The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-02-22

This is George Wasbington's
birthday.
C. w. Robinson had a serious
sick spell during the past week, bat
is again able to be up.
The Democrat says that Ridgway
is promised a new Free Methodist
church the coming summer.
The Franklin NewS was fifteen
years old last Saturday. Hale and
hearty; handsome and sprightly {;
clean aud spicy, is the News.
During the warm spell of last
week the boys got their work in on
the sucker industry, aud a number of
good strings were lifted.
Albert Remission is gradually
growing weaker, and there seems to
be little or no hope left for his recov.
cry, although he is making a brave
fight.
Never be without it. Mr.. Chas.
Visscher, Al Lincoln Ave, Spring
field, o., writes: Five doses of DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup cured mt of a Sc.
we're cough. l shall always keep it,"
The blizzard Of Sunday played
havoc with a large number of rigs in
the Lineville, Clarion county, field.
Seven rigs were blown down in the
vicinity Of Anges Corners. says the
Derrick.
Among the severely i'll of the
town during the past ten days were
Mrs. A. NJ. Doutt and Mrs. DR.. Ma.
son, both Of whom are again much
better, and hope to be around again
in a few days.
The Marienville Express has
changed hands, M. Il. Shick, a prac.
tical printer, becoming the new edi.
tor, and j. A. Smith stepping down.
Success to both the new and the re.
firing gentleman.
Attention is directed to the ad.
Of John A. Magee, in this issue. Mr..
Magee is to we'll known too many of
u Forest county readers to need in.
PRODUCTION, and wherever known his
name is a synonym for honesty and
square dealing.
AT the Presbyterian congrega.
tioual meeting last Thursday evening
the almost unanimous decision was
reached to build the proposed annex
to the church, The size of the edi.
fee will be nearly doubled when this
improvement is added.
The Postmaster General has Civ.
ell notice that the color Of the special
delivery stamp will be light orange
hereafter, instead of dark blue, the
design being the same. The change
is made necessary to distinguish it
from the one cent Columbian stamp.
Henry G. Bloss, editor of the Ii.
tusville Herald, died on the 10Th lust.
from a complication of stomach trou.
bles and affections, the result
of overwOrk in his calling. He was
in his Goth year. His death is a loss
to journalism and to the community
in which be lived.
Mercantile Appraiser, A. F.
Ledebur has finished his round of
the county and the result of his la.
bors is found in this issue of the RE.
PUBLICAN. Several new business es.
Establishments are to be found in the
list as compared with that of last
year.
The we'll on the Payne tract
would have been ia last Saturday
had the drillers not mel with break.
down, which caused some delay. 1t
was expected in last night, but we go
to press too early this morning to re.
port results and may have a gusher
to next week. So mote it
be.
According to the almanac,
"spring begins tomorrow, Feb. n.
1t is the vernal equinox, when the
days and nights are equal. Possibly
the chipping of robins may not be
generally heard, but don't forget that
spring has sprung. -Franktin Nel0s.
Too soon again, DeighbOr; just One
month ahead of time. Still, the en-.
terprise displayed in the endeavor to
scoop" the rest of us in making the
announcement is Characteristic as
we'll as oommendable.