The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-11-25
STATE NEWS.

The Brookville Je6rsOmian is t.
be enlarged.
Titusville has organized relief as
sociation.
-Greenville enjoyed prize fgh
last week.
Gen. Banks will open the lecture
course in Altoona.
"A gang of thieves is camped in
the woods near Clarion.
Parker City claims a couple who
have raised twenty-uue children.
Over 500 teachers we're in attend.
ance at the Lancaster county Institute.
"A Chester countian has shipped a
barrel of apples all the way 10 Africa.
They talk of extending the New
Castle 4 Stoneboro Railroad to Mead.
vile.
-Titusville has water works
trouble--all about the,purchase of the
boilers.
The Mt. Carton Rolling Mill is
to start up again after being lille sever.
al years.
Co. The report from the pipe lines for
last month show decided increase in
the stock of Gil for October.
In Ti,usvile they are trying TO
discover which is the worst, Titusyille
whisky or a Roberts Torpedo.
Peter Koons, Bradford county
man, recently sAot a gray eagle which
measured eight feet across the wings.
The commissioners of Clearfeld
county will give $500 to the discover.
er of a band Of burglars, operating in
that locality.
by the closing of the barrel fac.
tory at Titusville 1000 men are
thrown ont of employment, and there
is great distress.
"A German named Long, a resi-
dent of Petersburg. Schuylkill county.
was attacked with hvdrophobia the
other day, and will likely die.
The Good Templars Of the North
western District of Pennsylvania in
Convention assembled, at Warren.
have decided that Local Option is NOT
failure.
The police of Johnstown have no;
made an arrest for month, which
evidences serene town, or a lazy DO.
lice-"you pays your money and you
takes your choice"
There is said to he over thirteen
millions of bushels of coal lying in
the pools of the Monougahela river,
waiting for sufficient raise in the |
river for shipment south.
"A perfectly formed pul'et in
Warren county is covered with hea.
Wy silky suit of red hair instead of
feathers. The pullet's mother has
hitherto sustained good character.
The scramble for the spoils has
already begun. Nearly half the coun-
ties IN the State contain Democratic |
aspirants for the United States Senator. |
ship. The fur will soon begin to fy. |
Wolves were never hungrier, and there
is but this one bone to be crunehed.
The New Castle Gazette saws that
the growth of that city may he seen
from the following figures: In 1910 !
the population of New Castle was Gil. |
in 1850 it was 1914. in 1860 it was
1882, and in 1870 i was 6,l64. The
population of New Castle is now be-
tween 10000 and $4,000.
We learn that four children of
Mr.. VIM. Doak, Of South Strabane
township, have died within the last /
ten days, of the fell destroyer, dipthe-
ria, which seems to have introduced |
itself inta some parts of this county.
Two Of Mr.. Daak's children, Zone but |
few days Odd were buried in the
same coffin on Monday last. The be-
reaved family have the sincere sympa.
thy Of large ciele of friends = Wash.
iagtOn Observer.
"A Mr.. Frank Potts, of Warwick,
Chester county, called an evening or
two ago on a physician at or near
Pughtown. and said: doctor, should
any one call upon you this evening to
have his arm dressed and a ball ex.
tracted from it, you can take it for
granted that | put that ball there.
The fellow attempted to rob me on the |
highway" Mr.. Potts drove off, and |
was scareel y out OF sight, when the
hlghwayman came to get his arm
dressed. and to the surprise of the doe.
tor he found him to be neighbor.