The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-05-09

iDgton, has been appointed Chief Of
the Bureau of Engraving and Print.
ing in the Treasury Department.
The body of little girl was found
on Sunday last on an island near
Trunkeyville. 1t was .soon rOcogniz.
ed as the child Of Frank Davis, which
was drowned at Gotham last winter.
The body was in good state of pre-
servati0n.
Mr.. Kelly left for Pittsburgh last
week, leaving the bank in charge of
DR.. Blaine. Business called him to
LonisVilIe, and he is delayed some
days more than he anticipated. He
will probably be at home to-day or
tomorrow.
To remove smoke and dust from
wall paper, tie large piece Of clean
white cloth over broom and bursh
the wall down we'll. Then take loaf
of stale bread, cut it open, and rub the
soft side all over the paper. It will
clean it as nice as new.
Esq. Irwin informs us that the
Messrs. Jameson have taken the we'll
on the old Sewers place off VIM.
Reck's hands, and are to put the same
down 1000 feet, which will be a bet
ter test, than the territory in this i'm
mediate section has ever had.
An entertainment consisting of
the play of Blue Beard, with other
attractive features, will be given at
the Court House on Wednesday eve
ming next, by some ladies and gentle
men of Tionesta. We are promised a
programme for publication next week.
Our thanks are due to His Ex-
cellency, Governor John F. Hartranft,
for a copy of the general laws passed
by the Legislature Of the State Of Penn
sylvania, during the session of 1877.
Seventy six laws were passed and ap-
proved by the Governor.
Some of our townsmen got bit on
lot of ties which were sold at Sher-
IFS Sale last winter. 1t appears that
the ties were made of all kinds of
timber, while the r. r. Co. refused to
take anything but white oak Hence
large number of ties were thrown
out.
: Smith Foreman has put up some
new gates on the courtyard fence,
this time to stay, we presume. There
has been a great deal of trouble ex-
6 perienced in getting gates on that
fence that would stand the requisite
amout of grief, but we guess Smith
has settled all that.
The next annual convention of
the Pennsylvania State Sunday School
Association will be held in the city of
Harrisburg, on June 18th, 18th and
14th. Rev. John Hall, D. D., of New
York, Rev. Richard Newton, D. D., OF
Philadelphia, and other prominent
men, are engaged to attend and ad-
dress the convention.
Gov. Hartranft has issued war.
rants for the execution Of the follow
ing named convicted murderers, on
June 21st: Andrew Lanahan, Lu-
, zerne county, Pa, for the murder o.
Capt. Reilly, at Wilkesbarre also fol
the execution, the same day, of Mol
, lie Maguires Edward Kelly, Michael
j. Doyle and John Donohoe, of Car
bon county, and Thomas Munbys o.
, Schuylkill county.
| The Forest and Stream, and the
q Rod and Gun, both of them sports
$ mems papers of the very front rank
have consolidated, and the new papsl
is known as the Forest and Strean, anC
Rod and GUp, the American Sports
mans Journal The terms for the pa
per are four dollars per year. At thi
rate the paper is cheap, very cheap
and no sportsman should be withou
it. Address Forest and Stream Pub
:, fishing Co., 103 Fulton ST., New York
Dickinson Bros, are getting riC
of their stumps in hurry. They us