The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-08-02

"O9VoAh Nioit VI uehIly lWO mOnboS
duration.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Law, who
have been making their heme in
Pittsburg for come time past, are pay.
ing Tionesta friends visit.
Thomas Howarth, one of the old.
est citizens of Allegheny twp, We.
mango county, having bis residence
near Lovell's corners, died on Sunday
and was buried yesterday. Mr..
Howarth was a familiar figure in this
community where he had quite ex-
tensive acquaintauceship. He was
upward af sixty years of age.
Monday evening of last week,
says the Clarion JacksOnian, Detmar
Host, of Washington township, lost
his barn and all its contents by fire.
Mr., Host had been to Lickingville,
and having returned after nightfall,
lighted a lantern 10 unharness his
horse. The animal stepped backward
on the lantern, upsettiDg it and set
ting fire to the barn, which was con.
sumed in a few minutes.
In accordance with a law passed
by the recent Legislature those here.
after elected to the Office of Burgess
will serve three years and are not ell.
igible to the Office for the next sue
ceeding term. The office of Assist
ant Burgess is done away with. 1t
also provides that the Burgess shall
not be member of Town Council,
gives him veto power, and provides
for the election of presiding officer
of Council.
Deputies Supreme Presidents
Brown and Russell we're here during
the past week in the interest of the
Equitable Aid Union, with a view
to the reorganization of the Tio.
nesta Union. Upward of twenty
new applicants have already been
secured, and a meeting will be held
next Saturday evening in 1. o. o. F.
hall for the purpose mentioned,
when it is expected over 30 pew mem.
bers will be initiated.
The management of the Warren
county fair is making extra efforts to
give the people good show this sea.
son-better than any heretofore. The
fair opens Sept. II and lasts to the
18th inclusive, and there will be a
host of new attractions. Any one
can have a premium list by address.
ing Willis Cowan, Secretary. The
Warren fairs are always drawn heav.
lily from this end of the county, and
the people are generally we'll salts.
fed.
The DerTick's July report of oil
operations in the Pennsylvania, Ohio
and Indiana fields shows 41S com.
pleted wells, 50 of which are dry
holes, and the balance yielding new
production to the amount of q, 500
barrels. The number of drilling
wells and rigs up is 59S. Compared
with the June operations this shows a
decrease of Is in completed wells, a
decrease Of 4,631 barrels new produc-
ton, the same number of dry holes,
and decrease of 8S new rigs.
The use of disinfectants should
be constant at this time of year.
About pound of cOpperas, costing a
few cents, scattered in a water closet,
will entirely deodorize it. Four
pounds of the same dissolved in a
bucket of hot water and thrown down
cesspool will have the same effect.
II repeated two or three times q
month there will be no trouble from
sewer gas or other effluvia. There is
no unpleasant odor from it as there is
from chloride of lime or carbolic
acid.
There is a mistaken idea that the
new school textbook law requires a
complete change of books. The law
makes no such requirement, but con-
templates the purchase, at the begin.
ming, of books for pupils who are not
supplied. Pupils who have text
books are expected to use them just
the same as before the new law was
passed. In districts where books
have heretofore been purchased by
the school boards under the old law
no change whatever is required. In
the exercise of proper care on the
part of directors great expense will
be saved taxpayers.
The barn of Solomon Byers,
whose farm is located in the southern
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