The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-20

tion, June Is, for the citizens to pass
on a proposition to add $4,000 to
the debt of the city, to be used in en-.
largiDg aud improving the city water
works.
ED. Steiner and John Hoover
were down from Marienvile few
hours yesterday. Mr.. Steiner took
the evening train for the Ohio oil
fields, where he has been interested
for the past year.
The II. o. Davis lot, corner of
Bridge and Elm sts., was sold at
Orphans Court sale last Thursday,
to Mr.. j. T. Brennan, for S1,017.
The corner is desirable one and
nice business location.
Miss Mamie Morrow has finished
very successful term of school at
Foxburg, Howe township, and has
returned home, and her many friends
will be pleased to learn that she will
remain in Tionesta all summer.
An exchange makes a statement
which challenges refutation when it
says that a wife has no business sew.
ing for heather when her husband
wears a heavy long.tailed coat in
summer to avoid embarrassment
Remember the Memorial sermon
to be preached in the Presby yterian
church next Sabbath morning, by
Rev. VIM. Richards. Veterans of
the Grand Army as well as all others
are cordially invited to be present.
DR.. j. B. Siggins of Oil City,
will be at his Office, Proper & Wal.
ters block, Tionesta, Pa, in the fore.
moons of Monday, Wednesday and
Saturday Of each week, for the pur.
pose of treating catarrhal diseases.
Remember the days. At
"A White Cap notice has been
served on a resident of Kane, Pa.
If current reports are true there is a
man not great ways from Tionesta
who not only ought to be served
with notice, but should be given a
good dose of the medicine usually
prescribed by White Caps.
Court convenes next Monday,
which is one week later for the May
term than heretofore, owing to the
sitting of the Superior Court in Erie
this week. The civil list comprises
eleven cases, and from present ap.
pearances the criminal business will
be about as light as usual.
Hon. E. H. Wilcox, one Of Erie
couuty's Assemblymen, and blythe
way, one of the best members of the
last House, stopped in town ovel
Monday night. Mr.. w. is travelling
in the interest of one of Erie's repu
table wholesale houses, and has q
large patronage through this section
The delightful rains of the pas
two days, though light, have been ex
ceedingly welcome in this section
Vegetation was needing moisture
very badly, the grass and oats croE
especially, were suffering from thc
drouth. But this little spurt viii
freshen up things in wonderful de
gree.
The prospects for an abundan
yield of all kinds OF fruit coulC
scarcely be better at this time of year
Fruit trees of every description arr
loaded to the brim, and it would
seem that nothing but heavy frost
of which there appears very littl'
probability, can prevent a wonderful
crop.
-Kirchariz Bros. are doing land
office business in the bicycle lin,
these days. They exhibited line o
bikes that covered the entire front o
the Kepler block Saturday evening
most of them just fresh from the fac
tories, and about all of them sold
: They handle a large variety o
wheels.
The Woman's Relief Corps o
Pennsylvania are making heroic Ell
fort to free the Memorial Home a
Brookville from debt and save it 70
the use of the old soldiers, their wive
aud children. The debt must b
paid on or before the 1st of Septem
ber, or the mortgage of $4,000 will
be foreclosed.
There is talk of erecting
clothes-pin factory at or near Duh
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