The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-07-12

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see his best girl in particular,
Col. Thomas j. Steward, Secre.
tary of Internal Affairs, will please
accept our thanks for his annual re.
port of railroads, canals, telegraphs
and telephones of the State for 1891.
90.
The trouting season ends on the
10th, and that's next Saturday. The
yield has not been up to the average
this year, although the lie crop has
probably turned out about as fine as
usual.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Hart, of Oil
City are here visiting friends. 1t is
over seven weeks since Mr.. H. was so
seriously burned by gas explosion,
and he is still considerably effected
by bis injuries.
The regular berry season will
soon be upon us, raspberries coming
first. The crop of all kinds-rasp,
buckle and black-promises fairly,
and doubtless the usual amount will
be put up by the average famsly.
Times may be dull generally but
not so at Hopkins d Lsuson's. They
are booming things just the same as
usual, and are putting up bargains
that have tendency to drive away
dull.time blues. Go and see. 2t.
The condition of Mrs. S. G.
Sloan grows more critical with each
succeeding day, and it is impossible
for her friends to longer hope for her
recovery. All her daughters have
been constant watchers at her bed.
side for the past three weeks.
Quarterly meeting will be held
at Wing Hill, Saturday and Sunday,
July % and %. The services on
Saturday will be held in the Town
Line church On Sabbeth, in the old
camp meeting grove. Rev. NJ. Smith,
P. E., will have charge of the meet
ing.
The river is again down to about
as low stage as it has been this season,
making coal.boat navigation rather
perilous, or At least very tedious. But
from all accounts the market for the
different kinds of lumber. ware be.
low is about as sluggish as naviga.
tion, so it don't matter much in the
long ruu.
Drilling is still going on at No.
SO, on tract 1866, Balltown, although
the we'll is now down over 5000 feet.
This is 1000 feet below the Balltown
sand, but Mr.. Richards, the superin.
tendent, informs Us that they expect
to go 1900 if they can, get there.
Surely this will be thorough test of
the lower depths, and one which will
be watched with considerable inter.
est.
Jas. X. Green, who resides in
Harmony township, not far from
West Hickory station, will offer for
sale all his live stock, and farming
machinery, on Saturday, July %.
He has a number of horses, I'VE, and
a large flock of sheep, besides about
everything necessary for conducting
a we'll regulated farm, which will 60
to the highest bidder, and on sums
over So reasonable amount of time
will be allowed, on good security.
Remember the date.
DIR. Rumberger and two Of bis
East Brady friends, Messrs. VIM. Cum
ningham and Jas. Murphy, gave the
trout fishing in Forest county part.
ing blast last week, smashing the rec
ord for long distance pedestrianism,
and subsisting on fish and buttermilk
the while. They started in at By.
romtown and walked, fished, canoed
and overland.staged it to Tionesta
making the distance in little more
than day, barring one nights battle
with punkeys, and came in looking
robust and rugged.
The Warren Mail says: "The
pupils of Warren schools now have
in Warren Savings Bank and draw
ing four per cent interest over $4,000
A very good result of scarcely two
years saving, This plan has proven
very successful wherever tried. VIZ
see that in Pottstown, Pa, the chill
dren during the past year saved
S7,100.22. The schools savings funC
. went into operation there January l
1890, and the total deposits to date il