The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-02-27
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.


the M. L. Church next Sunday, morn
ing and evening. Services to COM
mence promptly at II o'clock A. M. and
7P.M.
Lent begins on the 9th of March
and ends on the. Goth of April.
They had a representation of the
debilitating effects of intemperance in
Tidioute last week ,-Conver was up.
The M. +. Sociable at the Law
renee House last evening was an un-
qualified success, financially and so.
cially.
Hon. Ben. Wade, one Of Obio's
most prominent statesmen, is seriously
i'll, and it is doubtful whether he will
recover.
Another wreck of Cape Hatteras
is reported, and the crew all lost. This
makes the third wreck at that point
this winter.
Mr.. j. B. Legnard, of Waukegan,
ILL.,, is at present in town visiting his
friends. He is in good health and
spirits.
We noticed quite a number of
ducks on the river on Thursday last.
We believe it is lawful to kill them
with gurs at any time.
1T is said by those who are accus-
toned to prophesy on such matters,
that The maple sugar crop will be a
large one this season.
( -Greeuback tickets were elected in
Meadville, Titusville, Scranton and
several other towns and cities of the
State. In Washington Silver Bill was
elected.
MIR. T. j. Payne, Of Tylersburg
has put stave saw into his mill, and
will shortly commence the nanufac-
ture of slaves, which will be shipped
from this point.
Brigham Young's heirs talk Of
contesting his will. He left vast es'
tate, and if litigation is commenced
there will be rich harvest for the
lawyers. a.5 eu
The dance at the Lawrence House
on last Friday evening was not as vel
attended as it would have been had
the weather been favorable, but those
who attended had a fne time.
The pigeons still remain in the
neighborhood, > perhaps not the main
. body butia goodly number. This il
the first season fora number of years
that they have remained in the coun
? try over winter.
The river is on its "high horse
at present, and is liable to remain sc
2 for some deys. 1t is most too early L
: run timber and lumber, and it is to bj
|; hoped that wo win have our regular
= spring flood in addition.
DR.. r. V. Pierce, who is a mem
Der of the State Senate of New York
!. has introduced free pipe bill in tha
e body. 1t is thought that the bill vii
= pass, as several Of the leading paper
of the State favor it.
|
The voters of Clarion County, a
the elections held week ago yester
day, decided that they didn't want an,
! poor house erected in the county. Th'
citizens of Pennington township de
cided by vote that they didn't wan
IS their township divided.
e The sale at the Superior Lumbe
n Co. Store continues, but many of tn
1t most desirable goods have been sold
81 81 at fair prices. There are still severa
r, varieties of goods on sale, but at tn
re- re- present rate of selling they will no
20 last long.
at Forest County has debt of onl
about $4,000, after deducting her as
= eets. Armstrong County's bonded in
If debtedness is $115,741.68. Oil Cit
: has a debt of $4,000, and Titusvill
owes an immense amount of money
Forest is not large nor thickly sci
tied county, but she's mighty inde
pendent. In year or two she wi
owe no man.