The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-08-29
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.

Form what we can hear of the
condition of Mrs Winnns, who was re-
moved to Waterloo about three weeks
since, she is not improving any, but
rather failing.
"A Mr.. Bates, an artist Of Phila-
delphia has been sketching the Lacy
town Mills, and intends to make a
large picture Of it, for Mr.. Lacy, who
brought him on for that purpose.
Two bovines of the masculine
gender have had series of bull-fghts
on our streets during the past week.
It looks much better than to see two
brutes bearing the human form. bruis-
ing and pnmmelling each other.
We wish to call the attention of
our readers to the correspondence on
our second page, "From Dixie to the
Keystone 1t was written for this
paper by Southern lady, who prom
ises us "more anon" We shall be
pleased to hear from her as often as
she can make it convenient to write.
"A man named Gross, tailor, at
Tidioute, who was arrested recently as
the murderer of Wisner, was taken to
Titusvills and the evidence amount
ing to nothing, he was discharged. A
great many have been arrested and
discharged on the same charge. We
hope the next arrest will be that Of
the real murderer.
According to the Erie Dispatch
of the 26th, man named Lowe made
an assault on Mr.. Hill, proprietor OF
the United States Hotel, of Erie, with
an engine link, dealing him severe
blow on the shoulder. Hill drew q
revolver and shot five times at Lowe
and hit him once in the foot. Lowe
was arrested.
Sunday last was showery. The
faces of lumbermen beamed like head
lights of locomotive. But alas
the skies cleared up; the rain ceased
the visages of the aforesaid lumbermer
fell to zero, and the food is not yet
If faithful watching, waiting and long
ing will avail anything, we may lool
for rise soon.
p. IS. It's raining like b blszes, to-day
and the countenances of the lumber
men are Frightening up.
Saturday afternoon the pleasan
countenances of our friends F. w
Hays and Mel. Haldeman of Oil Cit
-beamed in upon us. We entertained
them over Sunday, trusting that w
might be one of the lucky ones witt
have entertained angels unawares,
Mr.. Hays is limb of the law, and j
building up a good practice in Oi
City. Mr.. Haldeman, is connected
with Empire Freight Line, is a rowist
a base ballist,a "A sketchist, and dabble
in oil. They left in good shape oil
Monday morning.
M. E. Conference meets in Mead
willie tomorrow. Then will there b
much anxiety felt, if not expressed
among the clerical brethren, about tn
high-salaried positions. We don't in
tended to insinuate that the preacher
of the Erie Conference, are, as a class
mercenary, but We wouldn't give
Z snap for man who wouldn't prefer
good living and an easy charge to
meagre salary and rough usage. Az
cording to reports we shall have Brotl
or Burton here another year, and W
must say We might get many a wors
man.
"A steam saw mill which has bee
run by 7. j. Payne, on a branch {
Coon Greek, about two miles aboy
Cobb's new mill, was burned o
Wednesday morning last. along wit
about 100000 feet of lumber. tn
FIRE is supposed to have caught from
burning slab-pile near. Loss abor
$4,000. We believe the mill va
owned by Mr.. Payne, and the lumbc
by Mr.. Lacy. Mr.. Lacy is wealth
man, and we suppose will not feel it {
much as some of our lumbermen woul,
We suppose Mr.. Payne will feel Il
loss rather more. He has our syn
pOthT snY way, and 50 has Nr. L@c!