The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-31

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nesta townsman, but now operating
in oil iu Wood county, Ohio, was
here during the week to attend the
funeral Of his father.in.law, John
McMillen, who died at Balltown,
Friday.
Jos. A. Hart, Marienville; S. ].
Lynch, East Hickory; Miss Tena
Suendel, Newtown Mills, and Miss
Arley Wiser, all of Forest county,
were among the hundred and fifty
guests who we're registered at the
Ridgway sanitarium and cottages, at
Hydetown last week.
John McMillen, aged 81 years,
died at the home Of his sou, Robert, at
BalltowD, this county, where he had
been living during the past year, on
Friday last, the remains being inter.
red in the cemetery at Wing Hill.
He leaves a wife, six daughters and
two sons TO survive him.
COLLECTORS of road and poor
taxes are now authorized by law to
hereafter collect thu same by levy
and sale, in the same manner as
school and county taxes are collected.
This does not interfere with the work
tax provision, taxsbles having the
same privilege to work out their road
taxes which they have always enjoy.
ed.
WIN. Richards Esq, of May
burg, was a visitor to town last
Thursday. He believes in advertis.
ing. As a result Of the notice pub.
lished two weeks ago in these col.
umns, stating that be wished to pur.
chase a horse, be was accommodated
in less than 4S hours with just the
kind of animal be was looking
for. Let your wants be known.
An exchange tells story of
man in London who determined to
spend ali he had during the first year
in advertising. He soon found that
it was impossible for the simple rea-
son that the more he advertised the
more be made, and after strenuous
effort TO get rid of his money 10 ad-
vertising he bad to give it up. IF
you don't believe it, try it.
Last Friday was the 10th birth.
day of Mrs. John Sanner, and
gocdly number of her lady friends
took occasion to call and spend the
afternoon with her. A nice lunch
was served in the evening, and the
event was celebrated in happy man.
ner. Quite number of handsome
and useful presents were left as pleas.
ant reminders Of the occasion.
The hay harvest is about ended
and in this county is really better
than was anticipated, though scarcely
more than half crop. Yet with
the sown corn for fodder, and the
good outlook for an oat straw yield
that excels anything for years past,
the stock of feed for cattle bids fair
to be abundant to carry farmers over
the winter very nicely, with some to
spare.
The Christian Endeavor State
Convention, to be held in Erie, be.
ginning Thursday, Aug. %, and last.
ing four days, will be the biggest
meeting of the kind ever held in
Pennsylvania. A tent is being pre-.
pared that will hold $500 people.
Every arrangement is being perfected
for the comfort and convenience OF
the expected throng, including &C.
commodations for 5000 visitors.
Rates will be about $1.25 day.
-Grasshoppers are doing consid.
cradle damage in the rural districts
In walking through field the pedes'
triau scares up clouds of them. The
hoppers fly at every footstep, thick as
snowfakes in a blizzard, and in
many cases they have stripped the
leaves from the potato stalks, beans
and the like. In some localities
farmers are cutting their oats green
to save them.-Blizzard. We heal
no complaint of hoppers from the
farmers of this section.
j. D. Davis is another who be
lieves in advertising. Last week be
had an item inserted in the REPUB
LIoAN concerning his shOrt.leggeC
sorrel COW, which had strsyed from
his premises. The very next day