The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-03-14

conveying the intelligence that his
son, Smith, was dangerously i'll, sup.
posed to be fever.
We learn from Tidioute cores
pondence to the Warren MaI that DR..
Coburn coutemplates moving to It'd.
ioute and taking the place of abe late
DR.. Freeman. We also learn that
the Doctor has not fully decided on
the matter.
Mr. Stockton, who has had charge
Of Wheeler d Dusenbury's mill, and
kept the boarding house for them for
two or three years, at Stowtown, Pa,
moved his family to Tylersburg on
Thursday last. Mr. Farnk Witheral
will take bis place on the mill.
The scarcity of good Cor even
bAd) tenement houses in Tionesta at
present is, to say the least, distressing.
Many families are obliged to move
on the first of April, and as yet nave
no place to 60. The man who
will erect a number of comfortable
dwellings the coming summer will
reap good harvest and confer a fa-
vor on the town in general. Who
will be first to grasp the pudding?
Hickory capitalists, prominent
among whom is Hon. N. P. Wheeler,
are talking very seriously of building
bridge over the river at that place
this summer. The talk is to buy the
bridge at Foxburg and move it to
Hickory, there being no further use
for it at the former place as the Rail.
road company is putting up a three
span bridge on the site of the old one.
Our Hickory friends mean business.
The fence bill introduced by Rep.
resentative Davis, and which bad got
so far along as to be ordered printed,
was last week killed when up for final
passage, we are very sorry to say.
The was Mr.. Davis pet measure, and
he worked very hard to get it through
the House, but the railroads proved
too much for him. He deserves cred.
il for his untiring efforts on behalf of
his constituents. and we feel assured
they will fully appreciate the persis.
tency with which be fought for their
interests in this case.
AS will be seen by their card at
the head of the first local column,
Messrs. j. T. Brennan and G. M.
Shawkey have again entered into CO.
partnership in the real estate bust.
ness. These gentlemen are too we'll
known to need any recommendation
from us, yet we cannot refrain from
saying that no stranger team could
be got anywhere. They both possess
rare facilities for transacting the bns.
iness in which they have embarked, 4,
and are prompt and reliable in every
particular, which any one knows who
has had business relations with them.
Our best wishes attend them.
East Brady Times: Ex.Sheriff'
Brace of Forest county was in town
on Thursday evening the guest of Mr..
j. B. Stephenson. He paid the
Times Office a call and We found him
as ever the same pleasant and agree
able gentleman.-Mrs. w. L. Riley,
Of Braceville, Forest county, spent
Thursday evening in East Brady the
guest of Mrs. w. X. Hamilton. Mrs
Riley was enroute for Reynoldsville
to visit her son whose little child is
lying very sick with scarlet fever
Ex Judge Cook, of Forest county,
was in town a portion of this week the
guest of his partner Mr.. Geo. Graham.
The Supreme court has decided
that tOwnships are liable for the ex-
penses of holding the sprsng-or Feb.
ruary-elections. 1t has been the
custom heretofore, to present the bills
to the county commissioners who ap.
proved them and they were paid out
of the county treasury. The case in
question was that of the city Of Mead
Vile VS.. Crawford county. The city
brought suit against the county COM
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