The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-02-21


evening last, hence the omission in
last weeks issue. We extract the fol-
following items;
Thefts occur here rs in other cities !:
the griSt mill was broken into recently
and ten sacks Of -four taken. A few
evenings later the leo house of Mr..
Arner, where fresh meat is usually
kept, was entered by some person un.
known, and about lcn pounds Of beef
taken. Suspicion rests upon several
parties.
Last Thursday (8th) a team belong
ing to VIM. Duson5ury broke through
the ice with load of coal, near Mr..
Ittel's shanty, or "John's Rock" as it
is called, and one of the horses re-
mained in the water so long that ser.
ious results are feared.
Mr.. L. Arner has cleared the ice
from the bayou, which enables him to
put in FIVE RATS without any danger
from the main body Of ice, should it
go out with hish WatsF.
Col. j. f. Hoy, 6f New York, who
is lecturing on temperance throughout
the country, gave two lectures in Tidi.
QUITE, under the auspices of the Good
Templars, Wednesday and Thursday
evenings He had large audiences
both evenings, WHO were we'll enter.
tained by the lecturer. At the close
of his Thursday evening lecture, the
pledge was circulated among the audi.
encs and the signatures of ffty-four-
persons, who we're not already identi-
tied with the temperance movement,
was obtained. = Tidioute News.
The above shows where Col. Hoy
was on the evening he was advertised
to lecture here, but does not explain
why he did not fulfill the engagement
made for him at this place Oh Thurs
day evening last by District Deputy
G.. w. Brown. 1t is not more pleas.
ant for an audience to be disappointed
in lecturer than for lecturer TO be
disappointed ia an audience. An ex.
PLANTATION is due from either Mr..
Brown or Col. Hoy, and should be
forthcoming.
The Derrick recently received
telegram in regard to the develope-
ments at Marien, this county, in which
it was stated that the fowler & James
we'll had got good sand, good gas
and good show of oil. The next day
a dispatch was received stating that
"the we'll was down, tubed, and com.
plete failure, and the owners had de.
cided to abandon Forest County terri
tory" Mondays Derrick cont9ins
communication from S. S. fowler,
stating that the substance of the last
telegram was not true that the terri
tory he controls is not in-the market,
anu Will DO developed.
Chris. johnson finally made the
connection with sucker.rods between
Hunters well and Hunters mill, last
week, and for few days the groaning
of the machinery as it moved back
and forth, sounding like the means Of
some one in distress, was painful to
hear They have evidently oiled the
journals since, as the groaning has
ceased. The well is pumping about
two barrels per day. The old we'll
pbT.h of ihe MIL is to be pumped ia
the Same manner, which, will proba.
bly, double tho production, and make
a very comfortable income for the
owner.
Hon. G. A. jerks, the intensely
Democratic Member of Congress from
this District, whose term expires (halle-
luiah y on the 4th of March next, is
taking a very prominent part ia the /
before the electoral Com
mission. Jie spread himself all over
the record on the Louisiana case, and
now he is to do his level best to make
the Commission swallow the Oregon
fraud, Cronin and all. I'll this /
speaks will for jerks ability as a law
vel, butt