rr WEDMSIM JIOniKG, DECS, 1881. BOROUGH OFFICERS. Jturgcn. N. I). IiiWIN. 0i(no7im North ward. H, M. Fore man, C. M. Mhnwkpy, A. M. UouUj Nouth ward, Y, A. KngloM, J. If. Fones, A. II. Iulo. Jutice. of tht Peace 3. T. Brennan, 1). S. Knox. Countable. Jamcn Swollen. School Director U. W. Kobinnon, A. IJ. Kelly, J. If. Dlmrman, D. H. Knox, J. AV. Morrow, II. H. Brockway. FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS. Member of Cnngre-3 as. Mosokovb. Member of fimatc3 . O. IlALL. AHuembly K. L. Pavih. frtAident JiidfeYf. P. Bro!. tiMociate Judge John Keck, C. A. Ilir.i,. Treasurer N. H. Foreman. Prolhonntary, llegiter fc Jceoriler, tc J URTIH RhAWKKY. ieritr.C. W. Ci.ask. ?ommti'on!v II. W. LicoEliun, J. S. 1. .tNDRRSON, II. A. ZlTKNDKLL. County Superintendent J. E. IIill Ann. IHntrict Attorney T. 3. VanGikskn. Jury Commfioner II. (). Davis, J, GrxKBNAWALT. County fpirveyorY. V. WniTTEKlN. (yronnf )T II. CnnRfn, Cowl AiditorG.W, Warhbn, J. A. ftooTT.h. SWAI.t.KY. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. TIONESTA LODGE Ko. 3G9, Sr J. O. of O. F MEETS overv Tuemlav evening, at 7 o'clock, 'in" the Lodge Hoom in Par tridge's Hall. It. Z. OlLLESPIK, N. O. i. W. SAWYEK, Hcc'y. 27-tf. C tAPTrOEOIlGE 8TOW POST, No. 274, . A. K. Mofta n tho irt Wednesday in each month, in Odd Fellow Hall, Tioncmta. Pa. 1). 8. KNOX, Commander. J, U. AONKW. . T. M. CI.AKK. jVOIVKW -V CL.AIIK, - ATTOKNEYS-AT-LAW; Elm Kl. Tionosta, Pcnna. HI J. V AN ftlESEN, .1 . ATTORNEY AT-LAW, A ml Iltrict Attorney or Forest County. Olliee in Court Homo, Tioncsta, Pa. U DAVIS. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Tioncsta, Pa. Collection made In thin and adjoining counties. il ILES W. TATE. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Elm St met, Tionexta, Pa. I. ATTOlVXEY-AT-LvW, Tionesta, Forest County Pa. I A WHENCE HOUSE. Tionesta, Pa., IkJ It. S. Brock way. Proprietor. TIum 5ttfi is centrally located. Everything Tfw mid well furnished. Supmlor Ac commodations and strict attention Riven irnoritM. Vegetable and Fruits of nil kinds served in their ae.ison. Samplo loom for Commerciiil Agents. CENTRAL Horsr., Tionestn, Pa., T. C. Jackson, Proprietor. This is n new lioiiHO, and has Just been titled up tor the accommodation of the public. A por tion ol'tho patronage of the public is solle ijed. 1 4'-l.V. 7 AST HICKORY 1 H )T EL, Vj EAST HICKORY, Fa.. .1. W. BT.t., Proprietor. This house is mv and lias been furnished with new rmr ituve throughout. It is centralley lo i atod, and lias a first class barn in connect ion with it. The traveling public will Jind it a pleasant stopping place. First class Liverv in connection with tho Hotel. NATIONAL HOTEL. Tidioute, Pa., W. D. Bucklin, Proprietor. A first- I iks hotel in all rcspocts, Hud tho pleas itntest. stopping place In town. Rates very c:couablc. Jan8-8i MB, COOK. M. D., yilYSICIAN SURGEON. Otllco at tho Central House, Tionosta, Va. All professional ralU promptly at tended to. 1 WT MORROW. M. P., PHYSICIAN A SURGEON, K,ate of Armstrong- county, having located iti Tioncsta is prepared to attend all pro Scs.tionaiVitlls promptly and at all hours. Otlieo in Smearbaujch ei Co.'s new build in tr, tip stairs. Office hours 7 to 8 A. M., tnid 11 to l'i m. : 'i to 3 and 6 to 7) v. m. tSiindava, 9 to 10 A. M. ; 2 to 3 and 61 to 71 f. M. ' Residence in Fisher House, on Walnut Street. may-18 81. WC.COr.URN, M. P.. PHYhlCI AN A-SURGEON, ,J f iia ha. 1 over fifteen years experience lu ! ho practice of liis profession, having grad uated legally and honorably May 10, 1 8155. Offtoo'iMid Residence in Judo Reek's lione. opposite the M. P.. Church, Tiones rta, Pa. Aug. 25-1880 DENTISTRY. 03R. 3. W. MORROW. Having purchaHod the materials fcc, of lr. tstfwidnian, ,vouia respeciiuuy un Aounce that he will carry on the Pontal ,iiusiness in TionewU, and having had over mx vttars successfVl experience, considers iiimscll fully coinpetont to give entire sat-i-factiou. 1 shall always give my medi cal practico the prcforenc. mar22-82. m. u. Mir. A. B. IKLLT MA V, PARK e CO., B AUKBBSI I'oi ner of Elm A Waluut Sts. Tioneata. Bank ot Discount and Deposit. ntorest allowed ou Time DopoHits. iCol leotions madeon all the Principal points or the U. S. Colletitions solicited. 18-ly. (UtENZO FULTON, Manufacturer of and Dealar in HARNESS, COLLARS, BRIDLES, And all kinds of HORSE FURNISHING GOODS. may! 81 TON EST A. PA. SUBSCRIBE for the RtrcBLJCAN, only -j fi.au per auuuin. c. m. an AWKET. BRENNAN&SHAWKEY, Real Estate Agents & Conveyancers. Dealers In ANTH RACITE t BITUMINOUS COAL (Offices in Court House,) TIONESTA, FOREST COUNTY, PA. FOR SALE. 67 acres, Tioncsta twp., 10 awes cleared and In wheat and rye: small house and barnj considerable OBk timbor. Price ?7U ; $100 down, balance in 8 years. Also. Houses and lots, and building lots in Tionosta Borough for sale on casv terms. We liavo some good bargains on hand. BRENNAlt A8HAWKKV. LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS. t'ndDrd Time Table Tlonmta Htntloe. NORTH. SOUTH. Train (W 11:0," am Train 10 1:4.1pm Train 10 8:20 pm Train IS..., 7:48 am Train 18 8:10 am Train 9 8:5tt pm Train 15 North, and Train 10 South carry the mail. Preaching in the Prebyterian Church next Sunday morning and evening, by Rev. Ilickling. Rev. Hicks will occupy the pulpit of the M. E. Church next Sunday evening, at 7:30. - Presbyterian Sabbath School at 12:30 p. m.; M. E. Sabbath School at 10 a. in. Oil Market closed laet night at $1,152. Opened this morning at $1.15. Our Hickory letter arrived this rooming, too late for this week's issue, eorry to say. The youug folks of town cele brated Thanksgiving evening at Par tridge Hall. A large buck was killed at Truu key villa Monday morning by Mr. Kiuneer and another man living there. Mr. R. M. Herman has moved his family into Mr. Robinson's Vine St. house and is now a resident of our town, and a welcome one. Hood Siggius has drifted way down iuto that wicked awful Stale of Texas, and from there writes us an in teresting letter which will bo found in this issue. The coming Institute gives prom ise of complete success. Supt. Hill ard's program presents a fine array of foreign talent, besides an excellent supply of the home article. . Mr. C. W. Moon remembered tr.e printer on Thanksgiving morning with a bundle of nice tender celery from his garden. He has a quantity of it Tor sale. The Superintendent has secured the loan of a piano for Institute and the services of Miss Maud Davis as pianist. This is enough said of the musical part of the program. Jas Davis and Mac. Agnew came home from Allegheny College to spend Thanksgiving with their parents, re turning to their school on Monday, Jim was accompanied by a college frieud, Evan Livingstone. Skating on the river is good, and is bejng heartily enjoyed by out young folks. Crooltton (Miau.) Chronicle, Ugh! Think of that while saunter ing around iu your bhirt-sleeves these balmy afternoons here in Pennsylva nia. It is calculated that the comet will be visible to the naked eye on the 12th inst., and will increase ia brill iancy for several weeks. It is now diving down toward us at the rate of one and one-half million miles per day. ' One day last week W. H. Kers tetter, an employe on the Cooper tract this county, was found dead on top of an iron tank which ha had got on to gauge. It is supposed death resulted from inhalation of gas. He was eigh teen years old. A supper and grand ball, under the Jauspices of the A. O. U. W. of this place, is talked f for some time daring the holidays. Should they de cide to have n entertainment of this kind we venture to say it will be a complete success. The first Quarterly meeting of the .M. E. Church will be held ia Tionesta commencing Friday evening Deo. 14, and continuing over Sunday Rev. J. M. Bray, the new Presiding Elder of this district, will preach on Friday .evening. All cordially in vited. We learn that Mr. I. B. White, formerly of B-ookston, this county, has returned from Y.ork State, and taken up his residence at Williams ville, Elk Co. We are glad to note his return to Penna. and hope bis next muve will be to Forest county again. J. T. BRKNNAN. There is no oil news of impor ttoce from the Forest county field this week. . . Mrs. 6. D. Irwin returned from her visit east last week very much improved in health, which will be pleasant news for her friends. Christmas only two weeks from next Tuesday. Already the smail boy is figuring around to find out which Sunday School is going to have the Christmas tree. Mrs. O. B. Iloskins was among Tionesta friends during the past week. Her errand here, besides visitiag friends, was to see to the shipment of her household goods that bad been left, which were billed to Viueland, N. J., where we learn they will make their future home. The prospectus of the Philadel phia Pre appears elsewhere in this issue. It speaks for itssclf. To those who want to keep posted on every leading subject, political or otherwise, we can most cheerfully and con scientiously recommend The Pre. Please note its new terms. Last Friday a large black dog with a pair of fruit cans tied to his tail made good time up Main street We do not know who did the job, but we noticed Judge Jeaks,of Jefferson, Judge Cook, of Forest, and James Boggs, Esq., an interested group not far away. Clarion Democrat. Mr. Wm. Richards was quite se verely kjured by falling off the new bridge cow building over Tionesta oreek at the mouth of Bob's creek, last Wednesday. He fell a distance of about fifteen feet striking on his back against some rocks, and for a time it was thought his back was broken. He is now recovering. The "Old Man" of the Star wrises under date of Dec. 1st, that: "The school at that place is the largest now it has been for a number of years, which speaks well for Mr. Wiacns, as teacher. Mr. Purdy is seriously ill with little hopes of recovery. If all reports are true the boys had better be getting the cow bells in running order. George Osgood has his house about done and will soon be living in it." There will be no less than five eclipses next year. The first will be a partial eclipse of the sun on March 27, visible at the North Pole. The second will be a total eclipse of the moon on April 10, visible ia Califor nia. The third will be a partial eclipse of the sun April 22, visible in the Southern Hemisphere.. The fourth will be a total eclipse of the moon, visible in this latitude on October 4, and the fifth a partial eclipse of the sun ou October 18, visible in Kams chatka. Ex. The Coming Institute. The time for holding the Annual Institute is almost here. The outlook indicates a successful meeting. It is true that Tiocesta will be full of peo ple, but we fuel safe in saying that the school ma'ams will find places to stay during Institute, or what is bettor, places will be secured for tbem iu ad vance, so that they will aot be subject ed to the necessity of bunting places for themselves. It Beems to be better had Institute been held at some other time. But this is only iu seeming. Under the existing circumstances the only available week outside of Court Week was Christmas week. And in deed an effort was made to put it Chirstmas Week. But en carefully weighiog all the circumstances it seem- eu 10 oo mucn oeuer to put lusuime during Court Week. It does ootseem to be really necessary to give a lengthy reason here. Suffice it toay that as Co. Supt. we think the Institute can be made more effective as an educa tional factor at that time, at least at present, than at any other. We reepecfully ask and solicit the earty co-operation of all coocerned to make this the most successful Insti tute ever held in the coaaty. It will be a credit to the town, an honor to the county, the glory of the teachers, and of incalculable good te the cause of education to make it such. , Hillakp, SupL Wm. Smearbaugh & Cq. call at tontioa to their card ef holiday goods in this issue. If you want something nice in the holiday line give them a call. . 2t Acker's celebrated English remedy for coughs, colds, and consumption. Hold by us on a guarantee. G. V. Bovard. Acker's dyspeysia tablets never tail. Sold by G. W. Bovard, Equitable Aid Union. . 0. W. Brown, of Youngsville, Ta., Deputy Supreme President, E. A. U., organized Tbanksgiviog Union, No. E. A. U., in Odd Fellows Hall, in this place last Thursday evening, with 54 applicants far charter, and with the following named officers: Chancellor Dr. W. C. Coburn. Advocate 8. C. Johnston. President T. F. Ritchey. Vice Pres. Mrs. T. F." Ritchey. Auxilliary Mrs. W. C. Coburn. Secretary J. P. Huling. Treasurer Eli Holemas. Accountant J. H. Dingman. Chaplain Mrs. Jennie Partridge. Warden W. A. Eagles. Seminal Miss Alice Holeman. Watchman J. D. Dewees. . Conductor Mrs. J. II. Dewees. Ass't Con. Mrs. Sallie Jackson. Trustee Eli Holeman. Exammg rbysician W. C. Co burn. Night of meeting the second and fourth Mondays of each month. From the Burgess. In Re the Ordinance passed by the Council of Tionesta Borough, Nov. 5, 1883, for a sidewalk from Elm Street to the Allegheny River: 1. This ordinance is not approved for the reason it is vague and irregu lar and not in accordance with the Borough Laws of the State, and un seasonable. 2. It was not presented to the Bur gess for his approval ami signature, the first be knew of it being a publi cation of the so-called ordinance in the Forest Republican. 3. That there are no buildings on the lands indicated or vaguely set forth as bordering on said proposed walk, but the lands are used for agri cultural purposes. 4. That said walk, if built, would not benefit the public generally, but only a very few private persons, on the outskirts of the place. For these and other reasons the Bur gess disapproves of said ordinance as irregular and illegal. Samuel D. Irwin, Burgei9. Dec. 3, 1883. Neil I town Nuggets. G. P. Tanner of Neilltown is put ting up a sawmill on the tract, off from the Neilltown and Pioeville road just on the other side of Neill town. Grandmother McCaslin and her granddaughter Jennie of Painesville, Ohio, arrived last Tuesday, and will probably remain through part of, if not all of the wioter. Fannie Carr grows no better As good a Thanksgiving dinner as ever was prepared responsive to the President's proclamation was pattaken of by the family and a few triads of R. O. Carson on last Thursday. The "Deekin's" nose presents an appearance that seems to warrant the belief that his gun kicks. Tramp. Neilltown, Deo. 4, '83 Lineville Lines. The Kahl brothers have been at home from Clarendon and left again for that place a few days ago. One of them (J. W.) is the inventor of a lamp which burns crude oil. Report says he has refused large figures of fered by tbe Standard for it. Mr. Phil. Emert of Dutch Hill was among us a day or two ago. As it is the hunting season, we presume he was after "dear." Hon. J. W. Kahl, of this place, who is in the mercantile business at Marienville, Forest Co., has sold out to Col. Amsler. Several of teachers of this place in tend to attend the Institute in Forest county. We wonder what made E. L. Owens and his mutual friend arrive home so early whea they went out calling on some friends "over'the hill" the othei evening ? Mr. Martin of Centretille, this .county, has purchased a farm from Wm. McColly and moved on to it. Good neighbors are always desirable, aod he is one of thie kind. Isaiah Confer had a shooting match yesterday but have not beard particu lars. S. E. Henlen is president of the Fryburg literary society. J. G. Betz is building an addition to his house. Editors are supposed to be human, and as all things human consider bre vity a virtue, e will say "adieu." Linsfille, Dec. let, '83. ' Lank. HYMENEAL. "Happy the bride whom, the sun shines en." Last Wednesday morn ing those friends who had been honor ed with an invitaliou gathered at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. T. B, Cobb to witness tbe marriage of their Jaugh ter Kate to Dr. Thomas D. Dunn, of West Chester, Pa. Only a few of the near relatives and most intimate friends of the bride and groom were present. The first intimation the guests had that the hour for the cere mony had arrived was the swinging back of the folding doors between the parlor and setting room, at about half past eleven o'clock, revealing to them tbe bridal party.' Rev. Jas. Ilickling then stepped forward aod united the twain ia holy wedlock in accordance with the beautiful and impressive ordinance of the Presby" terian church, including the. ripg ceremony and the giving away of the bride by her father, all of which was most handsomely carried out and en listed the breathless attention of all who witnessed it. The bridesmaid and groomsman were, respectively, Miss Maud Davis of Tionesta, and Mr. Willard MoVean, of St. Marys, Pa. At the conclusion of the cere mony congratulations and best wish es were showered upon the happy pair in profusion after which tables were spread 'with a most elegant lunch, to which, it is needless to say, great justice was done. The newly wedded pair then departed for the 1:45 train for Meadville, and from thence will repair to West Chester, their future home, where Dr. Dunn has established himself in an extensive and lucrative practice. As mementos of the happy event many costly as wall as lovely and useful presents were left. Mr. and Mrs. Dunn, for such we now have tbe pleasure of calling them, are well and roost favorably known to our people. Both eminent ly cultured and refined, it seems such a union can scarcely be otherwise than ever happy, and if the sun of prosperity and joy always shines as brightly upon them as did the bright orb of day on the occasion of their marriage they will indeed enjoy a blissful journey down life's pathway. Our best wish is a fong life and a useful one. LETTER FROM TEXAS. I was unfortunate enough this mcrning to miss connections with the west bound train and in consequence am compelled to lay over a few hours in this place and I will endeaver to improve the opportunity by writing you a few lines. The nil roads of Texas, and in fact of the whole southwest are nearly all united iu one spstem, known as the Missouri Pacific, and controlled by that greedy cormorant Jay Gould. Like a civil engineer, ho is "Monarch of all he surveys," and hence tbe peo ple of this country bave no way of redressing the many grievances un der which tbey labor. Some branches of this great railway system are in a most wretched condition so. far as tbe road bed and rolling stock equip ments are concerned. So. many ac cidents bave occurred on tbe line be tween Sherman and Texarkana that it is facetionsly designated as tbe "Angel maker line," and yet I beard a man say that he rode over that branch a few days ago on a train that "went so fast she only touched the tails at the highest points." It is very grat ifying for me to be able to pay the above tribute to Mr. Gould s roads just now when I am suffering the mortification of having missed my connections. Ten years ago Jefferson was a city of over 15,000 inhabitants, but to day it has barely one-fifth of that number; consequently in tbe language of the poet, it is "too dead too" reuiovo the epidermis. Since viewing tbe re mains of its former greatness I have longed for the power of a Goldsmith to write a second "Deserted Village," or for the power ef a blacksmith to hammer a little enterprise into tbe people who still remain here. Long rows of deserted brick buildings stand like giant monitors to warn one of the flight of time, and whole blocks are boarded in and embelished with gor geous posters of tbe "greatest show en earth." The large brick market bouse, where once were wont to con gregate the "Butcher, the baker, tbe candle-slick maker," and other traces men of less celebrity, is now occupied by Wm. Goat, Esq., and a large reti nue of his bretbern who chew the cud of bitter recollection and decayed hoop-skirts withiu the shade of that once busy mart of trade. When the city was in its pristine greatness the streets were fill brightly illuminated by numerous gas jets, but to-day noth ing remains to guide the erring feet of the belated pedestrian except tbe dismantled lamp-poets, and they seem to point upwards with their tWJer fingers as if in solemn ictiroatijru of the fact that the city has "gone to glory." Jefferson is situated at the head of navigation on a bayou tribu tary to the lied River by way of Lake Sedo aud it was once the port through which passed ail the imports and ex ports of eastern Texas aud a large part of Arkansas and Louisiana, but with the advent of railroads and the consequent building up of new tow us she Lst her footing and has been re duced to her present condition. ' This portion of Texas is situated in what is known as tbe "Great cotton belt," add what wheat is to Dakota and corn is to Nebraska so is cottou to Texas. The whole country is white with colton and polka-dotted with 'negroes picking it. Cotton gins., are to betlouud in all.the small towns and in the large cities are located the com presses and the oil mills. A compress to us is ta of pqwerlul machinery which takes a bale of cotton as it comes from the press at the gin-house and reduces its bulk! about two thirds. ' This is doue'iu order to lessen the cost of transportation from here to the points where the cotton Is manufactured into good The oil mills furnish a mar ket for the cottou seed, which a few years eo was all used as a fertilizer for the Buil. Cotton-seed oil has become a staple article of commerce, and it finds a ready market where ever it has been introduced. . ' Among a certain class of Texans the followiug toast is frequently' pro posed as. an appropriate prelude' to lookiug through the bottom of a glass: "When another ;IState " forTsakes us, here's to tbe State that Takes-us." This of course, has reference to the large number of persons who have come hither to escape the penalties of the law fir crimes committed in othei states. However Texas is by no means a paradise , for criminals, and the civil authorities, together with an occasional "neck-tie party," are able to maintain the majesty of the law and the protection of .life and property. The only exception to this is in regard to the fence cultiug which is now beiug done over a great por tion of the Btate. The men who do the cutting are actuated by a desire to redress what they believe to be their wrougs and hence their unlaw ful acts present quite a strange spec tacle in tbe great calender of crimes. The cutting is done with sharp pin cers and the wires are cut on both sides of every post thus rendering it impossible for the fence to be repair ed. I was told of a man who hired four meu to watch bis fence at night acd thus prevent the cutters from performing their work. The cutters came along in large numbers and af ter disarming the four guards they gave them each a pair of pincers and compelled them to work all night at destroying the fence they had beeu employed" to protect. Tbe wire-cut- iers comprise iwo classes oi men. First: cowboys who have lost their occupation by tho fencing in of large ranches. Second, a poorer class of 6tockmen wbo own a lew cattle which bave been fenced out of large tracts of the best grazing land. Just how the difficulty will e settled is a dia. puted point, and the Governor has called a special session of .the legisla ture to act upon the important ques tion. Some of the provincialisms used in Texas sound quite strange to the ears a "Pennamite." For instance, "He 'made' a 'heap, of cotton on that plantation this year but I 'reckon' - he can't do it again, 'no how'." Whea I got off the train at Texarkana a pickaninny about the size of a pint measure called out lustily, ''Misterj! 'tote' yer 'grip' for 'two bits'," but much to the little fellow's chagrin I decided to 'tote' it myself. One day last week I passed by the jail in the neighboring town of Mar- snail and as 1 did so 1 noticed two men ou horseback ride rapidly up to the building and as they halted one of them blew a loud blast from a horn, which was snspcuded by his side. Ia response to the signal two fierce blood bouDds came bouncing out of the jail and the men at once galloped rapidly out of town, closely followed by the dogs which kept up an incessant bay ing. Upon inquiry I ascertained that the men weie iu pursuit of a nig ger wbo had just murdered a man out iu the couutry and that the blood hounds, which cost the county $300, were kept at the jail and were used for hunl'mg down criminals. The scene only lacked the proverbial donkey to have beep a fair representation of "Uncle Tom's Cabin." It now re mains for some one to suggest that that animal might have been found in the person of Yours Truly, A. II. S. Jefferson, Texus, Nov. 18, '83. You Must Settle your account with me by Jan.lst, 1884, with cash or note, or pay costs after that date, sure. I mean "biz." John Reck. Kvery proinltto hacked by a guarantee. Acker's dyupepsia tablet will give im modiato relief. Price 26 & 50. Hold by ti. W( lioyard. MARRIED. WYANT HALTSUIVEHAt tho resi dence of Mr. Martin Reeae, on. Thurs day Nov. 20, 1SK3, by Rev. Uhodex, Mr. John Wyant and Mra. lliiinbotb. baits giver, all of Tiouthtu tvwuithip, l'orcht county, Ka.
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