The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-12-12

ne r. NJ. Quarterly meeting
announced to take place here will be
held at Huddleson school house,
Tionesta township, commencing Fri
day evening Dec. 21, and lasting over
Sabbath. Rev. j. T. Michael will
ofEiciate.
Theodore Hpddleson will have a
shooting match at East Hickory Fri.
day, Dec. 21st, and invites every one
who can hold musket at arms length
to come up. Turkeys and ducks in
abundance, and a good time may be
anticipated.
"A new sidewalk is being laid
down Dale st. by the borough author.
tiles at the expense of the pruperty
owners, in accordance with the ordi-
nance recently passed by the council
and more recently vetoed by Burgess
Irwin. Vetoes seem to be all the rage
these days.
Last Thursday evening while the
gauger was going bis rounds at Ball.
town he in some manner ignited the
gas Of Murphy q Galey's we'll No. 2,
burning the fig and two tanks of oil
containing about five hundred barrels.
The gauger, whose name escapes our
memory, was seriously burned, but
will recover.
Emma E. Johnson, teacher of
Jamison school, makes the following
report ending Nov. 90, 1888: No.
enrolled, males Z, females 8 i; per cent
of attendance, males 81, females 80.
The following are those who have been
neither late nor absent during month: !:
Willie johnson, Charlie Monson,
Adolph Lawson, Annie and Jennie
Eckberg, Florence Jameson, Gussie
and Hannah johnson.
The only wells Of Importance
expected to be completed in the Ball
town region within the next week are
Grandin & Kelly No. 18 and Union
Oil Co.'s wildcat on the Funk lands.
The latter well is of grsat deal of
Importance, as it will either open up
big scope of territory or condemn it,
and is being watched by the trade
with considerable anxiety, There are
several other wells about ready to
start the drill, but being located in
old or defined territory they give the
trade little upeasiness,
, Gus Dietz, of Fryburg, was re-
ported to have been lost laat week,
while playing the role Of Nimrod in
the wilds of Forest county. Happily
THE was not exactly the csse-al,
Though Fryburg was loet, for a few
hours, but Gus wasn't-and he return
ed on Saturday. We have heard
vaguel rumor to the effect that Dietz
and Nick Helfrick, of this place, treed
seven bears-the bears being at the
foot of the tree and Gus and Nick in
the top, but we can trace it to no
reliable source Clarion JacksondiGn.
Hickory is just now experience
ing quite boom. Many new dwell.
ings are noticeable on all sides;
the bridge. one of the most substantial
and convenient structures along the
Allegheny river from its source to
Pittsburgh, is reaping rich harvest,
;ts average receipts being about S25
per day since it was opened to the
public. Teaming is very brisk, the
plank road being strung with lumber
wagons from morning till night, Civ
ing the valley very business.like air.
Altogether the citizens of that commu-
nifty have reason to feel elated over
the future outlook Of the place.
Our State Legislature has ad-
journed and gone home. This impor.
tant event took place last Thursday,
and was hailed with JOY by everybody
except the Governor and his few
Democratic friends. The Governor ve.
toed the appropriation bill because the
members of the legislature would not
do as he wanted them, or it amounted
10 that in effect. The mem bers afore-
said hurled the bill over his head in