The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-05-09
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LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.


Rev. A. Virtue, who has been en-
gagged to hold services in the Presbyte-
rian Church Of this place, once in
three weeks, for one year, will preach
his first sermon on Sunday, May 2lst.
Officers Of the |. o. G. I. were
installed on last Wednesday evening.
L. l.. Davis resigned his position of
Lodge Deputy, and w. r. Dunn was
elected to that position.
' Mrs. Devices and Mrs. Simmons,
of the Poor Farm, Venango county,
were in town last week, Mrs. Simmons
y went home last week, and Mrs. Devices,
yesterday morning. They report the
Poor House progressing finely.
WIN. p. Neill has purchased the
stock Of ID. Hays, and will hereafter
run the P. 0. Department of Tionesta
in good shape. He will keep a good
stock of fruits, confections &c:, on
hand, aud we advise our readers to
give him call.
ID. Hays disposed of his livery
stock and all belonging to that depart
ment of his business, on Tuesday last,
at auction. Mr.. Fellers did the sell
ing, and we believe that fair prices
were paid for most of the stock &c,
sold. Mr. Hays proposes to go west
soon, to seek location, and also to re-
cruit his health, which has been rath-
er poor for some time past.
Faith is still strong in the Grove
u Wolcott we'll, on the Sewers Farm.
We mentioned last week that they had
come to left sand, and haG decided
to test; they did so and concluded
they would go deeper. On Saturday
last they put in thir tools again, and
4 after drilling four feet, came to very
superior sand rock, which they are
perfectly confident will produce oil.
They are still drilling in this sand.
The watermen of Tionesta Creek,
"pond ffeshed," on Friday and Satur-
day of last week. A large amount of
lumber was brought to the mouth of
N-the creek, and "a good many pieces
stuck on the way. Some few RATS
were ''stoved," and we heard of one
having been broken in two, while com.
ing over one of the dams up the creek.
We hear that there are nine dams to
so over between here and Balltown,
70 miles up. There are great mum.
Der more, directly after a raft dissolves
james NJ. Bum Special D. CIV
T., installed the officers of Tionesta
Temple Of Honor, No. 10s, on Satmr.
= day evening last. We published the
names of the officers elected, last week
On Thursday evening last, May'4th
= Mr.. Bum instituted Temple of Hon
or at Sugar Grove, Warren Co., under
the name of Sugar Grove Temple O.
tIIOnor Md Temperance No. ILL.,
Jacob Horton was elected w. C. T.
- and John j. Horton, w. V. T. W.
did not get the names of the other of
fcers.
Mr., Bum devotes a greater portion
Of bis time to this work, and does j
thoroughly.
"A young man in oUr town il
noted for always having an answer t.
any question that way be asked him
whether he knows anything about tn
subject or not consequently goot
many hard questions are asked him
The other day he came into our Office
while we were reading an astronomi
cal article, and after talking about tn
the subject sometime, We turaed roun,
and looking him square in the eye, W
asked him, "F--, what IS l,strono
my?' without hesitating a moment h
answered, Astronomy, sir, is seienc
which teaches the difference betwee
Diabolical System and the Heavenl
Bodies !" We allowed him to 60 an
buy himself cigar,