The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-09-23
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Robinson put up new stairs and porch
floor in front of his store, and a salt1
and lime shed in the rear. M. Car
penter got the epidemic next, and put
up neat coal house in the rear of his
gallery. Then Mr.. Robinson put up
new and spacious coal house on the
site of his old one. These improve
ments are all substantial, ana made
business brisk for few days last week.
Rudolph Omsler, who lives about
two miles from Lineville, Clarion
county, had horse stolen from him
on Monday night last. The horse is
described as being a good.sized, black
one, and having the letter "L" brand
cd on its neck, under the name. The
horse was tracked little this side of
Fryburg, where all trace was lost.
Mr.. O. belongs to the Lineville Horse
Company, which is in active pursuit
of the horse and thief. 1t is to be-
hoped that both will be captured.
"A terrible disaster occurred at
Granite Mill, Nc. 2, Fall River, Mass,
on Saturday morning last. The mill,
which employs about 425 operatives,
took fire, and about 40 lives, mostly
females, were lost. The greater part
of the killed were those. who jumped
from the fifth. story window. There
are probably 80 badly injured, several
Of whom will probably die. The fire
started from some unoiled machinery,
which took fire by reason of friction.
The Derrick of Monday contains
an account Of Mrs. Belser, who
lives on the Ballet Farm, trying 10
kill her children, and failing in that
committed suicide by jumping into a
we'll. She struck one of her children,
girl Of fourteen, with a hatchet, and
/ fractured her skull, when the hatchet
was taken from her. Mental abera-
ton is assigned as the cause of her
acts.
"A train Or the lake Shore R'y,
was struck by the locomotive of a
train on the New York Central Rail
road, in East Buffalo, Friday evening
last. One man was killed and anoth-
er so badly injured that he cannot
possibly survive. Several other par.
ties were slightly injured The fault
seems to lie with the engineer of The
N. Y. G. train, which was behind time.
Here's one ofyoung Geo. Morgan's
Once in Pittsburgh | bought bed
tick full of shot. l threw it across
my shoulders, and walked off, and
every step | took sank into the pave.
ment up to my shoulders"
Here's one of GIBBS: 81 struck q
man once, and if you'll believe me, he
wore out seven pairs of boots coming
back on the cars"
john Ditweller was arrested last
week on charge of stealing an ak
from the Superior Lumber Co. Store,
and forging an order on Dithridge for
$50 and signing s. G. Sloan's name to
it. He was to have had a jury trial
before Esq. Knox on Monday last, on
the AK question, but as an important
witness was absent the case was ad,
| journed until Monday next.
Next week court sits, Judge Wet.
more presiding. The usual amount Of
Jurors, witnesses &c. will be present
and the hotels will have a harvest
The Democracy will probably have q
political meeting, and big time gen,
orally. Beyond this there's no telling
what may happen, as court week an,
swers the same purpose here as "train
ing day" used to.
Pittsburgh papers speak of Gov.
erner Hartranfts review, Of the Sixth
Division, National Guard, Major Gen
eral Pearson commanding, on Monday
as being gratifying to the officials, and
croditable to the officers and men
There were nearly fifteen hundred
troops in line, their evolutions were
creditable, and their arms and accou
trements were in good condition.
The Harrisburg Telegraph, in no.
ticing the requirement of the law as tC
the annual publication of a statement