The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-08-01
MIR. Mav's family entertained a

-Mr. May family entertained
lpartyoflbeir neighbSrs on Monday
evening last The company was in
good spirits. the refreshrpehis were ex.
cellent, aud everybody went home at
seasopable hour feeling that it was
good TO have been there.
Tia Superior Lumber Co. mill is
tslashing sway at tbe rev instalment
lof l0,900 logs, aod lulaber is being
maBiifactured under the superinteu.
dency of WIN. Richards. Chat will
will compare fasorably with aoy made
in this region.
We have for some weeks been ex
peeting q communication descriptive
of the Brookston tannery. which is by
odds the largest establishmant, en-
ploying the most men, aad doing the
largest business in The county. We
just say thisto bury tuP our CORES
PoGHehbr .'sr .-sr a-ae vsftf
notwithstanding the river and
creek running through our town, our
outdoor bathing privileges are some
what limited on account Of the public
lity Of the good bathing pools 1t takes
a walk of mile or two to get out Of
the sight of folks, calling for an effort
that the majority Of onr good swim
mers do not care TO put forth.
! Notwithstanding the diseontinu-
ance Of the strikes in this section the
weather continues wurms sanJice,crcam
and cool Murphy drinks are in order.
For the latter the favorite game is fy
loo, which Is played byplAfipg a lump
OF sugar on the counter for each play
,er and sticking the mep svhtse lump
is FIRST attack ed by aAy,, 51&3
The independence ofthe free and
! enlightened citizens of Tionesta is
| sho&n.in the way in whic they have
7 pdlle1 down the prIce eflpotatoes in
the last few weeks. The first crop
brought 81 rer bnshel. The citizens
/ preferred to dig their own potatoes up
to paying that price, and now they are
down to 80 cts.
The Twenty. Fifth annual Fair
of the Crawford County Agricultural
+, Society will be held in Conneautville
on the Sd, 4th and 9th days Of Octo-
: Der. Another society Of the same kind
has beep organized in Cochranton,
with good prospects Of success. In
farming comm pnities these fairs do a
great deal Of good. We know of no
county more celebrat ed for Improved
stock than Crawford.
Mr. Geo. Watson of Red Brush
killed rattlesnake near he old
church yesterday morning, which bad
nine raltles.
His sisterin'law, Miss SaMa uthG
Root. one day last week, Killed the
largest snake of this species ever kill
ed in the county, to the best OF our
knowledge; it measured over five feet
in length. Jno. Root skinned and
stuffed the reptile, which can be seen
on application.
Rev. O. B. Clark, who has been
stopping with web" for few weeks,
started out on Wednesday evening
last to look for the COWS, and got off
the road. up Tubbs' Run somewhere.
Not returning as was expected, lot
of our citizens with lanterns, dinner
horus, &c, went in search of him. and
I found him just after he had found the
road. No i'll results followed.
The Acme barrel works, of Titus
Vile, were destroyed by fire last Fri
day morning. The flames were first
discovered about 1.40. o'clock. and
communicated from the engine fire to
the shavings on the floor of the boiler
room, and thence to the other rooms.
The works originally cost from $780,
900 10 100000: partially insured.
I About 265 men were throwa olt Of
i employment.
The most effective preservation
for eggs that has yet been proposed is