The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-06-03
.Messrs. Lnnders & Borard have

-Mesers. Danoere " Bovard nave
the machinery of their handle factory
pretty much all in position, and are
about ready to turn on the steam.
They have already contracted for con.
siderable timber suited to their needs,
such as hickory, oak, beech, maple,
and all other hard woods, and some Of
it has been delivered. These young
men have an industry which, once
under Roadway, will not only keep
themselves busy as %nailers, but furnish
employment for a goodly number of
others, and if it fails to pay its pro.
%jectors q good revenue it will not be
because Of a lack of personal applica-
ton to business. We bespeak for the
boys success from the start.
The pessimists declare that many
crops have been practically destroyed
by the freakishness of the spring
weather. 10 reply to their blue.spir.
tied predictions the Chicago News
says: "There are some regions un.
scathed by drought and unframed by
frost, and despite the dark predictions
the Michigan fields will yet blush with
strawberries, Dakota's plains will grow
golden with grain, Delaware will still
mold astonishing peaches and the
quiet Georgian plantations will be or.
nate with the dark, bOttle.green n.
broidery of the watermelon vine. The
pessimists should stop croaking. They
will be as hungry for. the good things
later on as though they had not tried
to freeze them out with cold and Gym.
ical predictions"
Irwin M. Shick was killed in the
woods near Clough's Mills, jerks
township, this county, on Tuesday of
last week. He was engaged in the
bark woods, and with a companion,
had felled a large hemlock, which had
so loosened q dead birch as to leave it
little or no support. This dead tree
finally fell, and with such little warn.
ing that the men did not notice it. 1t
struck the unfortunate man on the
head killing him instantly. He was
aged % years, and leaves a young
wife, besides many friends to mourn
his tragic end. Funeral services were
held at Marienville, his home, on
Thursday following his death, conduct.
ed by Rev. Sbawkey. Deceased was
a brother of John j. Shick, editor OF
the Clarion J~acksonian.
The ball game between Tidioute
and Tiouesta on the grounds Of the
latter last Saturday, was the best and
most holly contested game yet played
here, and drew out by far the largest
and most excited crowd of spectators.
Tionesta took the lead from the start
and kept it up to the seventh inning,
when Tidioute made a break which
sent them two ahead. Tionesta
evened up on the eighth inning, how.
ever, and the ninth started that way
and ended by a goose.egg on both
sides. At this stage Dick Davis, Tic
nesta's umpire, called the game on &C.
count of darkness; while DR.. Magill,
TidiOute's umpire, decided the point
mot we'll taken" and called a batter
to the plate, and waited five minutes
for the ball, which not being forth.
coming, he decided hat Tidioute had
the game by 8 to 0. The score actual.
ly stood II to II when the ninth in.
ming ended, aud Tionesla concluded
that since she had held Tidioute's i'm.
ported battery down so nicely (gettipg
about Ii hits to their 4 or 81 she had
achieved glory enough for one day,
and if the boys wanted any more
"neighLorly" games they had better
confine themselves to home talent; ia
which case they'll always find a team
here, composed of home boys, who
will be pleased to meet and give them
lots to do. We understand the ma.
jority of the citizens Of Tidioute DOM
take kindly to the action of their team
in setting aside home players and
taking in outsiders in a contest which
was supposed to be q of mere friend.
ly rivalry. The Tionests team wai
composed of the following gentlemen
Will Kepler. p, H. M. Sharpe, c..
j. V. McAninch, 49,, Chas. Kirchartz
h., Cbas. H. Davis, 3D., j. H. Kelly.
3D., Will Hunter, IT,, j. B. Siggins
CT, and Park Grove, If.
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