The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-01-02
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Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Roberts and
children Of Mayville; N. Y; Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Jameson and daughter
Belle, Of Freeport, Pa. and Mr.. and
Mrs. G. NJ. Colt and children of Mead.
vile, Pa, 1t Was the first meeting Of
the family iu several years, and very
enjoyable one.
"A special from Clarion under date
Of Dec. 27, to the Derrick says, Hon.
James T. Maffett, member Of the
present Congress from the district Of
which Clarion county is q part, for.
merly the Twenty fifth, now the Twen-
ty.eightb, has been admitted to the
asylum at North Warren as private
patient. The difficulty seems to be
excessive nervousness, which was
brought on by the arduous labors Of
his Congressional campaign.
And so it wasn't for nothing that
our genial Ex. Dep. Sheriff, Will AL.
Ian, has been coming up from his
home at West Hickory so often, as
will be seen by our marriage notices.
Miss Hinkle has for some time been
the efficient clerk Of Prothonotary
Arid, aud. We congratulate Will as
we'll as his wife on this happy result.
May they live long and proper
.Wdrren Nail. To which the REPUB
LICAN adds Eervent amen"
Nick Thompson Camp, No. %,
Sons of Veterans, Of this place, met
last Wednesday night in special ses.
sion to receive a visit from Chas. M.
Cott, the Lieutenant Colonel Of Penn.
sylvania Division, who gave the boys
renewed inspiration by his account of
the growth and bright prospects of the
order. 1t was resolved by all present
ttake up the work of the camp with
greater earnestness, and advance it to
the front. Officers we're nominated, to
be elected at the meeting the fret
Thursday night in January. Plans
we're also discussed to add various
features of interest to the work of the
camp. The men. hers Of the camp are
composed of the right sort of stuff,
aud have now gone 10 with firm de.
termination to win.
AT the recent !serm Of court a
decree was made dividing Harmony
township into two election districts,
the same to be known as Upper aud
Lower Harmony. The election off.
GERS in the new district for the coming
election are: j. X. Green, Judge of
Election; E. B. Head and jesse D.
Dawson, Inspectors. The Dunn &
Turner old store building. at West
Hickory, was chosen as the polling
place for the new district. The bal
ance of the court business was dis.
posed Of as follows: Case of Geo. s.
Chadman VS.. j. NJ. Kepler, verdict
for the plaintiff for 1925. In the suit
of Peter Lindel sgainst Hickory
township, an action TO recover damages
for injuries received while driving
over the "Narrows" above Little
Hickory creek last winter. the jury
disagreed after several hours deliber.
alton.
Two dry boles in the new oil field
of Harmony township, is about the
size of operations for the past two
weeks. The Harmony Oil Co. on the
head of McClafferty Run brought in
q duster of the dustiest order. The
Compromise Oil Co. on the Mccall.
mont tract, south of the Dawson Run
wells, brought their we'll in, and re-
ports say che would make a tip top
powder house. These failures would
seem to indicate that, wherever the
belt runs, it is not in a southerly di,
rection at any rate. Two rigs are
now building, one on the Baird tract,
by Kelly & Co., and one on the Tio,
nesta Oil Co.'S lease, Dawson farm.
These rigs will'be finished this week,
and drilling will begin at once. Grove
& Co. have rig nearly completed Oh
James Church's farm near Little
Hickory, Hickory twp, and will know
in couple of weeks what there is in
that section for the hungry oil hunter.
On Wednesday of last week, Dec.
26, at about 8 o'clock in the morning,
the dwelling house of G. w. Gents,
on his farm, situate two miles below
this place, caught fire and burned 70
the ground. During The night one OF
the children was ailing and Mrs. tents
had taken some matches into the room
to light a lamp. 10 the morning,
some time after the breakfast hour,
the children were 10 the room at Dlav.