The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-06-22
LOCAL AND MISCELLA NE0US.

oil market $50.
Fireworks at Amsler's. 2t
Watch Tionesta July Fourth.
-Yon can get it at Hopkins store. If.
--"Oh so easy" shoes at Miles Il Arm
strongs.
Hopkins sells the Dewey hat. It's
the latest. 1t
The fishing season at Chautauqua
Lake opens today.
All wool suits IS at Miles q Arm
strong's. 1t
"A soft road turneth away the bicycle.
-Frdnklin Spectator.
Suits to order $3.50, pants $3.50 at
Miles & Armstrong;. 1t
Let the Stars and Stripes float over
Moro Castle on July Fourth
"A wagon load of shoes opened up
this week at Hopkins store. 1t
The latest wedding fad is to have the
ceremony performed under an American
flag.
Granite ingram carpet reduced TO 25c
per yard, worth 35c, at Miles d Arm
strong's. 1t
"A full line of fancy ties at Hopkins
store. They are splinter new and the
latest style. IL
The Siggins family annual renuion
will meet on the fair grounds at Warren
next Wednesday, June Goth.
Manila, Santiago and Honolulu are
ours, Porto Rice and the rest will follow.
The Maine will be paid for in full.
We are in receipt of copy of the
new War Revenue Law, through the
kindness of Senator Boies Penrose.
If you waut strawberries for canning
purposes you must get them now. Am
sler sells the best berries at the lowest
prices. 1t
-Amsler received mis- first consign-
ment of water melons last Saturday, the
earliest melons that were ever sold in
Tionesta.
The Forest County Reserves are
gaining great proficiency in drilling and
will make creditable showing on the
Fourth OF July.
The postoflice at Nora, Forest coun'
ty, has been ordered discontinued and
the patrons will hereafter get their mai
at Cooksburg, Pa.
The Tionesta postoflico is one of thu
list which will have its salary raised. Th'
present salary is 81, 900 and it will be in
creased to 81 100.
The promise is for grand display OF
the streets of Tionesta on the Fourth o
July and every honse and business place
should be properly decorated.
Clarion county will vote on the ad
visibility of erecting a poor house at thu
November election, the necessary ordel
having been made by Judge Clark las
week.
The raspberry and blackberry crop in
this section will be a wonderfully large
one from present appearances, the bushes
arc already heavily loaded with green
berries.
Our boss mason, Patrick Joice, ha:
compl eted the foundation for the hand
some new residence which is to be erect
ed by Hon. N. p. Wheeler at Endeavol
| this summer.
| Mrs. Cora johnson will serve lunch
ice cream and soft drinks in the old w
G. T. U. rooms, opposite the gas office
on July 4th. Ice cream is served at thi'
place every day. 1t
Two magnificent arches will spar
Elm street ON the Feurth-one at the an
Gle of the street near Lawrence IL Smear
baugh's store and the other at the angl
near May street.
Geo. w. Robinson has been selectet
as marshal of the day for the Fourth o
July and d. w. Clark, Lyman Cook
Amos w. Ledebur and G. r. Bowman
assistant marshals.
Many new sidewalks are being lai'
in town and it is good thing, as som
of them were in bad shape. If the enthu
siasm keeps up our walks will be in ex
cellent shape for the Fourth.
The Committee on Music have SO
cured the services of the Oil City an
Hickory COrnet, and the Tylersburg an
Albaugh Martial bands. Tionesta wi
not be short for music on the Fourth.
Not since the civil war has tb
Fourth of July been so generally celC
brated, and with such universal fervor a
the coming Fourth will be. The Mort
and South are vieing with each other a
to which section shall show the create:
loyalty to the old flag Threatened invs
sion of a foreign foe makes us all of on
kin again.
Last Saturday evening about
o'clock during a severe thunderstorm
barn ON the farm of ex-county commits
sioner Peter Youngk in Green twp. wa
struck by tightening and one side of
completely demolished. The storm
that vicinity was the most severe eve
witnessed by the inhabitants and WI
evidently a small cloudburst, as Nj
Youngk says that the water was kn'
deep before he reached his barn. I'll
raiters, joists and siding on the side
the barn where the tightening struc
were literally torn to splinters, but for
unatelY did not take fire.