The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-09-08


dam, for like purpose, has also been
built across tho Clarion below the
mouth Of Coleman Run, by Messrs.
Thomp pson g. Darr. The dams have
been put in to stay; they do not
amount to "obstructions," in the nav
igation of our river and are of great
value to the Milestone and Coleman
companies.
Our school board met on Saturday
last at the house Of L. Warner, Sec'y |
Of the Board. Mrs. Jno. White was
engaged as teacher at the White School
house Miss Sadie Kerr for the Fitz-
gerald school Miss Jennie Shields
for the Cooksburg school, ard Miss
Edith Scott the Warner school. Clar-
ington and Greenwood are yet to be
supplied. The contracts for furnishing
four of the school.houses with coal for
the winter were given out at the fol-
lowing figures per bushel: 17c., 16c.,
15@c., 15c. There were very few bid
ders present. Philo Williams was
appointed collector of school tax by
the board.
:. Judge Coon has the foundation for
his new house on the Steele Farm laid,
and most Of the lumber on the ground.
His house will be of the cottage style,
about 26x32 and 16 feet high roof
1-3 pitch. The Judge has improved
the appearance and value Of his farm
considerably since he moved thereon.
f Hazard Spence now lives on the
, old Gents place. He is quite busy
a with his boat building interests I;
! building at Coleman, Troutman and
Baxter.
E. G. Mays and-daughter, Miss Lu,
were rusticatiug amongst us" last
week. They returned home Saturday.
Miss Cora Myers left US last Friday
y after two weeks visit with her aunt,
Mrs. Long.
Miss Eva Reynolds, who has been
in the "far West" for long time, ia
e visiting here with her father and
(, brother.
1t The remains Of Joseph johnson
which had lain in the old orchard al
'r Maple Creek for about "a years, were
y lifted by his son, Albert johnson, and
rointerred at Mt. Tabor, Jefferson
O. county, on the 23d inst.
,e Mr.. johnson above referred to ant
le wife paid his sister, Mrs. VIM. Wallace
visit, returning to his home il
at Washington, D. c., on Saturday last
TX Mrs. Wallace accompanied them OF
u their return.
IS, We have q singing school. MI
or Cochrane wields the baton.
so There was almost food in tn
ny Clarion Monday (this) morning; si!
ed or eight inches would have done tn
a business. Wallace's started thei
:" timber, Moore's their boats and tn
,r, Coleman Co. all their stuff; this
to about the extent of the run from here
ng We understand that there is big lo
on 10 run upon the head waters of tn
ed Clarion.
of From present advices it seems tha
ly there will be big lot Of timber pu
'ul in the coming winter.
les Corn looks we'll as far as appeat
ry ances go it is late, however, an
ors should there come an early frost tn
,ut crop will be almost a failure. Mix
ne Dunkle has the best field we know o
it r. J. Hillard has tho biggest corr
nd measured by the stalk, in this locality
a some of the stalks measure 10, II, an
les 12I feet. Oats were light. Bucl
ca wheat looks well, and if not hurt
ed. the sun will be good. Some pieces a
me ready to cut now and are we'll file
d." Our wheat crop was generally
,on failure. VIM. Shields, however, fro
inc one. half an acre harvested II busheI
is Mr.. Shields and Mr.. Daniels tai
on. the lead out this way in ditchiug; Il
ing number of rods ditched by Mr.. Da
rty niels during tho summer goes up in
up the hundreds it is doing his far
ill, good.
Ca We hage had plenty of rain latel
Iipe in fact nothing has suffered so far
I'm. we have learned on account ofdroug