The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-02-06
oil market closed at sl.5s.

~1eopkins' store. 1t
Good morning! Have you cleaned
the snow off your walk?
Every purchase means bargain at
Hopkins store these days. 1t
The scholars of Room No. of the
Boro school had an enjoyable sleighride
Tuesday afternoon.
-Hopk ins leads them all in the shoe
line. All styles for men, women, boys
and girls. 1t
Charlie Lsnson sold his setter dog
last week for the handsome figure Of 800.
and it "went like pullin' teeth" to part
with him at that price.
Saturday was grounding day and he
didn't see his shadow, but all the same
we could not ask for nicer winter wealth.
or, and 1t may last six weeks, too.
Andrew Armstrong cut. a cash of
considerable extent in his left foot while
,choppng in the woods Monday, which
will lay him up for couple OF weeks.
"A Wooltex garment is always in
style, and wears best. Hopkins is sole
dealer in these goods in Tionesta. Let
your next skirt or jacket be Wooltex. 1t
Will you go to the lecture tonight at
the court house? Spillman Riggs is
among the best in the land, and his au-
dience will be pleased. This is the fourth
number of the course. Don't miss it.
keep In mind the market which will
be held under the auspices of the W. G.
T. U. at the h )me of Mrs. f. r. Lanson,
Saturday afternoon next, beginning at 2
o'clock. Many good things for the Sun
day dinner will be on sale.
w. j. Campbell had the bad luck to
smash up good sleigh Friday. While
going down the Noble hill the runner
struck stone and one-half of the sleigh
was torn off. He was thrown nearly a
rod, but fortunately was not hurt.
Examinations for the Clarion Nor.
NAL free scholarships for Forest county,
twelve in number, will be held in Tio-
nesta and Marienville, Saturday, March
9th. Those intending TO compete for
scholarship will please bear in mind this
date.
Lovers of gelatine will not be pleas
autly reassured by the statement that
large amount of the toothsome delicacy is
made from the product of hides which
isn't considered good enough 10 even
make glue. Pass the glue, please! Bliz-
zard.
-R. d. White and e. A. Yetter were
over to the Jefferson county oil field the
first of the week making arrangements
for the drilling of well on the lease held
by the Sheffield company. This company
now has $500 acres of very promising ter
ritory under lease. Sheffield Observer.
Elliot Harvey, we'll known music
dealer, who had many friends in this
community where he had often dealt
with our people, died suddenly at War
rem, his home town, Sunday afternoon
last, OF heart disease. Mr.. Harvey form
erly lived in Oil City. He was 70 years
OF age.
Bear in mind the Sabbath School
conference which convenes in the M. E.
church this afternoon at 1880 o'clock, and
attend you can. Rev. Charles F. Irwin
and at least one other of the prominent
field workers of Pennsylvania Sabbath
School association will be present. and
profitable session may be looked for.
The sudden freeze Saturday night
/. and Sunday made icy roads and hard
travelling for teams. Also increased bus
iuess for our blacksmiths in the line of
shoes on Monday before five o'clock in
the evening, an accom- plishment which
would hurry the best of the younger
''smithies."
The Keelor Bros, of Kane, have had
the good fortune to strike another tre-
mendous gas we'll on their lease near that
place. 1t is their No. well, and is To-
Gated about 900 feet west of the original
gusher which they had so much trouble
in controlling, and it is thought this lat
est strike will be as good if not better
than the first one.
Teachers local institutes are sched-
uled for the following places: East
Hickory, Saturday, February 9th. Kel-
lettville, Saturday, February 10th. Tio-
nesta, Saturday, February 23d. Exer-
cises will bee in at $3.50 o'clock a. m., and
continue all day. Appropriate programs
have peen arranged for each of these
meetings, and all teachers, directors and
others interested in education are cor
daily invited to be present and aid in
making these institutes successful and
interesting. Keep the dates and places in
mind.
The second quarterly meeting for
this conference year will be held in the
M. E. church in Tionesta, commencing
Thursday evening of this week with a
sermon by Rev. p. j, Slonaker at 1880.
Friday evening the Presiding Elder,
Rev. d. A. Plat, ID. D., will preach and
hold the quarterly conference. Saturday
evening at 1880 Rev. A. S. Coffman OF
West Hickory will preach. Sunday at 10
a. m, Love Feast. At ii a. m. sermon by
the pastor, followed by the Holy Com
munion. The Elder will preach again in
the evening.