The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-10-09


months ago, published elaborate argu'
ments to show that the fuel gas supply
would soon be exhausted, and it so
alarmed the gas companies in many
localities that they raised the price to
consumers, so as to provide against
the impending gas famine. This illus.
trates the power of the press, or some.
thing else.-MeadviHe Gazette.
The store of Eli Berlin, al Wing
Hill, was entered by burglars on
Tuesday night Of last week, and $15
or 500 in money and about twenty-five
dollars worth Of goods stolen. The
entrance was effected through = win.
dow. Some Of the tools used had
been stolen from q carpenters chest,
at East Hickory, which bad been pried
open that night. No clue had been
discovered at last accounts.
This evening at 6 o'clock a large
number of friends will gather at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. E. l..
Davis, in response to invitations is.
sued, to witness the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Maud, to DR.. M. B.
Cook, of Buffalo, N. Y, who is pleas
sntly remembered by nearly all Of our
townspeople. The happy event will
undoubtedly be fraught with much
pleasure for those who are SO fortunate
as to be present.
We find the following item in one
of our exchanges and give it for what
il is worth: at is reported that the
scalp bounty law has been declared
unconstitutional, aud that no more
premiums on scalps will be paid. II
is important that Justices, who are in
the habit of cashipg these orders and
then getting their money back from
the county, should make a note ol
this-it may be the means of saving
them several dollars.
MFR. Rowland Cobb, who was
obliged to relinquish his position in
North Carolina on account of the un'
, favorable climate, has taken position
f rs superintendent of the numbering
, department of the Kentucky Unior
Land Company, one of the larges
, concerns of the kind in the U. S. HI
departed on Monday last to taxi
} charge of his new situation, and hi
headquarters will be at Clay City
5 Ky for the present. Roll is in luck
The Pennsylvania Gas Co, whicl
D supplies jamestown, Cory and Erie
| has voted to use the meter system, ant
( place the price at 25 cents per thous
= aud feet. This will bring the price q
/ to 81 % for No. 5 burners, the kin
generally in use during the col
n mouths. The papers say this vii
S make the fuel too expensive and caus
$ the poorer classes to abandon it. Th
e man ufacturers of jamestown hav
h been notified that they will no longe
5. be supplied. The company claims
lack of gas to be the cause of th
change to the meter system.
: AT the recent convention
v County Com missionsrs, held in AlleI
!. town, Pa, a variety Of subjects
a interest and value to the people wei
/. discussed, and among those agree
,t upon were the following: To urge Il
Legislature to pass laws providing Fl
the revision of the present road las
70 that corporations be taxed on {
. equality with real estate; that Distri
- Attorneys be paid salary rated {
~ population, and that such portions
. the act of 1887 providing for the re
~ ulation of the National Guard,
u conflict with other laws. be repeale
Commissioner Shields represented Fl
he ! act oounty Of tha Gouuantinn