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

always fresh and prices the lowest. 1t
We acknowledge the receipt of an
vitation to attend the eighty-third an
nual commencement exercises of Ale
gheny College, Meadville, Pa. during
the week commencing Sunday, June 26,
1898.
An exchenge asserts that "courting a
girl is like starting a newspaper. 1t
starts out weekly. thon becomes a tri-
weekly, then merges into daily, and if
it has any enterprise, comes out with an
extra about once year."
Another rail road to Tionesta putting
us in direct communication with Phila-
delphia, New York and the sea board
and giving us access to the wonderful
forests of timber along its route will
make Tienesta booming manufacturing
center.
The 43d session of the Pennsylvania
State Teachers Association will be held
at Bellefonte, July 5th, 9th, and 9TH.
There will no doubt be good attendance
of teachers and friends of education, and
the location promises enjoyment. while
the programme means business and
profit.
The wheat has been growing tall at
an astonishing rate, and the Emlenton
Ne'os says that unless this growth is
stopped in some manner, the farmer,
when he comes to thresh out the grain,
will have to use field somewhat larger
than common sized barnyard to pile his
straw in.
-LosT-On the river road between
Hickory and Tionesta, lady's pocket
book containing between "a and s. in
money and somo calling cards bearing
the name of Mrs. Will Morrow. The
finder will be suitably rewarded by re-
turning same to the owner at West Hick-
ory.
Bicycle riders i'm the surrounding
towns are invited to organize themselves
into squads or platoons so far as possible,
at home, and to report at Hotel Agnew,
Tionesta, ready for the parade by $3.50
o'clock on the morning of the Fourth. A
flag and staff will be furnished each rider
in the parade by the committee.
An Exchange says: Persons who
keep chickens and permit them to run at
large will do well to remember a decision
of the Supreme Court which says that
"Fowls of any kind, when beyond the
limits of the owners property, can be
treated as wild game, and shot and killed
in any way without being subject to PEN
atty therefor"
AT meeting of the borough school
beard Monday evening the old corps of
teachers was re- elected, with their rea-
tive places and numbers retained in the
schools. Eight months of school will be
had, and salaries remain the same. This
action on tho part of the board is pretty
generally agreeable to the patrons of the
school.
All of the unpleasant "stories' that
are set anoat finally drift around to the
local newspaper office. The good name
of town is always in the keeping of the
editor of the local newpaper and he sell.
dom abuses the trust. A clean local news
paper deserves as much credit for not
printing some things as it does for print
ing other things, wisely remarks an ex-
change.
The Democratic County Convention
was held in this place yesterday, when
the following ticket was named: Con-
gress, II. j. Bowman, Hickory; Senate,
Il. +. Ritchey, Tionesta; County Treas
urer, Charles Bauer, Kellettville. Geo.
f. Watson, of Golenza, Prohibition can
didate for Assembly was endorsed by
the convention.
AS usual Amsler has the most COM
plete stock of fireworks in town, and as
they were secured before the great adj
vance in the price of explosives, the
prices are not any higher than last year.
Crackers, pin wheels, sky-rockets, Rom
an candles, flower-pots, devil chrsers,
snakes, torpedoes. canon crackers. in fact
anything that will make a noise. Come
early, for they are selling fast this year. 2t
-Chas. Bauer was down from Kelett-
vile last Thursday and secured the notes
and other valuable papers stolen from
his safe about a month ago and which
were found near Glenfern spring on the
| German hill road the first of last week
by Hal Davis and Will Shoemaker. The
aggregate value of the notes was 81 ,S0065,
and while they were of no use to anyone
but the owners, the finding ofthem saved
great deal of trouble in having them re-
newed.
One day or night last week some van
dial scattered tacks in the street between
Bridge street and the court house, and nc
less than thirty bicycle tires were pune
tured. 1t is difficult to imagine how any
one with a sound mind could perpetrate
so dastardly an outrage, now that the
ordinance prohibiting the use of the side.
walks for bicycle riding has gone into Of
feet, and is strictly obeyed by all. This
would be very unhealthy spot for the
mlscreant were he to be apprehended.
-At2 o'clock Monday morning the
Youngsville Manufacturing compaAy's
factory was destroyed by fire. The fire
started in Emile Sagadohl's bicycle estab.
lishment. 1t is not known how the fire
originated, but probably by spontaneous
combustion. Loss on the furniture fac.
tory about $4,000. Insurance, S2l, 600
Loss on Sagadohl's establishment about
1900. Insurance, $780, Superintendent
Charles Kay says that in all probability
the furniture factory will be rebuilt. as