The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-01-13

/ % 'i"No intO bne general store
OF Collins q Watson, at Golenza, on Mon
day, Jan. 4, and secured three dollars in
change, number of pocket knives and
some cigars and tobacco.
"A play to be given by home talent is
being talked of to be given in the near
future. Don't lei it end in talk, but let's
have a good show and raise money to
raise the seats in school hall.
Mrs. c. S. Kirchartz and children
left Saturday for Beaver Falls, where she
Will make long visit. She was accom-
panied by Ed. Kirchartz, who went home
for short visit with his parents.
IF you want an oyster pie, escalop
your oysters, make a stew or fry, you
can't get better oysters in town than at
Amsler's. Headquarters for cigars, to-
bacco and choice confectionery. II
Last Wednesday, Jan. 8, was Wash
ingtons wedding day, but that was mot
the reason that the REPUBLICAN did not
appear, as our readers know It was our
regular semi-annual holiday week.
An exchange says that a boy at Ceres,
n. Y, has invented a new method OF
catching rabbits. The animals "hole up"
and the boy shoves one end of a rubber
hose in the burrow and yells through it.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. d. Irwin went to
Tidioute last Friday evening to attend
the joint installation OF the officers of
Col. Gotham Post, Relief Corps and
Sons of Veterans. They report a yerv
enjoyable time.
Quarterly meeting services will be
held in the f. NJ. Church, beginning
Friday evening, Jan. %, and continuing
over the following Sabbath. Rev. w. A.
Sellew, presiding elder of this district.
will conduct the services.
The revival meetings being conduct
ed by Rev. r. A. Buzza in the NJ. e.
church are still progressing and wonder
ful success is being attained, something
over eighty persons having thus far ex-
pressed desire to lead better life.
The new bridge scrose the Clarion
river at Cooksburg, Pa, has been COM
pleted. The bridge was built by the
counties of Clarion, Forest and Jefferson.
at total cost of $2l,l Each county
pays one-third of this amount, or S7.O4I.
Farmers and expert fruit men who
have examined the buds taken from
orchards in various parts of Orleans and
Niagara counties, New York, predic the
next seasons crop of fruit will be very
small, the signs Indicating an especially
small yield of apples.
-Ex-Prothonotary, c. M. Arner, is
now located in his Office opposite the gas
Office, where he and his son, Lewis, will
carry OH general insurance and real es-
tate broking business under the name of
G. NJ. Arner & Son. Read their ad. at
top of first local column.
The Republicans of Tionesta town
ship will hold caucus in the township
house, Saturday, Jan. %, 1897, at 2
O'Clock, p. m, for the purpose of nomii
mating officers to be elected at the COM
ing spring election. All Republicans are
earnestly requested to turn out.
Following is list of letters adver-
tised in Tionesta, Pa, postofTice, Jan. 10,
1897; Frank Albaugh, William Brown,
Riveren Frike, G. f. McCloskey, Albert
Sylvis, - Oniel, Miss Bessie Morrison.
Mrs. e. II. Lacy, Mrs. Florence Nelson,
Miss Gertrude Reed (2l. R. L. HAsLEr,
p. NJ.
Sliding on the pavement may be lots
of fun for the children, but the inevitable
result does not tend very strongly toward
helping man to keep his religion (pro-
viding he has any when he unconscious
ly walks onto one of the favorite sliding
places which causes him to try to kick
holes in the sky.
The week of Prayer was observed in
the Presbyterian church last week and
number of new names were added to the
church roll. Rev. Mr.. Bell, of Indiana
county, assisted Rev. Mr.. McAninch dur
ing the latter part of the week and over |
Sunday. The meetings are to be -contin-
ued throughout this week.
Mr., Abraham Mealy of Tionesta |
township returned Friday from Pitts
burg, where he had been TO consult a |
specialist regarding trouble he has been |
having with his right eye. The physi-
clan pronounced the cause of the trouble |
to be an abscess of the cheek bone and |
Mr.. Mealy will go again to Pittsburg in
couple of weeks TO have an operation
performed.
"A comparatively new scheme for
swindling farmers has turned up. The |
agent of fictitious grocery house offers
to exchange groceries for eggs. The far
mer gives his note for whatever groceries
he wants agreeing verbally to pay for
them in nice fresh eggs. The farmers
paper turns up at the local bank and he
is compelled to pay for it, but no grocer
les ever appear.-Er.
Mrs. Dora S. Bartels, better known |
to our townspeople as Miss Dora GasSil,
died of typhoid pneumonia at her home |
in Pittsburg on Sunday last. Mrs. Bar |
tells was a grand daughter of Mrs. Judge |
Reck of this place, where she frequently |
visited. She was aged about "A years,
and was a woman universally respected |
for her many excellent qualities of mind |
and heart. Many Tionesta friends will |
be panied to learn of her death.
Quite a number of robberies have |
been committed in jerks township dur |
ing the past few weeks, and a few |
days ago suspicion WAS fastened