The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-01-11

'NN ~ NNy haRAN NAN oAnAuNaG ~
tell the rest. No we'll informed per
son is without it, and this year it
seems fuller than ever of facts and
figures.
Editor Northrup Of the MI. Jew
ett Herald came neal being voted the
humrliest man in bis town by the
ladies who tonk a vote on that ques
ton lately. Br'er Nnrthrup should
console himself with the thought that
when a woman says "no" she means
yes"
L + Osgood, who manipulates
the lever 10 Wheeler & Duseubury's
big baud mill at S%tnwtown, was a
taller at the REPUBLICAN office Sat
urday, and seemed in an extra happy
mood, which we learned was on &C
count of the II pound boy that re.
Gently arrived at his home.
"A W. MY. & P. brakeman named
Kelly, and who resides at OIL City,
bad his right hand badly mangled
while making a coupling at the Tic
nesta station yesterday, by getting it
between the bumpers of two freight
cars. DR.. Siggius found it necessary
to amputate the two middle fingers.
Amos Ledebur has been appoin
ted Mercantile Appraiser for the
current year. A very worthy as well
as sensible selection. but we appre
bend that the legislature will curtail
the duties of the m. a. close up to the
tail this winter, a bill to abolish the
office having already been introduced
in the Senate,
This year lent begins February
18th aud ends with Easter Sunday.
April ID; Washington's birthday,
February 22d, falls On Wednesday /;
ST. Patrick's Day. March 18th. on
Friday Memorial Day, May Both,
on Tuesday F; Fourth of July on
Tuesday ; Labor day, Monday, Sep
tenber 4lh, and Christmas on Mon
day.
That Sturdy old Journal, the
Vensngo Spectator, has entered upon
its f"rty.fth year of existence
During this lorg term of years the
paper has heen presided over by the
present venerable editor. Hon. A. P.
Whitaker. who seems never to grow
old in his journalistic labors. Sue
cess to the paper, and yet many years
of peace and pleasure to its veteran
editor and founder.
That veteran journalist, Col. j.
w. H Reisinger, has sold his interest
in the Meadville Gazee'e to his form.
er partners, Messrs MtCoy g. Calvin.
Col. Reisinger hogan his editorial ca
reer nearly rs years sgo when he
founded what is now the FOREST RE.
PUBLICAN, aud should he determine
To quit the business for good the pro
fession will lose nne Of its ablest aud
most caustic writer's. But we expect
to hear Of him in the editorial bar
vest again before long.
The postoffice robbers arrested
by Post office Inspector H K Mccall
mont, of Warren, and recently con.
victed of robbing a number of post
offices in Northern aud Western
Pennsylvania, were sentenced 10 Pitts
burg last week by Judge Burlington,
Couk Hall, who turned States evi
deuce, was fined 800 and SEMI to the
Peuitentiary for six years M j,
Coleman was fined $500 aud give,
fifteen years in the .Penitentiary
Thos. Hughes. of oil region uotorie
~, was fined S400 and was awarded
twelve years in the ~Penitentiary.
The voters of Tionesta township
irrespective Of patty, are requested t.
meet 10 caucus at the Curt hnus,
next Saturday At 2 p. M, sharp, fnl
the purpose of nominating candidate,
for the folloling named offices: On,
person for Judge of election ; two per
Suns for inspectors Of election tive
persnns for school director, for tire,
years; one person for road comniss
inner, for three years; n person foI
overseer of poor, two years; two per
suns for auditor, for two aud tire,
years respectively one Persnn 70,
auditor, to fill an unexpired term o
two years; q person for collector
One year.
The Meadville Tribune says
"Our readers will remember the burn