The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-07-02

Charlie Hill, came 20 town in search
Of IL couple of chaps who had visited
their spring houses and extracted
therefrom several crooks Of butter.
The thieves travelled by water, in
small canvass.covered boat, and were
accompanied by women who claims
to be the wife Of one of them. Messrs.
Brown and Hill found the boat
anchored in front Of Mr.. Craigs house,
and when the thieves discovered their
pursuerers they weighed anchor, and
crossing the river took to the
hills, leaving the woman in the lurch.
A warrant was Immediately issued and
placed in Constable Hilands' hands,
who searched the boat and found the
missing butter crooks, some still con-
tanning butter. Upon further exam
ination it was found that one or two
crooks had been thrown in the river
near where the boat had first landed.
a close watch was kept for the felons
during the day and night, and Friday
shortly after noon one Of them was
caught in the following manner while
trying to make his escape down the
railroad track: Geo. Albaugh shoul-
dered his carpet bag and started down
the river on the wagon road; after
going about a mile he struck the rail
road track and come back, while the
constable walked down the track and
chased the culprit into Georges em-
brace, so to speak. lie was brought
back and lodged in Jail to await a
hearing next day. In the meantime
Detective Hall, of p. T. & B. r. r.,
Isappeared and had the nan arrested
for burglarizing the depot at West
Hickory. Quite a number Of the
stolen goods were found in his possess
ion, and he afterward confessed to
having aided in the burglary. He
was brought before Squire Brennan on
Saturday morning, aud waving a
hearing, was bound over in the sum of
5000 on the first charge, and $400 on
the charge of burglary. He gives his
name as VIM. Westen, and claims to
be making living by tight rope
walking, but from the above facts it
would seem different. He says his
pals name is Charles Stanford, whom
it seems is the worst Of the two, having,
it is said, already served term in
the penitcntiary. Weston now lam
guishes in Jail, while his wife still
remains in town.
The National of last week, after
the very commonplace observation
that "the glorious Fourth Of July
occurs on Friday next, and should be
observed by all the American people
as National holiday"-true remark,
but rather hackneyed - says: "N e
suggest that every friend Of the Na-
tjoadI, and every earnest Greenbacker
this would imply that there were
greenbackers who are not friends OF
the NationaL-"will spend a portion
of the day in soliciting subscribers for
our paper" This is ingenious advice
it modestly asks the patrons Of that
paper to turn 2eaos agents on the 4th
of July. 1t is a remarkable sugges-
tion, truly, and "takes the rag off tn 2
bush" in the way of increasing the
circulation Of a paper. Further on
it says; "If every one who now takes
the National will interest himself and
get Just one subscriber it will double
our list" Wonderful mathematical
calculation vastly fine indeed truly
As good as the ancient case Of the
man who was knocked down in row
by pole, when consoling friend
told him he ought to be thankful to
Providence, for if the man who had
welded the pole had been twice as
strong, and the pole twice as long, he
would have been just twice as badly
mashed as he was. Very astute article
that.
The we'll on Selden Whitman:
farm is still pounding away. We
heard the other day that they had
struck the sand, but have been unable