The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-01-10


A. B. Kelly. Mr.. Heron says Tio.
nesta has improved considerably
since he was here last, 26 years ago.
Although it. is only five years
since the Clarion Normal School
graduated IFS first class, yet in this
brief time the institute has sent out
23S graduates. A number are now
in the educational work at over 800
a month. Others are receiving from
$50 to $50 month.
AS will be observed by our mar.
rage items, Rev. Rankin tied the
knot last evening which made two of
Nebraska's popular young people
happy for life, the interested parties
being Mr.. James Thomson and Miss
Anna Mexican. Long life and a
happy one to you and yours, james,
and may you prosper abundantly,
lie the wish of all your friends herea.
bouts, in which the REPUBLICAN
cheerfully joins.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Armstrong
are at Pardoe, Mercer county, Pa,
where they will witness the marriage
of Miss Tillie E. Hosack, sister of
Mrs. Armstrong, to Mr.. Frederick
w. Infeld of Tionesta. The ceremo.
mony is set for this evening at 4
o'clock at the home of tho brides
parents. Fred and his chosen bride
have our best wishes for happy and
prosperous future. Mr.. and Mrs. In
field will make Tionesta their abode,
where they will be welcomed by
many friends.
The great offer being made by
the Pittsburg Dispatch to take the
sixty teachers Of Pittsburg, Alleghe-
ny and other points in Pennsylvania,
Ohio, West Virginia and Maryland,
to Atlantic City in July is the talk
of the hour. The additional induce.
ment that the twelve teachers of the
sixty who receive the largest number
of votes will be taken on a supple.
mentary trip to Philadelphia, New
York and Boston after the Atlantic
City trip is over is indicative of the
literally which governs the Pittsburg
Dispatch in everything it does. Give
your favorite teacher the benefit of a
splendid summer outing.
The spring elections take place
on Tuesday, Feb. 90 The amended
ballot law of 1898 reqnires that all
nominations by certificates of party
organizations for boro or twp. officers
shall be filed in the County Commits.
sioners' office at least Is days before
the election, and nomination by nom.
ination papers for the same Offices
shall be filed not later than 10 days
before it, not counting the day on
which the paper is filed as one of
them. AS election occurs on the
goth of February this year, Friday,
Feb. % would be the last day on
which regular party nominations can
be legally filed; hence it is impor.
tant that the matter be kept in mind.
In the Supreme Court at Pbila.
delphia Saturday, Chief Justice Ster.
rett handed down a decision sustain.
ing the lower court in the case of
Ellen M. Dickinson, appellant, VS..
the Grand Lodge of Ancient Order
United Workmen of Pennsylvania.
The appellant, Ellen NJ. Dickinson,
who was the plaintiff in the lower
court, sued the grand lodge for $4,000
life insurance on the death of her
husband who was a member of the
order. The certificate of member.
ship states that assessments levied
must be paid on or before the 28th of
the month in which they are levied
or the insurance policy is null and
void. Dickinson failed to pay assess.
ments levied on January, 1888, and
at his death the order refused to pay
the death benefit. The widow sued
and judgment was given against her
in the lower court aud sustained by
the supreme court. The case is of
great interest to all members of the
A. o. U. w.
The Central House changes
hands to-day, Mr.. A. j. Puffinberg,
the new proprietor. taking charge of
this popular hotel. Mr.. Puffinburg is
new in the hotel business, but if close
attention to the wants Of guests, and
a pleasant and strictly honest dispos.
siIion count for anything, Archie will
make a success of it from the start.