The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-01-28
--oil market closed at sl.5O.

--Oil market closed at Sl.50
Fine china dishes at Il. c.. s. 1t
oil and gas leases at this office.
Walton leads them all. II. Q. ).
Hopkins sells the Douglas shoes u
Shoes at 4 price at Heath & Feits.
Ladies' wool waists, your price at
Hopkins store. 1t
Ladies' winter jackets and capes
must yet out at T. S. 1t
"A number of those handsome winter
hats still left at Joyce's millinery. They
all go at COST IL
! Just Received at Heath C Feits, one
bale brown muslin. Ifyou want web
allow us to quote you prices. 1t
Rev. DIR. Charnock, of Pleasantville,
will lead the prayer meeting at the Pres
byterian church tomorrow, Thursday
evening
"A 3OOO-barre gusher struck in the
/ we'zel county, w. Va, field last week
knocked a nickel off the price of oil in
short order.
Our stock of groceries is constantly
changing, hence we have no stale goods
Ia stock. Call and get the best. White
Star Grocery. 1t
The weight of snow caused the col
lapse OF the porch roof on the north side
Of Robinson's store Monday. No one
was injured and the damage will not be
large.
Wanted, Active men to sell Tea, Cof-
fee. Baking Powder, Spices and Extracts.
Liberal comm ssion, allowed. Apply to
Grand Union Tea Co., ~ Long Ave,
DuIois. Pa, 2S.3t
The "wrecker" was kept busy at this
station all day yesterday boosting the en-
gine OF the morning ocal freight onto the
track, the bursting of one OF the pony
wheels causing the trouble.
John Reck, who has had the tools
fast in No. 40 on the Reck, Cooper Il Co.
lease, Cropp hill, for the past six weeks,
succeeded in extricating them Saturday.
There has been but one dry hole on this
lease so far, this being the 10th well.
Hon. c. w. Amsler, Forest county's
Represen tative in the legislature has
been made mmber of the following
important committees 10y Speaker Wal
ton: Forestry, Judicial Apportionment'
Pensions and Gratuities, and Public
roads.
The calendar for 1908 gives these facts
st. Valentines day comes on Saturday,
washington's birthday on Sunday,
Memorial Day aud Fourth of July on
Saturday, Christmas on Friday, Ash
Wednesday on February 23rd, Good Fri
day on April 10th, and Easter on April
18th.
An exchange gives the following as
a good prescription for those who are
suffering from cold or cough: "rwC
teaspoonfuls of essence of peppermint IL
hall a cup of maple syrup; sip it otter
throughout the day and night. Put
plaster on chest and between the shoul
ders."
Monday of this week closed the sew
enth consecutive week of excellent sleigh
ing in this latitude. For steady winte
this may be called success, whether w
have much more of the same sort or not
The snow in some parts of the county II
said to be between three and four fee
deep OH the level.
Ellsworth Fitzgerald, son. of th
late Elmer fitzgerald, whose home j
near Golinza, cut the third and iourtl
toes of his right ioot completely off Will
scoring ties in the woods near his HON
Monday. The lad suffered consderabl.
from loss of blood before DR.. Dunn, tn
attending physician, reached him, but h
is now coming on all right.
And now minister has evolved th
idea of holding church services in abso
. lutte darkness, in order to shield thos
who cannot afford to dress well. Th
scheme will hardly prove success be
cause those women who dress fashion
able will not attend But the innovation
might prove attractive because of tn
young people, who would be enabled I
play love in the dark. That's what I'd
Oil City Blizzard thinks.
Landlord Weaver is adding som
very noticeable improvements To the II
terror of his hotel. In the large Office tn
ceiling has been replaced by steel Gel
ing of handsome design, and the wal
will le frescoed and panneled. I'll
hall aud gentlemen's waiting room wi
also be put through course of rejuven'
ton and made to shine like new pil
and patrons of this popular hostlery wi
scarcely know the place when the La
touches have been made by artist Georl
Davis.
Capt. C. W. Clark, one of the veteran
of the civil war, was made happy fe
days ago bv the receipt of certifca
from Washington informing him OF d
increase of pension tos s24 per month. III
increase was made by a special bill intr
duced by Congressman Hall before lea
iny the House, and was furthered
Senators Quay and Penrose in the upp
branch of Congress. Tie Captain d
serves well this recognition by his cou
try for which he fought valiantly +
four years, entering the service at the b
ginning and remaining to the close
hostilites.