The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-03

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ford, and Miss Ida Siggins Of Tidi.
QUITE are guests Of DR.. and Mrs. j. b.
Siggins Of this place.
There will be no Gettysburg
book for the old veterans this time,
Governor Hastings having vetoed the
bill authorizing the publication Of a
new addition of that very popular
book.
james Landers, who has been
suffering for some time with stomach
trouble, has gone to Buffalo to take
treatment at the hospital. Kory
Heath accompanied him for com.
pany.
"A leading dealer in pyrotechnics
in New York estimates that the total
cost OF fireworks of oil kinds used in
this country on the coming Fourth of
July will be between $4,000, 900 and
$60,0O0,00O.
-Herve Dotterer Of Guitonville,
who works on John Jones log job on
Little Coon, was down yesterday, and
tells OF a monster piece of bark the
boys shelled off log the other day.
1t measured 26 feet in length and was
6 feet wide, and was taken of with.
out break.
e. S. Sullivan's musical and
dramatic company played to a fair
sized audience at School Hall last
evening, and gave very good salts.
faction. A new play is on tonight,
and those who would enjoy a pleas
ant evening should not fail to 90.
Prices 10, 20 and 30 cents.
Associate judges Huntingdon
and Marsh granted license TO N. N.
Hanchett, Of the Hanchett house, at
Tidioute, Saturday morning. This
license had been refused at the regu-
lar term Of license court. Allen &
Son were attorneys for the applicant.
- Warren Democrat.
Michael Haugh, the enterprisipg
Forest county farmer, is in the city
for treatment for a cataract, which
has found lodgment in his eye. Elk.
actly why the pesky thing didn't find
an abiding place in the optic of some
person with more leisure to enjoy it
is something that no fellah can find
out.-Derrick.
The foundation of the new Jail
and Sheriff's domicile is progressing
rapidly and it is expected the finish.
ing touches will be put on by the
first of the week. IF the foundation
is fair sample of what the structure
will be it is safe to say no guilty man
will escape from it after once lodged
within its walls.
F. j. Henderson, Chairman of
the Republican County Committee,
having been advised by his physician
to spend couple of months in Colo.
rado, has appointed Gus B. Evans, of
East Hickory, Secretary of the Com.
mittee, and he will have general
charge of the Committees work till
Mr.. Henderson returns, which will be
some time in September.
While the drillers we're 'spud.
ding" at the new we'll of Proper &
Co., on Siggins run last Friday. L.
w. White of East Hickory was
thrown several feet into the air by
the bull wheel and in falling the back
of his head struck an anvil, render.
ing him unconscious for some time.
He was severely, though not seriously,
injured, our informant said.
AT the graduating exercises of
of Clarion Normal last week the fol-
lowing Forest county students passed
in the classes indicated: Elmer E.
Stitzinger. Senior; Misses May
Hines, Marienville; Kitty Joyce,
Blanche Pesse and Rosa Hunter,
Tionesta, Junior; Sam T. Carson,
sub.Junior. Miss Mary Rumberger
Of East Brady, passed in the Senior
class.
"A Sheffield correspondent of the
Kane Republican states that d. P.
Miller and son of Brookston, we're
severely shocked by a stroke of light.
ming which killed the team behind
which they were riding home, during
the storm of last Wednesday after.
noon. Mr.. Miller and the boy we're
rendered unconscious for some time,
but recovered and are all right now.
David's friends 10 this section will be
glad to hear that his injuries are not
serious and that he escaped so luck
lily.
BY q decision of the Supreme
Court, handed down recently, when a
veteran, who is very poor, dies, his
family may bury him and the county
shall stand the expenses up to $50.
The custom has been in some coun.
ties to bury such unfortunates by
contract, let to the lowest bidder, the
same as in cases of ordinary paupers.
The Supreme Court says that the law
intended that the old soldiers should
have a decent burial, and that the
county should pay a moderate ex.
pense.
-Tionesta invites the surrounding
country TO come aud help her cele.
brate the Fourth. The program as
published last week will be carried
out to the letter, and all prizes will
be awarded and paid to the winners
| without fail so the committee in