The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-07-31
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.

Misses Ida Ruff and Lizzie I'm.
mer of Pittsburgh are visiting Mrs.
w. w. Hulings
Forest Shoup has gone to house.
keeping in Harvey Foreman's new
house in the north ward.
The blackberry crop, which will
soon begin to ripen, will be large
one according to reports.
j. w. Stroup is moving into the
house lately vacated by Joseph Nor,
gan, near Robinson's mill.
-Miss May Sloan has returned
home after an absence with friends in
Pittsburg Of several months.
The Sabbath Schools of this place
are talking of another excursion to
Chautauqua if satisfactory rates can be
secured.
Uncle Dan Harrington has re.
signed the postmastership of Setley,
the infrmities of old age compelling
the step.
Quite large number of our citi.
zens took in the excursion to Niagara
Falls yesto-lay, and of course report
good time.
Mr.. Nelson Percival of Stanton,
Mich, visited the family of his uncle
and aunt, Capt. and Mrs. d. S. Knox,
during the week.
United Presbyterian services will
be held in the school house next Sab.
bath at II a. m, and p. m., Rev. j.
r. May officiating.
-Chas. Russell has fitted up a new
barber shop in the building next to
p. NJ. Clark's residence, and is ready
for business. Russell says talk is
cheap, but if its first class hair cut,
shave or shampoo you're after just
drop in. 1t.
"A Harrisburg dispatch says an
impression has gone out over the
Slate that an act was passed at the re.
cent session of the Legislature iucreas.
ing the salaries Of election officers, and
many inquiries concerning it has been
received at the State Department.
The act never became q law.
Mr.. Harry Maze, of jerks town.
ship, has leased the Lawrence House,
and expects to take possession of the
same next week. Mr.. NJ. has the rep.
utation of being first olass gentleman
in every respect, and will make pop.
ular landlord. We welcome him to
our midst, and predict for him success
Although there has been consid.
erable fine haying weather within the
past few weeks, there is still good
deal of the crop yet out, owing to the
farmers having to drop the hay and
harvest their grain, which is now pref
ty much all down. The yield is large
and if it is all safely gathered, stock
will not suffer for want of food.
DR.. w. b. Roberts, the we'll
known torpedo millionaire and promi.
nent politician, died at his home in
Titusville at 2;S0 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, after an illness of about
two months, caused by impoverish.
ment of the blood. 1t is believed
that cold contracted while at the
Inauguration in March was the prima.
ry cause. Titusville sustains an ir.
reparable loss in the death of this pub.
lie spirited man, who took deep in.
terest in the city's welfare.
About a month ago the people of
Fryburg and vicinity we're greatly
stirred up over a dastardly act of
cruelty perpetrated upon fine young
horse belonging to w. A. McKissiek,
of that place, mention of which we
made at the time. The horses ears
were cut of, his tongue cut out, and
the next day, he was found with his
throat cut. Mr.. McKissick knew of
no one he could suspect of the crime,
and offered a reward of 5000 for his
discovery. Mr.. j. II. Mcpherson,
informs the Franklin Ne1os that while
he was in Fryburg Friday a son of
Mr.. McKissick was arrested and
taken before Justice on a charge of
being the guilty party. The arrest
was made by G. w. StivisOn, a de-
tective from Kittanning, who has been
quietly hanging around Fryburg since