The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-08-21

anu mas been carrying on the busines.
ever since. His popularity where he
is best known, is attosted by the fact
that in last springs election he receiv
ed the largest vote for town council OF
any man who run for councilman. Al
the Primary Elections in June he re.
ceived a larger majority at home than
any other man on the ticket. We
have not man in the county more
emlnently fitted for the duties of the
position and none who would have
been more acceptable to the people,
and we look to see him receive large
majority at the election in October.
Tho Red Stockings of Boston
played the Seneeas, of Oil City on
Friday Of last week, and beat them 8
to 3, only six innings being played.
The Senecas are probably the best
amateur club in this portion of the
State.
The Petroleum Monthly for August
comes to us this week filed with the
usual amount of interesting reading
matter. A portrait and sketch of the
life of Luther Green, Esq, of Tidioute
is contained in this number. Terms
So per year. Address J. II. Bowman,
Oil City, Pa.
Our brass band Eow sleeps with
its fathers" having gone the way of
all the earth some weeks ago. We
had not mentioned it before, because
we thought it might be reorganized.
We know that it is one Of the hardest
matters in the world to keep brass
band in existence in small town, as
some of the members of this one have
found out to their cost.
Last week two additional police
were appointed by the burgess to assist
in enforcing the ordinance against
drunkenness and rioting in this place.
We hope and believe that they will
make no determinations in their ar
rests, but take the largest as we'll as
the smallest, the highest as we'll as the !
lowest who are found in these bv and
forbidden paths.
We notice by the Democrat that
the editor Of that paper and Geo.
Hunter contemplate walking to Clar-
ion and back, for stamps, the first
back taking the currency. We wish
to remind these pedestrians that "the
race is not always to the swift, nor the
battle to the strong" and its mighty
risky undertaking to walk fifty miles
in one day on wager.
Two light-fngered individuals,
one about 25 years and the other not
to exceed II, fastened on some hides
belonging to Mr.. Swaggart of this
place, and after slowing them away in
the hold of skif, weighed anchor
and set sail for Oil City. They were
brought to, cn their arrival at the
metropolis by shot across their bow
by constable Teitsworth, who boarded
.he "trail" craft, and unearthed the
hides. The individuals were BROUGHT
% Iionesta, taken before ESQ. Mercil.
lott, who imprisoned the older one for
even months and the other for forty
lays in the "innocents' retreat" Thew
ion't propose to play any more games
II "hide and go seek" with Mr.. Teits.
worth.
On Sunday evening last word got
o Sheriff Davis that Eugene Parker,
gainst whom he holds warrant for
tealing a raft, was in town. Organic.
ng posse, the sheriff made a descent
pon the mansion of Mrs. Noble, and
While searching the house Parker
lmped out of the window, having on
his shirt and pants on, and by S
leans of superior speed escaped. We {
nderstand he was seen by Fred. Cop. Y
ian, on the hill east of town ON Mon. l
ay, but kept securely hidden when C
9arch was made for him. 1t has been f
nderstood that Parker and the two a
ellises have been lurking about this a
lace Tor about six weeks, but we hope
lis will give them a sufficient scare
lat they will give our place a wide
erth. In the meantime, we would S
iyise our citizens to sleep with their T
footing irons within easy reach, so as o.
give them a shot if they are found st
mischief, which IS extremely proba. T
c.