The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-11-18
STATE NEWS.

FARMERS all over the state report
the wheat perfect.
Bradford county has one hundred
and six post offices.
-Diphtheria prevails in the eastern
counties of this State.
1.-Two many tramps," is what the
Rochester people are saying now.
Republicans and Democrats joined
in a jubilee at Hollidaysburg.
-Meadville has commenced work
ON that long talked of water works.
The New Castle and Stoneboro
Railroad has been opened for travel.
The st. Petersburgh Progress
made such bad progress that it had TO
shut up shop.
The furniture and effects of the
Titusville Soldiers School have been
sold by the Sheriff.
New Castle thinks it can be light
ed with natural gas. Plenty of the
raw material there.
Gov. Osborne, recently hoisted to
the Gubernatorial chair in Kansas,
was once a resident Of Meadville.
The Erie Dispatch says lumber is
still arriving at that port from the
manufactures on the lake shore in
Michigan.
-Cbestnuts have been hauled into
Uniontown from the mountains, within
the last ten days, by the four horse
wagon load.
"A firm in Reading promises to
distribute one hundred loaves of bread
per week among the poor of that city,
during the entire winter.
The Altoona Mirror tells story
about dog that was walled up in
building for six years, without food or
drink, and was alive when released
from durance.
"A teacher in an Indiana school
has been walloped by an irate parent
for not sparing the rod and running
the risk of spelling the child, who was
oh ciBhtcen yeur Oiu Sirl.
"A prisoner at Butler, was left in
buggy at the door, while the Con-
stable stepped down and out to see a
man. That prisoner, horse, buggy,
and all, are among the missing.
The buzz saw sings another pean
of flvictory, The victim was a youth
in Lancaster, who put his hand out to
see if the "blamed thing was runnin'."
He drew it back minus his digits.
Some malicious person set fire to |
the woodland of Gen. White, near In.
diana, on the day of the election. The |
fire resulted in the destruction of a
large amount of timber, fences, etc.
Body -snatchers recently attempt
ed to rob grave in the Catholic Gem.
etery in Cussewago township, Crawford |
county, but discovering they were
watched, the knaves fed, and no ar.
rests were made.
Look out for Mr.. Thompson, who
is pensively perambulating the coun-
try in search of greenbacks. He says
he has lost his house by fire, aud the
Titusville Herald says he is a scala.
wag and never had house.
The WayDesburg Republican man
happened to remark that there were
too many love-sick girls in that town,
and now there is an army of big
brothers browsing around in an omin.
Gus way, inquiring for him.
-Ex-Sheriff A. d. Mcpherson, of
Brookville, who it will be remember
ed attempted self destruction by shoot
ing himself twice in the region of the
heart, short time ago, died at that
place ON the morning of the first inst.
in the report of the Philadelphia
grand jury for October they state that
nearly all assault and battery cases
that came before them are caused by
the use of liquor, and it is suggested
that the law be enforced, and greater
care exercised in issuing licenses.
Mr.. Smeal, of Sharpsville, missed
$4,000 worth of jewelry from his store
the other day and after a great hub
bub tho property was found in his
house in the attic floor. The author
tiles think they smell mice, but Mr..
Smeal says he knows nothing about it.
"A lady named Robinson, living
in Clearfeld, left her child, about
three months old, lying in bed, one
morning recently, while she prepared
breakfast for the family. Upon her
return to the room, to look after the
child, she found it Enthusiastically
smothered in the covering of the bed.