The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-12-23

hselstnnce or an experienced Photog
rapher, and having put bis gallery in
nice shape is prepared to do work in
that line at low prices, always guaran.
teeing satisfaction.
Miss Mamie Robinson, sister OF
our townsman, g. w. Robinson, and
of whose illness we had heretofore
spoken, died at her home in Reynolds.
vile, Jefferson county, on last Friday,
the 18th inst, most of her immediate
relatives and many warm friends be.
ing at her bedside at the time.
MIR. Chadwick has received the
trst invoice of Grants Memoirs
and will commence delivering in a
day or two. The second volume will
be out in the course Of two or three
months. Mr.. Chadwick has secured
the agency for another book that will
interest many of the people and which
he will offer in few days; it is the
Naval History Of the Civil War"
by Admiral Porter.
The annual "Week Of Prayer
begins on Sunday, January 8. The
Evangelical Alliance has suggested
the following topics: Text for sermors
for opening day: Occupy Till /
Come" Monday, Praise and Thanks.
giving; Tuesday, Humiliation and
Confession; Wednesday, the Church
and the Family; Thursday, Home
and Foreign Missions Friday, Ma.
tions and Governments; Saturday,
The Christian Life. Text for Sunday
January 10, Let Your Loius be Gird.
ed About You and Your Lights Burn.
ing; and Ye Yourselves like unto
Men that Wait for the Lord"
Court met on Monday, and Tues.
day morning took up the case of Rer.
ry VS.. Watson which is still on trial,
and will doubtless last all week. All
the other cases having been either set.
tied or continued, the jurors were all
discharged except those empanelIed
on the case mentioned. The Berry
Watson case is one of the most impor.
tant ever tried in our courts, the mon.
ey value involved reaching up into the
hundred thousands, and as a conse-
quence is being tried for sll there is in
it. The best legal talent to be had in
this section is engaged on either side.
p. S.-Just as this item was nicely in
type what should the court do bat cal
a halt in the proceedings last evening,
on account of some legal technicality
in the case. The jury was discharged
and court quit business for the term.
This summary manner of fetching
things up with jerk" is not what it's
cracked up to be, and while we might
have embraced all this news 10 q five.
line item, we hold that every court
owes US at least half column Of pro.
ceediDgS, and we don't propose to be
beaten out Of it 10 this manner.
"A truly artistic, elegant and con
venient work in chrome lthography
and the letter press is the Columbia
Bicycle Calendar for 1886, Just issued
by the Pope Manufacturing Company,
of Boston. Each day Of the year ap
pears upon separate slip, with quo.
tation pertaining to cycling from lead
ing publications and prominent writ.
ers on both sides of the ocean. The
notable cycling events are mentioned
and concise opinions of the highest
medical authorities. The calendar
proper is mounted upon a back of
heavy board, upon which is exquisite
ly executed, in water color effect, a
combination of cycling
scenes by G. II. Buck, of New York.
As a work of convenient art it is wOr-
thy of place in Office, library or
parlor.
We have received from George
Sunson & Co, of Portland, Maine,
the we'll known Art Publishers, mag.
nifeent, full length, steel engraving
of General Grant. 1t is after Ander.
sons celebrated photograph, which was
made while the general was still in
full vigor, and represents him in his