The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-11-24

summers rust of their skates. Ihs
"back channel" is frozen over but the
ice is rough and not 6t for skating
use. Look cut for air boleS.
The old blacksmith shop Hext to
the Partridge block has been torn
down and removed which adds heap
to the looks of that locality. Now if
the other old building was treated in a
like mapner Mr.. Roberts residence
would show OFF hundred per cent.
better.
There must be some great at
traction at West Hickory for a couple
of Tionesta's young gents when they
will ride all the way up there horse
back on such a Stinging cold day as
last Sunday was. One Of them says
he is just beginning TO get decently
thawed out again
The horse of Fred. Palmer, lad
in Elmira, N. Y, which had the epi-
zooty, coughsd some saliva on his coat
sleeve. He wiped it off with his hand.
kerchief and later washed his face
with the same handkerchief. The
result is that he has lost one eye, and
will probably lose the other.-ES.
Notwithstanding there has been
excellent tracking sDow fer nearly a
week, the deer Of this immediate vi.
cinity have escaped the cold lead very
handsomely. Geo. Haslet, we believe,
has been the only fortunate one thus
far, having slain two about two miles
from town on Friday or Saturday last.
We can recommend the New York
Observer to our readers as q family
paper that is full of good and useful
reading. 1t has both religious and
secular news, and foreign correspon.
dence which il entertaining and val
liable. Any one can get sample
copy By sending to the New York
Observer, 81 Park Row, New York.
The Teachers Institute of Forest
county will meet on the 20th of De.
cembsr this year. Prof. Brockway
expects to have an interesting pro.
grsmms for the coming session, and q
fine array Of fcreiga talent to assist in
the exercises. No teacher in the
county should fail to be present, and
not only that, but should come pre-.
pared to take part in the proceedings.
"A newspaper man is generally
expected to he everywhere, see every.
thing and catch every item aAoat,
sirnply because it is his profession
But he can't do it. His friends can
help him through by sending or bring.
ing such items as are of interest. All
manner of legitimate local news 20 to
make up an interesting paper, and will
be received with thanks.
The time table Of the p. T. & B.
r. r., will be found correct in this
issue, and travellers can depend upon
il for accuracy. The trains could not
be run to salt this vicinity better than
they nov do, and we hope this schedule
will remain during the winter. A
Pullman Palace car now run be.
tween Oil City and Bradford is one ei
the additional comforts of the late
change.
The weather prophets are hard at
work predicting winter of tremen.
dous severity. The professional proph'
cts are more confident than they have
ever been before. Mr.. Vennor foresees
= terrific sssw storm, to begin al
11:45 Il. m, on the 22d of December
and to last precisely II hours, min,
utes and Al seconds, during which
time an average depth of eleven and
one half feet of snow will fall.
Mr.. Dithridge is preparing te
build dwelling house near the bend
in the road leading to Tylersburg, or
the hill back Of the mill. He will
have lOftySresidence, and the walE
will afford him plenty of exercise, bu
when once up the hill, he will have 4
splendid view Of the town and sur
rounding country. We have ont
serious obieclion to this; Z. G., he viii