The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-03-04
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.
oil market closed yesterday 752.

in Brookville.
Forest Bovard is home from
Grove City College for a few weeks
vacation.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Zones,
Of the Borough, on Feb. %, 1891, q
daughter.
Mrs. j. r. Chadwick of Tidioute,
was visiting friends in town during the
past week.
Mrs. II. S. Bates, of T~itusville is
visiting her mother Mrs. IL. II. May
for a few days.
March may be said to have come
in like a lion, if singing cold weather
counts that way.
r. G.. Brownell returned to Erie
Monday to resume his studies at the
Erie School of Shorthand.
Mrs. S. G. Sloan has returned
from a visit of two months with rela.
tives and friends in Pittsburgh.
Rev. Jas. 7. Brennan will preach
in the Stewards Run Church next Sab.
bath at 11:30 u. m. All are cordially
invited to attend.
The Burdick oil bill was defeated
in the House at Harrisburg, Monday.
It had been negatived in committee,
and Oh Mr.. Burdick's motion to place
it on the calender the vote stood 81
nays to "a yeas.
"A. j. Sigworth was down from
Hickory last Thursday and gave the
REPUBLICAN a call. If things pan out
about right AL. may become a citizen
Of our borough in the near future, and
we hope he will.
The r, T. Of 7. of this place, in
which the late t. B. Cobb held a bene.
6ciary certificate, has received a $4,000
check drawn in favor of his widow,
Mrs. L. NJ. Cobb, who is now a resi-.
dent of West Chester, Pa.
Appraiser Osgood publishes his
list of mercantile institutions now do.
ing business in the county, iu this issue.
The list is somewhat larger than last
year, thus showing a steady and whole,
some increase in business throughout
the county.
The general Quarterly Meeting
of the F. NJ. Church will be held at
this place beginning on Thursday eve
ming next, and continuing over the
Sabbath. Chairman H. w. Hawkins
will be present.. A large attendance
is expected.
II wonder what DIR. Smith is
looking so glum about p "Why l
can tell you, he says his trade is
almost ruined, that he'll hardly have
a patient in the winter months after a
while, all on account of DR.. Bull's
Cough Syrup"
George Klump, who has been
confined to the house for the past five
or six weeks by sickness, wishes to OK.
press his thanks to the people herea.
bouts who have extended a helping
hand to himself and family, and assures
all that their donations are properly
appreciated.
The oil report ofthe Pennsylvania
field for the month of February shows
that 243 wells were completed, with a
production of 6,61S barrels, and Al
dry holes, against 80 wells, 1884
barrels, and 46 dry wells the month
before. And 410 wells drilling, and
1876 rigs up and building, against 407
drilling wells and 245 rigs in January.
Very little "rafting" has this far
been done on TioDeSta creek, the only
one having got out with any being
Treasurer Hagerty, who is cleaning up
a job originally started for the Messrs.
Lacy. He has several creek pieces out,
which will be ready TO start, soon as
the winter is over, for the lower mar.
kets.
Mother Stewart, now in her 10th
year, who obtained the title Of which
she Is Justly proud from the "boys 10
blue" for sacrificing not only her hus.
band and sons to her country in its
peril but going to the front and min.
istering as best she could to the needy
of our soldier boys, will speak 10 the
Presbyterian Church, Tuesday evening,
March 10, 1891, under the direction
of the w. @. T. u. of Forest county.
Her travels in Europe will make her
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