The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-01-18

49,. ~ nc JHANNN f'NANN wv hliFkNf
ny river has been thoroughly stocked
with black bass. A number nf these
6sh arrived at Kittanning and others
were distributed along the line.
Over 25.000 10 all have been placed
IN the river between Pittsburg and
Oil City. It will require a much
larger number, hnwevpr,to thoroughly
stock sn long a stream.
-Who's been lying to the Pleas
autville Record man? Hear him: IL
is either the cnldest spot on earth
down around Stewards Run, or the
community a figure on having the
biggest liar 10 Forest Co, 10 its
midst. One individual rPpnrts that
his thermometer vent 81 low during
the past week that il broke IF O ten
penny nail on when it hung, aud
smashed in a thousand pieces on the
door step. This is awful cold.
AT meeting Of the voters of
Tnnesta township at the court house
last Saturday afternoon. the fnlluw
ing tirket was nominated for the Feb
ruary election /: Judge Of elections,
Asa Lnv'jey; Inspectors, A. W
Strnup, John Wlles; School Direct
"rs. George Swah. Henry Wolf; Road
Commissioner. John Wolf; Overseer
of the Poor, Ernest SlbbIe; Auditors,
j. B. Eden. Charles Warden; Assess.
or. j H Wentworth; Collector, Hen
~ Rhodes; Constable, ]. B Eden;
Treasurer, Wa. Lawrence; CLERK, j.
W. M"ng.
This is the fifth week Of good
snng winter weather, during which
period there has been but Que day on
which il might be said it lhawed
The cold seems to be very general
spreading owe more territory than
any we have had in a number of
years, and cnsl and fuel famines are
reported from every section Of cuun
try. Along the Ohio river, from its
source to it's mouth. the distress ia
this direction is very great, and
should the severe weather continue
much longer the suffering will be diff
ficult to overcome.
-Some people seem to regard the
sanctuary as a plaoe for visiting and
,ransacting business. At one of the
churches, Sunday morning, the pastor
was compelled to stop, in the mIdOt of
the mos eloquent and impressive part
If his sermon, and request some
young PEI pie who were whispering tn
desist. Exchange. This is me of
The most III bred, not t" say sacrileg
inus, practices that can be imagined,
and is "fien carried on by those whom
II might suppose were better reared,
and who seem to think no II is aware
"ftheir conduct. None ofthese %aclions
escape the eye of the minister, wheth.
er he seems tn notice them or not,
while perhaps one half the congrega.
tim sees Lud is Disguised.
Skating is the nut door craze
this winter. In the cities and towns
about all the fnIks appear to he get
Ting their skates on. The manafac
turers and hardware dealers found
themselves u%nprepared for the rush.
The sale of skates in this city haa
been unusually large, and the Derrick
reports that in Oil City over 1000
pairs of skates have been snld since
Christmas. One of the firms order.
ing tr"m a New York house a few
days ago received an answer that h
latter hnuse had disposed of 10000
pairs within the previous ten days.
aud were sold nut. Franklin Ne1os
The same condition of affairs holds
good in these parts, where the skate
market has been about the l~ivelest
thing in business circles.
The Franklin Netus notes it's pur
chase of a consecutive numbering
machine and its ability to
print ballots for the February cleo.
tions. There is n0 warrant 10 the Law
for the numbering Of the ballot stubs,
aud last fail a number of counties
did not ST. number them. This mum
beri. & freak was one of the rulings
nf the Secretary Of the Common
wealth. Last May ia a letter from
The Secretsry's office nver the siguI
lure of the Chief Clerk, occurs thu
following language: at Is not tn
province of this Department, nor in
deed was it 90 contemplated by thu
-