The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-22

young people will take place. Rev, C. A.
Rheil, the popular pastor of the church,
will deliver special sermon on this oc-
casion. A cordial invitation is extended
to all.
The well across the river was drilled
a couple of feet into the sand last week
and shut down to await the arrival of par
ties interested. 1t is over 1000 feet deep
and will be finis}Fcu within few hours
after the parties arrive. The Tionesta
company operating on the Jameson
farm have located another venture and
Will begin operations soon. Their first
well will make a small pumper. A rig
is going up on the Overlander tract, near
jug Handle, on Tionesta creek.
Among the ministerial appointments
made by the Pittsburg conference of the
United Evangelical church at its session
last week were the following: ]. ]. Car
many, presiding elder Franklin district
5. IL. Bartlett, Clarendon A. j. Beale,
franklin; B. F. Feitt, Lickingville; CA.
Mock, Oil City; NJ. V. Devaux, Indian
Creek; f. w. Ware, a former principal
of Tionesta schools, is stationed at Linden
Ave. church. Johnstown. Friends of
Rev. Feitt will be glad to learn that he is
again to be in their midst.
The box social held on March 8. bv
Capt. Stow Post. was decided success
both financially and socially, but much
OF the success depended on outside help.
AT regular meeting of the Post on
March 20, the Adjuiant was instructed to
express, through the Tionesta papers. the
gratitude of the Post for the very excel
lent coffee provided by the Relief Corps,
and also to all who furnished, auctioned
and purchased the boxes and partook Of
the social. They are assured that their
work is fully appreciated. J. w. Nor
row, Adjt.
The vernal equinox was a hummer
and bowler, sure, with four to six
inches of snow to back it up. But think
of what we used to haye way back in the
eighties For instance, on the first dav
of spring, March 20, 1886, the thermom-
eter registered % degrees below zero in
Tionesta, and in some parts of the county
2S degrees down. The ice in the creek
and river at that date was of prodigious
thickness, measuring all the way fro IN
one to three feet. So we ought not to
beef about little weather Irritation
like we had Monday and Tuesday of this
week.
Mrs. j. w. Landers has returned
from Pittsbnrg, and the new goods for
the Easter opening of Tienestas up-to-
date milliners, f. Walters & Co., are ar
irving daily and in large consignments.
The trimmed hats which will be dis
played this sea son will be of the latest
Paris fashions and the most gorgeous ever
shown here. A pretty and becoming hat
will do more toward enhancing wom-
ans appearance than any other article of
dress and there will be an assortment
large enough at the Easter opening of f.
aitoio u ". W cIldDle ln6 most laSIlul-
Gus purchaser to make selection. Just
go and see the new line of ladies' ties this
firm has for sale. 1t
The service of the Nickle Plate Road
to New York and Boston is demon
strated success. The demands of the
travelling public are met by providing
three peerles fast express trains in each
direction daily. These trains are COM
posed of modern first class day coaches
and elegant vestibuled sleeping cars be-
tween Chicago, New York and Boston,
and unexcelled dining cars. Solid
through trains between Chicago and New
York City have un formed colored por-
ters in charge of day coaches, whose SER
vices are placed at the disposal of pas
sengers. If you want to travel comforta-
bly,, economically and safely, see that
your ticket is routed via the Nickel Plate
Road. 3-I54t