The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-03-25

Under a new ruling, the Pension
Office refuses to give to the public the
lists Of pensions granted. It seems
that pension agents have been taking
advantage Of the published addresses
of pensioners by writing to them, and
in many instances making them believe
that they are not getting enough, and
in this way working up new claims,
thus giving the pension Office no end
of trouble. Hence the ruling.
Attention is directed to the card
in this issue of MeCuen & Simon,
t%ailors, hatters and furnishers, Oil
City, Pa. These gentlemen scarcely
need any introduction to the people of
this section, their reputation for fair
dealing, moderate prices and perfect
satisfaction having become so we'll es-
tablished that any words from US
would be a waste of time and space.
They invite you to call when in Oil
City.
After this week the Workmen
Lodge of this place will meet in their
new hall over the Proper & Doutt
block, which is being fitted up hand.
somely for hat purpose. 1t will be
the finest lodge room in town when
completed. The Woman's Relief
Corps has been rendered the free use
of the hall, and has accepted the same,
and the P. o. S. Of A. has also rented
from the Workmen, and will hereafter
hold their meetings there.
Alden j. Handy, n of the old
and esteemed citizens of Stewards Run,
Pa, died at 2 o'clock, March Is, 1891,
aged 81 years, G months and IS days.
He was the father of six children, FIVE
sons and one daughter. The funeral
services were conducted en- Friday
afternoon of last week, Rev. j. V.
McAninch officiating. Mr.. Handy
died expressing religious principles
harmonizing with Christianity; an
honored citizen and a good neighbor.
The publishers of school books
assert that there is but little money in
their business aud that the legislature
should kill the bill which proposes
that the state shall print the books
and sell them at cost. But their as.
sertions got a black eye the other night
at Harrisburg, when the committee
investigating the matter called Captain
j. w. Meese, foreman for the last 20
years of the State printing establish.
ment, where the school books of
Taintor Bros. & Co., of New York,
are printed, testified that the cost Of
manufacturing Appleton's readers, in
GLIDING paper and labor, is about as
follows: Primers, from 4 to 5 cents ;
First Readers, 8 to 8; Second, 10 to
~; Third, II to is; Fourth, 16 to IS;
Fifth, Is to 20. A retail price list
from a Western county showed that
First readers sold there for % cents ;
Second, 40; Third, so; Fourth, rs;
aud Fifth, $1.25. COTS arithmetics,
costing 8 to IS cents, sold for 40 and
So cents.-Indiana Messenger.
There is more railroad talk in 1he
atmosphere bereabouts. One Of the
projectors was here on Monday of this
week, in consultation with a number
of our local capitalists in connection
with the scheme. The plan is to build
a road connecting the city of Erie
With the extensive coal fields of PUNK
sutawney, Jefferson county, using, as
far as possible, the old PithOle rail.
road he'd, abandoned several years
ago, and the old grade of the Penn.
~sylvania Petroleum railroad, which is
about 40 miles long, aud was graded
in the early ~seyenty's. The road
would come down Pithole creek, cross
ing the Allegheny river at the mouth
of Pithole, and following the east bank
of the river up to the Tionesta creek,
thence up that stream to Big Coon,
and from that on through to Punxsu.
tawney. OF course, the road is not
built yet, SO to speak, but there is
more talk hat sounds like business
than anything we have yet heard in
that line, and the men back of it, to.
gether with the value of such an out.
let, gives a great deal Of assurance
that it will not end in talk.
-"Why SO pale and wan, fond love.
Prithee! Why so paleH" "Well if the
truth must be told, l have the most
villainous cold q man ever had" She
only smiled a confident and happy
smile-and brought down her bottle
Of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
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