The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-04-17

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Harrisburg, at twelve o'clock noon on
Wednesday, May Is, 1878, for the
purpose of nominating one person for
Governor, one person for Lieutenant
Governor, one person for Secretary of
Internal affairs, and one person for
Judge of the Supreme Court. By or
der of Committee.
WILLIAM P. WILSON, Chairman.
JOHN A. SMULL, Secretary.
I Post Master Mckay took a trip
up TO Buck Mills on Saturday last,
with the mall On his way home he
encountered some pigeon trappers at
Newtown, who were grumbling some
what about bad luck. Just to encour-
age industry, Mac, offered the trappers
two dollars for two casts Of the net,
they to manipulate the business to the
best of their ability. They accepted
the offer and did the work thoroughly,
as the result was the capture of thirty
one dozen and three pigeons. Mac.
shipped the birds to New York, and
will probably make about twenty-five
dollars out of his speculation.
The woods above Little Tionesta,
on the east side Of the river, have been
on FIRE for several days past, and in the
evenings Nresent a beautiful sight.
The parties who set the fire will pre-
sent beautiful sight, too, if they hap
pen to be detected. The penalty is
fine and Imprisonment; and when our
farmers have to fight the fire twenty
four to forty-eight hours in succession,
to keep it from destroying their build
ings and fcnces, they fervently wish
the penalty were hanging and they
could hand the perpetrator over to
justice.
Although the pigeons are still fly
. ing. they are somewhat discreet abou
the route they take, and no large bag
, have been made here for several weeks
Up about Tidioute, however, the hun
t tcrs and trappers are giving thes
birds a racket, and large numbers hav
! been shipped to the eastern market
from that paint. They are nesting u
! in Howe and jerks Townships, an
from what we learn their nesting plac
is not respected as the law direct
Measures will probably be taken to sc
that some attention is paid to the la
on this subject.
;e On Saturday last we saw one
., the drillers who has been working 0
y the Balltown we'll. He reports tt
we'll down and dry. This will satisi
=, operators as far as that immedia
y neighborhood is concerned, but the
- :, is an abundance of territory near thel
:. . which may yet turn out good, an
~ some of it will probably be developc
this season. The first we'll drillt
there by the Berrys is still showing
le some oil, and will probably be testt
l. in the course of a month or two.
as
u Crawford County, at her Repu
=, lican Convention held on Monday la'
II instructed delegates first for Grow ar
second for Wickersham, for GoyernC
~ and for Senator Stone for Lieutena
w Governor. For Supreme Judge Ho
''' Ebenezer McJunkin, of Butler count
"o received the endorsement of the Co
~ =" vention, and the delegates were
~ structed for him. The same instru
tions we're given in Venango Count
ie- and it is supposed that Mercer will
10. and do likewise. Mr.. Grow is dey,
ed opingunexpected strength in this pl
.u- of the State.
le' The Boro Council has appoint
uo Mr.. j. T. Brennan Secretary a
'n' Clerk of the Council for the cure
year. The tax levy for the genel
ok boro fund was fixed at l mill ;
sot each ward, l mill and for road pu
ry- poses mills. Jas. Doyle was 4