The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-09-12

Inc ldsJesJ pacing record Is now zsUGt2, |
which remarkable time was made at In
dianapolis on the 9th inst, by Robert j.
His competitor, Joe Pitchen, was one
fourth second behind him, making the
mile in 2;022. These records smash all
previous efforts on the race course.
John Slater, the lumberman of Thomp-
son station, above Tidioute, was so SER
iously injured by being thrown from the
top of box freight car on Wednesday |
afternoon last, that he died on Thursday
evening. His right leg was broken in |
two places, and his left shoulder was also |
broken, but internal injuries caused his |
death, he having fallen between the rails
and was doubled up and pushed along
under the truck.
A matchmaker of Punxsutawney, Pa, !
has invented motor for bicycles and tri-
cycles. 1t is barrel spring, with sprock-
ct and ratchet wheels, much like the mo-
tor spring of a watch, and is so arranged
that it can be wound up, either by hand
or by the motion of the wheels in going
down hill. The motor is designed to as
sist the rider in going up hill, and may
be used or not at the will of the rider, by
a simple and easy method of changing
the gearing.
Chestnut burrs have grown large
enough now to show that there is the
promise of a great crop hereabouts, says
the West Chester Republican. "They
dot the trees thickly with vivid, tender
green, as of spring, and seem to be about
two-thirds full size. Whether or not
they will come to healthy maturity de-
pends upon the drought and the worms"
The crop in this locality has been stunted
by the drouth, so that there will be few
in the market this year, we fear.
The giant wild man of Potter County
is said to have been captured by a posse
of nearly 100 men. The man was first
discovered by some women while berry
| ing. He was not afraid of women but
would flee at the presence of man. Won
| derful stories are told about the marvel
GUS strength of the captured man. He is
said to be nearly seven feet in height and
his body is covered with long hair.
Flowing locks, two feet in length, hang
down his back and his hands are said to
resemble long bird-like claws. The
scene of his capture is laid near West
field.
On the Columbia (old Storey farm,
near Oil City, the Hi Holt well No. l has
recently been cleaned out and is making
from 8 to 10 bbls. a day. This well was
drilled over "a years ago and has been
producing ever since. The Storey farm
of 500 acres has produced about 10000, O0C
bbls. of oil, and the Columbia Company
have paid dividends amounting to over
$4,000, ,000 The farm is at present the
property of r. G. Lamberton, of this ci-
ty, and c. f. Cooper of Oil City, who
have drilled several new wells and clean
ed out some of the old ones.-Franklir
News.
The manager of the Terrain, N. Y.
county Grape Growers Association
makes an estimate of the grape produc
, about Lake Erie, in central New Yorl
and along the Hudson river, which, Will,
astonishing in the large figures involved
is yet considered very conservative. HI
estimates the entire crop at S, 200 car loads
Each car contains an average of 800
, baskets, making the total crop amount tC
, 24,6OO, 900 baskets, or 1876, 100000 pounds
The value of this crop taking last year
prices will be 81, 444, 900. 1t is estimated
that 1000 cars will be shipped west 1885,
cars east, and $50 cars south. One of th,
astonishing features of this crop is that i
=. is all raised on few acres over thre
> townships, and shows what may be ac
complished by thorough and systemati
! cultivation of the ground.
4 At the opening of Court in Centr
4 county recently when the constable
g made their returns, Judge Furst instruc
A ted them that under an act of the Legis
A lature they must destroy or cause to b
: destroyed all Canada thistles growing ol
the public roads and lands, or farms, il
q the county, the Court stating at the sam
A time that these thistles were spreadin
= all over the country, and heroic meas
q ures should be used for their eXtsrmina
g ton. What is true of Centre county
r applicable TO many other counties. Th
Canada thistle has gotten quite a start /
/. many townships in this county, brough
O. here years since in the feed imported b.
! our lumbermen, and from the chopping
q in the woods they have at length com
T. menced to invade our agricultural lands
!, and if not checked will at an early daT
,t become a terrible nuisance. The law in
n poses a fine of $4,000 on the cons table
io who neglect their duty, and it is hig
Il time that their attention was called
a this requirement of them,-Ex.
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