The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1882-05-03

-Haplan, The Canadian oarsmaD,
won another great race Monday,
beating Trickett, the Australian
sculler, with the greatest ease, on the
Thames river, England. Hanlan is
now the Undisputed champion oarsman
Of the world
The Greenback county committee
met in town on Saturday last. J.. M.
Vought was selected as Representative
delegate to the State Convention
which meets at Harrisburg on the 18th
inst, and j. II. Dingman was named
as the Senatorial delegate. The dele
gates we're not instructed, we presume
for the reason that they did not know
what they are supposed to do until
they get down there and see what
program the bosses have fixed up for
them.
An exchange struck the keynote
when it said "Ask some men for an
advertisement and they will answer
that they don't believe in advertising
"a paper is never read. Let a man
be caught kissiug his neighbor's wife
or trying to hold up the side of barn
some dark night and his tone changes
Immediately, and if a printing Office is
in a garret of seventeen story build.
ing he will climb to the top to beg the
editor to keep quiet-don't publish it
in the paper.
Chairman Ritchey has issued
call for meeting Of the Democratic
committee of Forest county for the
purpose of electing delegates to the
Democratic State Convention, which
meets in Harrisburg on june %. AS
the Democrat seems to be bothered so
much about the Republican Com
mittee meeting, it can hardly be con-
sidered out of place if we should
!, remark that delegates to a State Con-
vention is about all the Democrats in
Forest county can elect nowadays.
The track of the Salam amanca
branch of the Buffalo, Pittsburgh q
Western road is now laid to the
junction of the narrow guage at
Kinzua and some distance beyond,
and is moving on toward Salamanca,
= at the rate Of about fourth of mile
day. The union passenger and
freight depots at Kinzua are now in
process of erection, and are to cost
five thousand dollars. The passenger
depot is 20 by 70 feet, gents and ladies
waiting room, and will be credit to
the town. Warren Ledger.
, "A. H. Siggins Esq, dropped into
y our Office last week just long enough
to say "howdedo." Hood recently
passed very thorough and creditable
examination in the VenaDgo Courts
and is now full-hedged lawyer. He
will shortly migrate to the west and
practice his profession, and being an
energetic, talented young man We
have every confidence that he will rise
rapidly and become a leading anC
honorable member of the legal fra
ternity. AS production of Fores
county bis friends will ever be prouc
to learn of his success.
AS will be seen by notice in thi!
issue the firm Of Brennan & Shawkey
. Real Estate Agents, has been dissolved
y and the latter gentleman will here
i after conduct the business. These en-
q terprising gentlemen have built up t
= nice business by their close attention
% to all matters intrusted to their care
and have gained the confidence o
everybody. Mr.. Shawkey is in every
way competent to carry on the busi
ness, and will strive still more Il
. please his customers, who will fine
that any business entrusted to hin
:! will receive the strIctest attention.
v The new five cent Garfield post
e age stamps have been placed in circu
h lation. 1t is a vandyke brown color
II and bears the portrait of Presiden
Garfield three-fourths to the left, ol
,. lined ground, within pearled oval il
n hnrnldin ahinld The rnrfrait is sai.