The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-03-26

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there this season as they always do, with
little the finest in the country They
have surely outdone all former efforts as
you will agree when you inspect tho new
stock now arriving at II. ]. Hopkins &
Co.'s. 1t.
There are four Ms on silver dollar,
two plainly visible-one each in the words
Unum and America, another less distinct
at the base of the neck of the Goddess Of
Liberty and the fourth on the left curve of
the knot that binds the wreath together ON
the reverse side of the coin. Now see If
you can find these latter two, one of which
stands for Morgan, the designer of the die.
The young ladies who had charge of
the supper at the Rink last Friday eve
ming, netted about $500 for tho benefit of
the Sabbath School, which will go toward
the purchase of new singing books. In
this connection we have been requested to
say that the young ladies feel very CRATE
full to the members of the cornet band who
so kindly furnished music for the occasion.
The Presbytery of Erie will meet in
Titusville and continue its sessions three
days-April 8, 8 and 10. With the minis
ters, elders and lady delegates 10 tho mis-
sionary auxiliaries, there will be in all 100
delegates. The question 70 revising the
Westminster Confession of Faith will be
among the matters before the Presbytery,
and the indications are that a majority
will vote for revision.
Cincinnati and other cities and towns
on the Ohio river have once more been
deluged by a great flood, and much dam
age has been done, but the river seems
now to be falling, or was yesterday, and
further damage is not looked for. Great
floods along the Ohio, and Mississippi
seem to be getting more frequent of late
years, and the everhows of this season are
among the worst that have been exper-
fenced.
Mr.. r. II. Wallace, tho popular and
painstaking agent of the N. Y. p. & o.
road, was up from Oil City last Wednes
day fitting out some parties bound for the
far west with transportation over his pop
ular routes. Mr.. W. does a large business
in that line with people from this section,
in fact he is about the only one our people
will deal with, and we have yet to hear OF
the first complaint of any sort from his
patrons.
MFR. and Mrs. j. T. Topping, for up
ward of year residents of our borough,
have bid goodbye to friends here, and
will make their home in Greonville, Pa,
for time. During their stay in Tionesta
they made host of friends, all of whom
regret their departure very much. We
are pleased to learn that Treasurer Hager-
erty has rented the house which they have
vacated, and will move his family to town
| in a short time.
The following remedy for diphtheria,
says the Scientific american, is the hest
known: "At the first indication of diph-
iberia in the throat of child, make the
room close, then take tin cup and pour
into it quantity of tar and turpentine,
equal parts. Then hold the cup over a
fire so as to fill the room with fumes. The
little patient, on inhaling the fumes, will
cough up and spit out all the membrane
GUS matter and the diphtheria will pass off.
The fumes OF the tar and turpentine loosen
the matter in the throat and thus affords
the relief that has baffied the skill of ply
sicians." Paste this in your hat. 1t may
save you doctors bill.
They had funny sort of entertain.
ment at Tionesta the other evening for the
benefit of the Presbyterian Sunday School.
1t was called sc Social" The peculiar
ity of this kind of social consists of the
menu, which is served on the European
plan, each item of which commences with
the letter &C." and boing only suggestive
of the proper name of the dish. We hav-
emit seen the menu, but suppose every
| Tionestan went home loaded to the top
gauge with corn, Goldfish balls, cake, cele-
ry, coffee, cheese, craut, cabbage and
cider.-Frdnkiin NelUS. We might add
that baked beans were down on the "bill,"
but as beans don't commence with a sc"
the young ladies ingeniously named the
dish common choice"
The Pittsburgh Conference of the
Evangelical Association closed its annual
session. at Greensburg, Ohio, recently. In
the absence of a bishop, Rev. j. d. Domer,
of Franklin, Pa, was elected chairman
and presided over the deliberations of the
Conference. The session was an exceed
ingly pleasant and agreeable one. The
appointments for Franklin district are as
follows: j. d. Domer, Presiding Elder
Franklin Station, w. F.. Shannon; Oil
City, w, w. Elrick; Warren, S. J. Cation
Clarendon, +. w. Bartlett; Venango, j.
Esch; Lickingville, f. NJ. Brickley /;
Dempsey town, j. w. Domer; Shenango,
L. L. Baumgardner; Barkeyville, W. II.
Cramer; Crawford, p. f. DeVauX; Alum
4 Rock, j. Ii. Boozer; Warren Circuit, To
be supplied; West Hickory, j. Milton
Weaver; Now Salem, Philson Berlley
West Millville, d. NJ. Baumgardner; Erie
Mission, G. w. Finecy. Rev. ]. II. Shimp,
formerly of Hickory charge, is stationed
at Austintown, Ohio.