The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-02-22

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many years past, some of them are Of
a nature to claim the courts attention
a good share of the week if brought
to trial. The usual invitation to
"call and see US" is extended to all
u friends and patrons who happen
10 town at that time.
The Crawford county grand ju.
~ ignored the bill charging Samuel
Ridgway, the proprietor of the SAM.
tarium at Hydotown, with manslaug.
ter. This is the case growing out of
the death of Miss Austs Bidwell 10
the unfortunate fire in Mr.. Ridgway's
laboratory a few months ago. The
result gives general satisfaction to
the people acquainted with the facts.
Yesterday morning was another
hummer for cold, mercury dropping
from 10 to 10 degrees below zero.
But this is not what it may be yet.
On the 18th of March, 1885, the
thermometer indicated ID below zero,
and three days later, March 10th,
or first day of spring, it was % below,
and in one OF two favored localities
in this county it went down to 26
degrees below zero. The ice on the
river was from one to two feet thick,
and still a.making. And that was q
full month later than this date.
The Pennsylvania Worlds Fair
Executive Committee has decided to
dedicate the State building at Chica.
60 on Saturday, April 20. Execu.
tive Commissioner Farquhar will
present the building. and it will be
formally received by Gov. Pattisop.
The Governor will hold a reception
in the ediice after the ceremonies.
Up to present writing no invitation
to attend these interesting ceremonies
has reached the office, and whether
or not the affair will come of anyway
we really can't tell.
Herr is another chance for those
T%idiouters who are always biting at
any scheme from making counterfeit
money to buying twenty-five cent
town lots 10 Floaida, to secure anoth.
er chapter on experience" An ex.
change says that "a fellow is now
travelling through the country trying
to swindle parties with a contract for
wire fences. He offers to give enough
wire to fence a 10.acre field if the
party will sign a contract to take the
agency for the wire. The contract
is where the swindle comes in, for if
read closely it turns out to be a
promissory note for $3.50 after a few
words are erased with oxalic acid."-
Neps.
Scarcely any one, moi even the
Oldest inhabitant, will lay claim to
ever having witnessed so terrific a
storm in this section as that which
swooped down upon us shortly after
five o'clock last Sabbath evening.
Snow had been falling q greater por.
tion of the day, but at the hour in.
dictated, there came a regular whirl.
wind, and the binding, swirling,
drifting snow darkened the air, max.
in it impossible to distinguish any
object ten feet a way. This lasted
perhaps twenty minutes, when the
CLOUDS rolled by" and at seven
o'clock the sky was clear aud stars
were shining with unusual brilliancy.
Mark it down as the worst we've ever
had in this county.
The bill introduced 10 the Leg.
islature by Senator Logan, of Craw.
ford county, changing the manner of
distributing the s5,000,000 school
fund, which makes the basis of the
funds distribution the number of
schools in the State instead of the
number of taxables in a district, will,
it is believed, be fought 6ercely by
the city members. The measure
would knock off about $4,000 of
Allegheny county's share and cut
down Philadelphia's portion over
S470,000. The counties outside will
be largely benefited by the bill.
What Forest oounty's additional
share would be we have not ascertain.
ed, but on the principle that it would
be something we are thoroughly in ia.
vOr of the new plan.
There is quite an interesting case
before the Warren court, and one
that will attract considerable atten.
tion from the fact that on the final
decision rests a law point of pretty
general importance to people living