The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-06-25

! Tor the erection OF head-stones over all
Union soldiers and sailors who are
buried in private or village cemeter-
les, where not already supplied by
stones. We have received letter
from Hon. j. B. Agnew, of Harris.
burg, and he says that he will furnish
blanks to any who will give him the
desired information, that they may
have these headstones erected at once.
These stones are furnished at the
expense Of the Government, and as we
are informed there are number of
unmarked graves Of Union soldiers in
this county, we hope the friends and
surviving comrades will see that all
are furnished with headstoRes accord
ing to the generous provisions of the
law. 1t makes no diferance whether
the soldiers died in the service or since
the war. All are entitled.
We learned the other day of the
sad fate Of Mr.. Silas McCalmont, who
left this section about seven weeks ago
to take up his home in Kansas. He
and his family, consisting of wife and,
we believe, two children, started for
Kansas some time in April, where Mr..
McCalmont had purchased a farm,
and bad just become comfortable set.
tied. The terrible storm which passed
through that section a short time ago,
struck his place, and he was killed.
His wife and children were injured,
but not fatally. We are without full
particulars. Mr.. McCalmont was we'll
and favorably known by many Of our
old citizens, who will be grieved to
learn of the sad and untimely ending
of his life. He was a brother Of Mr.
Jack McCalmont, who lives near
Holeman Flats, ia this county.
Some one has bean kind enough
to send us the Delphos, Kansas, Her.
aid, in which an account is given of
the terrible cyclone which recently
swept through that section. The town
is one mass of ruins, hundreds of
houses with their contents being en-.
tirely blown away. The Herald Office
was among the sufferers, and we'll
does the paper show it. Several of
Forest county's citizent now live near
Delphos, them, the families
Of Judge VIM. White, Homer Towncr,
and Brownies, but we see nothing in
the paper that any Of them sustained
any damage, and We hope they have
been so fortunate as to escape. The
paper was no doubt sent by some of
these parties, and we are sorry they
did not give us some account Of their
condition.
Our base ballists had a meeting
last Saturday evening, and organized
a club which they styled the G. o. d.
What these initials are intended to
imply we have not yet learned, but
they can be interpreted so as to have
several mearings: collect on deliY-
cry" "call on dad or Conquer or
die" the latter translation is probably
the correct one. A President, Secre-
tary and Treasurer were elected, and
Mr.. John Noble was chosen Captain.
They will play the Tylersburg club a
match game next Saturday afternoon,
on Dustin Island, which will probably
be pretty close and interesting
game. Wen give the result next
week.
The citizens of Stewarts Run will
give a strawberry and ice cream festi-
val at the house of Mr.. w. G. Brom-
ley, next Friday evening, 9th inst,
for the benefit Of Rev. A. O. Stone.
They extend cordial Invitation to all
to attend and assist in making the affair
a success, socially and financially.
Mr.. w. Y. Siggius, our informant,
says that preachers, professors ofphre-
nologY, and editors will be admitted
free, and now if we can manage some
way to get there and back on the
same terms, the good% people of that
neighborhood may expect us out.
j. f. Dale Esq, is rusticating
among his friends and relatives in