The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-10-29
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.

VIVA W Nihs
Now is the time to commence fat.
tening turkeys for Thanksgiving.
Next Friday night viii be Hallow
Zen. "a word to the wise," you
know.
Mr.. Wilbur Grove, operating at
Bradford, spent few days at home
during the week.
Mr.. Wills. Jameson and friend,
Z. B. Shugert, Of PlSasantvile, rusti.
Gated in town few days during the
past week.
Rev. Stone has moved his family
to town and occupies the Henage
house above the Court House. They
are heartily welcomed by our citizens.
The cemetery at the upper end of
town has lately been cleaned up and
much improved in appearance. Our
citizens should always take pride in
keeping it so.
Parties are leasing oil land near
Tionesta. Forest county and the Kin
qua district are the future oil pro-
ducing districts. So say the prophets.
-Warren Ledger.
Next Tuesday is the eventful day
of election in this State. Republicans,
vote the straight ticket, and after the
election is over, we'll shake on the
head Of 9 handsome majority.
The Elk Democrat man fears
death. Hear him; Exchanges will
soon contain accounts of the killing Of
large hogs. We dread the ordeal, but
will bear up like christian"
Mr.. l. w. Haynes, of Philadel-
phia, is stopping in town for few
days. Mr. Fl. has a position under his
brother.in;l law, Hon. A. X. Dunkel,
Secretary of Internal Affairs.
Mr.. Chas. B. Evans, Of Oil City,
private clerk Of Supt. Wilson, spent
Sunday in town. He's a jolly gen.
tleman; an ardent sportsman, and a
tip-top fellow at a pigeon roost.
There's strong talk of "another"
race between Courtney and Hanlan.
1t is thought it will take place at
Washington, d. G. They needn't
count on our presence this time.
Mr.. A. o. Donovan has broken
up housekeeping here and removed his
family to Erie, Pa. We did not learn
what be intends going at there. but
hope he may succeed at whatever he
undertakes.
-Messrs. H. G.. Tinker and Chas.
Duncan of Oil City, were up on Mon
day with dog and guns, but found the
birds very scarce. When such "crack
shots" can't get game there's no use of
Others trying.
Drilling on the well at Balltown
is still progressing. They struck a
vein of oil which would probably have
yielded five barrels, but weren't salts
fed. Nothing definite can be said of
the prospect yet.
Mr.. Chas. L. Hanna, of Greeley,
Col, has our thanks for the Denver
Tribune, which contains a graphic dis
cription Of some of the recent horrible
butcheries by the Ute Indians in that
section.
As will be seen by notice else
where, Mr. G. E. McCray will dispose
of his household goods next Tuesday.
Charlie expects, in the course of three
or four weeks, to take trip west to
look up location, and go TO farming.
Wonder what's become of the
FOxburg Gazette? A stray copy finds
it way to our sanctum occasionally,
and we are at loss to know whether
it has merged into biweekly, monthly
or semi-occasional. How about it,
brother Johns?
The game laws prohibit the
hunting Of pheasants with dogs. Some
of our citizens had better 60 a little
slow, else they may be called to
account.-BroOkviHe Graphic. We
fail to find such law, and would like
to know where you get it.