The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-12-20

What is local newspaper asks
an exchange. It is board Of trade,
trumpeter CT towns advantages, a
history. l! is policeman, a cbspe.
rome, defender of your rights, and
a board of health. 1t is an honest
advisor. 1t warns you against
frauds, and tells you the best place
to buy goods. 1t rejoices with you
when you are glad and mourns with
you when you need comforter. 1t
is your guardian angel of your moral,
intellectual and physical health. 1t
sticketh closer than brother.
Therefore remember and appreciate
it.
Rev. Irl r. Hicks gives the fol-
lowing forecasts of the weather for
January 1894: The new year will
open cold, clearing weather in all
central and western parts, reactionary
disturbances having passed to the At
lantic. By the Sd it will change to
warmer with storm movements in
sight on the evening of the 4th.
During the 9th, 9th, and 7th fall
ing barometer with storm center pass.
ing eastward. Sweeping westerly
winds with intence cold from the Sth
to the 14th, when it will moderate up
to the 22nd. Cold and storms will
follow, the month going out with a
cold wave.
If in nothing else a visit to the
school will pay you in reviving old re.
collections. And then it will furnish
you for . good answer for your boy
when he complains about having to
go to school, by drawing a contrast
between the old rickety school house,
slab seats, paper windows, wood fire
place, crusty old school master with
specs and rattan when you went to
school, and the we'll ventilated, we'll
lighted, we'll seated school rooms,
With 4 charming young teacher full
of life using the best methods of
teaching, that have fallen to the lot
of the present generation of youth.
How you will enjoy this, and how de-
lighted your boy will be to hear it.
The first Demorest gold medal
contest will be given at the Court
house, Monday evening, Dec. 25th,
under the auspices of The w. G. 7. U.
II will be an entertainment of unus-
ual interest as the contestants who
take part are those who have won the
silver medal at previous contests,
only such being eligible. 10 addition
to this the committee has been sue.
cessful in securing the Cosmus Man
dolin Club, of Titusville, to play on
this occasion. A delightful musical
treat may be expected, as this club
is highly recommended by those who
have heard it. Admission fifteen
cents. The handsome gold medal
given by Jennings Demorest, Of New
York is now on exhibition in tbs
window Of the May, Park & Co
bank.
Why might not Tiouesta enjoy
the benefit of the University Exten
sion Course as we'll as many of oul
neighboring townSi A course of lee
lures on popular and scientific sub
, jects would be an excellent education
al advantage to be had at no great
cost. Let some one or more personI
investigate the matter, and see wba'
arrangements can be made for it
Tionesta is not up to her privileges
in these matters. We have all thC
two for FIVE cent shows and paten
medicine troops we need, and NOR,
too. Why not expend the money
squsndered in these in paying fol
some thing of real worth. A littl,
nonsense occasionally is all right bu
where it is all nonsence at the ex
pense of sense it 10 not Who will
make move in this?
An exchange publishes the fol
> lowing in regard to damages arising
from accidents through defective side
walks which ought to prevent any op
: position to a borough ordinance re
quiring them to be kept in prope
, condition; If property holders under
stood the responsibility resting upor
them in the care of sidewalks ther,
would be n marked Improvement il
thoir condition. Too many peopl
imagine that the borough is responsi
BILE for damages that may accrue b.