A i; Iff I: 4: h I) i -V' '4 4: iSlu forest. cScpnMta. WEDJESHAY MUKNIMi, A Til. 211, loci. BOROUGH OFFIGEnS. Ttiirycx S. J. Wom'ott. CoHneilmen North ward, T. J. Vnn Ole-cn.T. IS. Cobb, Jim. A 1tnrt Mouth ward, J."V. Hobinaon, K. JI. Harlot, Ell llolnman. jHitlees of the Peace 3, T. nrnnunn, I). S. Knox. Countable .Tnmos vVnltor. Sehnol fHre.etnr J. Nlmwkey, P. .T. Woleotl, J. K, Ulsino. A. It. Keliy, J. T. Bronnnn, A. ll.H'artrldu-o. ... i . . FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS. Member of dwjrex -3 a. Mosciuove. . Jnnbfv--V.. L. Davis. President Jn.tlt)eXV. D. Brow. Anstaiale JutlqegJonx Reck, C. A.. itim.. Trertsnrer'S. S. Von em ah. lrnthonotnry, Rerji.ite.rdi: Recorder , itc Jt'STls NHAWKKY.- v Sheriff. C. A. ItAN.nAT.r,. t Commissioner 10 r.l BERLIN, ThAAC Lono, IT. W. liKnKmm. County Sitperint.cmie.nt IT. S. Brock- VT AY. Vi.it.riet Attorney H. T. Trwin. Jury CommUsione.rs C. II. Church. rTKR YnPNOR. County SurvevorF. F. WniTTEKlN. Coroner C. II. Ciutbch. Countu A ti'litor Niohot.as Thomp fO, D. V. COPKLATUP, F. C. liAOY. DUSINESS DIRECTORY. """rrs, TIOUESTA LODGE 'I.O.ofO.F. MEF.TS every Saturday eveninir, at 7 o'clock. In tho Lwdge Room in I'ar trldRO'slIall. P. M. CLARK, X. fi. . W. SaWYER, FH'Cy. 27-tf. E. L. Davis, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Tlnnestii, Pa. Collections made in this and nlioin JK counties. . 40-ly ' ATTORNEY AT LAW, F. If Street, . TTO fiKS TA . PA . rj F. RITCHEY, ATTORN EY-AT-LaW, Tionesta, Forest County I'a. ATTOIIXEY- AT-LAW, TIOXESTA, TA. ATTENTION NOhMKRS! I have licon nlmittpil to practice an Attorner in the Pension DtUco nt Wash- . irtvton. ' 1). C. All ortWrR, nohiiers, or nallors who were lnlimd in ihn late war. run ohtsiin j)enionH to which thev may bo iiniUlel. hvciiHinson or adflrcsslni me at Honosta, Pa. Also, claims for arrearages of pay and bounty will rocoivo prompt at .. 7f Havinst been over four years a soldier in iclnlc vv'ir, and bavins for a number of Wt '''nt v-iii-'" tho P-wntion of sol JiM claims, mV!C4yiriencs will ass-ure the w.llcction of claims iri th shortest pos bible tltno. J. R. AC1NLW. 41tf. V i ' ' Lawranco House, rp TON? F.ST A, PF.NN'A, WM. HMKAR- L BKUOir, Propkjktoh. This holism is c.mtrallv locntoJ. Kverythinac new and well fnrnixhed Sajwrior ai'oojninoda tions and strict attention tfiven to puosta. 'V'Hiieiablos and Fruits of all kinds served intlieir season, i'ainplu room for Cni Miercinl A;?nts. CKNTI'AL MOUSE, BON'NF.R.V AtiNICW BICK. T. C. Jacksox, Pronriotor. This is a new nouse, and has hist been fitted np fir tho nccommodatiou of the public. A portion nf tho palrona;?o of the public is solicited. 4-ty C. CORURN, M. I)., PHYSICIAN A BUROKOX, Han had over fifteen years exporieneo In the practice of his profession, hnvim? frrad txl lennltii nnd honoraVjlv May UK lti". Oflice'and Residence In Forest House, opposite the Court House, Tionesta, I'a. Aujj;. ir)-lHS0 J. Ii. ESLMNK, SI. S., TIONi:STA, PA. lOFFirra IIoprs 7 to l a. m., to fl U'odueadajra aud llturcluy8 lrom n M. to 3 P. M. D R. E. L. STEADMAN, SURQFOX DKXT1ST. Dental room in Dr. Rluine's office, next ....... !'.,,,( iv. 1 IIjiikii Tinnitkt.'l I'll- All IrorK warrui"J, un.i at reasonable prices. MiY. A B. KEIXY. 'MA Y, I A R K C CO., Corner of Elm & Walnut Sts. Tionesta. Hank of Discount and Deposit. Interest allowed on Time Deposits. Collections made on all tho Principal points of tho U.S. Collections solicited. 18-ly. pnOTOGRAPIl GALLERY. TIOXISS'IM, PA., 11, CARPENTER, - Proprietor. Pictures taken in all tho lutcst styles the art. 2fi-tf C IIIARLES RAISIU, PRACTICAL CARRIAGE AND WAGON MAKER. In rear of Blum's Blacksmith shop, Kf.M ST.. - - TrONKSTA. PA . 4.! I LOCAL A Nip KISCELLANEOI" 'on:lriiH('l 1 "niil- Tnlilt' Ti'Micf n Stiilicm. north, i Noirif. Train 1 ")..... H: 1 ninTrnlii H lo:.r7 nm Trnin f:t ll:Jf atnlTrnin 10 li'M pni Train ! ?-M pin 'I 'ruin 10 7:10 lm Train IS .r:0(l pm Trnin !) Nortl), and Train 111 South curry tho niuil. ' M. E. a. ni., F. M tfubbath School at 10 Sabbath School at 11 it. in., Presbyterian Sabbath School at 3 p. tn. ' , Rev. Hill will occupy the "pulpit of the M. E. Church next Sotiday evening. Spading iu the gurdeu has actu ally begun. Who will be tho first to venture out ju a straw hat ? Dr. Cohurn has the honor ol bringing in the nicest string of trout thus far 22. Many of the men who started for Pittsburgh last week have returned and are ready for unother trip. j -Mr. Ab. Gordon, of Elkhart, Ind., arrived in town last week, and is the puest of his cousins, Hob. and Jas. Haslet. By reference to the proper place it will be observed that Mr. JuEtis Shawkey is to day announced as n candidate for re-election to the office of Prothoimtary, itc, of Forest county. Burgess Wolcott has added con siderable to the convenience and value of his property by building u substan tial walk leading from his gate to tho Elk street sidewalk. Mr.; and Mrs. J. W. Jamieson departed for Bradford on Saturday last, and will commence house keeping there in a short time. The best wishes of their many friends hero go with thera. Our boyhood friend, Aaron Root, after sojourning during the winter at DuBois, Clearfield county, returned to take his old positiou us headsawycr on Root & Watson's mill, near Bear Creek. Two Ohio fanners bought "hulless oats" from traveling "agent!" and found afterward? they bed signed noils aggregating 31,100, which they -were compelled to pay, but never received the oat. Representative Davis was called home on Saturday last by the serious illness of his twin boys. They are both somewhat belter now and are thought to be out of danger. Diph theria i their trouble. Mr. Ed. Brennnn, who left this place a year and a half ago for the western couutry, relumed for a short visa on Monday evening. He is look ing remarkably well, and hi3 many friends are pleased to see him. Peter Ercksen, the man whom we mentioned last week as having had his leg broken by a cable, was re moved to his home ut Irviueton on Monday. He is getting along wel considering the severity of the fracture. The Progressive Record, a new neat and spicy paper puhlinhed at Si Petersburg, by M. Goughler & Bro. has reached us. We are pleased to place the new candidate for public favor on our exchange list, and wish it many years of prosperity. Col. Reisinger has enlarged the Meadville Weekly llepubllcan and made other great improvements. The paper contains 64 long columns aud is now the large-it and one of the best papers published hi Pennsylvania. Brains aud independence made it so. Success. Mrs. Annie Wittenmyer, of Phil adelphia, a lecturer ot considerable renown, will deliver a temperance lecturo at the M. E. Church on Friday evening next, 22.J hist. All friends of temperance, temperance people aud others are cordially invited to come out. No admittance will be charged. Mr. II. G. Laciberton, one of Frauklin's representative citizens, paid Tionteta e visit last Saturday. It is & pleasure to meet such a gentleman, as Mr. Laraberton, aud we hope be will make it convenient to pay us a visit during the huuting season, as we learn he is passionately fond of the sport and U the boss ef Franklin shots. The new mail route from Newtown to East Hickory was duly dedicated on Wednesday of last week, the mail making its first transit and return on that day. The mail will run twico during the week, Wednesday and Fri day, New town being the starting poiut. G. M. Grove is mail carrier. The only way office is at Whig Hill. Mr. W. t' DavW, a former resi lient of this -place, but latterly of Alio pliancy City, has accepted tho Super- intendency of the mill at Nebraska, and has moved his furoilj to that place. "Whit." is a bos9 mill niau, having had many years experience in. the business. The April number of Baldwin's Official Railway Guide is out. It loses none of its usual brilliancy and inter est i with age, but on tho contrary grows better each month. All busi ness men should have it. Address W. 8. Baldwin, 42 Exchange St., Buffalo, N. Y. Price $1.00 per year. The following item we glean from an exchange, and of which we heartily endorse : Tho man who permits a patent right swindler to induce him to sign a promissory note in ihi day of newspapers don't deserve much con sideratioti at the hands of a jury of his countrymen. Certainly no man who pays for a newspuppr is caught by such stupid trick. A slight change in the time of trains on the river division of the B. . fc W. R'y, took effect on Monday, he first train up in the morning is the only one materially changed. It's time at this station is now 8:43. Con ductor Silk's train down arrives two minutes later than usual, or at 10:57 m. The other trains are the eauia as neremiore. i-ua corrections in time table next week. Last evening between eight and nine o'ciock, John C- Riddle, in jail tinder a charge of horse stealing, made lis escape by cutting with a knife the head off the bolt that held the register. Ho then removed it, dropped through to the cellar and got out at the coal window, tho key ot which was not in charge of the Sheriff. Efforts are be ing made to recapture him. Clarion Democrat. A young man, whose name we did cot learn,. was knocked off a raft by an oar stem below Coon Creek dam o'j Sunday last, and but for the timely assistance of some of the other men wouhi have drowned. Go. Harring ton was washed off a raft near the same place on that day aud had to swim several rods before he could be rescued. The raft he wa9 running got into n jam, struck a rock and sunk in the middle of tho creek, where it still lays. -Peterson's Magazine for May has reached us with its usual store of good thiuo'8. The steel engraving, "Now, You'll Mind mo Next Time," is the prettiest the magazine has contained for many mouths, and the colored fashion plates, patterns &c, are su perb as usual. No lady should be withontthis book, aud uow is as good a time to Hubscribe as any. The price is but $2.00 per year. Address Chas. J. Peterson, 300 Chestuut St., Phila delphia. We see by the McKean county papers that Prof. A. C. Porter, for merly principal of our borough schools is a candidate for the office of County Superintendent in that county. Should the school directors select him for the position they will never regret it, as he is unquestionably well quali fied iixevery respect for the position. He has had many years successful ex perience as a teacher and holds the best grade of certificates obtainable in addition to a diploma from a Normal school. Learning that there was consider able sickness iu town and vicinity we called on Dr. Blaine, who reports that Don. Davis, twin sou of Hon. E. L. Davis, who has been very low with diphtheria, is now convalescent. Gil- bert, tho other twin, is still quite ill with if Bruce Clark, of whom mention was made in our last issue, is well, but Ruth, the next to youngest, was at tacked yesterday also diphtheria. George Jackson is about the house again and Miss Anna is able to sit up both diphtheria. Mrs. Van Giesen slowly growing better from her Jung trouble. Mrs. Cobb and Mrs. Chad wick, both much better. Dickie, grandson of Col. Peterson, of Trunkey ville, is rapidly recovering from the croup. Mr?. S. Burhen, of Dutch Hill, much better from attack of fever. Mr. Ercksoo, whom we meatioued last week as having his leg broken, was taken to his home at Irvineton by Dr. Blaine on Monday last ; he is getting along nicely and comfortable. Ijymau Cook's children havo about recovered from scarlet fever. Calvin Arner, whose leg was amputated by Drs. Blaine and Davis, in February last, is up and about the house. This is par ticularly gratifying to his lrieuds as the leg was amputated on account of gangrene extending up to the kute. Mr. Peter Berry ailed upon ns Monday. Ho ii busily pushing oper ations at Balltown, and expects soon to have the new well at that place under way. The deep snow yet lying in tho woods is and has been a great drav-back to them, but it cannot last a great while longer. Mr. Berry in forms us that Maj. Good,inan has fitted up the boarding house at Balltown in good shape and is prepared now to furuish accommodations to nil who happen that way. A good bed, a meal of victuals, cigars and tobacco may bo had at any tim?. There will doubtless be considerable travel in that direction this summer, and those who stop with the hospitable Major can depend on being well taken care of. Raftiug during the past week has been unufually active. There ha9 not been a day since Tuesday last but that more or less lumber has been run out of the creek; and many wero obliged to start their rafts to market before thev were entirely ready in order to make room at the "mouth" for "coup ling up." The lumber is by no means all out yet, and judging from the out look of the weather at this writing the water will remain in good rafting stage for several days, allowing all to get out nicely. Considering the large amount run out there was very little lumber wasted or stove-tip." and lumbermen and jobbers have been quite fortunate. From the reports from down the river wo judge the market has no downward tendency yet, but price promiso to remain firm and good. It is hoped that such may be the case and our lumbermeu re turn with their pockets bulging out with cash. A second corps of eogineers arri ved on Monday evening and com menced at the mouth of the creek, aud are working their way up theTionesta Valley. Mr. Stevenson, of Oil City is the chief. D. W. Clark, of this, place, is along with them. The inten tion, wo believe, is to survey up the Valley to meet F. F. Whittekin's corps, who are making down the creek with the line. With such active and efficient men the line will soon be sur veyed and the route located for the long talked of railroad. This route will open up the resources of Forest county more than anything siuco its organization. Different opinions pre vail as to the effect on Tiouesta itself, but the people generally of the county will bo benefitted by the road, and "the greatest good to the greatest num her" is the true motto. The treasures of "The Big Wood," will be opened up and a general prosperity will be the consequouce. Bile From Kepler. ' The editor of tho Democrat once more takes occasion tn vent his spleen and personal hatred, through the col umns of his paper, against oua of the most peacablo and universally re spected citizens of our borough, in last week's issue ; we have reference to his unwarranted attack upon Esquire Brennan. The owner of that paper has long held a bitter personal grudge against Mr. Brennan, aud after weeks and months of diligent search has found what he considers a pretext for opening up his slander-batteries upon him. He has fouud that in his offic ial capacity as Justice of the Peace he has charged the lawful fee of 15 cents for writing and making out a probate for a fox scalp. He states that it is the custom all over the county, where a man brings iu two or more scalps to probate them in a lot. This is a de liberate falsehood ; deliberate because the editor knew and vaw differently when he was huuting up evidenco aeainst Esq. Brennau. It is almost the universal custom to make them out separately, which the law gives a Justice the right to do. Tho very blanks used for the purpose show that it is the intention otthe law to allow Justices the fee upon each one, as but onescalpcan be described ou each blank To show that it is the custom to make Beperate probates wo have been shown four by Esq. Allison, of Hickory, to cue man ou the same day and date, for fox scalps; three by Associato Judge Kerr, of Baruett, to one Man ou tbe same date; two by Jas. A. Scott Esq., of Jenks, same man, same date, &c. ; five by Sheriff Randcll, formerly Justice iu the borough, same date, Ac, acd six by D. S. Knox Esq , to one mau ou same date. There are mauy other like instances we might mention but these are sufficient to prove that the editor lied about the mailer, and kuew that ho was lying when he made (he uteition. Does the Danorrat ray that all thefe gentle men acted diahonescly in tho matter? wo hope not. A to Kepler's imputa tions of Mr. Brennan's neglect of duty as Commissioneis' Clerk, that is so much of hiii over-abundance of mind wasted, as all who havo ever had busi ness with the county know that no mora efficient or accommodating gen tleman could be placed in that capac ity. He attends to tho duties of the office in a superior manner and to the entire satisfaction of the honorable hoard of Commissioners, and the pea pie rrenerallv. We do not know as if Mr. Brennan will thank us for pick ing up this matter, but we are not trying to vindicate him, for he ueeds no vindication from any slanders etna uating from such a source ; we only mention the matter to show the animus of the animal, and if Mr. B. will over look this offotiie on our part wo will promise not to notice any further slush that may flow from the owner of the Democratie slauder-slinger.- The same malicious and dastardly motives have prompted him iu all his attacks upon peaceable and highly respected citi zens. Forest County Oil News. From the Derrick we glean the fol lowing news concerning oil operation in this county : 1 BLUE JAY DISTRICT. Horton & Kerbeger's No. 2, near tho Blue Jay No. 1, lost the tools in the hole Friday. Mike A"eenan, the driller, got fishing tools, and iu an hour and a dalf had the last stem out upon tbe ground, and to day it was being fixed iu Clark's machine shop at Clarendon. The well was 800 feet deep wheo the tools broke. The Darling well, or Blue Jav No. 2, fell off to two and one-half inches for thd 24 hours ending Sunday morn ing. This sudden drop was a surprise to all, until the oil made its appear ance through tho casing outside the tubing. It is supposed the well is choked up with . paraffine, and has bursted the packer. Workmen started for the well to-day for the purpose of cleaning it out. Pratt, Filkins & Dimmick will soon locate a well on the Stewart property, three miles south of Blue Jay. As soon as pipe line connections are made with tho Blue Jay district, shot will be put in the Darling well, and her capacity as a producer thor ouphlv tested. No. 1 will also be c cleaned out and shot in tho upper sand from which tho Darling draws its crude. No. 1 has beeu making an inch a day for nearly two months, be sides a showing of oil out of the casing which the owDers thiuk. may come from tho second sand. The pipe to make the line couuec tions with these wells is now ou the ground, and work will be commenced on it as soon as the snow is out of the woods. MARIENVILLE. Dr. S. S. Towler's well, on Salmon creek, near Marieuville, Forest county, is down betweeu 1,000 an 1,700 feet with a broken band wheel and a dilapidated sand whoel and 6hut down for repairs. The well has passed through two sands. The first was struck at 1,400 feet ; the Becond at 1.490. This well U north and west of four wells drilled by Dr.Towleron Mill stone run iu the years gone by, and on the other side from them of tho divid ing ridge between the waters of the Clarion aud the Tiouesta. It is now deeper than any other well ever drilled in that vicinity. The May number of Ballou's II lustrated Magr.zine opens with an il lustrated article on Constantinople written by an officer of tho United States Navy, who has recently visited that famous place, and saw the Sullan and some of the wonders of the city Thhen there follows on illustrated ar tide on Liverpool ; and the thrilling Indian story of "Tho Crimson Trail is continued, and become moro com plicated tliau ever. Take it all in all there is more good solid readiug in Ballou'3 than iu an'' other maguzioe iu the country, because there is not dry articU in it, as in other serials aud this is what the people waut Published by Thomes & Talbot, 23 Hawley Street, Boston, Mass., at only $1.50 per anuum, postpaid. We sel 1 the real South llend Chilled Plow, made by the South Bciu Chilled l'lvw Co., at South Bend, Indi ana. They are guaranteed to do letter work with less draft thau any Plow iu the market. 2t lloiUNso.N A Bonn tit. Schcoljneport. Report of Baavor Valley school for tho term ending April 15, 1881 : Tho following named pupils deserve special mefctLn for good attendance, interest taken in their vp.rioiis etudiee, and progress made. First tour named were ueither tardy nor absont during teira : Jno. McDonald, Leonard Littlefield, Murdoch McDonald and Evcrell S. Collins; Jas. Counelly, Guy Hunter, Wallace Smith, Nelson Leonard and John Merven, Alphonso Byerly, Ki- mer and Geo. Kiffer, Warren Miller, Samuel Hunter, Lydia! Connelly, Nellie Huuter, Jnsina Byerly, Blanch McDonald, Veruie Byerly, Deeta anil Elsie Smith, Ireno Littlefield. Sarah E. Miller, Emma Brecht, Caroliuo Stockton and Josephin Kiffer. Whilo the following named pupils or rather their very self-intelligent and far-sceiug parents deserve more than a passing notice for the assiduity and, . zeal manifested in keeping their chil dren away from school : Geo. King, brothers and sister ; Viola Kilmer and sister, and Ella Smith and sisters. Although the attendance has not been what it should havo been, yet tho live, interested pupils have done nobly Our school houses, as you nil know, are not very grand or imposing struct- ures, yet they are not so secluded or uninviting but that the patrons and irectors might find them occasionally, ' aDd thereby relieve the monotony of the pupils and teacher, if they did not enhance materially the interests of the Ychool. "Every little helps." W. O. Fulton, Teacher. Real Estate Transfers. Transier of Real Estate as appears y records in the Recorder's Office from March 1st to date, April 16 : Geo. G. Sickles to lloleman & Hop kins two lots iu Tionesta Boro. $400. Gilbert Jamieson to Holeman & Hopkins, two lots in Tionesta Boro. 81000. Sebatain Blum to William Blum, S5 acres in Grsen Township. $200. Edwin E. Clapp to Anna Adams, house and lot in Tionesta Boro. $600. James Bleakley to J. II. Osmer, 1000 acres in Kingsley Twp. $1250. Eli Berlin to Charles Starrow, o0 acres in Hickory. Twp. $500. Geo. Salsgiver to W. R. Smail, 15 acres in Tionesta Twp. $200. B. J. Reid to Chas. V. Reed, 00 acres in Jenks Twp. $450. Henry Byers to Thomas Wilson, 16 acres in Harmony Twp. $125. William Helm et al to Amanda Templeton, 17 acces in Tionesta Towa- ship. $100. Charles Starrow to Eli Berlin, 50 acre3 iu Kingsley Twp. $1.00. Michael Haggerty by attorney to John West, 50 acres iu Green' Twp. 300. ( The Marcy Oil, Lumber Mining t Company to J. L. Graudiu, oil right in 859 acre3 in Kingsley Twp. $859. Thomas J. Bowman to John Nurss,' 2 acres in Hickory Township. $50. John Nurss to Wheeler & Dusen bury, 1 acre in Hickory Twp. $21. Richard Irwin to Orris Hall, J of 1100 acres iu A'ingsloy Twp. $1.00 N. S. Foremau to M. Ilulings, 33 acres in Jenks Twp. $132. C. B. Wright et al to Lucius Rog ers, et al, 596 acres in Howe Twp. $5500. J. M. Kepler to D. S. Wakenight, 1-24 of 8000 acres. $1000. Goods cheap at Aug. 11. '80. Haslet & Sons. DIED. BLACK. At hor homo in Tionesta town ship, April 1 1, 18-Sl, Mrs. Mary, wifo of Jas. Black, and daughter of J. II. Went worth, aged 18 yoars, 1 month and 1H daya. The deceased was a lady highly re spected by her ueighbors and many friends, all of whom will exterd to tho bereaved relatives that sympathy which is such a comfort in times ot severe allliction. "Iter busy hands nre folded Her work on earth is done Her trials are ull endud Her heavenly crown is won. 'Upon her Brow, so peaceful, ' No iinthly shadows rest. And anxious cares ne'er reach To mansions of tho blebt. "The sud and lonely household will miss hor smiling lace ; The dowers si o loved and tended Are nipped with morning frost. "Her lile almost with theirs licpurted O'erslutdowed, but not lost For in tho spring-time coming They'll burst tho prison doors. , "So, too, that form, now lifeless, Will rise to life inurioi l.il j l'p -n the mhT sliore " i r
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