The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-08-12

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And the big bugs all go away;
When the ministers close their churches
And-just to make this rhyme
HE themselves up to Chautauqua,
In the good old summer time.
Oil City Blizzard.
Yesterday afternoon, at her home on
Vine street, Mrs. VIM. Mealey pleasantly
entertainedthe superintendent and Jun
ior League of the NJ. E-church, the party
being in honor of the birthday of her
daughter, Marie, and grandson, Master
Aubrey Felt. the little folks enjoyed
themselves immensely.
The perfecting of a double tennis
court down on the mantle factory lot has
greatly stimulated interest in the game
in this place where it was already run-
ming high. The courts are very fine, and
if something is not done to check the ex-
element it will soon be worse than the
tulip craze of the 18th century.
judging from the tone of the local
papers there is some slight objection to
the farm recently purchased by the
Commissioners OF Clarion county on
which to build a county home. 1t would
appear that the officials did not take all
the people into their confidence when
they made the dicker. A fatal blunder.
The Both Annual Great Changers
Picnic Exhibition will be held at Will
Jams Grove the week beginning August
9th. These great events are increasing in
interestfrom year toyear and the immense
crowds which are drawn thither is evil
dencothat the exhibition is we'll worth
the time trouble and expense of getting
there.
The citizens of Fryburg, Clarion
county, have subscribed to a fund of $500
to be offered as a reward for the appre-
hension of the thieves who recently
robbed the Dietz hotel and the store OF
George Fletcher in that village. 1t is
suspected that some of the parties may be
located not far from the scene of the rob.
berries.
Hon. N. p. Wheeler writes us from
Manistique, Mich, that he has had the
pleasant privilege of looking, over the
"Tionesta," the handsomest lake ship and
namesake ofour town, while she was ly-
at the wharf at Mackinac Island. he
says it is a fine ship, the best by far of any
of the Anchor Line, as we'll as the fastest
on the Great Lakes.
An Armstrong county farmers bee
hives were robbed the other night. The
next dav the farmer followed some of his
bees into a dense forest nearby, and di-
rected by the bees, found his honey under
a rock. lie waylaid the thieves, when
they came after the honey the next night,
and filled them with bird shot and then
took his honey back home.
". G. Armstrong, for some months
employed at C%Onneaut, Ohio, has con-
cluded 20 make that his home, and ac'
cordingly Mrs. Armstrong and the chll.
dren left for there yesterday. The re-
moval of this estimable family from
among'us is generally regretted by oui
people, all of whom Will wish them pros
perity and happiness in their new home
To remove fruit stains stretch the
fabric containing the stain over the mouth
of a basin and pour boiling water on the
stain. In cold weather fruit spots may
frequently be removed by hanging thu
stained garments u of doors over night
If the stain has ieen a fixed one. by time,
soak the article in a weak solution of OK
allie acid or hold it over the fumes of sui
phur.
Friends in this section of Rev. Fores
f. Shoup, of Buffalo, N. Y, will be in
terested to learn that he has recently re
turned from Glen Ellyn, Chicago, where
he was successful in his final examina
tions in a four years course of study il
the extension department of the Ruskir
University, admitting him to the degree
of Phi. b. Mr.. Shoup is to be congratu
lated on his successful efforts.
Frederick Grubbs, son of Andrew
Grubbs, who resides on the old Gordon
farm. below Newtown Mills, died OF
Thursday last of typhoid fever, aged abou
% years. He was a young man who bore
a very honorable reputation in the com'
munity in which he lived, being highly
esteemed by all who knew him. ThC
funeral was held on Saturday last, thu
interment being in the cemetery at Gui
tonville.
Friday afternoon a heavy iron bean
which laid across the arch OF the ole
bridge span, came down as the HoteI
Weaver buss was passing under, fright
ening the horse and causing him to run
away. In the mix-up Joseph Suffer
who lives in the house at the east end o
the bridge, was caught and thrown tC
the ground, striking on his face and cut
ting a bad cash over his left eye. His
injuries were not serious and no Others
were hurt, but it is something in the ma
ture ola miracle that all escaped serious
injury. --
On account of the meeting and pa
rades of the Northwestern Pennsylvania
Volunteer Firemen's Association, at Du.
Bots, Pa, August 10 to q, the Pennsyl
vania Railroad Company will sell excur
sion tickets to Dubois, August is 10 q
good to return until August %, inclusive
from Erie, Sunbury, and intermediat,
stations on the Philadelphia and Erit
Railroad Division, including branches
and from all Situations on the Buffalo anC
Allegheny Valley Division in the Stat,
of Pennsylvania, at rate of single fare TO
round trip,
II editnr of an EXCHANGE who wa.