The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-08-19
NEwSY NOTES.

the worlds fair7
When Charles Tunnlson and Ed Camp
bell were killed by a stroke of lightning
at the ball game at Warren, o., they were
sitting beneath tree. On the chest of
Tunnison, the white man, the undertaken
found photographed, apparently by the
flash, upon the skin the image Of a branch
of tree and its twigs.
The oil field is coming nearer TO Fry
burg. The last well brings it less than
two miles. 1t was put down by Hoy
Bros. and began a flow of so barrels, and
is now doiDg60. Considerable excitement
exists. Several new wells will come in
this week that will help determine the
extent of the field. DIR. N. II. Hess, Dr.
Summerville and others have put some
money in these ventures. Clarion Jack
sonidR.
Did you ever count up how much time
you put in sleeping, eating, sitting in the
barber shop, standing on the street corners,
talking about your neighbors, sitting in
the theatre, watching base ball games,
waiting for railroad trains, ETC., and then
subtract it from the "a hours and see how
much you had left? II you never did
don't do it, for you waste time enough
without any more foolishness. Bradford
Era.
Some people are entirely too inquisitive.
Now, here comes along the Clarion Jack
sonidn, which wants somebody to "kindly
explain why it is that the participants in
every disgraceful affair that occurs any
where in this big country are always re-
ferred to in the newspaper reports as
members of the best families of their
respective localities. And why is il that
members of the worst families never get
into scrapes."
A Titusville dispatch of Aug. 10th, says:
Titus Ridgeway, one of the Oldest resi-
dents of this section, who during the early
days of oildom made fortune and retired
living at Hydetown, near here, was rob-
bed last night of a $3.50 gold watch. Some
valuable papers and about $50 in cash were
also taken. The family, consisting of him
self, wife and sister -in-law, were chloro-
formed in bed before the burglary. The
robbers gained an entrance through the
cellar door. No clew.
The census bulletin in regard to the
Catholic Church in the United States
shows Pennsylvania to be in the lead of
all the States, except New York, in regard
to number of churches, value of property,
&C., having 654 organizations, 6l0 church
edfices, seating capacity of 100000,
church property valued at slO,O nc, and
q membership of sol, ,577. The value OF
church property in the counties hereabouts
is; Butler, 1000; Clarion, Sl04.OGO (;
Clearfield, $4,000; Crawford, sos, 400 /;
Erie, Sls2, 300; Lawrence, $52, 700; Mercer
S4s,7OO; Venango, $6i,
Mr.. william HallacE, of the United
States Geological Survey, who has been
visiting his father-in-law, Mr.. G. II. Ames
of Titusville, for week, has left for
Washington, n. C. He is to read paper
before the Scientific Congress at the ma
ton capital before long on the subject of
the deep we'll drilling at Wheeling, w. Va,
under his direction. 1t is now 4,500 feet
in depth, and Prof. Hallack hopes to still
further prosecute the work to the depth of
5000 feet. 1t will then surpass the one in
Europe which is only the size of finger
| in diameter, whereas this one is four and
half inches.
General Buffers forthcoming book will
be one of the largest historical autobiog-
raphies ever published. 1t will contain
ono thousand large pages, printed upon
high grade paper and illustrated with sew
eral hundred wood engravings 1t will
be published in English, German and
! French. The best artists are now employ
ed on the work. The Dickinson Type
Foundry is casting typo especially for it.
The typography and press-work will be
by The Barta Press of Boston, the first
edition to be not less than one hundred
thousand, probably double that number.
The publishers are A. NJ. Thayer II Co..
of Boston. The general and exclusive
agents for Pennsylvania and Delaware are
j. w. Keeler & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
The new law regarding the election OF
Tax Collectors and their duties is to be
tested by the Commissioners of Erie coun-
ty who have refused to issue duplicate 10
the Tax Collector of Girard township. 1t
is alleged the law discriminates against
farmers who do not realize the profits on
their crops until late in the year, while by
paying early there is rebate of five per
cent. Those who pay later must settle the
tull amount, and those who are unable to
meet the claim before the eleventh hour
have penalty imposed upon them. 1t is
represented that this unnecessarily in
creases the clerical work in the Commits
sioners' Office besides operating TO the dis
advantage of those who cannot always pay
before the time announced for closing the
| Treasurer's books. This case will be
watched with interest all over the state, as
the law operates the same in every county.
Much of late has been written about tho
measuring worms that are here and there
eating the foliage from the hemlock trees.
The penny-a-line eportors for city daiies
have got up big scare, but there IS prob
ably no cause for alarm. The old lumber
men here tell us that this worm has always
| been at work in the hemlOcks i'm greater
or fewer numbers, but never hurt any
thing. "The worms have been at work
ON Spring Creek for years." says l.. b.
| Elliott, an extensive lumberman, "but
never did any harm" Mr.. Elliott says
the trees fed upon put out their foliage the