The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-07-28
LOCAL AND MISCELLA NEoUs.

We want to go to Klondyke
And wallow in the gold;
1t grows on bushes twelve feet high,
at least that's what we're told.
We want to fill our pockets
And get all the stuff we can;
Just watch us getting wealthy
AS we twirl the placer pan.-Er.
oil market S73.
-You can get it at Hopkins store. tt.
Fall opening at Smiths Business
College, Warren, Pa, Aug. 80. st
I. N. Patterson finished duster on
his Cropp Hill territory last Wednesday.
No reason why everybody can't wear
good clothes. Hopkins sells working
pants for soc. 1t
-Twenty-one tickets for the Niagara
excursion were sold at this station yester-
day morning
1t may be some consolation to re-
member in these moistful days that
muddy roads are never dusty.
The Court House is receiving some
repairs in the shape of new floor in the
main hall and in the Office of the Pro-
thonotary.
"A number of Niagara excursionists
came over from ,Marienville Monday
evening and took the train here yester-
day morning.
Carpenters have started on the erec-
ton of the second large building of the
mantle factory plant, and expect to rush
the work with all speed.
Those who contemplate building
should consult Robinson Il CASTOR, who
keep complete stock of dressed lumber
always on hand at their mill. If
Amsler's stock of fruits, vegetables,
ETC., is always fresh and inviting to the
eye. He receives these goods daily,
hence they are never stale. 1t
Lots of sizes, lots of shoes; all sold at
Clearance Sale prices. Children's, la
dies and Mems shoes sold 10 mako room
for new goods. See them at Miles &
Armstrong;. 1t
George Kuhn, aged A years, and his
nephew, Charles Kuhn, were standing
under a large maple tree near Meadville
during the storm on Thursday evening.
lightning struck the tree, killing the
older man and knocking the young man
senseless.
The usual excursion to Chautauqua
to accommodate the Sunday Schools OF
Tidioute, Hickory and Tionesta, by
the w. n. Y. & p. R'y, will take place on
Aug. 18th. These outings are generally
pretty well patronized by the people
along the route.
A partial eclipse of the sun is sched-
uled for to- morrow, Thursday, between
the hours of 0 and IL a. m. About one
half of the SUMS face will be covered by
the moon, and if the weather is clear you
can see the show if you will provide
yourself with a smoked glass.
w. II. johnson, of Hickory, Fores
county, has Maltese cat that is grea
snake-killer. She makes regular trips
around the farm in search of snakes anC
does up every serpent she sees. John
son says the cat has killed at least p
snakes this summer.-FFdnklin Ne,0S.
The editor OF one of our esteemed
contemporaries says he stepped into tn,
store of a business man who did not ad
vertise and was surprised to find hin
busy. The storekeeper had the itch
likewise Waterbury watch, and wheI
he wasn't scratching himself he wa
winding his Waterbury watch.
The second murder trial in Elk coun
ty within the past six months will sooi
begin at Ridgway. John Sobol, tn
Hungarian who murdered Andy Krutsi
and tried to kill Andy Balliant, near st
Marys on the morning of July 4th, wa
arrested at Limestone, n. Y, on Satur
day night and is now in Ridgway Jail.
We have three or four young men il
this town who visited Alaska last sum
mer and tried to find fortune in tn
Yukon country. Notwithstanding th
wonderful stories of golden treasures oi
the Klondike, they are not in the leas
excited, and have no desire to return
They know something about it.-PUnr'
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