The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1882-09-20
NE. Geo. M. Kepler entertained

WOfkmcns Win Jnelr families, at his
Salmon Creek home last Saturday.
They speak very highly of Mr.. ks
pheasant and affable manner of enter
tainment, and will doubtless not be
slow 20 accept another such invitation
next summer.
-Baldwin's Railway Guide for Sep
tember has reached us, and as usual is
replete with railroad matters of the
most authentic character its time
tables are strictly accurate and very
comprehensive. 1t should be in the
hands of all travellers and tourists.
Sold on the trains at the nominal sum
of 10 cents per copy.
In stating last week that NJ Messrs.
Reck d Matha had taken a contract
of cutting and delivering a large
number of logs at the Salmon Greek
mills, we should have said the contract
was obtained from Prothonotary
Shawkey, who has now the contract of
making all the lumber at that place,
which is guarantee that there will
be big run from Salmon Creek next
spring.
Chairman Brockway has notified
the members ofthe Republican County
Committee by letter that a meeting
will be held in this place next Mon
day evening. 1t is hoped that there
will be a good turnout as the mseting
will be very important one. The
campaign will soon be opened all
along the lines, and the Republicans
Of Forest county want to be prepared
to fall into line when the battle opens.
The meeting will be held in the Office
of Hon. Z. l.. Davis.
Miss Maude Davis departed for
Boston on Monday, where she expects
to complete her musical course begun
last winter. Her stay will be of sew
eral months duration, and will doubt
less become very tedious, but her
many young friends will wish her a
pleasant and profitable time. Carl,
youngest son of DIR. Coburn, accom-
panied Miss Davis, and will receive
musical training at the same Conserv.
atory. He is already quite an adept
in music for little fellow, and doubt
less will succeed we'll.
-Ex.Sheriff Brace was in town
few hours on business last Thursday.
We are pleased to learn that he has
become permanent citizen of our
county, having moved his family to
Braceville, where he will give his en-.
tire attention to his extensive lumber.
ing interests. His new mill is up and
as soon as all the machinery arrives
and can be put in position the buzz of
the saws will again make music for
the industrious citizens of Beaver
Valley. Mr.. Brace is highly esteemed
by his employees, who are glad to have
him among them as permanent citizen.
Mr.. Cook, wealthy citizen of
Philadelphia, who died in 1864, be-
queathed some six thousand acres of
wild land lying in Kingsley township,
near Balltown, Forest county, to the
Pennsylvania Hospital and to the
Pennsylvania Institution for the In.
struction Of the Blind. A recent
strike of a good oil we'll on the land
has awakened attention to the gift,
and it is thought that the wild land
will be mine OF wealth to the two
institutions. Heretofore it has yielded
barely sufficient to pay the taxes
Clarion Democrat.
1t has been suggested that in case
the fire engine project proves success.
ful--and by all means it should-the
county should place a reservoir in the
Court House yard for the protection
Of the county buildings. This would
certainly be step in the right direc.
tion, because under existing circum-
stances there would be no possibility
of saving either the magnificent court
house nor the Jail if a fire should get
any headway whatever. The matter
will probably be brought before the
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