The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-09-18

ory, is expected to finish tomorrow.
Mrs. G. w. Kerr has returned
home after a rather extended visit
with relatives. She is accompanied
by her mother, Mrs. Whitehill, who
will remain with her the coming win.
ter.
Mrs. G. W. Kerr, is desirous of
renting part of her house to small
family. She also has some desirable
furniture, practically new, which she
will dispose of at considerable re-
duction in price. 1t
Mr.. r. w. Elder and two
daughters, of Taylorstown, Washing.
ton county, are paying visit to his
daughter, Mrs. j. p Huling. He
reports business booming at his home,
since the advance in oil prices.
-Coons are said to be working the
cornfelds worse than for years past,
owing, no doubt, to the scarcity of
nuts and acorns which in former
years constituted the greater share of
their diet. And there isn't good
coon dog to be had in all the country
round
The Pleasantville Record &C.
knowledges the receipt of 43.ounce
potato. If you get any more of that
kind please forward to this. Office.
We want to knock out Br'er MUSES.
prize tuber, over which he has made
such fearful fuss.
The dwelling house Of David
Helcel, located on the old Jesse Dale
place, three miles above Tionesta, on
the Allegheny river, was destroyed by
fire on Friday last, together with
about all bis household effects. The
fire seems to have caught from the
stovepipe in the kitchen. The loss
is estimated at four or FIVE hundred
dollars.
j. 1. Dean who lives at the rail-
road crossing at Ross Run, but farms
the old Dean place on the headwa-
ters of Fork Run, threshed his oats
a few days ago, and to show that oats
were not failure in that section it is
only necessary to state that out of Do
dozen threshed he got 80 bushels,
JEFF is not only good lumberman
but farmer as well.
John Lindsey, who works in the
lumber woods at Foxcreek, Green
township, for Ed. Dewoody, had bis
left leg broken just above the ankle
last Friday, while skiddiug logs. A
short log "few the track" and struck
him on the outerside of the leg with
the result indicated. He was brought
to town where DR.. Morrow reduced
the fracture leaving the young mar
feeling quite comfortable under thu
circumstances.
Tracey, the young son of Johr
Wolf, of the township, ran the tin,
of pitch.fork through his foot, las
Friday, as he was sliding off the hay
NOW 10 his fathers barn. The TIM
entered the foot near the instep ant
/ came out through his shoe at the top
, In jerking his foot to free it from th
fork another tine struck the top o
f his other foot, penetrating it to tn
, depth of over an inch. Lockjaw wa
feared at first, but the boy is doinI
quite we'll now, though suffering con
siderable pain.
f The 31st annual convention @
!. the Pennsylvania State Sabbat
School association will be held a
Williamsport, October 8, 8 and II
The arrangements made are upon
4 very liberal scale, and the prograr
includes the names of distinguish
speakers within the limits of Penn
. sylvania and several from outside tn
State. The work Of the associatio
during the past year has been vigoI
ously prosecuted, and good result
u will be shown at the coming StaI
}, convention, which will doubtless B
S one of the largest the association hs
.. ever held.
l. The Central District Telegram
n and Printing Co, which has an offit
!. in Pleasantville with a branch liz
,. leading from Titusville, has surveye
and is now setting poles for a lor
. distance line that will connect OF
- town with the outside world direC
The old line will be taken down az
= new line put up from Titusvll
through to Tionesta, when we vi
then be in direct communication wi
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