The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-02-16


in some Of the lower oil fields. Hope
it won't meander in this direction.
New Castle has invested two
thousand dollars ina base ball club.
OF course our town will not be behind.
How isit fellows?
The much talked billboard walk,
to the school house, has finally been
laid. Now let's have a crossing in
front of the Presbyterian church.
Col. Devices and sfamilyT are at
present visiting friends IN Tionesta.
The Col. goes to Philadelphia soon
where he expects to take up his resi-
dence. Sorry to have them leave ue'
Are you preparing to ATTEND the
anniversary dance at the Lawrence
House next Tuesday evening2 Ifyou
amt, you had better be, for if you miss
this dance you will regret it for the
next hundred years. t.o.F ar
Jim. HuIing has fixed up a neat
barber shop in the Davis building, just
north of Mr.. Mabie's residence. If you
want pair of ear.tags blocked out
Jim.'s the chap to do it. Office hours
on Wednesday and Thursday evenings,
and Saturday afternoons and evenings,
1
"A Lake mile and half long
by a mile wide has just been discover.
ed in Idaho, so densely inhabited by
trout that they appear along the
shores in one continuous school.-Er.
If that lake was situated near Tones
ia, We would agree not to growl about
hard times for six years.
The Leap. Year Necktie" for
gentleman has a spring, which being
touched, moves a thickness of silk
aside, and shows disc indiscribed
"No."-Es.
The boys around here would rath
er have the word eyes" inscribed
thereon, no doubt.
Judge McJunkin, of Butler coun-
ty, has decided that oil wells are ex-
empt from all tax. Heretofore it has
been customary to impose separate
tax on wells in Butler county, and
consequntly there has been considera-
bic interest manifested in regard to
what his decision would be.
AT Newtown last Thursday, while
the creek was rising very fast board
pile was carried off, the bank having
washed from under it. Frank Dusen.
bury promptly straddled a horse and
headed it at the mouth of the creek,
and by the assistance of several parties
it was safely tied up, after which "al
hands" took-we!l, it's no difference
what they took. ur7---rl-1rg
"A specimen copy of the Meadville
Weekly Republican has been sent us,
and we must say that such enterprise
as is shown in the general "get-up" and
appearance of this paper is truly com.
mendable. The citizens of Crawford
county may now congratulate them
selves that they have weekly paper
witch will compare favorably with
any in the State.
-Washington,s Birthday will be
celebrated in Franklin. Captain Busch
will fire salute of one hundred guns.
The band will give a sernade, and 9th.
er festivities will be introduced. Our
citizens should encourage this celebra-
tion.- Citizen.
Cana, Tionesta do something of this
sort. Get out some anviIs and let's
have little noise anyway.
The Mercer Press says that
Phouts, the young man who stole a
watch out Of Hinkley's store, in Mer-
Ger on being sentenced to six months
Imprisonment in the county Jail, turn
ed and winked to an acquaintance,
whereupon Judge McDermitt recalled
him and added three months to his
term. "Never crow until you're out
of the woods" sc.
"A Baltimore, Nd, dispatch of
Feb. 10th says: ''Reverdy johnson,
the distinguished statesman and jurist,
was found dead this evening at 8:15 in