The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-03-06
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.

Rev. Elliot will preach in the
Presbyterian Church, on Sunday next,
morning and evening. Sabbath School
at 3 o'clock P. M.
Col Reisinger, of the Mesdville
Republican was in town last Friday, on
business.
Hon. w. r. Coon, of Clarington,
is this week announced as a candidate
for Assembly, subject to Republican
usages.
We notice Mr.. S. S. Holbrook in
town this morning, looking hearty, and
evidently seeing to his business inter
ests here.
WIN. Richards started for Phila-
delphia OH Monday last, on trip of
business and pleasure combined. He
will be absent about week.
We are informed that Il. j. Nc
Quillen, who was editor of this paper
some seven years ago, was among the
saved from the wrecked metropolis"
The 18th inst, is st. Patrick's
Day. We notice by the Nail that
business will be suspended and the
schools closed in Warren on that day.
Mr.. Jno. Hutton has purchased
200 acres of land in Tionesta township
from Mr.. o. w. Proper, and proposes
to take up his permanent abode in this
section.
Work On the Odd Fellows Hall
is progressing steadily, and will soon
be ready for occupation. 1t is every
thing that can be desired for the pur-
pose for which it is to be used.
There Is talk of starting a daily
paper 10 Franklin soon. We believe
that the oil region has about as many
daily papers as it can comfortably sup
port now.
The "main guys" of the Standard
Oil Company have fled a petition in
the Butler County Courts to have their
case removed to the Circuit Court of
the United States.
| Some of our glass ball shootists
are improving rapidly. One day last
week Mr.. j. f. Wenk broke 10 out of
13 balls. and on Friday last he and
DIR. Coburn each broke out of s.
II. Our p. NJ. has had large placard
bearing the inscription Positively No
Admittance," printed and posted on
his inner office door. Everybody will
please take notice. and keep on the
outside of said door.
Some ducks are seen on the river
every day, and few, we are told, oc-
casionally alight on the swamp be-
tween Elm street and the river. None
have been killed yet, to our knowl-
edge.
The guns we spoke of as having
beer st in the woods last fall, were
found by their owners a day or two
after they were lost. Our informant
;; heard only of the loss ; we have heard
of the recovery of the guns since.
Nicholas Ichenburg last week got
another whack on the same arm that
was hurt few weeks ago, and in q
precisely similar manner: he was hi
by the limb of falling tree. Nothing
serious.
We noticed quite number Of
RATS of timber and lumber going down
5 the river last week, ard from the stil
; at the mouth of the creek, judge that
a few fleets will leave here this week
{ 1t is our hope that the market below
! will be all that the lumbermen desire
Some parties named Williams have
e contracted for 100000 feet of cherry
Q . lumber in jerks township, and thu
It logs are being hauled and manufac
tured as fast as the caprcity of the mil
will permit. The lumber is to be useC
If in the manufacture Of furniture.
-Ex- United States Senator Benja
min F. Wade died at his residence il
Jefferson, Ohio, on Saturday last, a
$50 A.. NJ. He was great and prom