The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-02-10
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oil and gas leases at this office.
Hopkins sells the Douglas shoes II
The State Normal School, at Clarion
Is having very successful winter term,
one of the best in its history. 1t
Come in and see what you can get for
cash at this store. Fully 10 per cent
cheaper than any other place. IL. b. Felt
Shoes, shirts, skirts, hats-the combina
ton that clothes you from head to foot
and the place to get them is at Hopkins
store. II
-Ex Sheriff Jameson lost his speedy
roadster last Friday, the animal dropping
dead while being driven by the sheriff q
daughter, Miss Belle.
Mrs. David Sutton of the borough
fell on the icy pavement last Saturday
evening and dislocated her right wrist,
making painful injury.
The president ofa prominent univer-
sity says of cigarette smokers: boys
that smoke cigarettes are like wormy APP
pies, they drop before the harvest"
Tho statement OF State Treasurer
Frank G. Harris for January shows a
balance of $40, ,43l ,Oj7.OS in the general
fund of the state at the close OF the month
Always remember that the White
Star Grocery can supply you promptly
with purest and freshest things for the
table, whether in the line OF groceries,
fruits or vegetables. ~
Albert Neer OF Nebraska, while split
ting some kindling wood last Sunday
evening, cut the little finger of his left
hand so badly that ii had to be amputa-
ted at the second joint, which service was
done by DR.. Dunn.
. The Forest County Agricultural So
cety will meet at the court house next
Saturday afternoon at o'clock. A full
attendance is desired as business of i'm
portance to the society will he before the
meeting. George Zuendel, Secretary.
The Christian Endeavor society OF
the Presbyterian church will hold a
market at the home of Mrs. John Rob-
ertson, a week from ne xt Saturday after
noon, Feb. Goth. beginning at 2 o'clock
All the dainties of the culinary depart
ment will be on sale. A large patronage
of the homekeepers is requested.
State Supt. Schaeffer has fixed the
following dates for the annual eXamina-
tions at the State Normal Schools: West
Chester and Mansfield, June 7; Slippery
Rock and Edinboro, Juno l3; Kutztown,
East Stroudsburg and California, June
Is: Shippensburg, Bloomsbury and Lock
Haven, June IS; Mllersville, Indiana
and Clarion, June, %.
There are three holidays, made legal
by law, during the present month, FEB
II, Lincoln's birthday; Feb. 10, election
day, aud Feb. %, Washington's birthday
The banks will be closed on each of them.
Then there is that dearest OF all February
holidays to the youthful heart, ST. Valen-
tines day, which comes on the 18th, but,
poor thing, it occurs on Sunday.
"A barn belonging 10 the boarding
touse at Cooper Tract was destroyed by
fire at an early hour on Tuesday morn
ing of last week. With the building two
cows belonging to Andy and John Phil
lips. who keep the boarding house, were
cremated. None of the contents worth
mentioning were saved. The fire is sup
posed to have resulted from an open gas
jet.
Ralph N. Brown, the new sheriff Of
Warren county, brought prisoner
down last Friday and deposited him with
Sheriff Noblit for safe. keeping. Mr.
Brown comes of good Republican stock
being a son of Hon. Paul w. Brown, an
ex-Associato Judge and ex Representa-
tive of his county, and when he has fin
ished his term of office we predict that il
will be said OF him, as of his father, "ht
left very credilable record
Mrs. Martha Pierson, wife of Lev
Pierson of near Kellettville, died on the
Both ult., after brief illness, aged o.
years. Rev. A. II. M. Zahniser otficiatec
at the funeral, which was held or
Monday of last week, the burial taking
place in the Whig Hill cemetery. A
husband, two daughters and three sons
survive her. She was highly esteemed
and beloved by all her neighbors, as was
attested by the immense concourse o
friends that attended her obsequies.
State Highway Commissioner j. W
Hunter, recently at Meadville signed thu
contract with Fred Robinson of that city
for the construction of the road between
this city and Hydetown, the contrac
price for work and materials being abou
$1,000. The official also signed con
tract With the county commissioners ant
with the township supervisors of Oi
Creek township for their share OF th'
money necessary to build the road. Un
der the law the state pays two-thirds anC
the county and township each one
sixth. This is the first contract to b
consummated under the new law an(
Crawford county people should fee
proud of their officials and the contribu
tors TO the road fund in this city. Th'
work will be begun as soon a
the weather permits. Courier