The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-05-21
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.

Rev. o. B. Clark preached in the
Universalist Church on Sabbath last.
The weather still continues cold.
This has been the coolest spring in the
memory of the oldest inhabitant.
Next week Court sits in Tones ia.
Judge Turnkey will preside. 1t bids
fair to be an interesting session.
u. N. Teitsworth's new house is
progressing somewhat. We notice the
roof is on and the window frames in.
-Wm. Lawrence run down small
raft from Hickory, on Thursday last.
The lumber is to be used in erecting
Ais hotel.
Some boats are being built at Old
town, and dropped down to the month
of the creek. We do not know who is
building them.
Next Sabbath is the time set for
y Presbyterian preaching, under the sup
ply system. We believe Rev. Van
Amen is to preach on this occasion.
S. Newton Pettis was called to
run for the nomination for Congress in
Crawford Co., by communication
signed by 369 names. He declines the
honor.
Mrs. Winans was taken very bad
on Saturday, and continued in what
was supposed to be dying state until
Sunday at midnight when she rallied,
and has been much better since.
We we're out spearing one night
,ast week. We got our pantaloons
all oyer crude oil, our feet wet, bad
D cold, and helped spear sucker. That's
" all we know about spearing.
The books of Knox & Co. are
left with j. T. Dale, at the Tionesta
Savings Bank where all indebted to the
above firm can call and settle. AL
Partridge has gone to Pithole for the
present.
John Jameson speared spoon
sturgeon on Thursday night of last
week, which weighed IA! lbs. The
-"spoon" was little over a foot long,
This is the second one which has been
captured this spring.
Mr.. G. w. Dithridge is putting a
very neat picket fence around his farm,
and improving his property generally.
There is marked improvement in the
looks of the place, since the present
proprietor took hold Of it.
Slight showers occasionally for
the past three days started to grass
and leaves up anew, and everything
is growing beautifully. From the
time the leaves first start until they
fall. Tionesta is the prettiest town on
the river.
On Tuesday last we had the pleas
ure of making the acquaintance of
Mr.. II. II. johnson, agent for the
Boot and Shoe house of Powers, Gas
ton & Co., 452 Broadway, N. Y. Mr..
j. took some very good orders about
here, and is eminently fitted for the
business in which he is engaged. He
carries the best samples we've had the
pleasure of looking at.
We learn from the Herald that a
professional base ball nine is talked of
in that city. That paper encourages
the enterprise. Among the names of
the professional nine, are j. II. Foran,
late of the Kekionga Club of Fort
Wayne; A. Hall, catcher; Quest,
short stop; Dickey and H. B. Van
Velsor,-all either past or present
members of the Senecas.
On Wednesday afternoon last five
beautiful deer made their appearance
in the cleared field on the hill opposite
this place, and grazed about for up
wards of an hour. They were seen by
several of our citizens, and were a
most beautiful sight. We can only
account for their appearance so public
: ly at this particular time, on the sup
} position tAAt some of them had been
, studying the game law, and knew our
= eitizere we're respecters of the same.