The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-09-06

Thursday, Sept. 18th and l4th.
The handsome new building of thu
Forest County National Bank is now
completed to the second story, and the
stone cutters have suspended operations
for few days to give the carpenters 8
chance to get in their work. The struc
ture improves in appearance and solidity
with each layer of stone.
But a short time now and Lanson
Bros. will be ready for anything that
comes along in the shape of grist. Their
machinery is rapidly being placed in po-
sition and the finest grade of flour will
soon be rolled out at their mill. Mean
time. If it's anything in the flour or feed
line you want call on them, they've got
II, and of the best the market affords.
JAS. g. Carson was in town few
houis last Friday, and lightened things
up materially about the REPUBLICAN
office by a short call. Mr.. Carson is in
charge of the Lawrence and Smearbaugh
barge yards at Hickory, aud his men have
scarcely lost a day this season. having
launched an average of three of the big
coal boats every two weeks. This means
lively business.
The secretary of the Cuban Educa-
tional Association of the United States,
Gilbert X. Harroun, states in an article
in the ReUieC Of ReUie,0S for September
that the association has already placed
Cuban and Porto Rican boys in schools
in New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecti-
cut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jer-
sey, Pennsylvania, Maryland Virginia,
West Virginia, Alabama, Ohio and Mich
igan.
II. w. Horner and G.. Il. Gerow, OF
the Tionesta Timing and Plumbing Co.
have transferred their interests to the
Tionesta Heating and Plumbing Co.,
which firm will continue the business in
its various branches at the former stand.
The new firm will add number of new
features, keeping in stock many articles
not heretofore carried by their predeces-
sors, and should, and doubtless will,
aeceive greater patronage than ever.
The borough schools opened Monday
with large attendance. Some had for
gotten or neglected to get their vaccina-
tion certificates and had to go after them
or be vaccinated before admittance, but
that is all right now, and about every
child in town is in his place, The teach
ers are as follows: h. N. Speer, Princi-
pal; Martha II. Morrow, Room 8; Ida
Paup, Room Susie Huling, Room 8;
Kathleen Joyce, Room 2; Nancy G. Nor
row, Room !.
The Derrick s oil report for August
shows that 765 new wells were completed
in the Pennsylvania field, of which 16C
were dry, the new production being TO-.
62l bbls., a gain OF IA in the former and
so bbls. in the latter. There are LOSS
rigs up and wells drilling, a gain of SS
In the Ohio and lndianna fields 434 wells
were completed, with new production
of Z, ,450 bbls. There were AZ dry holes
There are 496 rigs aud wells under way
| net increase of49.
"A score of tenement houses would
find ready renters If they could be had in
Tionesta. There is not a vacant house
in town nor has there been this summer
This speaks well for the prosperity o.
the place, but it likewise shows lack Of
enterprise on the part of some of those
who arc seeking investment for theil
surplus capital. There is plenty of va
cant ground to be had at very reasonable
| figures and we should have building
boom here at once. Who will take the
invitation?
According to the fashion editor of the
Warren Democrat, padded hips are moi
fashionable. If this is the case many
| Kane ladies have not learned of the fact
Young ladies, few short months ago
were hipless, graceful and slender. o.
late they have developed wonderfully. il
is said this has been caused by padding
1t seems true, too, for the pads show
plainly and when they get out of posi-
tion, as they often do, give the wearer a
grotesque appearance, as if she were
deformed.-KaueR Republican.
"A new firm will take hold of the ex.
tract works at Marienville the first o
the month, says the Express, and after
some repairs and improvements are
made, the plant will be put in operation
again. The new company, which is com.
posed of two Boston and two West Vir.
ginia men, will be known as the Acme
Bark Extract Co. We are glad to STATE
that for the present at least Samuel N
Iredell, who has been superintendent
for a number of years, will remain with
the new firm.
Another balloon ascender and para
chute jumper is dead. This time a
Punxsutawney, where A. G. Crissy, an
unmarried man, % years OF ago, of Johns.
town, dropped to the earth from a dis
tance of 800 feet because his chute re-
fused to spread. Doubtless a number o
prospective legislators already have "a
bill to prohibit parachute jumping" il
their pockets and we may expect a stoI
to be put to this hazardous and foolhardy
amusement by the next meeting of tn,
State lawmakers.
-Limberger cheese laid away in cup
boards and refrigerators will drive away
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