The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-12-21

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will give a Christmas entertainment
on next Saturday evening in the
church, consisting of music, recita
tions, DC. At the close Of these ex
ercises the distribution Of gifts will
take place. All are cordially invited.
Henry Kiser of German Hill has
had several severe attacks Of heart
trouble within the past ten days, which
cause his friends much alarm. He
was somewhat improved yerterday,
and the hope lie held out that he will
rally again from his critical condition.
Z +. Shriver is moving the rig
from the Kelly farm, at Oldtown, to
the Payne tract, M Johns Run, this
week, and will be prepared for the
drillers 10 II few days. The Grove
Bros will drill tho we'll, expecting to
begin operations within the uext fort.
night.
The NJ. E. Sabbath school will
celebrate Christmas at the church
next Saturday evening, with appro.
pirate exercises, for which the school
is in training this week. The work
is in the hands of Mr.. Diugman, who
always makes a success Of such affairs.
A cordial invitation is extended.
The New Peterson for January is
one of the handsomest and most at.
tractive Of the months magazines.
The cover is extremely artistic, the
paper and Typography are excellent,
the illustrations admirable, and the
literary contents are worthy the names
of the contributors. Published at the
low price of 50 90 per year by the Pc.
terson Magazine Co Philadelphia.
While doing some gas fitting at
the Central House last week oue day,
AL. Richards met with a little expln.
siou that only lacked a lrife of being
II serinus affair. As it was be escaped
with part of his whiskers and pretty
severely scnrched face and hands,
while a few broken window paUes, a
busted door panel and a patch or two
Of mulilated plastering shows what a
t%reacherous thing a little escaping gas
is.
Ernest Sibble of German Hill,
lost his best team horse, u valuable
animal, last Saturday. While IN
loading ties at the depot the horses be.
came frightened and ran away keeping
the railroad track for several rods, and
when Opposite the Hunter grist mill
they went over the embankment into
the river. When taken out it Was
discovered that one of the team bad
broken n of its hind legs, aud bad
TO be- shat.
IS. r, Cognn, formerly Of HuliDgs,
w. Va, is now located at Baton.
Md, the famous Georges Creek coal
country, where he has a booy Of fine
white oak aud hickory timber. Sim
refers pathelically to the late little
earthquake which took place on the
9Th of Nov, but extracts the c%onsola %
tion therefrom that the good time is in
sight when a fellow can get 5 ''schoop
ers" for a cent, and everything else 10
proportion.
An honest man is the noblest
work of God, An honest lawyer is a
picturesque and interesting sight. An
honest theologian is not as common a
spectacle as is generally supposed.
And an honest newspaper is one If
The nGblest works of man. Franklin
NeaUs All For the kind reference
in the last sentence, blessings be upon
you. Our native m"desty prevented
Us from mentioning the matter %ourseli,
and while you didn't just speak our
name we readily catch on" and will
get even with you some day.
"A very CRAFTY ing success. That
was the verdict of all who attended
the exercises given by the borough
scho"ls last Friday evening. Not a
break down in the entire pogram N,
which was a long one, and sufficiently
varied TO suit every taste, When an
audience will patiently sit and eagerly
listen for nearly two hours to a per
formanee given by children. scarcely
any of whnm have reached their teens,
ii is a better testimonial than any pen
cap write, and such was the case in
this instance. Let US have more Of
them
The lumbermen and boatmen of
the Clarion river are having very ser
ious trouble ou account of the absence
of a fipod sufficient to let them out
with their pr ducts. Many loaded
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