The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-12-16

an educational meeting will be
held at Star school house on Saturday
evening, Dec. 10.
Arthur Kelly came home from
the west last Friday for a short visit
with bis parents and friends.
Now the season for killing deer is
at an end for this year. So let there
be al end to the killing of deer.
Robert IIuddlesoo returned yes
terdny from "a prolonged trip to West
Virginia and the Western country.
Stephen Bush returned from his
sojouin Of two years in Allegheny on
Saturday last, looking fat and robust.
"A bout three or four more inches
of snow would make delightful sleigh.
ing, the roads being in excellent con.
dition for it.
ID. W. Clark expects to move in.
TO his new mansion next week. We
wish you a Merry Christmas and Hap.
py New Year, Web.
Teacher Kerr, of the advanced
room, WAS too much indisposed with a
severe cnld, to teach on Monday and
Tuesday Of this week.
Billy Pollock, former Tionesta
lad, has returned for a time, after an
absence Of several years, part of which
he spent in South America.
Derrick Jojo is the name Of the
new town now building in tho Kane
oil field. II is in compliment to the
two Joe's-Craig and Cappeau.
Parties have leased several hun
dred acres of territory from T. d Col
lns and the Messrs Lacy, in Green
township, with the intention ofsinking
some test wells.
Teachers in this vicinity should
bear in mind the local institute to be
held IN the school house of this place
next Saturday, commencing at 8 q.
tn. and lasting ill $3.50 p. III.
Miss Laura Keller departed this
morning for Rdgway, where she will
contribute her fine qualities as an el.
ocutionist toward making Elk Couu.
ty's teachers institute success.
Mr.. Robinson was again called to
ReynolIevilIe last week to the bedside |
of his sister, whose condition had be.
come alarmingly worse, and ut last
accounts little hope was entertained
of her recovery.
One week from next Friday and
the merry Christmas.tide will be with
us again, or we With it. Don't let the
day pass without making happy each
little expectaut heart with some small
gift. Look after the little ones frat.
Court conveDes next week, but as
there will be no grand jury the time
will be occupied in the trial of civil
causes. The calendar contains but
seven cases yet some Of them will be
long winded affairs if they come to
trial.
The band boys have tuned up
after giving their mouths a two.
months rest, this time under the di.
rection of Prof o. II. Brady, Of Du
Bols, who promises to bring them out
with a good blowing capacity by
spring.
The handsome dwelling house of
Mr.. j. c. Cornwell, of Stoneboro, Pa,
was destroyed by FIRE on the I'd inst.
Mr.. COrnwell's loss will be about
$4,000, the building being worth sl2,.
900, upon which be had an insurance
of $4,000.
Tho Assessors of this borough
have completed their work. The val
uatioD, exclusive of watches and mon.
ey at interest, amounts to 100000,
and the watches and money, assessable
only for State purposes, amount to
something like 100000.
The drill has been started Oh a
new we'll in Tionesta township, locat.
ed on Hemlock creek, on what ia
known as the Gilmore tract, Warrant
2824. AblshOuse & Steinberg are the
parties putting down the we'll, and