The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-08-25
Mary had little bust,
1t filled her soul with ire,

For she was twenty miles from town,
And couldn't mend her tire.
jamestown AU.
-Warrens street fair opened yester-
day.
Any straw hat in the window for 25c.
at Hopkins. 1t
The only things some men do for q
living are hotel-keepers and tailors.-E!r.
Although wheat is very popular
many persons still express a pi eference
for old rye.
Not old stock marked down because
it is "drug" but good clothing sold
cheap. Miles & Armstrong. 1t
The oyster season is on once more,
but none of the bivalves have "opened
up" in this neck o woods as yet.
Have you had trouble to get shoes
that will wear? Try "Our own" shoes
for boys, at Miles & Armstrong;. 1t
School Shoes are our specially. now
Do not buy until you see "Our Own"
shoes for boys at Miles d Armstrong;. 1t
DO you appreciate good laundry
work? if 80 patronize the Dunkirk
Steam Laundry. Miles & Armstrong,
agents. If
-"Ucautripem" is the name of that
Seamless Oil Grain School Shoe Just re-
"eived at Robnson's. Just the thing for
that boy of yours. 1t
-'Some men are so fond of work ;"
says the MdnGyunk Philosopher, "that
they linger over it and never get any
thing done for fear of losing it,
-"Preservatiou is the first law of ma
ture," says an exchange. "Its better to
break an engagement with a girl than
to have the engagement break you"
Divine services next Sunday morn
ing in the Lutheran church at lO:3O in
both the German and English language.
Services at p. m. Sunday evening.
The big sentinel guns are on the
ground and viii be placed in position as
soon as our stone-masons can spare
enough time from their extraordinary
rush of work this summer to build the
foundations.
The dates for County Teachers Insti-
tutes in this part of the State are as fol-
lows: Warren begins Dec. Goth Frank
lin, Dec. 18th; Marionville, Forest Co.,
Dec. 9th; Erie, Oct. 4th Ridgway, Nov.
29th; Meadville, Dec. 9th; Clarion, Dec.
18th.
The grape growers between Erie and
Westfield are greatly worried over the
condition of the grapes. 1t was expected
that the yield would be an enormous one
this fall, but from present indications
one-half the promised yield will be lost
on account of dry rot.
VIM. Smearbaugh and W. f. Blum
have removed the fences from the isont
of their lawns and the appearance of both
residences is much improved. Other cit
izens ought to do likewise. Our already
pretty town would look much better if
the fences were all removed.
On Saturday, August 2Sth, the Mt.
Zion Lutheran congregation will hold its
annual harvest home picnic in the grove
near the church. Come with well-filled
baskets so that the inner man may be
satisfied. All are cordially invited to be
present with us on that day.
"A man near Mahaffey, Pa, is culti-
waiting new kind of corn. 1t bears
common Indian corn about two feet from
the ground, and on the top where the
tassel grows on ordinary corn stalks
there is q prolific growth of pop corn,
and the roots develope into large ruta-
bagas.-Ec. When put through the right
process it will doubtless produce a fine
article of "barleycorn."
The State Normal School at e ainboro
has come in for its share of the general
prosperity that is Frightening up this
country and under its new management
is getting fine boom, adding daily to its
already large list of students for the fall
and winter terms. Prof. j. II. Flickin-
ger is the new Principal of the Edinboro
Normal, and if careful, painstaking
work, coupled with eminent ability and
large experience count for anything, this
school will continue to prosper and will
be second to none in the State.
Word was received here last Friday
evening that two valuable horses, weigh
ing about 400 pounds each had been
stolen from the owner at Brookville, JEFF
ferson county, on the previous night, and
that the thieves had been tracked in this
| direction. Nothing of them has been
| in this vicinity as yet. The animals were
without mark or blemish of any kind.
Two top buggies of the blackboard pat
| tern were also stolen. One of the bug
gies has yellow running gear, the Stats
are painted green, and it is equipped with
Mulholland springs. The other buggy
is black i'm color and of same style. A
reward of 500 is offered for the return
of the horses, and Sl5 for the yellow
geared buggy.
| The new buildings being erected in
| Tionesta are rapidly nearing completion.
| The carpenter work on the second large
building for the mantle works is about
completed and the buildings make very
neat appearance in their coat of white
paint with brown trimming. The ma.
| cbinery was started up i'm earnest on
Monday and as soon as enough stock car
be gotten ready the full force of men viii
be put to work. The brick layers have
about completed their part of the hand
some new Bowman residence and tht
carpenters are hustling the second story
through. j. II. Dale's neat new house OF
May street is under roof and win soor
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