The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-10-15

ana Iowa strike you
-Cbestnuts are a drug on the
market at $3.50 per bushel.
--"Are you going to the boat race ?"
is the common salutation to-day.
Nov is the time to fix up side
walks before winter or bad weather
sets in.
The "Morning Dreamer" neat,
newsy little amateur weekly, published
at St. Petersburg, Pa, has reached our
sanctum.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Bleakly, of
Franklin, Pa, spent q few days in
town this week, on a visit to Mrs.
Thomas.
DR.. Blaine has laid new walk
from the street to his doorstep, put
up new gate, and otherwise i'm.
proved things about his residence.
Mrs. E. NJ. Wood, who has been
stopping in Tionesta for the past two
months, returned to her home in
jamestown, N. Y, on Monday last.
MIR. Harl. Adams came home
from Bradford Oh Monday evening a
little under. weather. He will
remain until thoroughly recuperated.
MIR. A. II. Partridge's father and
mother, of jamestown, N. Y, are
paying him visit at present. Both
are looking well, and, we believe, are
enjoying good health in their old age.
The Supreme Court of this State
has rendered decision in the riot
cases, 1t decides that Allegheny
county is liable for damages inflicted
by the rioters.
-Messrs. Derickson & Co., having
purchased large white oak timber
tract on Bates Run, about two miles
east of this place, across the river, will
shortly commence the erection of q
new stave mill in that vicinity. They
expect to hayc enough timber to keep
them running couple of years.
liz glancing over the list fpremi-
ums awarded at the recent Clarion
county fair, we notice that Miss
Kate Rankin took nearly all the prizes
i'll the cookery department, from which
we would infer that some nice young
fellow would do we'll to engage Miss
Hates services for the balance of her
life.
Although two weeks have elapsed
since the deer season opened we have
yet to see or hear of the first one being
slain. A few saddles of venison will
be taken at this office "on subscrip-
tion." p. S.-Since writing we learn
that Mr.. T. ]. Van Giesen laid out
buck Last Saturday morning, which
weighed 222 pounds dressed.
We acknowledge the receipt of
basket of very fine apples from Maj.
Woodcock, of Neilltown, this county.
There were eighteen Of them, and the
eighteen weighed triAe over fifteen
pounds. And they weren't assorted
and picked over either, but taken as
they were gathered from the orchard.
The Major will please accept our
thanks.
-Messrs. Jameson & Copeland
have their machinery and other mate
rial on the ground and are rapidly
pushing their mill at the mouth of
Tubbs Run to completion. They are
putting in a circular and will manu-.
facture lumber as we'll as slaves. They
have secured the timber on q large
tract of land belonging to Judge
Proper, on which their is considerable
pine and hemlock, as we'll as oak. The
mill will be ready for running in the
course of two or three weeks.
Take notice to the advertisement
of the special excursion to the Hanlan.
Courtney Boat Race, in this ISSUE
Supt. Wilson offers the citizens along
the route a rare chance to witness this
great boat race between the two
greatest living oarsmen. Many of our
citizens have contemplated attending