The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-10-12

wife died a short time ago, leaving him
with quite large family of small
children, one Of whom is very sick
now. Mr.. Sterling is q worthy citi-
zen, and in his distressed situation is
truly deserving Of the kindest sympa-
thy of his neighbors and friends.
Two more prisoners took French
leave of the Clarion jail last week. It
seems strange that prisoners should
not like 20 stay in that Jail, as it is a
magnificent building, costing over
$4,000, and Sheriff Collner is said to
be one of the kindest of landlords.
But, somehow the boys don't like it,
and can't be induced to stay very long
at time.
The Buck Mills club played the
Salmon Greek boys another game of
ball on Saturday last, and scored an
other victory, the game standing Buck
Mills 25, Salmon Creek IL. The
Buck Mills club will play the Dutch
Hill boys a game next Saturday, and
if they beat them, they (the B. M.'s)
are going to challenge the world, SO
Philip Emert says.
During the Congressional cam.
paign in this district last fall, the use
of the name "Skinsll," when speaking
Of a locality in Armstrong county,
seemed to give ofense. To show that
the name is fact, we clip the follow
ing item from the Kittanning Times ::
"The Republican campaign opens
next Monday at Skinall, in North
Buffalo tOwnship.-Saltsburg Press.
Burglars entered the store of
Myer Levi, at Tylersburg last Friday
night, and stole in the neighborbood
of $500 worth of goods, such
as clothing, tobacco, cigars, &c. They
got in through window. Goods we're
strewn along the road as far as Scotch
Hill, where all trace Of the thieves
was lost. Considering the fact that a
bouncing boy arrived at Mr.. Lewis
house the night before the robbery, his
loss sets rather lightly upon him.
Many people take newspapers,
few preserve them yet the most in
teresting reading imaginable is a file
of old newspapers-it brings up the
very age with all its hustle and every.
day affairs, and marks genius and
spirit more than the most labored dis,
criptions of the historian. Who car
read paper dated fifty years ago
without the thought that almost every
name then printed is now cut upon c
tombstone, at the head Of an epitaph
-ES.
On Monday last as Mr.. Johr
Woodford vas driving heavy loa(
of lumber over one of the bridge
spanning Beaver creek, on the planl
road leading from Brace & Allen
mill to East Hickory, the bridge CAV,
away, piling Mr.. Woodford with hi
horses, wagon and lumber in the bot
tom Of the creek. Mr.. Woodford sus
tanned several severe bruises and cuts
but he is not thought to be danger
ously injured. The team, which is
valuable one, was cut and bruised con
siderably.
Rev. Hill has determined o.
moving to Kansas, and will take hi
departure as soon as he can dispose @
his personal property and make tn
necessary arrangements. During hi
brief residence among US Rev. Hill
has made host Of friends, who ar
10th to see him depart. He has la
bored hard in the large field assigne,
him here, and has done much good 70
the cause of religion, which will los
in his departure a fearless and earnes
worker. His many friends will wis
him and his excellent family ferveu
God-speed in their new home.
"A special dispatch from Clario
to the Derrick gives the followin
account of heavy robbery at Lick
ingville; "During Saturday night rot
bers broke into the store of Nicola
Gilfert, of Lickingville, this county
and broke open large safe and stol