The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-03-04

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hard to beat. They were pulled last
fall, put in the cellar and weighed this
winter, and one of the same weighed
20 pounds, while a lot more ranged in
weight from 10 to Is pounds. Forest
county farmers always get there.
Joseph Shields, of Bradleytowp,
aged 80 years and 3 days, was found
dead in bed Saturday morning. He
died Of heart disease. Derrick. The
deceased was the father Of Dennie
Shields, a partner in the firm of Grove
u Shields, operating on Cropp Hill,
and who is we'll known here. He
went down to attend the funeral.
The Sunday School Convention,
the minutes Of which are published in
another column, was not a regular
meeting of the County Sunday School
Association. 1t was a called meeting,
called by the Field Secretary, Profess.
or j. A. Sprenkel, Mr.. Sprenkel made
a good impression while here, aud will
be warmly welcomed when be returns.
John Muenzenberger and son
Willie, left for Chicago, Monday, where
they intend to work IN the brick yard
of May, burlington & Co, If the job
suits them and the future prospects are
reasonably rosy, Mr.. M. will take his
family on there to live some time dur.
ing the coming summer. While we
wish John every measure of success,
w still hope he will find Tionesta the
best place for him to spend the balance
Of his life.
-Leeper, Clarion county, CORE.
s~pondence Clarion Republican at is
reported on good authority that a new
manufacturing industry is about to be
opened near this town, on the land
owned by j. S. Krauser. 1t has been
known for many years that a body of
fine fire clay underlaid the large coal
bed 10 this vicinity, and last summer
j. Krauser, had some tests made ofthe
mineral by Pittsburg and Washington
parties in his presence. and they certi.
fed that it was the finest they had ever
tested. Negotiations arc now under
consideration by several capitalists
from a distance to operate the clay,
and manufacture fire brick and crock.
cry. If it is Il go the company it is
said will build q plant hal will
employ from 800 to $50 men"
AS We went to press last week the
case of Hattie b. Riley vs.. The Ma
tional Insurance Company Of Alleghe.
ny, was on trial and it lasted until
Thursday afternoon. The jury gave
a verdict for the plaintiff of $S45.3 3.
The case of Hattie B. Riley VS.. The
Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance
Company, was neGt taken up and oc.
cupied the attention Of the court for
the balance Of the week. Verdict for
the plaintiff of 1892 60. The cases of
George L. Hare ct al, VS.. The Anchor
Oil Company, and Fred. StitziDger We.
Moses Hepler, were continued. In the
case Of Peter Ham, against whom a
true bill was found for larceny, the
amount stolen being under $40, he was
sent back to Justice Foreman of Hick.
DRY, who issued the commitment, aud
was sentenced by him to 80 days in
Jail, where he now is. Court adjourn.
ed Saturday at 4 p. III to meet on the
third Tuesday of March for argument
court.
We publish this week the text Of
a bill now before the legislature, which
the title explains as "AD Act to pro.
mote the business Of numbering" but
whether the citizens of the Common.
wealth, who don't just happen to be
directly engaged in that buiness, will
look upon it as promoting the welfare
of the individuals, is a question: some.
what mooted. To one Cup a tree" il
looks as though the privileges intended
to be granted by this bill were "all
crow for Injun." Leastwise it appears
like going a trife too far, aud it would
not be a bad idea for all interested,
and that includes a good many, to
read the bill and see how they'd like
to see it enacted into a law. There is
an old law still on our statute books,
but which is very little used, that seems
to pretty we'll cover the ground. Ref.
erenoe to this law is made 10 an item
in this issue, Mr.. Maffett having made
Use of it in a petition to our court last
week.
Salvation Oil has the enviable
distinction of being a synonym for
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