The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-02-14

alorg the lower Ohio river. At Gin
cinnati the river was over sixty-four
feet in the channel and still rising rap.
idly ou Monday night. It is the high
est ever knowR before, and the distruc-
ton of property along the river is i'm.
mense. No lives have as yet been re-
ported as lost, but thousands Of peo-
pie have been driven from their homes,
and are obliged to take shelter oa the
high lands. Hardly a town Gu the
Ohio but is more or less inundated.
Geo. S. Hunter contemplates put.
ting up ferry at EmlentoD, where
the recent food took away the river
bridge. He is also figuring for the
contract 'cfPotting up new bridge,
audfhinks his,chEnees for getting it
are good. "Wtsa'istomes right down
to helping people tfon one side Ofthe
river to the other, under any and all
kinds of circumstances, Geo. doesn't
take back seat for any of 'em, and he
ought to be good at it, having had
nearly SO yeaTS experience at the bust.
ness.
We learn from a private letter Of
the death o3t Chas. Ritchie'of ClariDg.
ton, long .knewu to many of the read
ers of the REPUBLICAN. Mr.. Richie
must have been at least eighty years
of age. He was remarkably indus.
trious, and for many long year, un-
til within the last few years of his life,
he followed his trade, that of black.
smithing, at Clarington. If work was
slack in the shop he found something
else to do. Many one of the "little
folks" will long remember him for
kind word spoken, or mayhap, for the
gift of "we bit" Of money to buy
candy with. Let God take care of
his faults, and let US wish his soul
peaceful rest.
Our Brookston correspondent
writes as follows: Mr.. Michael j. Raj.
ferty and Miss Drusila Smith, daugh.
ter Of G. G. Smith, of Brookston, were
married at Warren, on January 29th.
The recent foods took away the
bridges of tho T. V. r. R. at Sheffield
and Gibsons. No trains were run
last week, but they will resume their
regular trips this week.-Mr John
Black, brother of ex Constable Black,
and formerly foreman Of the Brooks.
ton tannerS is in Oswego county, N.
Y, not expected to live, his trouble
being cancer. His many friends here
are sorry to learn this sad news
The railroad mail service has been ex.
tended over the P. B. & B R'y. to in-
clude Gilfoyl, Marienville and Pig
eon.-The P. o. at Sheffield has
been assigned to the third class to
take effect April 1st, at 81 400.
"A marriage notice was received
at this office this week which we be.
lieve to be genuine, but as it lacks the
signature of the sender, we are not at
liberty to publish it. unless we did SO
on our own responsibility, which we
will not do. And just here let us re-
mark that, if our memory serves us
right, we made some mention on a pre-
vious occasion about the neglect of
corrsspondents-aud others sending in
items for puLlication-to give US their
signature. Suppose, for instance, we
should publish this marriage notice ;
suppose it should turn out to be a
hoax; and suppose the alleged BRIDE
groom should call to find out where
we got our information, and suppose
We couldn't give the authors name
then suppose the said bridegroom
should be "six. footer" and wOrs> d
'ENo.f11. Well, then, suppose he'd ip-
a Sire us to dance a jig on the toe Of
that same No. II; what the deuce
would we do about it, eh? See the
point?
The Eureka Oil Company, OF
Pleasantville, Pa, has begun the man
ufacture of an oil blacking that is
bound to achieve world wide repu.
tation at no distant day, and will take
precedence over all former compel.