The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-12-23


yers, clients, witnesses and jurors, will
make our town lively, for that week,
at least. This is one kind of business
that close times does not seriously af.
feet. There are apparently as many
differences of opinion now, that can
not be settled outside of court room,
as there were when times were flush.
1t may require little harder squeez.
ing to pay the costs, but satisfaction
must be had all the same. These ses-
sions of court serve to show us what
we could do in case Of an emergency.
Although the population Of our place
is sometimes doubled, there is always
room for them, Tionesta being sup
pied with FIVE full-hedged hotels, be-
side one on the other side Of the river.
Suppose an oil or mining excitement
should break out, wonldn't we just be
prepared to board the surplus popula-
tion1 aud wouldn't our hotels just
rake down the CURRENCY These times
may conc; indeed we expect them.
Then how will We all flourish like the
green bay tree, and wear store clothes
and smoke ten cent cigarsl Hasten
the glad day.
As this is our last issue previous
to the New Year, we desire again to
call attention to the Reunion of Co.
G, S3d P. ", which will take place at
the Lawrence House on Friday, Jan
uary 1st, 1875. 1t is hoped that every
surviving member Of the company
will be present, as this is the first at
tempt that has been made since the
war, to get them together. Invitations
are also ont for grand ball In the
evening, which will, without doubt, be
largely attended. The Tidioute Brass
Band will be present, and also Nc
Cray's String Band, which is said to
be one of the best quadrille bands in
this section. Extensive preparations
have been made, and the Reunion aud
ball will both undoubtedly be success
ful in their objects.
The oil business is in a terrible
state, and yet there are men who are
still trying to grind. or swindle the
producers, by making them pay for the
privilege of using casing in wells. AT
ter the casing had beer used a num-
Der of years, both in salt and water
wells, some conscientious cuss comes
along, and gets patent for the pro-
cess, claiming to be the inventor of it,
when the probability is that he had
first seen it in nee on Oil Creek. The
Roberts of Titusville bought an inter
est in the "patent," and the producers
are to be made TO disgorge for using
the casing without "right" from the
patentees. Such men should be buried
in a joint of their own patent casing.
Judge Van Brunt of Long Island,
is a good shot. One night last week
two burglars attempted to force an
entrance into his house. The Judge
"laid for them," and fred two shots,
killing one of the burglars instantly,
the other dying within half an hour.
Before he died, however, he confessed
that he had hand jim the abduction of
Charlie Ross, but that he did not then
know where the boy was; also that
the other burglar, who was dead had
known all about it. There are some
hopes now of recovering the lost child.
The skating on the back channel,
and on the shores of the river, is in
prime condition, at present writing,
and it is just being enjoyed by the
young folks of our town, in a manner
that brings back our school-boy days
with rush. Pitch in, boys, and girls,
skate while you have nothing else to
think of, and enjoy it to your utmost
capacity, for there cometh time
when you will have something else to
do, and your skates will get rusty and
your disposition soured. So, again we
say, skate while you may.
Some one poisoned Robinson's
dog last week "a cold-blooded trick
for which there could be no excuse.
The dog was not cross, aud was val.