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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-01-27

Oil and gas leases at this office.
Hopkins sells the Douglas shoes II
Ladies' wrappers SOC at Heath Feits.
Judge Smith, of Clearfield county,
has directed saloon keepers to close their
bars on Thanksgiving, Christmas and
Memorial days.
"A we'll completed last week on the
Hay, or Clapp tract, on the hill above
Tubbs run, is reported MS a buster. The
owners are Tionesta citizens.
THE season is not yet over, n we
will sell you an overcoat so cheap that it
will more than pay you to purchase now
and carry it over till next season. Hop
kins. IL
The story of that Tylersburg hen that
has reached IN age OF p years, and Is
still laying every day, has got a splendid
start and promises to go cackling down
the exchange line. -Blizzard.
"A joint installation of the officers Of
the Sir Knights and Ladies of the Macca-
bees of this place will be held at their
hall on Tuesday evening, Feb. 2. Miss
Nellie L. Loundsbury, G. r. X, will in
stall the Ladies.
We are in informed that, since Col. Q.
w. Amsler has purchased the Montgom-
ery lots at the corner of Main street and
Seventh avenue, in Clarion, he will erect
a large and handsome residence thereon
for himself and family .-Clarion Demo-
crat.
Warren was visited by a destructive
fire, early Friday morning, which de-
stroyed Walkers l. y. l.. ice cream fac
tory, Smith & Hardy's livery stable and
Lutfer &c Grnber's wagon shop and black
smith shop. The total loss was over
500, 900, with an insurance of $4,000.
Two trust companies, each capital
lied at SIPS, 900, we're organized in Clar-
ion within the past few days. They are
styled respectively, The Clarion Trust
Co.. and The Citizens Trust Co. OF the
latter company Thomas Arnold of Clar-
ion is president, and Hon. G. w. Amsler
of Marienville is vice president.
Sunday night was another of those
fir Jsty fellows, of which this winter has
been so prolific, and coming unexpected
" caught many of u people unpre-
pared, the consequ ence being that there
was business next morning for the
plumber, who found several bursted
water pipes. Twelve degrees below zero
was marked by the thel mometers.
He told his son to milk the cows,
feed the horses, slop the pigs, hunt the
eggs, catch the colt and put him in the
stable, split the kindling, get in tho wood,
stir the cream and put some fresh water
in the creamery after supper, and be sure
to study his lesson before he went to bed;
then he went to the Farmers club to dis
cuss the question, How to Keep Boys on
the Farm.-EX.
Each copy of the local newspaper is
read not only by the five people usually
credited to the ordinary family, but by
twice or thrice that number in many in
stances, for many subscribers pass their
ape on and ON to the inmates of less
fortunate homes. These publications are
pre-eminently tie home papers of news
paperdom. They are not specifically
scanned while men travel to business
and then lett for brakemen to gather up.
They 90 directly into the homes, and the
reading of them is a duty as well as pleas
ure. Hence their peculiar value to adj
vertisers.-EX
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-01-27
Personally Conducted Excursion vim the
Nickel Plate Road.

The very latest equipment is used for
Nickel Plate excursions, coaches with
high back seats and modern sleeping
cars. Ifyou are going to travel you can
not afford to miss this opportunity to
make a trip cheap aud comfortable.
Write A. G. Showalter ID. =. A, SO7 State
St., Erie, Pa, for particulars. 17toal3
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-01-27
Fire at LReper.

A fire at Leeper, Pa, yesterday burned
the office building of DR.. F. G. Beatty
with much of the contents, entailing a
loss of about 500. The house of David
Wilson, located near by, also burned to
the ground. with a loss of about $500.
The fire originated from an overheated
stove in DIR. Beatty's office.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-01-27
HARMONY twp,

-When bilious try a dose of Chamber
lsin's Stomache and Liver Tablets and
realize for once how quickly a first-class
up-to-date medicine will correct the dis
order. For sale by DR.. j. c. Dunn.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-01-27
Tionesta, Pa, Jan. u, 1904.
MARI RTE D

MERCILLIOTT-REED.- At Clarion,
Tuesday, Jan. 70, 1904, Rev. Mr.. Day
officiating, Mr.. Charles A. Mercilliott
of Marienville, Pa, and Miss Rosa A.
Reed of Leeper, Pa.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-01-27

LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
NEW

Trial list.
Hopkins. Locals.
Court proclamation.
Penn'a Rv. Reader.
The McCuen Co. Big ad.
Nickel Plate Ry. Readers.
Heath Il Felt. AID and dissolution no.
tice.
hammers. Big clearance sale ad. on
4th page.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-01-27
Notice

The partnership heretofore existing be-
tween X. G. Heath and II. B. Felt, and
doing business under the firm name of
Heath * Felt, has been mutually dis
solved, Mr.. Heath retiring. Persons
knowing themselves to be indebted to
said firm will please call aud settle same.
Signed. X. c. HEATH,
II. b. FELT.
Tionesta, Pa, Jan. y, 1904.
This is bargain time at Hopkins
store, and ii you are not getting your
share of them it's your own fault. 1t
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-01-27

Mr.. VIM. s. Crane, of California, Md,
suffered for years from rheumatism and
lumhago. He wvs finally advised to try
Chamberlaiu's Pain Balm, which he did,
and it effected a complete cure. For sale
bV DR.. j., G., Dunn,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-01-27
The last of the Shoe Department.

You know we are going out of this line entirely. That's why we are
making these sacrificing prices. We're selling shoes for less than the actual
cost of making Shoes that represent the best manufacturers in the country.
We never carried any but the dependable kinds-thats what makes
this sale so interesting. Mothers re stocking up here now for future use.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-01-27
Clearance Prices on Carpets.

We're selling carpets during this sale at prices lower than ever, in spite
of the fact that manufacturers are asking % per cent more than they did u
year ago. We had our orders placed before the advance, however, couse.
quenty we are in position to sell carpets at a lower price than our COMPETE.
tors are obliged to pay for some grades.
Take Dobson's Imperial Velvets, for instance recognized as the best
velvet carpet made. We give you your choice of 90 new beautiful patterns
at 81 a yard, aud make line and lay them free.
Besides this
Acc Ingrains are Soc a yard.
6c Extra Supeis are 4Sc a yard.
SOC Tapestry Brussels are 7c a yard.
S125 Body Brussels are Soc a yard.
9x12 Brussels, Very Special, al 1880.
Truly this ST a Great Sale.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-01-27

Wise is the young man who doesn't
have his fiance's name engraved in the
ring.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-01-27

In shoes we always did take the lead,
aud Just now we are offering some rare
bargains. Come and see. Hopkins. 1t
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-01-27
Borough CaucuSeS.

A citizens caucus was held in the bor-
ough Friday evening, at which the fol-
lowing officers were nominated: Coun-
ell, G. A. Lanson, J. b. Muse; school di-
r%ectors, W.. Campbell, T. f. Ritchey;
assessor, A. II. Brookhouser; auditor, o.
f. Miles; judge OF reflections, G. A. Hill;
inspectors, j. N. Gerow, j. J. Landers.
Saturday evening last, pursuant to call
by Committeeman j.. w. Jameson. a
large delegation of Republicans of the
Borough assembled at the court house
and proceeded to organize as a caucus by
the election OF G. A. Randall as chairman,
G. NJ. Arner and j. w. Jameson, Secre-
taries, and f. r. Lanson and j. IL. Kel-
ly as Tellers. The following ticket was
then placed in nomination: Council, Jo-
seph Clark, J. w. JAMESON; school di-
r%ectors, A. C. Brown, NJ. T.. Abbott; as
SCISSOR, II. Il. Moody auditor, J.. X.
Clark; Judge of elections, Solomon Fitz-
gerald; inspector, j. II. Chadwick.
HARMONY TWP.
The Republicans of Harmony twp.
nominated the following ticket last Sat
urday: Road commissioner, Grant Erb;
school directors, II. S. Sutley. w. g..
Morrow; constable and assessor, M. j..
Range; clerk. Morris Brewster; treasur-
or, NJ. N. Gilbert; auditor, ID. T.. Carson.
The Democrats of the same township
nominated the following: Road commis-
sioner, w. p, Siggins, school directors,
Robert Bender, Homer DeWalt; consta-
BILE, Frank Jones; clerk, Isaac Siggins:
treasurer, Robert Bender; auditor, j.. A.
Turner.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-01-27
Extraordinary Clearance Sale.
WOMENS SUITS, SKIRTS, COATS, FURS,
WAISTS AND MUSLIN UNDERWEAR.
"A Big Reduction On Every Garment

The object of this discount is to bring our immense stock to the very
Lowest possible point before inventory, and to clear out everything in the
winter line, so al to make room for spring merchandise.
On most lines the prices are Just han-on some, one third but right
through, the reductions are most decided.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-09
DIFFICULTY SETTLED.
Montpelier Union and the Argus Again
on Friendly Terms

Montpelier Branch, No. as4, Inter
national Typographical Union. at 4
meeting held Nov. z, framed the follow
ing announcement to tho public of the
settlement of the differences between IL
and the Argus and Patriot Pub CO., and
|resoyled to send copies Of tho same to
the Burlington Free Press, Montpelier
Daily Journal, Barre Times and The
Evening Argus for publication.
Typographical Union No. 3s4, takes
pleasure, trough these presents To an
nounce that The unpleasant relation chat
fnr the past two years between it and
the Argus and Patriot Publishing Com
pany, has, through amieable concessions
en- the part Of both principals, been
satisfactorily settled, and an agreement
Of future friendly relations has boon
affirmed.
This contract entered into between
the two principals has the approval of
the international Typographical Union,
and all bodies more Or less allied lii the
feud, and all now extend the glad hand
Of friendship, and voice of good cheer
to the Argus aud Patriot Publishing
Company
james Cantillion, sex
II WI L'Heurenx, Pres
Montpelier, VT, Nov y 1904.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-09
RUSSIA is
BACKWARD
Not Likely TO Go to the
Hague.
NO PEACE CONFERENCE
During the War No Response as
Yet Has Been Made
to the Inyi-
tation


St. Petersburg, Nov. S FOREIGN Min
ister IAmsdorif has received throuah
charge d'afiaires Eddy the American
proposal for q second peace conference
|at The Hague, to proceed with the work
begun IN 1893, especially relating to the
right and duties Of neutrals and other
questions like the bomhardmeut Of un-
defended coast towns left undecided by
the former conference.
The note, 1t is understood. takes mains
to avoid the appearance Of desiring ia
wound the susceptibilities OF Russia, the
action Of the United States having been
prompted by the initiative 81 tie St
Louis peace congress.
NO response has been made, but there
.ls strong reason TO believe that although
Russia cannot show offence ct the prop-
.osition Of the United States, at this
time, inasmuch as the United states
was actually at war with Spain when
Emperor Nicholas proposed Tie original
conference, Russia will decline % paf
tieipate as long as the war lasts.
At the foreign Office the opinion has
been that a conference after the war
would beproftable, enabling the pow
ers TO agree upon many yexed problems,
but that it IS impossible for Russia To
participate during the war in confer
.ence whose tendencies will be Ia limit
the activity of belligeremts and i'll which
questions with bearing on the present
struggle are sure to come up for dis
eussiDn,
The emperor left st. Petersburg this
afternoon for Wilma and Poland to bid
farewell to the troops. lie will be gone
"a week.
a local paper prints letter reviewing
the voyage Of the second Pacific squad
ron in which the statement Is made
that three torpedo boats seemingly of
hostile intent were seen off the Spanish
coast during tlle night of October 26.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-09
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

Legislature feeonyaned this afternoon
Fat $3.50.
The lower House will probably spuelct
The salary graft Of its members.
| Tho Morrill, hall, cost 100000, Is Ia
be the bone of contention this week.
| The Senate of two years ago held 4
reunion this afternoon and viii banquet
this evening.
Saturdays and Mondays viii have to
be washing days from now Do the close
iof the session.
Tomorrow evening the Vermont Cavs
airy reunion win be held, witha hanQet
lin e. A. II. hall.
Representative j @. Durick of Cas-.
Itleton was married at Fair Haven today
to Miss Mary a. Brennan.
There II d stack Of business waiting
Ito be attended to, and ii the special
lofders" are cut ont the work of The
session will move rapidly now
The members wore Thanksgiving
faces" when they returned this after
noon, that IS, they overlooking ahead
toward Thanksgiving only two weeks
from tomorrow.
The ballot box at the state House.
provided for officials BY Joint resolution
lot the legislature, was used by 24 voters
yesterday, among whom were six Su.
Ipreme Court Judges, one Senator and
three Representatives The others were
lawyers. G i. Hunt Of the secretary
let states Office had charge Of The voting
booth.
Col John IF. Mimms of ST. Albans,
who will probably be the clerk for the
Joint committee on temperance, has re
ecived from the federal government $3.50
in lieu Of d furlough while serving as
IAN officer in the Spanish American war.
Col Blimms was i'll with typhoid fever
lat Fort Ethan Allen for several weeks
and had no furlough and has been 81
lowed the $3.50. The government has
allowed several of these claims for fur
Tough pay Of Vermont officers IN that
fpar
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-09
MONTpELIER

The annual business meeting 81 the
Vermont Fish and Came league wlll be
held at $3.50 o'clock this evening 1T The
Pavilion, Montpelier The banquet
takes place at Q o'clock in Armory hall
and Bascomb Brothers viii cater. ]. u,
Hooker of Bfattlehor0 win be the toast.
master and among the speakers expect
cd Il Charles ELL Darling, assistant sec.
retary Of the navy.
A hearing was held before Judge j.
nj, Tyler Monday evening, on the apph
cation to modify the injunction iii the
case of Mcdonald and Buehan of Barre.
against Phelps, Trowe and Stratton and
the Barre Railroad 60. The defendants
ask the right to use the Mcdonald spur
track to the Stratton property during
the pendeney of the case.
i G Brown and Miss Rose Lucia are
even tip III honors for the medal in the
weekly golf tournament of the Mont
pelier Country club. Each has won siy
times and the winner viii be decided at
the match next Saturday.
The new wooden awning at Che Mont
pelier Junction Of the Central Vermont
railway il nearly completed. II Il 104
feet long A novel telephone insfru4
ment has been placed ii the telegraph
office at the station. The instrument Is
conneced with the telegraph wire rum
ming to ST. Adams, making it possible
to communicate with the main Offices Of
the railroad both by telephone and tel.
egrapb over the same wire at the same
time
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-09
4 GREAr ENrERTAmMENT
Prominent Citizen win stand as Defend
ant in Breach Of Promise Suit.

/ For some time the Entertainment
Committee of Vincitia club hav been
looking for an entertainment that would
be refined, instructive, exciting and fun
provoking, and at length have found It
IN the form Of enc Of the great mock
court trials which have created such d
sensation in very many Of the leading
cities of the country. Crowded houses
and delighted audiences have been the
rule wherever they have been givn, while
the leading newspapers have given them
more frequent, xtended and favorable
reports than any entertainments Of a
local nature have received in recent
years.
The entertainment win be given ia the
Opera House, Friday evening, November
18th, under the personal supervision Of
its originator, Col. A. v. Newton Of
Worcester, Mass.
1t will be assumed THAT one Of our
prominent citizens has paid more or
less attention 10 a young and beautiful
widow Of this city, but at length he has
seemed to lose interest IN the matter,
she has brought suit with a view to
obtain damages for her fractured afTec
tions. IN other words he Is charged
With breach of promise
a large number oil ear well known
people win take part in the proceedings
and there win BE fun without limit. Let
Iail remember the date of the great mock
court trial
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-09
Massachusetts and MinneSo-
sofa Elect Democrats for
Governor in Face Of Aston
ishing Pluralities for ROoSe-
yelt- Peabody Defeated in
Colorado.

Neu York, Nov q Rooseveits vie.
tory did not diminish ia any degree
over night, but on the contrary Il has
grown bigger. Later and fuller returns
from everywhere show that the victory
of the Republican party il one Of The
most astonishing III Americas political
hisory. The conditions Of Watson and
Dehs probably contributed to tho crush
ing defeat Of the Democrats, but to
what extent is not yet known. Roose.
velt win probably have 325 votes In
the electoral college and Parker Isl.
The landslide has carried into Office
Frank W. Higgins for governor Of New
York ana number of Republican con
greasmen ID dontful districts. Roose
veItis plurality ii New York exceeds
that 81 Mckinley ia 1900, when the Re-
publican ticket won by $4,000.
Massachusetts, and Minnesota elected
Democratic governors il the face of
astonishing pluralities for Roosevelt.
Colorado ii close, but tie latest returns
indicate that Adams, Democrat, has des
feated Peabody whose part ID The Colo
RADIO labor troubles evidently caused his
defeat Roosevelt carried the state by
about 5000 Roosevelt has apparently
captured Maryland. The House of Rep.
resentatiyes viii be strongly Rspubli-
can, the majority having been increased
from n Co double That number or more.
There viii be little change ii tic United
states senate
Rooaeselt's plurality III Connecticut
will he within few hundred of $4,000.
Illinois gaya Roosevelt plurality of
23s,0oo. MeKinley'z plurality ID 1900
was $4,000. Deneen vas elected Cover
nor by 2e5.ooo Yates plurality ii
1900 was d1,2s3. The Republican state
ticket vas elected, but III smaller flg
urcs. The congressional delegation
stands Republican "a, Democrats 2. The
state legislature stands, Senate, AZ RE.
publicans and TO Democrats House, 100
Republicans, 81 Democrats and one in-
dependent
The electoral college win stand al foI,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-09
THE EVENING TELEGRAM
SUSPENDS PUBLICATION
Lack Of Capital to Garry Business For
ward to Success Cause 81
the Failure.

Ihe Barre Evening Telegram, astab
iished IN tile spring 81 1898, suspended
publication with last evenings issue.
II response To d request from The
Times fUr d statement of the reasons
for the suspension the following reply
was giYen The present company
started In with too little capital to carry
the project forward to success. and had
to eontendwith too fierce competition.
Ihe Telegram was established hv II.
q. Whitaker and George Ross, Mr.. Whit
aker later III It's career becoming sole
owner. On January 1st of this year
he disposed 81 the property to its pres.
ent owners, who put ID practically Il
new plant and greatly improved the
paper. Rev, WI II. Davenport was en
gaged as editor and be has strifen hard
TO make the paper q success, but against
odds which he was unable to overcome.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-09
City Not to Prosecute Phelps
Bros, Plumbers.
EXPLANATION is MADE.
y. D. Phelps Says He Inferred from
Health 0ficerr's Letter That lie
Had Plumbing
Permit

a q. Phelps Of the firm of Phelps
Bros one Of the two local firms which
were To be prosecuted for not submit.
ting plans ct plumbing on tile new
school building, appeared before the spec
ial meeting OF the city council and made
an explanation OF tile situation. The
council then voted "a drop the proser,,-
ton q Phelps Bros Mfr. Phelps stated
to me council that he did submit plans
.to the city board OF health but that the
aFcblteets plans We're so intricate that
he could not fully follow out his plans.
He flIrthe stated that he had received
q notification from The secretary of the
board Of health, and that 10 inferred
from the letter received that a permit
had been granted The city attorney
was notified to drop proceedings,
The request Of q G. Griswold Of the
Clerks union to hang d directory 81
the hallway of the citv building wna
heard and Mr.. Griswoid was granted
permission provided the advertisements
IN the directory were covered I'D. The
petition Of G. a. Heath to hang sisn
On Merchant street and to erect one Isl
the corner of Merchant and North Main
streets was referred to the street COM
mittee with power 10 act.
City warrants from 1883 to i0,5s9
were read and ordered paid.
BIDS for heating the new fire station
were opened as follows.
Russell & Co., Sg27.
Phelps Bros, SS57.
Prindle & Averill, $3.50
4 resolution relating to letting the
contract to Phelps Bros was then In
troduced and q contract viii be made
with them. G. Il. Bugbee presented
bill Tor heightening the tower on the
tire station, the amount being S4S7. The
building committee was instructed to
confer with Alr. Bugbee and report at
the next meeting of the council