The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-02-08
HERE AND THERE.

G. d. Bunting, Of Cambridge, Crawford
county, owns, says the Meadviile Journal,
fine specimen of the bald eagle. 1t meas
ures nine feet from tip to tip of wings,
and weighs twelve and one-half pounds.
On o'clock p. m, OH Wednesday, Feb.
22d, the one hundred and fifty-fifth ami.
versary of the birth of George Washing.
ton, Mr.. Bunting will give the bird his
freedom.
DR.. Hamilton has received letter from
Dakota by which he learned that it was
his niece, Ella Lamar, who perished by
the recent blizzard. Where she was
teaching school she had but to cross the
street to her boarding house and was do
ing this with two of her pupils when over
taken by the blizzard. The two children
were found alive in the morning but she
was dead. She was from near Harrisville
and was well educated and respected
Emlenton News.
After resting for years under delusion,
mankind are beginning to understand the
scientific fact that the lightning-rod is a
useless thing. The discovery is a sad
blow to the farmers who have been at
such expense to ornament their barns and
houses with these supposed conductors of
the destructive thunderbolt. Fewer and
fewer rods are made every year. scien-
tific paper says the day will come when a
lightning-rod on house will be regarded
in the same light as a horseshoe over a
mans door.-[Franklin News.
The new measure as to what may be
written or printed on second, third and
fourth class matter passing through the
United States mails, is now law, signed
by the President, and promulgated by the
new Postmaster General, Don NJ. Dickin-
son. 1t is now possible to print almost
anything reasonable on the wrapper, pro-
vided proper space is reserved for the ad-
dress. The little indication upon a news
paper wrapper, of when the subscription
expires, is no longer prohibited, and also
the directions as to forwarding, delivery
and return go unchallenged.
A dispatch from Erie dated Monday
says: Franklin Reber, a veteran of the
l16th Pennsylvania Volunteers, died to-
day in the Soldiers Home. Reber left his
home when a lad of 10 and entered the
army against his fathers will. Although
he returned in May, 1865, with four rebel
bullets in his body, his father would not
be reconciled and he was turned away.
About two years ago Reber's wounds rem
dered him unfit to make living and he
came here. A few weeks ago, when he
realized that his days were few he wrote
to his father imploring forgiveness and
begging that he allow him to come home
that he might be laid beside his mother in
the family burying ground. The dying
request of the veteran met with no re-
sponse. Major Tyson, Commander of the
Home, then wrote and telegraphed the
soldiers parent, urging a reconciliation,
but to no purpose. Death came to the
hero of many battles, but no message of
pardon from his father. Tomorrow the
patriots body will be laid to rest beside
comrades who lie sleeping in the Erie
Soldiers Cemetery.
A very important decision, says the
Butler Herald, has been made by the At
torney General having relation to the re-
turns to be made out by the election offi-
GERS at the spring elections. Itwas thought
that when the returns were properly sign
ed and sealed and delivered to the Clerk
of Courts the duties of the election officers
ended. But the Attorney General con-
cludes from an examination of the several
acts of assembly bearing on the subject
that they are also required to make out a
separate return in case of the election of
Justices of the Peace, which must be filed
in the Prothonotary's office. This decision
is based on the fact that Justices of the
Peace elected are required TO file their ac-
ceptance of the office with the Prothono-
tary within 80 days after the election, in
which acceptance the facts must be stated
who they severally succeed and the cause
of vacancy. Unless, therefore the Pro-
thonotary has before him copy of the
return of the election of Justice of the
Peace, he would be unable to certify to
the Secretary OF the Commonwealth who
was elected. The Attorney General says
II have no doubt that the term township
and borough officers used in the act of
1875 includes Justices of the Peace, and,
therefore, returns are required to be made
of the election of all township and bor-
ough officers, including Justices of the
Peace and Aldermen, to the Clerk of the
Courts of Quarter Sessions, and in addi-
ton thereto returns should be made to the
Prothonotary by the same officers of the
election of Justices and Aldermen.
He said he had heard that there
was an end to all things--but there