The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-04-26
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.
oh market closed yesterday at es.

The river was swarming with sea
gulls yesterday morning.
Clifford, fve-year old son of Andrew
Carr, Is lying i'll with Scarlet fever.
"A number of our people went to Oil
City to-day to see the old Liberty Bell.
-Kory Heath is able to walk out again
after a three weeks tussle with bilious
fever.
-Memmorial Day, May Both, falls on
Tuesday this year. So does the fourth of
July.
Ed. Leech and Will Stoughton were
up from Franklin this week trying the
trouting.
"A new post Office has been establish
ed in Howe township, this county, the
name of which is Lynch.
Rev. McAninch is attending the
spring session of Clarion Presbytery, at
Wilcox, Elk county, this week.
The venerable ex-Chief Justice Cor
don, of Brookville, is so critically i'll as
to give his family much anxiety.
-Comrade Irwin of Stow Post, inspec-
ted Baker Post, at Spring Creek, Warren
county, on Monday evening of this week.
Mr.. John r. Osgood authorizes us to
withdraw his name from the list of can
didates for ~Prothonotary this week,
which has been done.
The gates of the great Columbian
Exposition will swing open to the world
next Monday, and the event will be one
of the worlds greatest.
The County Superintendent election
takes place next Tuesday at the court
house. The Directors of the county will
meet in convention for that purpose at
2 o'clock, p. m.
PILOTS Birtcil and Dotterer started for
Pittsburg yesterday morning with an
ALLEGHENY each, of Salmon Creek lum-
Der, J.. B. Hagerty's job. Charlie Hood
started with a pair of Nebraska flat boats.
-Rattlesnake Pete transferred his Ii
cense to John Stubber at $3.50 p. m. Mon
day. The last traffic conducted by the
old proprietor was to trade his wolf to a
man from Hickory for six live rattlers.-
Derrick.
Tho borough schools nave in prepa-
ration a program for a fitting close of the
term. The exercises promise to be extra
nice, and there should be q good attend
ance. Wednesday evening next, May 8.
No admission fee.
Farmers are warned to be on the
lookout for fork swindlers. Do not sign
a contract or agreement to become agent
for these implements. A Lehigh county
farmer signed one the other day and it
turned out TO be a promisory note for
1924.
F. NJ. Reck was down from Marien-
vile last Friday. Frank reports the
handle factory, of which he was the chief
promoter at that place, as doing a good
business already, and turning out a nice
class of work, for which a ready sale is
found.
Heads are beginning to drop in
Forest county, and o the "dull thud"
will be heard in all sections, we suspect.
Isaac Waterson was last week appointed
postmaster at Byromtown, this county,
Mr.. Brecht, the former p. M. at that place
having resigned.
Hood, the six year old son of James
G. Carson, of Nebraska, had the misfor-
tune to break his left leg below the knee,
on Monday. 1t is not known just how ii
occurred, the little fellow being at play
with some other children at the time,
DIR. Morrow attended the case, and re-
ported the child doing well at last ac-
counts.
The Odd Fellows and Rebeeca De-
gree Lodges of this place join in celebra-
ting the 74th anniversary of the birth OF
Odd Fellowship in America this evening,
A banquet with exercises appropriate tc
the occasion will be held in the hall, after
which all will partake of a fine spread al
the Lawrence. The occasion promises tC
be an enjoyable one to all present.
MFR. w. G. Hiands, who has spent
the past eight months in Tionesta, ex,
poets to start for his home on the
Pacific slope mex Monday, taking in the
fair at Chicago on his way. Mr.. Hi.
lands goes back much improved in health
from what he was when he came here
and he bears with him the hest wishes
of all his old, as we'll as many younger
friends made during his s%ojourn among
us. We hope he will not make his visits
so long between times in the future.
The Kelley League has been fortu
nate in being able to secure the services o
. Prof. and Mrs. George w. Oles, in
grand concert to be given at the League
Club Rooms, in the evening of May 9th
This highly accomplished pair of must
clans has delighted packed houses il
nearly every important city in the United
: States, and have now a national reputa
= ton. Prof. Oles is master of the violil
= and ranks with the first in the country
/ while Mrs. oles is a soprano of great ex
1 cellence, Prof. Wheeler, Of the Keele.
Institute gives his cordial endorsement
Q to the superiority Of these people as mu
s%icians, which is a guarantee that non
will be disappointed who attend. Re
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