The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-03-31

/ up to hIgh standard OF moral excel
lence, and the new man gives evidence
Of being able to keep it there. Sue
cess.
Parties wanting photographs
should call at Hepler's gallery. Mr..
Helm, the artist, thoroughly under.
stands his business and turns out first
class work, superior, in fact, to many
of the larger towns and cities. Give
him a trial
During the past week some suck.
sr fishing has been INDUCED in, and
strings containing from one to three
have been lugged through the streets,
from which we judge they are not bit.
ing as briskly as is common this sea-
son Of the year.
Mr.. Ben. w. May and nieces,
Misses Bertha aud Gussie Legnard re-
turned from their European journey
arriving here last Friday. Ben is
looking unusually well, bis portly
physique giving evidence that foreign
fare is in every way agreeable to his
temperament.
Work on the new tannery at West
Hickory station has begun with activ-
ity, the workshop having already been
nearly completed. The new enter
prise has already given employment
to quite number of men, and before
the summer ends things in that section
will have put on a very lively air.
We understand that Charlie Bon.
ner contemplates the sale of his mer-
camille interests here to his partner
Mr.. Robinson, and going to Kansas.
We sincerely hope Charles will not
let this idea get the better of him as
our town cannot well afford to part
with such a prominent and worthy
citizen.
-Messrs. Wheeler & Dussnbury
have surveyed the ground for their
proposed narrow guage railroad from
West Hickory station to their mills
at Stowtown, distance of about two
miles. The work of grading will be-
gin forthwith, and they purpose hav.
ing the trains running at the earliest
possible time.
Several Allegheny fleets dropped
out from the mouth of the creek last
Friday for the lower markets. Quite
a number of RATS we're still left owing
to the low stage of water IN the river
and the difficulty in getting out from
behind the islands. A pond fresh
from Newtown let out a few RATS
from there on Saturday.
Several RATS of lumber have al.
ready passed down the river from Tio-
nesta to a southern market. Friday
morning one acciiently struck the
bridge pier and broke in two, but for.
tunately where the smaller raft was
spliced into the larger one. It was
coupled up again in a short time and
only one board was lOst.-EmLenton
NelCs.
-Meadyille has a new postmaster
in the person of Emmett w. Near.
thur. The commission Of Col. Rel
singer, the most efficient p. N. Mead
vile ever had, expired, hence the
change. It is just likely that bis Re-
pubiicanism had something to do with
the matter, as the Colonel is nothing
if not offensive to Democrats polit-
ieally.
Quite a goodly number of teach
ers, mostly ladies, attended the exam
nations held in the school house of
this borough last Saturday. Supt.
Hillard has the following appoint.
msnts yet to fill; Marienville, April
1st; Nebraska. April 81; Wing Hill,
April 9Th Balltown, April 8th; Clar-
ington, April 50th. Interested par.
ties should preserve these dates.
There is nothing new to report
from the scene of the Eyerhart mur-
der since our last report, and the mys-
terry remains a mystery still Mr..
Eyerhart was in town last Saturday,
having brought ais daughter to the
station here. sha hauinr ratnrned 10