The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-06-03

OF hev. Small' A gOodly number OF
the brethren also attended the F. NJ.
Quarterly meeting at Newmsnville on
the same day.
Rev. w. F. Wood of South Oil
City, filled the pulpit of the Presby.
terian Church Monday and Tuesday
evenings of this week, delivering very
able aud interesting sermons to good
congregations. He breaches again
tonight and every night this week.
Communion services will be conducted
at II o'clock on Sabbath morning.
AT the Armstrong County Rep.
ublican primaries last Friday the fol-
lowing ticket was nominated. Sheriff,
james L. Kelly District Attorney,
d. B. Heiner Coroner, j. H. Lemon
Jury Commissioner, George w. Cous.
iDs. The delegates to the State Con.
ventson will go instructed to vote for
Quay, as will also the delegates from
Indiana County.
"A new time table went into effect
on the River Division of the B. N. Y.
d 2. r. R., on Monday. We have
not the complete table yet, but trains
at this station arrive as follows:
Trains going north 1887 a. M, and
4:01 p. M. going south at 1856 a.
m, 1:18 p. m, and S:16 p. m. Trav-
elers should note the fact that most
all are several minutes earlier than
usual.
w. A. Eagles has launched out
into the the livery business, having
purchased a good supply of first.class
rigs of all kinds. He proposes to
keep, always ready to go, such con.
veyances as will suit the travelling
public, and at such rates as will make
it cheaper to ride than walk. Give
him a call and be convinced that he is
fright up to snuff" in his line and
will make you happy. "By grabr"
The body of Eddie, the nine.year.
old son of j. E. Berkheimer of Low.
er Sheffield, of whose accidental
drowning we made mention some
weeks ago, was found in Henry's Mill
pond, three miles below where the lit.
tie fellow fell in, on Friday last.
Ever since the accident the most dill.
gent search has been made without
avail until the above date. 1t is said
the body was in good state of preser.
walton, indicating that il had re.
NAMED under water, and the parents
were very much relieved by its recov.
cry.
The Oil City Blizzard in its May
oil peport gives this information: In
Forest county, southwest of the Tiona
district, several wells of a wildcat
nature have been started. Horton,
Crary & Co. are drilling on lot 2S1,
Sheffield township, Cochran Bros. are
rigging up on lot 243 and Thompson
q Jones are drilling on lot 664 in
Cherry Grove township. Southwest
of Balltown, on 5215, some work is
projected in the vicinity of the Golf
dry hole. DR.. Heath is drilling on
576 in Watson township. On $40, in
Pleasant township, A. L. KEN is
starting we'll In Limestone town
ship, warrant 1928, A. M. O'Donnell
q Co. have rig up. In Harmony
township, James E. Cochran is getting
ready to drill on the Mcintyre farm.
Mrs. Lucy Purdy. relict of the
late Anna Purdy, of Green township,
this county, died on Saturday morn
ing last, after an illness of several
weeks, at the house of Augustus
Rhodes, with whom she had made her
home for some years past. She had
reached the advanced age of 81 years,
and at the time of her honored hus-
bands death they had enjoyed hap
py married life of nearly 30 years.
Mrs. Purdy was woman much be.
loved by all her neighbOrs and &C.
quaintances for the many good quail
ties of heart and mind she possessed.
Her husband preceded her IN death
about year and half, and she has