The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-01-09
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.

Presbyterian Church, on Sunday next
morning and evening. Sabbath School
at 3 o'clock p. NJ.
Hon. ]. b. Agnew has our thanks
for a number of pamphlets and docu-
meDts, sent during the past week.
Alex, second son Of Judge J. G.
Dale, started last week for Akron, o.,
where he will become student in
Buchtel College.
From the Press we learn that Mr..
f. e, Allison, who has been doing the
Black Hills, has arrived safely at his
home in Hickory, Welcome home.
Rev. Allen has taken Up his resi-
dence at Stewards Run, but that does
not prevent his paying strict attention
to the religious wants of his Tionesta
charge.
The river closed above the bridge
on Monday night. A few days of
freezing weather would probably make
a good ice bridge, to the injury of the
toll bridge.
-Dithridge's mill shut down on
Saturday last on account Of the freez.
ing up of the pond, SO that the logs
cannot be gotten ont without consid-
erable expense.
Tho County Auditors met on
Monday last, and adjourned until next
Monday, when the Annual Settlement
will he made. This document will be
published next month.
Prof Monday, teacher of vocal
and instrumental music puts his card
before the public in to.day's issue. lie
is very thorough man 10 his profes-
sion, and deserves encouragement.
This being the Week of Prayer
services are being held in the two
churches on alternate evenings. This
evening the services will be held in
the Presbyterian Church, and Rev.
Elliot will deliver a sermon.
Capt. Knox has taken a job of
putting in square timber, and also
putting in and saving logs, for May
q Kelly, at Oldtown. Wm. Reck is
putting in some square timber at Su.
gar Run, just above the Blus Mar
rows.
Mr.. z. T. Shriver is down from
Tidioute, where he has been engsged
on another we'll for Wolcott, which we
are sorry to report is dry. Zach. in
forms us that Will. Wolcott was quite
severely burned about the face and
neck by the ignition of a we'll lamp.
Prof Sands Great Sensation
Show" is adveltise to exhibit in
Partridge's Hall on Friday and Sat-
urday evenings of this week. The
character Of the show is to be slight.
of hand performances, veEtriloquism,
exposition of so-called spiritual mani
festations, &C., &c. Admission % cts.
Children 10 cts.
Winter commenced last week, and
we had two or three days of cold
weather, and fall of about eight
inches of snow. The roads are so
rough, however, that the s.eighing is
not good. To day the weather is more
moderate, and fears are entertained
that what snow we have will go off.
Everybody agrees in the statement
that "this is queer winter"
"A week ago we received letter
from Mr.. Daniel Harrington, who is
perambulating the country from Eden
burg to Bradford and intermediate
points, As the "news" contained in
said letter is now "old," we do not re.
produce it. We believe Mr.. H. pro-
poses to invest in some oil territory
about Bradford, and if be does, we
hope he will get some good wells.
On Monday morning last, as Mr..
II. w. Roberts was "edging" in Der.
ickson q Co.'s stave mill, the third
finger of his left hand came in con-
tact with the saw, and was torn so that
one joint will probably be stffened.
Some ugly accidents of this nature are