The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-05-01

titiOD to some of the long distance
telephone companies that have lines
running within few miles of here
and try and get line through this
town. Our telegraph service is very
poor and good telephone line would
be great he'll p to the town.
"A Partisan dressmaker has Just
made for an American lady a dress
with unique sleeves, which represent
stained glass windows, the different
panels being exquisitely tinted in
rich, subdued colors. The Chicago
Record thinks this is direct i'm.
provement, because when the wearer
of this dress visits the theater, she
can open up the stained glass win.
dows and let those who sit behind her
see through.
To. day is the last day Of the
borough schools 1t was intended by
the school to have an entertainment,
bot in view of the fact that repairs
are being made 10 the Court house
where the entertainment was to be
held, the school hall not being con.
sidered large enough The exercises
have been put off for few days, the
date not being known at present.
An elegant program has been ar.
ranged for the entertainment and all
who attend will unquestionably en-
joy themselves.
The reunion of the Siggins fam.
lily, mention Of which has formerly
been made, will be held at Brooken.
straw park, Irvineton, Pa, June 26,
1895. This is the first reunion Of the
Siggins family, the older members of
which were among the most early set.
tiers of this part of the State. In.
vitations have been sent to members
of the family all over the country
and large attendance is expected.
An elaborate program has been ar
ranged and the day will undoubtedly
be thoroughly enjoyed by all.
How dear to our hearts is the old
silver collar, when some kind sub.
scriber presents it to view; the lib
erty head without necktie or collar,
and all the strange things that to US
seem so new; the wide spreading ca
gle, the arrows below it, the stars and
the words with the strange things
they tell, the coin of my fathers,
we're glad that we know it, for some
time or other twill come in right
well-the spread eagle dollar, the
star spangled dollar, the old silver
dollar we all love so well."-Man.
chester Herald
"A dispatch from Tacoma, Wash,
says that five prophets have appeared
in that city who declare that the
world is coming to an end in 1897.
They have issued warning to the
people to beware of false Christ,
who will arrive about that time.
They are Rev. Mr.. Jefferis, Rev. Mr..
Price, H. c. Leuters, Henry Baker
and Mrs. Cliff, all evangelists. They
declare that nine.tenths of the human
race will perish mserably by war,
plague, famine, pestilonce, earth.
quake and hail during the next five
years. Christ will come with his
bride and Satan will be sealed up in
bottle for one thousand years.
Heaven will hang in mid-air at that
time. They have seen hell, it is six
thousand miles across and long
enough to hold all sinners
1t is with much regret that we
are compelled to announce the sud-
den and unexpected demise of the
second wife of Jacob Siggins of
Harmony, Butler county, Pa. She
was brought to this place for inter-
ment in Riverside cemetery on train
3, Monday afternoon, aud the re.
mains Immediately inferred, the fu-
neral services being conducted in the
M. Z church by Rev. W. w. Dale,
Immediately after the burial. Mrs.
Siggins' maiden name was Edith G.
Morse, the eldest daughter of VIM.
Morse of Ashville, N. Y, and she
was % years, month and II days
old. Death came to her in the
spriugtime of life as well as in the
springtime of nature. She leaves a
husband and two children to mourn
her untimely death. The heartfelt
sympathy Of the community at large
is extended to the bereaved husband.
-"Davy" Hilands has in his pos.
session copy of the Bigsprings,
(Neb.,) Gazette, containing a thrill.
ing episode of the determination of
"Joe" Collins gang of train robbers
who committed the daring train rob.
berry of Sept, II, 1877, when 100000
in gold coin was taken from an ex-
press car Of Union Pacific r. r.
This piece of history is interesting to
our readers because the man who
"traced the gang down" was no less a
persouage than M. F. Leech, who
was born in Tionesta, Nov. "a, 1850, !
and will be remembered by many of
our citizens. Mr., Leech left here
when but fifteen years of age and went
to Meadville where he became hotel !
clerk, but that was too tame" a life |
for him aud he afterward went south !
where he became an engineer on the
Nashville aud Lebanon Il. Il. in Ten.
nessee, and while there the spirit of |
adventure took possession of him and |
he left the railroad To aid in huntinp