The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-10-11
LOCAL AND MISCELLA NEOUS.
oil market closed at Sl.50.

-NowSet your grinding done quick
al lIanson Bros. 1t
Best $500 shoe made is sold by Miles
Il Armstrong;. 1t
The next session of the M. Il. confer
once will be held next year in Punxsu-
tawney.
John G. Mckenzie of Golenza, this
county, has been granted pension of IS
per month.
You will be "The Warmest Baby in
the Bunch" you buy one of those new
overcoats at Hopkins. They are new
and just the right thing. 1t
Peaches, pears, grapes, and "a whole
lot Of other choice fruits at Amsler's, be-
sides variety of vegetables that TAX es in
about everything in that line, and all at
reasonable prices. No stale goods. Call.
No school in the State has retained its
force of teachers longer than tho State
Normal School at Clarion. No tried and
faithful teacher has been willingly given
up by the management.
1t costs just two cents a week TO have
theiREPUBLIoAN in tho house. Besides
this, II YOU wapt it, the Farm Journal
will he sent you FREQ for over four years.
At these rates no can afford to borrow
the paper?
Following is list of letters remaining
uncalled for in the Tonesta, Pa, post
Office for the week ending Oct. IL, 1899 (:
Mr.. Arthur Greenlaw, Mr.. George Allen
Mr.. Brady painter Mrs. Laura Silvis.
ID. S. KNOX, p. NJ.
Gov. Stone has issued proclamation
designating Friday, Oct. 20 mot the Goth,
rs we stated recently, as autumn arbor
day, and earnestly recommends that the
day be observed by the planting of trees
and by other appropriate exercises.
Considerable commotion was raised
last week in OF, circles over tho strike
made 10y Proper & Grove, over in the
Sugar Lake field. The we started at the
rate of 100 barrels alter being shot, and is
the pss. one yet found in that territory.
-Arah, the 5;months-old twin child of
Mr.. and Mrs. David Fenstermaker, died
at the home of the grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Wilson, Harmony township,
Wednesday last. This is the second of
this family's children to die within a
month.
Hereafter we will be obliged to re-
fuse the publication of monthly school
reports. The interest in these reports is
confined to very limited few, and the
space taken up encroaches too much
upon other reading matter of more gen.
era; interest.
The new postoflice near Guitonville,
this county, is called Musette, and VIM.
Shoup is the postmaster. The office is To-
Gated about mile beyond Robert Gui-
toms place, going toward Marienville,
and the mails will be conveyed by carri-
or from Vowinckel, Clarion county.
The stone work on the new bank is
pretty nearly completed, and it is the
common remark of all who view the
work that handsomer structure con not
be found in this section of the State. The
bank people expect to occupy their new
quarters by the first of December.
Arthur Rudolph of Newtown Mills
has kick coming, and we don't blame
i'm. His friends and Others persist in
calling him "Tom," which is not his
name nor anything like it. He wishes
hereafter to be called by his right name
or not at all, which is Arthur. Friends
and foes alike will please take notice.
1t will be well for shippers of apples
to remember that t.is year tho barrel
must be OF legal dimensions or be
marked "short barrel' under penalty of
So for every small barrel used. The pre-
scribed size is, Head diameter, III inches;
length of stave, 27l inches; bulge, not
less than 81 inches outside measurement.
Rural free delivery of mail has been
started in Westmoreland county, and
will be given thorough test. The r.
win Republican says farmers, generally,
are taking kindly to the new system and
many have already put up boxes in front
of their residences" Should the scheme
prove complete success the new order
of things will be inaugurated throughout
the entire country.
During the past week the wooded
hills on either side Of the Allegheny have
been at their prettiest, the varigated
colors being exceptionally handsome for
even this season of the year. Often the
frosts of autumn are closely followed by
chilling rain and sleet, which have the
effect to dull the otherwise beautiful hues
of the turning foliage, but this year the
weather has been just right to bring out
the most favorable effects, and the scene
is simply magnificent.
AS token of appreciation of their
excellent services rendered at the big
lumber fire at Endeavor last week, Gen.
eral Manager G. w. Warden sent check
for S25 to the fire laddies who responded
so promptly to the call for help, and
took up string of hose which they
worked to good advantage till the big
fire was under complete control. This
handsome gift is all the more appreciated
by the boys because they had previously
told Mr.. Warden they had no bill to rem
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