The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1875-06-09

ag the cause OF the burning OF tne
Superior Mills. Well, it's nero mat
ter of belief with him, as he kne1c alb
solutely nothing about it on that eve-
ming, and his knowledge of the subject,
like ours, is gained from hearsay. Mr..
Lund, the watchman, says that, some
time after the mill stopped for the
evening, as he was working about the
mill, he smelled smoke, and at once
looked for the cause. In short time
he observed smoke issuing from two
holes in the ground floor, left there by
the removal of planer. He procured
some water and poured down the holes,
but did not succeed in reaching the
fire, which broke through the floor a
few minutes before the alarm, directly
oUer journal. 1t is very probable
that the fire was smouldering about
the box, under the mill, before the
mill was stopped, and burned it's way
slowly through the floor; until which
time it's position was not known. This
is the theory held by those who ought
to know more about it than any out
slider. Let the fire have originated as
it might, the loss was great one, and
Mr.. Dithridge had probably as much
sympathy from any other spectator as
from the editor of the Press.
is there no good square Republi-
can in this county who wants to rep
resent the district composed of Clar-
ion, Forest, Elk and Cameron in the
State Senate? There's a fne opening
for some aspiring gentleman in this
case, and a good square democratic
majority to overcome to make the
election. We couldn't guarantee an
election of a Republican, but will do
our best to get him a large compli-
mentary vote. Seriously, however,
there is a chance; and if we get the
right man, we may be represented in
the Senate, as well as in the House, by
Republican. Who is the lucky
man?
County Surveyor Irwin, under in
structions from the Burgess and Town
Council, has been putting iron stakes
in the middle of the streets at inter.
walls from the p. o. to the borough
limits on Dutch Hill, and also to those
up the creek. OF course the stakes
are sunk out of sight, and their loca-
ton recorded, SO that hereafter, if any
one wants to know justs~here his line
is, he can dig for the stake, and
measure from that. A wise proceed
ing.
In our last issue, in speaking of
the District Conference which was then
in session at this place. we called it
the Clarion District Conference. In
stead of Clarion read franklin, and
it will be right. The exercises of this
body, those we attended were very in
teresting, and somewhat long drawn
out. Take them as q whole, the men,
bers of the Franklin District Confer
ence are an agreeable and pleasant lot
of gentleman.
The Watson & Emery Extract
Company, of which H. II. May of this
place is a large stockholder, and
whose works are situated at Pleasan
Valley, are steadily at work when
bark can be procured, but have to
shut down occasionally on account Of
the difficulty in obtaining bark suffi
cient to keep the mandatory run
ming. They are, we understand, in
constant receipt of orders for their ex.
tract.
Andy Weller's boys brought
down nice lot of trout yesterday
which, we understand were sold at 5(
cents per pound. That looks like &
good figure for fish, but if any on,
can catch them for less, we'd like t.
see them at it. There is not mucl
} doubt but the cost of trout in thiI
county, if your time is worth anything
will not average less than dollar {
pound.
-Lo, poor Indian of the SiOul
tribe wants to sell out his interest il
the Black Hills. but wants entirel,