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

Democrats of Crawford county a,
good an oIgaD as it is possible for q
Democratic paper 10 be. Mr.. Brown
has our best wishes for financial sue.
cess.
On Christmas Eve the Nj. E. Sab
bath school will render a beautiful
cantata at the Court House, and on
New Years Eve the Presbyterian Sab.
bath school will have a tree 10 the
church. Both events are looked for.
ward to with great pleasure and ex.
pectation by the young people.
Geo. Sawyer received the sad iu-
telligeuce last Thursday that his sic.
ter, Mrs Burnham, had died sudden.
ly at her home in Boston, and he went
on to attend the funeral L. will be
remembered she was here only a coup.
le of months ago to pay him a visit,
1t being their first meeting iu II years.
--TioDesta may soon enjoy the
blessings Of natural gas, il the notices
OF application for charters published
10 this issue are any criterions. Let It
come and welcome. We're ready to
dump our old softcoal furnace into
the alley any minute aud take on gss.
It's The coming beat, and the sooner
1t comes the better.
Don't forget the exercises of Stow
Post at the Court House this evening.
They promise to be quite interesting
and entertaining. A full house should
greet the boys 10 blue. Prof. BrA1y
will he on hand with number of the
band members and give some good
music. He will also lead a male
quartet with the cornet. Turn out.
The Ladies Floral Cabinet for
December has reached us, and a bril-
liant number it is, teemiug as it does
with 3 fluid of pleasant reading for
the ladies. Many useful suggestions
pertaining to fancy work for the ladies
are always found in the Cabinet, aud
as it comes so cheaply, only 81 25 per
snnum. ought to be in every house.
bold. Published at % Vesey ST., N. Y.
R. q Gillespie. teacher of Hunter
Station school makes the following re.
port for month euding Dec. Z: M.
enrolled 30; average ATTENDANCE 26 (;
per cent. Of attendance 81; No. ofI
visitors %. Those present every day,
john, Jack, Patrick, Will and Flor.
ence Fitzgerald, Katie aud Maggie
Connolly, Salie Monday, Jane, Flora,
Ella aud Cora Zrnts.
Decentralization is coming more aud
more into use in the churches herea
bouts. In Oil City the Methodist aud |
Presbyterian choirS have added to
heir organs violin, cornet aud flute.
Whatever he the result of these limo.
'ationS, it is certain that the devil no
onger has q monopoly of the good
music. A fiddle in a Methodist choir
would haze paralyzed the worohipers
generations ago, but it isn't so terri.
'le after all if, like the Scotchman's
instrument, it be "a fiddle wi heav.
'nly croak. ."-Franklin Ne,cs.
The Tiouesta Valley Railway are
'xteuding their James City branch as
apidly as the weather will permit and
Sill have the road open for traffic by
January first. The first stake was set
nr the four miles of new road on Nov.
sd and since then two hundred men
AVE been busy grsdiog and lay
ng track. But few bridges aud only
me short trestle will be required. The
erminns will be near the Craig &
jappeau we'll, the scene of the new oil
ield in Mexican county. near Kane.
w. j. Shaffsr. teacher of Claring.
on school, makes the following report
Or month ending Nov. 9th, 1885:
So. enrolled during month males, 81
emales, 26; total, At. Average at.
Guidance during month males, 15; fe.
naleS, 21; tntal, SO. Per cent. of at.
endance males, 81; females, 81. I
Names of pupils present every day. w.
;. Pearsall, james Reed, Robert Viii {
Jams, William Slsughenhoupt, Thorn