The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-18
Mrs. nnnial Rohh mhoso illne.

a very feeble condition, aud has been
for some days past. Her friends
have little hope of her recovery, and
she may pass away at any hour. She
is upward of rs years of age.
jackson Welsh, who has been at
the Oil City hospital for the past six
or eight weeks with typhoid fever,
was able to come home Monday, and
is now at the home Of his brother,
Jerry. His recovery is slow and
tedious, but he has been feeling quite
comfortable since arriving here.
The FIRST and only specimens of
the season of that "once noble but
uow almost extinct" species of game,
deer, we're on exhibition at Mr. But
ler's meat market last week, who pur.
chased them of an Eagle Rock hunter.
The catch consisted Of an old doe aud
a yearling, aud both we're plump and
handsome.
The carcass OF 6De doe lay on
a truck at the Erie depot, Monday
afternoon, and many persons gazed
upon the form of the defunct beauty
of the wildwood The deer was shot
by H. A. johnson, who returned
Monday afternoon from a hunting
expedition in Forest county.-Medd
vile Gazette.
The Tionesta Literary Society
will render the play entitled "The
Irish Linen Peddler," at School Hall
next Friday evening. The plav con.
sists of three acts, with six cbarac
ters, and furnishes good entertain.
ment for a whole house full at once,
80 be on hand early to help fill up
the hall. Proceeds for benefit of the
school library.
-Mr Edwin B. Cox, of Boston,
was a visitor to Tionesta last week,
being the guest of his uncle, Mr.. M.
Cox, Who is stopping here this win
ter. He is the son of the late
Charles M Cox, whose interests in
The we'll known Spooper lands, in this
county, have fallen to him, and
which be took occasion to visit dur.
lug his stay here.
Charlie Clark has got his build.
ing moved to its new location, all set
up ready for the finishing touches.
The work, which was doDo by Mr..
Foster, of Titusville, was accomplish.
ed 10 remarkably good time, be hav'
ing been only a trifie over FIVE days
at the job, and so carefully was The
building handled that not a dollars
worth Of plaster was destroyed.
The cold snap of last Thursday
night was too much for the. gas line
which parted at a point about half 9
nile below town Friday morning and
run the pressure down considerably
The break was in bad place, and oil
Saturday afternoon it was necesssr ry
to shut off the supply for couple o
hours while making the repairs, anC
those who had a little wood handy
were lucky.
--Amsler has stocked up in elegan
style for the holidays. His stock o
candy. nuts, fruits, etc, is immens'
both in quantity and variety
Grapes of excellent quality, oranges
lemons, craDberries and the like
fresh from the eastern markets.
fine line of fancy candies, sperm can
dies and things needed iu trimming
aud beautifying Christmas trees
Don't fail to call on him before max
ing your selections. 1t will pay you
-Marienvile E1press: Distric
Attorney P. Nj. Clark was over from
Tionesta Tuesday Mrs, M. Kise
and daughter, Miss Florence, of TIC
oesta, visited Miss M. Emma Kise
at Samuel Wray's over Sabbath
The Salmon Creek Oil Co. was OF
3 ganized at the Oil ExchaUge Monda
> evening with DIR. S. S. fowler pres
y ideDt, G. w. Amsler treasurer an
w. ]. Austin secretary. The rig
0 being built for test we'll west {
town.
The we'll of Osgood q Co., Ro'
Run, was finished last week, and on
of the operators informs us that
was the dryest of drys. Work o
> Proper q Fleming's No. 3, on Ih
Tucker farm. West Hickory, is SUI
d pended for lack of water. w. A
Is Groves venture on the Frazee, Littl
Is Hickory, has been hindered by tn
1t same cause, but having erected
T. wafer tank the drillers think the