The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-09-26
BARNETT.

ing sociability.
Clarington has town hall-and a
real nice one; two stories, plastered
ION the inside and nicely painted on
the outside The upper story is used
by the Patriotic Sons Of America rs a
lodge room. The lower story for this,
that, and the other. 1t was dedicated |
Sept. 10, grand ball being given af.
ternoon and evening. The hall be |
longs to stock company, and is man.
aged by board of trustees elected
annually. The Camp of the Sons Of
America at Claripgton has a member.
ship Of rs or 80.
Professor Keller began q two weeks
Normal Musical Institute at Claring.
ton first of last week.
The Walford family are billed for
concert at ClariDgton, September 9th.
The Brookville Fair was the point
Of interest to many of our citizens
week before last. A large number
took in the show at same time and
place.
Joseph Reynolds is pushing his coal
bank on the old Titus place, now
owned by Sol. Fitzgerald and Jacob
Maze. Mr.. Reynolds deserves the
thanks and unlimited patronage of the
people of Barnett for his persistency
in his search for coal in Old Forest.
The M. E. Church has built a fine
parsonage at Clarington near where
the old one stood. 1t is nearly com.
pleted. They, the M. Els, have also
built very fine church at Pine Grove,
better known by its misnomer of
Homipy Ridge. And the United
Brethren, not having any idea of
getting left" are also building new
church at Pine Grove. There is some
building being done aside from the
above,-considerable.
Clarington has improved and is i'm.
proving. Pearsall and Braden have
set their mill up at the cold 'butment," "
where they have boat scaffold in op.
Grafton. There are two boat scaffolds
at Clarington and one at Maple Creek,
all Of which have been very busy dur.
ing the Summer, aud are still at it.
Pearsall on the Forest County side
of the river, and Shields Bros. over on
the Jefferson side, both do good gen.
eral store business.
, Jim Hart does the "barberous act
in rooms in the Reed House.
John Snyder is village blacksmith
aud very popular one. He has in
vented and patented churn that is 6
"daisy," and don't fail to lay it up il
your memory among things worth re-
: memberiug.
g Claripgton has two good hotels
There is daily mail 10 Brookvill,
7 and also to Vowinckel both leav'
t Clarington in the morning and return
: in the evening. There is a mail t
! and from Marienville every Tuesday
: Thursday and Saturday, leaving Clar
8 ington in the morning and returning
D in the evening. After Oct. 1st th,
mail for Ridgway will leave Claring
: ton on Monday, Wednesday, and Fri
Il day, and return on following days.
e An organ was purchased for au'
d placed in the NJ. E. Church last Spring
e and a choir organized. Rev. Delo
It the pastor, breaches every two weeks
b Rev. Leason of Brookville, a Presby
g terian minister, comes over and preach
!, es once in a while. He is a grand
I' good Christian man, and has man.
J. friends all through that section. Rev
Is Delo has proved an energetic worke
l. and deserves and has the respect an
rs esteem Of all.
y A new school house will be built u
o near Shippen's. Barnett pays $3.50
IL per month for teachers for the Wiz
d ter term.
% Three weeks ago the Redclyfe bas
'e ball club came down and played th
l. Darlington boys. The score stood l
W to in favor of the visitors. A retur
m game was to be played at Redclyfj
N but The first time the rain interfereC
is and the next time the Clariugto
81 catcher was laid up with a sore hanC
70 Monday week ago the Redclyffe boy
went out to play the Sigel club. w
D. haven't heard how it came out.
al There is considerable activity in ii
IT timber woods in Barnett. The amour
'e put in dnring the coming Winter wi
be considerable.
We met w. j. Armstrong, one
the Clarinuton boys of only a very fe