The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-08-24

Quilt from head to foot, ana II LOOKS
as gay aa a peach. Tie Neucs is one
ot our most highly-prized exchanges
and we're glad to note the evidence of
its prosperity.
AT the session of Clarion Presby-
terry held here yesterday, and which |
closed its work this morning, Rev.
Hickling was regularly ordained, and
installed paster of the Presbyterian
Church of Tionesta. The services,
which we're very impressive and inter
estiDg, we're we'll attended by our
charch-going people.
That President ratLlesrake story
turns out to be a canard. Mr.. E. E.
Clapp was up last week and said that
he had heard of nothing of the kind
happening in that vicinity; and ifhe
didn't hear of it we guess it didn't
happen there. We have endeavored
TO trace the Tumor to some reliable
source, but have been unable TO do so.
While in Pleasantville last Sat
urday we met our former tCwnspeople,
DR.. Blaine and lady. The Doctor, we
are pleased to note, is over his head
in practice already in bis new field,
and is sure to be successful. He
boards, with bis family, at the Eagle
Hotel, one Of the best kept and pleas
antest stopping places in this section.
The cattle disease has struck
pretty handy to US. Hark Went
worth has lost three COWS within the
past two weeks, and Geo. Saltsgiver,
who lives near him, on the Tylers-
burg road, two miles from town, has
lost one, We have heard of others
losing COWS, but do not remember the
names of the parties. There seems to
be no cure for the bovine that is at
tackled by the disease.
The Tionesta Commonwealth began
its second volume last week. 1t also
notices a subscription for five years in
advance. Now, Jake you get up
another letter from Colorado Coop.
erstomn Neacs. The Ne,r8 has got
things slightly mixed, evidently. But
those Colorado letters are genuine,
all-wool, part silk, and a yard wide
they neither rip, ravel nor run down
at the heel. Don't forget it.
The item in our last issue about
the jug Handle road was in no way
intended as a slur on the roads IL
Kingsley township. Far from it; a'
we are Satisfied the roads in tina
township are among the best in th'
county. and will compare faverably
with the generality of roads through
out the country. The fellow whC
stuck that notice on the tree haC
better look out for the road commiss
toner's of Kingsley.
One day last week Fred. Wine
, gard and John Dekreger were ou
after huckleberries in the vicinity O
the north branch of Tubbs run, abou
A miles from here. In their ramb
lings they came across den of "rat
tiers" aud set to work to slay then
When they had finished their on
e slaught they found they had dispatche
e twenty-three-16 young ones and
old ones. 1t was very poor day fo
) "rattlers," SO the boys say.
!. Mr.. James Saltsgiver died at b
home in Tionesta borough on Monda
q afternoon last, of congestion Of tn
s lungs, and was buried in the M. /
n Cemetery yesterday at 2 o'clock, Re-
o Hill conducting the services. M
?. Saltsgiver had been a sufferer for se'
IS eral years and has not been able
g perform manual labor, hence he W.
o in rather s.raightened circumstance
He leaves a wife and several childrel
two Of whom are grown up, who hay
y the sympathy af our people in the 10
of husband and father Mr.. S. Wi
;. aged AZ years.
"a Last Saturday evet ng quite
Il serious runaway took place on Hul
ter's Run. On that day Mr.. Jol
Nichols, Of Pleasantville. aceompanic
by his son of ten years, was driViT