The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-05-19

cidentally shot himself in the left
hand with a 22-calibre revolver last
Saturday. The ball entered the hand
about the centre and ascended up.
ward toward the arm. The hand was
so much swollen that the doctors
probe could not be inserted in the
wound and the exact location of the
ball is not yet known.
Judge Paxson, of the Supreme
Court of Pennsylvania, handed down
an opinion, Monday, deciding that
the Revenue law Of June 80, 1885, is
constitutional. This Jaw provides that
mortgages and other monied securities
10 the hands of corporations are taxa.
BILE. He further rules that the pro.
vision of the Act exernpting from
taxation "netes or bids for work OF
labor done" is unconstitutional, but
that this does not invalidate the en-.
tire Act. Assessors are directed to
report the same for taxation. The
opinion concludes by stating that the
entire revenue system Of Pennsylva-
MIA needs to be remodeled in accord.
anoe with the new constitution.
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-Cartwright's Standard Bark Tai.
ly Book an advertisement of which
appears elsewhere in this issue, is de-
signed to keep an accurate record of
each bark measurement. The figuring
is all done, and mistakes are impossi.
BILE. Given the hight and length of
of the pile, the jobber knows at once
how much bark he has peeled. A
system which prevents disputes and
litigation so efectualy, should be
adopted by all interested in the bust
ness.
The Derrick this morning has the
following oil news from tho Balltown
region, this county: The Anchor oil
company finished its first well on the
tag end of The Balltown field. 1t
started off at better than 100 barrels,
but on the second or third day after
completion it was deemed expedient
to explode it. The we'll is now doing
about eighty barrels day. The An
chor company is drilling another well
on the same land and have a rig in re.
serve for third. Maj. Reed, the we'll
known hotel man, gets rake off from
this we'll. ]. G. Welch drilled two
wells on 5214 May, Kelly q Gran.
din are drilling three wells in the
same quarter, aud between these three
enterprising firms they manage to keep
up an appearance of activity. The
way the new wells decline indicates
edge. n. +. Clark finished a we'll on
the Stone lands this month and is now
drilling another one and commencing
rig TO day. The finished we'll start
ed off at 90 barrels. John Cocherane
bought from the McCalmont oil com.
pany the Howe farm the Sheffield dis,
trict, togather with 25 wells and 60
barrels production. Terms private.