The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-04-19
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.
Oil market closed yesterday 6S8.


Mrs Chas. Kirchartz is paying a
visit to her parents at Brookville.
The borough schools will close
in about three weeks, and the little
tots are counting the days.
The disease known as pink.eye is
prevailing to a considerable extent in
the interior counties Of the State, it is
said.
Mr.. w. NJ. Coon, of Barnett
township, is this week announced as
a candidate for County Commission.
err, subject to Republican ussges.
We invite you TO inspect our
stock of Dress Goods, Underwear,
Shoes, &c. A look will cost you
nothing. Lawrence d Smearbaugh.
Mr.. A. w. Stroup, Of Tionesta
township, candidate for Sheriff, has
Withdrawn from the contest, and au.
thorizes us to discontinue his an
nouncement.
Rev. Rankin and Mr.. Ritchey
will act as judges at a Demorest sill.
yer medal contest which is to take
place at West Hickory tomorrow,
Thursday, evening.
james Manross, who has resided
on the old Holeman farm, at Hunter
Station, has purchased a farm near
Waterford, Erie county, and is this
week moving there.
Several car loads of pipe for the
Water Company's line has arrived,
and as soon as the weather becomes
settled the work of putting in the
line will be resumed.
Clinton Smith of Tylersburg
had his left leg badly fractured above
the ankle last Thursday evening.
He was engaged in twisting out
stumps when the chain broke and one
end struck him on the leg with the
result above mentioned.
The Cox we'll on Bear Creek was
finished last week, and may be term
ed a dry one, though the showing
could not have been more satisfactory
without striking a good we'll. The
depth of the hole is 1910 foet. We
believe the company will begin an
other test in the near future.
We thought we'd slip out last
Saturday and lift a few of the speck.
led beauties just to open the season,
but on awaking about five a. m. and
seeing the ground we'll covered with
snow and more coming, we concluded
that was enough of the beautiful, and
kept holed up the rest of the day.
We have our new stock of Cloth
ing, Dry Goods, Shoes, Gents Fur
nishing Goods, &c, u~npacked, ready
for the rush, and lay claim to as fine
a display as the best of them. Prices
marked ridiculously low to suit the
stringency of the times. Don't fail tC
call and look over our stock. r
Barnett. 1t.
Twas thoughtful in the Cover
nor to appoint two ArbOr Days, fol
the fellow who would attempt to plan.
a tree last Saturday must possess
heap of nerve. A week from mex.
Saturday, 29th inst, will be anothe.
day, when it is hoped the weather
clerk will give a little more attention
to business.
, WIN. F. Blum has disposed o
his blacksmith shop lot, on the corne
of Elm and Walnut streets, to DAME
Walters and Forest Proper, who ex
pect to lear down the old part of tn
shop and cover the lot with a sub
stantial new building. The corner i
a very desirable one for almost an,
kind of business.
. Florence, a bright aud wiusom
little miss, and only daughter of MI
and Mrs, Alex Nicely, of Harmon.
township, died on Sunday mOrnin.
last, of diphtheria. The parents ha'
moved from Philadelphia about tw
: weeks ago, and were stopping at MI
; John McIntyre's, father of Mrs. Nee
i ly, until they could set their Ow.
house in order. 1t is supposed th
child vas exposed to the disease b.
fore leaving Philadelphia, OF e