The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-07-16
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.

rof. weber IS taxing slight va
cation, and is at present rusticating
about Tylersburgh. He will return
shortly and resume his duties.
al. Partridge has started groce-
ry and provision store at Pleasantville,
for the benefit of the employees of the
Penna. Pet. Il. r. Co.
Mr.. T. II. Woodring, Agent of
the Pcnna, Bible Society has left q
large number of Bibles and Testa-
ments with NJ. w. Tate, who will sell
them, during the regular agents alb
sence, at society prices.
Excavation is progressing and
arrangements being made to erect a
substantial dwelling house on the cor
ner of Elm and Helen streets, Jacob
Kepler Esq, is the owner Of the lot
and will be of the house. lie is high
ly spoken Of
The Oil City Bulletin, Democrat
ic, hoists the namo Of U. S. Grant for
President, in preference to Greeley.
The editor is only doing what thou
sands of other Democrats will do, all
because Greeley instead of Demo
crat is put upon them.
The potato bug, in all his striped
ugliness, has appeared in the gardens
of this vicinity, and great is the de-
struction caused by his raid. II Is said
that dry Paris Green will destroy these
destroyers, but we cannot experiment
ally vouch for the efficacy of this
cure.
Alexander Gilehrist of Fagun.
dus, died On Saturday, the 9th inst,
from The effects oe sunstroke. Mr..
Gilchfist was an old subscriber of our
paper and an intimate friend of many
of our towsmen. He was one of the
owners of Venture well, the first put
down or the Fagundus territory.
Some changes have taken place in
the mouthing of the Brass Band dur
ing the past week, VIM. Blume taking
n i Flat ana Wallace freeman the
Alto. We believe some other changes
have taken place, but do not now re-
call them. We heard the music of
this band on the Fourth of July very
highly spoken of.
We learn from the Clarion papers
that DIR. A. L. Potter, of that place
was so injured by fall from buggy
during runaway accident, that death
ensued the next day. He was
brother of Jno. Porter who taught
school in this place about four years
ago, and is spoken of as having been
a man well thought Of by community,
and promising young physician.
Mr.. kEh Democrat, we wish to
.asb you r information, who was the
author of that little story you publish
ed last week headed "The notes of the
Dying SongT 1t was good we know
an article Of yours wherever we see it.
and hence we ask for the name of the
author 1t should have been credited
to somebody, because the editor of that
paper never originated it. We pause
for reply.
"A match game, the third Of series
. will be played between the White Pines
of this place anS the Pashmes of
Tdioute, ON the grounds in this place,
on Friday of this week. The
score of the, last game at Tidioute re-
suited in victory for the Pastimes,
the score being 81 to 20. The "hOnors
are easy" now, and this game will de-
eide which of the clubs is entitled
the championship.
. The bridge MEN are now at work
on the abutment on this side of the
river, the two piers and abutment on
the other side having been built above
high water mark, and it is likely that
the next high water will not in any
way interfere with the work. As far
as the bridge has proceeded, it is the
'most permanent and substantial struc-
turo Of the kind we have 'seen any
where.