The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-05-17
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.

-Emlenton Ne0s: George Wei.
Ter, of Forest county, visited in the
city this week
Hon. James T. Mafett, of Clar-
ion gave the REPUBLICAN office
pleasant call yesterday,
The W. N. Y. & P. road is re.
placing all of its wooden bridges on
the River division with iron.
The Democratic Committee met
last evening and set June "a, as the
day for holding their primaries.
The annual memorial sermon
will be delivered by Rev. Rankin, in
M. E. church, on Sunday, May 2Sth,
at II a. m.
This morning the old Allegheny
is again swelled to overAowing.
Almost as high as at any time since
the February breakup.
w. E. Witherell of Hickory
township, is this week announced as
a candidate for Jury Commissioner,
subject to Republican usages.
j. B. Haggerty has finished his
job of rafting at Salmon creek, and
with one more fair sized flood in
creek and river will finish running.
IS. H. Haslet is in Reading this
week attending the 70th annual meet
ing of the grand lodge of Odd Fell
lows, as the representative of Tones
ia Lodge.
Communion services will be held
in Mt. Zion Lutheran church, Ger.
man Hill, Sunday May 28tb, Rev.
Reiman, of Oil City, officiating.
Services begin at 10 a. m.
"A few Strawberries have appear.
ed in market, and although sold at
cost, were still quite "out of sight"
Strawberry shortcake is at its short
est about this time in the season.
Ira w. Rustler, who spent the
past winter in the Michigan lumber
woods, returned to his old home in
Hickory township last week, expect.
ing to remain during the summer.
"A charter has been granted by
the State Department at Harrisburg,
to the Tionesta Valley and Salmon
Creek Railroad Company, of Forest
county. The capital stock is $4,000.
The scourge of diphtheria has
about run its course in Irvineton.
There has been one death in the past
week, but no new cases have devel.
oped. Those yet affected are said to
be improving. = TidiOute NeaoS.
james Sanford, employed on the
new F. M. Church at Marienville,
fell from the frame work, distance
of fifteen feet, last Wednesday, strik-
ing on his head, and sustaining very
severe injuries, but he will recover.
"A fire occurred at Bowman's s
mill, Green township, on Friday eve.
ming last, which consumed the dwell
ing house of Frank Bowman, with
most Of its contents. The fire origi.
mated from a spark from some burn.
ing brush near the house.
The State Superintendent OF
Public Instruction calls the attention
of School Directors to the law, in
which he finds no authority for pay
ing the State appropriation to school
districts that do not keep their schools
open during a continuous term of six
months The hint is timely.
The barn Of Peter Mcdonald, at
McDonald's Corners, on the p. q W.
road, was totally destroyed by fire on
Wednesday night of last week. All
the contents, including a pair Of
horses, two head of cattle and some
sheep were consumed. There is nc
accounting for the origin of the fire
but it is believed to have been of an
incendiary character.
Mr., j. Welsh Grove, one of the
Oldest citizens of the county, died al
his home at the mouth of Little
Hickory creek, Hickory township, or
Saturday last, of paralysis. He had
been in feeble health for upward of 9
year past, owing to his advanced
years, but was able to be about, and
on the 9th inst, his 80th birthday
walked distance of several miles
He leaves wife aud large family
of grown children. Funeral services
were held on Monday last.