The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-06-01


aster took place near New London.
Ontario, on Thursday Of last week.
An excursion steamer, greatly over.
loaded with passengers was returning
to that place, when it suddenly cap
cised, throwing all the passengers into
the water. Over 200 dead bodies
have already been recovered, and
many more are still missing.
"A grand Fourth of July celebra-
ton will take place at the Centennial
grounds in Philadelphia this year,
under the auspices Of the Bi.Centennial
Association of Penn'a. This Associa-
tiOn is laboring diligently to provide
an imposing celebration for the two
hundreth Anniversary of the founding
of Pennsylvania by William Penn, in
1882, to which the ensuing celebration
is the preparatory move.
AT Chautauqua there are large
number of buildings going up and old
visitors will notice that the trees have
been thinned out to q great extent,
thus giving a better view of the lake.
Property commands high price, but
there has been a number of sales made
this spring and most of the buildings
now erecting are being built for resi-,
dences of the owners, so that an ele-
giant class of cottages will be con-
structed. Religious services are now
held every Sunday. VevangO Citizen.
We publish to-day the speech of
Hon. E. L. Davis, On the Railroad
fence bill, before the House of Repre-.
seDtatives, of which we ask a perusal
by our readers. Mr.. Davis labored
hard for this bill, and had gotten it
we'll along in the House, but the "wise
men of the East" aided by the biased
Speaker of the House, seem to have
been to much for the friends of the bill,
and it was lost. 1t was a good meas.
ure, and would have been an excellent
thing for the many citizens of this
county.
There is nothing new to report
about oil matters in this county since
our last issue. Berry & Co., have
started the drill in their Balltown
well and with good luck will finish it
in about two weeks. Mr.. Keeler saws
the rig of the new venture of Mr..
COrnwell will be up in week or ten
days and drilling commence immedi.
ately. In the Blue Jay district there
are some wells which will be due in
short time, which will further demon.
strate the existence Of oil there, and
define the course of the belt.
An exchange remarks that "When
hen lays an egg she cackles. When
a man gets in new stock of goods it
is human tor him to crow over it.
When he cackles, people know that he
has laid in some fresh stock and feels
rather proud over it. When the mer-
chant opens his new styles aAd blows
his trumpet in the newspapers the peO-
pie know that he has something on
hand worth advertising and patronizs
him accordingly. When he lies still
and says nothing about it they know
it is the same old stock which they
have So often seen."
Mr.. VIM. w. Thomas, one of our
Oldest subscribers, called upon us
Monday, and conveyed the bad news
Of the burning on Tuesday ofiast week,
Of his shingle mill, situate on Little
Coon, about mile aud a half from
Tylersburg, Clarion county, and about
mile from the Forest county line.
The fire originated from sparks from
the arch blown among the dry shay
ings, and SO rapidly did it spread that
nothing in the mill could be saved.
His loss will be between $400 and
$500 dollars no insurance. We are
very sorry for Mr.. Thonas, as he had
just got in fair way to make and lay
by some money, and the loss just at
this time falls rather heavily. But he
is not man to sit down and whine
about such matters, but proposes to go
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