The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-06-14
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.
-'Rah for the Fourth !

started for Chicago last evening.
The boat men wouldn't object to
a little rise in the river about now.
Miss McLane of South Oil City,
visited Miss Clara German last week.
g. B. Montgomery and Chas.
Payne of Marienville, we're among
Tionesta friends few days last week.
Representative Haight was a
visitor to town last Friday, stopping
on his way to visit friends in Pleas.
antville.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Babbitt, Of
Dunkirk, N. Y, are visiting their
daughter aud sOn.in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. james L. Walters, oftthis place.
Grand Army excursion next
Friday to Conneaut Lake. Train will
leave this station at 1922 a. m. Fare
for round trip s125. Go and have a
good time.
Mr.. James S. Henderson of East
Hickory, received word Monday that
his father, Joseph Henderson, aged
S5 years, was dying at his home near
Franklin. He has gone to his bed.
side.
F. r. Lanson departed last eve.
ming for rather extended western
tour, expecting to 60 as far as Idaho
before returning. OF course he will
take in the big show at Chicago en-
route.
Commissioners W. H. Kerr,
brother of Supt Kerr of this county,
was re,nomiDated by the Republicans
of Clarion county at their primaries
last Saturday, by very fattering
majority.
The Saturday half.holiday bill
has become law, and in accordance
Herewith all banks will close hereaf-
ter at II o'clock noon each Saturday.
Business men should paste this notice
in their hats.
Judge Morrison of Mexican
county, held court in Warren fol
Judge Noyes last week, who has been
somewhat indisposed for a few days
since, but we are pleased to learn i;
again able to be out.
Post Band 274 will take in the
reunion at Conneaut Lake on Friday
next The Hickories will be largely
represented by the G. A. r. boys and
their families on this delightful occa'
sion, says a friend from that vicinity
The Free Methodists will hold &
quarterly meeting in the Evangelical
church, German Hill, commencing or
. Friday evening of this week and con
+; tlnuing over the Sabbath. Rev. j
) Barnhart will be in charge of tb,
meeting.
: The Slater sawmill, located oil
the Allegheny river opposite Thomp
: son station, burned to the ground a
4 an early hour Sunday morning. Th
= fire is believed to have been Of in
k cendiary origin, as the fires had al
- been thoroughly extinguished on Sal
urday evening.
The contract for building tn
addition to the Presbyterian churc
!, was on Monday awarded to Nose
Hepler and Henry Shoemaker, thei
. bid, 81, ,644, being the lowest. Th
}. work is to be completed by Septem
Der 1st, bot the contractors expect
- have it ready to turn over before tba
date.
Mac Agnew, who holds pos
tion in the war department at WASH
ington, occupies a desk in the builC
. ing which collapsed on Fsiday las
As good luck would have it Mac Wa
, not IN the building at the time
le went down, but had he been at h
y desk he would have had about OIL
- chance in hundred of escaping il
l. slant death.
Work on the water line is pr
r crossing under the management
i Jerry Birtcil, and it will not be lor
IT, IT, before the pipe will be laid from IL
4, dam at the spring to the reservoi
nd The contract for putting the plal
into town will be let in a few day
he and the company expect to be reaC
to make connections by the first
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