The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-27

OF our reauers 10 learn Is leBal nOll'
day, and will be observed by industrial
parades and other demonstrations 10
the cities throughout the State. II oo.
ours on Monday.
In another colsmn will be found
partial program of the Sabbath
school convention to begin here to-
morrow afternoon. Among the enter.
tanning features Of the occasion will
be the lectures on Thursday and Fri.
day evenings, to which all are cor.
daily invited. Free.
Henry Dean of Whig Hill, called
at the REPUBLICAN Office yesterday.
He reports his aged mother as quite
poorly with something in the nature
Of paralytic stroke, but hopes for
her recovery. Mrs. Dean is past y
years of age, and one Of the oldest of
the inhabitants Of that section.
"A Lickingville correspondent
writes: Martin Sigworth of this place,
has taken his departure for West Vir.
ginia.--Frank Wolf, who for some
time has been rusticating 10 this vi
cinity, departed for Lima, Ohio, on
Monday.-Wm. Hepler has COM
pleted Mr.. Alexander's barn.-A
most terrible hurricane passed through
this section on Thursday. Some
buildings in Fryburg we're badly
wrecked Rev. Brickley has re-
turned from JohDstowu.
1T is noted by an observer that
some orchards in Forest and Mexican
counties are we'll loaded with apples.
The farmers who are fortunate enough
to possess orchards in those sections
will realize big prices for the fruit
this year Clarion Jacksonian. We
are sorry to say We have yet to hear
of single orchard in this county
which is "well loaded" with fruit,
although Mr.. Henry Ahlers, one of
our thrifty German Hill farmers,
brought in a few choice apples last
week and readily disposed of them at
81 so per bushel. His crop, however,
is not large.
"A happy event which occurred in
in this place yesterday was the mar.
riage of Mr.. John Burhen, one of Ger
man Hills thrifty and prosperous
young farmers, and Miss May, the &C.
complished daughter of our old friend
Andrew Weller, also Of German Hill.
These young people enjoy the high es
TEEN of the entire community in which
they live, and will receive hearty con,
gratulatious aud best wishes from all
for long and happy married life, in
which the REPUBLICAN takes pleasure
10 joining. We presume when John
got home in the evening he was treated
to some of the same kind of music he
helped to ipfict upon the editor some
eight years ago. We hope so, at any
rate.
Thirty two years ago Judge Arner
buried two children at the old burying
ground near Newtown Mills. For
some time he has had in contemplation
the removal Of the remains to the
cemetery at this place, and on Monday
of this week he set to work for that
purpose, scarcely expecting TO find
anything but the merest marks Of the
coffins left. Imagine his surprise at
finding both the rough boxes aud cof.
fins as we'll preserved as when first
placed in the ground; even the cloth,
used in those days in covering cofins,
was as good as new. There is some.
thing quite remarkable about this
preservation, and can only be account.
ed for by the fact that the original
burial place was rather wet spot.
--"At noon to-day, and for twenty
minutes afterwards, was the darkest
hour that has been seen here in day.
light for years. One could not see to
read unless sitting close to window,
The clouds formed thick, black can.
opy that let through only enough light
to make a MONDAY twilight. Then
came the rain, and it came in such q
downpour as has seldom been seen in
this valley. 1t fell in sheets and tor
rents, washing everything as clean as
a ghost. For at least ten minutes the
rain was SO copiOus that one standing
in the centre of town could not see an
outline of any of the environing hills
In less than half an hour the storm
had expended its force, but while il
lasted it was the biggest rain exper'
fenced here for years" The foregoing
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