The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-10-14

ballot in Pennsylvania. They include
those of the Republican, Democratic,
Prohibition, National, Free Silver, JEFF
fersonian, Socialist-Labor and Peoples
parties.
Friends of Mr.. Finley Watson, a
former Nebraska young man will be i'm
terested to learn that no was recently
married TO Miss Alice Bolz, of Cygnet,
Ohio, at which place he is making his
homo now.
Miss Mabel Tobey of Franklin, who
has been visiting her cousin, Miss
Maude Brennan, returned home yester-
day. She was accompanied by Miss
Brennan, who goes to Franklin to at
tend a wedding.
Mrs. Jas. Haslet returned Friday
from three weeks visit with relatives
in Pittsburg and Oil City. She was ac-
companied from Oil City by Misses Hat
tie Gould and and Cynthia Walker, who
returned home Saturday.
Governor Hastings has received a
communication from the Governor of
North Carolina asking him to appoint
two delegates TO a convention which will
meet in Ashville on October 81, % and %
to select a national flower.
Bradford has 'em, too. Hear the
Era "Tho gossips have so much to say
around here of late that they make ones
ears ring with unpleasant sounds. why
don't they talk less about persons and
more about the weather ?D
The old chestnut is starting on its
trip. 1t is that four months after Nc
Kinley's Inauguration every national
bank in the United States will be closed
The diagram is that four months from
that date is the fourth of July.
The oldest voter in the country yet
heard of is Mr.. Charles Bozo, of West
Virginia, who is 1O2 years of age. he
has always voted the Democratic ticket
and is now a strong sound-money man
and intends to vote this year accordingly.
-Titusville is to have a silk factory
that will employ over 200 people. This
industry was secured through the efforts
of the Board of Trade. Our people are
anxious to secure manufactures for this
place, aud why not organize board of
trade
The "power" on the Cropp farm was
destroyed by fire last Saturday night.
The fire is supposed to be of incendiary
origin as no other cause can be given,
there being no fire anywhere near. The
loss will amount to fully $500 before the
wells can be put in running order.
List of letters remaining uncalled for
at Tionesta, Pa, Post Office, Oct. 10, 1896:
Henry Barr, Frank Correll, Jess Frey,
John Fitz, Geo. Foreman. p. A. Hepler,
G. w. Reangt, w. e. Rumsey, Miss
Mamie Carbaugh, Bessie Hill, Rosa
Price. r. HAsLET. p. NJ.
-Amsler is still in the lead, and is al
ways up with the times in choice con-
fections. He has candy "to SELL" But
he sells it so cheap that you could al
most call it given away. Choice fruits
and vegetables, cigars and tobacco al
ways in stock, and at prices the lowest.
Try him. 1t
Judge White, of Indiana, refused to
naturaliZe a German over there the other
| day because he could not tell at what age
man was eligible to election to the Uni
ted States Senate. A good many people
who have been citizens for long time
would stumble on that question. n.-Punr-
Sutdioney Spirit.
The annual district convention of the
| Epworth League for the Franklin dis
trict will be held in the NJ. e. church in
Tidioute on Nov. 6, 7 and s. Mrs. A.
Carson and Mrs. ]. b. Hagerty have
been chosen as delegates from the League
at this place, with Mrs. p. NJ. Clark and
| Mrs. f. r. Lanson as alternates.
Prepare to meet thy gas bill. The
old, reliable settler comes forward again
and predicts a long, cold winter. The
fur of the rabbits and minks is thicker
than usual; the corn husks are double
the nut crop is an immense one; the
squirrels have begun to lay in stores o
acorns. All these are infallible signs o
| cold weather.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Coleman are uE
from the lower oil fields on visit to the
formers parents in this place. "Jake'
and his lady were just recently married
and this is the first visit of Mrs. Coleman
to the parents of her husband. The RE
PUBLICAN joins the many friends of the
groom here in extending most hearty
congratulations.
DR.. l.. ID. Bowman came around
Tuesday morning with a couple of cigars
and lOxl5 smile, and that portion of hi
physical makeup which contains hi
"grey matter" is now so wonderfully
expanded that he can't wear his "silver'
hat, and its all on account of the arriva
of ten pound hoy at his house. Won
der if"Doc" will name it Bryan.
"A correspondent from Golenza send
in the following; Rev. Z. NJ. Small an,
wife of New Bethlehem spent last weel
with Mr.. and Mrs. G. f. Watson at Go
lenza.-Mrs. Rebecca DowEey and sol
of Kellettville spent Sunday with he
brother, G. f. Watson, at Golenza.-
Miss NJ. Mae Watson and.Mrs. Carnes {
Golenza, drove to President and speu
Sunday.
M. c. Carrnger Esq. of MarienvillC
spoke to a very fair sized audience o
Cropp Hill last Saturday evening. Nj
Carringer is fluent speaker and one {
the best posted men on the financia
question in this part of the state. II
presented his hearers with some YER
clear and concise statements ON the is
sues Of the day, from the Republica