The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-12-23

pected home this week: Misses Lizzie
Randall and Inez Brownell, Of Ober.
lin, Ohio.
Bob. Bender was down from
West Hickory yesterday and gave the
REPUBLICAN a friendly call. Bob is
always in good humor, but on this
occasion seemed unusually happy, and
when it leaked out that he was con.
templating the taking unto himself a
better half we could readily under.
stand the reason why.
The card of Fred. rettenberger,
machinist, of Tidioute, appears in this
issue. Mr.. G. is favorably known to
many Of our business men, who have
had very satisfactory dealings with
him in the past. He solicits a con.
tinuarce of the patronage of our mill
men and guarantees satisfaction to all
who employ his services.
John A. Jones, of Nebraska, who
is juror this week, takes the lead, we
guess, in this county for heavy weight
children, His youngest boy, 81
m nths old, weighs 3l1 pounds, while
the youngest girl, 2 years and 10
months, tips the beam at 40 pounds.
Both are strong and healthy, and as
full of the "old nick" as John himself
According to Assessor D. w.
Clark, Davey Hilands has the most
valuable piece of horsefesh 10 these
whereabouts. He returned the mus.
tang at a value of $4,000, and as Web.
is right where he eau see the animal
every day he couldn't be mistaken as
to his worth; at the same time Davey
has some notion of making Web. take
the boss at the assessed valuation. q.
Here is free ad. for young dis.
ciples of Blackstone who want place
to hang out their shingle mt. Jewett,
Mexican county, Pa, wants an attor.
ney and counsellor at law. There is
none there, and the Justice has more
than he can do, and will aid any at.
torney who will settle there. 1t is
said there is income enough to make
any young attorney feel proud over
it,"
Notice the card of the Forest
Hotel, West Hickory. Pa, which ap.
pears in this issue. Mr.. Beuder, the
proprietor. is one of the most genial of
landlords, and will spare no pains to
make his guests feel at heme in his
house. Everything about the hotel is
new from top to bottom, and the
travelling public will find it one of the
best stopping places in the country,
and at reasonable rates.
The mystery of the disappearance
of William Claak from Valiant Bend,
last spring, has been in part cleared
up by the receipt of letter from
Clark by his brother.in law, T. NJ.
Rogers, of Walnut Bend. The letter
was written By Clark from Hendricks,
Tucker county, West Virginia, and in
it he stated that he was alive and we'll
AS he should be conceded good au
thority on these points the theory held
by some of foul play may accordingly
be dropped. Blizzard.
The fourth Demorest medal con.
test will be held in the court house at
Tionesta, on Monday evening, Dec.
2Sth, institute week. This contest is
held under the auspices of the w. c.
7. U. Eight young ladies will speak
on the subject of temperance. Three
judges will be selected to decide to
whom the silver medal shall be award.
ed after hearing each of the young
ladies speak. All are cordially in.
vited to attend. Admission, Is cents
for adults. children 10 cents.
The fourth class postmasters
throughout the country are making u
concerted effort for more efficient mail
service and better pay. Every county
will send delegate to Harrisburg on
the 10Th inst, where a convention will
be held to discuss matters and briug
the subject before the present Congress
for action. Forest county held con.
ventiOn here yesterday and elected d.
S. Knox delegate, with Lewis Kiester,
alternate. The fourth class p. Ms do
more work for less pay than any other
class of government officials, and they
should succeed in their efforts to have
the wrong righted.
The following bit of news from
the Philadelphia Bulletin Of the 2lst
inst, will be interesting in this section
as showing the desire of the Pennsyl.
vania Railroad to get control of the
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