The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-10-22

10 a. IN.
Mrs. Chas. Boomer is visiting
Titusville friends this week.
AT Ed. Sanner's Monday evening
last, boy of the regulation weight.
S. D. Irwin, of Tionesta, spent
Sunday in this place. Franklin NelO8.
Street Commissioner Hood is do.
ing good job on the new street to
the river bridge.
Mrs. j. d. Hulings has gone to
West Virginia to pay her husband a
visit of a couple Of weeks.
Mr.. Jno Mcfarland Of Armstrong
county, is paying his brother.in.law,
DR.. Morrow, a visit this week.
Mr.. Geo. Carr expects soon TO
move his family TO the Bradford re-
gion. Our best wishes go with them.
We were shown a beet last week,
raised in Mr.. Jackson's garden, which
weigheu II pounds. 1t was monster.
Old Inhabitants have settled down
to the conclusion that this has been
the finest summer and fall in many
years.
From the appearance of things
this morning it looks as though we
were going to have "spell of wealth.
err" but it may slack up"
The attention of our readers is
called to the program of exercises of
the Sunday School convention to be
held here on the 30th and 3lst.
Mr.. Richard Holemao. wife and
two children, of Mill Village, Pa, are
visiting with Tionesta relatives, ex.
pecting to remain couple of week.
Lew. Z. Huddeson, came down
from Bradford last week to racuperate
for few days. He is just recovering
from q severe attack of bilious fever.
Although the deer hunting sea.
son has been open for several weeks,
no venison has yet made its appear.
auce in our markets. What's the
matter with our sports?
The new iron span of the river
bridge will soon be in position, and
teams will again be crossing the
bridge this week. 1t reminded one of
old times to see the ferry running
during the past week.
Mr.. Craig's aud Prof. Hillard's
new dwellings in the north ward are
being rapidly pushed to completion,
and they will doubtless both be occu.
pying their new abodes before very
cold weather sets in.
Harry Mcknight, wife and two
little boys, of Oil City, spent last
Sabbath with Mrs. McKnight's parents.
Mr.. Mcknight is one Ofthe proprietors
of the oil regions brightest and spi.
ciest papers, the Blizzard.
The new school house will doubt.
less be under roof by the latter part
of this week. Lathing has begun, and
soon the plaslering will be commenced.
Perhaps before another month gees
by the structure will be completed.
1t is fine building and adds hun.
dred per cent. to the beauty and wealth
of our town.
An exchange says: There is
law requiring merchants receiving
queensware, to burn the straw 10 which
it is packed. They dare not sell it or
give it away, because queensware
comes to us from foreign countries and
is packed in or with straw that may
contain noxiOus seed, such as Canada
thistle, and it is to prevent the intro.
duction OF seed into this country that
the law requires the burning Of the
straw. 1t is a wise provision and
should be strictly adhered to. We
call attention to the following section {;
at shall be the duty of any person
who shall ship or cause to be shipped
into the State, any fruit trees, queens
ware, or other property of any kind or
other packed in or with straw or grass
at the time of unpacking the same,
and if any such person shall not de.