The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-10-19
LOCAL AND MISCELLAN ANEOUS.

HOPKINS SellS Ine clOtnlnB anu ShOoS'
The F. NJ. church is to be papered
and reshingled.
-"Never Rip" shoes for boys at Miles
& Armstrong;. 1t
Don't buy a cape or jacket until you
see what Hopkins has in that line. 1t
ON an average every woman carries
40 to go miles of hair upon her head.
-Chestnuts are selling at 90 cents to 81
per bushel, with sluggish market at
that.
The stores that will do the largest fall
business are the ones which will do the
most advertising.
-Holloween is the next big event on
the calander, and occurs week from
next Monday night.
Go to Amsler for fruit and vegetables.
The best are always found at his stand,
and sold at the lowest figure. 1t
The Prohibitionists in Mercer coun-
ty have candidate for Sheriff whose
name is Lager. He aught to win.
Pension claims based on service in
the United States in the war with Spain
are being filed rapidly in Washington.
Il. Agnew has made some decided
improvements in his dwelling house on
Hiland street, adding materially to its
size and convenience.
After all, winter apples are not going
to be as scarce as was at first thought
they would be, and very excellent
quality of picked fault is being offered at
60 cents bushel.
Street cars will soon commence run
ming between Titusville and Hydetown,
the Traction Company having completed
its tracks to John Ridgway's property.
There is not preacher resides in the
township OF Knox, and yet it is the
strongest Democratic TOWNSHIP in the
county. This is a sad reflection.-Ctedr-
field Republican.
-Messrs. Jameson, Stroup and Birtcil
have started the drill in their second we'll
at Henry's Bend, and expect to finish
this week. Their first well will make a
fiye-barrel producer.
There has been sufficient rise in the
river to allow the big barges moored at
the river bridge for some time past to
start for the Pittsburg market, which
they did Monday morning.
Pears as though our beautiful fall
weather is going aglimmering. But we
can hardly complain, since the past weeks
have been so delightfully."- mellow, though
month or more of just such weather
would sickle us all TO pieces"
S. G. Johnson has gotten his new cot
tage on Vine street well under way. II
is located near the Catholic church lot,
on the East side of the street, and our old
friend S. G. will have pleasant home
when he gets settled in his dew domicile
The annual meeting of the State
Grand Lodge, A. o. U. W., convened
yesterday in Pittsburg. The member
ship in Pennsylvania was l4,034 Septem'
Der 1. Total in the order, 352,722. ]. P
Huling is in attendance as the represent
ative of Forest Lodge of this place.
oil is climbing right up the ladder
these days, the latest quotation beinl
sl.I5, with the prospect of still higher
figure. This calculated to make not only
the producers but the whole country
happy, and will stimulate operations ant
business of all kinds in this section.
LAWYER A. B. Richmond of Mead
vile has been retained as one of thu
counsel to defend Walter Wheaton, th'
accused murderer of George Carter, il
the Venango county courts. This will
make the lO6th murder trial in which Mr.
Richmond has been engaged either for o
against the accused.
On Saturday evening Mrs. b. X
Shawkey received telegram from Gov
Hastings stating that her son, Harry, VIII
has been very i'll with fever in Port
Rico, has arrived at Fortress Monroe ol
the hospital ship Relief, and is now a
Josiol Simpson hospital, is doing NIGEL.
and will be furloughed home as soon
his condition will permit the journey
Warren Mirror.
Mary Anderson, who is now Mrs. d
Navorro, and lives in England, has al
lowed herself, her new English hom
and her two-year-old baby to be photo
eraphed for the first time for publication
Some twenty pictures have been made
and the best of these will appear in a
early issue of The Ladies Home Journal
The baby's picture is, of course, the cen
trail one of interest.
"A second crop of fruit, berries, etc
for this season, is an occurance we hav
noticed from various parts of the cour
try, but this section is not behind eve
in this matter. Miss Mary Wege yester
day brought down stem of fine ripe re
raspberries, as nice as any we have see
this season, and the day previous e.
Bader brought in well loaded stem
ripe blackberries. This season is a
right PledsdntUille Record.
"A good house and lot on Elm stree
for sale cheap. For particulars inquir
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