntM of warrants
2736. 2808 and 2464, to th? Elk county
line; thenre north along the Elk and
Forest county line to where the same
l Intersected by the Warren and Pur
est county line; thence west along said
Warren and Forest county lino to the
northerkst corner of warrant 2733, the
place of beginning, shall vote at llrook
ston In Brookston Library Hall.
The Electors of Howe township re
siding In the Election District of
Froet's, to-wlt: Those residing within
the territory embraced by the fifllowing
boundary lines: Commencing at the
northeast corner of warrant 2464, and in
the line dividing Elk and Forest coun
ties; thertce south along said dividing
line to the line between Howe and
Jenks township; theno; wtist along
said last mentioned line to the south
west corner of K. L. Blood's subdivis
ion; thence north along the wiet line
of the K. L. Blood subdivision ar.d
warrants, 3S03, 4545, 2S78, 29S0 to north
west corner of subdivision No. 69 In
warrant 2993; thence east along the
north line of subdivisions 69, 68, 65, 64
and 61 ot warrant 2993 and subdivisions
61, 52, 53, 54 and 65 of warrant 2736, and
subdivisions 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25 of war
rant HQS and the north line i f warrant
2461 to the Elk county line, the place of
beginning, shall vote at John Black's
carpenter shop, at Frost's illation.
The Electors of Howe township re
siding In the Election District of West
Howe, to-wlt: Thosa residing wist of
the above described Middle Howe, at
the Balitown School House.
The Electors of Howe township re
siding in the Clough's Election District,
to-wlt Those embraced in the territory
recently cut oft from the B-illtown Dis
trict, viz: Beginning at a point on the
east line of the Balitown Election Dis
trict where the north line of warrant
3189 Intersects the same; thence west
along the north line of wanants 31S9,
31SS and 4790 to the r.orthea-t line i f
warrant D2S2; thence along the sotheast
line or lines of warrant 52S2 to warrant
6101; thenca along the northeast line
of warrant 5101 to warrant 52t;6; thence
along the northwest line of warran e
6101 and 6104 to the Klntfsley tow . sh.p
line, shall vote' nt Clough's Hal!, at
Clough's Mills.
The Electors of Jenks towiuOin as
follows: Those residing in tl".c Ho tio
District cf Byrom, to-wlt: th :i- em
braced In the following bourdir.', iz.
Beginning at the n ir.heaat cu ;i" i f
tract No. 4133 and the ncrthv -. cr
ner of tract No. 4131. thence n l th ast
erly to the southeast corn it i : t
No. 3643 and the southwest corr.tr of
tract No. 3564, thence norti by ih
western line of tracts Ncs. "764. S '.
3644 and 3S01 to the J-nks t: v. a.: .
line, thence east by th? same 1 1 t e
northeast corner of Jc ka to.v.shl .
thence south by the east llr.e of Je.k
township to the southeast corner tli r1
of, thence west to the outhi-ai t c r t r
of tract No. 4129, thence north to tl
northeast corner cf said Warr.'.n:.
thence west to the beginning, sl.a:l vol
at the School Housj at Byromt own.
The electors of Jenks township resid
ing outside of the territory err brace'
in the ubove described El; cti :i IV 8
trict of Byromtown, shill vote at th'
Election and Township Hoto.' In Ma
rlenville. The Electors of Klngsley towush"p
as follows: Thos? residing in the May
burg District, to-wlt: Tins? im'j-a el
In the following boundaiy, viz: lier.i-i-nlng
at a point on the HI kory iiid
Klngsley township lins where the
northwest corner of tract No. 6212 In
tersects said line; thsnoe along the
northeast lines of tracts 5212, E213, 5211
and 5268, to the southwest coiner f
6267; thence northeast along the south
east line of 6267 to the Howe and
Klngsley township line; thence north
along said township line to the War
ren and Forest County line; thence
west along said county line to where
the line of Hickory and Klngsley town
ships Intersects said county line;
thence southwest along said township
line to the place of beginning, shall vote
at the house of Wm. II. Castle.
The electors of Klngsley township
residing In the Newtown District, to
wlt: Those embraced In the territory
laying to the southwest of the above
described Mayburg District, shall vote
at the Township House, near the north
west end of Newton bridge.
The electors of Tlonesta township at
the Township House, near the south
east end of the Tlonesta creek bridge,
at the mouth of said creek.
The electors of Tlonesta borough at
the Court House In said borough.
I also make known the following pro
visions of the new Constitution of
Pennsylvania.
ARTICLE VIIL
SUFFRAGE AND ELECTION. .
6EC. 1. Evory male citizen twenty
one years of age, possessing the follow
ing Qualifications, shall be entitled to
vote at all elections:
FIRST. He shall have been a cit
izen of the United States at least one
month.
SECOND. He shall have resided In
the State one year, (or. If having pre
viously been a qualified elector or na
tive born citizen of the State he shall
have removed therefrom and returned,
then six months,) Immediately preced
ing the election.
THIRD He shall have resided in
the eection dislnU wU ie he offers to
vota at Last two months Imrue :it. ly
preceding the election.
FOl'UTH. If twenty-two years of
Age or upward, he sh ill have paid
within two years a state or county tax
which shall have been nss.-ss-'J at least
two months and paid nt least one
month before election.
SEC. 2. The general ibitl 'i: th iU b
held annually on the Tue.liiy net
following the first Monday of Novem
ber, but the General Assembly may, by
lay fix a different dy. two-thirds i f
all the members of each house cors n:
Ing thereto.
Notice Is hereby given, That nny p-r-son
excepting Justices of the r. a c
who shad hold anv olM. e or uppid .1
ment of profit or trust under th.; t'r.U
od States, or this ttate. or nny city or
Incorporated district, whether commis
sioned officer or otherwise, a subor
dinate officer or agi-nl who is or oh II
be cmpb ,cd under the legislative, i x 'i -utlve
ov Judiciary department i f i s
State, or In any city, or of any in o--porated
district, and also that - cry
member of Congress and of the Stat
Legln'ature. or of the select cr com
mon cour.ill of any city, or com:v.ls
sior.eis of ar.y Incorporated ij'striit. 's
by law Inrnpable of holding or rxer
;lslng at the time, the office or appoint
ment of Judge, lnspoi t r it del kef any
election In th! Commonwealth, aud
that no Inspector. Judge or ether Ul
cer of such election shall be eligible to
be then voted for. .
The Judges of t!e aforesaid, districts
shall representatively take i har,:e of
the certificates of return of the election
of their respective dlstrl.-U, ;:n I pro
duce them at the Prothonotary's office
In the Borough of Tloiufta, as ( !
lows: "All Judges living within tw'ilve
miles of tho l'rolhciii.aiy8 office, or
within twenty-four lilt: If t.i.ir le i
dence be in a towr.. Villas' or city up n
the line of u rail ' d 1 a.V to t -coui.ty
so.it, hh.il.c . -ivo I i.'.
in., on WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER
EIGHTH, 1 Still, and all other Judge shall
before twelve o'clock m., on TUIMIS
DAY, NOVEMBER NINTH, In".',
deliver said returns, together with tht
return sheets, to the Prothonotary ol
the Court of Common Pleas of Fort si
county, which Bald return shall be
fled, and the day and hour of filing
marked therein, and ehull be preserved
by the Prothonotary for public Inspec
tion. Given under my band at my oflleo in
TioiiMtu, Ph., this -;ld day of October,
in tho year of our Lord ono thousand
eight hundred mul niiiety-niiio, andin
tho ouo hundred and twenty-fourth
yea' of tho Independence of tho United
S utes.
FRANK P. WALKER, Sherit
THE
GREATEST ISSPaOVEMEHT
EVER HADE IN
RUBBER SHOES
CjO. IV.-UMnton 4 Co.,
KLI. -.I-I-I.1.
; 1 .'So'VfK
THD
SERPENTINE ELASTIC, STAY
prevent.- crrcV.-s' J.1 Use sides near
the so'c. A ;,::?;'; rcaictiy
which o r.-Oei-v, -i !org
tir;d':v; oVfjrt In
oveeslxi.
MILES & ARMSTRONG,
Beautiful
j - w.is fi w;mji:r-
V i -' lis ) 'VMM-
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We have a Fine Line in Stock !
And they are not high in price cither. Now is the time
to buy if you care to save money. Our line of
Heavy and Shelf Hardware
Was never so Complete as now. Drop in and look over
the stock. You will find anything you want, and prices
25 to 30 per cent, below competitors.
Guns and Sportsmen's Supplies.
We carry a nice line of Breecli-Loadiug Shot Guns, extra good
ebootcra, but not expensive, Also best loaded" shellr?, aud can sup
nly you with anything in lino of s. ts.'iien's good! at lowest prices
SCOWDEN & CLARK.
A. Waynk Cook,
President.
A. 15.
FOREST COUNTY NATIONAL BANK,
TIONESTA, PENNSYLVANIA.
CAPITAL STOCK,
oiitFrroiis
A. Wayne Cook, O. W. Ilobinson,
N. P. Wheeler, T. F. P.itclioy.
Collections remitted for on day of pr.yinnnt :it low rates. We promise our custom
crs all tho benefit! consistoiit with conservative l kins;. Interest p"id on lima
dcpoHitt. Your patroiia;u respectfully solicited. - "
How ( t'irvriti I'roup.
Wn ll:LVO Iui) I'llitilriMl wlut am niil
jeel ti) attacks of croup. Whenever an at-
invn m (ill ui.t wiiti Kivca lueni
Chamberlain's Couh Hemedy snil It al
ways prevents the attack. IUks house
hold ncccsMty lii ibis country, and no
matter w hat clso we run out of, it would
not do to be without ChnmberUin's
Counti Remedy. Morn of it is sold hero
than of all other rough medicinos com
bined. J. M. Niekle, of Nlokle llros.f
merchant!, Moklevilla, Pa. For salo by
nil driiKnistn.
NOTICE?
Wn, the undersigned, do hereby agroo
to rotund the money on two 25 emit lit
tles or boxes of Baxter's Mandrake Hit
ters, I fit fails to euro constipation, bil
iousness, nick-headache, jaundice, Ions of
appetite, sour stomach, dyspepsia, liver
complaint, or any of tno diseavos for
which It Is recommended It is highly
recommended as a spring tonic and blood
purillr-r. Sold liquid in bottles mul tab
let' in boxes. Price -5 cent" for either,
ono package of cither Kimraiiteed to elve
satisfaction or money refunded. Heath
iV Killmer.
Hopkins sells tho shoes, and rubbers.
II
OW about your slock of Stationary?
e uo tuna class joii rrinting.
4! ZiZZiS
Clvci i tpoclaliiod Bresd-wlnnlnj Education.
ron cinftuians aoorcb.
P. DUFF ft SONS, 244 Fifth Avenue,
"ITT'HI IRO. PA
ZLSTO HEAD,
ISiM'lv ! oilier iM'lio !
main; k ill Joint1 w, initio
itml wire imisrdcN, iiikI
l'lit'iiinii i i :tiitM viliilwli
ul'toi n.lnyf
WANO ELECTRIC OIL.
I ' -i - .. . '
' THE OLD RELIABLE .
LIVERY STABLE,
OF
TIONESTA, - PENN.
S. S. CANFIELD, PROPRIETOR.
(lood Stock, Hood Carriages and Hug
plos to let upon tho most reasonable terms.
He will also do
JOB TE-AIMZILNTGr
All orders left at tho Post Olllce wll
receive prompt attention.
Olliee i .v National Hank lluilding,
OIL CITY, PA.
l'yes examined free.
Kxolnsivelv optical.
i
. . - - s ir M
r
i--cWK
Ranges, Cooking
& Heating Stoves.
4mnm,w M'"
Kelly,
Cashier.
Wm. Smkaiuiauoh,
Vice PreHidont
- -
$50,000.
Wm. SmearbaiiKii,
J.T.Dale, J. II. Kelly.