THE FOREST REPUBLICAN. I JAS. T. BRENNAN,
WEDNESDAY, AUOUST 10, 1887.
REAL ESTATE AGENT,
BOROUGH OFFICERS.
n..A... If fl TwvfN.
ui7mn North ward, L. J. Hop.
kill. J. R. Clark, S. D. Irwin. South
ward. J. K. Proper, Wm. Smearbaugh, (J.
W. Bovard. r
JuSiee of lh react J. T. Brennan,
D. H.'Knoi , ,
fn.tnhl and Collector R. 8. Canflold.
.SeAooJ Direetors 4i. W. Kobmson, A.
n. Kelly. C. M. Shawkey, D. 8. Knox,
JD. W. Clark, E. L, Davis.
TIOHESTA, 3P.A..
LANDS BOUGHT AND SOLD
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.
MVwaoer o Congress 3 amks T. Maf
ic KTT.
Member of Senate 3 . II. Wn.soif.
Assembly Chariic A. Randall.
Mto'l Jdat W. D. Brown.
4nc( Judges Lkwh An kr. Jwo.
A. I'ROFKR
Treasurer Solomon Fit.okrald.
Prothonotary, Register dt Reeorder,ie.
ClTRTIS M. Shawrrt.
.Sheriff: LbonASD Aonw.
CtonwM"'t'"- OLIVKR BYKRLT, WM.
8.IHCLDN, J. R. CHADWICK.
County Superintendent G eo. W. X err.
7Hrict Attorney P. M. Clark.
Jury Commissioners II. O. BAVln,
David Walter.
County Surveyor II. O. Whittkkin.
Ctoroner Dr.' J. W. Morrow.
Cotinrj Hrfiforn J. A. Scott, Thou.
Corah,' Geo. zIuindel.
ON COMMISSION.
If you wish to buy or dnll Real Estate It
will pay you to correspond with me.
t'and-naed Time Table Tloacata Hutltn.
NORTH. I BOOTIf.
Train 28 7:37 am Train A3 10:55 am
Train 82 7:52 am Train 2... 1:18 pm
Train 80... 3:52 pmlTraln 81...- 8:10 pm
Train 28 North, and Train 29 South car-
ry the mail.
Church noa Habhmh HcIimI.
Presbyterian Sabbath School at 0:5 a.
m. : M. K. Wabhath Hcnool at iu:ou a. m.
Preaching in M. K. Church every wao-
bath evening by Rev. Small.
Preaching in the Presbyterian Church
next nudity morning and evening, by
Kev. tlickltng.
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
TIONESTA LODGE
tvP I. O. of O. IT.
rtlTEETS every Saturday evening, at 7
iVl o'clock, In the Lodge Room lu Par-
IridKe'a Hall.
O,
U. B. ARMSTKOSU,
W. SAWYER, Sec'y.
N. O.
27-tf.
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TTOREnT l,(ll)iK, ro. i", n-. v. .
r m-iji nvorv Friday Evening In Odd
Fellows' Hall, Tlouest.
L. AGNEW, M. W.
J. E. WENK, Recorder.
piAPT. GEORGE STOW POST,
i J No. 274, G. A. K.
unot oAhe first Wednemlay in
f montk.TnOdd Follows
1. 8.
each
Hall.TUmesta, Pa.
KNOX, Uominanaer.
GNEW CLARK, '
ATTOHNEY3-AT-LAW,
Office in Court House, Tiouostn, Pa,
, J. B. AO NEW.
V. M. CLARK,
District Attorney.
H V J. VAN U1ESEN,
ATTORNEY COUNSELOR AT LAW,
Edenburg, (Knox P. O.,) Clarion coun
ty. Pa,
E.
L. DAVIS.
ATTORN EY-AT-LAW,
Tlonesta, Pa.
Collections made In tills and adjoining
counties.
MILES W. TATE,
ATTOKNEY-AT-LAW,
av Him Street, . Tlonesta, Pa.
i :
R1TCHKY,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Tlonesta, Forest County Pa.
t:
T AaWRKNCE HOUSE. Tionesta. 10.,
Yj 41. . Brockwav. Proprietor. This
hrtisa is centrally located',
new and well furnished.
Everything
Supeiior Ac-
riMii
to KtieatH
kinds served In their aoason.
too.n. for Commercial Agents.
Oil market closed yesterday 581.
Opening this moro'iDg at 68 Jo.
F. M. Reck was down from Ma-
rienville last Thursday.
The Democrats of this county
hold their primaries next Saturday.
Mr. J. B I'earsall of Clariogton,
paid the town a visit last Wednesday.
Mrs. II. 6. Bates and family of
Titusville, are paying visit to Mrs.
May.
Esquire Jas. Cole, of Jenks town
ship, stopped iu town over Monday
night.
The river is still raising rapidly
the bottom raising toward the top of
the water.
Some very rich-looking bark is
beiug hauled through here and shipped
at this degut.
Burnum's Bhow will gather in the
shekels of the citizens of Oil City on
September 27th.
Jas. D. Davis came down from
Warren Saturday and stayed over
Sunday with Lis folks.
The Erie M. E. Conference will
meet at Jamestown, N. Y , this year
commencing September 21.
Miss Edith Colcgrove, of Corry,
Pa., is the gueet of her friend Miss
Nellie Browuell, this week.
Supt. Kerr will commeoce his
auoual examinations of teachers next
Monday, starting at Nebraska.
Misses May and Emma Sloan
have gone to Cambridgeboro, Craw-
niedaUons and strict attention given . !.::.
lests? VeicUibKw and Frulta of all ford county, for a few weeks visit.
Sample
CENTRAL HOUSE, Tlonesta. .
O. C BrnwnU. Proprietor. This in i
new liouse, and ha just been titled up tor
the accommodation of the public. A por
tion of the natronase of the imtjltu is solic
ited. 4t-ly.
IKSTItAL HOUSE. OIL CITY. PA.
V W. II. ROTH, Proprietor.
The largest, Best Located and Furnished
IIousi in the Crty. Near Union Depot.
JB. SIOGINS, M. D.,
riiysiciun, Surgeon A Druggist,
TIONESTA, PA.
T W. MORKOW. M. D..
.. PHYSICIAN A SURGEON,
J(e o. Armstrong county, havl ng located
in Tia-iesta is prepared to attend all pro
fessional calls promptly and at all hours.
Oltlce aid residence two doom north of
Iawreace House. ORice hours 7 to 8 a.
m.. and 11 to 12 u. : 3 to 8 and HI to 71 P.
m. Sundays, 9 to 10 A. M. : 2 to 8 and 61
to 7 i P. M . may-18-81.
TtENTISTRY.
U DR. J. W. MORROW.
Having purchased the materials Ac, of
Dr. iSteuuman. wouiit repectiuiiv an-
nii:nf.A thut hA will ritriv on tho Dental
businesa in Tionesta. and having had over
' aix years successful experience, considers
v-liiniMtli full v com im ton t to irlve entire sat
isfaction. I shall always give my medi
cal practice the prelorem e. murai-iH,
MAY, PARK A CO.,
BANKERS.
B r Corner of Elm A Walnut Hts.. Tionesta.
E Pa., Bank of Discount and Deposit. In
V I' tcrest allowed on Time Deposits. Collec-
A tlous made on all the Principal points of
' S llieu.B. collections aonuuoa.
1 ' V
JORENZO FULTON,
Manufacturer of and Dealer In
HARNESS, COLLARS, BRIDLES,
And all kinds of
HORSE FURNISHING GOODS.
TIONESTA. PA.
H. C. WHITTEKIN.
Civil Engineer and Surveyor.
TIONESTA PA.
Tnd and Railway Surveying a Specialty,
Magnetic, Solar or Triangulation Survey
ing. Best of Instruments and work.
Terms ou application.
X
IP. "W. XjW,
Practical Tinner.
All kinds of Shoot Metal Work prompt
y attended to.
TIN
JOOF
N 1
INC
A SPECIALTY.
AND
SPOUTING.
CONNER BUILDING, Up Slairs.
TIONESTA, PA.
WATCH CLOCK & JEWELRY
REPAIRING.
THE UNDERSIGNED would respect
fully announce to the citizens of Tio
nesta and vicinity, that he has removed
his watchmaking establishment from Ty-
lersburg to Tionesta, in the room over
Win. Sinearbaugh A Co.'s store, formerly
occupied by Dr. Morrow as an ollico,
w here he is prepared to repair waluhos,
clocks and jewelry. 87 years experience
will enable him to give saiibtactiou. Give
aim a vnai, n, riAl-t.
Found A gents gold ring, wbioh
the owner can have at this office, by
describing same and paying charges,
The Republican State Convention
meets at Harrisburg next Wednesday
to place the winning ticket in the
Geld.
There are seveal very dangerous
cesspools in town that should be
abated at once, before they breed dis
ease.
Dmgman & Derricksou are mov
ing their mill to the Edmonson tract,
on Little Tiouesta, where they will
saw oak.
The Central House is being re-
roofed. Our next Sheriff, Sawyer,
and Landlord Browuell are roasting
themselves at the job.
Clarence Ward bad his right
hand quite badly lacerated by getting
it too near the slave saw of Cobb's
mill, across the river, Monday.
Dr. Morrow's children, Misses
Martha, Nannie, Tillie, Sadie, and
Master James leave to day for a four
or five week's visit at their old home
in Armstrong.
Blackberries, which are said to
be abundant in some sections of the
county, have not yet touched this
market. There would be ready sale
for them here.
Samuel Bush, who lives abont a
mile below Nebraska, reports the kill
ing of the father of rattlesnakes one
day last week. The reptile measured
over five feet in length.
Drilling on the new well on the
Joslyn farm, Stewarts Run, will com
mence this week. It is sjtuate a short
distance from the five barrel producer
on J. G. Bromley's place.
The fare for the round trip to
Titusville, to those alio are attending
the F. M. oampmeeting will be $1.55
from this place. The meeting begins
next Wednesday, Aug. 17.
Mr. McDaniels, one of Titus
ville's prominent citizens, was visiting
Mr. J, II. Dincman yesterday. The
Republican acknowledges a short
but pleasaut call from him.
Burglars are getting in their
work on Oil City residences, stores,
Ac, and would be well for our citizens
to be on the alert as there is no telliug
what night a raid may be made.
We are authorized to state that
Worthy Grand Master, John W
Haney and other Grand Oflicers of
the I. O. of O. F., will visit Tionesta
Lodge No. 369, on Monday, August
15tb. All Odd Fellows are urged to
be present.
Brilliant meteoric showers are
predicted for to night, to morrow
night and Friday night, and if the
weather is fair the exhibition will be
fine. Don't fail to look for them.
Dr. Conners of Oil City, affable
and pleasant, is circulating among
Tionesta's citizens. The Doctor is
giving his attention to life Insurance,
and represents a very substantial com
pany.
Esquire J. C. Hoovler was called
to Mercer county a fortnight ago to
attend the bedside of his aged father,
Jacob Hoovler, who died at hia borne
on North Hill, that county, aged 83
years.
Mr. C. W. Smith of East Hicko
ry and Miss Louie Seigworth were
married on August 1st, at the resi
dence of the bride's father, David
Seigworth, near Friburg, Clarion
county.
Wm. Carbaugb, of Tionesta town
ship, reports that he has a stock of
corn in his patch which stands nine
feet and teu inches in its stocking feet.
This doesn't look like a failure in the
corn crop.
Judge Henderson, of Lebanon
county, decides that fruit overhanging
a fence belongs to the man who owns
the ground over which it hangs and
that be can cut off the limbs of the
tree if be chooses.
Conundrum : If Kepler's income
from the Carnahan well is 25 cents,
and it takes 25 cents to buy a pound
of coffee, (without milk or sugar) how
many forged naturalization papers can
be successfully cobred with a peach
can full of coffee 1
Mrs. John Ciomer and Miss Ell,
of Green township were in town yes
terday. We are sorry to learn that
Mr. Cromer is still laid up from the
effects of a cut on the leg received
last March, erysipelas having set in.
-Mr. Fulton has at last struck
water in bis well, which is now down
G3 feet, the last 15 feet of which was
kicked down by the old-fashioned pro
cess of drilling for oil. And, by-the-
way, they found bo roe oil in the well,
too.
Great preparations are making in
Oil City for the veterans reunion to
be held there on the 25th inst. It
will be the largest gathering of old
soldiers ever held in this section, no
doubt. Slow Post of this place will
attend iu a body, we bear.
. Forest Coouty's Democratic pa
per, the Vindicator, came out last
week enlarged to seven columns, aud
otherwise very materially improved.
The Democrats now have a paper
which is a credit to the party, and in
which tbey can take just pride.
A. B. Root, Sr., who accompanied
the Hickory colony to Washington
territory, returned last week to arrange
his business for leaving and settling in
that section permanently. He renorts
all the Forestonians well and comfort
ably settled in their new home.
The premium list of the Venan
go county fair to be held io Franklin,
Sept. 6, 7, 8 and 9, is at hand, and is
perhaps the most complete of any yet
issued by the association. There is no
discount on the Franklin fairs; they
are worth going a long way to see.
Mr. W. A. Grove came home last
Saturday from Kentucky, where, with
his brothers, Wilbur and Park, and
Frank Hunter, he is engaged in drill
ing for gas. The extreme beat so af
fected Ab. that he was compelled to
come north and get a breath of pure
air.
While Kepler is riding the county
over blowing his bazoo to everybody
he can get to listen to him, and beg
ing the Democrats to everlastingly
disgrace themselves by voting for him
it wouldn't be a bad idea to explain
whether be did not vote for Just is
Shawkey against Maj. John Peterson ;
J. B. Acnew against J. T. Rose; for
N. 8. Foreman against Thos. Flynn
for Judge Arner against Wm. Hood
for C. M. Shawkey against John A
Hart; for Peter Berry against J. B,
Watson ; and whether he voted for
S, II. Haslet in 1876 1 At the same
time he might state how, according to
his own words, he robbed the taxpay
bra for five or six years.
The following are the dates and
places for the State fair and for county
fairs in these parts:
Pennsylvania State Fair, Pbiladel
phia, Sept. 5 to 7.
Chautauqua County Fair at James
town, N. Y., Sept. 5 to 8.
Warren County Fair at Warren,
Aug. 30 to Sept. 2.
Franklin Fair, Sept. 6, 7, 8, 9.
Sugar Grove Fair, Sept. 15-18.
Butler Fair, Sept. 13, 14, 15, 16
Erie Fair, Sept. 20, 21, 22, 23.
Titusville Fair, Sept. 20, 21. 22. 23,
Clarion Fair, Sept. 27, 28, 29, 30,
Conoeautville Fair, Oct. 4, 5, 6,
Cocbrauton, Sept. 14, 15 aud 16.
Cambridgeboro, Sept. 7, 8 and 9.
Edinboro, Sept. 14, 15 and 16.
Stoneboro, Sept. 28, 29 and 30.
WatUburg, Oct. 4, 5 and 6.
Mercer, Sept. 21, 22 and 23.
Yoodcock4 Sept. 21, 22 and 23.
One of our exchanges mentions
that an agent is doing the towns and
counties selling little clocks, which
pretend to be so constructed that you
can toll the hour at night without the
aid of a lamp or other light. It's a
fraud, and we warn our readers against
purchasing any such clocks.
The new marriage law for York
Stale goes into effect on the first of
September. A liceose must be pro
cured before marriage, and a man
under 21 and a woman under 18 are
prohibited from marrying without the
consent of parents or guardiaas. This
makes it tough for preachers living
along the borders, as their revenues
will be very much curtailed, and the
average young man must now either
fish or cut bait,
The man Kelly, whom Esquire
Towler, of Marienville, sentenced to
six months in jail for petty larceny,
made his escape Monday, by scaling
the wall of the jail-yard, into which
be had been let for a short time, by
tearing a board from the wall, by the
aid of wbieh he climbed to the top.
He took to the woods, and when last
seen was making tracks fur Marien
ville, where he staid previous to his
conviction. Sheriff Agnew was absent
at the time.
The storm of last Friday night,
while quite severe at this place, was
nothing compared with the effects in
surrounding towns. Oil City was
washed and drenched until the town
looked so cleau the inhabitants hardly
recognized it when they woke up next
morning. Franklin was also quite
severely dealt with. The effect at
Grand Valley must have been won
derful, according to a correspondence
in this issue, in which the play of the
elements is vividly described.
Pleasantville correspondence to
Titusville Citizen: Since the develop
ment at Shamburg has proven so re
munerative a good deal of attention
has been paid to old territory and we
confidently expect that sooner or later
Pithole, Fagundas, Mew Londou and
Enterprise will again come into prom
inence as producing sections, indeed,
considerable land has already been
quietly picked up in those localities,
and it needs nut the stimulus oi a aui
1
Kepler's Coffee Mixed Again.
arjnoarket to cause this whole section
to a rain assume character on an oil
field of respective dimensions.
We have the meagre particulars
of the destruction by fira of the dwell
ng of Daoiol Brecht, who lives at
Beaver Valley, Hickory township, on
Wednesday last. Everythiug, except
the clothing from one bed, was con
urned, even to a hundred dollars in
cash which Mr. B. had laid away for
rainy day. His barn was saved
only by the greatest efforts of the
neighbors. Mr. Brecht is a hard
working industrious farmer and the
loss falls heavily upon him. We are
not informed as to whether there was
any insurance on the property.
Speaking of the proposed probib
itory amendment, Kepler's sheet says
it is "to be voted for at the November
election." For consummate, inexcus
able ignorauce commend us to Kepler,
Any ordinary ignoramus, who sets
himself up for an editor should know
that the amendmont must pass anoth
er legislature before it is voted on
And still this lunk head has cheek
enough to aspire to the county com
mieeionersuip. Well, when tbe peo
ple want a loud mouthed ignorant,
blow-hard for that office, Kepler's
claims cannot be overlooked. "Don't
you understand."
The Bradford Era gave the names
of a number of producers who favor a
shut-down. Among them are Van
Vlock & Mitchell, James Amm, Cole
man, Penny & Payne, John" Cochran,
John Den man, Woods & Young,
Ralph & Tucker, Captain Jones, Dr,
Van Scoy, C. B. Whitehead, P. M
Shannon and E. II. Jennings. These,
it will be remembered, are all Brad
ford producers, and Bradford wells
are very small. We do not notice in
tbe list tbe names of T. W. Phillips,
John McKeown and other kings of
tbe trade whose product offset many
square miles of Bradford wells. Will
the big Csh shut down J Blizzard,
The enlargement of the Forest
Rfi'UHlican was a gratuity on the
part of its enterprising owner, J. E.
enk, who lor years nas publtsue J a
newspaper worth double the price of
subscription as newspapers run. Tbe
addition of another coluiuo to each
page is an improvement which makes
the Republican equal io size to mauy
papers published in much larger coun
ties, while, in its able managemeut it
is still further iu the advance. The
republicans of forest owe a ddbt to
their organ, which it is to be hoped,
they will be more prompt to discharge
than is the general custom, ileadville
Gazette.
In a two-column tirade, incoherent
and befuddled as usual, Kepler makes
what he doubtless intends for a con
fession of his connection with tbe no
torious and damnable coffee colored
naturalization forgery, in his last
week's sheet. If any man who wears
bair can extract any sense out of bis
tirade, other than that quoted from
the Republican, we'd like to meet
him. To divert attcntioo from him
self he rings in something about one
O'Mara, a witness in the coffee inves
tigation, whose bad character be was
called to prove. Ye gods! What a
monstrosity I Jake Kepler called as a
witness to prove that some one else
is a bad man! Shades nf the notorious
Guiteau! Turn over in your grave!
Can you look with complacency upon
this infringement on your reputation!
But why parley. Kepler has pub
lished the charge in his own paper
that this infamous crime was commit
ted iu bis hotel (?) Now listen to the
sickening and disgusting explanation
he made of the coffee business iu 1880,
when we had occasion to stick it at
him. Here's how he tried to slink
out of it theu :
"Since there has been so much said
about coffee, we will give tbe true
facts. During the last two years of
the late war, we were proprietor of
several stage lines running from 1 nil
lipsburg to Clearfield, and one to Cur
wensville, also proprietor of a hotel at
Pbulipeburg, a terminus of Ibe rail
road. Passengers took dinner at the
hotel before taking the stage. During
that time there were many soldiers
who were returning home on leave of
absence and other causes, and frequent
ly some of tbe soldiers were without
funds, and we, tbe proprietor of toe
hotel and stage lines would always
feed those without money the same as
those who bad tbe money to pay, and
many times luroisbed tbem with a
lunch and good strong coffee to carry
them through, besides giving tbem free
transportations ou tbe stage lines. This
is the cause of our notoriety. We
were only waiting all this lime for our
neighbor to give the facts, but as be
did not, and wanted to make political
capital out of it by so industiiously
harping on the coHee business, we
deemed it our duty to give facts in the
case.
The question now remains, in the
light of your double confession, when
were you lying in 1880 or in 1887?
It is a matter of little consequence, to
b? sure, since you bave lied, but it
might be well to state when.
A SERIOUS GAS EXPLOSION AT
GUSHER CITY
Result in the Destruction of Sever
al Buildings, and Seriously
Burnt Two Women.
. On Saturday evening last about 7:30
p. m., the people of (Junher City, this
county, were startled by a terrific ex
plosion. On hasty Investigation, the
St. Petersburg House was found to be
n muss of ruins and till on Are, caused
by a leaky gas pipe under the house.
The house was occupied by a family
named Phipps. The fttmily consisted
of Jr. Phipps, his wife and child and
a lady by the name of Lizzie Manaon.
Jlflss Jason was In the act of light
ing the fire in the stove. She struck
a match and the explosion followed.
aViss ilanson was seriously burned
Internally, and Is not expected to live,
Jrs. Phipps, who was standing close
by with the bady in her arms, was
badly burned, but neither mother nor
child are considered burned futally
Mr. Phipps lost his all, besides $33 in
cash, which was In the house. The
citizens are circulating a subscription
paper for their relief. The number of
buildings burned are as follows : St,
Petersburg House, owned by John
Reagan.loss $600 ; Conway & Graham,
groceries, loss $3,500; Insurance $1,100
The next building consumed by the
fire was the town hall. This building
la an Irreparable loss to the town;
stage effects and theatrical parapher
nalia went up In smoke, loss $1,000
Citizens say the hall will be rebuilt
The next buildings, A. L. Anderson,
Captain J. J. Haight's cottages, the
Captain was on business at Warren
On returning at 10 p. m., he found
his pleasant home in ashes. The next
came the residence and postofflee of
our worthy postmaster. The fire then
spread to the residence of Charles
Beebe and W. B. Rice, where by the
heroic efforts the fire was got under
control at J0:80 p. m. Conway & Gra
ham, grocers. W. S. Cole, Charles
Beebe, A. L. Anderson, and W. B,
Rice, will all rebuild again. C. W.
Atkins wishes to thank the boys for
their efforts iu saving his house.
Derrick.
CIONESTA MAItKKTH.
CORRECTED EVERY TUE8DAT, BT
RELIABLE DEALERS,
Flour Ifi barrel cbolce - 4.00.
.Flour sack, - - 1.00(91.65
Corn Meal, 100 Iha - - - 1.25M.60
Chop Toed, pure grain - 1.20 1.29
Corn, Shelled - - 70
Beans bushel 1.60Q3.00
Ham, sugar cured - - 15
Breakfast Bacon, augarcured 14
Shoulders 8
Whitortsh, half-barrela ... 8.50
Lake herring half-barrels - 6.50
Sugar - 6 8
Syrup - - - 50(S"
N. O. Molasses new 76
Roast Rio Coffee - ($28
Rio Coffee, - - , - 2T
Java CofTeo - S2($Vt
Tea - 20(S)0O
Bnttcr (a 20
Rice ------ 7
ErgR, fresh - - - - s 15
Salt best loVo .... 1.25
Lard 12J
Iron, common bar ... -2.50
Nails, lOd, kog - 2.75
Potatces ..... a75
Lime bbl. - ' - - - 1.10
Dried Apples sliced per lb - 4i
Dried llcer - - 18
Dried Peaches per lb 10
Dried Peaches pared per - 16
A
HERE AND THERE.
Remarkablo Electrlo Display.
A remarkable display of electricity
was witnessed by lovers of the sublime
at Grand Valley, Pa., on Friday eve
ning, Aug. 5th. Rain fell in torrents
from 5 o'clock until 8; there wus but
little atmospheric disturbance. Tbe
clouds coming from the northeast
meeting others apparently coming
from' the.Bouth west and for two hours
the elements appeared to be at war.
The most vivid flashes of lightning
darted from the clouds to earth, fol
lowed by deafening peals of thunder.
Like a mighty pall the over hanging
clouds of blackness remained motion
less. But the roost remarkabl" rstiite
of the phenomena was tbe frantio dis
play of luminous meteors, differing
from ordinary meteors, by paying no
respect to the laws of gravitation,
Ralls like hre would tall to within a
thousand feet of the treetops, then
burst or explode like a bomb or rock
et, seuding innumerable fragments at
right angles from the travel of tbe
mass. These explosions were followed
by a tbud not uulike that of distant
artillery fire. Other bodies of the
strange matter would form, dart off
horizontally in an easterly direction
for a considerable distance, then turn
squarely upward aud fade away ; and
others assumed a serpentine figure,
leaving a lurid trace of their travels,
Then another rivaled all other freaks,
by towering upward in the form of a
spiral ; at limes large masses of the
mysterious matter would form, then
dissolve and descend in a shower like
drops of molten gold. Beautiful,
grand and sublime was the pageant
that provokad emotions of delight and
fear, from the astounded beholders.
J. G. W
Report of Hunter Station School.
A price has beeu put upon the head of
the sea serpent by showman Barnum, who
oilers $20,000 for the monster dead or alive.
Here is an inducement which induces.
The Michigan man who tried to light a
fire with some wood from a box which
hud contained nitro glycorino, succeeded.
But ho can't do it again.
Auciist weather proverbs : When the
dew is heavy In August the weather gen
erally remains fair. When In the beginn
ing of August thunder storms are passing
they will generally last to the end of the
month. When in August the aim Bhines
warm and moon and stars are bright it is
good for grapes, because they then ripen
well. When it rains In August it rains
honoy and wine. If tho first week in
August is unusually warm, the winter
will bo white and long. When tho months
of July, August and September are un
usually hot, January will be the coldest
month. As August, so the next iobrua-
rv. As Bartholomew's day (21), so the
whole autumn.
In the contest about collateral iuliori
tance tax upon the estate of John DuBols
a decision has boen rendered in the Clear
field courts by Judgo Krebs in favor of
the Common wealth. Tho largo amount
Involved, and the nature of the enso bave
ctaaed it to attract general attention. John
DuBois was one of the most extensive
and wealthy lumbermen in tho State. IIo
lived at DuBois, Cloarlield County, where
he had a largo body of timber land and
extensive saw-mills. He died May 5,
ISSfl, unmarried, aged 77 years and reput
od to be worth millions of dollars. His
nephew, John E. DuBois, claimed nearly
all tho property under a deed of January
17, 1KK4. Tho unpaid collateral Inheritance
tax amounts to $136,000. It is supported
tho case will be carried to the Supremo
Court.
The Clarion correspondent of tbe Pitts
burgh Sunday Leader says : "David King,
the murderer, whoso case has been taken
to the Supreme Court, grows more conn
deut each day that ho will never hang.
The future does not soem to bother him
much, and ' is for tbe present, many a mau
would worry aud fret more shout being
shut up for a few dollars cost than King
does for his life. During the trial It was
said the confinement waa telling on his
health, and that he would not live to be
hung. Thore is no complaining now, and
he doos uot look as if bo had any notion
of quilting this world in a natural way(
but struts back and forth In his cell like a
well fed, bale aud hearty dude. He longs
for the companionship of Mrs. Dinsmore,
his associate in iniquity and murder who,
occupies a coll on the same floor, and
ploads Io tho turnkey to permit him to
visit her. But it is iu vain ; he is never
out of Ids coll, and will be kept there un
til he marches out under the shutlow of
the fallows."
M EN DM ENT TO THE CON'STITTJ-
tion proposed to tho citizens of this
Common wealth for their approval or re
jection by the General Assembly of tho
loiniiioiiveaiin oi r-enuavivaiua. i no
lished by order of the Secretary of the
Commonwealth, in pursuance of Article
XVIII of the Constitution.
Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the constitution of the common
wealth :
Suction 1. He it resolved bu the Senate
and House of Representatives of the Cbm-
nmntcenith of jvnnsiivama in uenerai
Assembly met. That the following Is pro
posed as an amendment of the constitu
tion of tho commonwealth of Pennsylva
nia in accordance with the provisions of
the eighteenth article thereof:
Strike out from section one, of article
eight, tho four qualifications for voters
which reads as follows:
If twenty-two years of age or upwards.
ho shall have paid, within two years, a
state or county tax, which shall have
been assessed at least two months, and
paid at least one month before the elec
tion," so that the section which roads as
follows :
"Every male citizen, twenty-one years
of age, possessing the following qualifica
tions, shall bo entitled; to voto at an elec
tions :
First. He shall have been a citizen ol tho
United States at least one month.
Second. Ho shall havo resided in the
State ono year (or if, having previously
been a qualitiod oiector or native oorn cit
izen of the stnto, ho shall havo removed
therefrom and roturned, then six months)
immediately preceding the election.
Third; lie snail nave resiaeu in me elec
tion district where he shall offer to vote at
least two months immediately preceding
the election.
Fourth. If twenty-two years of age or
unwards. he shall have nnid. within two
years, a state or county tax, which shall
have been assessed at least two months,
and paid at least one month belore tho
eloclmu," shall be amended so as to read
as follows :
Every malo citizen twonty-ono years or
age, possessing the louowing qnannca
tions, shall be entitled to vote at the wil
ing places ol tho election district oi wincn
he shiill at the time bo a resident and not
elsewhere :
First. He shall have been a citizen of
the United States at least thirty days.
Second. He shall havo resided in tno
stiite one year (or if, having previously
boen a qualined elector or native oorn cit
izen of the state, he shall have removed
therefrom and returned, then six months)
immediately preceding the election.
Third, lie shall nave resiued in inooiec-
tion district where he shall oiler to vote at
least thirty days immediately preceding
tbe election. The legislature, at the session
thereof next after tho adoption of this sec
tion, shall, and irom time to time tnore-
altor may, enact laws to rn-ope.rtvtorco
this p "iVHi i 1
fourth. Every male citizen of the age or
twenty-one years, who shall have been a
citizen for thirty days and an inhabitant .
of this state one year next procoding an
election, except at municipal eloe.tious,
aud for the last thirty days resident of
tho election district lu which no may oner
Ilia vote, shall be entitled to voto at such
election in the election district of which
he shall at the time be a resident and not
elsewhere for all oflieers that now are or
hereaftor may be elected by the people ;
Providetl. That in time of war no elector
in tiie actual military servico.pf jlie State
or of tbe United SUitocv.4ii u. ' ,.i iuv 'oi -
navy tboruof, shall be deprivod Of his vote
by reason of his absence from such elec
tion dislrlet, and tho legislature shall havo
power to provide the manner in wmen
and the time and place at which such
abscut electors may vote, aud for the
return and canvas of their votes in the
election district in which they respectively
reside.
Filth. For tho purpose of voting, no
person shall be deemed to havo gained or
tost a resilience by reason of his presence
or absence while employed in the service
of the Uhited States or the State, nor while
engaged in the navigation of the waters of
the Slate or of the high seas, nor while a
student of any college or seminary of
learning, nor while kept at any almshouse
or public institution, except tho In males
of any homo for disabloa and indigent?
soldiers and sailors, who, for the purpose
of voting, shall be doomed to reside iu tho
election district whore said home is loca
ted. Itws shall be niude for ascertaining,
by proper prootH, the citizens who shall b
entitled to the right of EUlt'rugo hereby
established.
A truo copy of the Joint resolution.
CH A RLES W. STON E.
Secretary of the Commonwealth:"
If you want at once (he beet and
cheapest Life or Accident Iusurauce,
iusure in the Mutual Reserve Fund
Lifo Association and Guarantee Mut
ual Accident Co. P. M. Clark, Gen'
eral Agent, TionestafPa.
First month ending June 6 : Number of
pupils enrolled, males 4, females 10 1 av
erage attendance, males 3, females 13; per
cent, of attendance, males 81t, females H.
Julia and Cora Zents, Cora llauna, Alice
llassco, Flora Zenta, Mary Hunter and
Johnnie Fitzgerald wero present every
day, Millie Manross and Harry cuts
wero absent one day.
Second iiionlh ending July 5: Harry
Zenta, Nora Fitzgerald and Cora .cuts
were present evcrv day. Millie Manross
and Julia Zents were present every daj
but ono.
Third and last month ending Aug. 2,
1887: Number enrolled, mules 4, females
14; average attendance, malett 2, females
10; average attendance during term, males
3, females 12; per cent, of attendance dur
ing mouth, males Wfi, females (1 ; per cent.
of attendance during term, males Ml, fe
males W. Tboue present every day were
Millie Maurotu, John liunusy uud Henry
Fitzgerald. Nora Fitzgerald was absent
one day. Emma C. Johnson, Teacher.
Boys smoking cigarettes started a
fire in Chester s court bouse. It is
still the deadly cigarette iu more
senses than one,, -
MARRIED.
MOOSEY DAVIS August 3, 1HS7, by
Kev. F. M. Small, at the residence of
the bride's parents, Mr. T. S. Moouey of
Straltauville, Clarion County, aud Miss
Nellie 11. Davis, of Oilfoyle, Forest
County, Pa.
There wero a number of invited guests
present, as follows : Mrs. Miller of Fox
burg, sister of the groom, presided at tho
organ, showing that sbo was a master
hand with wedding marches. Jas. Moouey
of Clarion, brother of the groom ; T. L.
Hay, w ife anil daughter, of Clarion ; W.
S. Mooney and wife; Mrs. tloorge Davis
and Mrs. Frank Bucklin, of Jamestown
N. Y., nieces of Mr. und Mrs. W. S. Dav is.
There were a goodly number of presents,
and tho big-hearted Whit, did the very
handsome thing iu loading down the tables
with good things. Especially eiegaut
wero tho pyramids of ieo cream made by
that master hand Mr. Carringer. Wo
would bo very glad to have the plvasuro
of attending again, but it cannot occur Lut
once more in this excellent family as but
one is left. Long life lu yuu, Miss Blanch.
M KN DM ENT TO THE CONSTITU.
V TION proposed to the citizens of this
Commonwealth for their approval or re
jection by the General Assembly of tho
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Published by order of the Socretary of tho
Commonwealth, in pursuance of Arlido
XVI II of tho Constitution.
Joint resolution promising an auwmd
mcnt to the Constitution of this Common
wealth ;
Skition 1. Be it rosolved by tho Senate)
and Housoof Representatives of tho Com
monwealth of I'euiiHV ivania in General
Assembly n et, That the iollowiiigauiend
mcnt is proposed to the Constitution ot the
Commonwealth of Pennsy vania, in ac
cordance with the Eighteenth Article
thereof :
AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional article to
said Constitution to be designated as Arti
cle XIX, as follows :
Ait i icir. .ma,
The manufacture, sale, or keeping for
sale of intoxicating liquor, to bo used as a
beverage, is hereby prohibited, and any
violation of this prohibition bhall be a
misdemeanor, punishable as shall be pro
vided by law.
The manufacture, sale, or keeping for
sale of iutoxiciiting liquor lor other pur
poses than as a leverage may be allowed
lu such manner only as may be prescribed
by law. Tbe General Assembly shall, ub
I ho lirst session suceeodiug the adopt ion of
this article of the Constitution, enact laws
with adequate penalties lor itsenforeeiueut.
A truo copy of the Joint Kesoluliou,
CHARLES W. hTONE.
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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