The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-24

Next Tuesday will be the Tooth
anniversary of the Inauguration of
George Washington as President of
the United States, and the event has
not only been made a National holi.
day, but will be generally observed
throughout the nation by celebrations
of greater or less magnitude. The
demonstration in New York will be
one of the grandest in the history of
that great city.
The new oil field at Lucinda
seems TO be busted into as many small
particles as a good, big, fresh boom
could we'll be expected to do the work.
Four handsome, straight and symmet.
rical holes, but dry as powder horns,
did the business OIL Friday last, and
the luckless prospectors have been on
the scatter ever since, whispering
the old refrain, Good bye my Lucin.
da Lucinda fare. .ye we'll"
Twenty thousand is the number
Of wild ducks estimated to have been
killed along the banks of the Allie.
gheny River between Oil City and
Pittsburgh the day following the last
snow storm. Of these, as our local
readers are aware, more than five
ducks we're killed right here at Oil
City.-Blizzdrd. Well, that's nothing
to boast of. Tionesta can show up at
least as good record, TO say nothing
of the nnumeral "hell divers" bagged
and crippled.
Easter was beautiful day in this
section, although trihe breezy. The
churches were we'll attended, especial.
ly in the evening, when appropriate
and beautiful services were rendered
by the Sabbath Schools in the Presby.
terian and NJ. Z. Churches, both of
which were handsomely adorned by
lovely flowers most tastefully arranged.
The exercises by the children and
young people were of very inter
estiug character to both old and young,
and the hours so pleasantly spent left
an impression on the minds of those
who attended that is not likely soon
to be forgotten.
Our marriage notice corner this
week contains the pleasant announce.
ment of the wedding of Mr.. VIM.
Shellhouse and Miss Dora Glassner,
both Of German Hill. Mr.. S. is one
of our most industrious and well to.do
farmers, who from boy hood has been
esteemed and respected for bis strict
integrity and honesty, while the fair
young bride of his choice is a general
favorite among the young people Of
her society. The REPUBLICAN greets
the happy couple with the compliments
of the season, and adds its congratula.
tions and best wishes to the list Of
their many friends.
John Mckenzie met with a very
painful accident at Collins & Watson's
mill, Green township, yesterday after.
noon. He fell off the runway leading
from the mill to the board. yard, a
distance of 15 feet striking on his left
leg, sustaining what the physicians
call compound eomminuted fracture
of the limb below the knee. DR.. Sig
gins was summoned and dressed the
wound, leaving the patient as easy as
could be expected under the circum
stances. Mr.. Mckenzie is a married
man, and was preparing to bring his
family on from Oil City, where he has
resided for year or more past. He
will likely be laid up for many weeks.
The Dawson Oil Co. flushed its
No. 2 we'll, on the Dawson Reserve,
yesterday, and will probably get the
pump started to-day. The we'll shows
up very fairly, but just what it will
do when the salt water is exhausted
can only be surmised. The Tionesta
Oil Co. finished dry hole last Satur.
day on the Walter Dawson tract. They
got 40 feet of nice sand, however
Kelly's latest venture, on the Baird
tract, bad some bad luck the latter
part of last week, which has delayed
them somewhat Hill & Co., on the
Hill farm, east side Of the river, are
nearing the sand. They have also
been delayed by bad luck. King,
Sliney g. Brady are looking up a 10.
cation on the King property, and will
likely soon commence a we'll.
--Peterson's Magazine for May,
comes as fresh and bright as a spring