The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-11-22

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If you think il worth while to
save from one to two dollars and q
half on a Ladies' Jacket or mans
overcOat, buy it at Hopkins e. Ian.
sons. 2t.
Mrs. j. r. Morgan has opened a
bakery and restaurant in the build
ing lately occupied by A. Carson as
jewelry store. The public is invit.
ed to call when in want Of nice fresh
bread, cakes, or a dish of oysters.
w. A. Fisher, matchmaker and
jeweler late of Pittsburg, Pa, has To-
Gated in Tionesta, occupying the
rooms lately vacated by DR.. Steele,
in the gas Office building. Mr.. Fish.
er comes well recommended as first
class workman. In short time he
will have a complete stock Of watch.
es, clocks, and jewelry of every de.
scription.
"A very distressing accident hap.
pened to Jimmie, the 6.year.old son
of q. T. Shriver last Saturday eve
ming, by which the little fellow will in
all probability lose the sight Of an
eye. He was at play with some of
bis little companions and they were
throwing and batting glass bottles.
James struck a bottle and when it
burst a piece struck him on the out.
er corner af the eye.ball, cutting
deep cash in the same. He was
taken to an Oil City occulst imme-
diately, but what the result has been
we have not learned.
"A postmaster pointing to three
or four letters held for postage said !:
"Any man is liable to put letter 10
the postoffice without stamping it.
With card on the corner OF the en-.
velope we can stamp it and collect
the postage when the writer's come in.
We don't know who dropped those
letters into the box aud must hold
them until we write to the person ad'
dressed and they send us the postage.
That is the rule of the postoffice de-.
psrtment. Every writer of a letter
ought to have his name printed or
stamped on the envelope"
Judah Ann, wife of our old
friend Noah X. Burton, of Marien.
vile, died on the 10th inst, at the
advanced age of 81 years. Upward
of forty yeare ago she came with her
husband from York State and located
at their present place of residence.
Four children. with the sged hus'
band, and large circle of friends
survive to mourn the loss of good
mother, a faithful wife and a true
friend and neighbor. The burial
took place from the M. E. church or
the 18th, and large concourse o
sympathizing neighbors followed th'
remains to the cemetery.
The forthcoming report Of the su
perintendent of public instruction
: will recommend that q school censu
, be taken in order to determine hoV
, many children are not attending
school who ought to be. He viii
show that the increased state appro
3 priation TO the school has resulted il
}. longer school terms and better sala
3 ries and that the free text book laV
:. has been a great benefit. He vii
recommend the observance Of sue
r holidays as Thanksgiving Day an
/. Christmas by the closing Of tn
' schools. There will be table givinI
> the estimated value OF school proper
r ty.
"A large number of the citizen
of what was once the south ward O
;. the borough met at the council roou
a on Saturday evening for the purpos
g of forming a fire company. Th
d meeting being organized the follow
ing gentlemen we're elected officers {
. the new company: Foreman, Georg
. Holeman First Assistant ForemaI
2 M. H. MaGuire; Second Assistan
= H. H. Shoemaker; President, A. "
Richards: Sec'y G. S. Kirchart2
Treasurer, j. T. Dale. A committt
was appointed to wait on the monte
Is men of the town for Suggestions as
g. name for the new company. AnotI
II er meeting was appointed for ne,
q Monday evening to which all citizeI
% interested are cordially invited. I'll
g. upper ward will also form a comps
s. ny, and will have a meeting for tn,
10 10 a few days. We hope Il
NJ boys will succeed in organizing tv