The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-05-25

Gastcn, who are about to begin saving
on their tract, at Oldtown, are on the
hunt of good party TO take the job
Of stocking their mill. They are dis.
posed to pay fair price for the work,
and any one looking for a contract Of
this kind should see them at once.
Asparagus, spinach, beet tops and
other green vegetables should be
cooked in salted water that is boiling
wheo they are put in. The scientific
reason for this is that the first contact
with the boiling water closes the cells
of the vegetable and prevents the
escape Of the coloring matter and the
flavor.
w. E. Murphy, a brakeman in
james Downing's crew, died from the
effects Of an injnry to his right arm
which was caught between the dead.
woods of two cars at Titusville, on
Sabbath evening Of last week. He
was brought to his homo at Fagundus,
where he died on Thursday night last,
gangrene having set in.
The Prohibition county committee
met at Diugman & Dale's Office, Tic.
nesta, last Wednesday, and placed the
following ticket in the field: Assem-
bly,, F. +. Allison, Of Green township;
Treasurer, w. II. Frost. of Howe
township. Charles A. Hill, E. T.
Louden aud w. H. Frost were elected
delegates to the State convention.
Weather indications: For the
next sixty days look for rain, mixed
with cloudy weather; winds veering
from westward to eastward and from
southwark to northward, each change
bringing more rain. p. S.-This re.
port is not from the signal service, but
will doubtless prove correct, judging
from the past, and will save the
trouble Of looking up the daily reports.
j. w. Sires, the we'll known and
popular photographer of Oil City, has
arranged to reopen a branch gallery
in Tionesta, and expects to be ready
for business in few days. He will
place first class operator in charge,
aud those who patronize him are as.
sured Of the finest work to be had, as
perfect satisfaction is always guaran.
teed. His agents who have been can.
wasting for enlarged pictures will con.
tinue in the work and those who give
their orders to them will be entitled to
the reduction allowed by having their
work done at the gallery here. 1t.
-Rumors have been current during
the past few days to the effect that
pack. peddler had been murdered in
the vicinity of Shippenville, Lineville,
Stanley's Corners, Tippery, Tylers.
burg, and number of other places
not yet heard from. The rumor has
been chased to all these different
places, but up to the present nothing
authentic has come to the surface, and
most likely the story will end in
rumor. 1t has been said the man was
from Titusville, and that be had been
horribly slashed with knife, but that
also lacks confirmation. 10 fact the
whole canard was doubtless the result
of some fellows dream.
Our old and good.natuIed friend,
Samuel A. Cosper, who will be remem.
bered BY the TioDesta boys of twenty.
five years ago, writes us from Maple
Grove, Alabama, where he is at pres.
ent engaged at farming, which ocGupa.
tion he took up after ten year cruise
on the Coosa river as master and pilot.
Sam. eucloses batch of cotton seed,
which is quite a curiosity in this lati.
tude, and thinks if planted in warm
light soil will yield here to some
extent. He further says the prospect
is good for fine peach and apple
crop in Georgia and Alabama.
Blackberries will be ripe in two weeks,
rs will also peaches. but the best ones
ripen later on. New potatoes have
been in market since the first of May.
Here they have scarcely been planted.
Sam. wishes to be kindly remembered
to all old friends in this section, whom
he would like to meet aud renew
acquaintanceships with.
And now as to moving machines /!
Scowden d Clark handle the ID. S.
Osborn machine, which, while not
thoroughly known in this section, are
still up with the best of them. They
will guarantee them to be such, and
will put them up with any machine on
the market in all respects. To cap
the climax they offer them for sale at
S45, which is far below the selling
price OF all others, thus saving Gus.
TONERS the usual agents commission