The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-01-27

| Nne llne OF confectionery, cigars, tobacco,
tropical fruit, vegetables or oysters, just
give him a call and get the best that is in
the market at rock bottom prices, Don't
forget the news depot. All the standard
magazines and story papers constantly
on hand. Agent for the Buffalo Daily
| Express. 2t
The other day a Chicago passenger
agent received letter from the publisher
of little paper in Arkansas which had the
merit offrankness, at least, The Arkansas
editor said: "Dear Sir: Iwlsh you would
send me pass from Little Rock to Chi
cago and return. I've got to go to Chlca-
go, and 1 can't do it unless you do. My
paper goes almost everywhere in this sec
ton, anG I'm having mighty hard work
to keep it from going to h-l."-Er.
Monday of this week DR.. Evan Kane
OF the sanitarium, was called to Pigeon,
Forest county, where, assisted by Drs.
fowler, Totten and Stonecipher, he sue
cessfully performed one of the most diff
ficult and delicate surgical operations,
the removal of a large tumor from the
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DIR. Stonecipher. The growth was attach
ed to the liver and back, which made the
operation exceedingly difficult and dan
gerous.-Rdne Republican.
Genuine "old fashioned" winter is
here at last and for the past three DAYS
the weather has been extremely cold, the
mercury dropping as low as l2o belo zero
on Monday morning. The first real
sleighing that we have bad this winter
is now here and our lumbermen are
taking advantage of it, consequently
there are no idle teams The river is
frozen over for the first time at this place
and the ice men have ceased to worry and
are saying nothing, but saving ice.
"A Warren young lady who had been
slandered did not simply sit down and
cry about it, as many women do under
the circumstances. She knew the stories
circulated about her were false and she
had the young man who told them
promptly lock ed up in the county Jail.
The alleged slanderer was only too glad
to be given a chance to withdraw his as
sertions to obtain his liberty. That
Warren girl pursued the proper course in
dealing with defamer. Bradford Era.
The ladies of West Hickory and vi
cinity will give benefit for the G. A. R.,
Post, on Friday evening, Feb. 5th, at
Green's Hall. A program of recitations
and songs has been arranged and pleas
ant entertainment is assured. All soldiers
are cordially invited to come and bring
their friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Moulin have
kindly offered the Globe Hotel dinning
room, where supper will be served.
Prices Is and % cents. A Woman's Re-
lief Corps will also be organized by ladies
OF East and West Hickory. ~
The most disastrous wreck that ever
occurred on the P. d w. railroad occur
rod near Shippenville, Clarion county,
on last Saturday afternoon, in which
three men lost their lives and several
others were seriously, if not fatally, in
jured. The train jumped from a bridge
over Paint creek, about one mile from
Shippenville, which is about one hun
dred feet high, and crushed the lives out
of three of the trainmen. The names of
those killed are: VIM. Copeley, of But
Ter; Daniel Morairty and Jas. Beatty, of
Foxburg. Mr.. Morairty was a former
resident ST Forest county and was well
and favorably known by many of our
readers who will learn with regret of his
disastrous end.
"A largely attended and enthusiastic
Republicad caucus was held in the court
house Monday evening and the following
representative people were placed in
nomination for the ensuing spring cleo
ton, which occurs on Feb. 10, 1897.
Burgess, X. G. Heath; Councilmen, ].
L. Dale, w. f. Blum School Directors,
Patrick Joyce, L. Agnew; Collector, f.
P. Amsler; Overser of the Poor, J. r.
Osgood; High Constable, VIM. L. Hun
ter; Judge of Elections, ]. Birtcil; In
spector of Elections, j. r. Chadwick;
Auditor, DIR. f. S. Hunter. This is a
good, strong ticket, and as the Republi-
can party is strongly in the ascendency
in this borough there is no reason why
the entire ticket should not be elected.
In last weeks issue we ran an item
clipped from the Oil City Blizzard, which
was headed, "An Ancient Document"
which told of deed signed by Benjamin
Franklin, the first one ever given for
any land in Venango county, it was con-
sidered curiosity when exhibited in
court in Franklin last week. The docu-
ment is dated 1857, April 10. w. G. Wy
man of this place informs US that he has
a similar document, framed and hanging
in his house, that is four days older than
the one spoken of, as it is dated April 6,
1857, and is signed by Benjamin Frank
lin, probably by the same pen and from
the same bottle of ink. 1t was grant to
ANDREW Lee for services in the late
war" and is certainly quite a curiosity,
as it is written on parchment or sheep
skin. Mr.. Wyman will place the ancient
document in Lawrence & Smearbaugh's
store next Saturday evening and will
leave it there one week, where all who
are interested in antiquities can see it.
The grocery, dry goods and clothing
stock of f. r. Lanson has been sold to l..
j. Hopkins, the change in proprietership
taking place on Monday of this week.
Mr.. Lanson has been compelled to give
up this part of his business on account of
falling health, of which fact his many
friends and patrons will be grieved to
learn, as he has always been faithful
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