The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-05-25

Quilts Comes to tho Front ut-R,. G..
News From Barnett Dished Up
In Good Shape.
CLARrNeror. PA.. Mar 2t. '81.

CLARINGTONj BA., May Zls 81.
The erratic pen Of The scribe hath
long been silent .coRcerniug the ways
of Barnett, as though maybap the ban
of ostracisE had passed upon theFlit.
erary products thereof, or as though
perchance the events of life as evolved
in cold Forest" lacked Importance, or
novelty sufficient to claim the notice
of the scribe, or attract the eye Of She
reader. But ys candidate knoweth
that Barnett still clipgeth to the body
polite Of Forest as a living member
thereof; ye teacher hath knowledge
that his services are not only needed
but gratefully accepted and remuner-
ated ye traveller likewise understand
eth that his wants will be attended to
in Clarington when be stoppeth there;
ye sportsman is also cognizant that
fish aboundeth in the limpid waters Of
our streams, and that there is extant
in our vicinity wilderness to tempt the
rifle and tire the legs of embryo Cum.
mings and ye scribe divineth that
development should be gradual, and
further uttereth not on geneTalities
and cometh down to particularities
j. B. Pearsall has sundered the ties
that bound him to commercial life,
having sold out his entire stock, and
good will to w. d. Shields g. Bro.
Our new merchants will occupy the
new store.house with part of their
goods.
The Reid House is undergoing re-
pairs at the hand of our carpenter
friend Geo. Bowers.
Our genial host of the Shields
house, Texter, has gone over into JEFF
ferson, and now resides on the prop
erty Of Richard Winlock, known as
the Windsor property.
Our friend Chas. Ritchie has almost
ceased from the practice of his pro-
fession Bethune has gone Billy
Williams and his brother Philo are
the only knights of the anvil and tongs
in town.
Elders boat-scaffold in full blast.
Fult Frampton has bought the
Bosom property opposite Clarington
consideration $235. 1t is Mr.. Tramp
toms intention to occupy the property
soon.
There is some talk that the Bole's
tract has been sold to some parties
who, it is further said, will put up
mill or mills thereon.
Richard Correll has disposed of his
property on Maple Creek to gentle
man, name unknown to Us, who will
establish himself there as one of the
soveregns of Forest.
There seems to be considerable i'm
migration from parts unknown through
our town to the bark-woods; men,
wYmen, children, teams, and all the
other necessarries.
The lumber interest has received a
boost from the ready sale and good
price of their springs run, and the
signs of the times indicate a brisk
business in that industry during the
| summer.
The Coleman boat-sca6old is run
ming. The logs bracketed down the
run do not come near enough to the
| mill to be convenient, and bracket
dam" is being built at the head of the
F., pond to help them along.
Judge Kerr contemplates building
new barn during the summer.
There has been considerable sickness
up along the Clarion during the
spring in some ins tances fatal. JAS.
O'Harra died not long ago, and Jerry
Hoover buried ene of his children
quite lately. Thos. Osborne laid
little one of his to rest just few days
since. Quilts.
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