The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-07-01

ter, Pa, is visiting her sister, Mrs. s.
d. Irwin. She is accompanied by her
niece, Miss Rachel Frick, of Berwyn,
Chester Co. Miss H. G. Irwin sister
Of S. d. Irwin, Esq, is also visiting
relatives in town,
During the past week strawber.
ries have been selling in this place at
10 cents per quart. Mr.. Herman had
some of the finest that ever came to
this market; in fact, they were fully
up to the fine pictures generally shown
by the average fruit tree agent.
July list, and the corn hardly
"knee high to grssshopper," but all
the same it looks rich and thrifty, and
will probably come on we'll when the
nights get warmer. Other crops are
good in this section, and on the whole
there will doubtless be an average
yield all around.
j. g. Passauer finished cellar
wall for Geo. Walters near Newman.
vile, recently, which contained a
stone measuring Is feet and 8 inches
in length and 16 inches square. The
stone was hauled by one team up a
pretty steep grade. A good sized
building stone, we should say.
The Republicans of Warren
county placed the following gentle.
men in nomination at their conven.
tion on the 22d ult. Associate Judge,
G. G. Merritt; Sheriff, R. A. Love /;
Prothonotary, D. U. Arid; Coroner,
DR.. j. Burroughs; Rep. Delegate to
State Convention, G. w. Peck.
Some weeks ago Miss Dolly
Hood departed for a visit with her
friend Miss Hattie Ittel of Dallas,
Mexican county; since her arrival
there she has taken relapse of her
former sickness and is now in a criti.
cal condition. Her brother and sis.
ter we're summoned to her bedside.
"A good we'll was opened in the
Balltown district last week. 1t is
located on or near Minister creek, not
great way from the Proper Reserve,
and is owned by Jas. Welch and some
of Tionesta's citizens. We under
stand the we'll made a hundred bar.
rels before the sand had been pene.
trated a foot.
Judge Neal fled his opinion in
the Hood-Hastipgs election contest at
Indiana recently, and dismissed the
petition at the cost of the petitioners
because of failure of petitioners to
file bill of particulars in response to
the rule taken by the respondent
(Hood). This entities Mr.. Hood to
retain his seat as State SENATOR
Clarion Republican.
Last Thursday evening j. T.
Myler and j. G. Slack, both young at.
torneys of the Allegheny county bar,
landed at the water works, having
made a canoe trip from near Frosts
down Spring creek and the Clarion
river. The water had been getting a
little low and their canvas canoes
showed a little worse for contact with
rocks and snsgs.- Clarion Democrat.
"A new swindle is on the road
which is thus described 1.-TWO men
call on farmer and represent them.
selves to he photographers. They
agree to furnish the farmer with a
photograph of his house for 80 cents.
The farmer signs an agreement to re-
ceive a photograph at the price named,
which agreement turns up in due time
to be prOmissOry note for a gOodly
sum-"
Quite a gOodly number of the
taxpayers of the borough met at the
school house Monday evening to take
into consideration the purchase Of a
fire extinguisher. The sentiment
seemed to be almost unanimously in
favor of some kind of apparatus
wherewith to fight fire, while most all
were of opinion that the machine ex-
hibited by Mr.. Williams was a sue
cess. Remarks were made by many
present and it was finally decided to