The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-09-26

the board yesterday. Morris still
looks little reduced in flesh, but
feels good, and is ready for his three
good hearty meals day.
The jerks Oil Co., the second
company organized in this place to
operate at the Watson Farm, drilled
in their first we'll last week, and it is
daisy, starting off at fifty barrels.
The Marienville Oil Co., operating at
the same place, have another we'll
about oompleted-Egpress
-Messrs J. w. Landers and w. G.
Wyman are reftting the handle fac
tory, aud will soon be turning out a
superior article Of wagon spokes, Of
which they purpose making special.
ty. They want lot of white oak
spoke timber. Parties having any
will do well to see them.
The season for deer and pleas.
ants opens next Monday. 1t is not
likely that many of the former will
be brought in on the opening day,
while the latter are about as spry and
shy as ever, and the market is not
likely to be overstocked while the
warm weather lasts, anyhow.
1
John Henderson of Kane, Pa,
was taken in" by officers last week
for passing counterfeit money, and
with him a man bv the name of Will.
son. Henderson was tried here
about a year ago for cattle stealing,
but was acquitted. He will be tried
by the U. S. authorities on the coun-
terfeit business.
Prof. G. p. Robertson, an excel
lent teacher of many years exper-
iencce, will give series of II lessons
in penmauship at the public school
building, commencing Friday, Sept.
2Sth. The nominal fee of $1.95 is
: all it costs for the complete course Of
IL lessons. Afternoon class begins al
4 p. M, aud a separate evening class
at 7 p. m.
The ball game on the Tionesta
grounds last Saturday afternoon be-
tween Tionesta and team composed
of President and Eagle Rock players
although somewhat one.sided, was a
times quite interesting. The gam
resulted 20 to s in favor Of Tionesta
A game between Hickory and Tones
ia is scheduled to take place on th
Tionesta grounds next Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Walters, relict of th
late David Walters of Newmansville
is at present writing very i'll, and he
relatives and friends have little hop
= of her recovery. Mrs, Walters cam
to Newmansville, then howliD
wilderness, away back in the twentie'
D and has lived to see the country cleaI
ed up and settled by a prosperou
r and happy community. She is UP
d ward of 81 years Of age, and up to
3 short time ago was hale aud hearty
The last we heard of Davey HI
G lands aud Alex Fitch, who left her
Il over a week ago to make the ru
IS from Salamanca, living on fish an
n game the while, they were anchore
at Sugar Run, with a mackerel tie
is to the lower end of the boat "fresl
!. ening" for dinner. Alex was on tf
Is watch for a boy with a string Of re
d squirrels, while Davey was coverin
grounding hole with his trust
q rifle.
Y The large general store
q Charles S. Leech, at Marienville, W,
d destroyed by fire on Thursday mornir
last, together with about all its col
!. tents. Connected with the store WI
3 a large furniture establishment, all
!. belonging to Mr.. I'eech, which W
IF burned, although we understand son
of the stock in this was save
). We are without particulars, and a
not informed as to what amount
insurance Mr.. Leech carried on bull
L ing and stock, or the probable loss
sustained by the confagration, but
will doubtless reach $4,000.
- And now the scientists ha
; broken loose again and disproved t
popular belief that thunder sor
milk. They say that the atmOsphel
conditions at the time of thumb
:" storm, and not the thunder itself, 9
u what make the milk turn sour. We
if il sours during a storm, it does
10 make a laundering sight of difiereu
10 whether it is done by the thunder
ne by the atmosphere. - FTdnkLtn Me-