The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-06-09

next Saturday afternoon. Those want.
ing bargains should not fail TO attend.
Treasurer Smearbaugh disposed
of about $50 tracts of land at his tax
sale on Monday, which were quite we'll
attended. Large bonds we're hidden
on many of the pieces. An adjourned
sale will be held on July Is, next.
"A meeting was held at the rink
Monday evening to talk up the matter
of Fourth of July celebration. 1t
was decided to celebrate, but the pro.
gram has not yet been named. When
completed it will be given to the pub
lie.
The road commissioners of Hick.
ory twp. are building the road on the
survey for the same from the foot of
the narrows above Stowtown along
the base of the hill, to come into the
road now travelled, down below Wheel.
er's store.
The courts have decided that a
bicycle is carriage, and that 1t has
the same road rights as other vehicles.
BY general consent another one-wheel-
cd carriage, the wheelbarrow, has en-
joyed the same consideration for ages.
-VenangO Spectator.
"A good shower Of rain, the first
in nearly three weeks, on Sunday
night, was more welcome than the
flowers of May, and instilled new life
and vigor into parched and almost
withered vegetation. But we need
more of the same kind.
The new Catholic Church in this
place will be dedicated on Sunday
next, 2Oth inst, with appropriate cere-
monies, and general invitation is
cordially extended. The church has
been completed inside and out, and
presents a very cheerful and tasty
appearance.
The grass crop is very light. Its
failure is due more to frost than to
drought, it is thought. We are in.
formed that at Beaver Valley there
was frost on Wednesday and Thurs
day mornings of last week. In many
places there is promise of a good ap-
pie crop this year.
Mr.. w. w. Jameson paid Tones
ia friends 8 visit on Monday Of this
week. Wilbur was looking hearty as
usual, and we are glad to know that
fortune is smiling on him in his pres
ent location, Enterprise, where he has
struck good pay streak in the oil
business, which he is conducting on
his own hook.
"A change of time in the running
of trains will go into effect on the B.,
N. Y. q P. next Sunday. The princi.
pie changes will be the putting on oi
the Sunday Chautauqua train and the
arrival of the afternoon train from
Buffalo an hour earlier each day. A
Sunday train may also be run on the
river division ere long. BIizzard.
The house Of Geo. Mealy Jr.,
near Newmanville, in this county, was
burglarized on Thursday night last,
while the family, except Mr.. Meaiy
himself, was asleep up stairs. A new
suit of clothes, a gold watch chain,
some knives and forks, and other ar
ticles were taken. Mr.. M. was away
from home at the time.
Miss Hattie Van Steenberg, teach
er of German School, makes the fol.
lowing report for the month ending
May rs: NO. enrolled ii, average at
Tendance 10, per cent. of attendance
SO; those present every day, Nina
Hotchkiss, Averdie German, Libbie
Wiles, Archie Hotchkiss, Allie Cor
man, Bart. Wiles, Fonnie Wiles.
Our young friend and former
townsman, Luther VOught, has as
sumed proprietOrship of the Wadena,
Mimi, Tribune, new paper of Dem.
ocratic proclivities. 1t is a good
sized and substantial appearing sheet,
and il would seem that Luther had
caught onto "fat take" which we
hama "a the Caua