The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-04-03
g. HickOry Tannery, Burning.

HickQry Tannery' Burning.
Fire broke out in the main build.
ing of the tsunery at West Hickory,
last night about 10 o'clock, and that
portion Of the tannery With its con.
tents and about 800 cords of bark
were totally destroyed.
The fire is still raging in the bark
as we go to press, but it is thought
that the fire can be kept under con.
troll and the rest of the buildings
aud bark saved if the wind does not
rise aud fan the flames
An effort was made to procure as.
sistance from Oil City, but without
avail
The loss, up to our time of going 10
press, is estimated at from $50, 900 10
$4,000.
The origin Of the fire is not known
Judge Wallace of New Castle
caused a sensation 10 license court
Monday by refusing to hear the tes.
timoDy of N. M Porter, citizen Of
Puluska, who was called by remon.
strants to testify on the application
of Daniel Smeltz. Judge Wallace
said he would hear the testimony of
no mau who had approached him as
Mr. Porter bad doue before the elec
tion. Sharon Eagle 1t would be
we'll to keep the above 10 mind, and
he little careful how you approach
the candidates who are running for
Associate Judge in this county.
The latest scheme which the Pits
burg Times has introduced to adver.
tise that worthy daily and increase
its circulation is the offer of $500 in
gold to the person sending in the cor.
rect solution of the concluding chap.
ter of serial story which was com
menced iu that paper last Friday
The story is to be published G ily,
all but the last chapter which l. 40 be
finished by the readers, the one send.
IN the correct solution getting the
$500 in gold. Now is the time for
our local authors to get in their work
Read the Times and try for the prize.
Will Grant, an employee on the
Proper Reserve, 90 TioBesta creek,
met with serious accident while
crossing foot bridge which goes
over the Collins tram road, which
cruises the lease. As Mr. Grant was
about in the center of the bridge, a
car loaded with logs was passing IN.
der the bridge and in some way the
logs caught the bridge, tearing it
down, and throwing Mr. Grant TO the
ground, a distance of twenty. five
feet, breaking his right arm a little
above the wrist and at the elbow Joint
and quite severely bruising his right
hip. Owing to the fact that his arm
is broken at the elbow. it is feared
that he will never regain proper use
IF it.
The Derrick says: The March
report for the fields producing Penn
sylvania oil contained 377 rigs aud
469 drilling wells, total Of 846
The increase over February was 81,
while over March year ago. there
was an advance Of 1870 rigs and 139
drilling wells. At the close of Feb.
ruary, there were 352 rigs and 443
wells drilling under way. On Jan.
uary 31st, there were AIT wells drill
ing and 270 rigs in the region, as
compared with 248 rigs and 456 drill
ing wells on December 81 There
we're 355 wells completed in March.
including 88 dry or gas, and the new
production vas 6,130 barrels The
record of completed wells for Fehru
airy contained 213 new wells, includ
ing 55 dry holes. and the new pro.
duction was 1872 barrels. The Jan.
uary field report summed up 296
completed wells. 1888 barrels pro-
duction and 76 drv holes The De
cember report contained 343 wells
completed. with 85 of them dry and
a new production of 5,967 barrels
Au all round increase is shown in the
fuel oil fields of Ohio and Indiana.