The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-05-16

Have your Eye.Sight Improved.
j. M Seip, of Oil City, will be in
Tionesta, at the Jewelry Store Of w.
A. Fisher, Bridge St., on Tuesday
aud Wednesday, May 22d and 23d,
to ft and furnish spectacles aud eye
glasses Mr.. j. M. Seip is thorough.
ly competent to give satisfaction, hav-
ing learned bis business of bis father,
DR.. G. N. Seip, Oculist, of Oil City.
Wagner Bros, have got things to
running 10 good shape at the Over.
lander grist mill, and one need no
longer go away from town to secure
the products Of a FIRST class mill.
They are now putting in patent rolls
which will make their establishment
equal to any in the country, for turn.
ing out high grade Of -four and feed.
They already have a good supply Of
all kinds on hand and can fill orders
for any quantity.
-Tionesta never looked SO pretty
as it does this spring and it is largely
due to the taking down of fences by
so many residents. The mere remov.
al of the fences is 10 itself an i'm.
provement and then it leaves the
premises in such plain view that one
is impeled to keep his lawn slicked
up now, where he formerly didn't pay
any attention to it, and used a COW
instead of the now universal lawn
mower to cut the grass, if it we're cut
at all
Mrs. Blanche Baker, wife of Jo.
seph F. Baker, died at her home in
Tylersburg on the Sth day of May,
1894, of quick consumption, and was
buried on the 10th, at Guitonville,
this county. Mrs Baker was a
daughter of Squire F. E. King for
many years resident of Kingsley
township, and was aged about 19
years. She was a woman Of sweet
disposition who was loved by all who
knew her. Mr. Baker and two young
children survive her.
-Johu Pryor died at his home in
Rockland township, on the 18th of
April, 1894, of heart disease. He
was we'll known and highly respected
throughout the entire neigbborhood
where he lived. He was the oldest
son of William Pryor, of Cranberry
He was born in 1880, and when 81
years old, he went to Forest county,
where he engaged in the lumber bus
iness. He was pilot on the creek
and sawyer on what was known as
the Gordon Mills, Oh Tionesta creek
10 1868, he removed with his family
to Venaugo county, where he resided
at the time of bis death. The de-
ceased leaves a wife aud five children
The interment was in the RocklanC
cemetery. -Derrick.
Mrs Robert Parrish died at hei
home in jerks township on the 4tt
day of this month after an illness o
about years duration. She was {
bright intelligent woman of a mos
gentle aDd kindly disposition, won
derfully loving her husband and chill
dren. aud afectiouate to her friends
She was not only patient, but eveI
a cheerful sufferer. To the last sh
was as bright and smiling, indee'
more so, than those about her VIII
were trying to make her burden
light. She was born Oh the 28th da,
of January, 1857, and as Effie R
Scott married Mr.. Robert Parrish o.
the 9th day of March, 1878 Fiv
children, two boys and three girls
survive her.
"A lively little fracas occurred i
front of the post Office last Wednes
day which might have resulted muc
more disastrously than it did. Som
of the members of the fire depart
ment concluded it would be a goo
idea to wet the new hose and to max
it more realistic, they fired the "r,
mains" Of the old "Venaugo House
at the end of the river bridge, turne
op the fire whistle and with whool
made the run for the confagratiol
Everything would have gone alon
smoothly but for George Dawson's co
which was standing in front of RoI
inscn's store. At the first note
the whistle it made flying leap owe
the hitching rail and tried to get il
to Russell's barber shop, but Georl
r held to the terrified animal and g