The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-12-07

Forest Co. National Bank. Notice.
.-oil market clJsed at SLIGO.
--0il and gas leases at this Office.
Hopkins has the Christmas goods. 1t
Clearance sale of all millinery at
1oyw's. 1t
Fresh oysters every day at the White
MI Grocery. 1t
Keep in mind the church bazaar at
Bovard hall next Friday evening.
-"Possibilities" will be the subject of
Rev. w. o. Calhoun's sermon at the M.
H. church next Sabbath evening.
When you want pleasant laxative
take Chanberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets, For sale by DR.. J. q. Dunn. tt
Skating at the mouth of the creek has
been fine for the past week, and young
and old alike have been enjoying the
sport to the full.
School examinations are often better
tests of nerve power than of knowledge
( --Franklin News. And that is no dream,
by mighty sight.
Both the Presbyterian and VI. L.
Sunday schools are preparing treat for
III ir scholars. Good programs will be
rendered at either place.
"A thorough business training is Civ
en- in the business department of Edin-
boro Normal. Winter term begins Jan,
Sd. John Il. Biger, Prin. 1t
The second assessment OF the Tones
Ia Club is due and payable on or before
Dec. 18th. Amount $3.50. Members will
govern themselves accordingly.
Rev. Mr.. Strubel will occupy the
pulpit of the Presbyterian church next
Sabbath morning and evening, at the
Il ual hours for holding services.
From now until after the holidays
the Joyce Millinery will hold clearance
sale of all winter hats in stock. Trim
med hats from Sl.0O up, All pattern hats
at cost. 1t
The time TO make your selection o
Christmas presents is right now, before
the incest are gone, and before the rush
begins. Hopkins can please you in any
thing needful.
Following is tho list of letters lying
uncaled for in the Tionesta, Pa, post
Office for week ending Dec. 7th, 1904:
Miss Sally Perkins, Walter s. Abbott,
card. ID. s, KNOX, p. NJ.
C. w. Bovard has wood drill, or
rather, he did have, but some one borrow
ed il and has failed to return it. Now
Mr.. Bovard would like to use the drill
himself and would be pleased to have it
returned.
Reliable sources state that the Unit
ed States Steel Corporation is preparing
to start its idle furnaces. Dispatches
from New York state that every stack
Tue trust cnn,rols will be in operation by
the first of the year.
The new Hunter Memorial School, of
Tidioute, is nearing completion. The
building is being erected to the memory
of the late Jahu and l.. l.. Hunter by
Mrs. Margaret II. and Mrs. Lillian Hun
ter, of Tidioute, widows of the deceased
men.
The White Star Grocery will be am
ply supplied with the needful trimmings
for the Christmas dinner. Every variety
OF fruit and vegetable the market affords,
fresh and palatable, will be on sale. Keep
1t in mind and don't worry about that
part of the program. 1t
Many ofo people are wondering
what has become of our curfew ordinance,
or rather the enforcement of it. Seems
as though it might have fallen into "noc.
uous desuetude." Better wipe it from
the statutes than have it persstenty dis
honored in the breach.
Shannon d Co., who have been OPP
Grating on the Collins lands, in green
township, for number of years, appear
to have struck a good producer lately.
The well is located NJ ar the railroad track
on Big Coon creek, about midway be-
tween Nebraska and Golinza, and since
1t was shot last week seems to be showing
up pretty well. Our old friend Henry
Siverling, of Nebraska, has an interest in
the venture, and that makes us hope that
''shell be boomer"
Writing in reminiscent mood in a
recent issue of the Oil City Derrick, the
versatile John j. McLauren says among
other interesting things: "Drake tapped
the mine August 2s, 1859 Oil City was
named early in 1860 Jonathan Titus went
to Oil Creek in 1897. Noble Delamatear
well paid S3,OOO,OOO, Hoslnden farm,
Pithole sold for 81, 400 GOO. Joel Sher-
mans gusher netted Sl,6OO,OOO. Oil first
boated to Pittsburg, March, 1860. Drake's S
first oil sold at S24 per barrel.