The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-03-17


beyond the expectations Of the audi
ence, and whatever it may have been
financially, il was complete success
otherwise. The show abounded in
laughNble and side-splitting sayings
and doings f'om beginning to end,
and the audience was kept in an
uproar Of laughter all evening, and
when any local hits were made, Of
which there were an abundance, the
house fairly shook with applause. We
should like to mention some ofthe best
jokes chat were cracked-in fact, take
the programme and go through it,
making such com Elents as we feel it
deserves but our time this morning
is tou much limited. Suffice to say,
every performer did first class-much
better than was expected. We were
sorry the house was not more crowded,
but we believe the boys came out
whole, and that's all they cared for
this time, besides they have left good
impression, and will draw a full house
should they conclude to repeat the
dose at some future time. One thing
we must not forget to mention, and
that is, the boys labored under great
disadvantage frolH lack of proper
stage room, curtains, etc. We bespeak
for them crowded bouse should they
ever come back.
The Hill Farm we'll is down over
800 feet and no third sand. Opera
tions have been suspended for the
present, but will be resumed as soon
as MIR. Kepler can get his matters with
the company properly arranged, which
will not be longer than a week or two.
1t appears that two members of the
company got frightened at the SEEM
ingly slim prospect Of strike, and
hadn't the nerve to 60 on and give the
we'll a proper test, whereupon Dir.
Kepler bought out their interests, and
will so on with developments, just
as though nothing of the kind had
happened. Parties from whom he has
leased territory need give themselves
DO concern, as Mr.. X. has the "spon.
dulicks" and pluck to stick to it until
ne strikes oil, or knows the reason why.
We feel confident that his pluck will be
rewarded by good strike.
1t is reported that clouds of pig.
cons fly daily over Warren, but
whence they come and whittier they
go lie not exactly known; the supposi-
ton is, however, they come from the
beach woods in Old Forest, where they
have been feeding during the winter.
Thousands still flock at the approach |
OF twilight into the now well known
roost on Little Coon creek, this county,
and the distant, all.uight peal of mus
kerry waging warfare against the in.
nocent birds resembles the continued |
cracking of a mighty electric current
as it springs from one conductor to
another.
Most of the lumbermen have re
turned from down the river, and bring
with them glad tidings of good prices.
Pine timber sells readily from twelve
to eighteen cents per foot. while boards
are i'll great demand at prices bid,
varying from fourteen to sixteen dol.
lars per thousand. Lumbermen are
somewhat reticent about selling at
these figures, AMI think that in conse.
quence of the short run this season,
prices will be advanced to at least
eighteen dollars for good pine boards.
w. w. Gather, conductor on the
f. S. St. P. & c. r, r., who was shot
some time ago, by a drunken pedlar,
named John Clancy, in mpting to
put him from the train, died on Friday
last at his home, in Foxburg, Clarion
Co. Mr.. Gather ran the first train
over the new road, and was a mau
highly esteemed for his accommo-
dating traits aGd kind ways. Clancy's
trial will come off at the next April
term of court at Clarion.
"A new grocery store has been
opened in the Acomb building, by
Messrs. VIM. Smearbaugh g. Co. The