The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-01-11


likely to get left this winter. The
season is crawling on, and Old Sol. is
climbing higher each day, and he may
not allow another crop to grow this
season.
Maj. John Woodcock of Neill.
town, now located at Lima, Ohio, and
prominent as producer there, stopped
in Tionesta this morning, on his way
to Neilltown. He expects to return
to Lima in a day or two. The Major
looks we'll, and has faith in Lima's
future.
MIR. Jas. G. Carson Of this place
has the contract for building $4,000
church at Nebraska, Pa, to be used
by the M. f. society. He is now en-.
gagged there in getting out surfaced
lumber, aud will commence work on
the building as soon in the spring as
the weather will permit.
The pipe and fittings of the Citi.
zens Gas Company has been purchased
and part of the former is already ship
ped. The work of laying the line will
commence next week, nothing unfor-
seen occurring. Drilling on the sec.
ond well, on the Webb lot, is progress.
ing and ought soon to show up for
what it is WORTH Tidio,Ite Ne1es.
"A camp Of Sons of Veterans will
be mustered at Odd Fellows hall, this
place, on Thursday evening, January
10. All who have not yet signed the
application for charter, and intend to
enlist, are particularly requested to be
on hand, having with them their faith.
er's army record. 1t is hoped there
may be a good attendance of those
who expect to join.
Mr.. R. H. Wallace, the affable
and obliging ticket agent of the N.
Y, P. & o. Ry., at Oil City, gave the
REPUBLICAN u pleasant call yesterday,
and left his card, which will be found
in this issue. If any of our readers
have in contemplation a Western trip,
they will certainly find it greatly to
their advantage TO call on or address
Mr.. Wallace before purchasing tickets.
The coal men Of Pittsburgh are
happy and happier still the denizens
of Cincinnati, louisville and the low.
er Ohio and Mississippi. The recent
breakup and high water has released
about 1900 900 bushels Of coal that
have been awaiting transportation by
water all winter, and now everybody
in the districts where q coal. famine
has ragged since cold weather set in
will have plenty and to spare.
AT special meeting of the Board
of Pardons at Harrisburg on The 9th
inst, the case of David L. King. un.
der sentence of death for the murder
of j. G. Davis, in Clarion county, was
continued until January 18th, in order
to give Kings counsel an opportunity
to show that when he killed Davis he
was in danger of his life. An effort
is being made to have the sentence of
death commuted to imprisonment for
life.
On Sunday last at half past six
in the evening the dwelling house of
Richard Siegworth, one mile east of
Tylersburg, on the narrow guage road,
was totally destroyed by fire. So rap.
idly did the flames spread that the
family could barely make their escape,
and but one rocking chair was saved
of all the contents. We are with.
out particulars as to Insurance OF
amount of loss, but understand it
must have been over 81 900.
The young people of hereabOuts
have thus far allowed the splendid
sleighing of the past ten days to pass
without so much as hint at getting
up sleighing party. The old.time
bob.sled sleigh.rides seem to have
fallen into "innocuous dcsuetude" in
this latitude, condition of dilapida.
tiOn which reflects badly upon the
young men of the place. But this
being leap year may make some differ.
ence during the balance of the season.
The Committee OH Permanent
Certificates elected at the last county
Institute met on Saturday last, and
prepared a list of questions for use at
the fret examination. There was a
foil attendance and pleasant meeting.
The committee will meet on Saturday,
February 11th, at F. F. Whittekin's
Office in TiOnesta BOro, to hold an ex.
animation for Permanent Certificates.