The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-09-09
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.
Oil market closed yesterday 545.

gave the REPUBLICAN pleasant call
Yesterday.
Mrs. G. M. Shawkey of Warren,
was the guest of relatives and friends
from Saturday until this morning.
Rev. Rumberger is in Meadville
this week attending the Erie Confer.
ence, whose sessions begin there to-day.
VIM. Blum has been laid up with
a renewal of his old trouble. grip,
once more, but is improving aud able
to be out again.
MIR. and Mrs. Boon Magee, of
Warren, visited Tionesta over last
Sabbath, as the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. L. Craig.
Miss Maude Brennan departed on
Saturday last for Hamilton, Outario,
where she will attend the Wesleyan
College the ousuing term.
Our handsome friend w. S. Shafer
was up from Emlenton Monday, and
met number of old friends, who are
always glad to shake with Scott.
The Warren fair is on this week =,
and is drawing some patronage from
this section, which it justly merits. 1t
continues tomorrow and Friday.
The bell called the children to
school yesterday morning, aud judging
from appearances the enrolment must
have been extra large for the first day.
Hon. S. H. Haslet, Of Tionesta,
was visitor 10 town over Sunday and
received hearty greeting from his
many Franklin friends. Franklin
Ne,Cs.
An infant son 0f Mr.. and Mrs.
Millard Mexican, of Fox Creek
Green twp, died Of cholera infautum
last evening. The child's age was
hObuI lOur lDOulnS.
We do not know If the chestnut
crop is a good one this fall or not, but
will know later. Iu the meantime we
are open to conviction, and in good
condition TO make use of numerous
samples.
Will Kepler was summoned to
Centre county last Saturday night, by
the news of the severe illness of his
father. Word received from him since
his arrival is to the effect that bis
father is little if any better.
Mr.. Cephas Moon reports the re-
cent cold snap as little too snappy
for his buckwheat crop, which he
says was about knocked out complete
ly. He would otherwise have had 4
fue yield We have heard of NJ
other fields suffering.
The Marienville Juniors hav,
sent word that they will be in to plt J
the rub" with our Juniors next Sat
urday. The clubs stand a gam,
apiece now, and this will be the de
Gliding horse" The game will cal
promptly at one o'clock.
Misses Lizzie Randall aud Ine,
BrowneIl depart to morrow for Ober
lin, Ohio, where they will attend
college during the fall and winte
terms. Miss Lizzie will confne he
studies to music, while Miss Inez vii
take the regular course of studies.
The sessions of the Free Metho
dist quarterly meeting during the lat
tor part Of last week were fairly wei
attended. On Sabbath afternoon bap
tismal services were held at the rive
bridge, when number we're immersed
a large congregation witnessing tn
exercises.
Charles Raisig's large circle o
friends in this community were pleased
to shake his hand once more as he cir
culated among them day or two o
last week. Charlie has built up mic
trade in the hustling borough of Viii
kinsburg, and reports his brother. L
A., and VIM. Youngk as having gottel
again we'll established after thei
heavy loss by fire.
The Franklin Ne,Os makes thi
observation, which is only too true
although peaches are fine this year
and so abundant as to send their pric
almost down to zero at the fruit cen
tres, the fruit cosls considerable il
this part of the country. The prio
would be half lower but for the ex
orbitant charges of the express com
panies, which amounts to more tbai
the first cost of the fruit" The feaI
ful extorlions of the express compa