The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-02-08
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oil and gas leases at this Office.
February clearance sale at Hopkins.
Valentine day falls on Tuesday next.
Go to or phone the White Star Gro
Gerry when you desire the best goods. 1t
-WANTED.-Liveb black squirrels.
If. THos. G. LYON, Butler, Pa.
The dedication ceremonies of the new
Hunter Memorial school at Tidioute will
take place on February %.
There's big cut in prices of fleeced
and all-wool underwear at Hopkins dur
ing this February clearance sale. Don't
miss it. IL
The subject of Rev. W. o. Calhouns
sermon at the NJ. Il. church next Sabbath
evening will be "Do angels visit the
world at the present time?"
A white crocheted shawl was recently
picked up oil the street and has been left
at this Office for the owner, who can have
it by calling and making the proper den-
. titication.
-WANrED.-M of intelligence and
capable of energetic application for work
in this county upon proposition which
will yield good returns. Worth investi-
eating. Address, J. l.. BARBER, Alb
Lewis Block, Pittsburg, Penna. 3t
1t is claimed that an Armstrong
county well is producing refined oil. 1t
wouldn't be hard to believe that better
article of "refined" oil could be found
most anywhere than that we are using
nowadays and pay 10 cents gallon for.
That new spot on the sun has been
interfering with the radiation of heat in
this direction no doubt, aud it would not
surprise us TO learn that the grounding
had discovered the spot long before the
the scientists did. And then seeing his
shadow besides, oh dear
The Tionesta high school alumni will
hold meeting at the home of Miss Ida
Zones this, Wednesday evening, at s
o'clock. The attendance of all members s
who can make it convenient TO be present
is desired, and business of importance to
the alumni will be taken up.
Considerable coal is being hauled
through here of late. Whei her any of it
lodges in town we do net know, but it
looks sort of old fashioned like, if not
very cheerful, to note these sights OF 20
years ago, when they we're quite COM
mon, before the advent of natural gas.
The offer of twelve scholarships in
the Clarion Normal to students from For
est county has attracted marked attention
throughout the state. The spring term
at that excellent institution will open
March IS. If you are going away to
school you will make no mistake in GO
ing there; and it would be wise to engage
room at once. 1t
The REPUBLICAN has received the
Sth biennial report of the Huntingdon
Reformatory. At present there is but
one young man from Forest county de-
tanned in the institution. Warren county
has o. Venango and Erie county 32
The report covers seventy pages. II
is neatly printed and nicely bound: All
of the work was done in the reformatory
printing office. s.
People drying in from the country
Monday morning of this week, declare
that the roads We're worse drifted by thu
snow and winds of Sunday afternoon anC
evening than they have ever beer
before. The well-beaten tracks wer'
practically obliterated, in fact, so that j
was difficult to find the road or distin
guish it from the fields and meadows
where there were no fences.
"A meeting ofthe citizens of Tionest
and vicinity is called for next Sabbatl
afternoon at the Presbyterian church, TO
the purpose of demonstrating against tn
passage of the "Sunday bill'' now befor
the Pennsylvania Legislature. Th
proposition before the Legislature is t
legalize the sale of many articles no.
prohibited on the Sabbath day, and op
posed to which are all Christian denomi
nations. This is matter in which ever
respecter of the Christian Sabbath is in
terested and it is hoped a large audienc
will be- present The meeting will /
held at $50 O'Clock in the afternoon.