The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-12-23

oil market closed at 81. 100.
Albums, albums, at Dunn's. 1t
oil and gas leases at this Office.
Hopkins sells the Douglas shoes II
Christmas galore, Hopkins store. 1
No paper from this Office next week.
TO all our patrons, a Merry Christ
mass and a Happy New Year.
Ask your friends about Gold Seal
rubbers. You can get them here. Heath
y Felt. 1t
The giver is always the happier of
the two, especially II the gift Is appre-
ciated.
Another invoice of those pretty hye-
cent linen handkerchiefs at Joyce's mil
linery. 1t
High class perfumes both in bulk and
highly decorated packages at Dunn's
drug store. IL
Fruits of all kinds for the adornment
of your Christmas dinner, at the White
Star Grocery. IL
The prospects for the winter term of
the Clarion Normal school are excellent.
Term begins Jan. 4. 1t
The borough schools will close for
the holidays tomorrow evening, The va
cation lasting till Monday, January 4th,
in the new year..
-Edinboro Normal prepares students
for teaching and also for college. Next
term begins Dec. 2Sth. Send for cata-
logue. John +. Bigler, Prin. 1t
Monday was the shortest day in the
year, and now the days are growing
longer at both ends, though thati is not just
apparent 10 the naked eye as yet.
BE pleased at the gift whether it is
just the thing you expected or not. Re-
member the trouble he or she had in
finding something to fit your case.
Following is the list of letters lying
uucalled Tor in the Postoffice at Tionesta,
Pa, for the week ending Dec. %, 1908:
J. b. Bailey, Nj. j. r. Lawrence.
d. S. KNOX, p. NJ.
Frank Amsler was the first to start
the ice harvest this year in this place, he
having opened the season last Saturday
on the opposite side of the river, below
the depot.
S. s. Garfield has five or six new and
second timber sleds for sale at bargains.
Also a car load new cutters just received.
Call early and get the pick of the lot at a
small outlay. II
To-day and tomorrow yet, good old
Santa Claus will be busy at Hopkins
store, doing out the pretty things for
Christmas. An abundance is left, so II
you haven't got the right present yet,
come in and get it. 1t
The attention of our readers is called
to the advertisement of the Duquesne
Silverware Co., which appears in another
column. The Duquesne Co., quotes some
very reasonable prices upon seasonable
and desirable holiday goods.
The poultry show with all its crow
ing, cackling CONSERVATION is upon us
and a dandy it Is, TOO. Some very SUI
perior poultry, both foreign and do
mestic, is on exhibition, and it will pay
you to go and see the interesting collcc-
ton. Admission only 10 cents.
The National Transit people are lay
ing a new oil line down Hunter run and
up the Allegheny to connect with their
mp station at West Hickory, which is
in oh erge of A. NJ. Ross. The line will
toro,ho oil produced in the Hunter run
eoId ,.hic h has developed into a pretty
fair field viii, Nin the past year or SO.
Thu In lies q 'the Presbyterian church
,o,,aa ,ho moo, -, N of over eighty dol
lars at their bazaar, cid at the nome o.
Mr.. Robinson last We, 'nesuay evening
which would indicate tina. ne ala'r was
a success from a financial vi "po'" ~
funds will be devoted towsr, II ~"
chase of a new carpet, and otherN $50
proving the church.
The week of prayer as program 'eu
by the Evangelical Alliance of the Wor. Y
begins on January Sd and closes on the
10th. The special obj ects Of PRAYER for
the week will be: Jan. 3, 1.-THE Warrant,
the Privilege, the power of food; Jan. D,
''The Church. of Christ - Jan 6, "All Ma
lions and Peoples !" Jan. Z, missions
Home and Foreign :" Jan. s, ''Tbe Fam
ily - Jan. 0, 1.-THE E~nthronement of
Christ on Earth" Jan. 10, "The Holy
Spirit, Gods Free Gift"
After seven years of married life dur
ing which no children appeared in the
household, a New York Methodist pastor
and his wife asked the prayers of the
church and Thanksgiving Day the desir-
ed result was obta ined, Two girls and a
boy appearing, in tine condition, to prove
that the power of prayer is sufficient for
every need. The pastor notified the
leaders in the prayer band to discontinue
the petitions of that kind for the future,
and the sermon he delivered that day
contained a reference to the fact that
blessings, like troubles, never come
singly.