The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-04-12
NEWSY NOTES.

l.. a. Lockwood, a prominent citizen
of Pleasantville, died recently.
P~leasantville has a new creamery.
The machinery was set in motion recent
ly, and is turning out a good article Of
butter.
Du Bots is agitated over the question Of
whether cattle should be allowed to run
at large in the borough or not, and the
couRcil asks the taxpayers to express
their opinions.
The Erie County Horticultural society
have elected Hon. j. G. Sibley a member.
When Andrew Jackson had hat honor
conferred, he replied that he accepted it
with pleasure, as he had always taken
great interest in horses.-Meadville Tri-
bune.
The hanging of Ralph Crossmire will
be the third hanging in the history of
Mexican county. The first execution
was that of Uzza Robbins, the wife pois-
oner, which occurred in 1850. The last
hanging took place in 1879, when Andrew
Tracey was executed for the murder of
his cousin, Mary Reilly.
An exchange takes exceptions 10 Gov.
Pattison's act in selecting Saturday,
April Is, as the first Arbor Day, because
it falls OF the t~wenty-eighth anniversary
of the death of President Lincoln. The
planting of a tree or shrub on that day,
for the benefit of future generations, will
not hurt Abraham Lincoln nor the cause
for which he died.
This year brings forth more thar ever
the unmistakable evidence that the hem
lock bark industry of his section will
soon be a thing of the past. Already the
flood tide has been reached and from
now on this important industry will be
on the ebb until its operations arc con-
fined to limited productions, on the pre-.
serves of the of the great tanning com
panies.-Brockwayville Record.
Report of Blocher school for month
ending April 8, 1898. Percentage of at
tendance,-males SO, females 95. Present
every day: Grace, Pearl and Edna
Mealy, Polly Fenstermaker, Daisy and
Emma George, Ralph and Jessie Blocher,
Clyde Wolf, Clarence and Harry Mealy.
Present every day during term: Grace
and Pearl Mealy and Polly Fenstermak-
er. BLANCHE PEASE, Teacher.
The 5O-cent picture game was worked
more artistically in Cranberry township
than we at first supposed. A man and
his wife, who had been '~'missionating'
in the art line in the smaller places here
abouts, carried their kind of work to the
rural precincts. They collected 80 cents
from their customers, on the assurance
that that sum would cover the costs of an
enlarged picture. A few days ago the
expectant customers were notified thai
their pictures were ready but that they
would nave to send "a extra for the frame
About $50 was collected by the canvas
sers in Salina alone.-Franklin News.
jamestown has a full supply of til,
men vino hang around the stores anC
kick about the tariff and hard times
caused by the corrupt administration u
one or the other of the parties, and tel
how they have been without work al
winter or summer and the alarming con
dition of the country at present until !
is enough to discourage a man who /
trying to get on in this world withou
making everybody else feel blue. N
president, or political party either, cal
shove work under every mans nose, an,
if the fellows who are sitting aroun,
growing would spend half as much tim
in looking for work the probabilities ar
that they would not have so much caus
for complaint. These soap and Tobacco
box politicians are not the fellows VIII
are losing their eye-sight in looking 70
a work, and most of them have one tim
or another discovered a hair in it whic
turned their appetite for work. Don
= lay around and growl, but get out an
5 hustle and if you should happen to max
: a failure you will then have the sympa
/ thy of all well meaning people. A spec
ial providence is always waiting for tn
man who hustles. -Sentinel.