The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-10-01
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.


a. M, and Presbyterian Sunday School
at 3 o'clock p. IN.
-Huskin' bees and pumpkin pies
will soon be in order.
Pay your State and county taxes
before next Saturday, Oct a, or you
will lose your vote.
Mr. A. A. Hulings, formerly of
the Emlenton Register, and son of
Marcus Huliugs of Kinzua fame, spent
day in town last week.
The Courtney -Hanlan race at
Chautauqua has been postponed until
October 10th. Both are at the Lake
now, training for the race.
VIM. Steiner, of Tylersburg, got
caught in the horsepower Of a thresh.
ing machine, on Monday last, and had
his right leg broken just above the
ankle.
Jas. Swailes has purchased the
house near tho site of the old stave
mill, below the Lawrence House, and
will shortly begin fixing it up, and
move in.
Hon. N. P. Wheeler will please
accept our thanks for copy of the
pamphlet laws passed at last winters
session Of the Legislature, also other
valuable pub. docs.
Mrs. Walters, who has had charge
Of the primary department of our
school, is suffering with a severe at,
tack of typhoid fever. Her school is
being taught by Mrs. T. B. Cobb.
Mr.. Chas. NJ. Cott, who spent q
week or ten days here recently, writes
an interesting letter to the Columbus,
Ohio, Daily Dispatch, giving an
account of bis sojourn in the wilds OF
Forest county.
Jimmy Davis is rapidly recover
ing from his severe injuries received
by falling from a chestnut tree last
week, and is able to be out. His left
ear, however, is Of no use to him now,
except as an ornament.
Hereafter, under a new law
passed at the last session of the legis.
lature, sherif''s inquisitions will be
composed of only six men, instead of
twelve, and the same will be the case
on writs of partition of real estate.
The many friends of Rev. j.
Barnhart, Free Methodist, will be
glad to learn that he has been reap.
pointed to this circuit, which comprises
the charges of Tionesta, Hickory,
Panther Rock and Red Brush.
The season of county fairs is at
its highest, and our neighbOring coun.
ties are putting forth their greatest
efforts to outrival one another in pop.
ularity. We hope before many years
to zee Forest county have It's annual
Fair.
Quite number of prominent
lawyers were in town last week.
Among them were Hons. j. H. Osmer
and S. G. T. Dodd, of Franklin; Lieut..
Governor Stone; Maj, Reid of Clarion !;
S. I. Neill, of Titusville, and Judge
Johnston, of Warren.
The deer and pheasant season
opens to-day. The latter species :, of
game is not so plenty as in former
years, owing to the severe winter and
the destructive fires last spring, yet a
reasonable number can be bagged by a
reasonably good hunter in reasonable
length of time, We guess.
Free Methodist Quarterly meet
ing will be held in this place COM
mencing Friday evening, Sd inst, and
continuing over Sunday. Rev. Haw-
kins, assisted by other able ministers,
will conduct the services, and all are
cordially invited to attend.
Geo. Hunters new well was
finished on Saturday, but up to the
present it has not been tested We
did not learn the exact depth, but
think it is something like 400 feet
George thinks the welbSwill be a
paying one.
"A subscription paper was circula-
ting in toWh last week to assist the
citizens of Whig Hill to build their