The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-08-12
oil market closed at Sl.56.

--Oll market clOSeu al Sl'Oo'
oil and gas leases at this office.
Hopkins sells the Douglas shoes tt
The annuh Sunday school excursion
to Chautapqua will leave on Friday, Au-
eSstsl.
Remember you can buy your boy a
Suit of clothes at cost price at our store.
Heath & Fet. II
-Ex-Sheriff j. NJ. Steltzer, of Clarion,
disd at his home on the 9th inst, after an
illness lasting about three weeks.
The latest styles in hats can always
be found at f. Walters X Co.'s. See the
now line of midsummer felts just re-
ceived. IL
The Maccabees held a monster picnic
at Monarch Park last Wednesday which
was largely attended by members from
this section.
Melons, canteloupes and all tho trop-
ical fruits, besides an ever fresh supply
Of best groceries at the White Star. Call
or phone. Your wants will hes ~pdeedily
met. IL
Glenn Henry dislocated his right
wrist in a friendly scuflle with ono OF the
bows at the court house last Thursday, in
consequence of which he is off duty for
a while.
Fish are biting a little bit h%ereabout,
Sam. Fitzgerald having pulled atwo-and-
a-half foot pike and a 3-pound bass out
of the river at the bridge last Friday
morning.
Mrs. f. Wenk received a telegram
Saturday conveying the intelligence oil
the deal on that day of her cousin, DIR.
Bricker, one of the prominent physicians
of Butler, Pa.
The Pleasantville campmeeting is at
tended by immense audiences, the crowd
on Sunday last being a record breaker
The meeting will continue over next
Sabbath, closing on Monday
Following is the list of letters lying
uncalled for in the post office at Tionesta,
Pa, for the week ending Aug, II, 1908
j. c. Higley, VIM. stearns,
d. S. KNOX, p. NJ.
The New Dormitory at Edinboro
Normal School is the most modern in
equipment in the State; electric light,
Baul system of heating. Write for cata-
logue. John F. Bjgler, Principal. 1t
1t is whispered around that Tylers-
burg trimmed Marienville in a base ball
game last Saturday to the tune OF l4-O, on
tie grounds Of the former. Ifthis be true
it makesIt lad for the champions OF
Forest county"
A horse hitched near the campmeet-
ing grounds at P~leasantville Sunday took
fright at e. w. Bowman's mobile, tore
loose. ran away, and demolished the rig
to which it was hitched. No one was
hurt in the mix-up.
The good luck of Bowman, Carna-
han a Co. still continues. Another good
well was brought in on their Pithole
lease last Thursday that started off al
about thirty barrels and it is expected
that it will settle down to about twelve
barrels steady.
IF anyone asks you about it you car
tell them the Jeffries-C Orbett prize ighl
takes place on August IA and the first in
ternational yacht race on August 70. IT'S
hard to say which of the two events viii
arouse greatest interest in the average
American breast.
The faithful stay-at-home hubby il
reported by an exchange as sending this
to the absent wife: "Socks all gone, soul
milk in ice box, dishes all dirty, house
full of flies, cat wont stay home, sent 81
to-day, pretty lonesome, don't hurry
When are you coming homer
Our Grunderville correspondent
notes the marriage of one of our Tionest'
young gents to a young lady of Claring
ton, which will interest many of thu
friends here of the groom, Alvin Thomas
and they will join us in extending bes
wishes to the happy young couple.
We had a very pleasant visit from
our old friend Conrad Paul, of NewtowI
Mills, yesterday, who was transactinl
business in town. Mr.. Paul is well pre-
served at the age OFF, years, and consid
ering the many hard days work he ha
seen, retains his vigor in a Remarkable
degree.
The Odd Fellows of several coUntie
in this end of the State are holding a re
union and a picnic at Monarch Park to
day, and a few from this vicinity are il
attendance. The lack of railroad accom-
mediation in getting back home KEEP
many away that would otherwise hav
gone down.
During a storm Thursday afternoon
lightning struck the butternut tree whic
stands near the tennis court, and wei
nigh ruined the old landmark. TIL
players and spectators had been drive
of the ground by the rain only a fey
minutes before the bolt came down. Pei
haps it's a worniug to those players VIII
allow their tempers to get the best
them and say cuss words in an underton
occasionally.