The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-08-26

REPUBLICAN office call.
Mrs. Alexander Brown and Mrs.
Haskell of Pleasantville, and Mrs. Day
Of Philadelphia, drove over from Pleas
antville yesterday and were the guests of
J. T. Brennans family.
Quarterly meeting services will be
held in the M. f. church at Nebraska
commencing next Friday evening, Aug.
2s, and continuing over the Sabbath,
Rev. G. o. Mead, p. e., officiating,
There is one thing, according to noai
by reports, says the Erie Dispatch, that
the farmers did not have 10 contend with
this season and that was the grasshopper.
A season has never been known when
they were so scarce as the present.
Court convenes next Monday. The
trial list is small as to number of causes,
but sometimes one or two cases require
several days in their disposal, and the
probability is that most of the week will
be taken in the cleaning of the calendar.
The many friends of Mrs. J. A. Small
of Nebraska, who is suffering an attack
of Typhoid fever, will be pleased to learn
that she is progressing very favorably
toward recovery, and that her physicians
feel confident of her speedy GONZALES
cence.
Attention is again directed to the fact
that the tenth annual convention of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
of Forest county will be held in the
United Presbyterian church, Redclyffe,
Pa, Thursday and Friday, August q
and %.
Patrick Donahue, who has been blind
for the past eight years, returned home
from the Oil City hospital, with his sight
restored, being able to read the finest
print, having been operated on for cata
ract by DIR. Geo. w. Seip, of this city,
oil city Derrick.
Parties expecting to put up peaches
are requested to leave orders at Amsler's.
He will handle some of the finest grades
the market affords, but must know in
about what quantities to buy in order TO
save money for his customers and avoid
loss to himself. Drop in at once. 1t
Joseph Clark has the excavation for
the foundation and cellar for his new
house completed and the work of build
ing the walls will begin soon as the ma
sons can be gotten at it. The new dwell
ing will be 26x92 in size, and will add to
the beauty and solidity of the town.
Work on the foundation of the new
bank building of the Citizens National
Bank has begun, the contractor being
Mr.. Dixon of Titusville. The building
is to be of brick, 24x45, two stories high
and put up in modern style. 1t will be a
decided improvement to the town when
| finished.
The small boy will be happy next
Monday morning-nit School begins.
The primary school will occupy the old
Universalist church building, which has
been comfortably fitted up for the little
folks, and as they will be separated from
the larger scholars will doubtless gel
along much better all by themselves.
The little eight-year-old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. d. ]. Murphy, of Watson
Farm, got her foot caught in bull-wheel
of an oil rig Monday, and the flesh from
the instep to the toes was badly torn and
bruised. The mother brought her on the
train to the office of DIR. Stoneoipher, and
had the injured foot cared for.-Md1ien-
UiLte Express.
VIM. Rosy, a citizen of Darlington
Pa, died at his home on Sunday evening
23d inst, of typhoid fever, aged about
fifty years. The deceased moved tc
Clarington from Clarion county about
four months ago. He was quiet gentle.
man who had made numerous friends
during his short residence at that place
He leaves a wife, but no children.
Mr.. S. F. Elder of Clarington is down
with typhoid fever, but is doing as well
as could be expected, and his friends
hope for his successful recovery. 1t is
said there are several cases of fever in
and around Siegel, Jefferson county
Mr.. Elders is the only case at present in
Clarington, and it is hoped there may be
no recurrence of the epidemic there this
season.
Reports say that potatoes Throughout
Western New York are blighting, whicl
is due to the excessive rains and heat
Last year there were Murphies to give
away but the coming winter a good po
tato will be valued. In this section we
hear of occasional instances of rot in thu
crop, and it would be surprising if the
yield is considerably less than early
prospects seemed to indicate.
DIR. Curwin, of the North WarreI
Hospital for the Insane is working ear
nestly for the erection of another insan,
hospital in the central portion of th
state, to cost about $l,OO0,000 whicl
would afford substantial relief for tn
other insane hospitals. At Nortl
Warren there are about 1000 patient
more than 800 more than it was origi
nally intended to be accommodated
Warren Mirror.
The. Tionesta Gas Co. having con
tracted with the Fuel Supply Co. of Oi
City, to furnish that concern with iron
100000 to 5000, 900 feet, or more, of ga
per day from the formers territory o.
Hemlock, have given contracts to Grov
Bros. and Jas. b. Hagerty for drillin
four new wells, two each. The coutraC
tors will begin operations at once, an
expect 10 have the four wells complete
within the next two months.