The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-07-25
cooksburg Correspondence.
CooKsBURe, July 10, 1871

least few Of your readers, | take my
quill in hand to write few lines for
your valuable paper. The REPUB-
LIcAN is very regular and welcome
visitor here.
Cooksburg, as you are probably
we'll aware is not very much of town,
ten or twelve houses, one blacksmith
shop, one carpenter shop, one store,
one saw mill, one grist mill, one large
hotel, besides two boat scaffolds, turn
ing off beats at the rate of two week.
But, Notwithstanding the diminutive
size of our town, we are having live
ly time this summer, and are all en-
loving ourselve. We have o party
occasionally, singing school, conduct
ed by Miss Malissa j. Spence, and one
of the best public schools in the coun-
ty, under the charge of Prof. A. c.
Porter, and we may well congratulate
ourselves in being so fortunate as to
secure the services of such an able and
efficient instructor. This is the Pro-
fessor's second term here.
There is in connection with the
school Aourishing Literary Society,
which gave select performance last
Friday evening, and, it was, to say
the least, grand success in every par
ticular. 1t consisted of declamations,
essays, dialogues, music, select reading,
tsbleaux, &C., &c. Some 20 declaim-
ed, but we have not space to make
special mention ofseach, Suffice it to
cay that the speakers did we'll.
After the classes Of select orations had
performed, there was dialogue by j.
H. Cook and H. G. Sigworth, which
was well performed and duly appre-
ciated by the audience. Then came
the reading of the Dispatch, a spicy
little sheet by Walter Small, after
which the essay class was called, which
consisted of Misses Molly Sigworth,
Ida Cook, Rose Sigworth, Rosilla Cook,
Lima Platt, Libbie Sigworth, and
Louisa Huling. The essays were ably
written and we'll read, rejecting great
credit ON the class. Then came dia-
logue by Misses Rose Sigworth, Louisa
Huling, and Molly Sigworth, which
was we'll performed. Then the class
in select reading was called; quite a
number read, and in justice to the
class, VIC would just remark that the
different pieces were well read, and
the selections very good.
After the class was excused, ]. W.
Cook read very interesting paper
called the "Shingle Bolt" which was
ably written, rejecting great credit on
Mr.. Cook. Then came dialogue by
Louisa Huling, j. w. Cook, John
Hagan, and A. c. Porter. The dis
cussion of the following question ther
took place: "Resolred, That corpora,
punishment should not be abolished
in our schools. The disputants were
Prof A. G. Porter and Rev. Martin
Prof Porter speaking in the affirma
tive, and Rev. Martin in the negative
We must say that both produced yer,
prowerful arguments in support o
their theories. The.judges decided il
favor of the affirmative. After th'
discussion, Prof Porter read his paper
yclept the Sentinel 1t was superio
production.
1he programme, as you see, wa
lengthy; the exercises lasting abou
four hours, but they were of such
character, rendered in so perfect ant
interesting manner, that the audi
enee never tired. The only expression
of disappointment noticeable, wa
when one of the members made mo
tion to adjourn. The selections an
productions constituting the Pre-
gramme might have been better, AM
more appropriate; the declamations
essays, dialogues and tableaux, nigh
have been improved upon, but in ou
opinion, as may be inferred from wha
has already been said, any attempt a
an improvement, everything considered
would have been a failure. All con
cerned should be we'll pleased wit
the manner which the entertainment
was received, and they may be assure
of a crowded house at any time in tn
future when a similar entertainment
shall be given After the regular pei
formance was over Rev. Martin delil
cred a very able and appropriate aC
dress, after which Jeremiah Cook, Esq
and Judge Cook made some very al
propliate remarks.
We understand that the society col