The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-07-16

for the month ending July 1st, 1879.
Number Of scholars enrolled 26
Percentage Of attendance 81. The
following are the names of those who
were present every day during the
month: Annie Wilson, Lizzie
Flowers, Dora Glassner, Clara and
Lottie Young, Ralph Smiley, aud
George Sslsgiver. Clara Young
received the largest number of Merit
tickets for perfect lessons and good
conduct.
MARY L. CLARK, Teacher.
Some Of the Tidioute base ballists
came down last Tuesday to play a
friendly game with the Tioncsta club,
but as the ground is located some dis.
tance below town, and the boys did
not get their dinners in time to com
mencO before halfpast twelve, and
owing to the fact that some of them
were obliged to return ON the three
o'clock train, the game was not fin
ished-only six innings being played.
1t is hard to tell which would have
come out ahead had nine innings been
played, as the clubs seemed to be well
matched. When they quit the game
stood 16 to 20, in favor of Tidioute;
at the end of the 9th inning it stood
Is to ii in favor of Tionesta. Our
boys will go to Tidioute on Friday
next, and as they will have plenty of
time to play nine innings, it will no
doubt be an interesting game.
Tho camp meeting which COM
menced here on Wednesday last, has
drawn great many people to our
town, and the meetings have been
well attended each day and evening.
Nineteen large family tents were
erected, and all have been occupied,
besides many who have been in attend
ance have been stopping with their
friends in town. On Sunday it is
estimated that two thousand people
were on the ground, the most ofwhom
were visitors. The meetings through
out have been characterized by the
best of good order and quiet; and it
has been the comment Of many stran-
gers that they never attended q camp
meeting where everything passed off
SO smoothly; which is an honor and
credit to our town. The meeting
comes to close tonight, and we
believe the Free Methodist brethren
are very much elated at their success
in gaining new converts, and bringing
many to the alter. We have not
learned whether or not they will hold
the meeting here next year, hut judg.
ing from the success they have had,
the handsome grove so peculiarly
adapted for the business, and the gem
eral good order which has attended
their efforts, we are inclined to believe
they will.
The glass ball shoot on the Fourth
was taken in with relish by our
sportsmen. The Pleasantville boys
were on hand with their trap and
several hundred balls bright and early,
and the shooting commenced about
10 o'clock and did not stop, except
while the shooters wcro at dinner,
until every ball was "busted." Some
very good shooting WAS made, not only
by the Ploasantyilliaus, but by. our
local shootists, considering the prac-
tice they have had; come Of them had
never shot at a ball before, and were
considerably surprised and elated to
hear the retreo say "brole ball" after
their gun was discharged. Had the
scores been kept in regular order we
should liked to have published some
Of them, but as not much care was
taken in this particular, we are unable
to do so. Mr.. Sawrey of Pleasant.
Vile, was the boss "smasher," and
carried off tho greatest number Of