The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-01-07

--Has that new Leaf got any bad
finger marks yeti
We'll, this is Leap Year; now
what are you going to do about it,
girls ?
Quite a number Of TiOnesta boys
were home from Bradford to spend the
holidays
Miss Maude Davis returned home
yesterday from Warren, where she has
been making rather an extended visit.
An o.d-fashioned watch meeting
was held at the NJ. f. Church on New
Years Eve. 1t was thoroughly enjoyed
by all present.
Pigeons are once more roosting in
their old stamping ground on Little
Tionesta creek. They are quite nu-
nlerOus, but very few are being brought
lin.
Miss Carrie Moore, of Lock
Haven, Pa, spent the holidays in Tio-
nosta with her cousin, Mrs. d. w.
Agnew, returning to her home on
Saturday last.
Mr.. Hood Siggins has been doing
duty at this station for day or two,
while Mr.. Craig was away. Mr.. S.
returns to his studies at Allegheny
College to-day.
The F. M. revival al Hunters
Station has drawn to close. Upward
of oftwenty converts we're gathered into
the fold, and the brethern feel duly
elated over their success.
The County Auditors and Com.
missicners are in session settling up
the accounts Of the Treasurer and
county officials generally. The report
will be published in February.
"A breastpin, oblong shaped and
minus the pin, was found near the
school house at Hunter Station duri ng
the revival meetings, and handed US
recently. The owner will please call
and get it.
The National appeared on the
25th, ult., enlarged to six columns.
The editor will please accept our con-
gratulations upon this evidence of
prosperity. First subscribe for the
REPUBLICAN and then for the National.
The Union Express Company
publishes card in another column of
this issue by which it will be seen that
its rates oftransportation of have been
greatly reduced. For promptness and
reliability this company is second to
none in the world.
Owing to press ofother matter
our local columns don't "show up" as
well as we'd like them to, but we'll try
and avert that hereafter. Several
matters which were written up have
been crowded out, besides couple of
communications.
Mr.. Ben. w. May of Louisville
arrived in town on Monday, and will
spend week or two with his parents.
Although little tanned by the
southern atmosphere he is looking the
picture of health and happiness, and
still retains his avoirdupois.
Free Methodist Quarterly meeting
will be held at East Hickory, com.
mencing on Friday, 9th inst, and con.
tinuing over Sunday, Rev. Hawkins
presiding. Owing to this fact their
services will be postponed in this place
next Sunday, and our citizens are cor.
daily invited to attend the exercises
at East Hickory.
Some friend at Leadville has sent
us very fine specimen of gold quartz.
No name was attached and we are at
a loss to know who to thank for it. We
wouldn't Objectto owning halfinterest
in a mine which pans out like this
specimen, and if the party who sent
this will forward US a few shares we'll
endeavor to learn his name and give
him puff:
During Institute week Miss
Arvilla Painter lost, somewhere
between the Lawrence House and the
Court House, black leather pocket.
book, containing $13 in money, and q