The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1875-05-12
-on Thursday evening last, man

committed suicide in Oil City, by tax.
ing oxalic acid. He was shoemaker,
and left wife and Eve children in
destitute circumstances. The Relief
Committee of Oil City contributed
sum of money to the widow, and we
believe she has received pecuniary as
sistance from several individuals.
"A meeting of the congregation
was held in the Presbyterian church
on Sunday last, at 2 o'clock p. m. to
take measures for the organization of
Sabbath School. Committees were
appointed to procure books and pa
pers, and another meeting, to which
all interested in the work are invited,
was appointed for next Sunday, at 3
o'clock p. M, at which time a perma-
nent organization will be effected.
The following which will be in
teresting to our readers in this county
is taken from Pittsburgh CONNER
cial reporters interview with various
Iumbermen:
The first party interviewed was a
member of firm in Tionesta--a firm
which has heretofore sent down more
lumber than any other in the lumber
regions. He said: "The lumber busi-
ness is duller than it has been for
many years. IL is so bad in fact, that
all the lumbermen are going back
home to stop operations, They in
tend to shut down altogether--are
forced to do so, indeed, because they
cannot Obtain prices sufficient to pay
for their labor. AS compared with last
season, the trade at present falls short
about two.thirds. 1t is even worse
than that. For instance: Last sea-
son one firm sent to this market over
fifteen million feet of sawed lumber
and got fair prices for it. This sea-
son they have not quite half the above
quantity, and they are unable to sell
it at figure which will pay expenses"
The Westmoreland celebration Of
the Centennial, in honor of the Han
nastown Declaration of Independence,
will be a sensible affair if carried out
as proposed. The Declaration was
not only made May 16, 1875, an earli'
er date than the Mechlenberg Declar-
alton, but is better authenticated
event than that. Jefferson, the au'
thor Of the Philadelphia Declaration
denied the authenticity Of that al
Mechlenberg, basing his criticism or
the similarHNot expression and senti
ment between his and that, and argu
ing that the Mechlenberg affair was Q
plagiarism from his. That at Han
nastown has never been disputed, and
it thus can be accepted as authentic
The celebration will be merely a pa
rade, with possibly addresses by per
: sons of local celebrity. No attemp
will be made to give the celebration {
national Importance. Mon. j. b. Ag
new and E. L. Davis Esq, have
been notified Of their appointment a!
Vice Presidents Of this celebration.
In pursuance of the recommends
tion of the grand jury, the commits
sioners advertised the old Jail, anC
sold at public sale last Monday. Th'
bids did not reach 800 until it wa
agreed that the purchaser should have
one year to remove the wall of thu
yard and three years to take away thu
, building. 1t was then run up, ano
finally knocked off to T. G. Wilson
for $410. The purchaser to remov,
, the building and all the material, anC
level up the lot on which it stands
which ground of course remains tn,
property Of the county. Clarion Dem
crat.
Last Wednesday night, May 9th
the residence of Mr.. George Ellsworth
; on Fast street, was entered by burg
lars through a back window and /
suit of clothes with pocket.book coz
tanning about s62 and valuable pa
pers were taken. When Mr.. Enswortl
awoke in the morning he missed th
clothes that he had left on a chair nea
5 the bed, and found all the doors opel
{ and the back window raised. SooI
after, his clothes and the contents, ex
cepting the money, were found nea
the fence back of the house. N
5 chloroform was used, as reported
Strong suspicious exist against certail
parties, but nothing has yet beel