The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-10-19

tan Endeavor If the Presbyterian
church gave a musical and literary
social. The house was filled with an
appreciative audience, which was well
pleased with the program given. The
music was Of a high order and was
finely executed. The rectatons were
we'll chosen and nicely rem lered The
society is in good working order and
is very much in earnest all its work
aims to aid the cause of Christ and the
church. Visitors are always welcome
at the regular Monday evening meet.
ings
As this is "Columbus week" all
over the country, it is earnestly hoped
that the citizens of Tionesta and vi
cinity will lay aside business for an
hour or two Friday, the big day, and
join in making the 400th anniversary
a memorable one. The schools of the
Borough are making special prepara.
tions for the celebration and request
that all join them at $50 a. m. at the
school building, and with the G. A. r..
Post and Post band as escort, partici.
pate in short parade, followed bv the
exercises, as per programme in our
last issue, in school hall
The Blizzard man has been out of
a night aud tells Of it: This is the
season when the old fashioned husking
bee is held in the rural districts. The
farmer has housed his crops, and the
corn shocks are in the barn. The
merry lads and lasses gather at the
barn, at night, and the yellow ears &C.,
and occasionally red one are
stripped of their husks. The husking
generally winds up with q supper aud
dance, and there is more solid fun than
can be extracted from any other kind
of gathering. "Tbe huskers," one IF
the poems of the late John Greenleaf
Whittier, faithfully describes a husk.
ing bee.
One day last week o w. Proper's
horse became tangled ia his hitching
strap while standing in his stall, aud
was in danger Of choking to death
In attempting to cut the strap divers
knife made a msclip and struck his
left forearm inhictiug a very ugly
wound. He was alone in the barn
and tried to check the Aow Of blood,
but before he was aware of it, began to
faint. He was able to make himself
heard family by his mother, who went
out and found him nearly unconscious.
Prompt medical aid saved him, but it
was a narrow escape, for had he not
called for help when he did 1t is more
than likely Gaeth would have ensued
from loss Of blood before being discov.
cred.
Negotiations are now pretty well
under way whereby the new gas com.
pany recently organized will buy Mr..
Hawkins interest in the Tionesta Gas
Co., which is three fourths, and aban.
don the project of lawing a new line.
The citizens will thus control the gas
business Of the town, and rates will
be the sahe as originally agreed upon
by the new company, which will be
about one'third less than we are paw.
ing now. Under all circumstances this
seemed TO be the very wisest move,
and is so looked upon by uine tenths
of our citizens. The money thus paid
for fuel will remain iu Tionesta and
60 back to its citizens in such equally
divided proportions as to make the
payne of gas bills a benefit to the
place instead Of a hardship as has been
the case heretofore.
The official ballot Of Forest county
will require four KS to vote straight
Republican or Democratic ticket.
The first group comprises the Presi.
dental electors, two Congressman at.
Large and Judge Of Supreme Court.
The 2d group is for Congress the Sd
for Assembly and the 4th takes in
County Treasurer aud Surveyor. Now
an X Oh the ticket at the proper head
OF each one Of these groups votes a
straight Republican or Democratic
ticket AS the voter so marks. But.
says the Tidioute Ne,os, when it comes
to voting a Prohibition, Labor or So.
cIalist;c ticket, We confess we will
have to see an official ballot first.
These tickets come under the heading
by Nomination Papers" and the ar.
rangemeut Of the candidates, it LOOKS
to US, will be snch that voter who
undertake to vote on one of them will
be worse tangled than State Printer
Grier.
The copy the devil got up and