The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-09-09

Burglars or sneak .thIevs seem to
be lowering about. Attempts we're
made to enter the dwellings of jesse
Overlander, Patrick Joyce and j. Il.
Osgood, on Saturday night, but none
we're successful. 1t would be we'll for
our citizens to sleep with one eye aud
ear open.
WIN. p. Montague Esq, a prom.
inent lawyer Of Washington, d. G.
died at his home in that city, of
pneumonia, on the 31st ult, aged AZ
years. He was related to j. B. and
l.. Agnew Of this place, and had Wis.
tied Tiouesta some years ago, making
numerous friends during his short
stay. He leaves a wife and 2 children.
Mr.. Jas. T. Brennan was named
as the Prohibition candidate for Con.
gress in this, 28th, district, by the
conference Of that party held in
Clearfield last Thursday. The nomi.
nation comes to him unsougbt for, be
having made no effort in that direo.
tion, and was not little surprised
when notified that be had been unan.
imously chosen as the candidate.
When our report of the courts
doings closed last week the case of
Tbos. p. Flynn vs Campbell, Ritz q
Co., was on trial. The jury returned
verdict for the defendants. G. M.
Arner VS.. A. B. Hepler, verdict for
plaintiff for S24 62 Joseph Foster
VS.. D. A Wright, verdict for plaintiff
for $265.30. Court adjourned on
Thursday afternoon, having cleaned
up the docket
Still the crop reports come in.
A day or two ago Henry Wolf Of
Tionesta township showed us a guam
tity of hops that we're raised on his
vines that eclipsed all. Instead of
small al-shaped buncbes, they we're
long pod.like clusters, measuring
from three to four inches in length,
and about an inch in diameter. He
said bis vines were breaking down
with the fruit"
The trustees of the Institution
for the Feeble Minded, at Polk, met
in Pittsburg on Saturday. In con.
junction with DR.. Murdoch, of Pitts.
burg, who is to be superintendent of
the institution, they consulted with a
view to the equipment of the Home.
1t is intended to furnish that portion
of the building now completed as
soon as possible and open it for the
reception of patients.
-Selden Whitman of the town.
ship was in town yesterday and took
a number of empty barrels home with
him which he expects to have filled
with vinegar before spring. Mr. w.
has one of the finest orchards in this
section of country, and says he be-
lieves his yield of apples will be up
ward of a thousand bushels. He has
already made ten barrels of cider,
and will have apples enough to spare
to make hundred.
j. w. Jameson and Chas. E.
Kirchartz are attending the great
convention of the State League Of
Republican clubs, at Erie this week
as delegates from the Tionesta Nc
KiDley club. The convention begins
its session to-day aud will last till
Friday, and many of the most nota'
BILE men in the State will be in at
tendance. The capacity Of Erie city
will be tested to entertain the great
gathering, which will mark the open.
ing of the campaign in Pennsylvania
Cider has been lately recon.
mended as a remedy in certain case:
of indigestion. Iu cases in which di.
gestion is to hurried the cider is said
to do much good, and possibly itG
acid favors the action of the gastric
Juice. For gouty people cider has
also been recommended, because il
correCts the formation of the uric
acid, to the presence of which gout is
due. Persons troubled with any oi
these diseases should have no Difficult.
ty in procuring medicine this fall, as
plenty of cider is being made.
The assignees of H. j. Hopkins
to whom he assigned his property on
the 10th of June, were discharged by
the court at Franklin last week, and
Mr.. Hopkins property is now in the
hands of trustees r. d. Stoeltziug
and Thos MaGuire. AS Mr.. Hop.
kins will be absent from Pleasant
vile share of the time, arranging
for the disposal of outside interests
L. NJ. Ward has been appointed tc
the collection of all money due the
bank, and assist in settling up mat
ters pertaining to the business -
PleasantVUe Record.
The REPUBLICAN, acknowledge
receipt of a very handsome souvenir
illustrating in magnificent style the
beautiful city of Titusville. The
pamphlet is entitled "Titusyille oi
To-Day" and contains AZ pages, ex
elusive Of covers, illustrative of the
Queen City," which is shown up tC
fine advantage, The city'S CONNER
cial aud industrial resources, the
beauty of her surroundings, the sub
stautial character of her present in
dustries, the elegance of her public
buildings, churches and schools auC
the refined architecture Of her homes