The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-11-18

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one Of the kind TO this gentleman within
the past six months. Mr.. $. does the
heaviest Of hauling and on the toughest
roads, and this fourth order means about
as much in the way of a recommendation
for this firms make Of wagons as any adj
vertisement that could be written.
"A wagon drawn by two horses and
containing 800 pounds OF nitro glycer-
| inc, was blown to atoms by the explosion |
of the stuff on Saturday afternoon, near |
Johnsonburg, Pa. Two men, Lewis M. |
Stewart Of Bradford, and Patrick Dona-
hue Of Johnsonburg, were on the wagon, |
and all that could be found of their re-
mains was placed in a five-quart pail and
buried. Very little of the remains Of the
team was found.
Saturdays snow, about six inches in
depth, was hard on the deer in this coun-
ty. Wilbur Hunter of Kingsley twp.
killed doc and fawn, and his partner,
John Burhenn, killed the remaing fawn
a few moments afterward. w. f. and
IR. w Beers of Barnett twp, killed a
deer the samo day. These gentlemen
have also captured four bear thus far this
season, the last, cub Weighing about
so pounds they took from the pen alive.
Michael, eldest son of Mrs. James
Fitzgerald of Tionesta township died of
typhoid fever in Great Falls, Montana,
Nov. !, 1896. In company with his cou-
sin, John Fitzgerald, he had gone to that
country in June last, and had been work.
ing at harvesting, when both were taken
sick with the fever and were taken to the
hospital. John or "JacS," as he is
= Familiarity known here, was improving
at last accounts. The deceased was 27
years of age, having died on his birthday.
lie was buried in the Catholic cemetery
in Great Falls.
Not the least interesting of the fool
election BETS was that of Samuel c..
J Ross, of New York, with Jere Hollings-
5 worth, of Jersey City, who were at the
L Union station last night, on their way
West for a frolic. Hollingsworth is a
" free silverite and on account of the de-
Y feat Of Bryan he is paying all the bills on
J. this trip, carries Ross valise, blacks his
@ boots ond keeps him supplied with ci-
It gars, drinks, all the newspapers, maya
= zines and comforts of home. Anything
e Ross wants, from soda water TO fizz,
;. Hollingsworth has contracted to provide,
under the conditions Of the bet.-Pitts.
q Times.
It An entertainment will be given un-
: der the auspices of the Woman's Home
n Missionary society of the NJ. e. church,
n Friday evening" at which the following
: program will be rendered: Anthem by
o choir; Song, congregation; Scripture
reading by Mrs. Thompson Prayer
# Rev. Buzza; Song by children; Selec
reading, "Chrstmas Vows" Lena Ora
= ham; Select reading, "An Extra Penny
o Week." Mae Huling; Quartette; Re
# citation, missionary Switches" Mis-
Il Minnie Landers; Select Reading, "A
"a Plea for New Mexico" Miss Nette Hun
ter; Solo, Rev. Buzza; Recitation
thanksgiving Ann" Miss Kathleen
- Joyce; Song by children; Collection
- Speech by Rev. Buzza; Doxology ant
Benediction.
n "A bulletin Just issued from the Amer
!. lean Fruit Growers Union, Chicago
states that there has been a remarkable
increase in the amount of apples shipped
ye from this country to foreign countrie
of during the last few weeks, over the ship
b. ments Of previous years. The bulletil
" advises holding the fruit for better prices
20 saying that we have seen our loves
r prices, both abroad and at home. Her
or are some of the shipments for tn weel
" ending October "a: Number of barrel
from New York, 1854 from Boston
ne 1854: from Montreal. S0,9S4; from Hal
an flax. lips. Total, 1915 barrels a
tv against 53,059 barrels during the sam
lr time last year. The total shipments II
N to October "a, this year, have been ,079
70 40 barrels, as against 174,56 barrels t
is same date last year. Almost millio
p barrels more this year than last, and tn
shipping season has only fairly begun.
VI. Court was in session but a short tim
n, on Monday afternoon, with Presider
sr. Judge Noyes and Associates Nash an
W. McCray on the bench. A few constable.
80 returns were heard, some motions made
es and a few road matters disposed of. TIL
er following gentlemen were appointe
ia viewer To meet a Slhillaf NUMBER 1rOl
jefferson and Clarion counties, and vie
a., the new bridge over tie Clarion river
ly CooKshurg upon its completion; j.
Is Black, Pigeon; E. a, Yetter, Marier
rs ville l.. Agnew, Tionesta; +. l.. Wi
it. liams, Clarington; E. A. Kuhns, Mort
iis Pine Grove, and W. w. Paup, Cook
se burg. The following We're appointe
est viewers of the bridge spanning Hickoi
Ii creek, at East Hickory; d. w. Clarl
S. II. Haslet o. w. Proper, NJ. r. Ha
zee denburg, G. w. King, Gus. b, Evan
in 4 committee to inquire into the ment
let condition of a. Swanson. committed
ng Jail two weeks ago from Pigeon, tn
rd, county, was Sappointed as follows; DR..
j. d. Bowman, p. NJ. Clark and G. v
of Sawyer.
hu The "fshermen's train" arrivir
fe- here at S:35 p. m, had aboard the carca
of a fat doe fawn and 200-pound blaC
III bear. The fawn had been shot near III
s's pesta, and the bear had been killed J
'lh j. II. Spencer, of East Hickory. The ID
ON ter was on the train and told an inte
a. esting story Of how the bear met
'rh death. Mr.. Spencer, who has had ov