The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-02-02
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOU


-Groundhog day.
Oil market sos
-You can get it at Hopkins store. If.
Fine sleighing, and here's hopin'
she'll lass.
Spot cash gets big bargains at Miles
& Armstrong;. It,
"A lot of mems clothing that must go.
Buyers make the price. Come and see.
At Robinson's. 1t.
Low prices mako big sales. Big sales
make low prices. Miles e. Armstrong
have them both. It,
The Epworth League of the Nebraska
NJ. e. church sent SIS TO the Cuban suf
ferers on Monday of this week. A very
commendable and generous act.
Owing to the fact that Rev. Buzza as
sists Dr. Ellis for another week at Trim
ity church, Oil City, the protacted meet
ings at this place will not begin until
next Sunday evening.
The Pennsylvania State Association
of School Directors will hold its annual
convention at Harrisburg Wednesday,
February 9th. Forest county will prob
ably be represented by delegate or two.
Much lumber and tie hauling has
been done on the nice fall of snow of the
past few days. What we need is about
six weeks of snug winter weather. But
what we need and what we may get are
two different things.
-Amsler always keeps well stocked
up in all the good things the markets al
ford. Vegetables in season aud out, and
always fresh and reliable. Candies, ci-
gars and tobacco in any quantity, and a
whole lot of them for little bit OF money.
Fresh oysters always on hand. IT,
r.. w. Bradish of Stewards Run was
in town yesterday and informed us that
he and d. II. Brown have material on
the ground for an oil rig on the Hunter
property, about one-half mile up Hunter
run, opposite Tionesta. They expect to
have we'll drilling within ten days, and
success to them.
w. ]. Magee of Oil City will install
the officers of Irwin Council, No. n,
Royal Templars of Temperance, on Fri
day night, Feb. 4. All the members are
requested to be present A lunch will
DO served and they expect to have good
time. The State grand council of this
order meets in Titusville next Tuesday
Clarion county for the first time in
its history, we guess, is dry so far as the
sale of the ardent is concerned. All Ii
censes expired on the 23d ult., and Ii
cense court does not meet till the 29d Of
this month. A whole month to go with
Democratic county! Pretty tough, that
The De,TickS oil report for January
for all fields shows 1876 wells completed
1876 barrels new production, l42 dry
holes, 7lO rigs up and wells drilling
This is a decrease all round as follows
SO in completed wells, l77S barrels new
production, 13 in number of dry holes
and l42 in number of rigs and drilling
wells.
Governor Hastings has fixed Apri
26 as the date for the execution OF Fred
rick c. Rockwell and Patsy Banya, il
Elk county. Rockwell was taken from
the Jail of this comfy and twice tried il
Elk county for the murder of Loui
Haines, both trials resulting in first de
gree verdicts. Banya, a dagO, will swing
for the murder of fellow countryman
The pastor, Rev. j. V. McAninch i
holding a series of meetings at Endeavo
this week, which are expected to continu
each evening during all of next week
The dedication of the handsome new
church at that place will take place mex
Sabbath morning at IL o'clock, Rev. S.A
: Cornelius of Oil City, preaching the ded
icatory sermon. A cordial invitation t
attend is extended to all.
j. X. p. Hall of Elk county, who's
= name has been mentioned in connection
with the congressional nomination il
the Twenty y-eighth district, says that un
der no circumstances would he be can
didate for the nomination, says an ex
change. Democratic candidates in thi
district are not so plentiful since Mr.. Al
| nOiu WI6Sl6u IL iIoHu lllbli cOulIOl all
twice carried it by large maiorities.
- Il. E. Branch, formerly one of tn
. proprietors of the Keystone House {
Marienville, but for the past year and
half conducting hotel at Grand Valley
recently purchased Harry Mazes intei
= est in the Clarington Hotel, and has tax
: en- personal charge. Mr.. Branch is
(, born landlord and his many friends
4 this section will be glad to learn that h
has again embarked in the hotel bus
@ ness in this comfy.
The faculty of the Titusville Hig
School are going to choose three pupil
p and the scholars three, to d0liYer oratior
at the June commencement exercise
instead of the entire class appearing
essays or orations, as has heretofore bee
the case. Many of the graduating clai
are displeased with the arrangement
, which moves the Franklin NrCS to n
mark that with girl graduate it is G
pecially a hardship to be denied the o.
portunity to exhibit her knowledge an