The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-01-15

douhtcdly this precaution will save
the piers to some extent.
john Hulings, who formerly lived
in the house now occupied by Joshua
Thompson, and has for two years past
kept boarding house at the poor farm
in Vonango County. moved into the !
house recently vacated by Sheriff Van.
gicsen, during the FIRST of the week.
The Co. Commissi6Ters and Aud.
itors are in session, and are settling up
with the various county officers whose
terms have just closed, and tiaDsacting
county business generally. From
what little wo can learn, we believe
that our little county is in quite
Asslthy condition.
be Pennsylvania Petroleum
Railroad has passed into the hands Of
the Atlantic g. Great Western Rail.
way, and the former road will be
pushed forward at an early day. The
Bear Creek & ShenangO Road goes
with this transfer as Part of the sale.
There was some little apprehension
along the surveyed route of the p. p.
K. Il. that the road would not be fin
ishe2 but this step assumes the com
pletion of the road.
j. NJ. Mckay, P. NJ wishes to
give a last notice to those owing box
:ent and postage to pay up. lie has
been very leuient in time past, and is
now obligsd to collect or pay the ar
rearages out Of his own pocs-t.-
"Touch me pocket. touch me life" is
an adago understood by every business
man, and no one can blame our p. NJ
for being unwilling to pay other peo-
pies debts. So hustle up your box
rent and postage.
We have received an invitation
to attend Grand Social Hop" to lie
given at the Lawrence House. on
Wednesday evening next, 22d inst.
This will undoubtedly be grand sf.
fair, and We would advise all wishing
to erjoy themselves by stepping to
music" to he on hands, and partici-
pate. And those who don't chop"
can hear the music and get nice sup.
per. Mr.. Lawrence understands the
business perfectly, and will do his
prettiest to mako his guests comforta-
BILE.
Not TO be outdene by anything
that Oil City gets up, Titusville is to
take the laureis off the recent Minstrel
performGnce of members Of the Oil
City Greys with IL si,niisr exhibition
of talent to be given by members Of
the Courier Hose this evening. "Dea-
con" Mead. and Jimmy Lowe are ad.
vertised as end men, and lots of fun is
anticipated. We next expect to hear
of a Minstrel performance by members
of the b. B. C.'s of this place; hut we
don't know whether the requisite tai
ent could he procured.
Geo. F. Avery, a young attorney
of Titusvile, who WAS last fall arrested
on charges of forgery, false prctenses,
&c., was tried in Meadville on the
10Th inst, aud found guilty in the
manner in which he stood indicted
He was sentenced to the Penitentiary
for four years and four months. Har.
ris & Fassett, whose card appears on
our first page, were engaged to assist
the District Attorney, on behalf Of
the Commonwealth, and we notice that
Mr.. Fassett's plea in the case is spo-
ken Of RS being II very able and con-
vincing one. Mr.. Fassett is young
lawyer who is at home in his profess.
ion, and is bound to make his mark
in the legal circles before many years.
We consider him an able, and honor.
able practitioner.
Crime in all parts of the United
States seems to he on the increase
Everywhere we hear of the pistol be-
ing called into requisiIion to satisfy
the slightest Sffense: While this state
of things exist we can see no excuse
for the abolition of capital punish.
ment, and only regret that the jury
laws in most of the States of the I'm.
> ion, are so wordeI that if either the