The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-08-07
BY ORDER OF TRUSTEES

in the harvest fields for $3.50 per day.
They say "the world owes them a liv-
ing and they are going to have it.
There is not very much change in
the price of oil, which fingers around
S100. 1t doesn't look as if the price
would advance very much for some
to come.
Alexander II. Stephens speaks of
the Potter committee as "thimble rig
gers" This man Stephens is becom-
ing outrageOusly saucy since his re-
nomination is assured.
AT the convention in Oil City
yesterday Wesley Chambers was made
the nominee of the Greeuback party
for Congress, for the district com posed
of Erie, Warren aud Venango coun.
ties.
1T is now unlawful to catch brook
trout and those who have failed to
CdLCu IuStu III hehSOu uNu bcttST hOt
try it now, for fear they might have
better luck, and get themselves ar
rested
The borough has but one case Of
small pox on hands as present, the
blacksmith, Beverly. The babe has
recovered, It is supposed that Bev-
erly will be entirely free from the dis
ease in week or two.
Several of our young men are now
in Forest County, fishing and striking
at the guats.-BroOkviUe Graphic, I'd.
These young men have broken the
law if they have caught any trout
since the 31st day of July.
This mornings associated press
reports give an account of a pigeon
match between Bogardus and one
Coventry, an Englishman, for G1000
The score stood 76 to 70, in favor of
Bogardus, at the close OF the match.
Some of the Erie delegates are
dissatisfied at the nomination of Os.
uer, and are doing their best to have
Mr.. Reed run at the general election.
Whether they succeed or not will de-
pend upon how much sense Mr.. Reed
has.
The amount of oil which the we'll
on Chas. Hills farm is producing is
not known. probably on account Of
salt water being pumped up with the
oil. Those who talk about it estimate
the production at from FIVE to seven
barrels per day.
AS we bend ourself TO our task
this morning, we hear the cheerful
notes Of the hand organ stealing gent
ly Up through the fog, and speculate
upon the probable amount of lucre
the musician will have when he strikes
the other end of town.
Tho Greenbackers of this, the
25th Congressional District, met at
Parkors on Monday, and nominated
j. Mosgrove, of Armstrong, for Con.
gross. The delegates from this county
were Messrs. j. Fl. Dingman, H. A.
Adams and Jos. Grove.
C. w. Bovard is figuring on a
flag walk, which be contemplates hav-
ing laid down in front OF his store and
warehouse. In the end the flag walk
would be the cheapest, as it would not
need repairing or rebuilding for two
or three generations.
We had q big storm of rain and
hail on Thursday afternoon last. The
hailstopes were Sufficiently large to
crack several panes Of glass in town,
and the wind was so violent that il
blew down several trees within the
boro limits, and took the top off Mr.
Kelly's chimneys. There was also
quite hard rain yesterday, accompa-
MED with hail.
Work on the Woods Heirs well
was stopped little short of 1000 feet
On Monday last an attempt was made
to explode torpedo in the well, but
from the effect Of the explosion, it was
thought that the torpedo was a failure
When it exploded it did not even fill
up the hole, nor batter down the sides