The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-02-28

on Sunday last, and we're conducted
b, Rev. A lien. So large was tho at.
tendance that the house could not &C.
commodste all who came. Tho min
ister paid high tribute to the char
acter Of the deceased, which all who
were acquainted with her recognized
as being we'll merited.
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We give up most of our space
This week to Judge Wetmore's decis-
ion in the contested election case.
which we believe will be Of more in.
terest 20 our readers than any other
news we could publish just now. The
case is to be appealed to the Legisla.
ture, and we may not know for some
time, who is our member Of that body.
A motion was made in court by the
defendants counsel for rule to show
that there was NO cause Of action.
Should this be shown to the satlsfac.
tiOn of the Court; the petitioners in
behalf of the plaintiff will have the
costs to pay. Such a disposition Of
the costs would be popular among
those who were opposed to the con.
test, and, of course would be mighty
unpopular among the petitioners. One
thing the contest has brought out is
that tho places appointed by law for
holding elections cannot be moved
without the sanction of the Legisla.
ture, or Courts acting under the au-
thOrity Of that body. We are inform.
ed that there are several other town
ships in the County which might be
picked up precisely as Barnett has
been, and if such is the case, it be.
hooves election officers to see that
they comply with the law in this par.
ticular hereafter.
Why is it there are so many balls
on Washingtun's birth day? Was the
Father of his Country much on a
dance =? or, is it because the old man
used to waltz into the British p,
BrookvilIe Graphic.
Well, General Washington used to
be death on the British "Lancers,"
and could he have caught him would
have "schottish" general officer Bene.
dict Arnold, on a certain occasion.
And then be made Virginia "Reel"
when he captured CORVALLIS at York
town.
On Saturday last the morning
train up met with an accident two
or three miles below Oleopolis. by
which the passenger car was thrown
from the track and rolled over ON its
side. One old lady whose name we
have not learned, was severely injured.
Mr.. Geo. w. Dithridge and Miss
Clara Heath of this place were in the
car, but escaped with comparatively
slight bruises. We are without par.
.tieulars.
Mr.. Jas. w. Ward, who lives in
jerks township, neapMarienville, and
who has been in Scranton, Pa, work.
ing in large machine shop since
April last, arrived in Tionesta, on
Friday last, on his way home. He
reports a great amount Of suffering
among the coal miners and iron work
ers in the Scranton regions, He ex-
poets to return there in the course Of
month or two, to resume his work in
the machine shop.
Mr.. Jno. Huddleson, who lives in
Harmony twp, but owns a farm in
Tionesta township WAS worry much sur.
prised on a visit to his farm on Mon
day last to find that his house, o coed
hewed log one, was burned down. 1t
was undoubtedly the work of an incen
diary.
1t may be Of interest to our citi.
zens to know how close to the next
world they have been. A man pass
ed through hero week ago last eve.
ming with wagon having on board
four hundred pounds of nitro. glycer-
inc. He was no his way from Eden
burg to Bradford.
-Selden Whitman informs us that
Messrs. Hepler Hughes & Co., are to