The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-01-09

House on Monday evening, January
21st, and invite all who wish to come
out and witness the ceremony.
The ice harvest has begun and
many of our citizens are reaping a
nice crop from ten to twelve inches
in thickness. For a time it was
feared there would be failure in the
crop, but the absence Of ice in your
lemonade next summer cannot be
blamed on Dame Nature.
The next legal holiday will be
Washipgton's birthday, February 22d,
when Capt Stowe Post Of this place
intend giving a grand ball. The SER
vices of the Warren band have been
secured, aud the affair will be an en-
joyable one, no doubt. Invitations
will be issued in due season.
An exchange asks, "why is it
that different people have so many
different ways of ushering in the new
year2', and then tells how they usher
it, as follows: Some pray, others sing,
some dance, others get drunk, the
small boy blows tin horn, and the
young man and maiden sit in church
and giggle.
-Messrs. Geo. Carr and Quintain
Jameson have purchased the meat
market Of Judge Reck and will here
after conduct the same at the old
stand. The new firm will eudeaver
as did their worthy predecessor, to
please the public with fresh, fat
and tender meats at all times
and at such prices as will afford liv.
ing profit.
The Meadville Republican comes
to US this week with Harry 9. Flood
as its editor and business manager,
Col Reisinger having stepped out. The
Colonel has made the paper one of the
leading and most vigorous ponents
of Republicanism in the State, and we
trust the man at the helm will keep il
up to its present high standard. Our
best wishes attend him.
Elizabeth, wife of Henry Groce
died of consumption at her home III
Kellettville, this county, on Sunday
night, Jan. 6, 1884, after lingering
illness. She was lady well thought
of by her neighbors, by whom she viii
be much missed. Being native o
Indiana county, Pa, her remeins wert
taken there yesterday for burial
She was 80 years of age.
The sleighing has been exception
ally good for the past few days, anc
although the weather has been very
severe, some of the more temerous O
our young people have ventured ou
for sleigh ride. We are not going
to tell, however, what an easy matte
it is for one gents scarf to protec
three persons from the biting frost b.
simply budding up close, if we did se'
the sight passing our office Monda.
evening.
Hon. Lucius Rogers, ex- Deput,
Secretary of Internal Affairs, has gon
back to his old love, the newspape
business, having purchased the Nc
Kean County Miner, paper he owned
twelve years ago. Mr.. Rogers is {
vigorous writer, an experienced news
paper man, and one OF the first il
this State to take up the edtoria
cudgel for the Republican party in 1t
infancy. The REPUBLICAN extend
the compliments of the season an
best wishes for the future.
The County Commissioners me
on Monday for the purpose of settlin
mp with the county officers. Th
County Auditors were in attendanc
to see that all accounts were correct
as of course they were under the care
full management ofour reliable set @
officials. The Commissioners, in thei
organization for the new year, retair
ed Mr.. Brennan as their clerk, at tn
former salary. Miles w. Tate Esq
was retained as Counsel, as was ais
John Muenzenberger, Janitor.
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