The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-04-21
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.
SPRING POETRY.

SPRING POETRY.
The meter clicketh in the cellar,
The bilious man now turns yeller,
Frozen apples are now meller,
And the early poets beller,
The Board Of Health sends out its smeller.
Blizzard.
oil market $.S4.
Read Miles & Armstrong; new ad.
The Fourth of July comes on Sunday
this year.
The American base ball league sea-
son opens tomorrow.
Greek has met Turk and now the tug
of war is on in earnest.
Fishing rods, fish baskets, and fish
ing tackel of all kinds at Amsler's. 1t
1t is now in order for the parsons to
preach on the sinfulness of fishing on
Sunday.
The news of the burning of tack
factory in Illinois will be received with
joy by bicyclists.
Fred H. hammers of Oil City has an
advel tisement in this issue of the RE-
PUBLICAN. Read it.
Tho disagreeable weather of the past
week retarded somewhat the garden
making that had started out quite briskly.
The most conceited individual in the
world loses much of it when he or she
gazes upon ap old time photograph OF
themselves
Fresh vegetables always in stock at
Amsler's, and his stock of confectionery,
tropical fruits and cigars is chosen from
the best in the market. 1t
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Longstreth of
Newmansville, wish to return thanks to
the many friends for their kindness, in
their sad bereavement.
Under the new postal law, which has
istered letter which is lost can get indem-
nifty to the extent of ten dollars.
The residence of Clark Kepler at
Cory was burned to the ground last Fri
day night, and only few articles of
household furniture were saved. Loss,
S6,OOOi insurance, $4,000.
Here's a marriage notice that appears
in an Iowa paper: Married-At Flint
stone, by Rev. Windstone, Mr.. Nehemia
Whetston and Miss Wilhelmina Sand
stone, both of Limestone. Now look out
for birthstone.
From the present outlook the sum-
mer school, which will commence May
| 10, under the direction OF Prof r. n.
Speer, will be very successful as a large
number of students have already been
enrolled.
j. G. Bowman has completed foun-
dation on the rear of his lot on May
street onto which he will soon move the
house on the corner of Elm and May
streets, after which he will commence ex.
cavations for his new residence TO be
erected this summer.
Warren has received notice that she
gets meeting of the National Bicycle
Racing Association this year, Tuesday
July 18th, being the date mentioned by
the National board. This will be bis
day for Warren and will attract wheel
men from all over this section of the
State.
Col. Robert q. lngersoll has been
engaged to lecture at Lily Dale, but the
date has not been fixed upon yet. Tn,
management is negotiating with Hon
William J. Bryan for a lecture. Boil
orators will be there it is thought. The,
would make a good team and shoul,
travel together. The theories they advo
cate are about on parity.
An adjoining county editor, in look
ing over human occupations, is led L
observe; Heaven born orators are shov
cling dirt on the streets, athletes ar
preaching the & ,spel, brilliant writers ar
carrying the hod, men are practicing lay
who ought to be shoeing horses, surgeon
who ought to saw wood. There are mel
in the penitentiary who ought to be hold
ing positions of trust, and men in ofic
who ought to be in the penitentiary.