The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-01-21


Upward of hundred invitations have
been issued, and no doubt a large
party will be present, il being the first
silver wedding which has ever taken
place in Tionesta.
Quite number Of our citizens
are n Erie this week on business con.
nected with the contest of the will le #
by the late VIM. Hunter, Sr. Upward
Of hundred witnesses, clients, law.
yers, ETC., will be in attendance at
court, which has been called especially
for this case. We understand the
estate involves over 100000, and
some of the heirs seem to think there
was hardly fair "divy."
"A glass Of liqucr, price ten cents,
is consumed in a moment and costs
little to produce. On the same table
lies q newspaper. 1t is covered with
halfa million type; 1t brings intelli-
gence from the four quarters of the
globe. The price of the newspaper is
one half the glass of stimulant; but it
is none the less true large number Of
people think whiskey cheap aud news
papers deer.-Eg.
Mr.. E. E. Clapp, of President,
with that promptness which has
gained him the implicit confidence of
everyone who knows him, dropped
into our Office last Friday evening and
renewed his subscription to the RE.
PUBLICAN. No man in Venango
County has done more for his section
in the way of substantial improve
mOnts than has Ed Clapp. Men like
he are just the ones that ought to
have wealth.
One might think from the vast
amount of slaves which have been
shipped at this station from Tylers-
burg and vicinity within the past year
that the timber must be getting scarce,
yet in conversation with Mr.. Geo.
Stephens, who is one of the heaviest
manufacturers in this section, he in.
formed us that he intended driving
the business more than ever the coming
year, and that his shipments from
Tylersburg would not fall short of
100000 slaves.
"A gentleman informed us one day
last week that he saw string ofabout
hundred fine large trout, which he
supposes had crawled out on tie bank
of some stream to bask in the sun,
when the wicked wayfarer in
whose possession they were had
gobbled 'em up. Certainly this must
be the way it was done, as We can
hardly believe anyone would be so
cruel as to angle the beauties at this
season of the year; besides we hardly
think trout would bite now anyway.
In fact We know they won't if you
keep at a safe distance.
On Saturday last the Road Com.
missioners of Tionesta township let the
contract Of building new road from
the Huddleson School house to the
Clarion County line, a distance of
about three miles. The contractor,
Mr.. Samuel Clark, Of Hemlock, agrees
to put the road through according to
specifications for $3.50 rod. We no
nothing of the natural advantages
which that country possesses, but it
strikes us that is pretty small figure
for building road anywhere. How
ever, We hope the contractor may
come out all right on his bargain.
Jim. Hulings, who went to Atch.
ison, Kansas, in October last, has sent
us quite a curiosity in the shape of
pair of jack-rabbit ears, which for
immenslty flop over anything We have
ever seen in this section, and we've
seen some pretty big ears, too. When
spread they measure just one foot from
tip to tip. These rabbits are said to
be quite numerous in some parts of the
western country; they make fine game
for spOrtsmeU, being nearly as large
and very much resembling the animal
from which they derive their name.
Those who have any curiosity are invit-
ed to call and see them.