The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-01-13

What a different air good run
of sleighing gives to business.
Revival services are being con.
Quoted 10 the M. E. Church at present,
having begun last Sabbath evening.
The present cold spell extends
from Maine to the Gulf of Mexico.
And the reports say it will stay by us
all week.
An educational meeting is to take
place in the school house at Stewards
Run next Friday evening, to which
everybody is invited.
Communion services will be held
in the Presbyterian Church next Sab.
bath morning. Preparatory services
on Saturday evening previous.
We had to hustle around 30 live.
ly in the past few days to keep warm
that we actually got day ahead of
time with our paper this week.
DIR. W. c. Coburn is attending
the meeting of the Grand Lodge, A.
o. U. W., at Pittsburgh this week, as
Representative Of Forest Lodge,
No. 1874.
Congressman White of this dis.
trict has been placed on the Pensions
Committee of the House, and also on
the Committee on Revision of the
Laws. Both important committees.
The Clarion Democrat has swelled
out considerably, and is newly dressed
Z 1m head to foot, making a wonder
ful Improvement, Glad 10 see our
neighbor show such uumistak able evi.
deuce Of prosperity.
Mr.. Frank Nash Of Byron Sta.
tion, jerks twp, was 10 town on busi.
ness a day or two last week and re.
membered us with a pleasant call
Mr.. Nash owns q Aourish;ng shingle
mill at the above place.
"A local institute will be held 10
the borough school building on Satur.
day next 10Th inst, beginning at 900
n. NJ. aud lasting till 800 p. M. 1t is
desired that all who can make it con.
venienI should be present.
Tho Tienesta Valley Railroad
Company's james City branch has
been extended to the Kane oil field
aud will be opened in few days. In
the Spring the Sheffield Junction aud
Spring Creek division will probably
he extended southwark to the Clarion
river Warren Mail.
-Spudding on tho oil well on tract
5503, Green township, was commen ced
Monday. The company operating
this territory expect to put down sew.
eral wells 10 that locality. A new
we'll has been started on the southeast
corner Of tract 1901, known as the
Means & White lands, jerks town.
ship.
MIR. John Mealy, one of the oldest
inhabitants ofthe Mealy Settlement,
Tionesta township, died on Thursday
of last week, of neural lgia of the heart.
He was an industrious and good cit
izeu, AMI reared a large family of
honest and industrious boys and girls,
most of whom survive their father
His age was about "A years.
Mr.. Fred. Scowden and wife, Of
Meadville, Pa. were the guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. j. G. Scowden of this place
over last Sabbath. The former coup.
le we're enjoying a few days of their
honey moon, having been married on
the 7th inst. Socially, Mr.. S. is a full
match for his genial brother Joe, and
made quite number OF new friends
here.
Mrs. d. N. Parshall died at her
residence in Tidioute, on Thursday OF
last week, after an illness of several
months, her disease being cOnsump.
tion. She was a sister of Mrs. George
Holeman of this place, aud had many
warm friends among our youpg people,
who will be panied to learn of her
death. She leaves husband but no