The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-03-07


again by sun, rain, sleet, mud and every
other old nasliness.
"A sleigh-load of West Hickory folks
started for Nebraska Monday evening,
but the steady rain jampened the ardor of
most of them and they concluded that
TiOnesta was far enough for sleigh ride
on such occasion. -
James II. Morrison has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Marienville, and
will probably take charge of the Office at
the first of the quarter in April. Mr..
Morrison will resign as County Com
missioner before entering upon his new
duties.
.-LosT. Between Tidioute and West
Hickory on Saturday night, a ladys
open-faced wine-colored chatelaine watch,
with name Cora" engraved on inside of
back case. The finder will be literally
rewarded by leaving same at the REPUB-
LICAN Office.
Mercantile Appraiser Brown finished
his tour of the county last week, and
today his list appears in print. The
number of business houses in the county
is considerably increased this year, ow-
ing to the new law under which such es-
Establishments are assessed.
Fred. Bristow, who met with the Sc
we're loss of three fingers of his right
hand at the mantel works two week ago,
wishes to very kindly thank his fellow
workmen at the factory for the nice purse
they raised for his benefit. Fred is get
getting along nicely considering the Sc
verify of his injury.
Lewis Freedman of Oil City was in
Tionesta yesterday, acco npanied by
David Barnett, whose store building he
has purchased. Mr.. Freedman will be-
gin at once putting in line of dry goods,
clothing and boots and shoes. and ex-
poets to have his store ready to open to
the public by the first of April.
S. II. Hoskns of Mercer, formerly of
the firm of Steele & Hoskins, of Oil City,
aid brother-in-law of Fl. II. Shoe
maker of this place, died at his home
yesterday forenoon. He was about AZ
years of age and leaves a wife and four
children. Mr.. Hoskins was quite well
and favorably known here, where he had
visited several times.
The inside finishing touches are be-
ing put on the new Forest County Ma
tional Bank building, and the owners
expect to occupy their handsome new
home at least by the first of April and
perhaps sooner. The inside work is GO
ing to be in keeping with outside in point
of style and beauty of finish, the wood
work, carving, etc., being done by the
Mantel factory, q guarantee that every
thing will be strictly o. X.
If you want good, clean, honest,
straightforward paper that already is well
coined in thousands Of rural homes
throughout the country, then let us send
you Farm Journal. Its editor knows
what to print, but better yet, knows what
to leave out. We will send the Farm
Journal the remainder of 1900 and all of
1901, 1902, 1908 and 1904 to everyone who
will pay up promptly his subscription TO
the REPUBLICAN; both papers at the
price of ours only.
Though man may be honest, law
abiding, moral and industrious, still, un-
less he takes part in the affairs of the
city, town or borough in which he re-
sides, he is not good American citizen.
In order to be good citizen person
must interest himself in the affairs of the
municipality, and put forth his best eff
forts in the direction of betterng the con-
dition of his fellow men.-OH City Biz
card. And soon be relegated to back
seat, ostracised, and catch-Gehenna for
his pains, eh?
Lent is upon us. 1t isn't necessary
FOR us to print the long list of "regula-
tions" for the proper keeping of the sea-
son. Christians know what they are and
'outlanders" don't care. To the Lent
keeper the long and short of it is: Live
cleanly and soberly; don't revel, gobbe,
and guzzle; hang up the fiddle and the
bow, the party gown and dress coat; say
your prayers; devote spare time to re-
penting your numerous sins; starve
your sin as we'll az your bin.-Franktin
Spectator.
The storage magazine of Ellis Hall
& Co., located about six miles out of Oil
City, "let loose' Monday of last week,
with the usual results. There was no one
near at the time, the explosion being ap-
parently caused by overhead from gas.
This is the Magazine where George Brit
ell, Tionesta's new Mayor, gets his sup
ply of ntro-glycerine, and he had taken
away a shot that morning. Having ex-
perenced some delay at the well he did
not get back to the magrzine in time to
figure in the explosion, we are tickled to
report, hence, there is 40 vacancy in the
MayOrality of our city as there might
otherwise have beeu.