The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-04-06


--oil market closed at Sl.7l.
New hats, new hats at Feits. 1t
oil and gas leases at this Office.
Hopkins sells the Douglas shoes II
Nobody beats our prices. Hopkins,
Don't pass Hopkins store when
looking for carpets, oil cloth or linole-
ums. 1t
Ground Lime is the best fertilizer.
Sold in small lots or by the car. rec O..
+. Miles. 3t
New vegetables and all the early
green stuff that's to be had in the mark
cts, at the White Star Grocery. Daily ar
rivals. 1t
On the fourth page OF the REPUBLICAN
to-day will be found good obituary Of
the late Mrs. @. f. Gillespie, written by
her son.
Our wall paper cannot be excelled in
beauty of design and variety of patterns
Aud prices are moderate this season.
Dunn's drug store. 1t
A new invoice of street hats is ex-
pected at the Joyce millinery. Don't
make your selection until you see this
up-to-date assortment. 1t
The Sons of. Temperance will hold their
regular meeting next Tuesday evening,
the 18th, at 1880. All members are urg-
emily requested TO be present.
1t was white Easter, and pretty
cold one, bat the atmosphere was clear,
and there was no rain to interfere with
the budding of the Easter bonnet.
The West Hickory Epworth League
held bazaar last Thursday, evening,
which was well patronized, the League
netting the handsome S um of over S23.
List of letters remaining uncalled for
in Tionesta, Pa, postoffice for week end
ing April q, 1904: co. pier, Mr.. Roy
Mitchell. d. s, ,KNox, PM.
Rev. E. S. Zahniser, OF lEldred, Pa,
began special s-day NEE ing at May
burg last evening. The RI dgular pastor,
Rev. A. IL. NJ. Zabniser, ipkites the pub
lie to attend these me9Ssgs.
The borough schl lols close for the
term three weeks fron yesterday. Com
msncement exercisesS f the graduating
class will take place the evening of the
26th inst, there bfing thirteen in the
class this year. n
We had a suEessful opening and our
sales since haw been unusually large.
hut we are waking and trimming new
hats every Ey, and always have large
line of the latest things in millinery on
hand Joyces'. 1t
"A slight change in the train schedule
on the. Pennsy went into effect ON Sunday
last. The morning and afternoon trains
up remain the same. The two down
trains now pass here as follows: ll:O6 a.
m. and 7:lS p. m.
The new appropriation bill just
passed 10y Congress makes provision fora
raise in the salaries ofrural mail carriers
to $3.50 per annum, and under certain
conditions they will he allowed to carry
packages for hire.
Martin Rhodes has erected cozy
dwelling on Vine street within the past
two weeks, and is already comfortably
located therein. There is talk of num-
ber of other dwellings going up in that
vicinity the coming summer.
The Derrick's oil report for March
shows 5g7 new wells completed, and 1893
rigs up and wells drilling. There was an
increase of 81 wells and 305 barrels new
production over Fepruary, and decrease
of SO in rigs and drilling wells.
Communion services will be held in
the Presbyterian church next Sabbath
morning at the usual hour. Preparatory
services will be held on Thursday and
Friday evenings of this week, and all are
cordially invited to attend these meetings.
In this era of education, of books
and libraries, of newspapers and periodi-
Gals, of schools and universities, evening
schools, lectures, and other endless oppor-
tnnities for self-culture which our coun-
try in particular affords all classes, there
is no excuse for ignorance. 1t is only
will that is wanting -"Success."
-George Elliott, at one time manager
of the TioneSta mantel works, died at bis
home at Oakmont, near Pittsburg, last
Thursday evening, 3lst inst, aged 55
years. His remains were brought to Kit
tanning for burial on Monday of this
week. The deceased is well remembered
here and at Clarion where he spent sew
eral months after his removal from Tio-
neste. His widow and three children
survive him.
Noah X. Burton, one of the oldest
citizens of the county died at the home OF
his grandson. William Taylor, in Mar
ienvlle, on the Dist inst, at the advanced
age of nearly 81 years. He was born in
Connecticut, May 26, 1911, and came tc
Marienville nearly 60 years ago, where h'
continued to reside until death, through
infrmties of old age, claimed him. Mr.
Burton united with tho NJ. Il. churcl
sixty years ago and died in the faith o
that church.