The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-03-13

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count of Rev. w. w. Dale not being
sufficiently recovered from the in.
juries received while driving from
Nebraska, rs mentioned last week,
the latter on account Of the absence
OF Rev. F. F. Shoup, who preached
at Newmansville.
"A printer on an exchange, in
making up the forms one day in
hurry got marriage and grocer's
notice mixed up 1t reads as follows;
John Smith aud Ida Quay were
united in the hoDds Of holy sauer
kraut, which will be sold by the
quart or barrel Mr. Smith is the
esteemed cod fish at 10 cents, while
the bride has nice pigs feet to dis.
play"
Gov. Hastings on last Wednes.
day morning appointed Hon George
S. Cresswill, of Oil City, to the va.
caucy created by the resignation of
Judge Chas. L. Taylor. The ap.
pointmeUt WAS Immediately con.
frmed by the Senate. The appoint.
ment extends to January 1st next, at
which time the Judge to be elected
at the November election will take
the bench.
As will be seen 10 the announce.
ment column, S S Garfield has came
out as a candidate for Associate
Judge. While we do not wish to
show any partiality to any particular
candidate, we have not the least hes.
itancy in making the assertion 5that
"Shell" will be abuudantly able TO
fill the Judicial Chair, should he
succeed in winning the nomination
and election.
"A bill has been favorably re-
ported 10 the state legislature chang.
ing the method Of granting perma.
nent certificates to teachers. Instead
of permitting the teachers institute
to select the committee, as is now
done, the bill provides that the
county superintendent and two teach.
ers, with two others to be selected by
the state superintendent, shall con.
stitute the board of examiners.
AN anti cigarette league has
been organized among the boys of the
high school Of Reading. 1t starts
out with a membership Of 150 They
have all sigued "A pledge not to smoke
cigarettes until they are q years of
age and to persuade all others from
indulging in the habit All the
members will wear button or other
insignia. II would be a good scheme
for the boys of this place to start a
similar league.
Miss Flora Walters is in New
York selecting a new stock of spring
millinery, and she expects to stay
three or four weeks and learn all the
, new fads in trimming, etc, and the
,, young fellows are all rejoicing over
the fact that she will not get home
in time to sell any of her new spring
hats to our fair maidens and in that
way prohibit said young fellows from
seeing the Hotchkin sisters at school
hall this evening.
"A frightful accident befell John
Bauer of Snydersburg, Clarion
county, Monday morning He wa:
s carrying a box of dynamite caps in
! front of him when spark from q
3 miners lamp, which he was wearing
] dropped into the caps and exploded
: them. Both hands were blown of
J aud the abdomen was filed with
the shells He will probably die
s Mr. Bauer was a personal friend o
! Joe Foglebaugher, the general dis
e penser of drinks at the CentraI
I House and Joe started for Snyders
D burg this morning
I AT a meeting of the fire de-
partment Friday evening a commit
q tee was appointed to wait upon the
council and request the purchase of 8
nnmber of ladders and truck suita
r hle for carrying same. The depart
ment also decided to purchase a bu'
. gle. two more axes and a number o.
street wrenches for shutting off the
gas in case of fire. We ought tc
: have hook and ladder company tc
E complete our fire department and the
council will make a wise move in ap
+ proprating funds for the purchase ot
the necessary implements.
AT the regular meeting of the
Z borough council Monday evening the
old council was dissolved and the
new council organized, the only
4 change being the retirement of d
r w Hilapds and the succession Of j
/ d. Davis, as Jas M Morgan, the
! newly elected member from the south
ward succeeds himself The election
a of the new officers resulted as follows
G w. Robinson, President; d w
Clark, secretary; sidewalk commit
tee, j. d. Davis, JAS. Clark; finance
committee, F r. I,apson; street
I committee, J r Osgood, Jos M
: Morgan. No further business of i'm.
portanoe coming up the council ad
4. iourned to meet April 8
McCrays.