The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-10-23

Vul stallOn. Duflng the last three
months there has beeh received one
million three hundred and six thous.
and six hundred and thirty.iive pounds
Of freight; or six hundred and fifty.
three tons, which would load three
hundred and twenty-five two-hoise
wagons. This does not include ex.
press matter, which would amount to
from five to eight tons more. This
will be increased greatly the next
three months, as it is just the time of
year now when everybody is laying in
in their winter supplies.
Improvements still continue in
our town. If not by building new
by tearing down old. Last week COL
Thomas tore down the old wigwam, a
building that was christened by Uncle
BENZ. May. In 1860-61 il was a place
of much note in our town. Watkins
Bros. had it filled with groceries aud
provisions, and some say they kent
good article Of whisky. One of our
townsmen used to go up there every
afternoon, aud soon he would march.
ing around by himself-hay foot, straw
foot, 81 vas a solger in Jarmany."
Last Monday John Thompson
was sworn into ofice, and took his
place in the Board of Co. Commission.
ers. We feel safe in saying that Mr..
Thompson will make good Conlnis.
sioner, and one that will attend to his
duties promptly. The Commissioners
office is one of the most important to
the tax payers of this county, and we
should elect our best men to fill that
office, which we think our citizens have
done in this case.
The Clearfeld County Times says
some of the Greeleyites in that section,
are row wearing plaster of tanners
Oh! and shoemaker's wax in the region
of the abdomen. This is plaster
that will draw liberalism all into n
scab, and leave a clean surface of low.
atty if anything will Out here it is
almost impossible to find Greeleyite |
ut all, since the election, and when
you do find one, he is following
hs master at a great distance, like
Peter; and cursing and swearing too. |
The Union League of Philadel
phia has resolved to get along with the
November campaign, without the aid
of Forney and Curtin, and the rest Of |
the Judasses who fought us so bitter. |
ly in the State convass. Poor Forneyl
even the Tribune is lashing him now,
charging him with opp ,sing Harlranft,
not from principle, but because he
hated Simon Cameron.
Under Recommend of the
Grand Jury, our Commissioners have
purchased of II. G. Tinker & Co., of
Oh City, a first-class Steam Heater
for the Jail and SheriR''s house. Here
toiore it has been impossible 10 heat
the cells in our Jail, and those unfor.
tunates who were in there in cold
weather had to suffer.
Senator F,nton, the right bower
Of Horace Greeley in New York, was
once sent to the Albany Jail to spend
The Sabbath. He spoke for the Lib.
erals, at Carroll, few evenings since.
when he took occasion to say it hap.
Pened upon"wholly Y mistaken grounds"
Ahother Jail bird" to the rescue.
BE you the man what swears
olks" asked countrymau rushing
nto one Of our Justices office. Yes, sir,
sometimes take mems oaths. What
10 you want to swear to-" said the Jus.
ice. "Why just got letter from my
'lrl' and she says at the bottom, p. S.
Please an swear (answer) soon."
-"Corn-shuckin's" are all the 20
row. and more particularly on Dutch
Hi, where the young chaps husk corn
VI day for their pumkiu pie, beer, and
Iancing in the evening.
1t is ramored that Horace Gree
ey will take the stump for General ;
irant. He will then have surely
'een on both sides of every question {
o far.
-Peterson's Magazine for Novem.
er is on our table, ahead of all Others. {
I is an unusually poo6 nu,,Lar o,.o,,