The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-02-23

dochs descriptive catalogue of flowers
and seeds Their place of business is
at 112 Smith6eld St., Pittsburgh, Pa.
"A large boiler was taken through
this place on Monday Hast e', route for
Edenburg. We did not learn for
what purpose. Probably to extract
the dry holes of that region.
"A Kerr Hill correspondent of the
Titusville Courier says, "the girls want
something more about striped stock
ings." And now we'd like to know
what the young men of that place are
made of.
The Forest Press Office was gor.
geously illuminated last night in hon
or Of Washington's birthdays The
display was magnificent, and is the
only demonstration of the kind that
took place here.
A Butler county minister will mar.
ry couple when the bride is pretty
for nothing, but for marrying a home.
ly girl he charges double.-Derrick.
That minister would starve in Tio-
nesta, even if he had twenty ceremo-
mics Ofthis kind to + mans. every day.
-Clarion narrowly escaped large
FIRE last week. 1t was checked by the
fire department and water works, the
workings of which are receiving much
praise from the papers of that place.
Incendiarism was the cause of the
fire.
-Davy HiIands has collected a
string of rattlesnake rattles about
yard long, and is steadily increasing
it, He expects to make the string as
much longer, and then send it to Phil
adelphin. Thus Forest county will
have 0 rattlipg representation at the
Centennial.
"A tramp printer stalked into
our Office the ether day so thoroughly
saturated with "tangle- foot" that on
inhaling the odor thereof we became
pretty comfortably boosy. We gave
him 20 cts. and told him it was train
time. It's the cheapest drunk we've
had since Lee surrendered.
old Sol. united the Groundhog
and Old Prob. in the bonds of matri-
mony recently, and they have ever
since been rusticating at Niagara, which
accounts for the unsettled weather.
They are expected back about the
first of March to see how the lion and
the lamb are going to make it.
As will be seen by notice else.
where in this issue, there is to be do.
nation at the residence of Mr.. T. j.
Payne, near Newmanville, on the 29th
inst. Should there be such thing US
s!eighing at that time it would be an
excellent opportunity for the young
folks of this place to enjoy a nice
sleigh.ride. besides assisting a noble
cause.
w. S. Welsh, Republican, was
elected Mayor, of Franklin at the re-
cent elections. G. B. Delamater, al.
so Republican, was elected for the
same position in Meadville. Oil City
reelected w. B. Foster, and Titusvilie,
redeemed herself by electing d. H.
Mitchell, the first Republican Mayor
for three years. Hurrah for Titus.
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"A week ago last Saturday, 18th
inst, while chopping wood for Mr.. j.
A. Dawson of Stewards Run, a young
man named Oliver Lefferd, about 16
years of age, cut his right leg just
above the ankle, severing two arteries
and some of the cords. He nearly
bled to death before medical aid reach
ed him. Dr. Coburn dressed the wound,
and says the young man will proba-
bly, be crippled, in a measure, for life.
He is son of Jas. Lefferd Of Troy
twp, Crawford county.
Here it is girls; if any of you
would like to be immortallzed now
you have a chance. Look at this:
The New York Grdghie offers to en-
grave and publish the portrait of the
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