The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-10-24
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.


Opening this morning at S7ic.
Election one week from next
Tuesday. Get out the vote.
ALI H. j. Hopkins & Co. want
is customers; they have the goods. 1t
Work on the court house improve.
ments is being somewhat retarded by
the inclement weather.
Philip Emert is fitting up rooms
in the Reck building, and will com.
mence housekeeping in few days.
Rev. and Mrs. j. Hicklipg de.
parted last Wednesday for their new
home in Sandy Lake, Mercer county.
Prof. Brooks scholars we're out
chestnutting Monday, but the rain
drove them in before many bushels
we're gathered.
Isaac Shimp was putting in some
sensible street crossings last week, and
it is now possible to cross the river Of
mud comparatively dry shod.
Col. Thos. j. Stewart, Secretary
of Internal Affairs, has onr thanks for
the annual report-an elaborate affair
of his department, for 1887.
1T seems to US that there are less
persons afflicted with rheumatism,
since our druggists sell Salvation Oil.
Price twenty five cents q bottle.
Mrs. S. w. Turner, of Rixford,
Mexican county, Pa, is paying her
sister, Mrs. Primer Agnew, a visit,
expecting to remain few weeks.
Mrs. DR.. Huuter is having her
new property enclosed with a hand
some paliug fence. Carpenter Chad
wick is pushing the job as fast as pos
sible between showers.
The Tionesta Oil Co.'S we'll on
Dawson Run is having some difficulty
in getting the water cased of, but the
operators expect to reach the second
sand by Thursday Of this week.
Cast your eve over the new ad.
vertisement of II. j. Hopkins d Co.,
which appears in this issue. They arc
always ready to back up just what
they say, as visit to their establish.
ment will demonstrate. Go aud see.
Mr.. Joseph Morgan has the frame
of new dwelling on his lot down
town about up aud enclosed. He will
not attempt to finish it this winter
but will get into it early in the spring
Glad to see Joe become q. fixture
among US.
For the past FIVE weeks the
weather has been, to say the least
"wetsome." We believe the record
will show that within that time thert
have not been "a successive hours
upon which rain has not fallen in this
latitude. Aud still it rains.
Alba Gilfillan, who is agent fol
the Climax road machine, took one o.
the machines through here one day
last week, which is to be tried by the
authorities of Green township, with 6
view to a purchase if it does the work
While here the machine was given q
small test, and its work left a very
favorable impression on those whc
saw it.
e. NJ. Grant, the gentleman,
treasurer of the Union Light anC
Heat Co., of Foxburg, aud j. w
Kelly, William Fryer and severa
others are up.in Forest county on 1
hunting expedition, and are enjoyinl
their outing to their utmost. 1t i
pretty safe to predict a scarcity o
game in Forest county after the re
turn home Of these geutlemen.-Em
lentOn Ne,Us.
This seems to have been a pro
: life squash year. The latest farme
to come to the front with a big croI
is John Wiles, OF Smokey Hill, Tio
} nesta twp. From two seeds he RAISED
2S7 pounds of squash, one of whiel
measured feet 81 inches arount
from head to foot, and 8 feet 81 inche
around the waist. John also got Their
on the pumpkin crop, raising from on
vine - good sized pumpkins.