The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-08-30

eiectlOn 10 vote upon bne question
whether the village shall issue bonds
for a judgment for damages sustained
by a rotten walk, or pay the bill at
once by special tax. And when the
bill is paid the walks will be no bet.
ter.
Great and welcome was the rain
Of Monday night But the wind was
high, and farmers tell US that corn
and buckwheat are laid low aud fiat.
Both will rise again, however, at least
enough to admit Of the heads and
ears filing properly, and we corn
dodger and Aap.jack epicures may be
happy yet.
j. F. Overlander is fitting up his
grist mill on the west eide with boiler
and engine, and expects this week to
be prepared to do all kinds of grind.
ing on the shortest notice and in the
best possible manner. He has up.
ward of thousand bushel Of gain
already on hand and is daily adding
to his stock.
Goo. H. Higgins, Esq, left Mon
day for Erie where he becomes a law
partner of Hon. S. M. Brainerd.
Both gentlemen will gain advantages
by this partnership and the many
friends of George 10 Warren county
will watch his career with interest,"
Mail. And so will his large circle
of Forest county friends.
The Warren fair opens on the
18th Of Sept. and continues four days.
The management promises the best
fair of any yet held. Balloon ascen.
sions every day. Bicycle races first
day, open to the world. Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, horse races.
Good music each day. Extensive ex.
hibits Of all kinds, aud no trouble to
find lots to amuse and interest during
the entire week. Go any day; you
cant miss it any. st.
"A very nice game of base ball
was played on the old grounds last
Friday between mines composed OF
of about the best material in town,
one calling themselves the boat scaf-
fold crew, and the other the wagon
shop sluggars. The game of nine in
nings resulted in victory for the
boat scaGold by score of 10 to 6
A little of this kind of work is liable
to become contagious and result il
several games before the season ii
ended.
-"Pennsylvania Day." Sept. 7th
at the Worlds Fair gives promise o
being the greatest day yet had at th'
, great exposition, and will be a credi
to the State. Commissioners Farqu
har and his co.laborers are putting
, forth their best efforts to make th
, affair d grand success in every detail
, In the evening among other attrac
tions, there will be grand display o
FIRE works including pieces emblema
tic of the State: keystone, Coat.Uf
/, arms, portrait Of Wm. Penn, etc.
! The American Express compau.
. has lately inaugurated a scheme 70
the convenience of patrons, which
unique aud extremely handy. Ii
every one of their 5000 offices in tn
United States they have placed
: small iron mail box. 1t is similar i
size to the post boxes on the corner
and is for the same purpose. Th
mail from these boxes will be take
: out for every train, and mailed on th
D train when possible, and when moi
= taken to the postoffice. In connectio
o with the mail box, the company vii
o sell stamps at cost and throw in en-
l. velopes for nothing. One of thes
}. boxes has been placed in the Tionest
!. depot.
); The patience of the boroug
d council is getting worn out by ii
:, inordinate slowness of owners Of ba
|. sidewalks in the direction of in
provement of the same, and they, ii
o council, are making preparations
, move rigidly in the matter W
don't wonder at this. 1t is not plea
- ant thing, at best, TO occupy a pos
,, ton where one is obliged to use Il
n strong arm of the law 10 compelliu
ones neighbors to keep his premis'
in decent repair, aud the rule is to e.
Is Is ereise all the leniency possible 10 sue
- cases, but there is point beyon
which forbearance ceases to be vi
C. tue, and the members of the cOuuc
e. begin to think that point is we'll MIG