The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-10-01
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.
oil market closed yesterday 77l.


lose your vote.
Mr.. d. S. Drury Of Marienville,
was in town to-day.
Rev. Bell is paying his friend
Rev McAninch a visit.
Mrs. DIR. jackson and son, Of Oil
City, were guests at Mr.. Brennan's
over last Sabbath.
Charlie Smith is rejoicing in the
arrival of an eight pound girl at his
home OH Friday morning last.
Base ball seems to have collapsed.
What's the matter, Alb, Of having that
scrub game with them Hickory fellers? ?
Come out tomorrow and meet
Senator Delamater and party. They
will arrive here about 10 q. M, and
remain perhaps two hours.
We are Informed that Rev. Shoup
has held successful revival meeting
at Hunter Station; about 20 persons
having professed conversion.
John Grubbs has resumed work
on the north ward we'll, on the Cogsn
lot, near the old brick yard, and will
drill il to the second sand, which he
expects to reach at about 225 feet.
The buckwheat crop is a marvel
so far as heard from in this section
hereabouts. And if weather favorable
to harvesting the same blesses us we
will not be limited to hay diet this
winter.
The parable of the boy and the
butternut tree will have to lie over for
another year; the butternut crop is
not numerous, and Garfield has a
corner on what there is of it on the
islands.
The river has cleared up again
aud "ihe boys" have begun the con-
sumption of midnight oil" again after
quite iest. 1t is noticeable fact
however that nothing but suckers and
mullets are ever bagged.
Potatoes would have been good
all Overland are in some places not.
withstanding g-but for the rot. AS it
is they will be plenty enough to war
rant most of folks in eating them as
an article of Hecessity rather than as
a luxury.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar D. Stew, oi
Philadelphia, paid visit to Tiouesta
last week as the guests of Mrs. IL. H.
May. Mr.. Stow had the pleasure OF
meeting many of his old time friends
of this community during his short
stay.
To-day opens the season for
pheasants and deer. The latter are
not running in very large droves just
now, hereabouts, aud the chances are
that the opening of the season will not
affect the slaughter one way or another
Phessauts are not overly abundant
either, from all reports.
Our town has had quite run o
iaundice; not less than or or II
have had 'em and the end may not bt
yet. Jaundice is not dangerous, nor
so we are Informed, contagious. The
principal objection to the disease is it
inccnsi, tency: 1t makes one luok yel
low while he feels blue.
Mr.. s. Caldwell of Gallup, New
Mexico, a nephew of our old frienC
B. f. Caldwell, called on the REPUB
LIoAN. Monday. He says Ben. was il
healthy and hourishing condition
when he left him two weeks ago, anC
wished to be remembered to old friend
here, of whom he has host.
Albert, seveD.year.old son o
Peter Youngk, of Green township, fel
from a chestnut tree yesterday, anC
broke his left leg between the knee
and hip. DR.. Morrow was summoned
and reduced the fracture. He als'
found the right arm severely bent
which he also properly treated, anC
left the little sufferer as comfortable
as could be expected.
"A wreck occurred on the Pitts
, burg q Western Road at Shippenville
Clarion county, at 1915 Sunday morn
ing, in which fourteen cars went owe
the trestle. Engine No. 25 was draw
ing the train. Fireman Silas Eide
and the forward brakeman we're in
stantly killed, being found under tn
engine. Frank Wood, the engineer
was also fatally injured.
The route of the Baltimore I
Ohio railroads new line from Pittsbur
to Buffalo will be by the Pittsburg
Western from Allegheny to Butler
thence by the Allegheny IL Shenang
to Mercer, then to franklin, where
joins the Western New York d Penn
sylvania. From Pittsburg to Frank
, lin by this route is SO miles, and fror
Franklin to Buffalo is 146 miles. Th
total length from Pittsburg to Builal
is 239 miles, or 80 miles shorter tha
by the Allegheny Valley road
Franklin Nel0S.