The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-09-30

Hon. G. w. Stone of Warren, arrived
in New York Saturday, on the steamer
st. Paul, and it is reported that his health
has been much improved by his Euro
pean trip.
Solomon zents of New Kensington,
a former well-known resident Of this vi
cinity, is circulating among old acquain-
tances here, and is at present the guest OF
Hon. j. G. Dale.
Billy Morgan has moved a part of his |
goods out to tho gas wells on Hemlock,
where he will be temporarily quartered |
this winter while looking after the inter-
ests of the Tionesta Gas Co.
christopher f. Crcpp, of Cropp Hill,
whose injury was chronicled in this pa
per last week, is getting along as nicely |
as could be expected and his physicians
say, that his arm can be saved.
Crawford county lays claim to the
oldest man in Western Pennsylvania, if
not in the State. He is Cornelius Barry,
of Cussewago, who is in his I05th year
and is still vigorous and active.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Watson of Mill
Village are spending this week with their
son, Leon, at Nebraska. The REPUBLI-
CAN acknowledges pleasant call from
Mr.. Watson and Leon, Monday.
Forest j. Bovard, who has been
spending his vacation at home for the
past couple of months, returned Monday
to Philadelphia to take his third and last
course in Jefferson Medical College.
DIR. VIM. G. Morrow has opened an
Office at West Hickory, with a view to
locating there if the way is open. He is
high up in his profession, and no doubt
will be successful in any community.
DIR. j. B. Siggins drilled in another
nice well on the @. f. Cropp farm, on
Monday. 1t started off very nicely at
about ten barrels and has very good pros
poets of holdin out at that rate for some
time.
Mrs. Wesley Chambers, of Oil City,
has added 81, 900 to the $4,000 fund ar
ranged by the late Wesley Chambers, for
the benefit of worn out ministers of the
Erie Conference of the Methodist Episco-
: pal Church.
On Tuesday, Oct. 6, Florida will hold
State election. On Wednesday, the 7th,
Georgia votes. The results in these
States will be watched for with very little
interest, they being both overwhelming
, ly Democratic naturally.
Mrs. Jerry Adams, who has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. A.
Hill, for a sh ort time, returned to her
home in Newcastle, yesterday. She was
accompanied by her sister, Miss Minnie
Hill, who will stay for a short visit.
Don't forget that Amsler is headquar'
ters in Tionesta for everything in the
: fruit ine and he always has the faeshes
stock at the lowest prices. Now is the
time for you to buy your grapes. A.
: this time the fruit is at its best, in boil
quality and price. Leave your orders
a early. 1t.
S Quarterly meeting services were con
Quoted in the F. NJ. church last Sunda.
n by Rev. D. b. Tobey, p. E., and a yer.
g large congregation was present. At
o'clock in the afternoon about a dozen c
n the members were immersed in the rive
a at the bridge, very large crowd bein
present.
II The editor of the Salamanca Ne,OS
v very busy man. He is candidate 70
Office makes Bryan speeches, edits
daily newspaper, breaches on the Sab
e bath, and last Saturday preached fou
. times, baptised five persons by immel
sion, one by pouring water and one b
% sprinkling.
Is DR.. and Mrs. S. S. fowler, II. j. Rey
ner, f. NJ. Reck, R. M. Morrison, Ed. 1
n Steiner, NJ. G. Carringer, L.
ID Bishop, S. H. Neal, Judge McCra
and John II. Robertson, our popular car
Of didate for Prothonotary, were among th
IN jerks township visitors to the Republ
can meetings here last Thursday.
D. We have observed that the fellow
u, who are always urging the newspaper
to "turn over' some one or some thin
10 are always the first to hurry around
m the newspaper offices to head off an itel
I that might in any way reflect on then
selves. There is no better place to stud
human nature than in a newspaper offic
-Er.
Howard, the Oldest son of Wi
10 Thompson, had the misfortune to fall {
" the slippery walk at the school hous
" during the rain at recess time yesterdi
Ir- afternoon and break his left wrist. II
ne boy was standing on the walk with
ist number of companions and started to e
ter the school house to get drink
BET water, when his feet slipped from und
it. him, and in his efforts to save himself
to fell on his wrist in such a manner as
break it. DIR. Bowman reduced the fra
to ture,
ro- Recent statistics show that in 1895
ek, people of tho United States spent 50
0OO. 900 for chewing gum and S70,0OO,I
nd for bicycles. The expenditure for the
Il, trifles is a bauble beside the amou
-iss spent for beer, or for pleasuring at hoI
or abroad. Can it be truly said of a
- nation, among whose population persc
U.s. of moderate fortune are enabled to
P dulge themselves to such an extent in
i0N purchase of things that cannot be class
as necessities, that it is covered with
ks lamity as a shroud and that its classes
ver eating the vitals out of the masses p