The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-01-13

church next Sunday morning at II
o'clock. There will also be preaching
services In the evening at the usual hour,
a change having been made since the an
nouncement from the pulpit last Sabbath.
An indignant Franklin wife is about
to apply for divorce because her hus-
band actually went TO sleep while she
was describing to him the costumes worn
by the ladies at Mrs. Whatsernsme's g
bride party. Intolerable treatment will
be the plea.
-Edinboro State Normal School pos
sesses a good moral and professional at
mnsphere. Students are surrounded by
Influences that are conducive to study.
Winter team opened January 4, 1903.
Send for catalogue at once. John f.
Bigler, Principal. 1t
"A scientific gent says that the reason
Lens lay so few eggs just now is because
the hens we're raised in incuDators and
by an evolutionary process are losing the
maternal instinct. In that case let us re-
turn to first principles or we shall soon
have no hens at all.
Last Friday Boyd Schrecopgost &C"
companied by George Morrison was
hunting and killed 30 pound wild cat.
On Saturday the same huntsmen killed a
% pound cat while Charles Kendall shot
IL pound kitten. All the animals will
be mounted. .-Msrienville Express.
The girl who has nothing to do
should learn this: People are not nec-
essarily ignorant because they have not
read the latest novel, or heard the latest
poem. One bad fault some girls have is
that they look shoe ed when some man
ack nowledges that he has not read the
latest novel.
| Samuel Zuck of Tionesta township,
while wrestling with young companion
at VOLTS mill last Thursday noon, fell
and struck the back OF his head on tool
chest, injuring himself quite severely.
DR.. Dunn was summoned H. attend him
and found that for number of hours be
had been unconscious, but reports him
to be out of danger now.
1t pays to advertise, especially in the
FOREST REPUBLICAN. Henry Kaman
wanted fresh COW aud inserted a three.
liner In this paper last week. He came
around this week and begged us to stop
| the ad. The offers came thick and fast
and he picked out fine "critter" and
didn't have the trouble of hunting around
for her. Yep, it pays to advertise.
Now that the holidays are over the
municipal elections in the cities, boroughs
and townships will attract the public at
tention. The election will be held on
February 10th and now is the time to
prepare for it. Townships and boroughs
will make their nomination in the old
way and the very best men should be put
orward for the important offices to be
filed.
-Four eclipses will be visible this
year, two of the sun and two of the moon.
| The ii rst of the sun, June II, will be visi-
ble in large portion of North America,
hut the second, Dec. IL. will not be seen
| in the United States The ecipses of the
moon will take place on June and Nov.
26, the first visible only in part of North
America, the second throughout the con-
tinent.
Railroad postal clerks have received
notice from Washington that the quad
renuial weighing Of mails which are
handled 10y the Pennsylvania will begin
February and continue for 80 or 80 days.
A man will be- stationed on every train
carrying mail to do the weighing, and
upon the average obtained at this weigh
ing will be based the next four years
contract of the government with the
company.
A pair OF unusually attractive antlers
were heing shown at Bue's gun shop yes
terday. They are the property of j. W.
Lusher and came from a buk killed on
the river, below Dunn's Eddy, last sea-
son. They came into possession of Mr.
Lusher some time ago. He will have
them mounted. Their spread is nearly
three feet, and they have four prongs in
addition to the usual number. Sports.
men say such antlers are exceedingly
rare.-Titu Vile Herald.
"A small dwelling house owned by
Chester Hollister, and which had jusl
been vacated that morning by VIM.
Bush's family, burned to the ground
Saturday evening about six clock. The
building was located on the road leading
to Hunter Station, opposite Tionesta, and
our citizens had good view of the con-
tlagration. The cause of the fire is un-
known, there being no one about the
premises at the time, and the loss is IN
significant.
H. w. Roberts, common councilman
from the Third ward and for numb OF
years master carpenter on the Chautau'
qua division of the Pennsylvania rail
road, has been transferred to the P. X E
division, between Erie and Renova, with
headquarters at the latter place. He lef
yesterday for his division. Mr.. Roberts
is considered one of tho most competent
master carpenters on the road. He is
popular here, has made good council
man, and his departure will be generally
regretted. .-Titusville Herald.
Leonard Agnew will offer at public
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