The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-08-06

Presbyterian Sabbath School at
1890 p. M; M. E. Sabbath School at
10 q. 10.
Oil market closed yesterday 77B.
Opening this morning at 7SS.
Oil City Blizzard OF last Thurs.
day Nv. A. Hosey visited the clas-
sic precincts of Tionesta yesterday.
The parties who are excavating
for the new school house basement are
obliged to use dynamite to loosen up
the ground.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. j. Whitman, of
Ere @sburg, N. Y, are paying two
weeks visit to the parents of Mr.. W.,
in Tionesta township.
The Philadelphia Weekly Press
will be sent by mail till after the
November election for 20 cents. The
Daily Press for 30 cents per month.
We erred in giving the date of
Mr.. Walker's concert at Tidioute last
week. 1t should have been Friday
evening next, Aug. Sth, instead of
last Friday.
Hon. G. w. Mackey, ofFranklin,
was nominated by the Republican
Congressional conference at Warren
last week after q session lasting nearly
four weeks. The nomination gives
good satisfaction.
"A successful school.-We would
suggest to our readers, who think of
attending Business College or Nor.
NAL School, 10 seLd to Curry Institute
and Union Business College, Pitts.
bnrgh, for their lagre circulars, giving
full particulars.
Last Thursday a week Mr.. Henry
Groce, Of Kellettville, met with an &C.
cident which has since confined him
to his room. A load of bark which he
was hauling upset throwing him un-
derneoth, iujuring one of his legs Sc.
verely.
"A doe and two fawns made pill
grimage through Dan. Agnew's corn
field, at t'otber end Of the creek bridge,
last Sunday afternoon, inspecting his
crops They had evidently heard of
Dau's miserably poor shooting qnali
ties, and were willing to take the
chances.
Mr.. George Williamson and SOD
Henry, Of North's Mill, Mercer coun-
ty, are paying their old neighbors, Fl.
NJ. ZAhniser and others of Stewarts
Run, visit. Mr.. W., is always a
welcome visitor among his old friends
who hope he may live to renew his
calls 10 the future.
Mr., j. A. Shriver, of Tionesta
township, will leave FOR Ohio in the
course Of two or three weeks, where
he expects to do some farming for his
father u'law, Mr.. Alex. Mealy, who
recently purchased a valuable place
near youngstown. We wish Add.
aud his estlmable young wife pleas.
ant sojourn in the Buckeye State.
The boys composing the Hickory
cornet band have erected a large
platform in one of the groves near
that place, and give a social dance
every two weeks. Their first oc-
Cured last Friday evening and was
decided success. Several young peO-
pie from this place attended and re.
port very enjoyable time. The pro-
ceeds 60 toward defraying expenses
of the band.
The board of school directors met
on Saturday evening last for the pur.
pose of selecting teachers for the bor-
ough schools. Out of quite a large
number of applications the following
were selected; Advanced room, Geo.
w. Kerr; intermediate room, Miss
Flora Kelly; Primary room, Miss
Aggie Kerr. The salaries are the
same as last year. All the above
teachers have been tried in our bor-
ough aad have given very general
satisfaction, in fact it Yves their previ.
ous records which secured them the
positions. Knowing what we do of
the past we can safely predict that the
ensuing tenn will be one of marked