The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1882-01-11

dent prosperity Of Bro. Dunn, Of the
Crookston (Minn.) Chronicle. lie
has wonderfully improved his paper,
and enlarged its advertising capacity,
which he was forced to do to accom-
modate his increasing business. May |
your present run continue till you are
compelled TO still further enlarge.
Mr.. Chas. Bonner is off attending
the meeting Of the Republican State
Committee in Philadelphia this week,
he.being the member from this county.
This meeting is called for the purpose
of fixing upon time and place of
holding the next Republican State
Convention, which promises to be one
Of the liveliest ever held in the State
Attention is directed to the card
of Brennan e. Shawkey, Real Estate
Agents and Conveyancers, in this
weeks issue, and we wish right here
to recommend these gentlemen to the
public as reliable and efficient in every
respect. Mr.. J. 7. Brennan as Com
missioner's Clerk, and Mr.. G. M.
Shawkey as Deputy Prothonotary, are
thoroughly conversant with all the
records of the county, and can turn
at moments notice to any informa-
ton desired in connection there with.
They have decidedly the best fscili-
ties for the business that can be had,
besides they are strictly reliable. We
can assure our readers that all busi-
ness entrusted to their care will re-
ceive careful attention. Give them c
trial aud be convinced.
For the year 1882 days and dates
of important events, anniversaries and
holidays will fall as follows: Epiphany
Friday, January 6 Septugesima, Sun
day, February 5; st. Valentines day
Tuesday, February IA; Ash Wednes.
day, and Washington's Birthday
February %; First Sunday in
Lent, February % St. Patrick's day
Friday, March II; Palm Sunday
April 2; Good Friday, April Z
Easter Sunday, April 8; Low Sun
day, April Is; Rogation Sunday, May
IA; Ascension day (Holy Thursday
May 18; Penticost (Whit Sunday
May %; Decoration day, Tuesday
May 80; Trinity Sunday, June 4
Corpus Christi, Thursday, June 8
Independence day, Tuesday, July 4
first Sunday in Advent, December B
, Christmas, Monday, December %.
From the Philadelphia Record @
the I'd inst, we take the following
) The money spent during the past yea
in improving the channel of the Allie
0 gheny River is not thrown away. Thi
stream is crooked, but unlike man
a other rivers in Pennsylvania, runs il
2 an exceedingly smooth bed with a reG
ular fall from Warren to its conhuenc
f With the Monongahela at Pittsburgh
;. 1t could be made more navigable fc
( steam craft the year round by syi
q tenn of drains and slackwater navig'
!. ton without great cost, thus afordiU
o cheap outlet for the oil, coal, iro
and lumber produce along its cOLrs
> For many years before the extensiC
of the railroad system in the nortl
= western part of the State the ALI
: gheny River was used for purposes
heavy transportation, In the war
', 1912 munitions for the supply
IL Perry's feet were carried up the All
W gheny as far as the town of Frankli
at the mouth of French Creek, al
thence sent across the country to Lal
- !, Erie.
!. "A former Tionesta boy thus writ
,g from the far west:
- BUcKHoRN RANCH, d. T.,
December %, 1881.
j. Z. WENK -
Ai Dear Sir Il receiv
- your paper and am ever so mu
~ obliged to you for same. l am gl
" to hear the home news, and / thil
you give all OF it. 1 looked over t
ed letter written by Mr.. F. F. Whittek