The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-03-05
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pLacytown pond is going on at present,
Mr., j. +. OVerlander having the job.
The lumbsrnen being fearful lest there
should come sudden food and "cleau
them out" are taking the method Of
averting it. The work is being done
by torpedoes, which are showed under
the ice and touched off, This breaks
it up fine, and while doing so, kills
innumerable numbers Of suckers. A
gentleman informs us that after one Of
these blasts had been made tie creek
twas aliUe with dead fish," which sup
piled the whole neighborhood with
mess. Mr.. Ittcl, who has large num-
Der of logs piled on the bank near
jug Handle, on the opposite side, says
that gorge still remains there perfectly
solid. Hesays if We don't have sufficient
warm weather to melt or rot the ice
before heavy rain comes, it will clean
the banks from that place to the mouth
of the creek.
The Foxburg & St. Petersburg
Railroad Company has purchased the
Emlenton, Shippenville e. Clarion
road, and the roads will hereafter be
run by the former company. We un
dsrstand that the line viii soon be ex-
tended through Forest county to Nc,
Kean, $4,000 of the 100000 re-
quired having been subscribed by
Mrs. Mary Fox, and the remainder
will probably be taken by Phladel-
pha parties who are interested in oil
and lumber lands lying between
Clarion and Mexican counties. If the
project is put through, of which there
is little doubt now, the road will prob.
ably run through'the eastern portion
of this county, which will be a great
benefit and relief to the citizens in
that section. Besides it will undoubt-
edly open up a new market in the
Bradford oil regions for our lumber.
This has been most severe win
ter on small game in this section.
There has not been day since ebout
the middle Of December that the
pheasants could get any food except
the buds of trees. Quails, of which
there were few flocks seen last fall,
are probably all destroyed either for
want of foodj of by vermin, such as
foxes, owls and hawks. Rabbits have
no doubt Suffered from the same cause.
kNow if the forest fires are set agoing
in the right time next summer to de-
stroy the nests Of pheasants the slaugh.
ter Of our small game will be COM
plete.
1t begins to look now as though
new court house and Jail will be
erected during the coming summer.
We understand the commissioners
expect to visit Warren, Tionesta,
Clarion and Brookville the early part
of next month, for the purpose Of
taking observations of the public
buildings located in those places, prep
aratory to agreeing on plan for the
proposed new public buildings for
Elk county.-ElE Democrat.
If you want q perfect model by
which to build your court house, by
all means come to Forest county. we
think our public buildings lay over
anything of the kind in seventeen
counties.
The citizens Of Wing Hill are
going to have a new M. Z. Church
forthwith. Messrs. G. f. Gillespie
and Eli Berlin let contract to Mr..
G. w. Sawyer, on Saturday last, who
is 10 have it completed about the first
of July. The building is to be situs-
ted in a grove, near Mr.. Gillespie's
house, which has heretofore been used
for a picnic ground. A nice church
has long been needed at that place,
aud we congratulate our Whig Hill
friends on the decided steps which they
have taken in the matter.
The Lawrence House has again
charged hands, Mr.. Lawrence having
assumed the management. Capt
Knox, the retiring landlord, has made
a good reputation, and will be missed