The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-04-27
NEWSY NOTES.

Miss Laura Holt, a fascinating young
lady, of Raymilton, Venango county,
pumps four oil wells. She fires up, runs
the engine, and delivers the oil into its
respective tanks just as well as any finale
man" in the oil country. - Greenville
Argus.
A mass meeting of the congregation was
held in the NJ. L. Church at Warren FRI
day evening, to celebrate their emancipa-
ton from debt. The cremation of the
papers which represented the obligations
of the congregation formed feature of
the evening. Rev. J. NJ. Thoburn Jr., of
Trinity Church, Oil City, addressed the
meeting.
There is every prospect, says the Sharon
Eagle, of another abur dant fruit year.
Since winter first set in there has not been
enough soft weather to start the buds on
any tree or bush; in fact there has not
been genuine Spring day. At the same
time, there has been no very severe
| freezing, sufficient to injure the fruit
germs. The only danger ahead lies in
late Spring frosts.
Smith found a $40 gold piece in the
road. He gave it to Brown to settle
meat bill |; Brown gave it to Jones to pay
grocery account Jones turned it over
TO Baker in payment of a balance due on
lumberi Baker returned it to Smith in
settlement of note; Smith took it to the
bank to deposit it, when the cashier threw
it out az counterfeit. Now were these
various debts paid?
Hon. S. II. Peale, of Lock Haven, who
is president of the association of the early
pioneers of oildom, states that the associa-
ton is in a flourishing condition. A con-
vention of the members will be held in
Titusville in the latter part of August,
whose main object is to erect a monument
to the memory of L. l.. Drake and the
men that were associated with him in
drilling the first oil well,
You have seen, says the Punxsutawney
Spirit, the dry goods box statesman, the
sage who sits around all day solving pro-
found problems of political economy, but
who is scarcely able to solve the problem
Of where the next sack of flour is toscome
from. You are acquainted with the phil
; osopher who never read nor studied any
thing, but who knows everything by in
tuition-the gentleman who has general
supervision over all things, who is a mine
of information that doesn't inform and a
cyc;opedia of misconceptions. To be sure
you have Every community has a rep
resentative or two of this type.
Who has not heard of the empty gly-
cerine CAM 1t is a harmless, innocent
looking affair. The stories of its pranks
have become chestnuts in the oil regions,
Yet every now and then persons are killed
or MANNED in trying to cause one TO ex-
plode. Some young men away off in
} Forest county were trying that game OH
last Saturday. They built a fire and laid
harmless looking old can on the blazing
pile and in a short time a report followed
about as loud as that made by large fire
} cracker. The can was taken from the fire
when, at the same time, young man
second son of Philip Shut, threw a stone
and struck the can. A tremendous report
followed, young Shut being struck in the
groin with piece of the can which in
+ flicted very dangerous wound. He wa;
brought to Warren last evening and seer
by Drs. Pierce and Preston, Shut is in
J comfortable condition at present and il
{ is thought best to make no effort to remove
? the piece of tin Warren Mirror.