The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-07-26
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.

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Mr.. VIM. Z. Browne, of jerks,
was in town yesterday.
Miss Emily Woodburn of Frank.
lin, is visiting the Misses Robinson.
Rev. j. E. Hillard was up from
Franklin yesterday, and shook hands
with many old friends.
Quite a number of excursionists
boarded the train at this station
yesterday morning for Niagara.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Kelly, with
all the family, excepting james, are
at the Worlds Fair for a month or
six weeks stay.
Mr.. Benjamin May and S. D..
Irwin esq, attended the funeral of
their lifelong friend, Robert Coch.
ran, at Franklin, last Friday.
The extra number of workmen
now engaged on the water line gives
the town an air of liveliness rather
unusual to see at this time of year.
DIR. fowler was down from Ma
rienville yesterday on business, and
favored the print shop with a social
how.de.do. Mrs. fowler accompa.
MED the DIR.
The list of jurors for August
term appears to-day. Sheriff Osgood
requests us to ask those receiving no.
tices, TO sign and return postals en-
closed promptly.
Mrs. Hettish, the aged wife of
Mr.. Raymond Hettish, one of jerks
townships oldest citizens, died of
heart trouble on Thursday Of last
week. We are without fuller partic-
ulars.
"A number of our exchanges
have gone wrong on the date of the
Free Methodist camp meeting at
Youngsville, next month. They have
it commencing August 10Th, when it
should be August 9th.
Bills are out for dancing par.
ty at Siggins' platform, West Hicko-
ry, Friday evening next, 2Sth. Good
music has been engaged, and supper
will be served at the Forest Hotel.
A general and cordial invitation is
extended.
The Oil City delegate to the In.
ternational convention Of Christian
Endeavor societies, recently held in
Montreal, will visit the Tionesta So.
ciety next Monday evening, and give
a talk at the Presbyterian church,
His report will be of interest to all,
and the society hopes there will be a
large gathering present.
The general store at Economy,
Beaver county, is to be closed within
the next two weeks and the stock and
fixtures sold. The Economic store
sprang into existence with the society
nearly century ago, aud has been
open for business ever since. The
reason for closing it now is that it
has ceased to be profitable.
Z. T. Sbriver is home from the
Butler field for few days, the we'll
on which he is engaged having been
shut down for repairs. 1t is no boys
play to operate in that field, as is ev-
idenced by the fact that fitfy.odd days
have already been consumed, and two
or three weeks more will be necessary
to complete the we'll. Upward Of
900 feet of casing is required.
The sidewalk committee of the
boro council was around the other day
taking some measures" and it is
likely, unless the owners get at ii
themselves without delay, they will be
saved the trouble of building their
own walks. The council is a little
warm under the collar about the lack
of attention given to its notices by
property owners, and have decided to
proceed" A eommendable move
-"Fay Banning" novel by Will
j. Bloomfield, is the first effort of our
talented friend and acquaintance, who
is known to many of our readers in
the wide field of the writer The
story is one of plantation life. the
scene of action being for the most
part west of the Alleghenies, and is
very creditably, told evineiug skill in
descriptive power and detail. We
venture to bespesk its auther success
in his new field of work.