The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-06-13

we'll on his German Hill farm, John
Grubbs, who is first class hand at
that business, having had the contract
of the drilling. The we'll is exactly
100 feet deep, and strange to say,
when the water was struck, the we'll at
his house, nearly 300 yards distant,
went dry, which tends to show that the
new venture has tapped the vein of
the old we'll. The Judge will erect
wind mill with which to pump up the
water, and if the experiment proves a
success, his example will likely be
followed by more Of our surrounding
farmers, many Of whom are obliged to
go a great way into the earth for
water.
The Democratic convention which
was billed to meet in the Court House
yesterday didn't get on harmoniously.
About the hour appointed for the
opening, j. M. Kepler, who had run
for member of the committee in the
borough and got left, arose and pro.
ceeded to business by nominating
president of the meeting, put the mo.
tiOn and declaring him elected all in
one breath, without giving Chairman
Siggins a chance to call the meeting to
order as is customary on such occasions.
Every effort made to conduct business
in an orderly way, met with noisy,
boisierous disturbance on the part of
Kepler, who seemed 10 be there to run
the machine or bust it. At this junct-
ure Chairman Siggins declared the
convention adjourned to one o'clock
Thursday, whereupon part of the del.
egates left the room, while a part re-.
maiued, and Kepler had no further
trouble in running things in his own
sweet way, electing himself Chairman
of the Committee, delegate to the con.
gressional convention, and general en-.
gineer of the machine, after which he
delivered a rambling harangue to the
remaining faithful, assuring them of a
grand, glorious victory in the fall
under his matchless leadership, &C.,
&c, &c. The regular convention will
have its meeting to morrow, so they
say, and proceed with the regular Or
der of business where it left off yester.
day when the row was kicked up. In
the meantime there's "blood on the
moon." and no fellow can tell how OF
where it will all end.
"A special from Cochranton to the
Blizzard tells about how, on Thursday
morning last, Dewitt T. Montague shol
and mortally wounded w. E. Vorous
The shooting occurred at about II
o'clock, in front of Montague's house
10 Mill Creek township, about one ant
half miles east Of New Lebanon, or
the Utica road. Montague has haG
trouble with the township supervisor
in past years, and when Pathmastel
Steven Smith instructed Cyrus Gordor
and his farmer, w. Z. Vorous, to &c
to work on the road at Montague''
place, he (Moutague) ordered the mel
TO leave, telling them that he would
shoot their horses if they came after
another load. The men we're working
with an old fashioned scraper. Cor
don was driving the horses and Vorou'
holding the scraper. When they came
for the second load Montague fired
the whole charge, load of bird shot
fred from a smooth-bore rifle, taking
effect in Vorous' side. Vorous dropped
the handles of the scrsper, saying
"Pm shot clear through" He wa;
caught in the arms of Gordon and
carried into his (Gordon's) house neal
by. Drs. Daubenspeck, of New Leb
anon, and Gibuer, of Sandy Lake
we're called. Upon examination they
found forty shot holes in the body
and both pronounced the poor mar
fatally wounded. His death at II
o'clock verified their prediction. The
charge of shot entered the right side
and passed into the abdomen. Mon
tague was captured, and is now il
Mercer Jail. He said he was in {
passion when he did the shooting, bu
says he only shot TO frigbten and no
to kill. He is man nearly SO year
Of age. His victim is a young man
2S years of age, and leaves q wife anC
three children.