The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-01-23
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.
oil market closed yesterday So

VII OAOoCN DNo'
e. G. Mays, Of Clarington, ex.
Sheriff of Forest county, spent Sun
day with his daughter, Mrs. A. B.
Thomas. - Kane Leader.
Mrs. DIR. Morrow departed for her
former home in Indiana county yes.
terday, in response to telegram au.
nouncing the serious illness Of her
father.
Trains are running as usual this
week, no such changes as were men
toned having taken place. The
schedule will not likely be changed
for some time yet.
Benz w. May ESQ.,. made a fly.
ing visit home from Chicago, only re.
naming over the Sabbath. He was
accompanied on his return Monday
by his sister, Mrs. Sharpe.
The next exciting event for this
community will be the spring elec.
tions, which occur on the third Mon.
day of February. Now's the time TO
announce for the fat offices.
Quarterly meeting will be held
in the Wesleyan Church, Stewards
Run, next Saturday evening, Jan. 26,
and continuing over the Sabbath. A
cordial invitation is extended to all.
For there was never yet Phil.
osopher, that could endure the tooth
ache patiently" Perhaps not-bu,
there's little wit in enduring it at all,
when one bottle of Salvation Oil will
cure it.
Esquire Henry Church, one of
our efficient Jury Commissioners, made
US a pleasant call Monday. He will
be engaged a greater part Of this week
in assisting to re fill the Wheel aud
draw jury for the February term Of
Court.
Representative Hall, prominent
legislator of Mercer county intends to
Introduce au amendment to the mar.
riage license act, requiring only one
of the contracting parties to be pres
ent when the license is applied for
This is a sensible idea, thinks the un.
married local editor Of the Mexican
Miner.
The joint resolution proposing an
amendment TO the constitution pro.
hibiting the sale or manufacture Of in
toxicating liquors was taken up on
third reading yesterday and passed
fually by the House of Representatives
by a vote of 1872 to 55. The resolu-
ton then went to the Senate, which
body will likely pass it early next
week.
"A. A. Carlisle, whose dangerous
condition was noted in these columns
last week, died at Las Cruces, New
Mexico, on the 10th lost, of cousump,
tion. The editorial fraternity of this
section Of the State is thus bereft of a
most brilliant member, who will be
greatly missed by all who were accus.
toned to reading his crisp and spicy
paper, the Clarion Jacksonian.
The long and anxiously looked
for snow came on Sunday and Sunday
night last, and happier lot of people
than the lumbermen and teamsters
we're when they went out on Monday
morning and found from 6 to 8 inches
of snow covering mother earth, would
be hard to find. The sleighing is not
what it might be, but is so much bet,
ter than none that it is being used for
all there is in it.
The pupils of the borough high
school are making an effort to estab.
lish library for the benefit of the
school, and desire assistance from
every citizen. A good book will be
received with as much favor as money.
A record of each contributor is to be
made and kept by the secretary for
future reference. This is a very
worthy undertaking and the pupils
not only deserve but should receive
the substantial encouragement of all
our citizens. The committee elected
to carry on the work is as follows
Inez BrOwnell, Blanche NJ. Pease,
Florence Klinestiver, May Knox,
Chas. r. Howe, Ben. NJ. Kelly.
Treasurer, Eta Il. Clark; Secretary.