The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-05-29
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Of the wedding cake served at the re.
cent celebration of their silver we'd
ding, which we judge from the Aatter.
ing newspaper account of it was a
grand affair.
We notice by the Warren and
Tidioute papees that Samuel d. Irwin
Esq, of Stow Post, who was appointed
Assistant Inspector in the 42d Dis.
trict, g. A. r., inspected Eben N.
Ford Post, of Warren, and Col. Geo.
A. Cobham Poet, of Tidioute. Com.
rade L. speaks highly of these posts
since his return, and doubts if they
can be exceeded for discipline, zeal,
and efficiency by any in the State.
The Union News Company has
issued an important circular letter to
all of its agents not to sell or order
cigarettes after their present stock has
been sold. The new Pennsylvania
law, which prohibits the sale of ciga.
rettes to boys under 16 years of age,
has influenced the News Company to
be on the safe side Of the question,
therefore, they will not handle them
at all.-Derrick.
The st. Paul's Ev. Lutheran
Church, Leeper, (Tylersburg Station,)
will be consecrsted to the service of
Almighty God on Sunday, June the
9th. The President of the Pittsburgh
Synod, Rev. j. w. Poffinberger, will
preach the dedicatory sermon Rev. l.
Irvine, Missionary President of the
same Synod, will conduct the chill.
dren's service, and Rev. j. M. Rice
and others will assist.
Jack Frost got in his work in bad
shape last night throughout this sec.
tion, creating sad havoc with the pro.
ducts of the farmers and gardeners,
especially on the hills and back from
The river bottoms, while the latter 10.
calities did not entirely escape. 1t is
reported that the thermometers on the
hill indicated 27 degrees above zero,
and if that is the case it may be safely
set down that there isn't much green
stuff left to tell the tale.
&C. d. Baker wears the big trout
belt of the season SO far as we are
able to learn, but he didn't catch it in
these parts, but over in Crawford
county, where the streams are sup.
posed to have been fished dry many
years ago. 1t weighed a full round
pound, and Clint. brought it over
with him Tuesday evening and showed
il to us, not necessarily for publica.
ton, but as guarantee that he want
lyin' about it. II was a beauty and
no mistake.
Mr.. Harry Kapp, an old citizen
of Centreville, and for many years a
resident of Fryburg, Clarion county,
died at his home in Centreville last
Sunday, May 10, at the age of seven
ty'nine years. 10 his younger days
he was great hunter, and away back
in 1852 our first experience of camp.
ing out in Forest county was in his
company. He was an excellent man
and one of the best of Venango's
citizens. His remains were inferred |
at Fryburg on Tuesday, Venango
Spectator.
Hon. Chas. w. Stone, Secretary
of the Commonwealth, works as hard |
as any one 10 his department. 1t is
not an uncommon thing for him to be
at his desk until after midnight. He
frequently takes long walk with At.
torney General kirkpatrick and Mr..
Bolles, Chief of the Bureau of In.
dustrial Statistics. After the rush of
work consequent upon the adjourn.
ment of the Legislature is over Secre.
tary Stone will go to his beautiful
home in Warren for a brief rest
Harrisburg Telegraph.
The late Legislature passed and
the Governor has signed a bill pro.
hibiting the killing of "any bird of
song or any linnet, bluebird, yellow.
hammer, yellowbird, grassbird, gros
beak, bObolink, phebebird, hummiug.
bird, wren, robin, meadow. lark, dove,
night hawk or any wild bird other
than a game bird. Nor shall any
person purchase, or have in possession
or expose for sale, any such song or
wild bird, or any part thereof after
the same shall have been killed" The
penalty for killing any of these birds
is fine not less than $40 nor more
than $50, and Imprisonment not less