The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-10-04


Fagundas, Friday q.
Tionesta, Tuesday 81.
Brookston, Friday, November 8.
Good and efficient speakers will be
present at each Of these meetings.
Republicans are earnestly requested
to be present. and to bring their
friends, as the issues of the day will be
fully discussed. G.. A. RANDALL,
Chm Rep. Co. Com.
Along in the summer, when Geo.
Sawyer was suffering so severely from
the bite of spider, neighboring papers
copied from the Tionesta papers ac-
counts of the case, each paper, eviden-
tly rewriting the article, and making
it little stronger than the paper it
was taken from. The fact ste ted here,
was that Mr.. Sawyer had lost about
25lbs. in two weeks. Well George is
big man, and could better spare
that amount Of flesh, than many an
other man could spare five lbs. How
ever, the papers kept George getting
thinner and thinn until he was a
living skeleton, a mere anotomy, a
rack of bones shaken by every breeze,
and ratified by every emotion. The
story at length found its way into the
Rocky Mountains, and here, few
days ago, comes n letter to the P. NJ.
of this place FROM an NJ. D. who lives
IL some town thereabOuts, stating that
he had heard of Sawycr's case, and en-
closing some bark and roots, which he
wanted the spider bitten invalid to
try, and report the result to him. As
the name Of the roots were not given.
the cure is not liable to benefit man.
kind generally, in such cases. He
will be astonished to learn that Saw.
Yer is doing his regular work, every
day, eating tremendous meals, and
could probably put the Rocky Noun
tain NJ. ID. on his back three times out
of four at shoulder and elbow"
The Semi-annual election of Off
GERS of Tionesta Lodge, No. 1858, /. o.
o. F., took place on last Friday eve.
ming. The following officers were
elected:
N. g., t. j. Van Giesen. rH
V. G., S. j. Setley. i.afi
S., ID. w. Clark.
A. s, w. Y. Slggins. armas
T., NJ. Einstein.
Rep. to Grand Lodge, w. r. Dunn.
Some 65 aliens, all but two or
three from Crawford county, were nat
uralized in the Court here last week.
AS they were brought over here free
of cost to themselves, by some Of the
shining lights of the Titusyille Democ-
racy, it may be fairly inferred that
they will vote for Tilden, notwith.
standing the Corier's abuse of the
"Great Reformer."
notwithstanding the croakings Of
few chronic fruit prophets, the chest
nut crop is success, and much quiet
happiness results therefrom. Nearly
every man you meet on our streets is
munching chestnuts. We have some
chaps here who are not desperately in
dustrious, but it's mighty lazy man
who cannot get up energy enough to
club a tree which is loaded down with
chestnuts, especially if the tree hap
pens to be on somebody's private
property, and notice stuck upon it
not to disturb it. No accidents have
as yet happened to chestnut pickers
this year.
The company composed Of NJ
Hulings, of Emlenton, Capt. Howe, of
Franklin, and several other old oil
operators, have all the machinery on
hand, and we believe have put up
derrick on lease near Marienyille, |
this county, and work will commence
at once. A son of Col. Hunt, in COM
pany with some other parties, is also
to sink a well, near the same
place. The engine and boiler for the
latter venture passed through Tones