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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, ISO?.
BOIIOUCH OFFICKHS.
Rurgens. K. C. Heath.
Councilmrn. Joseph Morgan, C. F.
Weaver, 8. Fitzgerald, Win. Smoar
baiigh, K. B. Crawford, L. D. Itowman,
J. T. Dalo, W. V. lilnm.
Justice vf the Peace C. A. Kandall, S.
J. Sotley.
Constable S. 8. Can field.
Collector V. V. Amslor.
School Director G. W. llolomaii, L.
Agnew, W. A. Grovo, Q. Janiloson, J. C.
Scowden, Patrick Joyce.
FO H EST COUNTY OFFICKrS.
Member of Congress Wm. C. Arnold.
Member of Senate W M. II. Hyde.
Assembly J. E. Wunk.
President Judge On ahi.es II. Notes.
y4oria J mi gel Jos. A. Nash, A.
J. MoCray.
Treasurei James II. Fours.
Prothonotnry, Register ct Recorder, fce.
John H. KniiKRTnoN.
Sheriff. Fit ask I. WALKER.
Oommwiiionera W. M. Coos, C. M.
Whiteman, Herman Ulitm.
County Superintendent E. E. Stitzin
gkr. District Attorney P. M. CLARK.
Jury Commissioners 3 . B. Carpen
ter, Geo. D. Shields.
Vnunty Surveyor J. F. Proper.
Coroner Dr. J. W. Morrow.
(bounty Auditors M. E. Abbott, J. U.
Clark, It. J. Flynn-
RK1IULAH TERMS OF COURT.
Fourth Monday of February.
Fourth Monday of May.
Last Monday of August.
Third Monday of November.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
TMONBSTA LODGE, No. 30!), T. O. O.l.
1 Meots evory Tuesday evening, in Odd
Follows' Hall, Partridge building.
REST IO DUE, No. 184, A. O. U. W.,
I Meets every Friday evening in A.O.U.
W,
Hall, Tionesta.
WASHINGTON CAMP, No. 420. P. O.
8. of A., meet every Saturday eve
ning In A. O. U. W. Hall, Tionesta.
aFtTgEOKG E8TO W POST, No. 274
G. A, R. Meets 1st and 3d Monday
evoning in each month, in A. O. U. W.
Hall, Tionesta. .
CAPT. GEOUGESTOW CORPS, No.
137, W. R. C, meets first and third
Wednesday evening of each month, in A.
O. U. W. hall, Tionesta, Pa.
TIONESTA TENT, No. 104, K. O. T.
M., meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday
evening In eaoh month in A. O. U. W.
hall Tionesta, Pa.
M
CLARK,
and District Attorney. Ollieo, cor. of
l.n .nrl llrillim HtmU. TiotlBKlH. 18.
Alan mrniit for a numbor of reliable
Fire Insurance Companies.
rii F. RITCHEY,
1 . ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Tionesta, Pa.
R RTGOTNS. M. D..
Physician, Surgeon A Druggist,
TIONESTA, PA.
J W. MORROW. M. D.,
Phvaifilun finrcrenn fc Dentist,
OIUco and 'Residence three doors nortli
nflfntnl Airiinw. Tionesta. Professional
calls promptly responded to at all hours.
D. BOWMAN,-M. D.,
. Phvsician A Surgeon,
TIONESTA, PA.
OUce in building formerly occupied by
Dr. Nason. Call promptly responded to.
night or ay. Residence opposite Hotel
Agnew,
OTEL AGNEW,
L. AGNEW, Proprietor.
This hotel, formerly the Lawrence
House, lias undergone a complete change,
and is now furnished with all the mod
ern improvements. lloated and lighted
throughout with natural gas, bathrooms,
hot and cold water, etc. The comforts of
guests never neglected.
CENTRAL HOUS E,
J 11. W. UORNER, Proprietor.
Tionsota, Pa. This is the most centrally
located hotel in the place, and has all the
modern improvements. No pains will
be spared to make it a pleasant stopping
jilaee for the traveling public. First
class Livery in connection.
TTOREST HOTEL,
I? West Hickory, Pa.
Jacob Bender, Proprietor. . This hotel
has but recently been completed, is nice
ly furnished throughout, and offers the
finest and most comfortable accommoda
tions to guests and the traveling public.
Kates reasonable.
I
3HIL. EMERT
FANCY ROOT t SHOEMAKER.
Shop in Walters building, Cor. Elm
and Walnut streets, Is propared to do all
Kinds of custom work trom the finest to
the coarsest and guarantees his work to
give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten
tion given to mending, and prices rea
sonable. T F. ZAHRINGER.
J. PRACTICAL WATCH-MAKER
and Jeweler of 25 years' experience, is
prepared to do all work in his lino on
uiw. rt m.ti.'A nml at reasonable nrices.
Always guarantees satisfaction, watch
es, Jewelry, Vo., ordereil for parties at
the lowest possible figure. Will be found
in the building next to - Keoloy Club
Room.
JORHNZO FULTON.
Manufacturer of and Dealer In
HARNESS, COLLARS, BRIDLES,
And all kinds of
HORSE FURNISHING GOODS.
TIONESTA. PA.
Fred. Grcttcnbcrgcr
GENERAL
BLACKSMITH & MACHINIST.
All work pertaining to Machinery, t.n
crines. Oil Well Tools. Gas or Water Fit
tings and General ltlacksiiiithing prompt
ly dono at Low Rates. Repairing Mill
Machinery given special attention, and
satisfaction guaranteed.
Shop in rear of and i nst wont of tlio
Shaw House, Tidiouto, Pa.
Your patronage solicited.
FRE I). ( i RETT EN II ERG 10 R
1 H. HASLET & SONS.,
GENERAL MERCHANTS,
Furniture Dealers,
AND
UNDERTAKERS.
TIONESTA. PIONN.
if,
I '.-IS
Oiws a specialized J.'rrnrf- winning VMuculi
I'. I'Vtu-' fc SOuS,' til Fifth Avenue,
I'l TTSIJURG, PA.
JAS. T. IJHENNAN,
Real Estate and
LIFE - INSURANCE - AGENCY,
Also Conveyancer.
Heal Estate
Comprises the Purchasing, Selling,
Incasing and Routing of all kinds of
Real Estate.
CO X VE YA NCINO
Rriefs, and Searches of Title a Spec
ialty. Having had twenty-one
years' experience with Forestcoun
ty lands, I am prepared to give
CORRECT INFORMATION re
garding the Titles and present
Status of same.
Modorate charges for drawingin
struments of writing transferring
property.
Life Insurance.
I am General Agent for the Equit
able Life Assurance Society of llio
U. S., having a Surplus of FO RTY
MILLIONS of DOLLARS, being
thirteen millions larger than any
other company In the WORLD.
NO ONE who needs Life Insurance
can afford to take It before seeing
the Now Policy of this Society.
C. M. ARNER & SON,
Fire, Life and Accident
Ins ura nce a a ents
. . AMI
REAL ESTATE BROKERS,
Tionesta, Ia.
Companies Itrprrm nlnt.
North American. - -Boyal,
-Hartford,
Orient,
Phill'a Underwriters, -
$ 9,686,808.08
7,454,943.11
10,004,697.55
2,215,470.92
15,609,932.32
Titles examined and "Briefs" prepared.
Farms, wild lands, houses and lots lor
sale or rent. Particular attention paid to
the collection of rents, interest, Ac. Also
to the proper assessment of landsand
payment of taxes. Leasing andHG of
oil and gas lands a specialty
C'burch and Habbnlh School.
Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:45 a.
m. : M. E. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. in.
Preaching in M. E. Church every Sab
bath evening by Rev. R. A. Buzza.
Preaching in the F. M. Church every
Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Rev.
F. E.. Glass, Pastor.
Services in the Presbyterian Church
every Sabbath morning and evening,
Rev. J. V. McAninch officiating.
' The regular meetings of the W. C. T.
U. are hold at the headquarters on the
second and fourth Tuesdays of each
month.
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.
Oil market $.85.
Choice grapos at Amslor's. It
Yon can get it at Hopkins' store, tf.
Ladies' cloaks, Miles & Armstrong's.
Spot cash gets the bargains at Miles
A Armstrong's. It
Rev. Hart at the M. E. church, next
Friday evening.
We boliovo in big sales and small
prof Is, hence the over increasing busi
ness at Miles A Armstrong's. , It
The Free Methodist people have suc
ceeded in raising nearly enough lunds
to build a new church at Stowarts Run.
"Women go to tlio theatre," says the
Manayunk Philosopher, "to see what the
actresses wear, and men go to see what
they don't wear."
Quito a number of now walks have
been built in Tionesta this summer, but
there are still lots of others that should
be repaired before winter sets in.
Quality county, with low prices, to
make our trade good while others com
plain of hard times. See the bargains at
Miles A Armstrong's. It
Than k sgi v i n g d ay occ u rs t h roo w eek s
from to-morrow. Just time enougu to
fatten the turkey. President McKinley's
proclamation appears in this issue.
Harry Lovol ol Gorman Hill recently
purchased a fine thorough-bred Jersey
cow from one of the prominent stock
breeders near Sagertowft, Crawford
connty. She 1b a real beauty.
The doer and rabbit season is now
on, and those mammols can now no le
gally shot. The deor season lasts dur
ing this month, the rabbits having to run
the gauntlet fifteen days longor.
The fishing Job on Proper Bros' well
In Tionesta township is a bad one. The
drillors have been fishing for the tools
for over two weeks but cannot got them
out. Tho well is something over 2,i00
foot deep, which makes the job a rathor
difficult ono.
The new Lutheran church on Ger
man Hill is nearing completion, and tho
congregation will likely be occupying it
before long. It la ueat in appearance,
and will be quite commodious, sullicicnt-
ly so to accommodate tho congregation
for many years to come.
List of letters remaining uncalled for
in Tionesta, Pa., postoffioe Nov. 1, 18'.i7 :
E. A. Rraunon 2, Mr. Win. Moore, Mr.
Dimiel'S. Goodman, II. Gaylord Esq.,
Mr. ilologe Banker, Mr. J. B. Cottle,
Mrs. Sally Craig, Mis. W. L. Greon, Mrs.
Eluier Brannou. D. S. Knox, P. M.
How circumstances are often re
versed on this terrestial old ball : A few
years ago tho city of Johnstown was
deluged, almost entirely destroyed and
hundreds of people were drowned. Last
week the citizens of that pluce were pay
ing from 2o to 50 cents a barrel for water.
Rev. II. H. Hart will deliver a lec
ture in the M. E. church next Friday
evening nndor tue auspices of Tinne-sta
Lodgo, No. 3o9, I. O. O. F. His subject
will bo "Tho Good Samaritan." Rev.
JIart is a forcible talker und Ihofce who
attend will Lu well entertained. The
lecture is free, and every body is cordially
invited.
A gold hunter who has just returned
from Ahtska tells how to cure Hie Klon
dyke fever: "Pick out a morning ucxt
winter," he says, "when tho mercury is
below rem, hhouldur a pick and go into
the woods before breakfast; coino buck to
the house and cat a small piece of stewed
buffalo robe and slocp in tho woodshed.
Repeat the dose as often as is necessary."
Tho steady drizzling rain of the past
two days would have been thought dis
mal and dreary enough ordinarily, but
under existing circumstances aro huiled
with delight, us they have brokeu the
monotony (?) of contiguous sunshine
and beautiful weather for inoro than two
months patt. It is perhupu the lirst time
in history that people seemed to be grow
ing tired of delightful weather.
-Something's wrong, evidently. There
hasn't bomi a case or horse-stealing re
ported in this latitude for several days.
Can It be possiblo the gang is busted T
Let us hope.
General quarterly meeting of the
Freo Methodist church will begin at
Youngsvillo, Pa., on Thursday and con
tinue over the Sabbath. A uuinbor from
this section will attend.
One of the largest fish ever caught In
the Allegheny, II not the largest.was tak
en by Oil City parties one day last week.
It was a pike weighing 2(4 pounds, and
measured 40 inchos in length. A beaut,
and no mistake.
Subject at the M. E. church noxt
Sunday evening, "A Troblern in Addi
tion." Rev. Buzza Dreachoif at West
Hickory last Friday night. He will be
gin a serios of mootings at Pleasant Hill
next Wednesday evening.
There will be no preaching service in
the Presbyterian church next Sunday
morning. Communion service will be
hold in the Endeavor church at 11 a. in.
with preparatory service on Friday and
Saturday evenings at 7:30.
Invitations are out announcing the
marriage of Miss Edith Green of East
Hickory to Mr. Oliu W. Kelsoy, on
Wednesday, November, 3rd, at the resi
dence of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Green,
paienU, of the bride, at East Hickory,
Pa.
An exchange remarks that the oyster
and strawberry have each borne their
share in evangelizing the world. They
have built and furnished more churches,
paid the salaries of more ministers and
helped more heathen than any two agen
cios. Wm. Smith, a counterfeiter of Kane,
who had been caught and incarcerated In
Jail at Smethport, escaped from jail Sun
day evening and is now at large. Chief
McFarland has a description of the man
and is on the lookout for him. He is six
feet and one-half inchos tall j weighs IfiO
pounds; has long, smooth face; about 22
ypars old, and wears a blue vest with G.
A. R. buttons on it. Iiidgway Advocate.
A railroad man who came down the
river to-day leports having seen live
boats, containing seven men, who were
engagod in spoarlng fish at President
tills morning. There is a possibility that
tho members of tho same party have
been killing fish through the aid of dyna
mite Blizsard, It's about 'steen to one
they wore Oil City sports, tired of Sun
day fishing and wanted to vary the mo
notony. -An exchange, after interviewing the
business men and loafers of the city, says
all of the most successful business men
were whipped freely when they were
young, while 7 of tho 30 street loafers
intorviowed wore mamma's darlings
whon thoy were little ; the other throe
were raised by their grandmothers. The
moral of all this is something which, for
the sake of unlicked boys, we dislike to
point out.
Halloween, that most joyous of all
the nights of tbo year to the young folk
was c lebratod in Tionesta on Saturday
night. The town received a sort of gen
oral overhauling by the prankishly in
clinod, but we have hoard of no damage
worth mentioning being done, and the
removal or displacement of a few signs,
and the overturning of some outbuild
ings, among which was the unsightly old
snaiiiy on mo vacant 1'lslior lot, were
about all the evidences of tho evening's
hilarity.
. The Derrick calls attention to the
presence in this section of Fish Warden
Hague, who is looking up the violations
of the fish law as tho same relates to
spearing and dynami'ing. That is well
enough bo far as it goes, but when the
Derrick, in tho name issue, laments the
discontinuance of the Sunday fishing
train which has been plying between Oil
City and i'residont all summo', the con
sistcncy in its demand for fish law ob
servance is scarcely apparent. The fine
for fishing on tlio Sabbath la
The second trial of Fred Rick well for
the murder of Lewis Haines will begin
in Elk county Nov. loth. Sheriff Walk
er nas ueen siimmonea lo produce as a
witness at the triul the wife of the murd
ered man, who Is now Berving a year's
imprisonment in our county jail. Rock
well was once convicted in tho first degroe
but has been granted a new trial. Rob
ert Rockwell, brother of the accused, and
John J. Newell, who were sent to the
Huntingdon Reformatory from this coun
ty, will ali-o bo witnesses at the trial in
Ridgway.
An exchange tells the following: A
lady diod and while the pall-bearers were
conveying her to her last resting place,
by some mishap they stumbled- and
dropped the corpse The concussion
brought the deceased back to life andVlie
lived six or seven years and died again.
Ou tho way to tho grave they passed over
the same ground, and when the pall-bearers
reached the identical spot where the
stumble had boon made at the previous
service,the grief stricken husband stopped
in front of his lamented wifo and said:
"Steady boys, steady."
Our former townsman, Chas. F.
Weaver, met with a severe accident near
his homo in Oil City last Thursday after
noon. The Jllizzmd says of it: "Mr.
Weaver has for some time suffored with
throat trouble which causos him to choke
up and brings on shortness of breath,
and while on his way from the West End
Works to tho city with a wagon load ol
Uoods he wits taken with a tit of cough
ing and became unconscious, fulling from
the wagon and sustainingasevere wound
in the head. Ho was carried to his home
by a number id' his friends and u physi
cian summoned, who dressed tlio wountj,
and to-day he is resting quite comforta
bly." e were privileged recently lo see a
letter written liy Her Royal 11 ighness,
tho Princess of Walos, to Mrs. R. B.
Ciau loiil ol tins pla"c, m reply to ono
from Mrs. Crawford congratulating her
upon the success of her life devoted to
her children, and the many charities in
which she is engaged. The letter
breathed tho sentiment of gracious wom
anhood, and true courtesy, characteristic
of tlio noble woman w hoiu all England
loves, and wo deem it high honor to our
low iiNwomaii to be so favored by o .e w ho
as wife, neither and honored Princess, so
grandly lillsea li station. Mrs. Craw lord
is al so the happy possessor of u handsome
group picture of the Princess and family,
w hich she prizes highly.
Lawrouuo A' Hnicarliaugh will sell
hint quality Woousoeket rubber boots at
tZM. It
TOU ANI YOCIFKIESDS.
"Farmer" Dean canw down from
Bradford to cast his vote.
Miss Dessie Rhodos visited Oil City
friends over last Sabbath.
Mrs. S. II. Haslet visited friends In
Oil City and Reno last week.
-Mrs. J. L. McAninch Is paying a vis
it to her son, Rev. McAninch.
Miss Kathleen Joyco was tho guest of
Oil City friends over last Sabbath.
Mrs. J. II. Robertson was a guest of
Oil City friends a part of last week.
Miss Ida Wisner of Marienville is a
guost of her cousin, Miss Clara Duuklc.
Miss Lizzio Dugal of Oil City was a
guest of Miss Retta Proper ovor las Sab
bath. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Win. Cropp
Jr., of Cropp Hill, Monday, Nov. 1, lsi7,
a son.
Mrs. M. L. Vought and daughter.
Bertha, were visitors to Oil City last Sat
urday. Rev. W. B. Roupo, of Pittsburg, was
a business visitor to Tionesta and vicinity
last woek.
Mrs. J. B. Wells of Wilcox, Pa., is a
guest of Mrs. II. W. Horner at the Cen
tral House.
Editor Shick and Chas. S. Leech
were down from Marienville a few hours
last Saturday.
Harvey Kiser went to Wilkinshurg
last Saturday, whore he will rcmein dur
ing the coming winter.
Miss Bessie Glass, teacher of the
Jamleson school, visited her paronts !n
Titusville over last Sabbath.
George Welter was up from Emlen-
ton a few days of the past week visiting
his parents and other relativos.
Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Brooks of James
town, N. Y., are guests of Dr. and Mrs.
L. D. Bowman of this place for a few
days.
Mrs. C. W. Dean lias gone to Brad
ford for a week's visit with her husband,
who is engaged in the oil business near
there.
Patrick Hoy Came home from To
ledo, Ohio, last week to visit his family.
He has acquired some oil lnterosts In
that section.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Iloovlor of Tio
nesta township returned last Friday from
a two weeks' visit with rolativos and
friends in Merer county.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Watson and chil
dren of Nebraska, returned last Friday
from a week's visit with Mr. Watson's
parents at Mill Village, Erie county.
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Derickson will be pleased to learn
that thoy have returned to Tionesta to
live and will occupy a part of the Forest
Hotel building.
F. D. Lincoln, one of Tidlouto's mer
chants, was down yesterday looking over
the ground witu a view to starting a
branch store, and has arranged to locale
in the Keplor block.
Her many friends will bo pleased to
learn that Mrs. G. W. Holeman has so
tar recovered as to be able to sit up sumo,
and ber physician believes she will soon
be alilo to mingle with friends again.
The marriage of Miss Maud Breiiuan
to Dr. J. N. Davies will take place at the
home of the bride's parents in this place
to-day at 1 p.m. A large number of friends
will be in attendence both from home
and abroad.
Miss Emma Kiser, who Jwas so se
verely burned by the recent disaster at
Kellettville, is getting along very nicely,
and was able to go to her own home ou
Saturday. All the others injured and.
burned In the fire are getting woll as
fast as possible.
Rev. Mr. Bannerman, a returned
missionary Irom Africa, will speak in tho
Presbyterian church at 7 o'clock next
Sunday evening. Rev. Bannerman comes
highly rocommendod as an instructive
and entertaining talker. A cordial in
vitation is extended to all.
Word has been received by friends
lu this section of the doath of Jesse Mea
ly, sou of Alex Mealy, at the homo of his
parents lo Chehalis, Wash., on tho 24th
ult. The young man was aged about 24
years, and was a brother of Mrs. J. A.
Shrivor, of Tionesta township.
Fred Grettenberger, the machinist'
from Tidiouto, came down last Saturday
to feel tho pulse of the gas engine at the
mantle works and prescribe something
that would make it run a little smoother.
What Fred, don't know about a gas en
gine, or any other old engine, hasn't been
found out yet.
The lilizzard says Dr. Davis of
Rochester, N. Y., passed through Oil
City a day or so ago on his way home
from Mercer, where ho was called to at
tend Frank Wheeler, tlio well known
agent of tho W. N. Y. A V. road in that
city, who was seriously sick for some
time, but w ho is noy Improving.
Mrs. J. A. Dawson of Stewarts Run,
onlertaiiiod her sisters, Mrs. S. C. T.
Dodd of New York, and Mrs. C. G. Fer
ry of Warren, several days during the
past week. Mrs. Dodd has gone to
Franklin where she will meet her hus
band, and where they will visit friends a
few days before returning to their home
in Now York.
Prof, and Mrs. R. N. Spoer began
house-keeping in tho pleasant new cot
tage built for them on the river Iront,
toot of May street, by J. T. Dale, on
Thursday last. Their new homo is a
ueat and comfortable one, ami we are
pleased to welcomo the popular Professor
and his estimable bride as permanent
residents to our prosperous little city.
Miss Katie Kau'z, who lias been vis
iting the past lour months ul the hemes
of both her uncles, Adam Einert of Ger
man Hill, and Philip Wolf of Wolf's
Corners, and also her numerous cousin,
in Forest and Clarion counties, lias left
for her home in Ijoicaotcr, I'a. She was
accompanied by Miss Addio Wolf, daugh
ter of Andrew Wolf, who will spend sev
oral mouths with her down l'ust.
Vm. Lawrence returned lust week
from a visit to his farm near Philips
burg. Kansas. While in that Stale he
visited his old companion iu arms, Win
Dinioiid. whom he reports as well ami
happy as usual. Mr. D. is tlio Uepubli
can nominee in his county for Treasurer,
and although the Hems and 1'oos were
double teaming him in the race, his
chances of election were good. We hope
be has made the ritlle, tor he deserves
well at the hands of his party and friends.
School lleports.
TIOSKSTA IIK1II SCHOOL 2ST) MONTH.
IMIKSKNT EVERT DAT :
Room No. 1. Kathleen Joyce, Teach
er : .lako Vi alter, Fred Clark, Roy Hood,
John Simner, Benj. Wenk, Harrison
Blum, Ed. Lawrence, Lee Thomson,
Chas. Carson, Vivian Foreman, James
Grove, Dallas Reek, Nelson Russell,
James Charleston, Earl Maxwell, George
Ellis, Ellsworth Armstrong, George
Swnnson, Kittle Bradbury, Olivo Chihls,
Iva Kmert, Essie Scowden, Maudio Can
f.eld, Hazel Fones, Emma Arnnr, Ruby
Crawforl, Ella Charleston, Hulda
Charleston, Edna iilt, Nellie Davis,
Beiilah Clark, Ethel Waller, Mary Setley,
NinaSetley.
Room No. 2. M.irtha II. Morrow,
Teacher: Harry Jamieso-i. Clifford Fore
man, llelinie Cherleston, Thou, -s I- 'ilton,
Charles Carlson, Russell Moi.kius. ne,-
bcrt Hepler, Paul Carson, Charles .Setley,
Harry Carson, Andrew Armstrong, Har
vey Johnson, Earl Knox Gilbert llager
ty, Roy Ault, Kate Shncmakar, Mary
Noble, Gnnavieve Doutt, Isabel Joyce,
Josephine Smearhaugh, Fern Bowman,
Ethel Dean, Colyn Clark, Ilortha Law
rence, Olive Lanson, Myranda Johnston,
Belle Hood, Louie Foreman, Maud Over
lander, Ethel Clark, May Mays.
Room No. 3. Mary Lamb, Teacher:
Jesso Graham, George Carson, Willie
Clark, Roland Armstrong, Philip Blum,
Sam Haslet, Edward Joyce. John Riteh-
ey, Howard Thomson, Maude Grover,
Gertrudo Agnew, Leona Scowden,
Florence Fulton, Gertrudo Hill, Kato
Artier, Bertha Vought, Nellie Carson,
Elva Lanson, Grace Armstrong, Grace
Cone, Bertha Thomson, Evlyn Clark,
Daisy Keniston, Alice Agnew, Mary
Fredriekson, Maude Setley.
Room No. 4. Ida Faup, Teacher:
Clyde Foreman, Harold Dean, Archie
Clark, Charlie Jamieson, Albert Law
rence, Gordon Haslet, Roy Bovard,
Charles Dewalt, Louis Swanson, Frank
Joyco, Alico Arner, Maggie Evans, Mar
tha Overlander, Amanda Setley, Katie
Osgood, Holon Fredriekson, Maudo But
ler, June Herman, Nettie Clark.
Room No. 5. R. N. Speer, Principal :
Harold Herman, Jay Bankhead, Rob't
Fulton, John Jamieson, Belle Jamieson,
Claudia Graham, Ida Fones, Bessie Mor
gan, Daisy Craig, Kalph Morris, Harry
Bankhead, Joe Joyce, Lester Holeman,
Sarah Morrow, Pearl Elliott, Emma
Salsgiver, Vivien Morris, Edith MeCal
mont. Washington school Ellen D. Lovo,
toachor. Month eliding Oct. 22. Present
evory day: Harry Bromley, Lawrence
Raugo, Jay Range, Lee Metcalf, Norman
Melntyre, Charles Mclntyre, Claude
Hayes, Matt Elliott, Myrl Mclntyre,
Grace Mclntyre, Anna Range, Clara Met
calf, Maggio Bromley and May Elliott.
WEST JIIOKOKY SCHOOL.
Room No, 2. Nancy C. Morrow, teach
er. Present every day : Albort Bender,
Frod Carson, James Drlscoll, Melville
Eastwood, Randall Elder, Frank Hughes,
Archie Lapp, Johnnie Sutley, Harry
Turner, Earl Siggins, Blanche Balicock,
Bernice Bruner, Emma Carlson, Hulda
Carlson, Nellie Carson, Ada Dowalt, Ma
bel Dewalt, May Lapp, May Siggins,
Pearl Siggins.
Room No. 1. Pauline Redtiold, teach
er. Present every day: Willabelle El
der, Jay Elder, Orion Biyan, Bonnie
Carlson, Flossie Lusher, Minnie Bender,
Archie Hood, Homer Jones, Ruby De
walt, Angela Messrall, Jessie Balicock,
Lizzio Siggins, Miah Casey, Arthur Kng
ilahl, Mamie Engdahl.
siikivkh srilooL.
Rob't A . Stitzinger, Teacher. Present
every day : Roy and Earl Passauer,
Wado Shrivcr, Willis IIeplcrv Howard
Hepler, Blanche Stitzinger, Daisy
Shriver, Olive Wolfe, Omy Brady hauih,
Blanche Mealy, Alice Mealy, Elva and
Pearl Byors, Esse Hepler.
Dig: Deal in Timber Land.
A dispatch from Marinette, Wisconsin,
under dato of Oct. Lll.says one of the larg
est lumber and hind deals ever coiisumat
ed in tho Northwest has just been ar
ranged. Officials of the Spalding Lumber
company admit that the dial has practi
cally been made, but say that it is not
fully completed. The Spalding Lumber
company has sold to Samuel Crawford A
Co., of Pigeon, Forest county. Pa., its
sawmill plant at Cedar River, Midi., and
all its cellar and hemlock land east of the
Pow ors branch of tho Chi' ago and North
western railw ay, over 100,000 acres. The
Spalding company is to retain possession
of the mill ono year until tho remainder
of its pine timber is sawed. Then Craw
ford A Co. will build an immense tannery
at Cedar River and operate the mills also
to got out tho hemlock I milder and the
bark. A railroad will be built from
Cedar River not Hi to the Escuiiuba branch
of the Chicago ami Northwestern. The
hemlock logs will be sawed into lumber
and the bark will be used in tho tannery.
Ti e entire deal will involve an outlay of
at least $1,0110,000. The new concern has
tho backing of a big tannery company in
the East. Cedar River is . 'SO miles north
of here in Menominee county.
First quality Woousoeket rubber
boots at Lawrence A Sineai liaugb's, $2.25.
Win. Bruner, who was wounded re
cently by the accidental discharge of a
shot gnu in tho hands of Lawyer W. J.
BreeiiM of Oil City is in danger of being
rendered totally blind by tlio uuiortiinate
alluir. They were hunting birds at the
time, and Mr. Breene made a misstep and
tho gun was discharged, several shot en
tering Mr. Bruuer's lace and chest. Spec
ialists woio obliged in remove one eye
and think the other is so seriously effect
cd that he may lose il also, Mr. Bin lie
is nearly disuni ted over the distressing
affair.
ICtihhcrs have three points- li', style
and service, at Miles A Armstrong's. It
The largest ileal ever r irded iu oil
producing property since llie inception ot
Hie petroleum business was closed ill
Titusville Saturday ail' i i n The mag
nitude of Ihc transaction will bo under
stood best by the purchasing price, which
was a cash consideration and amounted
to fl, Ion. IKIU. In the deal is included the
Devonian, Watson A Emery Oil compan
ies' holdings of prodiu-iog properly in
the Bradford, Mckean County, hold, lo
cated ill w hal is K now n as the Ormshy,
Chipmunk and Walsoiiville pools. By
Ihn I ran-aetioii the Mil ions propi rlies
pass in the ow uership of the M idland di
vision ol the South I'i'iiii ml Company.
We can ft I injlit because we Imy
right. Get our prices. Miles iV Arm
strong. It
Thanksgiving Hay.
President MoKinlpy has Issued his
Thanksgiving Day proclamation as fol
lows i
"In rr membrance of God's goodness to
us during the past year, which has been
so abundant, 'Let us offer unto Him our
thanksgiving and pay onr vows unto the
Most High.' Under his watchful provi
dence Industry 1-as prospered, the con
ditions of labor ha-re been Improved, the
rewards of the hiisiiandinan have boon
increased and tlio comforts of our homes
multiplied. His migltiy hand has pre
served peace and protected tho nation.
Respect for law and order has been
strengthened, love of free institutions
cherished and aM soetions of our beloved
country brought into closer bonds of
fraternal regard and generous co-operation.
For these great benefits it is our
duty to praise the l.ord in a spirit of hu-
to'lify -id gratitndo and to offer np to
iliin onr most earnest supplications.
That we may aeknowisdiji,, ;'irnbligati 'ii
as a people lo Him who has so graoiiu"ly
granted us the blessings of free govern
ment and materiM prosperity, I, William
McKinley, President of the United
States, do hereby designate and set apart
Thursday, the twenty-fifth day of No
vember, for National thanksgiving and
prayer, which all the people are Invltod
to observe with appropriate religious
services in their respective places of wor
ship. On this day of rejoicing and do
mestic reunion, lot onr prayers ascend to
the Giver ot every good atjd perfect gift
for tho continuance of His love and fa
vor to us, that our hearts may be filled
with charity and good will, and that we
may be ever worthy of His beneficent
concern.
"In witness hereof, I have hereunto sot
my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
' Done at the City of Washington, this
twenty-ninth day of October, In the year
of our Lord, one thousand, aight hun
dred and ninety-seven, and of the Inde
pendence of tho United States, the one
hundor and twenty-second.
(Signed.) "William McKinley,
"By the Prosidont, John Sherman,
Secretary of State."
We set a pattern on underwear prices
that are hard for any to approach. See
for yourself. Miles A Armstrong. It
You can get it at Hopkins' store, tf.
Farmers' Institute
The County Board of Institute Man
agers will meet at the Court House on
Saturday, Nov. 6. 1807, at 2 p. m., to ar
range for Farmers' Institute, to be hold
in this county December 10th and lllh,
1S07.
Peter Younok,
Chairman.
How lo Cure Itlttoua Colic
I sull'ored for weeks with collo and
pains in my stomach caused by bilious
ness and had to take medicine all the
while until I useil Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy which
cured me. I have since recommended it
to a good many people. Mrs. F. Butler,
rairhaven, Conn, rorsons who are sub
ieet to bilious colic can ward off the at
tack by taking this remedy as soon as the
first symptoms appear. Mold by ii. W
Bovard.
Capes and Jackets.
tiii:v aki: iihui:, oiit xkw fai.i. ai
vivn:n cai'i: axu jacki:tn. .i.-jr
Come and See Them.
We think we have a magnificent line of h ('apes
' am Jackets, made up in the latest styles in plusli or
cloth. Douhle Capes, Bhort Capes, extra long Capes,
plain or lined. Jackets in every style, black nr
colors, plain or trimmed Don't fail lo ee them,
even if you don't want one.
Gs&P&S&YO JACKETS
FOR LADIES, MISSES AND CHILDREN.
GleQTIZ&YGMJ QrJKRC9.T8
FOR MEN, BOYS AND CHILDREN.
i i
lOU WIIJ. AI.WAYS JSAVi: JIO.MIY,
ly buying your Mcliool Knit. School
Shop, Underwear, Itubln-r, I'.te., a(
the OIJ IKO IIUIL,IIX, where
you have uu uortineiit to seleet Irom.
We guarantee our I'rice the lowest.
COME AND SEE US. WE MEET YOU A T THE DOOR.
L. J. HOPKIN
"Perfect in details" sums up the
virtues of our clothing in three
words.
Find any detail slighted in your
Suit or Overcoat bought of Lam
mers and you may have your mon
ey back. Talk is cheap, they say,
but it means something when back
ed up by the coin of the realm.
What is it to-day a Suit or an
Overcoat? A Hat or some Under
wear ? A pair of Gloves or the lat
est fad in Neckwear?
It's here, . whatever it is. Quali
ty, style, value unquestionable.
LAMMERS',
r.l SENECA ST.,
Arlington Hotel
Twentieth T..P. S. C. E. l onventlon.
The convention of the Oil City and Vi
cinity Local Union Christian Endeavor
Societies, held in Oil City Krld iy after
noon Bud evening of last week, at the
Frst Presbyteriain Church, was one of
the largest and most entertaining meet
ings ever held by the Union, says the
llltzznrd Delegates from all the socie
ties were in attendance at the afternoon
meeting, tho program of which was a
great help to all members of the society.
The evening session at 7:4 was largely
attended. President T. E. Armst-ong of
Tionesta Endeavor, presided. The mu sin
was a special feature of the meeting, con
sisting of a selection by tho orchestra, an
thems; solo, "Ave Maria." Mrs. Ilrokaw ;
duet, "Tarry With Me,' Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Smith ; violin solo. Warren If.
Holmes. Rev. Lawrence Selzer of Titus
ville, who was the delegate sent by the
Local Union lo the Slate convention at
I'.sston, gave a Try interesting roirt of
t'lis meeting. The address by Rev J. W.
Smith, of Warren, "Deepening the Spirit
ual i.ire." was a stirring appeal to the
young people and tull of most excellent
advice to all Christian workers. At the
close of" fhe Nrram tho delegates and
friends were sei ved with luncheon in the
church chapel The church was taste
fully decorated wi''i Mowers and autumn
leaves. One ot 'the most striking pieces
of decorations was the letters "C. E." set
in incandescent lights against a dark
grren background on the organ. The
Endeavor Society of tho Kirst Church is
to be congratulated on tho successful
manner in which this twentieth i
tion was managed.
Misses Laura Lawrence and Flore
Klinestiver wer the del gates from li
Tionesta Endeavor. T. F. Kiteliey anil
O. F. M lies were also among the attend
ants from this place.
Disfigurement for life bv burns or
scalds may be avoided by using DeWitl's
itch Hazel Salve, the meat remedy lor
piles and for all kinds of sores and skill
troiililes. Heath iV l miner.
NO ADVANCE
The McCuen Company beg to inform
their patrons and the public that there
will be no advance on chiHiiiig, either
made to order or ready made tF season.
Their superb fall and wintorV stock
passed the custom house under theV'ld
tariff and their customers reap the bcik -fits.
Suits to your order from 1 1S.00 and up
wards.
Suits and overcoats ready to wear $7.50
and upwards.
Select stock of children's clothing.
Suits J2.00 and upwards.
Sole agents for Duulap, Knox and
Youinan's stiff and soft hats.
THE McCUEN CO.
25 AND 29 SENECA ?T ,
OIL CITY, PA.
OIL CITY, PA.
directly opposite us.