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THE FOREST REPUBLICAN.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 189ft
C. M. ARNER & SON,
Fire, Life and Accident
Ins uiia nce Agents
REAL ESTATE BROKERS,
' TlONESTA, PA.
iupanlr Hrprrwulrd
North American. -Boyal,
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Hartford,
Orient,
Phill'a Underwriters,
A nr In.
3 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, housos and lots- for
sale or rent. Particular attention paid to
the collection of rents, interest, Sc. Also
to the proper assessment of lands and
payment of taxes. Leasing and sale of
oil and gas lands a specialty.
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.
Oil market f t.13.
Oil and gas leases at this office.
Go to Amsler for Ashing tacklo. tl
You can get It at Hopkins' store, tf.
Shoes Hint will fit any shaped foot at
Hopkins'. It.
' Shoes for a thousand feet at Miles A
Armstrong's. It
The Pittsburg national league club is
now in third placo from the bottom.
See the elegant lino of fancy silk front
shirts at Hopkins'. They are beauts, lit
'Strawberries and ail kinds of fresh
fruits and vegetables arrive daily at Am
slor's. It
P. A. Andorsnn has roshingled his
bouse and is now applying a coat of
paint.
Tlio finest shirts ever shown In For
est couaty now on sale, at Miles it Arm
strong's. H
Hopkins' assortment of men's, boys'
and children's clothing, can't be beat in
quality or price. It
Mrs. Mary A. Kiuch Wishes to. an
nounce that alio Is prepared to do nursing
by day or weok. Address Tionesta, Pa.
Got Hopkins' prices on mon's boys'
and children's clothing beforo you pur
chase, and you will purchase nowhere
elso. It
Subscribe for the Rbi'Ubmcan and
secure the Farm Journal five years
free. Only a limited timo for this choice
oiler.
There has been no frost of any ac
count so far this spring, though the line
was almost touched a night or two ot
tho past week in these parts.
Llvorjnian Cantleld's business Is in
creasing and consequently he is continu
ally adding to his stable. His latest pur
chase is tho Geo. Mathn toam.
' Harry Car. field was exhibiting the
first rattlesnake of the season last Sun
day. Ho and a numbor of others cap
tured the reptile at tho famous den on the
hill back of the depot.
Now cabbage, lettiico, onions, rad
ishes, asparagus, rhoubnrb, spinach, in
fact anything in the fresh vegetable line
ran be Had at A inslers, always fresh and
at tho lowest possible prices. It
. " In'the published list of the now Re
publican County Comraittoo recently the
.name ot Hon). J. Wei lor, committeeman
for Starr precinct, was inadvertently
omitted by tho compositor.
--Tho Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of the rresbytorian Church will
hold a flipper at Mrs. Craig's Wednesday,
May 2U frotn 0 to 8 o'clock. Price 25
cents. All are cordially invited.
The property known as the K. E.
Clapp farm at McGraw, Warran county,
has boon sold to C. P. Northrup and S.E.
Orr of Warren. It was one of the late
Mr. Clapp's most productive oil proper
ties. I W. A. Grove has sold, his hanasome
team of blacks to Dr. J. C. Dunn, and he
is now looking for another pair of good
steppers. When lie gets suited you may
look for good ones, for when ,"Ab" buys
hnrsos he don't buy cows.
Sires Rtudio, Tiencsta. Pa., open
daily. PrTotoeraphs . in all the latest
btylos of finish and mounts. Proofs will
bo furnished promptly from Tionesta.
First class work at reasonable prices.
It T. J. O'Shea, Mgr.
Mrs. Bin m, wifo of Commissioner
Urman Blum of German Hill,' received
a fall last Saturday bruising ber chest so
severely as to require the attendance of a
physician, but from whicji she will re
cover without further. difficulty itjls
thought. .
The Tionesta Gun Club will meet at
Scowden A Clark's office to-morrow,
Thursday, evening, at 7:30 for the pur
pos of reorganizing for the summer's
work. A large attendance is desired, and
all who have a desire to become members
of the club will be welcome.
Revenue Collector Jonkins was in
town last Friday looking lor counterfeit
cigar stamps, but only found two boxes,
Our dealers were vory lucky, for in some
places dealers have been found who bad
large quantities of tho bogus goods on
band on which they had to pay the rev
enue in order to retain them.
Black bass, yellow bass or wall-eyed
pike may be taken between May 30 and
January 1, if you can get them to bite,
Fishing on Sunday is prohibited in this
State, but this. It seems, don't apply to
Oil City parties. Bass less than 6 inches
long must be thrown back into thewt..er.
Remember these points of the law.
Messrs. James B. Sipo A Co., Alle
gheny, Pa., iu ordor lo Introduce "Sipe's
Japan Oil," and to demonstrate practi
cally its superiority over linseed oil tor
all kinds of painting, will sond free of
charge enough of it to paint an ordinary
building, to the two first addresses re
ceived from property ownors in reply to
this. It
The first and only section of the new
law to punish those who wilfully injure
or dosfroy bicycle side paths in this State,
reads as follows: "Any person wilfully
"injuring or obstructing sidepaths con
structed within tlrs commonwealth shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof shall be punished by a
fine not excoeding ton dollars, or im
prisonment in the couuty jail for a pe
riod not exceeding thirty days, or either,
in the discretion of the court."
Wo suit boys, with boys' suits.
Miles fc Armstrong. It
TheOUC'Ky i
Into its old quarters, wbicb have under
gone a complete transformation since the
fire two months ago, and the paper has
donned new togs throughout. It is now
much handsomer, but it ceuld hardly be
expected to be more entertaining or
spicier than it was before. May it never
get scorched again.
The remains of Frank Allison, who
diod at Fern City, Clarion county, were
conveyed through here last Saturday and
taken to Enterprise, his former home, for
interment. The deceased was aged about
60 yeats and leaves a wife and family.
He had been engaged with the Standard
Oil Co. for many years as gauger. Heart
trouble was the cause of his death.
Ttte Farm Journal is choke full of
gnmptien and has the largost circulation
of any farm paper in the world. It is
good everywhere. We offer it far a time
as a pri.e to advance payingubscribers.
The Forest Rkpublioan, for one year
and the Farm Journal for the balance of
1809 and all of 1900, 1901, 1902 and 1903,
nearly five years, all for the price of our
paper ulono.
Editor J. E. Wenk's Forest Rkpub
Lie an comes to us greatly improved in
appearauce and quality of contents. It
is all "home print" now and contains a
good quantity of general news along
with all the local aews or Forest county.
We tender Bro. Wcnk our hearty con
gratulations on his enterprise and this
evidence of his prosperity. -Itulgway Ad
voeatc.
The probabilities are that the W. N.
Y. A P. will, on or about May 28 resume
the special train running from Oil City
to Tionesta on Sundays. It is probable
that the new schedule te be made will
provide for a train leaving Oil City on
Sunday at 8 a. m., and returning, leave
Tlonosta at 9 p. in.; also a second train
leaving Oil City at 2 p. in., and loaving
Tionesta at 8 p. in.
Ed. Wasson, contractor, finished a
well on the Jacob Ovorlander form, near
Jug Uandle, Kingsley township, on Fri
day last, for Wilson A Westerman. The
well proved a first-class duster. Lie is
starting another on the Dickens tract,
Cropp Hill, for tho National Oil Co,, this
week. S. S. Canfiold began drilling a
well Monday on the Will Clark farm,
lluntor Run, for a company of which Mr.
Wasson is a moinkor.
Lansen Bros, now mill will be unable
to do any grinding for the next two
weeks on account ot the placing of a new
double cylinder tandom 60 horse-power
gas engine, the power of the former en
gine having beon inadequate to the work
required. The change will be made as
quickly as the work can be done and
with tho 50-horse engine there ought to
bo no more delay. A large stock of flour
and feed is on hand and tho feed store
will bo open at all times.
On Saturday morning residents of
Glon Hazel, Elk county, diseovored an
abandoned lumber shanty near that
place on fire. After the place had beon
dostroyod it was found that tho building
had been occupied by John Clnne, a
woadsman, and Jennio Long, aged 25,
and both had been burned to dentil. It
Is supposed that the pair wero drunk and
upset the lamp, but there is another the
ory tliat tho man and woman were mur
dered by a jealous lover of tho lattor and
the fire was only to cover tho double
murder.
Ellu Ruth, wife of O, F. Landers of
Neilltown, this county, died at her home
on Thursday last, May 11th, and was
buried Sunday afternoon, Row Mr. Mc
Intyre officiating at the funeral. The do
ceased was born in Outaro, Canada, in
1855, and wos therefore aged 44 years.
She loaves husband, three sons and one
daughter, besides other relatives, and a
largo circle of friends lo mourn her de
mise. She was an aunt of James and
Joseph Landors, and Mrs. E. W. Bow
man of this place, who attended the fu
neral on Sunday.
They are having the liveliest kind of
A county seat fight down in Randolph
county, W. Va., botween the towns of
Elk ins and Beverly, tho courts having!
decided that the Elkinsites have won the
election, in which women donned men's
clothing ia order to tako a band in the
voting. The Bevorlyites have sent word
to the 400 Elkinsites to come and take
the records if they can. Elkins is whore
our old friend J. B. Erb, formerly of
West Hickory, is located, but we trust
he will not get into the bnttlo if one
should bo fought.
Brookvillo Republican of last week :
Mr. and Mrs. Frank K. Brown, of May
burg, Forest county, have beon the guests
of their Brookville relatives for several
days. Messrs. W1". C. Brown and W. J.
Matson, former Jefferson county boys
who are now located at Marienvillo For
est conty, wero visiting friouds in this
section Monday and Tuesday. Mr.and
Mrs. J. B. Pearsall of Grove City, who
spent several days with their Brookville
friends, and who had their headquarters
with Prof, and Mrs. II. B. Toitrick while
they were here, left yestorday lor Clar
ington, their former home, where they
will visit for a short time prior to return
ing to Grove City. .
Tho "Humsnic" shoo for human foet,
at Miles it Armstrong's. tf
We are in receipt of a very welcome
letter from an old friend and former
citizen of this place, Mr. Geo. W. Dith
ridge, iu which bo extends congratula
tions on the improved appearance of the
Republican, and backs it with a fat,
plump, f 10 check, saying among other
good things, that, in his opinion, "the
man who has the courage to take the in
iative on tho side of progress and enter
prise ought to be encouraged at least to
the extent of 'getting a move on' all do
linquent subscribers and advertisers.
hope my fellow-delinquents may bo in
duced to go and do likewwiso. I at lenst
do not want to show at the tail cud of the
procession." Mr. Ditbridge still resides
in New York City, where he has been for
a number of years a leading member of a
company engaged in tho manufacture of
iron cars.
The finest line of Men's bovs' and
children's clothing ever shown iu Forest
county at Hopkins . It
Keep An Eye On It.
Patrons of the Nicklo Plate Road may
prepare themsolyes for many pleasant
surprises during the coming summer
season, by the announcement of low rate
excursions. Head the newspapers and
consult ticket agents for reduced rates
before purchasing your ticket anywhere
Remember our Peerless Trio of Daily
Express Trains without change of cars
between Chicago. New York, or Boston.
Don't forget our rates are lower tiian via
other lines, S-3-5t
Mrs. L. Fulton Is a guest of Oil City
friends this week.
Miss Ina Johnson of Jamestown, N.
Y., is visiting friends In town.
Mrs. Anna Hassey of Oil City was a
guest of Tionesta friends over Sunday.
E. F. Evans of Elmira, N. Y., Is a
guest at the residence of Judge Proper.
Mrs. M. Heplor and daughter, Miss
Kittle, were visitors to Oil City last Fri
day. J. J. Fisher was up from Oil City
last Friday looking after his property
here.
Mrs. M. T. Porterfield of Emlenton,
visited her husband here a part of last
week.
Mrs. R. II. Stillson, of Tidioute was a
guest of Mrs.Chas. Amann a few days last
week.
Mr. W. II. King of Beaver Valley
was a pleasant caller last Wednesday af
ternoon. E. W. Cooper was down from Brad
ford last week looking after his oil inter
ests here.
Mrs. Clara Hayden and young son, of
Siverly, are visiting Tionesta friends and
relatives.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs, Sim
Carson, of Hunter Run, on Wednesday
of last week.
Samuel Aul, one of Jenks township's
well know lumbermen, was a pleasant
callor Monday.
Mrs. S. V.Swanson returned Friday
from a three weeks' visit with friends in
Jamestown, N.Y.
Reuben J. Thompson was in town
Monday. He registers from Costello
nnw.Iliilyway Democrat.
-Mrs. II. W. Horner and Mrs. G. E.
Gorow of the Central House drove over
to Titusville on business last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Heath entertained
twelve couples of tho young people at a
delightful luncheon last Friday evening.
Clifford Craig, who is employed as a
pumper by the National Transit Co., at
Chipmunk, Is at home on a week's vaca
tion. Our old veteran friend J. F. Weaver,
of Barnctt township; who is serving as a
juror this weok, paid us a pleasant visit
Monday.
Miss Ida Larson of Warren, returned
home Monday, after a week's visit with
Misses Helen and Anna Holmburg of
Tionesta.
E. E. Burton and Charles Shaeffer,
of Jenks township, serving as jurymen
this week, wore pleasant callers this
mori.ing.
M.iss Florence Klinestiycr returned
Thursday from a threo weeks' visit with
friends and relatives in Warren and
Sheffield.
H. A. Lynch, of Endeavor, a mem
ber of the grand jury at this session,
dropped into the sanctum a lew moments
yesterday.
L. J. Osgood of Endeavor, called
long enough last Friday, to pass the time
ofdayandgot the label on his paper
shoved ahead to 1900.
-Mrs. J. W. Green and daughter
Maude spent a part of the past week vis
iting frieuds at her former home at Sugar
Run, Warren county.
James O. Ileasley ofTylersburg, and
Agnes G. Landis of Clarington were
granted a license to wed by the Recorder
of Jefferson county, last week.
F. X. Kreitlcr of Nebraska, attended
the dedication of the monument erected
to tho memory ot his old commander,
Gen. Hartranft.at Harrisburg, last week.
Richard Irwin and Arthur Martin of
Franklin, came up last Thursday and
on Friday made a nice catch of "speckled
bauties" on Little Coon creek in Green
township.
John W. Jamieson, our popular Re
publican nominee lor Sheriff, who has
been engaged in drilling at Henry's Bend
for the past month, was homo with his
family over the Sabbath.
Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Dunn spent Sun
day with Mrs. Dunn's sister, Mrs. E. N,
Bookhouser, at Oil City. Tho doctor
drove his spanking span ol blacks, lately
purchased ol W. A. Grove.
Lewis Robbins and Miss Florence
Gardner ofSiverly, were guests of Miss
Ida Fones last week. Mr. Robbins is a
member of the "fighting 10th" and look
part in the Porto Rican campaign.
J. P. Iluling is in Allentown this
week attending the Stnto Grand Lodeo as
the Representative of Tionesta Lodge,
No. 36 , I. O. O. F. Ho will probably
visit Philadelphia, Washington andotber
cities beforo returning.
Mrs. L. A. Gallup, who has made ber
home with her son, H. W. Horner, at the
Central House during the past winter,
went.to Warren last Friday to visit an
other son. She was accompanied by Mr.
Horner who remained over Sunday.
Miss Efla Clark, who has just fin
ished a successful course in shorthand
and typewriting in a school at Williams-
port, has accepted a position as steno
grapher for the Lucent Oil Co., whose
headquartors are at 131 Arch street, Phil
adelphia. Dr. C. D. Baker and young son Har
old, of Conneaut, Ohio, guests of Mr. and
Mrs. T. F. Kitchey for a fow days of the
past week. The family, except Mr.
Ritchey, drove over to Reynoldsville to
day, where they will visit relatives the
balance of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Robertson enter
tained Prof, and Mrs. R. N. Speer, Rev.
J, Y. McAnlnch, and the late graduates
of tho borough high school, Misses Chris
tino Agnow, Ida Foncs, Marie Smear
baugh, Sadie Morrow and Mr. Lester
Huleman, at tea Saturday evening.
Misses Bessie and Ruth Cook, Mrs.
Longstrcth and Mrs. Fred. Graham, all
of Nebraska, were passengers for Titts
burg on one of tho boats which Lyman
Conk started from here last Friday after
noon. Tho voyago will bo a delightful
ono at this season ol the year.
Forest C. Proper and Miss Ethel M.
Bowman, teacher for the past two terms
iu Room 3 of the borough high school,
weromarriod in Pittsburg, May 0 th,lS99,
by Rev. Sherman W. McCorkle, pastor of
Fiftii Ave. M. E. church, tho ceremony
being at tho parsonage. The newly wed
ded couple have the best wishes of all
their Tionesta friend, whore they will
mako their future home, having gone lo
housekeeping in the Partridge building.
Matilda Catharine Morrow, daughujrui
Dr. J. W. and Rebecca M. Morrow, was
born at Atwood, Armstrong county, Pa.,
Jan, 4, 1870, and died in Tionesta, Pa.,
May 15, 1899.
The anncunceineii1 of tho death of
Miss Morrow was so sudden and unex
pected as to come in tho nature of a shock
to the people of Tionesta, all of whom
had a very kindly feeling toward tlio
young Udy, and among whom her sud
den demise has caused a very general
and most sincere feeling of sorrow. She
had been ill but two weeks, having been
taken suddenly with an attack of appen
dicitis,wkicb, while severs from the start,
seemed at limes to yield to treatment and
at the last the symptoms seemed quite
fayorable to her recovery. About a week
prior to her death Dr. F. F. Davis of Oil
City was called in consultation and gave
the family considerable encouragement,
but a sudden unfavorable change oc
curred a few hours before her death,
which dashed the hopes of frieuds for her
recovery, and she expired a few minutes
before noon on Monday.
Miss Tlilie was a bright, kind-hearted,
sympathetic young lady, always in a good
humor, full of life and vivacity, and well
liked by all who knew her. In her ill
ness and great suffering her patience and
fortitude wero wonderfully beautiful,
and by her manner she plainly told the
anxious loved ones who were so solici
tous for her comfort, that they must not
allew their solicitude to overcome them.
It gives t. e members of her family, who
loved her so tenderly, great joy and com
fort to know that duing her illness she
was perfectly rational and fully realized
she was nearing the unseen portals of
etornity, and though life was sweet to her,
yet she met the issue with the calmness
and resignation of those who, from earli
est infancy, have been instructed to place
theii faith firmly in the tonder care of
the Good Shepherd.
The sympathy expressed for the family
in this sad affliction is very general and
most sincere, a father, stepmother, three
sisters and two brothers, with a large cir
cle of frieuds being left to mourn 'ho loss
of one just in the morning ol life.
Funeral services were held at the house
last evening at 4:30 o'clock, Rev. J. V.
McAninch officiating, the interment be
ing in beautiful Riverside cemetery, by
the sid i of a loved mother gone before.
Robbery Near Tidioute.
The Neic of last week gives this ac
count ol a nest of thieves which it i
hoped may be rooted out. This section
has been pestered a good deal with simi
lar gangs:
Last Saturday night tlio barn ofEugene
Morrison at Thompson's was burglarized
of ten bags of buckwheat and 500 or 600
pounds of feed. Daylight discovered tne
wagon wheel tracks, one wheel of whicli
was partly dished and wobbled along
making a distinctive track. A young
lad on a wheel followed this track aided
by a line of spilled buckwheat, and traced
it to Tidioute and up the creek road to
the old Porterfield mill bkek in the woods
from Hemlock. A warrant was issued
by Squire Gibb and a man nanieJ Ly
man Moore was arrested and brought be
fore him. The evidonce was conclusive
and Moore was fully committed for trial.
A side partner of Moore's named Mat
thews, came down Monday in a buggy to
help his pal with an alibi. The buggy he
rode in was mounted on the wheels lately
stolen from Henry DcRocher and Mat
thews and another man named Asa Moore
wero arrested and after preliminary ex
amination were also sent to Warren Tues
day afternoon. Mr. DoRocher went up
to the place and identified his buggy
wheels, tools and robe, and recovered
thnni. Quite a large quantity ol other
portable miscellaneous property is at tlio
thieves rendesvous which the owners
could probably Identify. It is said the
men are from Little Cooley, Cravford
county, and that they are part of a gang
of thieves operatiug through this section
is evident. There is still one other mem
ber of this division ot the gang that the
officers are after and will probably get.
Decoration Day Program, E. Hickory.
Ell Borlin Post, East Hic kory, services
on Memorial Sabbath, May 28, at En
deavor, conducted by Rev. J. V. McAn
inch of Tionesta, at 11 o'clock a. in. Ev
erybody invited.
For the purpose of decorating com
rades' graves at the several cemeteries
tho following detail is made for May 30:
West Hickory Sibgins, Huddleson
and Harry.
Prather Cemetery Whitmore, Stough
ton and Stover.
Church Hill Win. Albaugh, Rustler
and Rums.
Minister 111114111811, Groce and
Downey.
Whig Hill-Berlin, Shunk and Wolf.
The comrades will please see that all
comrades' graves are decorated in their
respective cemoteries and report to- the
Post Commander at Post Hall at M" a.
in. At 10a. ni. Miarp, the Po.it and tiicir
friends will form in liDe in front ol Post
Hall, the right resting en creek bridge
in the following order: First the band,
second the Sabbath schools, third the
different orders, fourth the Post and all
comrades. In the above order tho line
will march to tho East Hickory cemetery
where the beautiful and impressive ser
vices of the O. A. R ritual will be carried
out, which services are now so well
known to all that it Is now no longer
necessary to reproduce tiio exercises on
paper.
After the services in the cemetery the
assembly will march to the grove In rear
of the M. E. church, where addresses
will bo made by able speakers. Amplo
time will bo given for dinner at the prop
er lime. The Post requests all to bring
well filled baskets for the above purpose,
and let us all spend the day in grateful
remembrance of the dead and with patri
otic devotion to our God and country.
Comrade Withercll with bis band will
be at their best. A vocal choir will also
bo on hand. We cordially welcome yn
to bo with us on the Impressive occasion.
Revs. Hillard of East Hickory, and
Irving of Lickingville, will be the orators
of the day. In addition to the above the
following appointments have been made:
Comrade J. K. Stoughton, on invitation;
Comrade) J. Albaugh, Marshal of the
Day. By order of the Post.
J. ALIIAUlill,
, W. A. ItPRNS.
W. V.. WlTllKKKI.L,
Committee.
Hopkins sells the clothing and shoes.
convened
May term ol court, which
Monday, is a follows :
The first case tried was that of the Com
monwealth vs. Sut'ey A Gesin, charge of
forgery. The Jury returned a verdict of
not guilty, prosecutor pay one-third of
the costs and defendants two-thirds.
The case of Com. vs. Jeff Meere.charge
f. and b. Annie Haines, prosecutrix.
Jury found defendant guilty as indicted.
The case of A. C. Randall vs. F. F. Hart
A Co. is on trial.
, The Grand Jury, with D. W. Clark as
Foreman, completed their labors on
Tuesday afternoon, and were discharged
with the thanks of the court. They acted
upen three bills of indictment, two ot
which were found true bills, as follows:
Com. vs. Rodgers and McLaughlin,
charged with the larceny of a cow. C. A.
Shofstall, prosecutor. Not a true bill.
Coin. vs. Win. Mong, charge larceny of
lot of wool. A. L. Confer, prosecutor. A
true bill.
A true bill was also found in tho case of
Com. vs. Jeff Moore.
The Hotel Marien, at Marienville, was
granted a liquor license, and a new trial
was retused in the case ot Haslet vs.
Jones
Kditor Morrow's Troubles.
If there is anything in this world that
makes a man feel like indulging iu stub
and twist profanity it is when be is iu a
hurry to catch a train, and, putting on
his coat in a splutter, finds that the
sleeve lining is loose and his hand gets
tied up in a hard knot in it and he can
not get it out either way. We know
whoreof we speak. Job, no doubt, bad
sovcro afflictions, so much so that one
would almost swear he was a condidate
for Assembly, if it were not known that
such expensive luxuries were unknown
in his day. Everything worked against
him. Subscribers stop .ed their papers
and would not pay their subscriptions.
Nobody had any J b work done. Not a
soul would adveitize, though be ottered
tliein spaco "top of column, next to read
ing matter," and offered it for 10 per cent,
less than any other paper in town. His
hogs had the cholera; his horses got tlio
ep'zootic; his cows got the hollow horn;
his hens wouldn't lay, and the people
talked about him because be was opposed
to sewerage and street paving. He was
actually talked about worse than a mem
ber ot the State Legislature, and finally
he was dcleated as a member of the school
board.
When we think of all these things, we
are ready to drop a tear iu his behalf.
But still Job did not reach the acme of
misery, the ne plus ultra of human dis
tress. He never wore a coat wiih a loose
sleeve lining. In all these troubles Job
never got mad nor used cuss words, al
though his wit'o advised him t swear a
big hole in the atmosphere, but he never
even said "dog gone it." But had he
been compelled to wear a coat with loose
sleeve lining, things would not have been
thus. Satan would have gone home well
pleased with the genoral condition of
things. Jnrin Slanilird.
Memorial liny.
Department Commander W. J. Patter
son, in his General Orders, No. l:t, rela
tive to Mcinoriel Day, makes use of the
following patriotic words :
The blossoms of spring time remind us
that Meinirial day is again at hand. Our
Memorial Day is one of sacred memories
and is to be devoted to the loyal dead of
the land ; a day in which a grateful peo
ple pay loving tribute to the men who
died thnt the Nation might live; a day
set apart by the 'irand Army of the Re
public to fittingly commemorate the glor
ious deeds of heroic men who foil defend
ing one country and sue Hag.
It is our hallowed duty to participate in
tlio observance of the ceremonies of the
30th of May, and no consideration should
turn us asiie from our sacred obligations.
Let all tho comrades unite in the privi
leges and duties of :he day ; none should
fail to join the column of those engaged
in loving and patriotic services to the
memory of our dead comrades. The
grave of every comrade should be mark
ed with flags and (lowers, and not cue f
those mounds should be neglected.
If those not of our organization desire
to join with you bid them welcome, yet
let rone but loyal hands touch the hal
lowed ground.
Let us all unite in these offices of love
to the memory of our comrades in arms
whose lives were cut off by the fratricidal
darts of treason, or having passed through
the tiro of battle and the barbarism of
rebel prison pens, have since joined the
Grand Army Encampment in tlio shades
of the other shore.
When we make our annual pilgrimage
to tho silent cities of the dead we will find
many new mounds marking the final
halting places of comrades who have fal
len out by the wayside during the year,
and who are now at rest under Hie sod
and the dew.
The new-made craves of soldiers and
sailors rising so rapidly in our cemeter
ios admonish us that we are on the west
itii slopo i f Hie and that our great organ
ization is fast growing smaller iu nuin
bers, and that many of our comrades who
have heretofore assisted iu doing honor
to the memory of the dead are now in
the ranks of those who have passed on
beforo.
Let us continue to keep our patriotic
Memorial Dav bright before the Ameri
can people, "Let w so nutnlier our days
lliat we may apply our hearts into
wisdom," so thai when done with the
toils ami duties of this litu our names
mav bo lound anionic those who have
been faithful lo the end.
Tho roll ol the inustered-oiit will con
tintin to increase until ere long the entire
membership of our maiiniln-eiit order
shall bo at rest ill the bivouacs of Iho
dead and tho Grand Army of the ICcpub
lie will livoonly in history.
"Step by step our ranks are thinning,
no by one I bey pass ausy.
Hern the loyal blue are fallini:.
Yonder lull their vanquished gray ;
And the solemn bells are tolling
Dust to dust and rlv to elav."
As nart ol'our (lillv it is directed that
Posts attend llivinc Service on Sunday,
May UMh.lo unite the praises ami thanks
L'ivinii to Aliniirhtv GmI lor tho many
blestins vouchsafed to our beloved
country. Kfcrv church will gladly wel
come you, and arrangements should be
made w itd the elyiuvmeii bs to the ser
mons lo preselnsl Mini the music to he
Mima on the occasion. The senium should
be based on the theme "of the results of
Hie war for the l'ni"ii to mankind and
humanity." and the music in addition to
being devotional should lie patriotic.
Kverv I'ost must take part in these
church services and so tar hs practicable
every comrade should wear tne unitorii.
and badge of our organization.
noes. Shoes.
You know and we know but perhaps
there are some people who do not know
that the
John Strootman and
J. Richardson Shoes
are the Best Shoes manufactured in this
country.
Ladies' Slim e, all widths, all sizes,
Lace or Button, Black or Tau,JlI.50
to $:t.50.
Miwes Shoes, the very lat- el in
Vesting Tops, Black or Tail, Lace or
Button. $1.25 lo $3.50.
Childreu's Shoes, any Sizes, any
Style, auy Price you want.
You could hardly ttvok of aoything in the Shoe line that wo don't have
iu stock And every pair fully guaranteed. Cotue in and look them over.
L.J.Hopkins.
Established in 1865.
.T.HALL
ooni'Li.Ti:
House
Furnisher
TITUSVILLE, PA.
The Mammoth House-Furnishing
Store of
E. T. HALL
Is KNO WNJFAR AND WIDE
as the best and cheapest place
to procure all the needed ar
ticles for Housekeeping.
I I KMT UIIK,
L'AIIPETN,
I KO.ViV TIXH'AKK,
NTOVltti,
I'KOCKIUtY,
HUKS,
imiriJtu.s,
CLOCKS,
iii:miJ,
And in fact Everything used In
Housekeeping.
Uool Sold on Kawy Pay
ment.1 Name a Tor Cash,
and Delivered Free all
over the Country.
Carpets Sewed, Uned
and Laid Free of Charge.
TAKE "A DAY OFF,"
Drive over to Pleasantville and take the Trolley cars to Titusville. You will enjoy
the trip and if you want to do some trading you will find big stores and
big sUs;ks in the"CJunen City."
E. T. HALL.
If Advertisements
T. IIIIIIIIMHIIII I I
ruuuing in newspapers generally did lor you
half of what lliey prnmiiie to do, nine hun
dred and ninety nine out of a thousand would
go in tn bankruptcyeach year. If you were
to be as exacting in the fulfillment of their
promises as they are liberal iu making them,
you would drive then out of business. We
would rather gu beyond advertised d .nips and
exceed them, lhau slisde our premises one
iota -.r disappoint you in any way. We
make no excue for underselling ,tlier cloth
iti siore -there is none. We understand
how t huf. where to buy. Nothing comes to
us but tin I'""' uothing goes out of it bulllie
best vou get nothing hut Ihe best that's
why we arc making the bent tluthiiig store ia
Oil City better
Young JIfHN Clothing.
."5. 87, H mid 81.
KojV Vestee Hulls.
FltF.lv
Sat and
.Willi very boy
Kail.
LAMMERS',
34 SENECA ST., -
Arlington Hotel
Furniture Elegance
costs inuch less than it used to.
Up-to-date methods on a very large
scale make the difference.
You can buy really elegant furniture
for a comparatively small price and real
ly good furniture for a price that seems
almost ridiculous if you go tojthe right
store.
Call in and let us prove that this is ihe
right store.
CARPET NEWS.
We are in the carpet business. We
have a fine stock of carpets in varying
degrees of quality. The degrees start
with ooot), and then go(on up.
Dainty China
Gives Co nut ant Pleasure;
ugly ware offends the
eye and gives visitors the impression that
yon are none too carelul in the choice of
your house furnishings. There is no ex
cuse for buying ugly ware when we are
selling pretty patterns at such low prices
fchort pant Mill, a Spalding
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directly opposite n.
OIL CITY, PA.
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