The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-02-20


be formed at the M. f. Church on
Sunday next, at 81 o'clock. Let all
our young folks be on hand.
We hear that the Telegraph Office
on this side of the river is to be DIS
continued on the lst of March, unless
some steps are taken by our citizens to
regularly meet part of the expenses.
Everybody will regret this, as it has
been matter Of great convenience to
all our citizers and especially business
men.
Harrison Morgan, Of Bear Creek,
this County, met with an accident on
Wednesday last, by which he lost one
of the fingers of his right hand.
1t was severed by sOw, but just how
the ac ident happened, we have failed
to learn. Harrison bears the affection
like hero, and proposes to clay off"
uptil his finger gets we'll.
Capt. KnuA is going to put two
"L's" on his new building, one IN each
end, to be forty feet back from the
main building, making store rooms
sixty.four feet in length and about
thirty feet wide. We believe that store
rooms of this size will accommodate
any business that is likely to spring
up in this town for some time to come.
WIN. Gibson, who started with
some lumber from here last fall, for
Louisville, returned last week. having
delivered his lumber in safety aud hav-
ing been about ten weeks ON the trip.
He was stuck on bar in the Ohio,
once, and was afterward frozen in for
four or FIVE weeks. He was bound not
to give up the ship, however, and
HELD her nozzle again the bank
Till the last galoot was ashore"
The following shows the quantity
of lumber at Cooksbnrg, ready for raft
ing, in The Spring:
Cook, Dsrrah & Co., 100000 feet
timber.
Jno. Cobb & Sons, $4,000 feet tim.
ber, 3,000,0 $50 feet boarde and 3,OO0,-
900 shingles.
Other parties have about 100000
feet timber Clarion Democrat.
We invite the attention Of parents
and guardians to the advertisement OF
Dickinson Seminary, located in the
beautiful city of Williamsport. Pa.
We are assured ~ patrons of this
school that the buildings are commo-
dious, and well arranged for the health
and convenience of pupils and while
the terms are moderate, facilities are
here offered for acquiring q classical
education equal to any similar insti-
tuition in this State. We most cheer.
fully recommend old Dickinson.
IA lfcrazy man called Ike Reed,
has been perambulating about this
county for several years, occasionally
getting ugl y spells on, ind soaring the
children and women of the place where
he happened to be stopping. On FRI
day last he got one of his spasms, and
procuring an AK, made for Judge Pro-
per's door. The Judge anticipated the
movement, and getting revolver bsde
the irritable cuss halt, which he did.
He wasn't so crazy but that he knew
with whom he was dealing, and the
nature of the death which awaited !
HIM if he proceeded. He left the
premises cutting and slashing at the
houoe, gate, and shade.treess, and we
have heard nothing of his pranks since
sHe seems to be a dangerous character,
ana means should be taken to prevent
him doing any harm to any one but
himself.
Valentine day has passed. Our
post-office did rushing business on
that day. Almost everybody received
greater or less quantity of valentines.
Notwithstanding our appeal TO the |
people not to "twit or facts" on that
occasion, we received a picture, sup.
posed to be a photograph of ourself,
with a very red nose, which was la
belled "Bummer." We were "touch
ed" Another one which came to us
contained II picture of sporty look.
ing gentleman in the foreground fling
ing on frills, and woman manipulate
ing a wash tub in the background.
Some verses underneath explained to
lis that wp lived nm tha h.rJ ao,n;nc.a |