The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-01-25

olO IhfnlOneU WluteT, ~ CtrJdluly
vastly mure endurable and comforta
ble. The sleighiDg continues excel
lent, while the hauling keeps up
about as briskly as usual. Again
the question arises, who could fnd
fault with such a winter?
"A call has been made for a Re.
publican caucus at the Cnurt House
next Monday night which all Rppub.
licsus Of the borough are expected to
attend. We believe most of the par
~ would prefer the old style Of a
citizens caucus, hut the party caucus
seems to be the only way out Of the
muddle under the Baker ballot law.
hence the call.
Gen. John A. Wiley aud staff, of
the Second Brigade, are arranging to
give a military reception in Franklin
TO Governor Pattison and staff The
Governor has accepted the invitation
aud has untitled Gen. Wiley that hr
will be present on the date fixed, Fri.
day, Feb. 3. The reception and ball
will be held in the Nursery Club
ruoms. The officers of the Second
Brigade, the Governor aud staff, aud
many distinguished guests will be in
full uniform. 1t will be the socisl
event Of the season in Franklin.
The Tionesta public school libra.
ry association has been revived after
lying 10 a dormant state for several
years, and now bids fair to become
me Of the substantial institutions of
the the town. Subscriptions that
we're taken when the project was first
set on fnot are now being collected,
and with a snug little sum accumu.
lated by the schools will form the nu
cleus of what will doubtless develupe
into a spleudid auxiliary to the
school. In a shnrt time a meeting
will be called for the purpose of or.
gunizatiou.
The series of meetings which has
heen conducted in the Presbyterian
Church sInce the first of the year
came to a close last Sabbath. The
meetings have resulted la a very sub.
stantial acquisition to the Church.
twelve having united on confession of
faith, aud one by letter, all of whom
have been accepted and taken into
full communion. At the NJ. E.
Church the meetings are still in prog
ress, u good many having gone for
ward, nearly all of whom have pro.
fessed convertion, aud expressed a
determination to live better 10 the
future.
What sort of country is MN.
tana, anyhow? While folks have been
supposing that everything was frozen
stiff 10 that mountainous section of the
Northwest, along comes a press dis
patch from Great Falls, dated Jan.
10, saying that farmers about there
have been pl"wing for the past three
we, ks aud that the thermometer
ranges at about 90 degrees abnve Zero
Franklin Ne1Us. The only way to
accoun far this remarkable state ni
weather is in the possible fact that
the BaIkersville lynching fake liar
has in some mysterious manner got.
ten up into that country.
Tho Republican voters of Kings
ley township met at Newtuwn Mills,
"n the 10Th inst and placed in nom.
ination the following ticket for the
spring election: Judge Of elections,
Otto Rudolph; Inspector, J"hn Shaw,
road commissioner, Edward Gillespie;
school directors, Andrew Weller, and
B. F. WinaDs; constable, G. w.
Chamberlain; auditor, JEFF Dean;
township clerk, Frank Gillespie; tax
collector, Carlos Heath; uverseer OF
the p mr. Chas. Southwark; treasurer,
G. w Osg"od; pathmasters. w. H
H Jlutterer, Otto Rudolph. Conrad
Burhenn. j H. Skunk. A l.. Wellor,
Thomas Clifford, Orlando Bingham.
The Y. P. E G. E of the Pres.
hyterian Church will have special ex
erclSes nn Thursday evening, Feb. ~,
it being the 18th anniversary of the
organization Of the first society by
DR.. F. E. Clark, in Willsiou, Me
This is pnpulary known as "Eudpavnr
Day." aud IS generally observed by
all the societies. which now have a
membership of about l.400. 900 The
exercises will consist of papers. pre-
pared by the members, giving a short