The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-01-27
From an oIdtims Resident.
PALo. MICH, Jan. 81, 'S6.
ED. REPUBLICAN,

Ed. REPUBLICAN,
Seventy years ago to day If the rec.
ord is true, 1 first saw the light Of this
world in the town Of Greenb bush, Rem.
salaer Co., N. Y. In 1887 / found
myself in Olean, Cattsragus Co., N.
Y. In 1857 in Newtown (then) We.
mango Co, Pa, and to-day in Palo,
IoDia Co., Mich. There are times in
a persons life when it is we'll perhaps
to look back over the past. When l
was twenty one, took my leave of
home and came west to seek my for
tune. l remained in Olean a few
years, and did as many had done be.
fore, and many have done since-I
married wife for better or worse,
went to Portville, where we lived until
we removed to the Newtown Mills,
about twenty-eight years ago. At
three score and ten 1 am looking back,
and miss many Of the friends that
were travelling with me to the better
land. In Olean and Portville rela.
tives and friends have passed on be.
fore and only few of the old ones
are left. While l have read your pa.
per each week / have noticed from
time to time the death of some one
with whom l was acquainted, and
some with whom ! have spent many
pleasant bours-Mr. May, Frank Per.
ry, Mr.. Shriver, and others. There
are many still living at Tionesta and
in its vicinity that l would be glad to
meet once more on this side Of the
Sweet by.and bye"
When / see the names of Judge
Arner and Capt. Knox mentioned in
your paper it brings to mind old times.
l have looked for the hunters, Bob.
Guiton and Andy Weller. Have they
finished up their bunting? 1 failed last
fall to take my usual hunt, which had
not occurred before 10 some fourteen
years. / hope to enjoy at least one
more good hunt. felt like-I won't
say what when l read that Calvin Ar.
ner was removed from the Post Office.
Last season was one Of abundant
crops, and plenty of fruit. Potatoes
in some sections rotLed to some extent,
but it was not general. We are hav.
ing a mild winter, the mercury not
being below zero but two or three
times and then but three or four
degrees. We have now foot or more
of snow and the sleighing is FIRST rate
Jan. 23d, yesterday afternoon. a cold
wave struck US, and this morning the
mercury was eighteen degrees below
zero, and this evening four degrees
above. Ijudge from the accounts l
read in your paper that Tionesta has
changed wonderfully since l came
west. If should visit the place again
should find SO much improvement
there, that l would hardly recognize it.
| can hardly think how KellettVille
looks. l can think how it looked years
ago about the mouth of Salmon Creek
when j. V. Watson, Cosper, and 9th.
ers, with myself, we're sitting listening
TO the music Of the hounds, aud watch.
ing for the deer to come to water. l
think of those times with pleas.
ure. Since came to Michigan about
all the hunting have done has been
without dogs. Three of our party
With whom l have enjoyed some very
pleasant hunts, have passed over the
river, and three of us are left. was
glad to hear to-day that Mr.. Hamilton
Stow of Cincinnati, was we'll. Were
it not for The FOREST REPUBLICAN I
should be very much in the dark in
regard to my friends and neighbors of
former years, am glad that those
living at different points along the
Tionests, are enjoying much greater
social and religious privileges, than
were to be found there twenty.eight
years ago. Yours Truly,
j. G. PERcIvAL.