The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-02-15

and Miss M. j. Everhart; Miss j. E.
Copeland for additional branches. The
committee will meet again Saturday,
February 25, at Tionesta.
st. Valentine received his share
of attention yesterday from the kids,
old and young, and Postmaster Has.
let's cancellation of one. cent stamps
was augmented considerably. Some
of those who received valentines were
badly hit, by the way they figured
around 70 discover the senders.
1t looks as though our friend
Wolcott had struck pay dirt at last.
His well on Dawson Run is about 80
feet in the sand aud has 120 feet of oil
in The hole. The sand is a very close
one, and good judges think the we'll,
after being shot, will make 25 barrel
producer, while some put it slill high.
er. We hope it may turn out gush.
er with the biggest kind of gush.
Through the kindness of Sheriff
Sawyer the editors family had the
pleasure last week of sitting down to
a nice mess Of fish of the smelt variety,
a rarity for this section. Mr.. Sawyer's
brother Charles, of Boston, was the
donor in the first instance, and George
being one of those fellows who don't
believe in keeping a good thing ell to
himself, is why we caught on. Many
thanks
The popular sensational temper
ance drama, "a Social Glass;" will be
presented by the ladies of the Y. w.
G. 7. u, of Tionests, at Skating Rink
Hall, on Tuesday evening, Feb. %.
The ladies will be assisted by the Cor.
net Band and other local talent, and
all who attend may expect to be we'll
entertained. A program giving fuller
particulars will likely be published
next week.
We hope our citizens will not en-.
tirely overlook the fact that an elec.
tion for borough officers takes place
next Tuesday, 21st inst Perhaps this
hint is unnecessarily given, but it
seemed to us that the matter was so
little talked Of that it might slip the
memory of the inhabitants, hence we
throw it out with the comforting
thought that our duty in the premises
has been performed.
-Wm. Wanzor threw a lighted
match into the Office stove at the Ru.
raj House Monday to see if the gas
was escaping. 1t was And those sit
ting around were soon convinced of
the fact. A few new joints of stove
pipe made good all the damage done
in this instance, but no one believes
that William will repeat the expert.
ment right away, soon, again. Not at
short range anyway.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Collins will
depart this morning via the N. Y, P.
Il o. r. r. for San Diego, Cal. They
will visit j. V. Collins aud family at
that place and return home via Port
land aud the Yellow Stone Park
Derrick. We had Mr.. and Mrs. C. in
California several weeks ago, but it
seems they took their own time about
leaving. Their friends will wish them
pleasant and safe journey.
Warrants have been issued for
party OF miscreants who entered the
White Church, near Stewards Run, one
night last week and committed several
acts of vandalism. Using up several
hymn books TO kindle fire with they
tore out two peSs and burned them,
marred the pulpit, and committed
other dastardly acts. 1t is said the
parties occupied the church all night,
there being two men and two females.
The law will likely take hand in the
settlement.
The Republican committee from
the several counties of this Congress.
ional district met in Warren last Mon.
day evening and began to wrestle with
several plans proposed to nominate a
Congressman. Mr.. E. w. Smiley of
the Citizen. Press ia the unmistakable
choice of the Republicans of Venango
county to represent the district in the
next Congress- Kenango Spectator.
Although not in his district, we'd like
to see Eds boom catch sufficient drift
so ride him into Congress.
Thomas Hassey met With an &C.
cident last Friday that might have
proved his everlasting. Being engaged
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