The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-05-04

/ W uhy NelLneT OF L0em nh0 lOSL any
of his faith in Democracy that we dis.
covered, yet they seemed as hale aud
jovial as always.
Hairy Marks of Oil City, bought
the furniture and other parapherna!is
belonging 10 the Raab barber shop,
and has taken possession, He is we'll
recommended as a barber, and will
bring his family here as soon as he
can rent house.
Seventy five members of the
Edinboro senior class are now enrolled
in the Clarion school. They express
themselves well pleased with the op.
portunities offered them here, and
expect to make this last term Of their
course a most profitable one.
The heavy showers of Sunday
and Sunday night brought the creek
and river up on the double quick, and
on Monday RATS were running out of
the creek. The rise let's out a good
many who we're a little late getting
started on the regular spring freshet.
Al. Richards of East Hickory,
was down Monday, and gave us a
pleasant call. He will "go on the
road" this season, in the interest of
his fathers newly patented sand reel
for oil rigs, which are now being man.
ufactured by Joseph Reid, at Oil
City, and which promise to take the
place of all former patents 10 this line.
Joe Morgan, with his crew, is
turning off boats at the Lawrence &
Smearbaugh scaffold at a lively rate
these days, averaging about two and
II halfa week siuce the weather became
settled. And the funniest part of it is
that zone Of the boys have got licked
for Growing at inoffensive passers, but
we expect some of them will before
the season ends, if we have to do it
ourself. In that case it will be we'll
done.
The Marienville Express reports
another accident to a child Of James
Thomas, who not long ago lost one by
being scalded to death: On last Sat.
urday morning, April %, at Haskell's
mill little son of James Thomas was
run over by loaded wagon, injuring
him badly. The wagon was driven by
man in the employ of Haskell's and
was loaded with coal. The teamster
did not see the little fellow until too
late to avoid the accident. He will
recover.
The April oil report shows 16S
completed wells, 6S61 barrels new pro.
duction, 33 dry holes, and $50 wells
drilling and rigs up. Compared with
the previous month this is an increase
of l9 in completed wells, decrease of
1900 barrels new production, decrease
of in dry holes, and decrease of 81
in rigs and drilling wells. The report
is bullish and would indicate rise 10
prices, but whether this much desired
result will be realized is quite another
conundrum.
Clarion, which lays out in the
woods, almost due south of US, voted
to lei the cattle roam on her streets.
Clarion is town of 1900 or 20OO in.
habitants, the county seat and largest
town in the county; with a State
Normal school, one of the finest in the
Commonwealth, and many wide.awake,
wealthy and progressive citizens, and
why shouldn't cattle be allowed to
nose around" the streets, breaking
through and littering up the sidewalks2
'Twould have been an outrage Con the
cows to have had it otherwise.
The Pittsburg Times is teaching
voters of this State how to cast their
ballots according to the Baker law.
The special representative, with a full
voting outfit, who is engaged in giving
a practical demonstration of the
method, will be in Tionesta on Tuesday,
May IL, and as that date falls on
Court week here, no doubt mary will
avail themselves of the opportunity
thus afforded to test the workings of
the new law. Those wishing to cast a
ballot and otherwise posting them.
selves should not forget the date.
The roads throughout Tiones,a
township are already in a very fine
condition, made SO by the prompt use
of the big scrapers as soon as the
weather became fairly settled. A very
little attention from this on will keep
them in first class condition during the
summer season, and with a proper
care in the fall, good roads are assured
during the entire winter. 1t is a
source of much qualification TO note