The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-11-07
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.

-Oil market closed yesterday ooS.
Opening this morning at $3.50.
Well, how does it suit you, any
way2
WHATS the matter with Quayf
ooh, he's all rightP
The REPUBLICAN is necessarily
delayed one day in order to give the
latest news. But it's all right.
-Supt. Kerr has fixed Monday,
December 81, next, as the day for
commencing the teachers annual insti.
tute for this county.
-"Pomo" is a word recently coined.
1t meane post Office money order, and
is already largely used by commercial
men, says the Mexican Miner.
The boys celebrated Hallow.eve
little bit in this place, by the dis.
placing of a few gates, signs, &c, but
no great amount Of harm was done.
We are sorry to learn that Treas.
urer Fitzgerald, is prostrated with a
severe attack of illness, but we hope,
with his many friends, it may not be
serious.
-Wm. Mccain of Green township,
has been in this section for several
days with his steam thresher, aud has
riddled out a good deal Of grain of
various kinds for our farmers.
The REPUBLICAN Office has good
supply of blank oil leases, which are
pronounced by operators to be one Of
the best forms in use. Parties in need
are invited to call and inspect them.
Quarter sessions court commences
in Clarion next Monday, when it is
4 expected the Everhart trial will come
up again. There has been very little
public stir about the matter since the
last trial.
"A private letter from our poung
friend II. NJ. Thomson, states that be
.tis now located at East Sandy, Pa,
where he is interested 10 several wells.
"Cully" tells us the wells are not
large, but hold up remarkably well,
aud wishes to be remembered to all
old friends hereabCuts.
JAS. M. Thomas got a lrife too
familiar with the cog wheel Of Law,
renee & Smearbaugh's saw mill sets
on Saturday last, and now jim mourns
the loss of the third finger of his left
hand, The experiment was very
painful one and be don't propose to
repeat it right away quick.
Mr.. Chadwick of this place has
succeeded in raising fine, solid head
of cabbage by process, which will
tighten the work of raising plants il
successfully practiced. The eye Of the
cabbage stock is used instead of the
seed, and head of cabbage, we'll pre-.
served through the winter, will yield
a large number OF plants in the spring
Along with the leaf piece of the eye
is cut off the stock about the size of a
nickel, which set in good ground will
bring forth healthy plant.
The elegant home of Mrs. Cobt
widow of the late John Cobb, at Frews
burg, N. Y, was totally destroyed by
fire early Monday morning last, The
news was telegraphed here to Messrs
T. B. and Rowland Cobb, who went
up Tuesday morning. No Particular
we're given, except that the fire broke
out at about 2 o'clock, and nothing
was saved except four trunks with
their contents. The house was a fine
one, having cost about $4,000 whet
Mr., Cobb purchased it, besides many
additional improvements since The
purchase. 1t was elegantly furnished
throughout, all of which was con
sumed. We are not informed as t.
whether there was any insurance oil
the property.
AT the breakfast hour on las
: Thursday morning, the building occu
, pied by Mr.. L. A. Clary, at Fagundus
this county, was discovered to be OF
) fire. The alarm brought all the citi
zens of the village to the scene, bu
despite every effort that could be pu
forth the flames gained rapid headway
|, and the dwelling was in ashes within
half an hour. The building wa
known as the NJ. Z. Parsonage, anC