The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1875-01-13

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The prepayment Of postage on |
newspapers commenced on the Ist Of
January. We have tried it, and
know how it goes. 1t is pleasure to
pay on those papers the subscription
Of which has been paid in advance, or
even up to date.
AT present writing there are
strong hopes that Hon. Jno. A. Dale,
who has been very low, may recover
with careful treatment. This will be
welcome news to his numerous friends
10 this section, and throughout the
STATE.
The Grange of this place seems
to have gone the way of all the earth.
No meeting has been held for several
weeks, and it is extremely doubtful
whether it will ever meet again. Why
il didn't live and do we'll we do not
know.
Speaker Patterson, of the House
when the Governors Message was sent
to that body, proposed to lay that doc
ument on the table 1t was only after
he was quite urgently assured that this
could not be done that he proposed to
have it read!
Several gangs of burglars are
operating in the towns on all sides of
US. Our town has as yet been exempt
from these raids, which Is, perhaps,
just as we'll for the burglars, for they
would be likely to carry away more
lead than anything else.
- Several Of the natives have had
their ears more or less frozen during
the "cold snap" 1t is not, We beg to
say, because their ears are larger than
the average, but because they were not
properly protected. There have also
been few cases Of frozen feet.
Preparatory services will be held
in the Presbyterian church on Satur-
day afternoon next, at 2:30 o'clock
The Lords Supper will be Sdminister'
cl ON Sunday morning, after the regu
, lar services, when al opportunity will
, be given to all wishing to join the
, church to do so.
I For the last three or four nightl
S the weather has been terribly cold, th'
t mercury OH Saturday night indicating
twenty-six degrees below zero. Thi
knocks all the theories Of mild win
4 ter higher than kite, as we have no
, had such cold weather before for sew
eral years.
G The week Of Prayer was observes
$ in the Presby terian church of thi
!. place, Rev. Elliot preaching ever
# evening except Saturday. The meet
4 ings were interesting, and were wei
e attended. The Methodists held pray
i er meetings nearly every evening dur
/ ing the week.
Coal is coming down since tn
h sleighing has improved, some havin
= been offered as low as fourteen cert
4 per bushel. The finding of new cos
4 banks near town has a tendency to n
!: duce the price of this commodit,
: which is good thing for the col
=, sumer.
Ie The sleighing is being taken aC
lie vantage of by the young people mos
d ly, and the livery stable is doing
1t good business. Those who own riI
d of their own, are doing their vel
best to wear the snow off, but thus fl
- have not succeeded. The mild" vii
4 ter weather has disappeared tor a SCI
son.
n The Elk County Jail is now emf
it ty for the first time within the mem
of ry of man, and the Democrat wan
e. contemporary journals to give the ia
is to the world. This we cheerfnlly d
Sc but wish to add that this state of EN-
le tiness is chronic with our Jail, as
ne hardly has tenant from one year
end TO another.
W 1t looks now as If there might |
a some more skating, as the river