The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-08-08
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.
Ode to the printer-s2.

Ode to the prlnter-S2.
w. P. Neill keeps peaches, apples,
pine apples &c. on hand, for sale
cheap.
w. p. Mercilliott lost bunch of
keys last week. He will be much
obliged to any one returning it.
The Elk Democrat calls the Elk
Advocate liar, in its last issue. We
consider such personalities very un-
nice.
Three new members were received
into the Presbyterian Church of this
place, on Sabbath last, two by profes-
sion of faith and one by letter.
The Democratic Convention met
at Clarion last week to nominate a
candidate for President Judge; they
came to a "dead lock" and adjourned
to meet some time next month.
The Rising San, published at En-
lenton, by w. L. Porter, is being en-
iarged to seven-column paper. This
looks we'll for the prosperity of the
San, and we hepe it may soon have to
enlarge again.
quite number of ladies have ex-
pressed desire to join Social Tenn
pie in connection with the Temple of
Honor in this place. There are still a
few more names wanted, and they will
be taken at this office.
Mrs. Col. Reisinger made our place
visit last week, She had a good
visit with her many friends here, and
left for her home in Meadville on Sat
urday, taking with her, Laura Winans,
her sister, who will attend school there.
ID. Hays, formerly postmaster Of
this place, who has been stopping for
some time at Lawrence Kansas, is in
town on business. He says the coun-
try agrees with his health, and he will
probably settle there, sooner or later.
"A gentleman Of our place, who
pronounces things as they are spelled,
asked the other day "vhere the ID
this Si-yookS City was, that there was
so much talk about" He was inform.
ed upon the payment of about dozen
cigars.
We witnessed a riot on the cars
between Oil City and Fanklin last
week, in which neither of the princi.
pals were hurt, but one of the ladies
in the car tainted, and the pugulists
were allowed to go on their way as
though they were respectable men.
The Titusville Herald gives as
the Republican nomination for county
Commissioner, t. B. Cobb, of Hickory
township. This is an error, T. d. Col
lins, of Hickory township is the candi
date for Commissioner, and T. B. Cobb
of Tionesta the candidate for Auditor
Saturday and Sunday last, quarter
ly meeting was held in the M. E.
Church at this place, Presiding Elder
Mead holding the meeting. 1t was well
attended, and according to report
good sermons were preached by Elder
Mead.
Prof Porter, principal of the
schools at Cooksburgh, this county
spent Sunday last in town. He tells
us that an exhibition will come off al
the close of his school, and wants tt
see as many of his Tionesta friend.
there as possible.
Jos. X. Turner, the forger, who
was sentenced in Erie lately to four
teen years imprisonment, and who es
capped while on his way there, was cap
tured near Titusville last week, anC
is now in the penitentiary. He is mere
ly learning by sad experience tina
Honesty is the best policy"
We understand that Mr.. Bishop
late of the jamestown journal, anC
Mr.. jackson, of the Rouseville BuL
letin, have purchased the Office of tn,
Oil City Times, and intend to start {
new daily paper there. hope they
will succeed, but if they do it will b,
more than any other parties hayedon,
in the same direction.