The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-09-02
oil market closed at Sl.56.

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oil and gas leases at this office.
Hopkins sells the Douglas shoes tt
For a strictly up-to-date suit of cloth
ing come now to Hopkins. The new
stock is being u%npacked. 1t
Occasionally when a man doesn't
know lust what to say his silence is mis-
taken for a superior brand of wisdom.
"A set of barn timbers, and several
sticks of yellow pine, SKIS, 20 feet long,
also a large band saw, in good condi-
ton, for sale at a bargain at Scowden Dc
Clark's. II
Daily arrival Of fruits, vegetables and
groceries at the White Star, makes stale
goods an impossibility. When hungry
come here. We can fit your appetite to
perfection. III
The dates of fairs veto take place In
surrounding counties are as follows:
Meadville, September $40. Edinboro,
Sept. 15-lS. Clarion, Sept. Sill. Mercer,
Sept. l4-16.
Labor day occurs next Monday, and
is one of the recognized legal holidays in
this State. Right in this immediate vi
cinity it is chiefly observed as a day on
which the overworked bank officials take
a rest.
Several residences in town have
lately been beautiied by new coats OF
paint. among them being James Landers'
new domicile, or the Presbyterian par
sonage, and f. r. and Charles Lanson's
homes.
VIM. Albaugh of Church Hill, Hick-
DRY twp, has a 2-horse wagon, 34 inch
skein, complete and good as new, which
he desires to trade for a good single-horse
wagon with thills. In writing, address
East Hickory, Pa. It
The borough schools opened auspic'
iously on Monday, and every room
started in the work in fine style. The
total enrolment was 1876, which number
will be considerably augmented before
the week is ended.
AT last the disgraceiul excuse for a
sidewalk near thefiver bridge has given
away to a substantial new one, and the
lives and limbs of pedestrians are no
longer menaced by the old makeshiit,
thanks to whomsoever thanks are d1e.
In the Review of Reviews for Sep
tember, a character sketch of the new
Pope, Plus X, is contributed by Mr.. w.
II. Stead, while DR.. Talcott Williams
writes suggestively on the growing DEM
ocrscy of the Papacy, as illustrated in
the last Cenclave.
The second game OF cricket was
PLAYED on Saturday last between two
elevens under Captains Hopkins and
Howard Kelly, the latter winning by the
close score OFFS to %. There was some
good playing on both sides, showing con-
siderable improvement over the first
game.
Beginning with this week, the houi
for holding all the evening services in
the Presbyterian Church is changed from
500 to 1880 p. m. The church has placed
an ample supply of Chapel Hymnals in
the pews, so that all the worshipers car
take part in the singing in the public
services.
There is a milliners' convention IL
Chicago this week, called for the pur
pose of making women's hats more at
~tractive and expensive. The married
men of the country generally will b'
praying vigorously for a Windy City
gale to blow the whole concern into LAX
Michigan.
During the storm last Friday even
ing the dwelling house of Jared Huling
on Vine street, near the Catholic church
was struck by lightning. The damage Il
the building was slight, and none of tn
inmates were injured. This is the fourtl
time within the past month that light
ming has struck in Tionesta.
AT the State Hospital at North War
rem last week, in a game of base ball be
tween the attendants and the Sugar Grow
club, David Blum, a former crack Tic
nesta player pitched a record-makini
game for his team. The game resulte'
43 in favor of the Hospital team, an
Davy had fifteen strike-outs to his credit
On October Dist a civil service ex
animation will be held at Warren, Pa
for stenographers and typewriters for th
services principally in Washington an
the Philippines. The entrance salar.
ranges from 1910 to Sl,4OO per year. Ac
curate stenographers and typewriters ar
required who can write at least 30 word
a minute in typewriting afN so in ste
biography.
The c. A. G. team of Warren IS bile
to play ball with the Tionesta team her
this afternoon. The game will be calle
at . o'clock, aud is expected to be a goo
one, as the visitors are said to be a stron
aggregation. Friday North Clarendon
booked to play a return game her
They w~alloped our boys a couple
weeks ago, and the prospects for a snal