The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-08-15

j. G. Scow6en lost bunch of keys
somewhere between his place and the
corner of Bridge and Elm streets. If the
finder will kindly return them he will
confer great favor and be suitably re-
warded by the owner.
According to all accounts the grape
croop Of the Brocton district will be the
largest this season that it has been in
years. Clusters are full and maturing
rapidly. In the town OF Portland 100000
gallons of wine will DO made
An excursionist is person who
travels long distance on hot Sundays,
gets cinders in his eyes and moisture un-
der his collar. His purpose is to have
good time, but he obtains more exper-
ienco than pleasure. Bradford Era.
lifts fruit you want you can get it at
Amsler's He's the leader in the fruit
business here and always has nice
stock on hand. you want fruit for can
ming he's the man to see. He always
handles fruit cans and jelly glasses. 2t
Following is list of letters remain
ing uncalled for in the Tionesta, Pa, post
office for the week ending Aug. Is, 1900:
Mr.. viii King, Mr.. Rob McMullen, Mr..
w. j. Mckee, card; C. w. Sowl, let
ters and cards. d. S. KNOX p. NJ.
An exchange has the following birth
notice: Born, to the wife of Jim Jones, a
boy. The boy favors his old dad in several
ways; He is bald, has red nose, takes
to the bottle like bumblobee to lump
nothing.
AT the state convention of the Prohi-
bition party held at Pittsburg last week :
w. w. Hague of Tidioute, and Lee L..
Grumbine of Lebanon, were named as the
candidates for congress at-large; John D..
Gill of Franklin was nominated for audi
tor general.
Prof. G. Block, the Optician, will be
in Tionesta on Friday and Saturday,
August 18th, and 18th, at the Central
Hotel. Eyes examined free. All work
guaranteed. Hundreds of testimonials
from neighboring people. Remember
the date and the place. 1t
We don't wish TO curtail the business
done by the breweries, but we cannot re
frain from saying that a damp cabbage
leaf under your hat will give one more
| relief from the extreme heat of the pres
ent sizzard than half dozen glasses OF
beer under the vest BldirSUiLLe Courier.
"A ball game between the boys of Ii
for this afternoon on the home grounds.
Tionesta has a smart lot of fyoung players,
and the Tidioute boys are said to be quite
handy. No doubt the best game of the
season will be witnessed. Go and see it.
"A young man in this town, says the
Connonsburg Notes, gives the following
advice; There is nothing that tends to
shorten the lives of old people and tC
ipiure their health so much as the practice
of sitting up late evenings, especially
if there is a glown up daughter in the
family.
We are in receipt of copy of the firs
edition of the EOening Times, new
Democratic daily, which was launched
upon the journalistic sea at Warren, Pa.
on Monday of this week. The new ven.
ture gives every appearance of a prosper
Gus, healthy slayer, and we hope it may
be.
-Ex-champion pugulist, "Bob" Fitz
simmons clearly demonstrated last Fri
day night in his contest with Gus Rubin
the Akron giant, that he is not "ha!
BEEN by any means, as lie can still handl,
himself admirably, as well as take pun
ishment. Fitz put Rubin out IN tn,
sixth round.
The largest rat ever floated on tn,
Mississippi is on the way toi st. Louis
says the Globe Democrat. 1t is 76S fee
long and 256 feet wide, and contains
1900, 900 feet of lumber, to say nothing o
go car loads of shingles aud lath on it,
decks. A big river is a mighty conve
nient thing to have at hand.
Mr.. Owens, working on the saw
mill of Richard Hopkins of Titusville
located on Ross Run, had the thumb ant
, index finger of his right hand badly las
cerated by getting in contact with tn
slasher saw, last Thursday evening. Dl
Detar of Kellettville dressed the wound
and the fingers will be saved.
l The bicycle sidepath law seems sol
] of dead letter in this section of country
. The trouble with the sidepath law is tha
t you can't build sidepaths for a dollar
= Later-Since the foregoing was write
we learn that side path is actually il
D process of construction. II. f. Moody
r bossing job of path building that start
: at the borough limits, near George Arm
s strong's house, and follows the Tionest
= creek road to or near Nebraska. This
perhaps as favorable piece of road fo
>. the construction of such path as can b
fourd in the county, and il it cannot b
n maintained i'm that locality it is doubtful
whether it can be anywhere.