The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-09-17
MIR. and Mrs. Wm. Blum of Ger.

man Hill, celebrated their twenty.htth
wedding anniversary yesterday eve
ming. A large number of friends
gathered at the house and we're very
pleasantly entertained till late hour,
partaking Of most delicious supper
during the evening, and a delightful
time was had by all who were present.
The Democratic Senatorial con.
ference for this, 3Slh, district, which
met at MarienvIle last week, took
upward of $50 ballots without effect
ing nomination. The candidates
are: A. M. Neely of Clarion, Harry
Alvin Hall of Elk, G. w. Huntley of
Cameron, and j. B. Watson Of Forest.
There is tough scramble for the
place between Elk and Clarion, but it
is altogether likely the former will get
the plum, the Hall faction being hard
to "down" in Democratic convention.
The conference again met at Kane
yesterday, but up to the hour of going
to press no news had been received
here.
--Orrin, eldest son Of Cyrus and
Martha Murphy, died at the home Of
his parents, Hunter Run, Elk county,
Pa, Thursday, Sept IL, 1890, of
typhoid fever, aged II years aud 8
months. The remains we're brought
to this place on Friday evening, and
on Saturday morning at IL o'clock
we're deposited iu Riverside Cemetery.
He was young man of steady aud
industrious habits. aud a general fa.
vorite with his young companions.
While on visit to his grandfather,
Mr.. VIM. Killmer, last spring, he
made a mum Der of friends all of whom
sincerely regret his demise. The
parents and other relatives have the
sympathy Of all their friends in this
county in their afilicton. The funeral
services were conducted by Rev. j. V.
McAbiuch.
The continuous and very general
rains last week caused remarkably
high water in all the streams Of this
country for this season of the year
The Allegheny at this place lacked
only about four inches of reaching the
high water mark of last June, and in
many places overAowed its banks
Much damage was done to growing
crops such as corn, buck wheat and
potatoes, on the islands and river
bottoms. There was also considera
BILE loss Of lumber by different firms
A raft of pine bill stuff belonging tc
Cullins d Co., which had been landed
at the company's switch opposite towr
got loose on Thursday morning ant
was scattered promiscously between
this and Pittsburgh. There were abou
100000 feet of it and it vas valuabl,
stuff much Of it will be saved, how
ever. 1t was the highest September
flood in 40 years, says an old citizen
"A private note conveys the pleas
ing Intelligence that friend r. d
Hoskins is still happy ami prosperou
in salubrious North Dakota. Rob
has made himself solid with the "heav,
weights" of his section, evidently, a
we observe by the letter heading whicl
he uses that he holds the very rcspon
sible position of Clerk of the Suprem
Court of the State, which Office he ha
held since the State was admitted.
pair of little Hoskinses dance aroun,
the family hearth.stone and max
home happy. Mr.. II. wishes to b
remembered to oil old friends, o
whom he often thinks with pleasan
recollections. Enclosed in his lette
is this piece of news clipped from th
Fargo, On. d. Republican: Curt
M. Shawkey, OF Warren, Pennsylvania
filed with Judge Eoberts, to day,
petition for letters of administratio
of the estate of the late Congressma
Lewis f. Watson, of that State, VIII
dropped dead a few weeks ago. Tn
hearing of the petition was set fc
Monday, Sept. %. Mr.. Watson's e.
tate in North Dakota is valued {
$450,000, and the portion of it j
Cass county consists of $4,000 acres
! land, and personal property valued {
+ s25,000."