The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-12-01


Padoll, o r., Eye-sight Specialist and
Refracting Opticiap, which appears in
this issue. He expects to make regular
visits to Tionesta and asks the public TO
keep the dates In mind.
The Excelsior Entertainers the Sec
ond attraction on the Lecture Course
will appear in the court house next Mon
day evening, Dec 9. Admission SOC. A
few reserve seat tickets for the course yet
at 500, at Dunn d Fulton's.
-Ifyou are think ing of making your
self or some one else Christmas present
of package of handsomely engraved
calling cards, box Of initiated stationery
or the like, now is the time to place your
order. The REPUBLICAN, Office is the
place to get them.
The second number of the lecture
course will be given next Monday evo-
ming at the court house. The bill is The
Excelsior Entertainers, consisting of
Misses Elizabeth Weedman, Grace Smith
and Clara Lynes, all artists IN their line.
Go and hear them.
"A. V. hammers, the well known and
reliable shoe man of Oil City, is one of the
REPUBLICANS new advertisers, and at
tention is called to his ad. on the first
page today. Don't fail to read his shoe
story each week, and If he doesn't live
right up to what he talks tell us about it,.
The Kane Daily Republican has in
stalled a new linotype machine and is do
ing good work with it. Glad to note this
evidence of prosperity, and to commend
Editor Godding on his enterprise and
effort to give the people OF the hustling
mountain city the best that's TO be had in
the way ofa newspaper.
Mrs. Lucy August, widow of the late
Benjamin August, died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Fred Snyder, Titus
vile, Pa. Thursday, Nov. 25tb, Thanks
giving day. She was aged 6s years, and
is survived by several grown children,
among whom is Mrs. Robert l.. Hunter
of Nebraska, this county.
Quarterly meeting will be held in
the M. Il. church at Nebraska, Friday
evening and Sunday morning and eve-
ming. Rev. DR.. Plstt will preach Friday
evening aud Sunday evening, In conse-
quence of these meetings no preaching
service will be held in the NJ. L. church
in Tionesta Sunday evening.
-Messrs, Wheeler & Dusenbury made
their annual distribution of Thanksgiy-
ing turkeys last Wednesday to the families
of their employees at Endeavor. The
birds we're of the choicest variety, num-
bering over one hundred and fifty, ard
the combined weight was considerably
more than a ton. Not family was
missed.
There is much of the wisdom of a
Solomon in the action of judge out in
Sacramento. He sentenced a chauffeur to
ten years Imprisonment for running over
and killing man, and then suspended
sentence upon the chauffeur agreeing to
pay the family ofthe man $25 month fer
ten years. This makes the punishment
for the accident, or crime, of some practi-
cal benefit.
The Audit Company of New York
has just issued a reference book "Ameri-
can Trust Companies, Their Growth and
Present Wealth." The volume lists every
trust company in the United States, and
shows its total resources. The Oil City
Trust Company ranks 239 in list of l496,
having resources of over 81, 300. 900 90.
The total resources ofthe trust companies
of the United States aggregate S4,6O9, ,OSs,-
SO0.5O.
The Stranburg Music House, Oil City
is Offering some rare bargains in pianos
and other musical instruments these
days, as will be observed by their broad
gauge ad. on the fourth page of today's
REPUBLICAN. Coming just at the holiday
season this special sale means lots to
those contemplating an investment in
anything in the musical instrument line,
and the wise close buyer will not fail to
take note of it, Read the ad.
The we'll owned by Tionesta parties
on the Frank Robinson lot, up town, was
drilled to the Red Valley sand, at depth
of little over 200 feet 1t was treated to
a shot Monday aud is showing up for a
small producer. 1t will he put to pump
ing as soon as tubed. We hope the boys
have struck it rich. r. M. Herman is
installing power this week on his lease
on the Kelly lot, adjoining the Robinson,
where he bas two small producers. The
stuff produced is heavy oil.
The days of the "rat" and the ruff"
are numbered, according to Dame Rumor,
General warfare against these handy ac-
coutrements of womep's headgear has
been declared by most of the big depart
ment stores of Pittsburg and January l
has been fixed as the date for their relega-
ton to the ash barrel. The one-piece
dresses which have enjoyed more or less
popularity also have been placed under
the ban, and must be discarded by the
msidens behind the counters of the big
stores.
The last February election will be
held three months from now. Since the
constitutional amendments providing for
the abolition of the election in February
and the schedule for the extension OF
terms of office of men now holding places
are apparently ratified by the vote of the