The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-02-17
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.


Closing out winter goods at Miles &
Armstrong;. 1t
We furnish the overcoats, you make
the price at Hopkins store. 1t
AS good as ever, only broken sizes,
Selling out at Miles q Armstrong;. 1t
-Four things cannot come back--the
spoken word, the sped arrow, the past
life and the neglected opportunity.-Er
"A large sled load of people from
Hickory passed through town last
Wednesday evening on their way to Ne
braska.
The Clearfield postoffice was blown
open by burglars last Wednesday morn
ing, and S24O in cash and $1,000 worth of
stamps stolen.
-R. ]. Thompson, who is one of the
teachers in the M. e. Sunday School,
took his class to Nebraska for sleigh
ride one evening last week.
Henry Matha lost new clevis on the
road between Tionesta and Tubbs Run.
Anyone finding same will confer a favor
on the owner by returning it.
-Tionesta has the reputation of being a
very healthy place, and it is. But the
grip is no respecter of persons or places
and it is the fad here now. Everybody's
got it.
Tho libel case brought against p. G..
Boyle, editor of the Oil City Derrick, by
l.. Emery, Jr., of Bradford, for damages
in the sum of $50, 900 has been settled out
of court.
-Sleighing parties have been the rage
for the past few weeks and nearly every
evening large loads of our citizens have
gone either to Nebraska or Pleasantville
to attend the revival meetings.
Honey bees have been known to go
five or six miles from their hive to secure
honey, but that is no reason that the
young men of Tionesta should go out OF
town to get girl, if they want such a
luxury.
1t will pay sheep raisers, says an ex-
change, to give some thought to the state
ment that a lamb weighing eighty
pounds will bring more money than u
full-grown sheep, providing it gets into
the market early.
The ladies of the w. r. c. af Hick-
ory will drive down to this place this al
ternoon and will be the guests of the
Tionesta corps this evening, and the
president urgently requests full atten-
dance of the members at 1880 sharp.
VIM. Blum of German Hill had the
misfortune to break one of the bones o.
his left leg just above the ankle last
Saturday while skidding ties near his
home. DIR. Bowman reduced the fracture
and Mr.. Blum is getting along nicely.
One of Tonestas young ladies anC
her "steady" were preparing to take {
sleigh ride the other day and another
young lady was kindly asked to accom-
pany them. After a moments hesitation
the latter said "If we both go how is hC
going to driver"
The local paper is supposed to prin
all the news, but if they printed all tn
drunks, scraps, family rackets, etc., wha
a howl there would be. You never know
the value Of the home paper until yol
want something kept out of its columns
then the editor is the best fellow in town
-EC.
-Gottlieb Riethmueller, one of tn
Junior trustees of the Economic society
Ned at Economy on last Wednesda.
Rorning of Bright's disease. The deaf
sYof Mr.. Riethmueller leaves only tel
members of the Harmony society. Th
funeral will take place at Economy Fri
day afternoon at o'clock.
The Woman's Foreign Missionar
society held a thank offering meeting i
, the Presbyterian church last Saturday a
ternoon and large number of the ladie
of the society were present. After th
regular meeting a reception was given
, all the lady members Of the church,
large number Of whom were present.
light lunch was served and very enjoy
able afternoon was had by those presen
] The Tionesta society is over 20 years ol'