The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-27
LOCAL AND MISCELLA NEOUS.


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New sidewalks have been built on
the borc school house grounds.
Bargains in good shoes, every pair
right, at Miles & Armstrong;. 1t
H. NJ. Foreman is building a wall
for new house on his lot on May street.
When you want job printing done
right, bring it to the REPUBLICAN office.
Cork carpet outwears all other car
pets. Only SOC per yd. at Miles & Arm
strong's. 1t
Our merchants have had very little
inquiry for snow shovels during the past
two weeks.
-Chas. Bovard hooked a 12l-pound
pike in the river below the lower dam
last Friday.
The 10Th regiment, of which George
Birtcil of this place is member, is ON
the way to Porto Rico.
-Linoleum to put under stoves or
cover whole floor, made yds. wide, SOC
per yd., at Miles & Armstrong;. 1t
On account of the absence of Rev.
Buzza there will be no preaching in the
M. f. church next Sunday evening.
students who have attended Clarion
Normal testify to the healthy location of
the institution. Have you visited the
place?
Don't mail your letters with revenue
stamps, as they are not intended for post
age and will not be sent from the Office
where mailed.
When a woman has company she
apologies for everything she puts on
the table, and when no one is there but
her family she defends it.-Er.
-Amslor has taken the agency for
another first-class laundry, and he is now
able to receive laundry as late as Thurs
day noon and return it on Saturday eve-
ming. tt
The Childrcns Aid Society desire
home in the country for little boy, aged
about six years. Write to or inquire of
Mrs. A. B. Kelly or Mrs. Il. F. Ritchey,
Tionesta, Pa.
Base ball enthusiasm is on the wan.
The Cleveland and Pittsburg clubs
played thirteen inning game, score l to
0, at New York last Friday and only $50
people witnessed the game.
The man who boasts that he works
with his head instead of his hands is
respectfully reminded by an exchange
that the wooGpecker does the same thing
and it is the biggest kind of a bore.
The Sunday Derrick has suspended
publication for the present, and about
one hundred of its readers here are sorry,
as it was eagerly awaited by those who
wanted to hear the latest war news.
The Erie annual conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church will be held
in Franklin commencing Sept. l3, and
preparations for the affair are already be-
ing made. About 400 ministers will be
present.
-lfarienville Express: An effort is be-
ing made ia arrange race on the bicycle
track at this place between F. A. Keller,
of Pigeon, and Leo Keating, ofSt. Peters
burg. These gentlemen are both fast
riders, and such race would be interest
ing,
Clarion Normal issues orders to her
students for reduced rates on certain
Rail Roads and hotels. During the last
year she has also spent over 81, 900 in free
text books, all this reduces the students
expenses very considerably. Send for
catalogue.
The nakedness of the Cuban soldiers
may not deserve so much pity, after all.
According TO the Sun correspondent,
many of our own soldiers have found
that the most comfortable Uniform in the
Cuban climate is cartridge belt and a
chew oftobacco.
Agents have been placed on all pas
senger trains running through this place
and from now on we will haye commu-
nication with all points between Oil City
and Olean four times daily, and will be
enabled to get Philadelphia and New
York mail on the evening train.
The Free Methodists of the Oil City
District will hold camp-meeting ia
Bleakley's Grove, Franklin, commence
ing to-day, July q, and closing on
Wednesday evening, August The best
of order will be preserved and no gate
fee will be charged. All are invited.
Hiram D. Hancock, long time and
prominent resident of Oil City, and one
of the most able and well-known attor-
neys of Western Pennsylvania, died at
the Oil City hospital shortly after 2
o'clock Monday morning from quick
consumption after an illness of several
months.
There are number of young bicycle
"scorchers'' who will run against a snag
in the shape of a fine some Of these days
for breaking the ordinance recently
passed by the borough council. The or
dinance isS strict one, but if wheel
riders will use common sense no com
plaint WILL he made.