The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-03-08

DIR. Rnmherger is with Tionesta
friends this week, being called hither
10 take care Of DR.. Siegins' practice
while the latter is absent on profess.
ioual business at Buffalo. DR.. r.
reports bis family we'll.
Rev. DR. JefFsrs. Of the First
Presbytsrian Church Of Oil City, an.
nounced to bis congregation Sun
day that the matter Of bis resignation,
10 order to accept the Presidency Of
the University at York, Pa, would
he submitted to a special meeting Of
The Prtsbytery, to be held at an early
date.
The seventh Demorest Medal
c"nIest will take place 10 the Presby.
terrain church If this place nn Tues.
day evening, March IA Admittance
Is cents. Tickets to be had from the
committee. A similar contest will
he held at West Hickory on Friday
evening. March 18th, which all are
cordially invited t o attend.
The Cox we'll on the Spoouer
tract. Kingsley township, will begin
this week, the crew, Messrs. w. A.
Grove, Frank Hunter, John Noble
and 2 7. Shriver, expecting to start
for there this morning. The new
venture is located about half a mile
south. or southeast, of the mouth of
Bear creek, on the old "Jee.buck"
road.
AT the State encampment of the
Womau's Relief Corps, Department
Of Pennsylvania, at Lebanon, last
week, Mrs. Charlotte j. Cummings,
If Tidiuute was elected State Presi.
dent, and Mrs. Jennie G.. Rumber.
ger Of East Brady, was honnred with
the appointment of Department In.
spector. Both very worthy selec.
tiOns.
We learn with much regret of
the serinus illness of our esteemed
friend, Will Pettigrew. of President.
who has been a sufferer from lung
trouble the greater portion Of the
past winter. He has hecome 50 weak.
ened as to be scarcely able to leave
his room, and bis friends are much
Concerned about his condition. We
hope Billy will weather it through
yet.
AT the rect nt term of Elk cOun
~ court, Judge Meter, Of Lycommg,
being M the bench, the question was
raised whether ar mt a hutel keeper
had u right to have two bars in the
same house The Court decided that
rs long as the lice, Sc had been grant.
ed without restrictions, the holel
keeper could sell liquor in every
room in his house If he desired to d"
so, and he could not he convicted of
Violating the law. Ridgt0dy Advo
cate.
The post" flee fever has broken
nut in Tionesta since the inauguration
of Cleveland, aud although yet in its
insipiency there is every prosbecI
that the malady will have a full run
Those thus far affected are Messrs.
Robert L. Haslet, joe. w. Iaudrrs
aud john 7. Carsun. with one or two
others to hear from who have beeu
Exposed" to the cuntaginn. We he.
lieve no fault can he found against
any nf these candidates on account
of their Democracy.
The Christian Endeavor society
of this place gave a very pleasing en-.
te%rtaInuent in the parlors of the
Kelly mansion. last Friday evening
The Society is making an e1ort Ia
raise a certsin sum toward the re-
modelling Of the Presbyterian church.
and have adopted this melhod Of nc
complishing the object. If the iniIia.
entertainment is a fair sample 81
what is to follow. the young pe"pl,
will undoubtedly succeed in their uu.
d%eItaking
-"An old timer in the Oil Regions
gave the Derrick the inform ,tiou
Thursday that up to and including
March 2. there have been SO days al
good sleighing. He says there hal
! not been such a stretch Of sleighinl
siuce 1865. u winter which resembled
this one very much" If this resem'
blanee should continue 10 the end
then woe he to denizens Of the low
lands. for that was a perilous vista.
tinn of water when the final breakup