The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-09-24
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.

Hon. j. b. Agnew is in town this
week attending court.
Daniel Black had several sheep
killed by dogs last Saturday.
Mr.. w. A. Groaves. of Warren
spent day or two in town this week
Mr.. Frank Reck of Strattenville,
Pa, spent Sunday in town visiting
friends.
Our sports propose having
match hunt one week from next Sat.
urday, game or no game.
The pheasant season opens next
Wednesday, Oct. 1st, From all ac-
counts they are scarce in this section.
The Greenback meeting last night
was quite largely attended. Lack Of
time prevents any comments this
morning.
The buckwheat crop is nearly all
harvested, and the fresh buckwheat
cake and pork will make their debut
at the breakfast table soou.
--Pho acorns are so plenty that our
farmers are losing hundreds Of dollars
by not having hogs to eat them up,
and they complain bitterly.
Mr.. Sloan, whose hand was so
badly mangled at Kuox's mill re.
Gently, is getting along quite well, and
bis pains are not so great az at first
thought they would be.
Republican voters of Forest
county, don't fail to pay your State
and county taxes before October 4th
or you will lose your vote; and that
is something we don't want you to do,
if the court knows herself.
Don't forget the Republican Mass.
Meeting at the Court House this eve.
ming, which will be addressed by Hon.
j. II. Oamer, Member Of Congress, of
Franklin. Come out, everybody, it
will do you good,
"A dispatch from Toronto, Cana.
da, reports Hanlan sick and says it is
hardly probable that he will row with
Courtney at Chautauqua on the 9th
ult. This will be great disappoint-
ment to many who had contemplated
going to the race.
AT meeting Of the Democratic
County Committee on Monday eve
ming our old friend Uncle John Peter.
son was elected Chairman for the en-
suing year. Our Democratic friends
are to be congratulated on securing a
gentleman so amply qualified to fill
the chaiI.
1t bas not been our custom to
make mention Of such matters hereto.
fore, but as the friends of DR.. Blaine
may think he is OVERRIDING the thing
by wanting to "set 'em up" to every
man he meets, we deem it cur duty
to state that it's boy, and he is doing
mighty fine.
Victoria Woodruff is announced
as n candidate for the Presidency in
1880. 1t is probable the Free Think
ers will take her up, and Woodhull
"boom" Will doubtless be the next
thing in order. Howwould Bob In
gersoll answer for the second place on
the ticket.
Who says ours is not a fruit
growing county. Last week one day,
Mr.. Lawrence, who purchased the fruit
in the garden of the old Dawson prop.
erty, near the Fisher house, gathered
from one tree forty.two bushels OF
apples. That, we think, is hard to
beat anywhere.
Mr.. Chas. Hill informs us that
drilling has been commenced on his
farm by the Millerstown Company,
Mr.. G. M. Kepler Supt., and is pro.
crossing finely. He says they will
probably have to go from $50 to 400
feet before they strike the lubricator,
which will take them about three
weeks.
Our boys went to the Bean Farm
last Saturday to play the Plumer club
a friendly game of base ball, but when
they got there they found they were
obliged to play the Shamburg, Petro-
leum Centre. Plnmer.a nd.snrrnnnding.