The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-11-06

OTeSG OOunLY, his Mmlly llNlnb III
Glasgow, Scotland. He was a single
man. Warren Ledger, Nov. 1st.
Mr.. Graham was we'll and favorably |
known in this county, having been en-
gagged in business at Brookston for FIVE
or six years, selling out there and
moving TO Sheffield little over year
ago. He was young man who had
made his own way in the world, and
at the time of bis death was partner in
large mercantile business. He had
many warm friends here who were
shocked to hear of his sudden death,
and whose sorrow that he was thus
early called away from life of use
fulDess, is genuine and heartfelt.
GRovE.-At his home in Canal
township, Venango County, Pa, on
Sunday, October q, 1878, William
Grove, in the sd year Of his age.
Uncle Billy Grove, as he was famil-
iariy and affectionately called by all
who knew him, came to Venango
County in 1923, and settled on farm
in Canal township. Over all this re.
gion he was known rs successful hun
ter, trdpper and fisher. As late as
last year he was camped out in the
wilds of Forest County, pursuing his
favorite sport. He was genial and
harmless old man, kind, generous aud
true to bis friends, and void of offense
to any man. Henango Spectator.
The annals of the early pioneer and
the hunter are always interesting. The
above from the able pen of the editor
of the Spectator, is true to tho life, and
is an appreciative sketch of the life
of one who was well known to almost
every citizen of the County of Forest
With the fall of the autumn leaf each
year we all have been accustomed tc
see the pleasant face of Uncle Billy
among US, on his way to the fores
camp, on the ground where the wild
deer lives. Each year, too, we have
observed that he was growing more
frail, yet his spirit was as hopeful as
ever. Two years ago one of the Pitts
burgh papers, which has been mislaid
contained an extended account of thi
genuine Pennsylvania "Leatherstock
ing" as it termed the venerable hun
, ter, whose history, if fully written
would equal if not surpass the tales o
q Cooper. The stories Of his adven
lures running over space from tn,
! Allegheny to the Susquehanna hi
camp life on Salmon, on the Sinnema
: honing, &c, would read like 70
u nance, were they written out. "H
: was q mighty hunter" like one of ole
j Other hunters admit that heexcelle
them all in finding where the gam
b. was. He probably saw more deer tina
Q any man in the western part Of tn
a State in his life time. Yet of lat
l. years, owing to the infrmities of sg
= diminished vision, tremulous nerves
?. he was not so successful, though sti
j, as ardent as the youngest disciple {
Nimrod.
|. He understood the trackless wilds
,e he knew as well as Audubon the hal
,e its of the animals that inha bited ther
sr His judgment was quick as an il
t. stance: He was member of 81
20 veying party with the writer, John
Ig Hulings, and ROb't Guyton, in 1876
aid caught fawn, bringing it in h
ar arms as child would a lamb, sayil
"a "poor thing" "nice pet" &c. Son
r. of the party proposed to build a P'
n in the woods and put the fawn in, su
or gesting that the old doe would con
ia and suckle it. Uncle Billy saw thrOul
~ this at once, saying, "Boys, you mu
be fools nine chances in ten the fay
-, would bleat and go on, and then
- would get a wild cat for a step.mOtheI
= adding "let the poor thing CO." F
= advice was followed.
= We all remember him kindly.
', was connected with the celebrat
~ Peter Grove, whose early exploits q
~ recorded in the History of Pa, and
- many relatives In Forest County.
va, The operations on the Hill Fa
I'D are still being conducted slowly. I