The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-01-06


week, 18th of January, 1886
There are rigs for test wells being
built on the Byron and Eldridge
lands. The Byron test being headed
by Cleminger of Kane we'll fame.
The Eldridge by Windsor of Titus.
Vile and owner Of the small wells on
the Crabtree lot.
Perhaps as good test Of the we'll.
doing Of section is in the amount Of
goods brought in and sold. We have
Curll, Campbell q Co., in the s. W.,
at Gilfoyle; Amsler Bros. & Co., T.
P. Reyner, M. G. Carringer, (and the
drug store) at Marienville; Jackson,
Matson & CO., at Recks Walter By
rom & Co., at Byron; aud w. II.
Frost, at Pigeon. All these have full,
and most of them, very complete stocks
of general merchandise, and any one
of them does as much OF more than
the ordinary country store.
Socially the township is moving
along nicely. The NJ. E. Church has
regular services and resident pastor
The Presbyterian church is plastered
and will soon be finished. The /. O..
o. F. grows quietly and we'll. The
E. A. U. at Byrom's and Marienville
keep on doing good aud providing
against futureltrouble.
D. S. fDrury has so far recovered
the use of his broken ankle as to hob.
BILE around and go driving. Walter
Byrom's smashed leg is strong enough
to permit occasional use Of cru;ches.
Generally speaking the township is
Aourishing considering the times and
"a Democratic administration. By.
the.way has it struck the pate of our
Republican editor that it is really fun.
ny to read Sec'y Bayard's remarks
about "castC" in the Kelley. Austrian
affair? When one thinks of the native
American citizen who has to take a
bsckseat on account of caste" it
looks funny" - that's the word, l
guess-eipecially when one thinks of
the same Secretary and Senator Bruce.
However, fair play is fair play, and
we must confess that President Cleve.
land is better man than his party
ever dreamed be was.
To get back to the woods again /:
Amid the general prosperity of this
section we have our regrets that some
things happen. 1t is a matter of re-.
gret to see strong, good hearted young
men working hard for 81 40 to 81. so a
day aud then spend most of it on a
spree. 1t is to be more than regretted
TO see men without employment get.
ting gallons Of whiskey c. 0. d. when
their family need the money. 1t is
tough to see men who are really
ashamed of the habit, getting in their
"bug juice" under cover of some one
name who is not ashamed or past it.
Of all the cute ways Of getting a
drink that we have heard in some
time, the following from Clarion Co.,
takes the chrome, and is commended
to the prayerful attention Of Bro.
Patrick of the Rep Gaz: An old
soaker who was past even the drug
store limit of the law, got a jug and
Put half gallon of water 10 it; be
then went to druggist and told him
he had got half gallon of alcohol
from another druggist to make a pat.
ent dryer; that be must have gal.
Ion, and druggist number one only
had the half. Druggist number two
puts half gallon of alcohol IN the
jug. The o. s. then says he is sorry
bu' he has no money; druggist mum.
ber two damns him a few, takes the
jug and pours back half gallon into
The keg, leaving, of course, the o. 8.
with half gallon of alcohol and wat.
er. Is there any habit on this fair
earth that developes SO much cuteness,
shrewdness, cunning, meanness, devil.
try and hell generally as that OF
drinking intoxicating liquors? If there
is this depOnent don't know it, and be
has kept his eyes open as he went
along 10 the world too. Christmas