The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-01-23
Tootbaker. of Hartford,


What a wailing and a shaking and a
gnashing of gums that union sug.
gests Franklin NeiOs.
w. S. Setley's house in upper
Tionesta begins to show the appear
ance of house and will soon be
done. Several other new buildings
are being talked Of aud Tionesta may
have building boom in the spring,
Senator Hyde is on the following
Senate committees Banks and Fl.
nance; Constitutional Reform; In.
surance; Judicial and Legislative
Apportionment; Mines and Mining,
Public Printing; Retrenchrnent and
Reform.
The report Of the controller of
Oil City shows the total bonded 10.
debtedness Of the city to be S87 900.
The total debt of the city at the be.
ginning of January 1896, was 1927.
979 IL, while the total assets were
$357, 1920
Harry Mcintosh, an employe of
Robinson & Weant's mill, very near
ly dislocated bis shoulder one day
last week by fall while carrying
load of boards. The injury has been
a very painful one, but is rapidly
getting better.
just few words about clothing.
We have much larger stock than
we want and are going to sell at most
any price from this time to March
1st. Come in and see. The quality
is as good as any, and price TO suit
the customer, at Lanson's 1t =.
Oil City and Franklin are bound
to play ball, and if they can't play
out of doors they will play basket
ball in the house. A game between
the Y. M. G. A. teams Of those towns,
in Franklin last Friday, resulted in
a victory for Oil City in a score of 6
to 3.
1t is predicted in some Of the
papers of the state that there will be
an effort made to change the present
license law by the incomining Legis
lature. The important change pro-
posed is to take the power to grant
license from the judiciary and place
it 10 the hands of County Commits.
sioners or excise boards.
We are pleased to note that
Burgess Dick Davis health is so
much better that be is able to resume
his duties as clerk in Lanson's store.
Fred Lay who has been working in
Dicks place has returned to his
home in in Ripley, N. Y. Mr.. Lay
is clever young gentleman and we
are sorry that he was unable to re.
main in town.
Frank McMichael, former res.
ident of near Lickingville, who is
log jobbing near Salmon Creek, For.
eet-codnty, had his leg broken about
week ago, while attempting to
break log jam, one of the logs sud.
denly slipping out of the pile and
striking him on the right leg Just be.
low the knee joint Clarion Repub.
Hcan. Gazette.
Next week we will begin a serial
article, written by local author, en-.
titled "Reminiscences of Old Settlers" 4"
1t will be brief history of the early
day of Forest county as rememb bered
by number of the older residents of
this vicinity and will undoubte
be very readable to old and young,
and now is the time to subscribe.
An exchange says: 1--WE recen.
tly heard of lady who cured her
husband Of staying out late at night
in this way: When she heard her
her husband, whose name was John,
at the door, she whispered through
the keyhole, is that you Willie ?"
he stays at home every night now,
andNsleeps with one eye open, and
keeps a revolver under his pillow"
-Lumbermen are slow to realize
1t, but the prices on hard wood are
stltfening Materially with better de.
mand. ln\ hemlock inquiries are
coming more freely and at Pittsburg
and Buffalo the\sigus point to in.
creased business and consequently
improvements in prices. Buffalo ex.
poets TO see q good deal of huilding