The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-12-03
Mr.. Ed. Connolly Of Cbautauoua

county, N, Y, paid friends in this 10.
cality visit during the week, and
took occasion, while in town with his
brother, Constable Connolly of Hick
org, yesterday, to make us a pleasant
call. Ed. used to be one of the boys
among US, and although that was
many years ago, titne, it seems, had
not changed him much when once we
got in conversation with him. He is
now one of the prosperous farmers
along the beautiful Lake Chautauqua.
"A new club, known as the Neigh
borly Neighbors," is being formed in
several Of the cities of the land. Its
watchword is, "Do unto others as you
would that they should do unto you"
Members of the club pledge themselves
to surrender one penny to the treasury
every time they epeak disparagingly
of any one. The money thus raised is
used for the benefit of the poor. Tio.
nesta has many societies, and the ques.
ton is, does she need club of Neigh.
borly Neighbors?" Who can answer !?
Taylor Carson, at one time resi-
dent of this place, died in Pittsburgh
on Friday last. Many of our citi.
zens have a pleasant remembrance of
Mr.. Carson, who was brother of
James 6. Carson, now of Nebraska,
and will be panied TO learn of bis
death, which was very unexpected to
his friends here. He WAS just recover.
ing from a severe attack of typhoid
fever, and was able to go out some,
and il is supposed he was taken with a
sudden relapse. He leaves wife but
no children, and was aged about Al
years.
Our subscribers who have been
lately reporting some prolific yields in
the way of buckwheat, pumpkins, po.
f tatoes, etc, will notice in his letter, in
, another column, that Maj. B. j. Reid,
f writing from the new State of Wash
, ingtou, is contributing some timely
observations 10 the sGme line. 105
, bushels Of wheat to the acre and tur.
nips that measure three feet in circum.
, ference viii! be found among Maj.
, Reid's western exhibit, and we are
afraid some of his Clarion county
friends will have to take a back seat.
- Clarion Democrat.
, The resignation Of Secretary of the
Commonwealth Charles w. Stone was
5 accepted on Saturday, and he assumed
his place in Congress on Monday oI
this week. His report to the Governor
t of the dongs of his office since hi.
? incumbencv is an interesting one
E During the past two years 13 death
warrants and 80 respites have beer
issued; in the sane period 7 death
sentences were oommuted to life i'm
prisonment, aud 40 pardons were
granted. 1871 charters of different
character we're granted during thai
> time. The Telegraph says that he re
. tires from official life in Harrisburg
with the good wishes of hundreds o
warm friends ringing in his ears
Deputy Secretary j. II. LoDgereckel
, has been promoted to the vacancy.
Henry NJ. Stanley was asked by
a Philadelphia reporter: with al
. your experience, do you consider tb'
efforts Of foreign missionaries really
> have proven a success?' Stanley
. reply was: "Yes. sir, most emphatic
. ally. | am as certain Of it as that
am sitting here talking to you. | an
: perfectly convinced of the fact tina
the work of missionaries is successful
1t has not always been carried OF
rightly or managed wisely; neverihe
p" less, they can be shown to-day a
something marvellous, considering th'
e country where they have been at worl
It and considering that the people wer
p rum drinking saVages, accustomed Il
e robbery, fraud and murder wheneye
d it was possible. The Protestants hav
d the strongest hold in Africa so far
d but the missionary work ought to b
n Systematically carried Oh land it ism
d now"
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