The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-07-25

back $40 on the order. The matter
rested here, until, as above stated, the
arrest was made at the instigation of
the Road Commissioners, by whom the
order was issued. Mr.. tents waived
hearing and gave bail in the sum of
$3.50 for his appearance at September
Quarter Sessions. The affair has
caused no little ripple of comment in
this neighborhood, where the accused
has resided for many years, and where
he is generally known as q well.todo
farmer.
The game of ball between the
married men and the singles hinted at
in our last issue, came off on the is.
land Friday, and resulted-but we
won't give the young fellows away by
telling how far behind the age they
are in modern base ball. 1t used to
be considered great game when the
scores run up into the fifties and six
ties, but that was away back in the
beginning of the game; in the dark
ages, as it were, and no club can show
its ignorance of the great national
game any quicker than by running
the score up in that shape. This is
what the boys did, while the married
men kept their side down to a respect.
able figure, preferring to do that and
pay for the supper rather than display
such lamentable ignorance Of latter
day base bail. Besides, they took
compassion on the boys, who buckled
into the work with vim that led the
other side to think they hadn't nick.
lie about them wherewith to pay for a
meal if they did get left, and thus
landlord Agnew would have been the
loser in the long run, which wouldn't
have looked we'll. All these things
considered the boys were allowed to
win the game, but if the married men
had known they we're going to make
so much fuss about it they'd have
taken the game themselves, and just
let the boys cry if they wanted to.
And that's what they'll do the very
next time, see if they don't.
Some little excitement was occa.
stoned last Friday by the arrest of q
gentleman of color, by Constable
Phil. Emert and his subsequent escape
1t seems the young chap, who resides
in Venango county, had relieved his
step.father of $40, and was making
way with it. Upon dispatch to hold
the wayward youth if be showed up.
the constable collared him, and while
awaiting the arrival of the old man,
"spell" came over him and he was
seized with an irresistible desire to
"shake" the officer, which he did by
making his exit from the back door of
the Central House and climbing the
hill. Geo. Raab, who is some on the
run, gave chase, following him to near
the watering trough on the German
Hill road, when he left the road and
took to the woods, thus making good
} his escape for the time being. The race
was pretty even one for some dis,
tance, and was watched with consider
able interest by good many people,
some of whom we're uncharitable
enough to remark afterwards that
George mistook the fellow for a new
, barber, and while he had him on the
run, was going to drive him out OF
} town. But we don't credit the story,
! and take the liberty right here Of
: branding it as another Campaign
lie." George, although democrat,
believes in protection, but wouldn't
resort to such stringent measures to
secure it to himself The fellow was
afterward taken near Tylersburg and
on Sunday brought here by an officer
and lodged in Jail. The theft was
, committed at West Hickory. At q
hearing before Squire Cobb, Monday,
, the fellow was bound over to court in
the sum of $500, in default of which
a he now languishes at the Hotel dc
. Sawyer.