The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-12-23

tue U. 3. Military Academy at West
Point. The young man is a graduate ol
st. Johns military academy at Manlius,
NY.
The Epworth League will hold mar
ket at the Sandrock millinery store on
Thursday, Dec. oath, beginning at 200
o'clock. Many good things necessary to
make Christmas festivities complete will
be on sale, such as cakes, pies, candy,
popcorn, etc.
"A Merry Christmas is possible only
to the one who is possessed of the true
| Christmas spirit-not the spirits which,
too often, are no tap at the Yuletide sea-
son, says the BradfordS Era, which Con-
cludes with the admonition: Remem Der
l-tbat, young man. .-g-
Your statioqery is your silent repre-
sentative. Ifyou sell fine goods that are
up-te-date ia superior quality it ought to
be reflected in your printing, We pro-
duce the kind that you need and will not
feel ashamed of. That is the only kind it
pays TO send out. Send your orders to
this Office.
"A large number of the members of
Olive Lodge. No. 557. the Masonic fra
ternity of this place, will sit down to their
annual banquet this evening, which will
be prepared and served at the Central,
and the reputation of that popular hos
telry iu this line is guarantee that the
brethren will not lack for good things to
eat.
The building in which the postoffice
at Vowinckel was located was burned to
the ground last Friday night and all of its
contents, including the mail, were des-
troyed by the fire. The Zagst house
standing next to theapostoffice was also
destroyed with most of its contents. The
exact loss is unknown. Clarion Demo-
crat. =
| The Mothers Club of Endeavor met
at kindergarten Hall ON the 10th inst,
and after the subject, "How to Prepare
for Christmas," was we'll discussed by
the thirty-four ladies present, Miss Nc
Intyte gave SOLO. Then followed u So
cial hour and refreshments, which the
ladies' always look forward to and enjoy
very much. NNs
-Ifyou receive a catalogue from an
out-of.tnwn firm offering you a certain
article at certain ptice, go and ask your
home dealer about 1t aud see II he cannot
duplicate it. You don't know you are
getting what you are paying for when
you buy from ont ptofstow& but the home
dealer is always. .h1feseQ make good il
things srenotas he says -sGive him a
chance.
Why not whistle? 1t lifts the safety
valve aud permits the escape of the blues.
A whistling man il one of whom none
need be afraid. Every boy whistles
Some girls try to whistle. 1t is natural
act. II is as easy as swearing, serves as
good puipose~nd leaves the couscienc'
in better condition. Try whistling your
way through theanew year, instead o
swearing. Meadyille Star.
~. @ 2Er6. prominent citizen o
Brocton. N. Y, died at the General hos
petal, Bufialo, on Wednesday last, sget
40 years. His wife, who was Crissit
Smathers, cousin of our townsladies
Mrs. Joseph Morgan and Mrs. II. K
Moody, survives, together with six child,
rem. The couple visited in Tionesta las
summer. Mr.. Erb was a relative OF tht
late Joseph Erb of West Hickory, whose
death occurred at Kane about month
ago.
The rain of last Thursday night and
Friday. together with the melting snow
did lots of good, but still more is needed
to fill the wells and springs Throughout
the country. The water in the river
raised sufficiently to allow the Forest
Barge company at Hickory to get theii
two dozen or more big boats so shaped
around as to make them comparatively
safe IN case of breakup later on. The
company will not attempt to run them
before spring.
Archibald Gilfillan, we'll known to
many Forest county people as a former
lumbermau within its borders, died at a
hospital at Elkins, W. Va. on Saturday
morning last. About ten days sgohe be.
came i'll at May, w. Va, where he was
looking after his numbering business
aud was taken to the hospital for treat.
ment, and his family, residing in Clarion
notified. His wife hsstened to his bed.
side and was with him when the end
came. Brights disease is the reported
cause of his death. Mr.. Gilfillan was
aged So years. Besides his wife, who is
the oldest daughter of Porter Haskell o.
Clarion, one son and four daughters sur.
vive. The body was brought to Clarion
for interment.
After you get angry aud stop youl
paper, just poke your finger into water
pull it out, and look at the hole. Their
you know how sadly you are missed. A
man who thinks paper cannot thrive
without his support ought to go off and
stay awhile. When he comes back hal
his friends will not know he has gone
and the other half will not care, while the
world at large kept no account of his
movements. You will find things you
cannot endorse in every paper. The
Book of Books" is often very plain and
hits some hard raps, but II you were tC
4 get mad and burn your Bible the hun
dreds of presses would go on printing it
So when you stop your paper and call the
, editor pames the paper will still be pub
lissed, aud what is more you will read il
on tbssly.