The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-09-30

kins Il Co., aud the people know very
we'll what that means without much
talk. They know that for the next
two weeks goods will be pouring in by
the dray loads, and the latest and
newest of the season. Watch for 'em.
When our report of the court
news closed last week the case of Jas.
Reath VS.. Scott Bell was on trial. This
case was decided by a verdict for the
defendant. Will X. Frost VS.. E. w.
Crabtree and others, verdict for plain.
tiff for $19293. Case of the Harmony
Society VS.. Samuel Davidson and
others resulted in a verdict for plain.
tifs, damage $9S9.85.
The County Commissioners of the
State are holding their annual meeting
at Lancaster this week. Messrs. Led.
ebur and Emert are in attendance
from this county. Mr.. Enert is &C.
companied by his wife; also his father
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Adam
Enert, of German Hill, who have
taken this occasion to visit relatives in
Lancaster, whom they have not seen
for upward of 30 years.
Mr. H. NJ. Zabniser of Stewards
Run, was, on Tuesday of last week,
summoned to North's Mills, Mercer
county, by a telegram conveying the
sad news of the sudden death of his
father, Jacob Zahpiser, Esq, heart
failure being the cause. Mr.. z. was a
man of more than ordinary intelli.
gence, and at his advanced age wrote
a remarkably fine hand. The Zahnis.
er connection in Mercer county and
vicinity is very large, numbering be-.
tween 600 and 700, yet so far as known
the subject of this item 10 the only
one who ever reached his S4th birth.
day, which he passed in May last, al.
though several had lived within few
days of the four score and four. He
was one of the prominent men of his
community.
AT the close of the preaching
service in the NJ. Z. church last Sab.
bath evening, Rev. Rumberger an.
nounced that owing to the fact that
more room was needed in the church
an effort would be made to raise
money enough to enlarge the building
by building an addition. $175 was
subscribed in a little while and the
addition will be made at once. Ii
will be built to the north side of the
church 2Sx20, and will be connected
with the church building proper by
folding doors. 1t will be used as O
Sunday School primary room and fol
League and prayer meetings, and car
be made part of the church wher
needed to accommodate a large con
gregation. 1t will cost about $3.50
and all of the money needed is now ir
sight. Repairs will also be made OF
the belfry.
William Lawrence returned las
Friday from trip to Kansas. Kan
sas is doing herself proud this year =
in fact she is herself again-and Mr.
Lawrence is highly pleased with hi
trip. Sixty-fve acres of corn which
will go 90 bushels to the acre (no cob
in Kansas busbels) is growing on biz
farm there. On his way back Mr.
Lawrence stopped at Downs and sper
a couple of days with his old friend
and comrade, w. w. Dimond, &
former Forest county boy. Mr.. Di
mond is prospering generally, and thii
year is a candidate for Prothonotary
in Osborn county, on the Republican
ticket, and with good chances of sue
cess. May he get there, is the wish o
his old friends here regardless Of poll
tics. While at Downs, in company
with Mr.. Dimond, Mr.. Lawrence Wis
tied the famous Great Spirit Springs
8 miles from Downs, a famous resor
Of the red man in the past and no les
resort for the white man of tn
present. He brought quart of tn
water home with him and if we ar
any judge of water it is great stuff. l
tastes like refined fish brine and smell
little worse than Lima oil. He ais
brought some specimens of onion
from his own farm, aud some apple
from Downs. Watermelons sell ther
by the wagon load cheaper than pump
kins sell here.
st. Bel, one of the most valuable stallion
in the country, died at the stables of hi
owners, Messrs. Miller & Sibley, i
Franklin, to-day. His sire was Election
eer, and dam Beautiful Bell. st. Bel wa
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