The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-06-06
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. county. GOou wages. Apply 10 d. "
Farrell, Supt., Costello, Pa. 3t
Our summer dress goods department
is always kept up to the standard, stock
meyer allowed to run low or get broken
up. Hopkins. 1t
Manager Landers has scheduled the
Butler Steel Works ball team for game
here Saturday, June 10th. He is also
trying to arrange good game for next
Saturday.
Charles Anderson will have about
2OGO tomato plants to dispose of this sea-
son. Those desiring nice plants should
place their orders early. He has a num-
Der of the best varieties. If
There's nothing neater than Wool
tex garment, and there's nothing cheaper
when high quality, elegance of style and
Hopkins is sole dealer here. 1t
Following is the list of letters lying
uncaled for in the Tionesta, Pa, post
office for week ending June 8, 1906:
Mr.. Albert Stainbrook.
d. s. KNOX, p. NJ.
Rev. DR.. Slonaker's eloquent address
on the occasion of the memorial services
held in the NJ. l.. church on tie 9th ult.,
will be found on our fourth page today.
Our readers will find it well worth a
careful perusal.
-Chldren's Day Will be observed in
the NJ. Il. church next Sunday evening
at eight O'Clock, taking the place of the
regular preaching service. A fine pro-
gram is in course of preparation. All
are cordially invited to these exercises.
IS. II. Carson has the contract to drill
five wells for Oil City and Tltusville par
ties, near Kennerdell, Venango county,
and last week moved one of his drilling
machines to that place. II. NJ. Walters
and Chas. Conger went down Friday
night to make up one of the crews.
County Treasurer Harrison will be-
gin the sale of lands for taxes on Tuesday
next at the court house. The list COM
prises over two hundred pieces of land,
many of which are valuable tracts. These
sales are usually quite largely attended,
buyers being attracted flom all parts of
the country.
Prices on all millinery, trimmings,
etc., will remain the same for short
time as prevailed during the special sale
last week at Miss Harrison's store.
Many took advantage of this sale to get
the latest and most seasonabe headwear,
but there is still very large assortment
to select from. Don't put off your pur-
chase too long and then regret your neg
lect to secure rare bargains. 1t
-Marienville is somewhat excited over
the prospects of opening new oil field
near that place. Monday the opel ators
of lease on a tract out toward the Buffum
farm, near the old Shipe IL Diehl lumber
ing plant, who are Brockville parties,
finished d we'll which promises to make
a 20 barrel producer. II is about $50 feet
deep and was shot in the Clarion county
sand, after which the hole filled up 13O
feet with oil during the first two hours
Three other wells put down some years
ago have been rugged up and put to
pumping, and making fair production
natural.
Thomas Calvin Mcconnell, road
supervisor of New Wilmington town
ship, Lawrence county, committed sui
eide on Friday by forcing his neck be
tween the forks of two limbs of saplinl
about eight feet from the ground anc
swinging himself off. The bark was tori
by his finger nails and gnawed by his
teeth, indicating that he had regretted hi'
action and had attempted to save himsel
when too late and had slowly stranglet
to death. lie was As years of age anC
that his intention was deliberate is shown
in note left in his room before leaving
home that morning.
The retiring Boro school board helC
its final meeting Friday evening last
closed up affairs for the year, and ad
journed sine die. The new board me
Monday evening aud organ lied with tn
election of DR.. j. G. Dunn, President, L
f. Ritchey, Esq, Secretary, and j. Z
Scowden, Treasurer. The length of tn
school term was fixed at eight month
but no other business was transacted, th
board adjourning to meet June l3, whei
the teachers will be elected. The tw
new members on the board are j. }
Landers and q. Jameson, succeeding Il
w. Bowman and X. Il. Haslet.
In addition to being a go cd preacher
Rev. w. o. Calhoun, pastor of the Tic
nesta NJ. Il. church, evidently know
something about the care of chickens, an
figures that he can answer in the affirm
alive when asked the question, "Do hen
pay?" He owns 80 hens of mixed breed
and from these, in the six months iror
Dec. LIST to June LIST, he has gathered =
dozen eggs. The average price of tn
eggs would be about Is cents per dozei
and this would figure out good retur
for the money invested in the fowls an
their feed. We fancy this record will
hard TO beat.
Take ease and comfort in a nice ne
hammock these hot June days. Hopkir
has the finest stock ever shown in Til
nesta, and prices are not high either 1t