The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-11-18

Of his wife on the 18th ult., at her
home in Morgan, Texas, where Mr..
G, had located fer the benefit of bis
health. The cause of her death was
puerperal fever.
"A petition is being numerously
signed asking the Council to clean up
and abate some of the nuisances in
the shape of open sewers, bitches, and
veritabie frog ponds, that exist along
the principal streets of the town. AL
though trihe late for such work it
bad perhaps better be done late tbah
never.
The portable part of Mr.. Carpen-
ter's late photo gallery has been moved
to q lot just below Gus Carson's jew.
elry store, by Moses Hepler. The
rear Of the defunct gallery was yester
day yanked off its pins aud snailed up
Hiland St. short distance, where it
will be attached to Eagles livery sta.
bic and serve as an office.
DIR. Jas. B. Siggins of Tidioute
has become citizen among US. He
is moving his drug store to this place
and for the present will occupy part
Of Il. NJ. Herman's store, and will at.
tend all professional calls made upon
him in the future. The Doctor has
built up good reputation as physi.
clan and as TO his citizenship there's
no question.
Eli Strain lost one of his finest
team horses one day last week while
attempting to ford the creek near the
"big eddy" The noble beast seems
to have become weary before reaching
the shore and laid down for a rest
before Eli could "get there" as it
we're, and extricate the horse he had
died, either from strangulation or old
age, our informant couldn't tell which.
BY an act Of the Legislature, ap-
proved by Governor PattisOn July 8,
1885, the pay of witnesses in all civil
and criminal cases before Justices of
the Peace and Aldermen in this Com.
monwealth is fixed at Gfly cents per
day for each day they are necessarily
in attendance and three cents mileage
travelled in going to and returning
from the magistrates office from which
the subpoena issues -Er.
The following from the Clarion
JdckSoniGn might be applied to more
places than Clarion: Diphtheria, scar.
let fever, typhoid fever, putrd sore
throat, and other malarial diseases re
reported from every section of the
town, and still the open drains vomit
forth their death dealing poison. VIII
nothing arouse our citizens to a sense
Of their duty to themselves and their
families? Who.will dare to deny that
a system Of drainage is absolutely nee.
essary, and who will declare them.
selves so welded to the almighty dol.
lar as to allow it to weigh against
health and precious lives
james Q. Sweeney, a prominent
young lawyer oE>this city, died last
night of heart disease. His death |
was rather sudden, as he was in his
office doing business on Saturday. He
was only 80 years of age and gave
promise of becoming one of Pitts.
Durgh's leading lawyers. He was
born in Westmoreland county near
Latrobe and was the son Of Jas. Swee.
ney, a well,known farmer there. De.
ceased began his law studies under the !
tuition of Judge Corbett, of Clarion
county, and finished them under the |
late Marshal Swartzwelder. He was
admitted to the Allegheny bar three
years ago and was unmarried.-Pitts
Jawgh Commercial Gazette, 11th inst.
Many Of our readers will remember
Mr.. Sweeney as having at one time
taught school in this county, and aft.
erwards being student at law in the
office of W. L. Lathy Esq.
-Peterson's Magazine for Decem.
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