The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-10-08

Small, our popular M. E. minister
preached his farewell sermon here last
evening, and this morning started for
Conference, at Erie many good wishes
60 with him from here. Mrs. Denney
Downey departed this morning for a
few days visit with Oil City friends.
Uncle John Peterson, Of ofTrunkeyville,
left for Pittsburgh this morning, for
the purpose of recuperating his shat
tered health may the change do him
good. Our dashing young friend FL
mer Fleming expects to leave this
week for trip south, and will take in
Louisville and part of West Virginia,
and goodness only knows what not
before returning. Our best wishes for
a good time, Elmer.
Peter Guenther, a resident of
Hickory township, was brought to this
place Tuesday evening of last week
and placed in Jail, at the instance of
friends, it being claimed that his mind
was deraDged. A commission on lu.
macy was appointed consisting Of Dr.
w. c. Coburn, P. NJ Clark and Chas.
Bonner, who heard testimony in the
case on Saturday afternoon last, but
have thus far failed to agree on a ver-
dict. Mr.. Guenther has for several
years been in i'll health, and some of
those who have watched him say he
has shown symptoms of arrangement,
while others maintain that from his
youth he has been Of rather retiring
disposition, but not sufficiently so to
cause alarm as to his mental faculties.
The statement made by himself before
the Commissioners was clear, concise
and orderly. He also suggested per-
tinent questions to his counsel in cross
examination of witnesses. His ac.
quaintances from boyhood, and his
near neighbors uniformly testified to
his quiet and peaceble disposition, and
Of his good qualities as a farmer.
The complaint seems to have been
made under misapprehepsion Of
fact, for his sisters came down yester-
day and requested his release, which
request was granted. Mr.. Guenther
is aged about % years.
Mr.. Samuel D. IrwiI, a promi.
nent member of the Forest bar, wrote
in 1869 for the Forest Press, a His.
tory Of Forest County, embracing
what had been before written concern.
ing this part of the State and its in.
habitants, as well as much new and
original matter derived bv the author
from the old settlers, whose narratives
he took down from their own lips.
The work was written with that liyeli.
ness of style, and spiced with that
quaint humor which has made Mr..
lrwin's forensic efforts somewhat no.
torious, aud was very entertaining
reading, as we'll as a most valuable !
to the annals of this re.
gion. The newspaper in which it ap.
peared has long since suspended, and
but two copies of its files containing
this History are known to be in exis.
tence; one of these was some time ago
presented by the author to the His.
torical Society Of Pennsylvania,
which in recognition of the work
elected Mr.. Irwin a member of the
Society; the other, neatly pasted into
a scrap book for convenient reading,
Mr.. Irwin has just presented to the
Warren Library Association, and will |
be preserved among the reference
works with the care which so valuable |
and unique a work deserves. Mr.. Ir.
win has heretofore contributed rare
books to the Library, and with his
invaluable History" has sent mum.
ber OF curious and scarce books, we'll |
deserving an examination Warren
Ledger.
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