The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-06-09

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was q member of the SD regiment
and killed at the battle of Malvern
Hill, has just received from Richmond,
Va, the diary kept by his son, sent to
him by Confederate who picked it
up by the dead body of Rice more
than % years Milluillage Herald
-Messrs. Henry Ledebur and T. j.
Bowman have completed all prelimi.
nary arrangements for putting up of an
extensive grist mill at East Hickery,
near the site of the old Ball mill. It
will be one of the latest improvements
in Touring mills, and will manufac.
ture -four by the roller process. The
we'll known energy of the gentlemen
at the head Of the project insures its
success.
The laying of the corner stone of
the foundation on which the large
brick smoke.stack of the tannery at
West Hickofy is building was com.
pleted last week. Quite large mum.
Der of articles were deposited in it,
among which was a copy of the For
EST REPUBLICAN, placed there by the
hands of our friend Hon. N. P.
Wheeler, one of the principal stock
holders in the extensive enterprise.
Capt Jas. Zahnissr departed yes.
terday to be present at the reunion of
the Zahniser family, which event takes
place to-day at D. R. P. Zahniser's, on
the road between Stoneboro and Mer.
Ger. When considered that there are
upward of 1000 of them when all to-.
gether, it is nc small matter to enter
tain the company, and undoubtedly
the enjoyment is only equaled by the
number present. The jovial Captain
expects to meet about 900 of his kin
to-day.
The borough school board met on
Monday evening and levied a ten mill
school tax, FIVE mill building and FIVE
mill bond tax, or twenty mills in all,
which is three mills less than last year.
The board has set Friday, July 9th as
the time for electing teachers for the
ensuing year, of which fact applicants
should make q note. It was also
agreed to pay the teachers Of the two
first rooms $3.50 per month, instead
of $35 as heretofore. The length Of
term was fixed at eight months.
Lightning rod sharpers have been
working the farmers in Butler county.
By hocus.pocus proceedings of one
kind or another they manage to work
in paper of some kind for signing,
The paper to be signed is thin and the
lower side of it is laid over a iudg.
ment note, and SO folded that the sig
nature is made on the note instead Of
the release. The note is blank, and
the swindlers fill it in with any amount
they want, generally sizing up the
mans property to see how much il
will stand.-BIzzard.
Mr.. Ed. Heibel departed with his
family for Warren, Pa, on Saturday
last, where he will remain for some
weeks until he sees favorable open.
ing for his business. As we have be.
fore stated, in Mr.. Heibel's departure
our town loses one of its best and
most useful citizens, while the ladies
will greatly miss Mrs. Heibel and bel
sister Miss Lucy Krech, who has made
her home with the family for some
time. We join with the many friends
of the family in wishing them deserved
prosperity wherever they may locate
Susan Cornish died at her home
near Tylersburg, Pa, on the I'd inst,
having attained the ripe old age o.
72 years and 10 months. Mrs. Cor.
nish will be remembered by the
oldest inhabitants of Tionesta as q
former resident in the community,
having been the owner of considerable
real estate, of which the old John No
BILE farm and the Daniel Stow place
we're parts, and her name frequently
occurs in titles TO lands forty and fifty
years old. She was an exemplary
Christian, much esteemed by heI
neighbors.