The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-08-08

ing the town on the other side of the
river, last Wednesday. Our devil
reports pleasant time and the dis
patching sf one 4.feot rattlesnake,
Our base ballists are practicing
for a match game with the Pleasant.
vile club next SATURDAY. Our club
goes over there to play the game,
which will doubtless be close one,
judging from former contests between
the two clubs.
"A fly. blowed exchange thus mur.
murs; "Oh, the flies, the flies, the
horrible flies. creep over your nose
and tickle your eyes; glides up your
neck aud crawls on your head, the
flies, oh the flies we wish they 6ere
dead %
Quarterly meeting will be held
in the Free Methodist Church at East
Hickory, commencing on Friday
evening next and continuing over the
Sabbath, to which all are cordially
invited. Rev. j. T. Michael will
officiate.
The council met on Monday eve.
ming and elected Henry Shoemaker
high constable, and it will be his duty
hereafter to look after the wandering
cows Of the night; likewise it will be
we'll for the owner Of such meander-
ing COW to keep her out Of Hens sight
after nine o'clock.
Burglars entered the store of
Stein d BARLEY, at Scotch Hill, on
Monday night Of last week, and stole
over $500 by blowing open the safe.
They also stole from the stables of the
same parties valuable stallion. Up
to the present writing no clue to the
thieves has been discovered.
DR.. Coburn is now a resident Of
the South Ward, having become set
tied in his new quarters in a part of
Judge Reck's house, where bis patrons
will find him when not professionally
absent. The DR.. and family are now
our next door neighbors. See change
in his professional card.
Work on the river bridge at Hick-
ory is progressing, the company hav-
ing finally decided on the location,
which is 230 feet above the ferry
landing. A big effort will be made
to have the bridge ready for travel be.
fore cold weather sets in. 1t will con.
tain four piers exclusive of the abut.
.ments.
Information is wanted of Andrew
Oistler, aged about thirty-fve years.
When last heard from was in Detroit,
Michigan. He is a lumberman by
trade. Any information of his where.
abOuts will be thankfully received by
his brother, whose address is Frank
Distlsr, St. Marys, Pa. Exchanges
will please copy.
"A. P. Ingraham, we'll known to
the merchants of this section, died at
his home in Meadville, on Monday of
last week, at the age of SO years. He
had been in the mercantile business
foT the past thirty years, and was at
one time in good circumstances fnan.
cially. He was an eccentric, yet honest,
square. dealing man.
The boys on the Salmon CNek
Mill did big days saving on July
9th, according to the following report
given US by one of the men who help
ed DO it: RUnning time, ten hours
amount cut, At ,064 feet; kind of lum.
ber, hemlock, 2x4, 3x4, joist and con-
siderable fencing. There were 112
logs by count, which ranged from
II to 20 feet in length.
The NJ. E. Sabbath School will
give a sacred concert at that church
next Sunday evening, commencing at
s o'clock. The admission will be free
but collection will be taken up for
the benefit of the missionary cause.
Those wishing to contribute to a
worthy cause, and at the same time
be entertained by a chorus of sweet
voices, should not miss this opportn-
nifty. Remember the hour.