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


many Of his old friends. He is the
same pleasant gentleman he always
was.
Ed, son of G. F. Gillespie, Of
Wing Hill, is seriously i'll with some
spinal affection. The doctor considers
his condition quite critical, but hopes
to bring him through by the aid of
good care and nursing.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, another
of Americas great literary men, has
passed into eternity, leaving the world
to mourn his loss. His death occurred
on Thursday evening, April q, at his
home in Concord, Mass.
"A test well is being drilled on
T. j. Payne's property at Tylersburg
The rig is up and toe drill will COM
mence bouncing tomorrow or next
day. The operators are sanguiue of
good strike, of course, and may they
get it.
1t gives us pleasure to state that
Miss Minnie Freeman is slowly but
surely recovering from her severe
illness, and her physician can see
nothing to prevent her ultimate and
entire recovery. She will, however,
hardly be able to finish her school.
Harry Moody was in town Sat-
urday last, and left $3.50 to apply on
his subscription, and informed us that
a young man named Arthur Hulings
sustained severe injuries about the
head and face by falling limb at
Kepler & Foreman's mill, in Hickory
township.
oil City is billed for circus on
The Goth inst. it is Barrett & Co.'s
united monster, the most stupendous
menagerie and colossal aggregation Of
bigh-falutin circuses ever thought oI
on the face of the globe, as usual in
fact the globe seems hardly big
enough to hold it.
Forest county's population is or
the increase according to DIR. Nor
rows reports: An eight pound girl Al
Geo. Walters, at Tubbs Run, Mon
day, and at Billy Wilson's, on Bates
Run, Sunday evening, girl of the
regulation size and weight. AL
parties doing well.
The Derrick's oil report for Apri
is not very encouraging to those whc
are waiting for high.priced oil. l
shows that SO more wells were com
pleted in April than in March; al
increase of 7S5 barrels in the dali,
production increase in number o
wells II; decrease in number Of we'll
drilling 5.
Come, COME how about thos
sidewalks? Isn't it about time some
thing was done in the matter No us
waiting till some poor unfortunat
breaks a leg or neck and to b
serious we are fearful something of tn
kind will happen if the walks ar
allowed to remain in their presen
wretched condition much longer.
On Monday evening reports cam
from jamestown, N. Y, that Nj
Partridge was somewhat better. Th
reports previous to that were also of
more encouraging nature, and it ma
be that he will yet get better an
finally recover. It would certainly b
very gratifying to his many friend
here if such were the case, and W
sincerely hope it nay be.
-Raisig & Blum turned out tw
more Of their superior team wagon
last week. Our citizens are beginnin
to see that they can get better art
Gle for less money at homo than b
sending away, consequently the bus
ness of these gentlemen is rapid
increasing. P. Some of the abov
wagons is for sale cheap. 1t is A inc
, skein, 3x13 tire, all complete. Ca
! early.
"A gentleman who recently rt
, turned from the pigeon nesting j
/. Mexican county, relates as peculia
] circumstance that there is not on
Q nipaon netter in TINT section who