The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-12-24

ANN HNTNN NNNhs Will De open
the entire week, however, for the T. ans
action of business. receipting for sub
scriptions, turning out job printing, ETC.,
and we hope many of our patrons will
make tia point to call. The next issue
OF the REPUBLIc, will appear Jan. 7,
1908. May all enjoy Merry Christmas
and Happy New Year.
-Chas. Amann is down from Warren
doing some plumbing aud furnace work
for f. II. Lanson, lie is accompanied by
his son, Paul, who is visiting his young
friends.
Mr.. aud Mrs. l.. J. osgool, OF En-
deavor took advantage OF the fine sleigh
ing Saturday evening to drive down TO
the county seat to do some Christmas
shopping.
The Masonic fraternity held their
annual installation of officers Monday
evening, after which they enjoyed a royal
banquet at Hotel Weaver The incem-
Ont weather and bad roads kept quite
number of visiting brothers away. Those
present report a fine evenings enj v
ment
The Macy concert at the court house,
Monday evening, Jan. 8. will be a treat
which no lover of artistic entertainment
can afford to miss. Every member Of
the company is a star in his ar her par
tiaular linn Tao lart,. ,,t,rt rao,, ub,plI
be crowded on this evening. Reserved
seat tickets at He, mans,
Hog cholera is playing havoc in part
OF this and Mercer counties. In the sec
ton near Greenyille more than 20 hogs
have beeu lost b, the disease, one farmer
alone having lost pen OF %. The dis
ease seems TO have spread from Butler
county Close watch is being kept ON
slaughterhouses in both counties -
Franklin News.
The Starr Comedy Co., a theatrical
troupe OF considerable renown, will pre-
sent "My Old York State Home" at
Dale hail next Friday evening, Dec. 20.
The company comes well recommended
and the cast has nearly dozen people,
aud patrons may expect a good show.
General admission % cents, reserved
seats 30 cents. On sale at Davis drug
store.
All kinds of patent medicine tesu-
monials are TO be found, but few can
come up to the following recently sent
to a Binghampton patent medicine man !:
"My brother toos your noted liver rem
edy for four weeks. At the end OF that
time he died. Before his burial faint
sigu of life was noted and an autopsy was
performed TO make death certain. he
liver was lound to be so very much alive
that it was necessary TO take a club aud
kill it.
1t IS r pleasure to note that Editor
Willis Cowan of the Warren Mail is be-
ing urged by his friends for appoint-
ment 10 the position OF State Printer at
Harrisburg by the incoming administra-
tion. Thorough competency and Pecu-
liar fitness is to have the call on the =. ace
there should be no question of Bro. Cow
ans preiermsnt, and if the new Cover
nor would please the editorial brethren
of the northwest he will settle the matter
in his favor.
The Postoflice department recently
inaugurated move to stop the habit
many people have OF writing in photo
graph packages, newspapers, ETC., that
are put in the Office as merchandise
/ Special inspectors are making the rounds
and postmas.ers are instructed 10 open
all packages not sealed aud IL writing is
found therein to report the same to the
/ department. The violations OF the postal
law along this line are becoming so nu-
merous that it is simply astonishing.
A subscriber once received dun
through the postoffice aud 1t made him
mad. He went to see the editor about II
and the editor showed him few duns OF
his own one for paper, one for type, one
for fuel and several others. "Now," said
the editor, "I didn't get mad when these
came because knew that all that ] had
tn do was ask several reliable men like
you to come in and help me out, then
could settle all of them" When the sub
scriber saw how it was he relenled and
renewed.
The County Commissioners have
given "a contract TO the Nelson * Bu-
chanan Bridge Co., OF Pittsburg, for the
erection Ofa new span to the west end ol
the river bridge at this pace, that span
being in a dilapidated and unsafe con-
dition and incapable of being repaired
1t i only question of short time I'LL
the other two main spans will need re-
placing, but the Commission ers feel that
it is best to extend the time somewhat SC
that the expense will not bear too heavily
at one time.
Rather a novel suit was entered ia
the Venango county courts last week 10y
Henry Findlay against the Oil City hos
pital. The complainant desires to recover
damages in the sum Of $4,000 for con-
tracing typhoid fever while an inmate o.
the institution. Findlay was admitted tc
the hospital, where an operation for ap'
pendictis was performed. He recovered
rapidly and in few days was removed tc
his home. The room which he occupied
at the hospital was one in the typhoid
fever ward aud just as he was recovering
from Appendicitis he was stricken with
fever and was sick ioi several weeks
lie claims to have contracted the disease
at the hospital.
Sheriff John Jameson, one of the
most popular young men ever elected to
office in Forest county, was in town on