The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-12-19
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.

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mence promptly at Il o'clock A. NJ. and
7P.M.f
Mrs. T. b. Cobb has been quite
i'll for few days past, but at present
is improving rapidly.
This has been a pooE season for
deer thus far, and the season expires
on the 1st of January.
We understand that several tur-
keys will be slaughtered preparatory
to general rejoicing on Christmas
next Tuesday.
Robinson q Bonner are building
new plank walk in front of their store;
an example which should be followed
by several of our citizens.
j. d. w. Reck, who is running a
grocery store in Oil City, was in town
over Sunday, and Mr.. j. 7. Dale, his
ok-keeper came up yesterday to stop
few days.
Mr.. j. G. Cornwell, of Stoneboro
is in town this week. 1t is expected
that the Dutch Hill we'll will be down
deep enough this week to enable him
to form an estimate of the territory.
The weather continues warm and
resembles Indian summer. Pigeons
are still flying, and many are being
killed. Three gentlemen from a dis
tance brought ina large bag full yes
terday morning.
The piotracted meetings in the
NJ. Z. Church, of this place, we're
closed for the time being, on last Fri.
day evening. We understand that
loore meetings will be held some
weeks hence.
-"Touch me Gently, Father Time"
is the title of a new and beautiful song
and chorus, by Charles Baker, author,
of tho famous "Hold the Fort of
Heaven" Dealers are ordering it by
the thousand. The whole country will
soon be singing "Touch me Gently,
Father Time" Any music dealer will
mail you this beautiful song for 40 cts.
Published by F. w. Helmick, so West
4th St., Cincinnati, o.
We give good share of our space
to-day to Mr.. Agnew's reply to the af-
fidavits, &C., published in the Forest
Press last week and previously, and
that would satisfy our yearning on
that subject for one week, had not Mr.,
Conver gone entirely out Of his way in
last weeks paper TO give us a gratui.
tous insult. The language we take
exception to, is as follows:
"That wrong has been committed
is So pslpable, SO evident, that even
the Republican editor of this county
cannot be induced to attempt to ex-
plain or extenuate it. He dare not
defend it,"
1t is not the province of any respect.
able newspaper to interfere in any case
which has to be passed upon by a
court or jury. Our position, the only
one we have ever taken in this case, is
"Let the man who was elected be seat.
ed" The position of Mr.. Conver in
this matter, from first to last, has been
"Let Haslet be seated! if he wasn't
elected there must be a FRAUD some
where - In other words, he is gov
erned by prejudice entirely, and if he
has any judgment he fails utterly tc
exercise it. There has not been time
since the beginning of this contest
when an editor possessing discrimina
tion, judgment and healthy sense O.
: justice, could, with fairness to botf
parties in the contest, take sides, arc
assert that "tbis man or that man wal
D elected" Immediately after the cleo
tion, we had notice that Agnew pro
posed contesung the election aftel
: the decision by the Court, it was made
public that Agnew would appeal t.
. the Legislature Immediately afteI
the decision of that body was rendered
it was given out that Haslet would ap
peal to the Legislature to reopen tn,
case. That is the way the matte
stands at present. Any discussion o
the merits of the question by a news
$ paper is done to bias those who hav,
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