The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-09-13

Gated in the district near Little Hick.
ory, and burned the entire rig to the
ground, together with a small tank Of
oil.
"A number of the town ballists
went to KelIettville last Saturday
aud played game with the boys of
that town. 1t was one Of the old
fashioned games, the score standing
40 to 10 at the close. We under.
stand Tionesta got the 40.
Quarterly meeting services will be
held in the F. M. Church Of this
place commencing on the 22d inst.
and lasting over the following Sab.
bath, Rev. A. G. Showers Of Oil City,
officiating. This will be the last
quarterly meeting for the year.
Rev. S. Sager, of the F. M.
Church, Tidioute, was a caller one
day last week. He was returning
from tour Of the circuit of his friend
Rev. Albert Bean, who has been ly.
ing at the home of DR.. Siggins for
the past three weeks with an attack
of typhoid fever.
Prof w. j. Bloomfield who is
filling his second term as teacher of
the North Clarion school, was a visit.
or in town last Wednesday. The
success of MIR. Bloomfeld's first effort
as novelist has encouraged him to
write a second on which he is now de.
voting his spare moments.
The annual reunion of the 10th
Regiment Pennsylvania Reserve
Corps, will be held in Canonsburg, on
Thursday, Oct. 5. The regiment was
formed from companies recruited in
Beaver, Lawrence, Mercer. Venango,
Crawford, Clarion, Somerset, Warren,
Forest and Washington counties.
-ScOwden q Clark turned out a
handsome three. seated covered car.
riage last week to H. w. Ledebur,
who proposes that the family shall en-
joy the comforts of riding along with
himself. The boys at the carriage
factory have habit Of making peo.
pie happy when they buy their turn
outs at that place.
The Presbytery of Clarion will
meet in the church of Pisgah, Corsi.
ca, Pa, Tuesday, September 26th, at
400, p. IN. Delegates coming by
train will be met at Summerville sta.
tion at II o'clock and $3.50 p. M,
provided they notify the Pastor, Rev.
Frank p. Britt, FIVE days iu advance
OF their intention to come.
-Tionesta is pretty we'll represen-
ted at the Worlds Fair. Those now
there are Billy Kilmer, Jas. H. Kel.
ly, r. L, Haslet, viii Kepler and
sister, Mrs. j. D. Davis, Miss Kate
Garfield. Expect to leave for there
this evening; Mr. and Mrs, L. Ag-
new and son Will; Mr.. and Mrs. L
j. Hopkins aud Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
M. Whiteman, Mrs. j. F. Proper.
-Tionesta township and the Coun.
ty Commissioners are jointly improv-
ing the western approach to the creek
bridge, by making it wider and filling
in at the lower point. There has al.
ways been more or less danger to
teams aud vehicles at this point, es.
pecially in winter times when there
was ice, besides the grade was very
steep for hauling an ordinary load
up.
Unless your envelope states the
number of days you wish your letter
held, the postmaster, by new ruling,
will hold them thirty days instead of
ten. This is important to business
men who do not want their letters,
when not delivered, detained over
five or ten days. N. B.-Have your
envelopes printed at this office, with
neatness and dispatch aud at very
low prices.
The Pennsylvania Woman's
Christian Alliance has issued circu.
lar addressed to pastors, Sunday
school snperntendents and all socie.
ties of young Christians, asking them
to join in the recommendation of the
Presbyterian General Assembly, that
the third Monday of September, or
some proximate Sunday, be observed
as day of prayer for the success of
the cause of temperance, and that
the services of the day be such as
shall be best fitted to arouse interest
in the subject. The circular is signed
by Mrs. II. G.. Campbell, President.