R,heoni all tbe leading Fire In fluence Companies of the . world, and can Insure you against low at lowest rates obtainable. We are alao agents in Foreat county for the TITLE GUARANTY AND TRUST CO., which furniHbna security for Coun ty and township olBoials. Alao furnishes bonds for HOTEL LICENSES at a nominal foe. A nice line of ileal instate Deals always to be bad at this agency. c. m. Mia & sol TIONESTA and MARIENVILLE, PA. LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS. NKW ADVKUTINK.1IENT8. Tiammers. Ad. Hopkins. Locala. Wm. B. James, Ad. Oil City Trust Co. Ad. Kmart 16 Silberbere. Ad. Clarion Normal. Header. County Auditors' Report. Warren National Hank. Ad. Forest County National Hank. Statement. Oil market closed at $1.58. Yo i can get it at Hopkins' store, tf f When It's a bargain you'll find it at lAopkins' store. It Good morning! Have you cleaned tho snow off your walk? Every purchase means a bargain at Hopkins' store these days. It The scholars of Koom No, 1 of the I3oro school had an enjoyable sleighride Tuesday afternoon. Hopkins loads them all In the shoe line. All styles for men, women, boys and girls. It Charlie Lannon sold bis setter dog last week for the handsome figure of f 100, and it "went like pulliu' teeth" to part with hinj at that price. Saturday was groundhog day and he didn't see his shadow, but all the same we could not ask for nicer winter weath er, and It may last six weeks, too. Andrew Armtroug cut. a gash of considerable extent in his left foot while .chopping in the woods Monday, which will lay blm up for a couple of weeks. A Woo Hex garment Is always in style, and wears best. Hopkins Is sole dealer lu these goods In Tlouesta. Let your next skirt or Jacket be a Wool (ex. It - Will you go to the lecture tonight at the court house? Spillman Rlggs is among the best in the land, and bis au- dlence will be pleased. This is the fourth number of the course. Don't miss it. Keep lu miud the market which will be held under the auspices of the W. C. . T. U. at the h inie of Mrs. F. R. Lanson, Saturday afternoon next, boginning at 2 o'clock. Many good things for the Sun day dinner will be on sale. ' W. J. Campbell had the bad luck to smash up a good sleigh Friday. While going down the Noble bill the runner struck a atone and one-half of the slelgb was torn oil". He was thrown, nearly, a rod, but fortuuately was not hurt. Examinations for the Clarion Nor mal free scholarships for Forest county, - twelve In number, will be held in Tlo nesta and Marienville, Saturday, March 9tb. Those intending to compete for a .scholarship will please bear In mind this date. Lovers of gelntiue will not be pleas antly reassured by the statement that a large amount of the toothsome delicacy is made from the product of bides which Isn't considered good enough to even make glue. Pass the glue, please! Bllz r.ard. R. D. While and E. A. Yetter were over to the Jefferson county oil field the first of the week making arrangements for the drilling of a well on the lease held by the Sheffield company. This company now has 2500 acres of very promising ter ritory under lease. SbeOield Observer. Elliot Harvey, a well known music dealei, who had many friends In this community where be bad often dealt with our people, died sud nly at War ren, his home town, Sunday afternoon last, of heart diseaso. Mr. Harvey form erly lived in Oil City. He was 72 years of age. Rear in mind the Sabbath School conference which convenes in the M. E. church this afternoon at 1:U0 o'clock, and attend if you can. Rev. Charles F. Irwin and at least one other of the prominent field workers of Pennsylvania's Sabbath School association will be present, and a profitable session may be looked for. The sudden freeze Saturday night . and Sunday made icy roads and bard traveling for teams. Also Increased bus iness for our blacksmiths in the line' of horseshoeing. William Blum reset 62 shoes on Monday before five o'clock in the. evening, an accomplishment which 'would hurry the best of the younger "smithies." The Keelor Bros., of Kane, have had the good fortune to Btrike another tre mendous gas well on their lease near that place. It is their No. 5 well, aud is lo cated about 1,000 feet west of the original - gusher which they bad so much trouble in controlling, and it is thought this lat est strike will be as good If not better than the first one. . ( Teachers' local institutes are sched uled for the following places: East Hlokory, Saturday, February nib. Kel lettvllle, Saturday, February 16th.- Tlo nesta, Saturday, February 23d. Exer cises will betiu at 9:30 o'clock a. m and continue all day. Appropriate programs have ieen arranged for each of these meetings, and all teachers, directors and others Interested In education are cor dially invited to be present and aid in making these institutes successful and Interesting. Keep the dates and placesin mind. The second quarterly meeting for lliis conference year will be held In the M. E. church in Tlonesta, commencing . Tburxday evening of this week with a sermon by Rev. P. J. Slonaker at 7:30. .Friday evening the Presiding Elder, Kev. D. A. Piatt, D. D., will preach and hold the quarterly conference. Saturday eveninirat 7:30 Rev. A. S. Coflman of West Hickory will preach. Sunday at 10 a. m. Love Feast. At 11 a. m. sermon by the pastor, followed by the Holy Com munion. The Elder will proabh again in the eveuiug. ... .j i ivu.bUiuiiisls of the Borough have placed the following ticket In nomi nation to be voted for at the February election: Justice of the Peace, H. M. Zahnlser; oounoll, J. Q. Bromley; school directors, Cbaa, Anderson, Moses J. Hepler; assessor, W. M. Wolcott; Audi tor, O. A. Childs; judge of election, C. A, Hill; Inspector, Mathlas Wertr.. It Is a courtesy to out of town guests at your home that mention Is made of their visits In the leading local paper of the city. It is the duty of the boat to see that the editor or reporter knows of the facta. This la not blowing your own horn, but Is showing respect for your guests at your hearthstone. Items of this character are always welcome at this of fice, and we hope everybody will feel free to band them in. At a recent meeting of the wood al cohol manufacturers, held at Buffalo, an organization was perfected and It was de cided to erect a plant for the refiniDg of wood alcohol from the different produc ers represented in the organization. Bradford and Olean were bidding for the plant, but Olean won out, and a $100,000 refinery will be located In the "city of natural advantages." Quite a number of Forest county people are interested In' this industry. Q, W. Osgood reports the weather during the montli of January as follows: Rain, 4i Inches. Snow, 20j Inches. Warmest day of the month, Jan. 18, mer cury 72 In the shade. Coldest days, Jan. 24tb, 18 below zero, and 27tb, 14. There were four other days during the month In which tudrcury dropped below zro, as follows: 2d, 2; 23d, 12s; 20th, 2; 30th, 5, During January of last year the rain fall was 2X inohea, and snowlall 81 inches, with no zero weather. If young boys and girls could only understand bow happy It makes their parents when they are doing well and conducting themselves like ladies and gentlemen, it seems to us they would make a greater effort than they do to avoid evil deeds and acts. A greater part of the pleasures In this life, to parents, is found la the success and welfare of their childron going out of their home. And much of the misery la caused by the way wardness and misdeeds of sous and daughters. Ex. -Ell Berlin W. R. C. No. 32, of East Hickory, has secured a rich treat for the citizens of that place and vicinity for Monday evening, Feb. 18, when Major R. H. Hendersbot, and bis famous Rap pahannock Band will give a concert in K. O. T. M. ball, assisted by the best lo cal talent. Major Hendershot went as a drummer boy to tbe army In 1801, when but eleven years of age, aud stayed till tbe close. He and bis son have no equals In tbe manipulation of tbe fife and dium, and they never fail to please their au diences. G. E. Gerow has on exhibition at the Central a trophy of the hunt of which be is justly proud. It is tbe mounted bead of the monster moose which he shot last fall while hunting in Canada. The moose was killed on October 20th, eighty miles up tbe Kippewa river, in the province of Quebec. Tbe animal weighed close to 1,000 pounds and the bead carries antlers with a five foot Bpread. It was mounted in Toronto and Is a magnificent speci men of the taxidermist's skill. Mr. Ge row has already turned down au offer of 200 for tbe bead. We have Just been Informed by our reliable fire insurance agency, Arner A Son, of this place, that they have just succeeded in having the 25 per cent, addi tional rate which was placed on mercan tile buildings and merchandise May 2a, 1006, removed. This is a move which will be appreciated by every person In Forest county, and from our knowledge and tbe proof we have of tbe satisfactory adjustment of losses by tbe firm of C. M. Arner & Son, we take pleasure in stating that they should have tbe hearty support of every person wanting a fire Insurance policy. According to the Derrick's January oil report, in the sections producing high grade oil, which include tbe petroleum regions of Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia and southeastern Ohio, there were 4G0 wells completed in Jan uary, including 44 gas wells and 84 dry holes. Tbe new produ. ilon was 2,614 barrels. Compared with December, this was a decline of 153 wells completed, 1,149 barrels production and 55 dusters and gassers. There were 613 wells completed in December, Inoluding 129 dry boles and 54 gassers, and the new production was 3,663 barrels. Tbe sleighing, which had been fine for a week past, but which had about dis appeared as a result of the tbaw of the latter part of the week, was given a new lease of life by tbe sudden change of weather conditions on Sunday and Mon day night when tbe tall end of a western blizzard switched around iuto this lati tude, putting tbe thoroughfares again In fine condition for sleighing and all kinds of hauling. Two weeks of this sort, if the weather man will be kind to us, will let all out nicely who have heavy hauling to do, besides enhancing tbe prospect of an ioe crop, whloh has been rather du bious up to this time. Easter Sunday, 1907, comes on tbe SlsJ of March, which is unusually early and it is not often that It makes its ap pearance at tbat early date. "An early Easter, an early spring," is an old Bay ing, but it Is not often that It comes in during .the month of March. Tbe next time it comes during tbe montli of Marcb will be in the year 1917, or ten years bence, but tbe last tiino it came in the same month was about fifteen years ago, but whether its early appearance In 1907 will bring an early spring this year can be better judged after the spring comes. Tbe early date will bring the beginning of Lent February 13th. Tbe Citizens Gas Co., of Tidioute, lias Its gas line about completed Into tlio Guitonvllle 'gas field and it Is expoctod that the gas can be turned on In about ten days. This company has good gassers on the farms of Ed. Weist, R. W. Guiton, H. A. Dotterer, Calvin Whitton, Mrs. Geo. Jennings, Conrad Ikeoburg, and are drilling on the John Whitton farm. As soon as this is finished they will drill another well on the Guiton farm. They got a dry hole on the C. MoElravey farm. The Forest Gas Co., also of Tidioute, has three good gaa wells on the Dickey tract, one on the P. N. Haslet farm, and are ready to drill two more on tbe Dickey tract. They will not lay a pipe line until spring. These operations have made buniuoss brisk lu that uulghborhuod. Under the Instructions of Mrs. L. J. Hopkins, superintendent of the depart ment of Mercy of tbe W. C. T. U the Tlonesta Band of Mercy has been ogan ized In Rooms Nos. 1 and 2 of the Boro schools, with a membership of 62. It la a part of the American Humane Educa tional Society and the object la to teach the children to be kind to dumb animals. Tbe officers are as follows: President, Miss Blanche Pease; secretary-treasurer, Miss Bess Byers; executive committee, Mrs, I), J. Hopkins, Mrs. J. E. Wenk, Margaret Bowman, Maurice Joyce, Ag nes Morrison, S lie 1 ton Davis, S. C. T. Dodd, general aolicitor for tbe Standard Oil Company, with head quarters in New York City, died at his winter home at Pinehurst, N. C, on the 30th ult. He waa bora In Franklin, Pa., Feb. 20, 1836, He learned tbe trade of a printer at Franklin and between times fitted himself for college, graduating from Jefferson college in 1857, and waa admitt ed to the Yenango county bar in 1859. He was one of tbe great corporation lawyers of tbe country, his position with tbe StandaroVgivlng him prominence as such second toone in tbe United States. Mr. Dodd bad many admirers and friends in this section. His wife, who was a sister of Mrs, J, A. Dawson, of Stewart Run, this county, died about six months ago. His funeral was held in Franklin last Sabbath. F. C. Proper of Tlonesta has forward ed to Rev. R. S. Kellermau of this city one gallon of natural kerosene taken from wells In Forest county. The oil Is of the color and consistency of chemical ly refined oiU but tbe gas with which it is strongly impregnated, is the same as that thrown off by ordinary crude oil. Mr. Kellerman will add a sample of this oil to the exhibits of tbe McKean County Historical Society and through his cour tesy The Era has a bottle of it. Hpw tbe oil was refined In tbe earth, naturally, is a question which bailies oil men aud sci entists. It is 98 per cent, pure kerosene. Bradford Era. The wells from which the oil Is taken are located on Fox creek, a branch of Little Coon creek, In Green township, on lands owned by T. D. Col lins, tbe extensive lumberman. Eagle Rook Laud Hark Burned. Tbe dwelling house occupied by M. A. Cunningham, at Eagle Rock station was dostroyed by fire on Staurday morning last, the fire, which waa of unknown ori gin, started shortly after 7 o'clock, and gained auch headway tbat only a few ol the occupant's household goods could be saved. Mrs. Cunningham, who has been prostrated and nnable to leave her bed since ber little son Raymond was scald ed to death two weeks ago by falling into a barrel of hot water, was carried from tbe burning building. Mr. Cunningham had tbe goods Insurel for $700, which will cover his loss. Whether or not there was any Insurance on the building could not be learned. Tbe building was one of the landmarks of the place, being the McCrea home stead, built many years ago by tbe late Hugh McCrea, one of the original settlers in that community. It was owned by his son, John W. McCrea, for several years an honored citizen of Tlonesta, and now residing at Oraogeville, Ohio, Guitonvllle. John Whitton bas been on tbe sick list but is able to be around again. John Mohney and son Edward made a flying visit to our town last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Wert and family Visited the latter's parents over Sunday. We listened to a very able sermon given last Sunday by Rev. Gearbart. He will preach again on the 24th at eleven o'clock, Mrs. Jennings has been very poorly. Her aoo, Claude, of Marienville, baa moved in to take care of ber. James Whitlon visited bis parents tbe last of tbe week. Daniel Guiton has sold his valuable coon dog lor $60. Good for you, Dan. We understand tbat Roy Atkin bas gone homo to visit his pareuts at Ti dioute. Sorry to see you go, Roy. The tong gang has arrived and have hard work getting boarding for so many men. Tbe gas well Is completed on Conrad Ikeuburg's farm. They are greatly pleased since tbey have gas to burn. Mr, Ligbtner was busy putting gas In his bouse last Saturday, R. W. Guiton bas returned from a visit at Nebraska. George Tuttle bas been moving his rig from near the mill at Geebuck to Pine Hollow, near where the old mill stood. The mill at Geebuck bas closed until spring. H. A. Dotterer came very near losing bis house and contents by fire, but dis covered it In time to prevent it. , Our school Is progressing finely under the guiding hand of Miss Edith Gsyley. Sunday school every Sunday at 10:30. Missionary meeting tbe first Saturday of every month. Come one, oome all. Chas. Littlefield was called to his home at Beaver Valley by tbe illness of bis mother. Bright Eyes. Local Institute at East Hickory. The following is the program of tbe Teachers' Local Institute to be held In the East Hickory school building, Satur day, Feb. 9th, beginning at 9:30 a. m.: Sinking, "America," by the Institute. Paper, "Literary Work in the Schools," Miss Grove. Paper, "Physiology," Miss Mable. Address, Rev. John F. Scherer. , Singing, "Slumber Song." Paper, "School Discipline," Mr. Jones. Recitatiou, "Tbe Lifeof General Grant," Mr. Terrill. Paper, Miss Miller. AFTERNOON, 1:15. Music. Paper, "The Value of Stories lu the School Room," Miss Whitman. Recitation, "Lossons," Viola Grubbs. Address, Prof. J. O. Carson. Paper, "Primary Number Work," Miss Mclntyre. Solo, Rev. John F. Scherer. Recitation, "Two Pictures," Miss Wadsworth. Paper, Miss Wbaley. Address, "Improving Conditions," County Supt. D. W. Morrison. Question Box. Do It N'nw. Write to the Clarion State Normal School, Clarion, Pa., for particulars con cerning the spring term which opens March 26th. J. George Rdcht, Principal. PERSONAL. Frank Amsler waa borne from Kane over Sunday. Robert L. Dunn, of Tidioute, was a TloneBta visitor last Wednesday. J. T. Brennan, of Warren, was visit ing Tlonesta friends last Wednesday. -Cbaa. F. Weaver went to Buffalo, N. Y this week, on a business mission. Hon. P. M. Speer, of Oil City, waa a business visitor in Tlonesta Thursday. W, W. Bowman, of Kane, was a guest of his brother, J. C. Bowman, Mon day. Mrs. M. E. Abbott, of East Hickory, was Mrs, J. H. Derickaon's guest Mon day. Miss Cornelia Everett spent a few days the last of the week with friends at Venus, Pa. 'Squire J. C. Hoovler of Hunter Run Is severely 111 with symptoms akin to typhoid fever. Miss Elva Lanson baa been a guest of her sister, Miss Olive, in Jamestown, N Y., during the past week. Milton Corah, of Warren, visited at the borne of his sister, Mrs. F. S. Hunter, a few days tbe past week. The Republican enjoyed a very pleasant visit from Dr. F. E. Allison, of Nebraska, Monday afternoon. W. C. Brown of Marienville, and J S. Caldwell of Byromtown, were busi ness visitors at the county seat yesterday. F. A. Keller, of Pigeon, was In town Thursday on his way to Philadelphia, where be la to act as Judge at a poultry show. Hon. and Mrs. J. H. Robertson, of Tlonesta, are visiting at tbe home of W, W. Bowman, on Pine avenue. Kane Re publican. Mrs, S. S. Can 8 eld is home from a month's visit In Titusville and is enter tainlng her sister, Mrs. John Conway, oi tbat city. Mr, and Mrs, DeForest Johnston, of Cooperstown, Pa., were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hood during the past week, returning home Monday. Mrs. J. T. Carsou, whose serious ill nessatthe Oil City hospital baa been noted, is making good progress toward recovery, Tlonesta friends will be pleased to learn. Mrs. A. B. Kelly left yesterday for Chicago, where sLe will be joined by her daughter, Mrs. Charles Bonner, in a mootb'a sojourn at Excelsior SpringB, Missouri. Harvey Johnston is threatened with au attack of typhoid fever. His mother, Mrs. S. C. Johnston, Is recovering from a rather severe relapse sustained ten day a ago. John M. Zuendel, one of German Hill's successful farmers and poultry ex perts, was a visitor at tbe Republican office Friday, being attracted here by the farmers' institute. Geo, Holeman came over from the Jefferson county oil field Friday, and on Saturday evening went to Oil City to spend tbe Sabbath with Mrs. Holeman, who is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Mor ton Mealy. Ex-Sheriff Frank Walker, who went to Alderson, W. Va., several weeks ago to run the locomotive on a lumber rail road, has returned to Warren, on account of water and climatic conditions not agreeing with him, George Dawsou, of Stewart Run, re turned last week from a month's stay in New York city. He was accompanied by bis cousin, George T. Watts, of New York. They expected to return to tbe city tbe first of tbis week, where Mr. Dawson is interested in a real estate busi ness. The Republican enjoyed a call from Deputy Factory Inspector A. W. McCoy, of Meadville, yesterday, who was paying au official visit to tbe industrial plants coming under his supervision in this oounty. Mr, McCoy is also one of the publishers of the Meadville Daily Star and Gazette, and likes to indulge his pas sion for tbe aroma of a printing office when on his official rounds. W. A. Paup, of Sunville, Pa., sou of Mrs. Eliza J. Paup, of this place, sailed last Saturday from New York by the White Star steamship line for tbe Rou manian oil field. He went with a party of eight other oil men and they will be stationed at Bucharest, Roumania, and be employed by tbe Americano-Roumanian Oil Company, a produciug branch of the Standard Oil Company, They contract to remain three years. Thursday evening last week a sleigh ing party consisting of Misses Bertha, Blanche, Helen and Dot Sigwortb, Blanche Irwin, Grace Kapp, Genavleve Springer and Ira Shawkey, and Messrs. Henry Shawkey, Harry Kahle, Arleigh Kapp, Fred. Kapp and Ben. Sigwortb, of Venus, were entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sbriver, in Tlonesta township, by their daughter, Miss Daisy. Tbe evening was spent In music and a general good time. After lunch at mid night tbe party returned borne, arriving at about three o'clock. A jolly sleighing party of seventeen young people of Pleasantvllle braved the elements last Saturday night and came to Tlonesta, where tbey were enter tained by Misses Blanche Pease and Bess Byers, Tbe party partook of their sup per at tbe home ol Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Landers, and then adjourned to Bovard's hall, where tbe balance of the eveuiug was passed lu a highly enjoyable manner. Tbe members of tbe party were, Misses Winifred Noyes, Clare Dunham, Sarah Atchison, Elizabeth Wagenkneclit, May Dutton, Alleen McGuire, Margaret Har per and Myrna Mclntyre, Mrs. N. A. White, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Coo, and Messrs. James Wilbur, W, S. Corwin, John Dack, Elmer Shattuck, Frank Keeley and Archie Lytle, Vets. Enjoy Sleigh KiuY. Thursday evening last a Jolly crowd of Eli Berlin Post and Corps enjoyed a sleigh ride up to Whig Hill, and in tho midst of a blinding snow storm pulled up at the borne of our staunch comrade J. H.' Berlin. On our arrival we found the door open to receive us. Comrade Har ry got on tbe wrong road but later re ported all well. All truly enjoyed them soves, especially when it came to the fine luncheon prepared for us. Ask Jake Wbitmore If this is not true? Mr. Stover set bis large talking machine in motion, giving us, amoug the many beautiful productions, our old "liuirle calls" of the 00's. After three or four hours' real en joyment we returned to our homes under tue care oi our liveryman, jonn lait, jr., leaving our best wishes to the inmates of our Comrado'a uumo. A toil badl. Carter Stock Farm Sold. Negotiations known to have been un der way for several weeks past, were concluded Friday whereby Col. J. J. Carter, of Titusville, disposed of bis fa mous Riverside Stock Farm located on the Allegheny river a short distance be low West Hickory station, and about six miles above Tlonesta. The purchasers are Charles W. Stone and James Wet more, of Warren, and Thomas McCabe, of Kinzua, Pa., aud while the considera tion is not given, it is presumed to be somewhere between $80,000 and (90,000. The property includes about 3,000 acres extending up West Hickory creek and covering a large paolion of Harmony township, of which about 2,500 acres are well timbered with pine, oak and chest nut, several million leet of pine alone being on the tract. It is for the timber mainly that the new owners purchased tbe farm, aud tbey will proceed in tbe summer to erect mills and manufacture the lumber. Col. Carter bought Riverside farm more than twenty years ago from Dr. Sham burg. It then bad a valuable oil produc tion. This production was increased largely and five years ago was Sold by Col, Carter and la now under the man agement of the Midland Division of tbe South Penn Oil company. Tbe farm proper contains a splendid group of buildings, perhaps second to none of their kind in the states, and during the twenty years that Col. Carter owned tbe farm he presented many valuable object lessons to the farmers of this vicinity In the particulars of good road building, good horse, cattle and sheep breeding and crop production. He bad some of the Quest herds of Holsteins, Durbama and Jerseys to be found in tbe United States. He brought the best of sheep from Eng land and purchased at an extravagant price a first prize-winning ram at the world's fair in Chicago. Good horses from England, France and thia country were kept and the imprint of this stock is to be seen throughout the whole country in the vicinity of the farm. On June 6 and 7, 1900, a dispersal sale was held and tbe more valuable of the stock was sold at public auction. Clarington. Jos. R. Land is met with what might have been a fatal accident at Loleta. He was walking along tbe railroad track and did not hear tbe train and was struck by the engine, which was going slow. He escaped with a few bruises. Our school children fared well in sleigh riding. Miss Myers took fifty lit tle tuts out Weduesday afternoon in one sled, and Mr. Dunkle took bis bunch up to Marienville Friday evening. From the report the youngsters gave they all enjoyed themselves. Mrs. Sarah Ward has Burely had her share of atffblion. Herself and whole family have been sick and two sons died last week. Charley died on Wednesday night and Watson on Thursday nigbt. Both were buried Saturday at Green wood cemetery. Hey. Hill preached tbe sermon. Guy VanHorn accompanied Hon. W. D. .Shields to Harrisburg and is helping shape legislation. Vau Shields is home from Washington and Jefferson college. Four weeks of union meetings closed Friday night, which were well attended and resulted in 15 or 20 uniting with tbe several churches. Mr. Porter, of Oil City, arrived in town last week and took charge of tbe pump station. Mr. Frautz now bas charge of the field work. Merle Shawkey and wife, of Butler, are visiting bis folks. Hormau Slaugbouhaupt was home from Duffs College for a week. Amy Hepler was home over Sabbatb. P. T. Hottel was down again. Lumbermen aud everybody else that can are using the snow. Robert VanHorn, of Pittsburg, is vislt ng in town. Tbe County Commissioners gave our town a short call. Tbey were feeling good and wanted everybody else to feel the same, even if tbey didn't lower the valuations. Rev. Humbert preached a fine sermon to a full house Sabbatb night. About two weeks ago a young couple came to town and secured boarding, and tbe man got work on the "Big Four" mill. One day last week a lady came to town, hunting for ber daughter, and stopped at tbe Hotel Henderson, where she made her troubles known to the 'squire. That evening Sheriff Stroup came to town, so after supper 'Squire Henderson got his law books down, ad justed bis glasses and sent tbe sheriff down for tbe young man aud brought him before the court and his would-be moth er-in-law; but fearing neither, be claimed they were married. Next they brought the girl up and she wasn't so sure of it, so the oourt decided the girl bad better go home with her mother. The next morning they took tbe first train out of town. All Is quiet along tbe line, and we are ready for the Farmers' Institute. Ma) burg. Our town is quite "measley" at pres ent, there being some fifteen or twenty cases on baud. Rev. Tanner, assisted by Mrs, Hub bard and Miss Williams, is holding a re vival meeting in the Free Methodist church at this place. A number have al ready turned from their evil wav, aud it is hopod with more to follow. May tho good work continue. The carpenters are at work on the new office for Watson Lands Lumber Co, ' The ice man was bustling ice tho past week. Frauk Cox, who was laid up for a few days, is able to be around again. Union Sabbath School every Sabbatb at the new Rand ball. Kev. Montgomery preached an able sermon in the new Band hall on Sabbath afternoon. Some people are slow to learn that the best place for the small boy is at home. Why seemingly good people will allow their children unattended to congregate around stores and other public planes where they come in contact with aud ab sorb all manner of blasphemy aud vul garity, Is an unsolved mystery to the writer. "As tho twig Is bent, so Is the tree inclined." Snow Ball. Fok Sale. Saw Mill complete, In good condition. Stearns receding blocks. Rope feed. Clark gang edger. 8. WtN. A. Ll. M, WlLiuli, Clatlou, I'd. It Bargains in China. We are selling many Fancy Pieces of China Below Cost. If LOW PRICES are an inducement to buy, our stock will go quickly. We are celling Hooks, Fancy Goods, and all 5 and 10o goods From 1-4 to 1-3 Off. Come in and examine large stock of China, Glassware, Ac, at low prices. Bovard's Pharmacy. HOPKINS' STORE. The Annual Inventory Just Taken Has unearthed quite a lot of good sea sonable goods that must be disposed of. We have too many Heavy Working Coats. We have too many Leather Coats. We have too many Overcoats. We have too much Winter Underwear. We have too many Hats and Caps. In Order to Reduce Those Lines To where they belong, we will make reduc tions that will move the goods right along. Sizes are somewhat broken. The longer you wait the worse it will be. Come early and get your choice. HOPKINS' STORE. SATISFACTION? DO YOU WANT Try Our Torpedo Service. We have demonstrated to a large number of Oil Operators since we began manufacturing Nitro-Glycerine, a month ago, that we can shoot oil wells, and do it proper. Our Glycerine Speaks for Itself. It is always new, fresh stock, made from the best material obtainable, and brings results that are highly satisfactory. Call up either office, Plcasantvillo, Enterprise, or Tidioute. Keystone Torpedo Co., II. C. Mapes, Proprietor. Our Clearance Sale OF SHOES For Men, Women and Children, is offering you savings that arc well worth considering. U!) pairs broken sizes in 8o awl $4 Patent Colt, Vioi Kid and Calf. 81.1)5 All the regular lines at 83, your choice $1.05. Si "Walkover" in Patent Colt, Calf and Kid leathers, your choice 82 115. gi! and 85 "Hauan" in all leathers, your choice 83.95. f f OH'El PR 4l5ENffiA ST, Another ADVANCE Not only in Gas Stocks, but also In Sterling Silver and Silver Plated Ware. In lOOii Bar Silver advanced 40 per cent., reaching the highest point in ten years. Last October all the manufactories of Silver Wares ad vanced prices, but we sold our goods at the old rate. Having received no tice of another 10 per cent, advance we are compelled to raise our prices, which we will do on January 15th, Save money by buying now. HARVEY FRITZ, The Leading Jeweler, 32 SENECA St., OIL CITY, PA . WOJIILVN sMIi. 83 Shoos in Patent Colt, Guniuetal aud Kid Stock, your choice 81.95. t and 81.50 "Armstrong" and other makes in all leathers, $'.',!'5. SCand 85 "Lairds" Patent Colt, Gunmetal aud Kid, your choice at 83H5. Many broken lots on the tables at a Urge saving. ICE: CLOTHIERS OIL CITY PA.
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