The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-09-03

at Franklin, and is calculated to viz
dicate the cause of the Prohibition party
The first number shows up well an
bears evidence Of a good deal of vim bac
Of the venture. Wet or dry we can wis
the Vindicator none other than goo
luck.
George /. Davis the artistic ! ainte
and paper hanger, has just completed
good piece of work on the Free Metho
dist church at this place, the paint an,
paper ON the inside adding much to tn,
beanty of tho edifce. The borough
school building has also been greatly
beautided by the skillnl touch of Mr.
Davis.
The Green Twp, schools opened Mon
day with the exception Of the one in The
Blume district, which is not quite com
pleted. The teachers are as follows: Ne.
braska No. |. Emma KlinestiYer; No. .
James Kerr; Flynn, Earl X. Small
Hinder, Nellie Harrison; Guitonville
Edith Gayley; Bowmanville, No. l, Car.
rie Balentine, No. 2, Florence Bowman
Kiser, Grace Robinson.
On the fourth page of this issue will
be found notice to the effect that the
Commissioners of Public Grounds and
Buildings ut Harrisburg, will receive
bids for the erection of the bridge oyer
Tionesta creek a short distance above Ne
bratka. This bridge was taken down by
the ice breakup last winter, and will be
rebuilt by the State. It is expected to
have the new structure ready for travel
before winter sets in.
Talk about your bass fishing. One
morning last week Judge Hill aud Mr..
Watson of the shooting gallery stroled
down TO the mouth OF the creek and in
Just one hour caught 81 rock bass, all of
them weighing between aud pounds.
We give this for the edification of our
friend w. o. Smith of the Punx'y Spirit,
who was somewhat conslernated few
days ago at the noticeable absence ofany-
thing on the fish line from us, and it $ no
fish story, either.
Mr.. aud Mrs. q. A. German enter
tained 80 young people at their home in
Endeavor on Tuesday evening of last
week, in honor of their nieces birthday,
Miss Mae Hadley formerly of Browns
vile, Ohio. The company was enter.
tanned by music aud parlor games. Ice
cream aud cake was served at half after
ten. All report fine time and wished
Miss Mae many happy returns of the
day. She received a number of hand
some presents. A GUEST.
Services will be held at the German
Hill Luteran church next Sunday fore
noon Sept. 9TH in the Engi h language
only. Preparatory services for the Lords
Supper will begin promptly at 1880; SER
vices proper at II o'clock, after which the
holy communion will be distributed as
customary, Both the German and the
English languages will be employed in
the distribution of the elements. There
will be neither S. S. nor evening services
next Sunday.
The coming annual reunion of the
survivors of thu Eighty-thrd regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers, to be held at
Cambridge Springs the last week in Oct
ober Promises to be one of the best at
tended of the reunions held in recent
years Between one hundred and two
hundred survivors are scattered through
out the country, and from this number
goodly portion Will participate. The
Eighty third Regiment was the first to
enlist in this section and went to the front
in September, 1861.
Eight head of three -year-old cattle
were driven into this city on Tuesday,
that successfully exploded an idea that
Venango county cannot raise as good beef
as the West. The animals were driven
by r. o. Carson of Perry, Pa, and were
uniform in size their weight being with
in few pounds of 200 each.-Derrick.
The foregoing is all right, except that it
hardly proves that Venango county can
raise as good cattle as Forest, for Mr.
Carson is one of Forest county's pros
porous farmers, and the eight head are OF
our county's production.
George l.. Ball, employed on
Clough's shingle mill, located in Howe
township, was taken to the Kane Summit
hospital on Thursday last suffering from
an ugly cut on the forehead. Mr.. Bali
was working on the shngle iointer when
1t blew up aud piece of steel struck him
In the forehead. cutting a deep cash. The
wound was dressed upon his arrival at
The hospital and he has rested quite COM
iortably since. 1t was narrow escape
from instant death and from the nature
Df the wound, it is considered wonderful
that he withstood the ordeal as well as he
did.
Peter Stubler, who has been in the
wholesale liquor business in Oil City for
more than a quarter ofa century, has dis
posed of his ock and business, together
with the building in which it was carried
on, facing Seneca and Elm streets. The
purcha- er is Jacob Lincoln, a well known
man representing a Pittsburg
wholesale liquor house. The price paid
is understood to be between $4,000 and
100000. Mr.. S. is we'll known to many
Of our citizens. We understand he will
devote his time principally to his oil in
terests in Ohio, which are growing rap
idly.
Three games of base ball were played
on the home grounds during the past
week. The first, last Thursday, was
with the strong Clarendon team and was
one of the best ofthe seasan here, result
ing to 6 in favor of the home team. Tio-
nesta took two games from Oil City Mon