The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1914-02-18
The Com mmissioners of folarion Ooun,,

-lne commissioners OF ClariCn county
have recently let the contract for the
erection ofa new bridge over the Clarion
river at point known as Gravel Lick.
The successful bidders are Whitaker &
hiehl, at Harrisburg, and their bids were
Sl6, ,494 for steel construction, and SIG, ,99s
for concrete construction.
w. ii. Ellis, painter, psperhanger
and decorator, 10 prepared to make early
spring contracts for all work In his line.
Having sample books from two of the
best firms, Peter Il. Rilly Co. and Alfred
Peat, he can furnish the very best wall
papers at low prices. Get your work
done before the rush begins. adv
"Wednesday night of last week was
another Of the cold ones, thermometers Ia
this place registering IA to IS degrees be.
low zero Thursday morning. The creek
ard back channel are again frozen over so
that teams are able to cross, and those
who failed to get enough ice to fill their
houses will have another chance.
The annual Farmers Institute con-
venes at the Court House, Tionesta, on
Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. A cordial
invitation is extended to the teachers of
the public schools, as we'll az to all inter-
ested 10 the advancement OF agricul-
tural, educational and home interests.
A feature OF the institute will be the
music by the male quartette.
The new principal of the Clarion
State Normal School has begun his
thirtieth year of OK perience In the train
ing of teachers in Pennsylvania. He has
guided thousands TO advancement and
success. II you are not a normal school
graduate. you had better see what he can
do for you. Spring Term begins Tues
day, March "a. Write for particulars TO
Andrew Thomas Smith, Clarion, Pa.
DIR. II. II. Digit OF this city aud DR..
A. f.. Weiss of Pittsburg, the latter
specialist, one of FIVE selected by the
state authorities for investigating matters
and things new in malignant diseases, on
Wednesday operated on Mrs. j. M. Wal
ter of Fogel Farm, at the city hospital.
The operation will afford the patient re-
lief but her condition was such as to
make its success impossible. e.-Titusville
Herald.
Notice has been received from the
postmaster general of an amendment to
paragraph IL, section 5ll of the postal
laws, which provides that letters and post
or postal cards may be dispatched wheth.
er or not any postage is prepaid thereon.
Other articles shall not be dispatched un-
less prepaid at least in part, and in all
cases of insufficient prepayment double
the amount of the deficiency shall be COL
lected of the addressee. The option of no
prepayment or OF part prepayment Of
postage does not apply, however, to either
letters or other articles mailed with the
sppareIt intention of avoiding prepay
ment.
There's . rare treat In store for the
lovers of song aud melody of Tionesta
aud vicinity, In the coming of the Boston
Stars, a galaxy of musical artists, that
will appear at Bovard's Hall next We'd
nesdsy evening, 25th inst. If you are q
lover OF song-solos, duets, qusrtettes,
sextettes and dramatic readings. and
who Is not? you will surely come out TO
hear this unusually fine segregation.
This splendid entertainment is under the
direction of Prof. Henderson, lately of
Oberlin College, which is at once a guar
sntee of its purity and excellencey. Do
not miss 1t, snd don't forget the date
Wednesday evening, Feb. 25.
Evangelist Biederwolf and his revival
party began a five weeks engagement of
revival meetings in Oil City Sunday
afternoon. A tabernacle capable of seat
ing 5000 has been erected and on Sunday
evening It was filled TO overflowlng, end
hundreds were turned away, the fire
authorities refusing to permit any more
to enter the building. An orchestra of 25
pieces and a chorus of 45O voices will
furnish the music for the meetings. DR..
Biederwolfs reputation as an evangelist
is second only TO that OF Billy Sunday,
and his magnetism as a speaker il said 20
be second to none, 80 that Oil City may
we'll expect an npheavsl of religious
awakening such as she has never known
before.
In note renewing his subscription
Arthur Bull, who removed from Marien-
Vile to Tulsa, Okla, about six months
ago, writes that the weather in that Sec
ton has been ideal this winter with an
exception of q few weeks ago when the
Jack Frost handed them out a touch of
zero weather, something almost unbeard
OF In that state. my wife and l." writes
Arthur. "are very much interested in the
union revival meetings starting here on
the 18th. One of the big features of the
meeting is a tabernacle with seating
capacity of over 5000. We enjoy the
REPUBLICAN because it keeps us posted
on what's going on back in Forest coun-
ty." Mr.. Buhl holds nice position with
the Oklahoma State Oil company.
Through the agency of G. M. Arner
d Son the factory buildings, on River St.,
that have so long stood idle, have been
purchased by A. e. Daniels, one of our
successful lumbermeu. who will exert
himself toward the securing of some
manu- ufacturing industry to occupy this
splendid site, In which effort he will have
the hearty co-opers ion of all our citizens.
The buildings we're purchased by the
Arner Agency some time ago from A. G.