The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-01-25
LOCAL AND MISCELLA NEOUS.
oil market sl.l6.

On shoes off at Miles 4 Armstrong;.
Sec those shoes that Hopkins is just
about giving away. 1t
Like the hiss of an adder seems to a
man an oath from woman's lips.-Ea.
Don't miss the shoe sale at Miles &
Armstrong;. 1t
The fourth annual State convention
of the Royal Templars of Temperance of
Pennsylvania was held at Harmonsburg,
on Friday Jan. 20.
There are now 80 children in the odd
Fellows Home at Meadyille. The lodge
at Smethport, Mexican county, has ap-
piled for the admission of seven more.
Proper Bros. struck strong gas well
ON ne Kiser farm, German Hill, last
week. Go judges think the flow would
be sufficient to supply hundred stoves
nicely.
The people of Jefferson county will
vote at the approaching February elec-
tion on the question of whether or not
they shall have public poor house in
that county.
4 Sls-f.fst' OF, letters remaining uncalled
for in the Tionesta, Pa, post office
3ter, the week ending January 25, 1899
Mr.. G.. Y. Carlson, "foreign." G. A.
Croft d. 5. KNOX, T. M. 9.
we want at ence several reliable
salesmen to sell our complete line of
mill, engine and thresher supplies.
Steady employment all year round. The
Grown Supply Company, Cleveland, o. l
\ Editor Willis Cowan of the Warren
I, Nail has been elected to the position of
billbookscierk in the House at Harris
burg. A favor very worthily bestowed
and one which we are exceedingly hap
py to note.
The Caban Spy at Kellettville next
Saturday evening. A very pleasing en-
tertainment, With which there is inter-
spersed q sufficient fund of comicalities
to keep an eudionce in fine spirits the en-
tire evening
"A nice variety and tho freshest of
everything is. rather to be desired than a
large stock and much staleness. Am
sler carries the former and you can't go
amiss when looking for wholesome
Wand for the table. 1t
The teachers of Kingsley township
will hold a local institute at Kellettv lille
next Saturday, beginning at 10 a. m. An
afternoon session will also be held. A
good program has been arranged. The
public is cordially invited.
-Messrs. Foley Bros, Olean, N. Y,
have just completed contract with II.
A. Jameson, of Warren, Pa, for the
erection of monument to be placed in
the coming spring. which will be the
largest in Warren county.
Sugar in packages is new thing in
the grocery business, and where intro
duced is said to be popular. The new
plan saves the retailer great deal OF
time and work and then there is no loss
in weight, as there always is when it is
weighed loose.
The well on Jacob Smearbaugh's
place, west end of Tionesta creek bridge,
was shot at debth of $50 feet, last Thurs
day, but iailed to respond with oil in
anything like paying quantity. We un-
derstand it is the intention of the opera
tora to 90 on to the third sand.
There will be two eclipses of the sun
during the year 1899, and two of the
moon, viz June 7, another eclipse Of
the sun, December 2, total eclipse of the
moon on June %, partial eclipse of the
moon December 16. The only eclipse
which can be observed here is the last
mentioned.
Pennsylvania has more legal holi.
days than any other State in the Union
The number is IL. New York has 10
Three of these holidays occur in the
shortest month in the year, February
They are Lincoln's birthday, Feb. II
election day, Feb. 81, and Washington'S
birthday, Feb. 22.
The Northwestern District Anniyer'
sary Odd Fellows Association, made VI
OF lodges in eight counties mostly cas-
of Warren, will hold its annual meeting
in Warren on the Goth of April next, thu
anniversary of the order in America. A
committee of arrangements has been ap
p(inted from Warren lodge.
The Republicans of Barnett town
ship have no minated the following ticke
for the February election Constable, j
w. Jones; school directors, r. N. Mar
shall, J. P. Ions road commissioner, A
G. Clark overseer of poor, Edward Kerr
treasurer, Philo Williams auditor, W
G. Cook clerk, j. e. Cosgrove judge o
elections, ]. w. Dobson; inspector, Lev
Reynolds.
George Mckay, indicted for murde
in the CarteH3ase in the Venango county
courts, for which Walter Wheaton wa
convicted in the second degree at the las
term, entered plea Of guilty-or noll
contendere, its equivalent to second de
gree murder, which was accepted by tn
Commonwealth on Monday. Sentenc
will be passed on the prisoner later il
the week. 1t was McKay's confess
ion that was almost wholly responsible,
for Whestons conviction.