The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-08-16

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The l69th Regiment, p. ", composed
of companies from Venango, Erie, Craw-
ford, Butler, Clarion, Lawrence and
Mercr counties, will hold their third
annual reunion on Tuesday, August 10Th,
1899, at Exposition Park, Conneaut
Lake. A full attendance of all survivors
is earnestly requested. Fill your haver-
sack with rations for wives, sisters, cous-
ins and aunts. and have a grand good
time.
Three editions have already been
printed of Bicycle Horse Book. an an
noucement of which will be found in our
advertising columns. This little book
which is erammed full of information on
the horse costs but so ceuts, yet we are
free to say it has as much practical, boiled
down information for busy people as
books costing ten times as much. Put it
in the hands of your boys and girls and
get the hired man copy. Free by mail;
address the publishers, Wilmer Atkin-
son Co., Philadelphia.
-Punxsutawney will have a fair, be-
ginning Aug. 20 and lasting till Sept. lst,
inclusive. Punxsutawney is one of the
really bustling towns of the State, and
whatever its citizens undertake to do
they make success of in overy detail, so
that when they say they will give tho
people an 'old time county fair" which
will lack nothing that will interest, in
struct and entertain its patrons, you may
depend OH just such. Well, anyhow, our
friend Editor Smith of the Spirit guaran-
tees it will be the real thing, and that's
enough said.
The thirteenth annual convention of
the Forest County W. C. T. u, which
will be held in Marienville next week,
beginning Tuesday noon and continu-
ing till Wednesday evening, will doubt
less be one of the best and most largely
attended of any yetheld in the county.
Miss Greenwood, National Supt. of Evan
gelstic Work, who will lecture on Our
Country Its Privileges and Dangers, is
considered one of the finest speakers in
the country and will no doubt be greeted
by good audiences both Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings.
| The editor of the Farm Journal asks:
"Why have mortgage on the farm,
poor crops, rheumatism, sour bread, grip
leak in the roof, hole in the pocket, ,skele-
ton in the closet, or any other pain or
trouble, when you can get the Farm
Journal for the balance of 1899 and all OF
1900, 1901, 1902, and 1908, nearly five
years, by paying all arrearages and a
year in advance for THE FOREST RErUB-
LICAN? This you can do If you speak
quick. But only a limited number of
Farm Journals can be had, so pay up
before the last one is gone.
The new stone walks show up very
handsomely. Miss Retta Proper has
completed upward of hundred feet in
front of her vacant lot at the lever end OF
town, and G. w. Robinson has finished
laying l46 feet of it in front of his resi-
dence. VIM. Smearbaugh will have his
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to do the work The commissioners will
stop all future controversy about walks
up at the public grounds by putting
down the flag, much of which Is already
on the ground. Others will follow suit
rapidly and before long Elm street will
be "flaggeA" in proper shape from one
end to the other.
The ladies of the w. II. G. gave one
of their exceedingly popular socials at
the pleasant home of Mrs. j. b. Agnew,
on Vine street, last Wednesday evening,
which was attended by an extra large
assemblage of young and old. Ice cream,
cake and coffee, all very delicious, were
served, and we believe the Corps netted
a nice sum. The parlors of the spacious
mansion were made brilliant and cheer
full with profusion of flags and bunting,
and the lawn was pretty and charming
with Chinese lanterns, while Tionesta's s
cornet band discoursed some of its sweet
est strains of music, making the occasion a
most delightful one 10 all who attended.
The affair was voted pronounced sue
cess by every one present, few of whom
will absent themselves from like occa-
sion, especially if this charming place is
selected as the scene.
Mr.. f. f. Whittekin, C. E., oi
Tionesta, Pa, at present Chief Engineer
and General Manager of the Antioquia
Government Railroad, Colombia, South
America, has under consideration an
offer made by NJ. Ghooley Hassen Kahn,
former Minister from Persia at Wash
ington, to enter the service of the Persian
Government as General Director of the
railroad now under consideration by the
Imperial Government, to be built from
some point on the Persian Gulf to Tehe
ran, the Capital of the Empire. No sur
veys have been made, and it is the de
sign of the Government to make exhaus'
tive examinations before beginning any
ieal construction, and during his resi-
dence in Washington the Kahn became
somewhat acquainted with Mr.. White
kin's work on the Denver & Rio Grdnde
the Mexican and the South American
Government roads. Six months timt
is given to consider the proposition, ant
accept or refuse it.-N. Y. Railroad Ga
zette, July Z, 1899. Mr.. Whittekin ex
poets to leave South America for hi
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