The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-08-14
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.
Oil market closed yesterday 95i


Go to Chautauqua tomorrow and
have a pleasant time.
Mr.. Simon of the Aourishing firm
of McCuen & Simon, Oil City, was up
Monday on business.
Mrs. j. G. Cornwell of Stoneboro,
was the guest of her sister, Mrs. G. w.
Robinson, over last Sabbath.
District Attorney Clark is paying
friends in West Freedom, Clarion
county visit of couple Of weeks.
Oil City lost one of its most val.
ued citizens in the death of w. j.
Brundred, which occurred on Monday
of this week.
Mr.. G. w. Robinson was reap.
pointed as Forest coupty's member of
the State Committee, by the recent
Republican convention at Harrisburg.
Charlie Russell is back in his old
tonsorial quarters, aud is ready to re.
ceive his old customers and as many
new ones as chance to drop in. Next /!
DR.. aud Mrs. j. w. Morrow ex.
poet to leave to-day for a visit with
Armstrong and Indiana county friends,
and may be absent eight or ten days.
The many friends Of Mrs. l..
Arner will regret to learn Of her GO.
rious illness, from which it is feared
she cannot recover. All her children
have been with her during the past
week.
Harry Maze took charge of the
Lawrence House last week and is now
prepared to look after the comforts of
his patrons in good style. He will
run good livery in connection with
the house.
Mr.. NJ. l.. Vougbt, of Wadena,
Mimi, who has been in poor health
for several months, is expected TO ar
rive here with his family this week, in
hopes that the change may be bene
fetal to him.
Hon. Henry Brace Of Warren, is
the latest Republican of this section
to be rewarded by the administration
in an official appointment, he having
been made special agent of the gen
eral land Office at Washington.
Mr.. Hardison's we'll, near the
mouth Of Hunter Run, opposite town,
is down over 200 feet, and has had
very nice showing of oil. We wouldn't
be surprised, nor grieved either, to
hear that good we'll had been struck
within the next few days.
In a case tried before Hon. w. d.
Brown, in Forest Co, w. f. Collnerr
has obtained q decision for the one
undivided fourth interest in the prop.
erty known as the Maple Creek prop
erty, conditioned for the payment of
something over $4,000. - Clarion
Jacksonian.
David Barnett, who has just fin
ished the enlargement of bis store
room, is getting in his fall stock, and
invites the public to come in and see
his selection of Fancy Dress Goods,
Henriettas, Cashmeres, Flsnnels, Boots
and Shoes, which are daily arriving in
big lots, and at prices guaranteed to
meet competition. Call early and
make your selections, 1t
-Elsewhere in this issue we publish
a circular from Adjutant General
Hastings giving full Instructions rela-
tive to the forthcoming excursion to
Gettysburg, by which it will readily
be seen who is aud who is not entitled
to free transportation under the late
act. He further gives instructions as
to the manner of securing such trans.
portation, aud we would advise all
who intend going to avail themselves
early and avoid the rush. Read the
instructions carefully and then send
for the proper blanks.
Ed. Gillespie of Wing Hill, is
our authority for the statement that |
Mr.. Jonas Skunk had the finest field |
of oats in the county this season. A |
few days ago Ed. drove his reaper
over to assist him in harvesting it, and
arrived just before noon. Mr.. S. had |
no feed handy just at the time, and
so went out to the oats field to get a
supply; after some effort he succeeded
iD climbing to the top of stalk and
clubbed off enough to furnish both
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