The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-02-03

place aud vicinity. MIR. Berlin of
Wing Hill is completing the telephone
line which extends from here to Whig
Hill, intersecling with the Hickory
telephone at that place.-A Bren.
nan is working with his father at May
burg. Howard Lusher hurt one of
his horses at Braceville while hauling
shingles.
We mention with regret the in
solvency of Hubbard. the newspaper
advertising agent Of New Haven,
Conn, who has liabilities Of $l04.00O,
assets of ahnut $4,000, aud 2.0S0
creditors. Would that we could place
our hand on our heart aud declare
that our regret is entirely unconnected
with the bill Hubbard is owing us.
But like Washington, we dislike to
tell lie unless obliged to. Franklin
News. Sic temper! We're one Of you.
Franklin was visited by a 100,
600 dollar fire on Wednesday night
of last week. Hanna's blDrk, me of
the largest buildings in this section.
was destroyed, together with all its
contents. The fire started near the
stage Of the opera house, and didn't
let up until the whole inside and roof
of the fine building we're destroyed,
leaving the walls standing. A large
number of stnres occupied the first
-four, and the Masnns had their ball
10 the building which was also used
by nearly all the secret orders OF the
place, all of whom lost their records
aud paraphernalia. The Spectator Of
fee was entirely wiped out by the
flames, saving nothing but the account
books and files. The fire proves u
heavy blow to the business interests Of
the town.
w. j. Sbaffer, teacher of Glazing
ton school makes the following Tepnrt
for month ending Dec. Both, 1855.
No. of pupils enrolled during month,
males "a, females 26; average attend
ance, males 10, females %; per cent
of attendance, males 95, females SO.
Names Of pupils present every day.
w B. Pearsall, james Ried, Robert
Williams, Delberl Heasley, WIN. Bur
keti, Thomas Williams, Alvin Boyd,
Forest Huff, Wm. Slaugenhoupt,
Maud Osborn, Debbie aud Jennie
PearsalI, Elite aud Bessie Ishtman.
Ora and Oza Wilson, Pearl aud Yer
trie Davis, Clara Slaugpnhoupt, Edith
IIeasley, Laura Dunkle, Cora Will
iams. Flora Arthurs, Mabel Hllard
Pupils present every day but one or
less. Alvin Highgate, Joseph Elder,
Ward B,yd, Mary Pearsail, Jennie
Elder. Visitors 7.
Judge Joshua Davis. who died OF
the 7th inst, at the residence Of hi
snn, Rev. A. n. Davis, in Frankford
Delaware, was lang prominent anC
esteemed citizen uf Venango county
He had reached a great age. dying ii
his 9lst year. Mr. Davis was hOru il
Maine 10 1895. He had lived under
every Presidential administration o
this Government, and voted at every
Presidential ele:tinn since the term o.
james Monroe. Judge Davis served
in the war of 1912. aud soon afte
that date came to Venango County
living 6rst in Tionests, next in Scrub
grass township, aud fually settling il
Rrckland. He served as Count!
Commissioner and also as an Assocat
Judge. He was a gentleman of fin
literary tastes, a good debater, and al
, influential member Of the Republican
/, party. About twenty years ago h
went to live in Delaware with his sor
in.law, the late Hon. c. P. Ramsdel
and subsequently moved with the lar
? ter to Virginia. In November las
: while on a visit to his son, Jndg
} Davis was stricken with paralysi
8 His daughter. Mrs. Ramsdall, no
e lives 10 Philadelphia -Franklin Ne,c