The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-12-19

Z, 1894, aged 50 years, 4 months and
21 days. She had been a sufferer for
a long time from heart trouble,
which was the cause Of her DEATH
She is survived by husband and five
children, all grown. The funeral
was conducted at the Neillsburg
church, by Rev. Mr.. Cunningham on
the 11th inst. The family formerly
resided in Tionesta, where the deceas.
ed is favorably remembered by a
number of our older citizens.
The Central House formally
changed hands on Wednesday last,
Mr.. c. F. Weaver, assuming the pro.
prietorship. During the year that Mr..
Pufinberg occupied the botel be built
ap an envisble reputation for this
already popular hostelry, aud as his
successor is hotel man of many
years experience, and comes among
US with good reputation as soch, the
popularity and reputation of the
Central will scarcely be allowed to
suffer. Best wishes for success to
both the new and the retiring land.
lord.
The company organizing at
West Hickory for the purpose of
supplying that town and East Hick.
ory with gas, has secured the Watson
territory in the edge of Warren coun.
ty, and will have an abundance of
gas at their disposal. Their lease
embraces the famous gas we'll which
has been "blowing off" at a tremen.
dous rate for the past three or four
years, and contains some 700 acres.
The new company will probably be
in operation inside of two months,
depending on the state of the wea.
ther.
Here he isl The prize porker of
this or any other season, or this or
any other county in the State, so far
as we have heard Of, at any rate. He
was the property of veteran Jonathan
Albaugh, of Hickory township, and
was slaughtered on the 11th day of
Dec, 1894. The hog was 20 months
old aud weighed seven hundred and
twenty.seven (727) pounds This is
no fake for six good nighbors of Mr..
Albaugh bear witness to his state.
ment. Nor is there any use asking
"who can beat it," for we don't think
it can be did.
For ten years the desk calendar
issued by the Pope Manufacturing
Company has held a unique place
among business helpers. Each daily
leaf during that time has taught its
quiet lesson of the value of better
roads and outdoor exercise, and es.
pecially the benefits of bicycling.
The calendar for 1895, which is just
issued, is even brighter than its pre-.
decessors in appearance, as clever
artists have added dainty silhouette
and sketch to the usual wise and
witty contributions that have hereto.
fore given this popular calendar its
charm. 1t can be had for five 2.cent
stamps from the Pope Manufacturing
Company, Hartford, Conn, or from
any Columbia bicycle agency.
bill" SteeD, the irrepressible
Bill, has had portion of his family
history pretty thoroughly aired
through the local press of this part
of the state; but we are inclined to
believe that it was not intentional on
Bills part that these stories should
be published. The story of his be.
ing the father of twenty children, and
his war record as originally publish.
ed in the Derrick are too conservative
to have come from Bills own nara.
tion of these matters. If the Derrick
will get Bill to playing the "Arkin.
saw Traveller" and telling yarns, it
can get enough family history at one
sitting to gil an eight page extra.
And as to war record-history con.
tains nothing like it. The last time
we saw Bill, he related one of his
very narrow escapes that during the
battle of Gettysburg he was shot in
the back of the neck, the ball going
around his neck and coming out of
the same hole. A new maxim which
he said he had recently adopted was !;
"If any man owes me, l want my
pay; but if l owe anyone I'll be easy
with EN-" One of Bill peculiarities
which be frequently refers to, is, that
he cannot tell a lie.-- PleasantviLle