The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-08-29


Simonton of the Dauphin county court,
declaring the bicycle tax illegal, the
County commissioners haye notified the
tax collectors throughout this county not
to collect the bicycle tax for l90G.-Ifdt-
cute NewS.
For every variety of fruit or vegeta-
BILE call on Amsler. His stock is COM
plete, fresh and fine. No stale goods al
lowed to accumulate, and prices are al
ways at the lowest NOTCH Groceries of
extra fine quality, confectionery, and the
like. You can't go amiss. 2t
If all potatoe patches turn out as well
as an acre which Henry Sibble of Ger
man Hill, gives evidence of doing there
will bo no famine in that line hereabouts
this winter. The samples which were
left here last Saturday are as fine as
we've seen in many years.
THE Free Methodists will hold a holi
ness convention and district quarterly
meeting in their church at Tionesta Sept.
9TH TO 9th inclusive. We expect oil the
preachers from the district to be present.
Free entertainment will be provided. All
are invited. f. w. MCCLELLAND.
The Forest County Veterans Associ-
alton will hold their fifth annual re-
union at Ehdeavor on the 9th OF Septem-
her, one week from tomorrow. All OK
soldiers and sailors, and their families are
made welcome at these annual gather
ings, which are usually iraught with
pleasure for those who attend.
--Spasmodic advertising does not bring
lasting results any more than feeding a
! horse bushel of oats at one meal will
keep ii alive for month. 1t is the
steady, persistent, systematic, stick-to it
advertiser who wins and retains profit
able patronage. Look over the columns
of this paper and see who they are.
Frank Major, the condened murder
er, is pasaing the summer days quietly in
his cell in the county Jail, at Meadyile.
An attache of the sheriff's office says the
prisoner seems perfectly content and IS
so we'll satisfied with his resent condi-
ton that ne has gained several pounds in
weight since the death sentence was
passed.
The reason why mirrors spot and
blur is because they are placed where a
strong light falls directly on them. All
mirrors should be so placed that the light
shall come 10 them from the sides. The
silvering of mirrors is most difficult
process, and should not advise any one
to try it at home.-September Ladies
Home Journal.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society OF the Free Methodist Church OF
this place will hold public meeting at
the church Tuesday evening, Sept 4, for
which special arrangements have b0en
made. Rev. and Mrs. A. T. Sager OF
Franklin will speak on missions and
possibly some others will assist. A full
house is desired. Come all.
A young son of George Swsb, who
lives near Hunter Station, was bitten on
the heel by rattlesnake last Saturday
afternoon. Local remedies were imme-
diately applied to the wound which in
this instance consisted OF the entrails o
chicken quickly killed for the occasion
and the boy, aged about ten years, was
getting along all right at last accounts.
Many men of small income spend 5
10 or 20 cents day for drinks. cigars ol
other unnecessary things. Five cents
day saved and at the end of each year pu
to interest at per cent. would at the enc
of ten years amount to S205.50 20 years
$500, % years, Ssl5. Ten cents day 81
treated would in the same periods re
spectively amount to s405, 81, 200, $l,63O
Twenty cents day would amount to SOL
s., ,240 and $3.50.
A chicken, which evidently enjoyed
D playing the nursery game Of "Button
t button, whose got the button ?" and thel
l swallowed the button, was killed thi
| morning by Mrs. Susan Baker, of No
Ill Plumer street. In the chickens cray
was found fourteen white bone button
and one crystal collar bntton. With tn
exception of three all were whole AM
t worn as smooth as plate glass.-BLizzaro
Mrs. Nelson p. Wheeler gave mos
enjoyable luncheon to a large party {
ladies at Bonnisbrae, her beautiful Eu
= deavor home, last Friday. The guest
met about 1890 p. m. and after an eX
, change of pleasant greetings, they wer
informally invited to lunchC IN. At tw
O'Clock the ladies assembled in I'll
roomy parlors where the large doub
doors opening into the spacious hall-wa
afforded them an excellent opportunity
of seeing and hearing Mr.. Leon Vincent
who lectured for an hour on the celebra
ted Scot tish writer, j. NJ. Barrie.
= the close of the lecture, Miss Byron {
= Cincinnati sang Annie Laurie, and W;
J: accompanied on the piano by Mr.
: Wheeler. The entertainment is highl
commended and is said to be the fines
over given in this part of little Forest.