The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-01-15

rallied once or TWICE. MT. OrOVe was
in the 79d year of bis age, and was one
of the early settlers of this section.
We shall give more extended notice
of the deceased next week.
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WIN. Richards & Co. have located
a well on the j. II. Zuendel farm, on
the eastern line of Warrant 51SS,
Kingsley township, and drilling will
begin soon as the rig can be finished.
This is an entirely new field, compare
lively untested, and this venture will
he watched with a good deal Of in
terest.
Quarterly meeting will be held in
the Mt. Tabor Evangelical Church,
on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. % and
26. Rev. j. D. Domer will be present
to oficiate. Rev. Domer will also
preach in the Evangelical Church at
West Hickory, on Friday evening,
Jan. "a. All are cordially invited 10
attend.
Snake returns are still coming in.
Last Saturday, Jan. 11th, John Hood
found good sized garter snake near
Robinson's mill it was somewhat stiff
from cold, but when he took it in and
laid it in front of the furnace, it soon
showed signs of activity, and in few
moments was as lively as any snake
ought to be.
Our neighboring town of Nebras
ka is putting on considerable airs of
late. Besides the introduction of
natural gas, which is now being &C.
complished, the place is to be connect.
ed with the outside world by a tele.
graph line, the poles for which having
been set last week as far as this place.
In few days the wire will arrive and
be strung, and messages will be tick.
ing up and down the creek, thus
bringing US very much closer together,
communicably.
William Hilands, Esq, who re-
newed his bond this week for another
term as County Surveyor, has passed
his S0lh year. In view of his mental
and bodily activity, after 30 long a
career of incessant devotion to the
tasks of his calling, Mr.. Hilands
comes nearer than any of our local
celebrities TO a claim on Gladstone's s
appellation, the Grand Old Man. He
is active at an age when most men
pass their time iu coddling their pet
ailments and dreaming over the past.
-FrankIin Ne,US.
We fpd this pleasant reference to
an old friend of the REPUBLICAN, in
last weeks Kittanning Free. Press, and
will take the liberty to add that the
longer Mr.. Groves friends know him
the better they'll like him: "Christ.
mas Day, we learn, was day of pres.
ents at Ford City. N. r. Groves, the
popular manager of the bookkeeping
department, was presented with fine
gold watch by q number of bis friends
Mr.. Groves is a very pleasant gentle
man and very much esteemed by the
men at the works, so that this present
is a token that be will pride himself
in."
In a private letter Mr.. S. r.
Cogan, who is still with the Hulingc
Lumber Co., orders his paper sent tc
Hulings, Tucker county, w. Va, and
says: "The winter has thus far been
very open, but suits US to t. y. t. OF
account of building. The company il
building a large mill here, with a ca
pacity of 100000 feet daily, and put
ting in a narrow gauge road to do The
stocking; will have five and a bal
miles of railroad, and expect to hav,
everything in running order by tht
first of March. Everybody in gooC
health except myself, and l am too
fat"
Mr.. H. NJ. Zahniser of Stewart
Run, has decided to abandon farming
and will, on next Wednesday, Jan
%, offer all his farming implements
machinery, &c, for sale at public auc
tion. His farm, consisting Of III
acres Of land, 55 of which are cleared
and in good state of cultivation, vii
also be offered for sale to the highes
bidder Mr.. Y. has number of cat
tie, two or three horses, and othe
livestock, a new moving machine ant
horse rake, and second hand mower
besides many other useful article
which will likely be sold at bargains
. Those interested should note the date