The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-05-09

Mrs. G. s. Lacy, mother of Geo.
j., and Fred G. Lacy, of GoleDza
Mills, this county, died at the residence
of her daughter, Mrs. DR., Stranaban,
Erie, Pa, on Thursday of last week,
and was buried on Sabbath following.
Mrs. Lacy had been in failing health
for some time. She was a most excel.
lent lady, loved and honored by all
who knew her, and the news of her
death will prove a sad blow to her
large circle of friends in this section.
Mrs. Lacy was aged SO years.
Another business block is build
ing in Tiohesta. Geo. Raab, the
barber, is erecting on his lot, opposite
Herman & Siggins' store, a substan.
tial building to be used as a barber
shop and billiard hall combined. The
building will be 1870 feet in dimen.
sions, with fat roof, and besides being
well adapted to the business for which
it is intended, will add to the business
appearance of the town. Mr.. Raab
will put in four or five billiard tables,
and will arrange the front into a tasty
and neat barber shop, expecting to
put in another chair if the trade de.
mands it.
On Friday and Saturday of this
week the centennial of the settlement
of Crawford county will be appro.
priately celebrated at Meadville,
where the first settlement Was made in
1888. The ceremonies will embrace
military and civic parade, historical
addresses, and on the second day the
statue of pioneer erected on the
square in Meadville will be unveiled.
Every preparation has been made to
give the celebration a character and
consequence which it deserves to have
Crawford has become one Of the great
counties of the State, and Meadville
is the center of as wealthy, intelligent
and thrifty a population as can be
found anywhere.
"A Derrick special from Pleasant.
Vile, dated yesterday, says: Grandfath.
er Dryer, aged 81, was burned to crisp
at Skunk Hollow this morning about
s o'clock. His son, John Dryer, went
to work into the fields at daylight; at
about "a his wife took him his break
fast, leaving him alone up stairs in an
old frame house. 1t is supposed that
the fire originated either in the chin
ney or from the old mans pipe. The
fire was (ascovered by Charles Foss
and Peter Sawrey, but when they
arrived at the house the flames bad
made such headway that they could
not rescue him. John Dryer, who is
a poor hard working farmer, loses
everything, net a thing was saved
from the fire and he had no insurance
The borough council passed res.
olution at it's meeting on Monday eve.
ming last providing for the building OF
a walk on Walnut ST., from the Cen.
trail House corner to Vine St. Privi.
lege was granted Geo. Raab to stripe
the gas pole at corner of his lot with
the national colors, which the same is
to do service as a barber pole. At
the suggestion of Councilman Irwin
the board will take view of the old
frog pond next Saturday at 4 o'clock.
We don't know exactly what it is pro.
posed to do about the matter, but il
would seem great pity to destroy this
old landmark entirely. The Burgess
was directed to call the attention OF
the health officers to the duties devolv.
ing upon them by virtue of their ap.
pointment. This is very wise sug.
gestion and we hope will result in the
abolishment of the practice of run.
ming sewer filth upon the streets, there
to be evaporated by the san.