The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-08-16


Islands, over the W. N. Y. q p. Ry,
on Thursday, August oath, leaving
Tionesta at $40 a. m. Round trip
tickets, good for ten days, only 5000.
Last Of the season.
"A party Of Tionesta "wheelmen"
started for the spirit lands of Casa.
daga last Saturday morning, but be.
fore reaching Irvineton the drizzlng
rain had dampened their spirits to
such an extent that they concluded
to ride back home in the evening,
which they did-on the 1853 train.
WIN. Mccain of Newmansville,
was over with bis new traction steam
thresher last week doing some work
for the farmers of this section. The
little engine travelled right along, up
hill and down, with very little effort,
and pulled the large separator with
perfect ease up the steepest pitches.
-Messrs. John G. Hunter aud
james r. Morgan have bought Harry
Marks cigar store, billiard room and
barber shop attachment, at the Raab
building. They have made great
improvements, already, in the appear
ance of things about there, and ex.
pect to add still more to the attrac-
tions of their business.
Cholera bulletins from the New
York quarintine station are again
among the daily items of news.
Why is immigration from the infec.
ted countries not prohibited ? Or has
the administration to much too do in
pulling itself out of the big financial
middle TO give any attention to the
life and health of the peopleP
There will be meeting on
Thursday evening at the Kelley
League Room for the purpose of or
ganizing an athletic association, with
the view Of renting a suitable ground
for all kinds of athletic sports, such
as bicycle and driving tracks? base
ball and lawn tennis grounds, &c
All interested are cordially invited
to be present.
We had short but exceedingly
pleasant call last Thursday from oul
old friend, Rev. Harry S. Bates. Il
was his first visit to town for many
years, and his friends we're sorry b,
could not remain longer. He is nov
one of the brightest young minister
in the Erie Conference, and is pleas
antly located at Kinzua, where he ha
nice congregation.
The residence of Fred Mock, o
Warren, was entered by burglars oil
Saturday evening about 8 o'clock
when no one was at home but younl
lady nurse and the children, who hat
Just gone to bed. The house was ran
sacked and about 5000 worth of pro
perty taken, after which the burglar
took the baby, which was asleep 10
crib, and carried it out on the lawn
The burglars threatened the girls lif
if she made any outcry. There ha
been considerable thievery going on al
L around us of late, and perhaps it ma
be we'll to have an "eye to windward
! about these times.
> If Weather Prophet Hick
means the vicinity Of the North Pol
. when he refers to the northern rC
gions, his predictions for this mont
may pass; otherwise they're a trifl
off. In his August forecast he said
9 "The storm period from the SIh
9 the 18th promises the most activ
= and dangerous storms of the montl
The temperature" be says, sis likel
to fall almost or quite to the froi
l. line in northern regions, say from th
II 11th to 14th."-BlizzGrd. If "
n are to judge by the atmospheric col
l. ditions on Sunday night and Monda
'e morning, the 18th and 14th, v
should say that Mr.. Hicks was rigl
r. "in it," If the weather didn't a
a proach dangerously near the fro
"a line" it's very funny thing. B
g sides we read in the press dispatch
s. of severe western storms and "clouC
10 bursts" right in the very period er
braced in the dates given by Proph
81 Hicks, who seems always to know ju
" "where he is at"