The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-11-05

We learn with regret of the seri.
Gus illness of Mr.. Paul Blute, of East
Hickory, who was not expected to live
at last accounts.
-Landers Bros new skating rink
progressing rapidly, and will doubtless
be ready f5r business in couple of
weeks. 1t will quite roomy.
AN entertaining letter in this
issue from Miss Flora Haslet Of Mil.
waukee, Wis, will be read with much
pleasure by her many friends here.
There is rumor, according to
BaldwIn's Guide, which ought to know
something about it, that the Lacka.
wanna g. Pittsburgh contemplates buy
ing the old river division of the Bufia-
10, New York & Philadelphla.-BIi
card.
Attention is directed TO the card
in this issue, of Mr.. II. NJ. Dighton,
house, sign, carriage and ornamental
painter. Mr.. d. guarantees satisfac.
ton 10 all bis work. He also makes
a specially of frescoing and scene
painting, having had several years ex.
perience at the business.
In the case of the Railroad Com.
pauy and others against the Allegheny
Valley Railroad Company, decision
was rendered by the master last week
that the Valley road should be sold at
public sale, subject however, to debt
of about S1S,O00,000 mortgages and
Kittanning Free Press.
"A boom for Michigan. There is
a church being built in the State
where a man can go and take solid
comfort. The seats are to be of cher.
ry, finished with mahogany, with tilt
ing backs, each seat provided with a
hat, shawl, cloak, book, umbrella,
and cane rack and foot rest. "Oh,
why should the spirit of (Michigan)
mortals be proud ?"
An exchange says that DIR. Tan
ner has gone to Mexico to live on a
ranch. What next will that man try
to make his stomach do? AT first he
attempted to live on nothing and now
he is going to make it digest ranch
Most of the ranches in Mexico have
houses of sun dried bricks manufac
tured from some adjacent mudhole
and it is safe to say that if the fool
hardy doctor tackles one Of those, HI
will crave his native ham and egg
long before the ranch is entirely -cou
sumed.
The Hickory Local Telegraph
company have erected new poles ant
put up their line in strictly first clas
order. Their instruments are all q
$50 ohms resistance and operate will
uniformity. These local lines great.
facilitate communications all over tn
county, and with the private tele
phones the most remote places of tw
wears ago are now our nearest neigh
bors. 1t is to be hoped that thes
local lines, Of which there are sever
al in the county, will 10 the rear fu
ture connect their wires and thu
bring all parts of our county into d
rect communication.
1t is pleasant to learn that Penn
sylvania will be fully represented a
the New Orleans Exposition. Th
agricultural, horticultural, minera
and other resources will be embodie
in a State collection. Among th
curiosities to be displayed will b
maps and charts of the Gettysbur
battle. field, which will possess a pc
culiar interest to many Southerner
The Commissioner for Pennsylvania
Colonel r. II. Thomas, is arrangin
to have all the leading cities in tn
State represented, and is especiall
anxious to have fine display of a
our products. For the encourage
, ment of our business men, it is wort
noting that 100 of the leading mani
facturers of Philadelphia have apple
for space.