The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-12-08

Will be held this evening at 1880 in the
Presbyterian church.
For servisable holiday gifts, examine
those nickled tea kettles, tea pots and
coffee pots at Robinson's. II
Remember the Farmers Institute on
Friday and Saturday of this week at the
court house. Don't fail to attend.
Subject of Rev. Buzza's sermon at
the NJ. E. church next Sabbath evening
Will be the Second Commandments.
The store windows are beginning to
take on decidedly holiday air, and if
Santa Claus don't show up in fine style
this season many young hearts will be
disappointed.
Mr.. c. A. Randall has secured the
services of Mrs. Vernah Watson Shew-
man. of Randolph, N. Y, for Friday and
saturday evenings at the coming farm
ers' institute. She will give a series of
popular readings on these evenings.
d. w. Clark, H. M. zahniser and
Ernest Sibble, viewers appointed to lay
out road from point on Fork Run 70
the Balltown road. in Kingsley township,
went up last week and made the survey,
but a satisfactory grade could not be
reached and the project is given up for
the present.
The question for debate at the meet
ing of the literary society Friday even
ing, Dec. II, will be Resolved that Ha-
wall should be annexed to the United
States" G. w. Robinson and A. w.
richards will take the affirmative and
t j. V. McAninch and A. B.. Kelly the
neg ative.
"A number of the ladies of the w. r.
G. met at the residence of Mrs. Kate II.
Craig Monday evening and the ladies
were enjoying themselves hugely, when
the Conference Committee of Capt. Geo.
Stow Post g. A. r., started out on a for
aging expedition and when they got a
Whit of the delicious odor of Mrs Craig's
famous coffee, marched in and helped the
ladies finish out the evening.
Following is list of letters remain
ing unclaimed in the postofice at Tio.
nesta, Pa, Dec. l, 1897: Mr.. Archie
Blakslee, w. A. Brown, Mr.. Stephen
Crosby, Mr.. Charles Dean, Hubbard
Hart Ii. B. Heath, Jim Martin, J. J.
McCarty, Mr.. G. w. Stofer, Mr.. William
Swartzfager, David Urick, Mess. J. A,
Wood & Co.. Miss Gertrude Gilman, Miss
Hattie Matte. d, S. KNOX. Pm
This is the season OF the year when
the head ct the household slips quietly
into bed at or after midnight and tells his
wife that he won four turkeys at cost of
90 cents; that he sold three of them and
the fourth is down in the woodshed. His
wife knows he is lying knows that he
has brought home turkey that cost him
at least 60 cents pound and load of
booze the cost Of which cannot be esti-
mated at one or two glances.-Er.
Two Mormon missonariesj have To-
Gated in Indiana town. Their object is to
make proselytes to their faith. They
seem to think that what this country
needs most is moro Mormons.-Pu
Spirit 1t is coming gradually to light
that there are scattered about the country
in several spots, missi onaries, or prose-
lyting workers in the interest of the
Mormon church. When accused of it
they generally deny that they have any
thing to do with Mormonism.
Two men and boy-one of the men
and the boy being named Fore ter, form
er residents of Marienville-were recent
ly arrested in that place by the chief of
police of Kane on a charge of passing
counterfeit money. They were taken to
Warren, where the trio were to have a
hearing before U. S. Commissioner Parm-
lee, yesterday. The evidence against
them is said to be quite conclusive, and
it is thought this arrest will lead to the
breaking up, for time at least, of gang
who have been operating through the
northern tier of connties.
The Maccabees of Hickory have CIV
en- the contract for the erection of a good
sized building at that place, which is al
ready under way, L. b. Hull has the
contract for erecting the building, and
Chas. Smith for doing the stone work,
which he has begun. The structure is to
be 26x6O feet, "A feet high, the first floor
to be used as public hall and the second
for the use of the Maccabees and other
SOClSll6S Oi u llh6 nature. III Will be To-
Gated directly opposite the store of Walter
p. Cronch, a d when completed will be
quite an addition to the town.
Rev. w. S. Zimmerman, who OIL two
former occasions so delighted large audi
ences at the Presbyterian church of this
place in relating his experience as a miss
ionary among the Africans, will give
another lecture in the same church to-
morrow, Thursday, evening beginning
at 1880 o'clock. All who heard him be
fore will doubtless make an effort to be
ont again, and those who were unable to
get out should not fail TO improve this
opportunity to hear the wonderful story
he has to tell of life among these dusky
natives. An opportunity will be given
for asking questions which the speaker
will take pleasure in answering. Don't
fail to 60 and hear Mr.. Banneaman. You
will surely not regret it.
The practicability as well as the de-
STABILITY of a system of telephone lines
connecting the rural districts with the