The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-05-14

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to, become hardened and desperate,
and do not care for anything, not
even giving a passing thought to the
unfortunate individual that happens
to get run over and crushed to death
by the ponderous wheels of the loco.
motive. Such is not fact, however,
as case will illustrate. When the
unfortunate man was run over near
Gregg's Switch, on Sunday last, engi-
neer Kidd, who has had charge of an
engine on the Oil Creek Railroad for
over five years, and is as good an en-
gineer probably as ever handled the
lever and throttle valve, besides hav-
ing "heart as big as an OK" to use
an old phrase, after assisting to gath.
er up the mutilated form, sat down
and wept like child-not crocodile
tears, but genuine tears of sorrow over
the thought that probably his engine
had been the meaIs of cutting short
the life of human being, and we
verify believe he would have given
up his own life rather than see the
poor man injured.-Pet. Cen. Record.
The examination of candidates
for the cadetships at West point Mill
tary Academy, and Naval Academy
at Annapolis was held in this city on
Monday last. George Loomis, d. d.,
and S. NJ. Eaton, d. d., of the com
mittee appointed by Hon. S. Griffith,
we're present. Medical examination
by DR.. S. G. Snowden.
Five of the applicants for West
Point were from Venango, one from
Crawford, and one from Mercer coun.
ty. For Annapolis one from Venan-
go, seven from Crawford and one from
Mercer. The committee recommended
the appointment of T. NJ. Honeywell,
of Meadville, to West Point, and j.
II. Armstrong, of Conneautville, to
Annapolis.
The same questions were given, in
writing, to all applicants, and written
answers were returned. To avoid all
possibility of the appearance of par
tiality, the committee had the questions
returned signed with a number, in
stead of the name of the candidate,
and the names of the successful ones
were unknown to them until the award
had been made Citizen.
The Titusville Herald of yester-
day states that is has been Uniformed
by the best of authority that an agent
of the members of the late South I'm
provement Company had made the
enormous bid of five dollars per bar
rel for the entire oil production, pro-
vided the producers would deliver the
agent six-sevenths of the production.
This bid was to remain open for two
weeks from the 7th inst. OF course
the producers are seriously considering
this seemingly advantageous offer, but
as the exact aims of this new Improve
ment Company and the details of its
scheme have not yet been fully ex-
planned, the majority of producers
look upon it with suspicion"
On the night of the fire at Mr..
Bronson's a gentleman residing in the
neighborhood was reused bv the alarm,
and upon raising up in bed discovered
the window of his chamber open and
the outline of human figure, which
he supposed to be entering the room.
Having revolver under his pillow he
at once seized and fired it, and what
was his horror at discovering that he
shot at his own wife. She had risen be-
fore her husband awoke and was look
ing from the window to learn the loca.
tion of the fire. The ball from the
pistol slightly grazed her right arm,
and what narrowly proved a domestic
tragedy, terminated in harmless fright.
Herald.
"A fatal accident occurred on the
Oil Greek Railroad, at Myers Switch,
above Hydetown, this forenoon. 1t
appears that Bruce Wells, brakeman
on Conductor Barber's local freight
train, due here at 1890 p. M, went
back TO uncOuple some cars, and must
have got caught betweeG the bumpers.
His absence was not noticed until
the train had run nearly mile, when
another brakeman discover portions
of his clothing on one of the brakes.
The train was stopped and the man
gled and lifeless remains of the un-
fortunate man were found scattered
along the track for long distance.
We did not learn his residence.-Pet.
Cen. Record, 7th.
The Petroleum Centre Record says
The business men and manufacturers
of Titusville have adopted a new plan.
For years past it has been customary
to give extended credit for oil we'll
supplies, machineries, &c. This system
has been highly detrimental as it ena-
bled spectators and adventures to
plunge into business recklessly and
trust to luck to meet their obligations.
The dealers and manufacturers have
entered into compact to sell no goods
to parties who fail to settle promptly
at thirty days. We hope this plan
will become general throughout the
oil regions.
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