The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-10-20
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.

Opening this morning at 66c.
Wild geese have been flying south.
ward in large Aocks during the past
week.
The slight sprinkling of snow on
Sunday morning last was the FIRST of
the season in these parts.
The erection of a new M. Z.
Church at West Hickory has been de.
cided upon, the work to begin forth.
with.
JAS. d. Davis left to day for War.
rem, where he has accepted position
as book keeper in the Warren Savings
bank. Jim. will fll the bill.
The thriving town of Punxsutaw.
uey, Jefferson county, was visited by
a fire on the 9th inst, which swept
away 100000 worth of the best por.
tion of the place.
Rev. HickliDg being in attend.
ance at meeting of the Presbyterian
Synod 10 Pittsburgh this week, there
will be no services at the Presby yterian
Church next Sabbath.
We hear that Messrs. Wheeler &
Dus injury will soon commence work
on their proposed railroad from their
mills on East Hickory creek to the
depot at West Hickory.
The Wesleyan Methodists will hold
a quarterly meeting at the White
Church on Stewards Run, on Oct. 80
and 81 First services on Saturday
evening. Rev. j. Case will be present.
The old law prohibiting the mar.
rying of minors under a penalty of
$3.50 has been repealed by the passage
of the marriage license. 1t was off.
cially declared so in Allegheny county
last Monday.-BLizzard.
Mr.. j. A. Hart shipped his house.
hold goods to South Oil City on Mon
day, where he will make his future
home, intending to engage in mercan.
tile pursuits. Mr.. and Mrs. Hart bear
with them the best wishes of our citi
zens for their future welfare.
The borough council has sensibly
concluded to have gas torches erected
instead Of small lamps. They will
cost S25 each, the company to do all
the work and keep them lighted for a
year, and it is calculated that four
will he sufficient, and five abundant.
Mr.. Charles w. Macy, of Hud
son, N. Y, was in town last week and
paid US pleasant visit. Mr.. Macy is
the principal owner of tract 1925, on
HemlOck, from which our Gas Com.
pany gets its supply of gas, and which
will some day "pour forth rivers Of
: oil, f" we predict.
Miles w. Tate Esq, has received
the distinguished honor of being Sc.
lected by State Chairman Cooper as
one of the campaign speakers from
now until election, aud he leaves to.
day for that purpose. We venture
the assertion that Mr.. Tate's speeche:
will rank with the best of them.
-Tionesta, with her splendid sup
ply of natural gas, her large bodies Of
wood of all descriptions, her excellent
shipping facilities, either by rail oil
water, and many other qualities thai
might be mentioned, is a most advan
tageous location for manufactures O
different kinds. Capitalists on the
lookout for a good opening should
cast their eyes in this direction.
, Quite a number of the members
of the Presbyterian Church of thi
place attended the dedcatOry services
at the new church at Tylersburg las
Sabbath, and were rewarded by a mos
profitable time. A debt of 5000 oil
the new edifce was entirely wiped ou
by collection taken up in the con
gregatiOn, and the outlook for the fu
: ture prosperity Of the charge is full o
promise.