The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1875-04-07

and ever since that time lumber has
been coming out as fast as hands
could be procured to run it. The ice
is all out of the creek now. The lum-
Der comes out of the creek in six-plat-
form pieces; sixteen feet square con-
sttuting a platform; and nine Of
these pieces are coupled together at
the mouth of the creek, making what
is called an "Allegheny," which is put
in charge of pilot with eleven or
more men, and run to Pittsburgh or
below. There have been about 8 S,000,-
900 feet Of lumber run out thus far,
and we understand there are from
1000, 1000 TO 5000, 900 feet back, all
of which may yet come out on this
food. The river is a little above good
rafting stage at present., but the lum-
Der will undoubtedly all start out
within a day or two. Our town is
comparatively brisk at present.
According to announcement a
spelling school was held in the Univer.
salist church on Saturday evening
last. For the first "spell," Mrs. P. o.
Conver and Miss Clara Hunter chose
sides and for the second, Messrs. j.
T. Dale and ]. E. Wenk acted as cap
tains; the third captains were Jas.
Hulings and Lon. Heath. Esq. Tate
gave out the words, and all went down
like grass before the sickle, none hav-
ing the good luck to spell all the rest
down. There was an appointment
made for another trial next Saturday
evening, when is to be hoped that our
citizens will all tnrn out. The admis-
sion is placed at five cents, the pro-
ceeds to be used to buy an unabridged
dictionary to be presented to the best
speller.
There have been some specimens
of drunkenness exhibited not peculiar
to this town, since the rafting season
commenced, and the performers at
tracted much attention from the peo-
pie at large, while presenting their
specialties. One old chap with blue
duck.bill cap, went through our streets
singiaeaatti0sic songs which made
up in earifestress what they lacked in
harmony. Another amused himself
more than he did the listeners, by
pounding on the sidewalk with cane,
in the dead hours of night, and cough
ing terribly for variation. We might
mention other peculiarities we have
noticed, but all have seen and heard
them before, hence we desist.
Prof A. G. Porter showed his
show in the lawrence House Hall on
Thursday evening last. We are under
obligations to him for complimentary
tickets to the same.
| III Lnlo COuucCbiuu we WOulu say
that John Heath, who is now, and has
been for years, a cripple, has purchased
the Stereopticon heretofore operated
by one "Prof." Burket, and will ex.
hibit the same throughout the county
He deserves liberal patronage, and
as his exhibition is said to be good
one, we hope he will succeed we'll in
his new enterprise.
! Judge Proper, so we understand
has been solicited to allow his name to
be used in connection with the office
of Associate Judge, and has about
concluded that he will do so. He will
probably be down the river during the
most Of the canvass, however, and will
not be able to do much work for him,
self in that line. The prospects are
that there will be quite crop of can
didates for nomination this season land
we welcome them all, requiring only
that their announcements be paid fol
in advance.
For the information of those
irreverent chaps who shout after us
"Say, who put that head on your
"Whose fist did you run against.
"Pesent that other optic, till l close
it," &C., &C., we rise to explain thai
we bnrt our owe on n clothes. booL on