The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-02-07

received in the late war. 1t causes
him considerable trouble at times.
The barber has taken up his
quarters in the second story Of the
Fisher building, and is said g be
good at his business, and 10 deserve |
tho patronage Of the public.
Dan. Walters pOcket.bnok Is
nnSng the missing. Ne clue has been
found az to who is the thief, or if there
has Mr.. Walters keeps it religiously
to himself. We shouldn't wonder if
the thief was apprehendsd in time,
and if he is he can expect no mercy
at the hands Of jury in possession of
the facts.
If there are no, more adS1Grn-
msnts Court will meet ON MaSaay
next to review the testimony and give
a decision in the contested elsstion
case. It is to be hoped that the, end
Of this tedious contest is alrnsst reach
cd. Scarcely citizen in the county
but has been and is more or less inter
ested, and the sooner the case is de-
eided the better for all coucarned.
Chris. johnson Is at work fixing
up rigging by means Of which the
Hunter we'll will be pumped by. the
mill machinery, which has water for
its motive power. The connection
is made by sucker rods, and Chris. is
confident that it will work like a
charm. There are quito number Of
small wells in the oil region which are
pumped by water power, which is n
great saving of fuel and machinery.
One thing looks very favorable
for our side Of the house, and that is
that tho n. Y. SIN is down on the
Electoral Bill, aud its provisions, and
claims now that the bill is contrary to
tho Constitution, dangerous and in
cendary. Now if this we're the case,
and there was no doubt Of Tilden be-
ing elected by this means, the Sun
would cease to shine ere it would open
its mouth against it
An alteration took place in q
hotel in Bradford few evening" age
in which the conduct of tho bartender
is severely censured. A lumberman
walked up and slapped the bartender
in the face, and the bartender made
that pretcrt for knocking the lum
herman down and putting u tolerabl'
sized "head" on him. These bclliger
ent bar.tenders should be sharply look
ed after.
The officers to he chosen at TIN
election on the Goth inst, according
to notice posted up, for TiOnesta boro
are as follows:
1 person for Burgess,
persons for Council,
2 persons for School Directors,
l person for Judge Of Election,
2 persons for Inspectors OF Election
2 persons for Overseers of the Poor
| 2 persons for Boro. Auditors.
, Amidst all this excitement i'll re
gard to the electoral Court our news
gatherers seem to have entirely los
sight of the great and good Wn
Tweed. Where is the old patriacI
anyway? Has he again eluded til
E vigilance of Sheriff CoRner, and is h
, again off on a trip? And, by.the-b
where is Jim. Bennett nowY 1t is nc
. we'll to get so interested in nationa
, affairs that all our greatest individl
s ais hust needs be forgotten.
+. -jReports from the West declar
TIT the wheat crop is short and poo
! aud we suppose We may look for
a still further advance in -four. Wit
potatoes at $1.00 per bushel and fou
i at $3.50 and 1926 per barrel it
. pretty tough for man of a family
. livo high-with wages at 81 per da,
. and should the prices of these neces
aries of life still advance the labor,
will have a hard tine to mako enc
y meet.
Monmouth Co., New jersey, is b.
ing dug over in search Of Capt. Kidd
buried treasure. This reminds us thu
Fl" IL ia about time far Some of our cit