The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-04-03
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.

"A little child Of Cyrus Bradbury,
aged about one month, died on Friday
morning last.
Samuel Adams, an old citizen of
Franklin, was drowned in the Alle-
gheny River last week.
e. L. Davis, Esq, of Tionesta
Borough is to-day announced as a can
didate for Assembly, subject to Repub
licau usages.
--Justis Shawkey, Of Tionesta Bor-
ough, is to-day announced as candi-
date for ProthonotAry, &C., subject to
Republican usages.
The new boro officers we're sworn
in the 6rst of the week. There is lots
of work for the new officials to per-
form, and we hope they may do it in
such a manner as to satisfy their con-
stituents and earn their salaries.
President Judge Wetmore not
being present at the adjourned court
held on Monday last, and some busi-
ness coming up which needed his per-
sonal attention, another court was ap-
pointed for next Monday, at which he
will preside.
"A newsy little paper yclept The
Gossip, published at Tidioute, by Mr..
Walter f. Jones, has been sent us. AS
there is nothing said in regard to the
issuing of further numbers we suppose
the NesCs will continue TO occupy the
whole field.
The M. L. Mite Society was held
at Mr.. Darrah's last evening, and will
be held in the church on next Tuesday
evening, when new arrangement of
some kind will be inaugurated. The
society has been financial success so
far.
The bombarding which goes on
among the hills around our town ev-
cry morning Sundays excepted) re-
minds one torcibly of the advance of a
line of skirmishers who are meeting
with a stubborn resistance. Accor-
ding to the number Of shots fired and
the amount of ammunition expended,
the pigeons, "the object of the meet
ing" get off comparatively safe.
The following officers of Tionesta
Lodge, No. 369, 1. 0. o. F., were
elected on Friday evening last, and
will be installed on Friday evening by
D. d. G. NJ, A. B. Kelly:
N. G., J. Z. Blaine.
V. g., G. E. McCray.
Asst Sec., j. T. Brennan.
Trustee, 18 mos, j. r. Chadwick.
The subordinate officers will also be
appointed aud installed on next Fri
day evening.
Some of our troutists have already
been trying the streams. No large
strings have been caught as yet, and
we are inclined to believe that fisher
men will have to go out into the vii.
derness q good ways to find good fish
ing this season. Last year, as fol
many years past, the trout streams
about here have been "fished to death,
to use common expression, so that i
is good days work'to capture two el
three dozen trout.
;; We are under obligations to tn,
l Pennsylvania Board of Centennia
t Managers, for two volumes embodyinl
the preliminary and final report o
: that board to the Legislature, trans
. . mitted to that body, with a messag,
D from the Governor, on the Goth ult
{ We are grateful for the favor, and can
: not but speak highly of the board fo
g the attention they have given the sub
: iect and the fullness of their report.
Mr.. F. L. Hall, who for something
like a year past has been studying
medicine with DR.. Coburn, has receive,
and accepted an offer to go to Oregon
to take charge of an extensive chees
factory for Mr.. Osborne, formerly @
Crawford county. The trip will be
8 pleasant one and the salary is goo
one for these times. "Doc." is a youn