The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-08-19

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The valuable advertising space of
Bayne, Wilson q Pratt in the Oil City |
Derrick is at the present time principally
devoted to showing up the follies of free
silver.
The Delaware railway officials find
that they have not cars enough to haul
the peach crop of that State, and they are
fitting up 1000 additional cars for the
purpose.
Miss Eva L. Kiser, of Williamsburg,
came home Saturday, for a few weeks.
Miss Emma Kiser is entertaining her
friends, Misses Maggie and Katie Nor
ton of Oil City.
Mrs. Will Hunter of the West Side,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. w. Green,
at Sugar Run. Earl Knox, Carl Wenk
and Helen Smearbaugh are also visiting
their aunt Kate.
The handle factory at the Buffin farm
burned last Thursday morning. The
plant was owned by L. s. Clough. We
have been unable to learn the amount of
the loss.-MarienUilt Express.
As the season changes new varieties
of eatables come into the market, but
Amsler is always at the front with the
earliest out. Go to his store when you
want nice Wand for the table. 1t
The monthly concert of the Presby-
terian Home Missionary Society will be
held Thursday evening next, in the
church. A special program has been
prepared, and all are cordially invited.
Gerald Deane of Printers Ink, has
gathered statistics which show that the
annual sum expended in the United
States for chewing gum is fully twenty
million dollars, twice as much as is spent
on churches.
Miss Mabel Reyner, who had been
the guest of Miss Name Fitzgerald for
the past week, returned to her home in
Tylersburg Monday. Miss Fitzgerald is
at present entertaining Miss Grace Brown
of East Hickory.
Mrs. Ellen Pappletou and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Florence Robinson, residents
of Warren county, were victims of the
recent flood in Pine creek near Pittsburg.
Their remains were brought home last
Friday for burial.
SEQ Miles & Armstrong for bargains
in broken lines and broken prices. Don't
let such prices as these go by; Ladies'
fine shoes, formerly $3.50 and $500, now
$500 and 1925. Ladies' heavy Shoes.
formerly $500, now $l.50. It,
The Proper & Walters building, cor
ner Elm and Walnut streets, is being
moved over next to the millinery store
of Flora Walters & Co., and work will
soon be commenced on the new building
for the Citizens National Bank.
The new grist mill at this place is
now in shape to grind all kinds of flour
and feed at the lowest rates. All the pro-
prietors ask is one trial, as they feel sure
that they can give such satisfaction that
they can hold your trade. 1t.
Yesterday reminded on of a real fall
day. The weather seemed to alternate
between showers and sunshine every
half hour, with an occasional brisk
breeze to relieve the monotony. Gas
fires were comfortable and uncomforta-
BILE.
"A partial eclipse of the moon is an
nounced for next Sunday, Aug. %, visi-
BILE throughout the United States, begin
ming at 1890 and ending at 3:4S a. m.
About three-quarters of the diameter of
the moons disk will be immersed in the
shadow.
Mrs. Nancy McClosky, of Farming
ton township, this county, claims TO have
been born in Ireland, in 178S, making
her 108 years old. She has 81 grand
children, eighty-four great-grandchildren
and four great Observation-Disclosures
| ion Democrat.
Mrs. Hugh Keating of Petersburg
and Miss Lizzie Morgan of Oil City were
guests of their brothers, James and VIM.
Morgan few days last week. Mrs.
Heating was accompanied by her son,
Leo, who went up to Warren and cap
tured one of the bicycle races last Thurs
day.
Ed. Sanner captured alive a large
yellow rattlesnake in the berry woods
one day last week. The reptile was a
| very ndnOSOulo Ouei IL luuG SApISSSlOu
will apply to snakes, and it was the in
tention to keep it alive, but remorse or
something else came over it, and it ex-
pired after few hours captivity.
The person who eats toadstools un-
der the mistaken idea that they are
mushrooms; the one who uses firearm
as plaything, not knowing it is loaded !;
the idiot who rocks the pleasure boat for
fun, and the thoughtless girl who starts a
fire in the kitchen stove with kerosene,
are still getting free notices in the papers.
Friends of James Smith of Nebraska
will be pleased to learn that his improve
ment from the injuries received six
weeks ago is sure and steady. His legs
are healing nicely, and, aside from the
injuries, his physical constitution is
strong and healthy, and he keeps in a
cheerful mood under the trying circum-
stances.
"A farmer tells how he played a Yankee
trick on the rats that infested his barn.
Fill barrel, he says, half full of rye and
other grain, and give them a treat for a
fortnight placing board against the bar
rel for easy access. Some night substi-
tute water for the grain leaving enough
of the latter on top to deceive and the re-
sult NAV astonish Vou Moreover the re-