The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-03-14


er Of Mr. Flynn's children. Tommy,
the youngest of the family died on
Saturday last, and was buried on
Sunday at Fryburg. The remaining
ccs.,iiuren are very low.
An adopted son of Jas. johnson is
suffering with the baneful disease,
which will doubtless run It's course
through our little town.
Mr.. Bond, of Clam Lake, Mich,
spent few days here last week, at
tending to some business. he will be
remembered by many as a very oblig.
ing.lumbormen when living at Bear
Creek. / De CLARE.
The following from the EGcnburg
Herald tallies with the statements Of
our Elk City correspondent, and will
be of interest to some Of our readers:
Crowds alight from every train that
comes in about one out of every fif-
teen gets employment and remains
here. The rest lounge around few
days, paying for board, and at last,
disguised with The Gil regions, wend
their way homcward."
We are under obligations 10 F.
w. Helmic1, Music Dealer, so West
Fourth ST., Cincinnati, o., for piece
of sheet music entitled ole Holds the
Fort of Heaven" This beautiful song
and chorus was written ms tribute to
the memory of p. p Bliss, the evange
list, who was killed in the railroad
disaster at Ashtabula, Ohio. Price 40
cta. per copy. Address as above.
March marched in like a Sunday
soldier, all smiles, and sunshine and
afTability, hat ii has since came out in
its true colors, and acted like one of
Sherman's bummers who has found "A
collar full of apple.jack. Weather Of
all kinds has been experienced since
the 1st inst, and according to prophe-
cy, we may expect the month to s"
out like the last Congress, growing
and clustering.
We are surrounded by Murphy
movements on every side, and yet we
have, up to this time escaped the tidal
wave. In Tidioute, Oil City, Frank
lin, TitusYile, Meadville, and, i'll fact
all through this portion of the State
the movement is fourishing and max
ing converts. Among those known tC
our citizens, who are now taking 6
prominent part in the movement are
Col. Rogers of Franklin, and Mr.
Plumner of Titusville.
The early morning up,freight
which generally passes this point n
about 5 o'clock a. M, met with I
broken rail little this side Of Jam
ieson's on Sunday morning last, anC
FIVE tank cars and one coal car wer
thrown from the track and prett,
badly wrecked. One tank car We
broken in two in the middle. and Their
was a fair show Of oil around Their
for a while. The wracker appeared
on the scene shortly after, and beior
night the track was clear.
Mr. Jas. X. Simon, publisher, q
, South Sixth St., Philadelphia, ha
placed us under obligations by send
ing US a copy of "The Century, it
Fruits and its Festivals" being his
tory and description of the Cenlennia
Exhibition. It is compiled by Ed
! ward G. Bruce, and published b.
Lippincott's, and is elegantly printed
aud illustrated. Mr.. Simon can un
t doubtedly furnish the book to any 0
! our readers who want it. Address a
t above.
The ice came out Of the creek OF
Thursday evening last, with biz
flood. Our Lacytown correspondent
gives an account Of some of the dam
age done at that place. We uudcr
stand that there is a big gorge a
| Crooked Shute, just above Newtown
! and another above Buck Mills, whicl
, extends from Frog Rock" to "Brusl
Camp" a mile and half abeve Bob''
, Greek. In the upper gorge there are
. said to be a few RATS Of hemlock tim
5 ber, and ifso it is probable that most