The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-09-04


on Monday morning of last week. A
young lady, sister to Mr. Wentworth,
who is visiting there, thought to par.
take of dinner Of mushrooms, and
for this purpose she went to the woods
to gather them, but instead she got
what are commonly called toad
stools" These she took home and
served up for dinner, and some of the
family ate rather freely of them. Not
long after the mistake was discovered,
as all who had eaten showed symp-
toms of poisoning. Medical aid was
summoned, but too late to save one
of Mr.. WIS little girls, aged about
five years, who died in a short time.
The other members of the family have
all fully recovered, save the young
lady, who is yet quite sick, although
we believe she is considered to be out
Of danger. This should prove warn
ing to all who are in the habit of eat
ing mushrooms, and who are unac-
quainted with the different varieties, to
let them alone; and not only these
delcacies, but all Others which grow
Wild.
The oil country papers are pub
fishing "A sensational story about q ped.
dler stopping at the house Of John
Logue in Licking township, where said
pedder had pretended dreaming three
different nights that $4,000 in silver
was secreted in hollow tree on the
farm, and that he promised Mr. Logue
$500 Of the money To help secure it
that they had found the silver and di
vided it, when the peddler asked Mr.
Loguo to give him greenbacks for his
$1,000, as they were more convenient
to carry. Mr.. Logue, so the story
goes, did so, and the next day after
the peddler left found the silver was
counterfeit. Mr.. Logue says it is 6
lie made out Of the whole cloth. Oil
country newspapers only care to make
articles readable regardless of truth
Clarion Democrat.
The we'll on Charlie HILLS farm
three miles up the river, was torpe
doed short time ago, but whoeve
did the job made "botch" of it, tn,
explosion taking place when the tor
pedo had been lowered but few fee
into the well, filing it up so as nearly
to ruin it. 1t has been cleaned on
since, and, we are creditably informed
is doing from 8 to 6 barrels daily. Mr.
S. J. Wolcott is busily engaged put
ting up rig for another well nea
this one. He will put down two, il
fact, so that the three may be pumpe,
with one boiler. We have no doub
but that a good territory will be open
ed up on Mr.. Hills place.
The crop Of blackberries this yea
seems to have been confined to the re
gion surrounding the old Fort Pit
mills, but at that place great man
bushels have been picked, parties fror
all sections in and around Edenburg
Shippenville, Tylersburg and this plac
having centered there in such swarm
as to give that deserted locality tn
lively appearance it presented in day
of yore, when the mills were in opera
ton. 1t is said that at one time owe
two hundred berry 'pickers were ell
camped there. The berries are abor
all done now, and the people have re
turned to their homes.
"A frequent visitor to Mr.. RobiI
sons cheese box thus soliloquizes
Nothing is more lamentable than I
see an empty cheese box standing in
store. A good merchant always keeI
his cheese box full. Once its wal
were alice with life now all is barre
: and waste. Even the passing fly dot
= not hover around il. From the Sme
of the box it is evident what its fri
= GRANGE once was, but now its glory
= Departed" ~" Mr.. r. says cheese wi
e not stay long in the box where Il
/ author Of the above has access. Fro
n the language and tone one acquaintC
e with him might guess his name.
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