The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-03-29


Topeka, Kansas, of which w r
Dunn, Esq, is one of the proprietors
The paper is devoted to the interests
Of railroad employees in particular
aud the advancement of organized la.
Dor 10 general, and starts out under
very favorable auspices. Its typo.
graphical appearance could not we'll
be excelled, while it's eight pages of
reading matter are as full of good
cheer to its readers as an egg is full
Of meat. Que thing we can assure
the Registers patrons OF they have a
friend in Mr. Dunn whom money or
power cannot swerve from the princi-
pies which he advocates.
Andrew NJ, Coy, one Of the high
ly esteemed citizens of Harmony
township, died at his home, near
NeiltOwn, on the 18th inst, after an
illness Of several weeks from rbeuma.
tism. Mr.. Mccoy was born in West.
moreland county, this State in 1923,
and was therefore in his 70;h year at
the time Of bis death. He came to
this county in 1868, and has been a
resident here ever since. He was a
veteran Of the late war,and was buried
with military hon"rs, the Grand Army
Post of Tidioute, where the inter.
ment took place, having charge of the
funeral. Besides a wife and four
children, one son and two daughters,
he leaves a large circle of friends to
MOURN bis death.
AT this particular season of the
year most anything on the subject of
fish "goes;" hence the following: A
veteran Continental angler has re.
Gently given to the world the result
of his observations on the effect of
the moon on the appetite of fishes
According to him they bite most free.
ly during the four or five days after
the first quarter, while from the third
day after the last quarter to the
second day before the new moon the
sport is at its worst. 1t is strange
under the circumstances, that al.
though we have sun fish there is no
fish named after the unless
what the Irish call the maiden ray"
may be supposed to derive its title
from the chaste Diana.
The following is a list of the sp.
portionments for the franklin dis.
trict of the Evangelical church as de.
cided upon at the annual conference
in session at .Johnstown last week
B~arkeyville, F. A. Devaux; West
MIllville, D. P. K. Lavart; West
Hickory, II NJ. Fink; Warren cir
cult. S. G. Musselman; Venango, F.
P. Hummel; ~Shenango, w. A. De-
vsux Oil City. A j Bird New
Salem, D. M. Baumgardner; Lick.
iugville. w. H. Cramer; Franklin,
j. @ A. Curry; Erie. A. B. Day
De- pseytown, W. w. Elrid; Clar'
endon, F. NJ. BrickIey; Crawford
and Conneaut, D L Yoder; Alum
Rock, j. G.. Hadlock. Rev. w. F,
Shannon withdrew from the confer.
ence.
One of the things of beauty and
which will he a JOY forever, or as
long as the court house stands, is the
new vault in the Prothonotary's office.
Every grand jury for years past has
recommended a new aud improv-
ed vault, and nov il is a pleasure ia
know that the county has one ia
which the most miserly and stingy
taxpayer canno help but feel a sense
of pride. II is easy enough to con.
duct public affairs IN Il slip.shod. run
down.at.the.hee sort of way, and
save money" as some would put 1t,
but when substantial and lasting i'm
provements are to be made, the thing
can't be accomplished for nothing,
5 and when the people have seen this
improvement we believe their verdict
will be swell done"
Prof. Armstrong, who has labor
> ed indifstigahle for the success of the
public school library during the pas
wiDter, was made happy on Monday
Of this week by the receipt of q
check for the handsome sum of fifty
dollars, accompanied by a note ex,
pressing the hope that it might aid
} 10 tho purchase of useful books fol
the new library. The cheek bore the
signature of Andrew Carnegie, So VIZ
guess Mr.. Armstrong will have NJ
trouble in getting it cashed. There
] isn't any doubt but that u schools