The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-03-04
NEWSY NOTES.

The Ohio legislature has passed bill
increasing the tax on saloons from $3.50
to $3.50.
Governor Hastings has endorsed the
candidacy Of Senator Quay for the Presi-
dency, Notwithstanding the bitter fight
waged between them in State politics one
year ago.
The Warren Electric Street Railway
Company has withdrawn its application
to the Council for the privilege of extend
ing the line to the West End and other
points in Warren Borough.
Mrs. Mary Francis, of Butler county,
had her leg broken by being thrown out
of buggy at defective bridge in Fran
lin township. A jury this week awarded
her $4,000 damages against the township.
II. w. Grigsby, member of the last
Pennsylvania Legislature, has brought
suit against the New Castle Courant for
$4,000 damages for libel. The paper pub
lished a statement that Mr.. Grigsby had
accepted bribes as a legislator.
The Erie Councils are about to grant a
franchise of the streets to the Home
Heating Company, which is to supply
heat to dwellings by means of hot water.
The ordinance provides that after three
years the company shall pay three per
cent. of its gross earnings into the city
| treasury,
A fire in Cory on Saturday morning
destroyed the Starbird d Hammond
block. Loss on building S25 900, partly
covered by insurance. Loss TO tenants,
about S25, GOO, mostly insured. There
was an insufficiency of water to fight the
fire, and there is talk of a suit against the
city or the water company.
The house of Isaace Lewis, at the Pat
terson mill in Triumph township, caught
fire from the chimney last Saturday and
was completely destroyed with all its
| contents. Mr.. Lewis was in Tidioute
and his wife was at a neighbours when
the fire was discovered and all attempts
to save anything was futile. The family
simply have the clothing they were wear
ing at the time left.-Tidiout News.
Ground has been broken for the con-
tageous disease annex to the Oil City hos
high, the two porches to be- enclosed in
glass, and the two floors entirely sepa-
rated. The contract price is about 81 200.
The equipment, which will include all
modern appliances for the care of pa
tients, will be made by the ladies, who
have raised an ample amount of money
for that purpose.
The dead body OF man was found on
the Lake Shore railroad tracks a mile
west of Franklin, Friday night. Itwas
ascertained Saturday that the deceased
was William Curby, of Alliance, o., who
has been residing with his wife aud two
children at Polk for some time, working
al timing and plumbing on the state
! building there. lie was about 30 years
of age. He was seen about Franklin
| Friday evening. The coroner's jury
rendered a verdict Of accidental death.
The case of Mrs. Henrietta Cutter VS..
the Oil City Fuel Supply Company, 10
recover $4,000 damages for the death OF
her husband, alleged TO have resulted
! from an explosion of gas due to the neg
! ligence Of the company, was on trial at
Meadville all last week and went to the
1 jury Saturday evening. AT $3.50 Sunday
evening a verdict was agreed upon. The
verdict was sealed and presented in court
| Monday morning. II awards the plain
/ tiff $1,000 damages. As the amount
claimed was $50, 900 the result is in real
| ity verdict for the defendant.
There is no more unreliable authority
than "they saw Before a story is
| quoted, particularly if of a nature 10 re-
/ fleet uniavorably on some person, bet
| ter foundation should be required than
| the common and meaningless expression
"they say II frequently happens that
when "a person relates something that
"they say" he or she, as the case may be,
| cannot, when called down, give the name
of a single individual who has made the
| statement. The injustice that may be
/ done 10y the indiscriminate quoting Of so
/ vague and indefinite authority is appar-
I out.