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Wild Latuls, Farms, Ihimh
A Lot for Sale or Itcnt.
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.
New Ailvi rti-i iiiciiIh.
.toe Levi. Ail.
Lamincr. Ail.
lYnn'a Hy. Howler.
I vH V Co. Itoinlor.
TIk" MoCllcll 1'". All.
Ilt'iitli .V Koil.
Clarion Normal. IcsmI.
loiikiii. Ail ami l.i'i'.ils.
Cilnul Noiin.il, l.ooiil.
Nickel rial" Hy. K"H.pr.
White Star UiiK'orv. I.ooiits.
Kxocutors Slo S. M. 1 1 f n ry .
Tionesta l'n.-li SUir. Ail. mill Local".
Tl"tu'-U : l iihim A riuinl'liii! ('n. Ail.
Colunilins I'mnmo .V Harms I'ii. Ail.
Forest loiintv Nat l llihk. Slatouii'iil.
--Oil market elosoil ut $1.1.1.
Oil nml iish lenses at till olllce.
lilipKillH M'l's UlC !IH'f 1 shoes tl
Yell ran p't it "t Hopkins:' stoic, tf
Itcst liriiml ruliluir hoots at Tio-icxU
Cit-li Store. It
Veiretuhlcs of every variety at the
White Mar (iroceiy. Call or 'plume. It
Ami fill (hev (to, those, shirt waist
patterns at Hopkins) store. No two
like. It
W hen looking fur nixUrosse., sprini;.,
rockers, most an kiml ol luriiiture.
Call 01 Hopkins. It
Why ill ethers cot .1 viio iimipai it.nn
In price anil itooils? Ki t posted at Tio
ncsta Cash store. It
The cri i ks ami rivers have olten
liaek Into Iheir lids where they lii;lit In
stay nml lirhave themselves.
I. N, IVirr-on'a ilrllori started Hid
4jil wi ll M in. 1. iv nut aenisH thu river, It
In hi' atetl on the Kle.ik !'' tot.
J. IV. Sires w ill have his pliolojjraph
lirllery a this plain n i ll for liiisiness
every Friday mull fuilher notice, tf
Tim words "Advertisement" and
"Success" should have liecll lmtll Ht Ihn
mine 1 1 mo, for tin y are twin IrotherH
F.x.
A dime social
home of M rs. J. H
nlntf, March 7. A
will lie helil at Ihe
, Hazelly, Friday evo
eolilial invilaliou la
extended to all.
Many young leinheis frniii tin vi
cinity nre iimkii'ir pn i aratioiiH to ntlenil
the Clarion M ini Normal School diirinif
the sprint; n I tomine r tin ins. It
l'llinlmro Normal olle fire tuition
to students 17 ye-rs ofae and upward.
Why not aliciel Ihe inm al? Kor pnrlie
ulars write .fnhn F. itiuh r, Prill, It
-Al! the sinill pox piitionls In Oil City
have peen dicharcl front quarantine,
anil a feeling of security from the scon rue
Haiti pen a. lea the atmosphere of the
place.
The rcmainM of a two year old aim of
Mr. anil Mis. Wolf Koscn.of Marii nville,
were taken Id Tilnsville hy the parent
Saturday for interim til in K'nai (icni
lutli t'liesiil ccnictrv.
Our new xood for sprim; are hero.
At present no are tmi lu-y pcttimi them
out to tell yon - anyhii'u uliout tlieui.
Next week we w ill 'iill yen about aotne
of the nice Ihlnjis. Heath A Foil. H
F. H. Lunson has rrnio I the lino
homo of Mrs. Ju le Keel; ami w ill movo
his family thrrn April 1st. M. K. Alihott
will move his family hero and occupy the
rooms which .Mr. I.xilson will vacate at
that time.
"The Longest rowcr-Transinission
in the World," the one recently installed
in Cali lorn in, Is de-crilird in the lieview
of lieviewa lor Match hy Mr. Thomas C.
Martin, the wo I known writer on elec
trical subjects. The in Hi lc ia Illustrated
from photivi ai'lis,
Dr. J. I'. 1 ti ti ti haa puiclia-ed,
thron h tho ri al estate aaencv of F. It.
Lanson, tlm ilesirahle properly now occu
pied hy W. J. Camplii II next to Wilbur
(trove's house, and w-ill iniiko many
rluiuuc!! and improvements (hero soon
as favorable veather appears,
Amour; the announcements this wrtk
w ill be found the I'ollowluir new ones:
Assembly C. W. A inkier, ol .lenka twp.
County CoinrnisMonrr II. L. V hittiri4
Hickory tw p j J. li. Maze Harnett twp.;
N. (1, Ci lo, linen twp. Jury Couimia
lionor F.rnest Sitible, Tioncsta twp,
John L. S ihbatu, a I'. R. It. brake
man employed on the Hi-er Division,
and a rcsclent ol Oil t'i'y, had li Ik head
cut open, but not seriously hurt, at Cob-
ham on .Saturday, llo was on t 'oenRino
and lcnii inK out tho cab w indow w hen
liia head struck Homo lumber that was on
a car on the siding.
i lie I' eiirua y record or oil opera
tions, accordion In tho Derrick's lepnrt,
hows t.i.l new wolls completed in what
m Known as inn rennsylvania held, a
decrease or Ui; rius and drilling wells
IHi.l, a decline or .It over thn previous
month; npw production 1,7.11, a decline
or 1,(111 barrels.
Mrs. (i. W, Saw vrr has received the
ami intollin"iicp of the death of Mr.
Jerome Wheelnck, limdiaml of her sister,
which occurred suddenly in his home
oily ot Worcester, Mass., a few days ago.
The decease I was one o! the most promi
nent citizens or Ids city, and had achieved
fame as an inventor. He was l7 years of
a tie.
Fxlensivp pre arations mo being
made for thn openinsf or tho rew Odd
Fellow,' Home at (irovo City, and it is
expected that the hiiildinn will lie In
read. ness on April 11 to receiv a large
number ol aged itiul indignant members
of Ihn order who have lllrer.dv applied
lor a lui.ssioii. ' l.. ii,l, Keljowa As
Hociaiion having in oharire tho establish
ment ol the institution will nut secure
possess,,, I, f (i,,, ,r.,,rV known ns
the S ear tarin until April 1, but not
withstanding this ii lurue force ot men is
at work in-uitil vinir tho irrounil ami
elapiin i- .,r ngiiciilliiriil purposes.
rriiiiklin News.
Charlea L. Taft, a news) aper man id
w idc aciiiainlance, coiiiniitU d autcide on
Friday last hy shuoliiiB himself through
the head willi a .1- calibre revolver on Ihe '
Relief bridge at Oil City. Tart's home, j
was in Warren, where he wan raised. Ho
was aged about :I5 years and had
gamed much note as a brilliant and ver
satile writei.
A parly numbering nearly forty of
their Iriends gave Mr. and Mrs. J. F,
1'ioper a most complete surprise at toeir
elegant home Monday evening, it being
thnoccasiaii of Iheir fifteen til wedding
aiiniveisary. A pbasant evening was
spent at dominoes, tho concluding featuie
being a nice lunch served by the genial
host and hostess.
Word was received heie by telegram
Sunday of the death of Miss Alice Mealy,
daughter of Alex. Mealy, of Seattle,
Wash. The deceased had been ill for
several months. She was aged about :il)
years, and was a sister of Mrs. J. A.
Si. river, of Tioncsta township, and leaves
many friends III this section, wliero thn
family formerly resided.
The lecture hilled to take place at the
court house Saturday evening was indefi
nitely postponed, the lecturer, I'rof. De
Motle failing to materialize owing to the
In. gularily ot the train service, llo was
stranded at Salamanca, and the train
Inm there did not arrive here until U.:!0
Sunday morning. The committee will
till in tills number of the lecture course at
koiiio future dato.
At the annual Washington birthday
banquet held by tiio students and alumni
of Allegheny pollege, Meadville, presi
dent Crawford announced Frank A.
Arter, of Cleveland, a tho dcuor of fM,
IMS to the endowment fund of that col
lego. Mr. Arler graduated Trout that insti
tution In l.Su4, and ia at present a mem
ber of the board of trustees. This sets at
rest tho theories that Andrew ( ai logic
or koiiio other philanthropist was tho
donor.
1'iiikerton, the present head of the
detective agency of that name, declares
that in no country on earth do wi men
manifest so much maudlin sentimentality
for criminals as in the United States.
ICven when the men hava no pronnunod
personal charms, he says they aro not
without their female friends in this
country, who send them flowers and
other tokens of esteem. The problem
seems to lie one tor psychologists to
study and explain.
Speaking of the Intended removal of
Attorney A. V. Ilrown, of Clarion, to Tin
iiesla, the Democrat of that pluco Sivs:
"Tho people of Tioueula aro 1 rtunatn in
gliding Mr. ilrown and his family as rea
il tits oflhat place. Mrs. Itrown is a most
attractive lady of culture and refinement.
Mr, Ilrown is one. of the ablest and
straightcst young attorneys of our ao
iuaiiibiiien mid ia worthy in every way
of the confidence of Ihe people of Finest
county. May ho be attended by great
success, and may lie and his estimable
wife find the cordial welcome and con
genial social and business relations
w liich contribute so largely in making a
place homo."
Mail Agent West of Kellettvile, met
with a mishap on Monday morning of
this week. He was just entering the
city, having almost reached tho foot of
the hill near Haslet's store, when one ol
the horses, a fractious brute, scared and
made a desperate lunge for freedom. The
front wneels were sundered trim the re
mainder of the vol iclo, and Mr. West
lerked out oT(r Hie dash board, striking
Ilia face on tho fror.en ground, cutting a
trash below his right eye and dragging
him icvcral rods, but ho held to the lines
till thn team was stopped. Returning to
the wauon ho shouldered the mail sack
and brought it to the post office, put up
his team and then "washed up." Itwasn't
a "run-away" beeauso the driver "stayed
right with 'em," The wagon will need
considerable nverhau ling.
Last Saturday while Frank (tillespie
and yong son of Kellettvlllo were icturn-
ing from a visit to Mom's in Crawford
county, and w iien near the station at tin
place, a tug of the harness br ko and tho
sudden start forward of the horse jerked
the young man, who was driving, nut
over the ilah board of the sleigh and
frigh encd the liorss badly. Tho hid
held on and waa dragged through mud
and siush considerable distance, but
finding that lie could not hold tho fright
ened animal released his hold of the
lilies, and the horse made a wild dash
over tho bridge. One of tho lines becom
ing wrapped about the horse's hind leg,
and not being accustomed to running olT
anyway, ho was easily caught near the
Lanson flouring mill, badly frightened
but not much the worse for his escapade.
Tho little aiiamal demonstraU d, how
ever, that Im was some what of a "goer"
while it lasted.
The Hon. William MoKinley, ono of
tho pioneers of this section, died at his
home in Klizaliith, N. J., on the -'ith of
February, agod CS years, his ailment be
ing or the brain. The deceased vas horn
in Ayreshire, Scotland, iu I'd I, and came
from there to America In 1M0, locating
and clearing a larm at Stewarts Hun, this
county. Hero he resided until 1WJ,
when tho oil excitement of that dale
made such a boom in lauds. Ha sold his
fur in at a fabulous sum, and moved to
Klizaboth, N. J., and not long aftor his
residence there lib neighbors elected him
a member of the New Jersey legislature.
Mr. McKinley was ono of those sturdy
Scotchmen who readily gain llio esteem
and confidence of his lei low- men. He
was a carnenter bv trade and many
dw ellings in Tionrata still stand as marks
ot his industry and energy, and many
older citizens of our borough remember
him well and mo-; favorably.
Admitting there ia no God, no liiaven
or hell, no lire and brimstone; concede
that there ia no devil and that man is the
deceiidaiit of the ape, it caunot be denied
that church services dcvelope tho best
there is in man. Church attendance sug
gests cleanliness in miiidand body gel
liugawav trom one's self and toa 'device
directing the mind into channels of hro
Ihei ly love. We have often wondered
w hy bright young men can loal around
the corner ail day Sunday w lulo there
are so many empty seats in churches.
Admitting that church work is but a
species ol idolatry, that the service ia
mummery, it cannot be denied that
church Inlluence is on the side of mor
ality and correct living. Were it not for
thu women there would I e no churches.
ero the social standard leoruanizcd by
men alone permitted to prevail, the wor.'d
iiiii lie liiirned in a pit ol hi II w illiin a
wc
k. i ne greatest luree in llio world
to-day is the church, and the young luiili
w lio Inals on the streets Sunday, sneers
at Christianity, reviles the churches.
while neglecting loattend service., shows
the lack of something iu his mural make
up. Hen Murdock.
VOL' AMI Hint t'LIKMH.
W. li. Wyinan is a business visitor to
Mcadv illu this week.
Mrs. F. C. Hill was a guest of rela
lives in Hickory yesterday.
F. X. Kreiller, of Nebraska, left
Mond iv on a business trip tu New York
Win. Sniearbaugh was a business
visitor to Pittsburg during thepist week.
Fred Wilkins, of West Hickory, waa
a guest of Lcsb r lloleman over Sunday.
Dr. J. li. Siggins, ol Oil City, waa cir
dilating among Tioncsta friends Mon
day. Mrs. S. II. Lusher and children vis
ited friends In Hickory over last Sab
bath. Mrs. J. II. Italhfon, of Nebraska, waa
dow n last Wednesday and spent 'be day
with Mrs. J. K. W onk.
J. I). Kden visited his daughter. Mis.
Win. Vantassel, at Ludlow, Warren
county, a couple of days last w eek.
Kd. Wasson, who has been drilling
over in Ci aw ford cohuly for some time
past, is at home on a vis t to his family.
Mrs. It. D. Ilovard, of Diinmore, Pa.,
was a guest ofthe faini.y or her brother-in-law,
U. W. Ilovard, over last Sunday.
V. O. Armstrong, employed on the
Nickel Plalo road and located at Conne
uiit, Ohio, was at home to visit his fam
ily over Sunday.
Miss Jessie Weikel, who has been
Ihe guest of her sister, Mrs. It N. Spccr,
Tor some time past, returned to her home
in Oil City yesterday.
Miss May Clark, who holds a respon
sible position ill tho telegrnpli offices of
the Pcnnsy at Oil City, was at bonis to
visit hor parents over Sunday.
Harry llruner, assistant agent for the
Penusy at We-t liiekory, had a weeks
vacation last week anil he and his family
put in the time w ith Tioncsta iriouds.
it. J. Butler, of Jamestow n, N. Y., is
a guest of his daughter, M rs. Leo Davis
During the past week Mrs. Davis also en
tertained her sister, Mrs. K. Porter ottio
liiizn.
lieu T. Mealy and family who hava
been conducting a boarding house in Oil
City during the past winter, returned to
their farm In Tioncsta township last Sat
urday. Miss Aiico Stitzingcr, strained nurse,
who has been attending her brother,
ltcece, at Kt I lot t v il If, returned to her
labors in liuflalo, N. Y., Monday. She
reports her brotlu r gutting along nicely.
Col. Amslur, of Mai lcnv illo, stopped
in town over Monday evening this week.
He reports that a part of their dam at Lo
ir! a was loin out by the recent Hood, but
fortunately none uf Iheir stock of lus
was carried awav.
Clayton Traver, a former Marienvile
young man, and Miss Allio Moore of
Clarion were married at the home
of the bride on the -Ith nit., ltev.
II. F. Karseinau of Kdeuburg of
ficiating. Tho young people will make
their home in Sharon.
Mr. and Mrs. K. S. Mess and daugh
ter Ada, who have been guests of Mrs.
H.'s s.sler, Mrs. V. ti. Armstrong, lor
tiio past couple of weeks, returned to
their homo at Saginaw, Mich., yesterday.
M isa Ada, w ho is but V.) years of Hge,
shows wonderful talant as a cornulist a d
mads many friends by exhibitions of her
skill on that Instrument while here.
Sentciicis of tiio Court.
In the "court minutes'' as published
la-t week there was an error In reporting
lliu case of Baxter vs. Patterson & Heck
The case was continued ut cos' of tho do
fciiihitils, and not tho plaintilf, as was
stalod In our report.
In tho case of II. L. Hcpl r against
Thaddous Hoohor tho jury rendered a
verdict ill favor of tho defendant.
('.inc. of Common wealth against Joseph
Durnell, aggravated assault and battery,
Kdward Groco prosecutor, llio jury ren
dered a verdict of guilty in manner and
form as indicated, and recomtiien led the
prisoner to tho mercy bl the court.
Case of J. F. Pioper against J. T. Car
son was called and jury sworn. Aftor
liareitu some evidence, counsel f ir defen
dant made a motion lor a compulsory
non-suit which the court granted.
This being the last of tho cases to he
tried all pirors wore discharged on Wed
nesday afternoon, and tho prisonois con
victed wero ordered into court for sen
tence. Patrick Richards, indicted for ass nit
with intent In commit rape, but whom
the jury loiind guilty of assault and bat
tery only, received somo wholesome ad
vico from the court, and a warning that
ho w ill perhaps not soon forget, and was
sentenced to pay a line of fUl, costs of
prosecution, and to undergo an imprison
ment Iu tho county jail o1 ,U day ",
Josipli Duruell was sentenced nfter
some good advice by tho court, to pay a
line of $10, costs of prosec ition, and to
tu. dcrgo a '211 days' imprisonment iu tho
county jail.
(iHA.ND jt nv's KKPnllT.
Tho grand Jury report that thoy havo
visited and inspected tho County buiid
inirs and find tho sumo In uood order,
clean and well kept and the inmates well
fed and cured ior. We recommend that
the Commissioners lurnish stationary
tubs and tho necessary connections for
hot and cold water for their laundry.
We recommend that Ihe plaster bo at
lemlcil to in Ihe II me, which wo found
to be ill a had condition. We further re
port in regard to the smaller hmhlimrs in
conno'-tion Willi Ihe lloum" (proper)
thai the swine pen bo el( ined out and
kept in better i idcr. We also report and
rcc.iinmenil null inn i pel un rein ien
rrnm the loft over the sw ii o pen to llio
tin at house. Wevi-iled Ihe County .lad
and find il (dean and the prisoners well
cared for and well led. Me recommend
that the doors on ci lis Nos. :t, 4. and 5,
lie repaired and put in propi r order. We
alsohavovisilcdtheCoiii.lv Olllcis and
find same ill good condition.
We recommend that there should be a
fireproof vault in Ihe Comniissio: ers'
oll'n e lor the sate keeping of their books.
W. P. CltoiTll, Foreman.
Slniis llir t'nuuli nml works oil' llie ( old.
Lnxatlve lironio-CJiiiiiine Talih Is cure n
cold in ono day. No cure, t o pav. Price
il cents. 11 27-ly
ticorgol. Davis, llio artistic paper
hanger and painter, lias the latest in wi II
papers. Ask to see his samples and get
prices. You'll I e astonished nt tho
snialliipss of cost. Borders, peiliims and
walls all the same price. F.ng'igo him
quick. tl
W ANTKK Men and W omen solicitors
for some ol the newest and het s-lling
publicatioi s printed. Lite of McK idey,
I'nder llo h i'laits, etc. A golden har
vest for tlm eneru'ct c Aildr -ss to-dav.
The Household Publishing -'".. I'-fio,
Pa. 2-5-'
f loods of (lie Past Week.
The break-up which began with the
warm sun of the early part of last week,
culminated on Friday, Saturday and
Sunday in t lie most disastrous Iliads
that this section baa knowu fur (tars.
Not since the memorable floods of lsii.1,
bas the Allegheny been as high at this
point from natural water as it was at
three o'clock last Saturday afternoon,
when It reached ita highest level, yet it
still lacked about three rcct of reaching
the height attained in the spring of that
year. In Ibis immediate vicinity there
w as no damage of note done, but along
Tioncsta creek cousiderablo havoc was
wrought.
On Fiiday night the railroad bridgo of
the Sheffield A Tionesta railroad, a
wooden structure spanning Tionesta
creek at the mouth of Ross Run, was
swept away by ice and water, as was also
tho new county iron bridge about three
miles lower down the creek, near (he
Jughandle road. It is thought the debris
from the railroai bridge on top ofthe im
mense ice gorge is what caught and car
ried the iron bridge from its abutments,
landing it nearly a mile below. This
bridge was completed only a lithe mi re
i ban a year ago and was one of the best
in th ' county. Il Is thought thn act of
1811.1, providing that tho Slate shall ro-
build all county bridges destroyed by
flood or high weter, will cover Ihis case
and that Ihe county will be a' no loss in
restoring the structure. The County
Commissioners will avail themselves of
the provisions of this statute and the
probabilities are Ihat the coming sum
mer will see a new bridgo creeled there.
The road bed ol the S. A T. railioad has
been badly washed out in many places
and a number of small bridges and cul
verts taken away. This Is notably Ihe
case along the Coon creek branch to Cio
linza.
What the extent of the loss or damage
to lumber along Tlonosla creek has been
is not definitely known, Mr. Gaston has
sustained the loss of some logs and about
so or IK) cords of bark. Some cars ol hark
slid lumber that were standing on the
Ross run bridge were taken but how
many Is not known. Considerable
siiuare limber from tho upper end of the
creek, supposed to belong to Collins, and
Agnew, Abarrah iV Co., was caught in
Hie flood and swept rway. Win. Kribbs,
of Kellettvlllo, bad a quantity of npiare
timber banked above Jughandle, some or
w hich is eaid to bave beon taken. '
The county bridgo near the grist mill
at Nebraska sustained somo damage, but
nothing serious.
A long the Allegheny riv r tho damage
by Ihe flood was comparatively light en
sidering Ihe great height of the water.
The River division or tho Penna railroad
had many washouts, delaying traflic badly
for a day or two, but trains are running
again pretty well on time. On the lower
end, about Pittsburg the river was enor
mous and much distress was fullered by
private families and business industries.
In Oil City many cellais and basements
were submerged and considerable loss
sustained by business men, merchant
etc.
All in all it was a Hood to dale from
and will be remembered as a liuuimtr by
tho present generation.
Prctljr lliitne Wedding.
A quiet but very pietty home wedding
occurred at the residence of Mr. ami Mrs.
W. B. Barber, at Strattanvllle, Pa., on
Wednesday, February ldth, when their
daughter, Miss P.ena Belle Barber, was
united in marriage to Mr. J. A. Goal, or
Lynch, Pa.
Tho ceremony was a quiet affair, and
only the immediate relatives of Ihe young
people were present. Aftor an Informal
reception Mr. and Mrs. Goal lc It for
Pittsburg and the Fast on their honey
moon; alter which ihev will make their
home at Lynch, Pa., where the groom is
engaged in the il business. Both young
people are general favorites at tiieii re
spective homes, and all join in wishing
lor them a long, happy and prosperous
lite. Clarion Republican.
TO t l ItK A COI.II IN OMK.tllY
Take Laxative Ilromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund Ihe money it it fails
to cure. E. W. Grove's signature) is on
each box. 2.1a. 11-27-ly
Marburg.
J. I. Johnson was away a few duys last
week.
F, K. Brown bad the misfortune to
step upon a nail which made a wound
that required the service of Dr. Petar.
Me is getting along all right now.
John Brennan was awakened one night
last week by some one trying to break
into bis bouse. A few vollies from
bis Winchester changed the fellow's mind
and he left.
F. R, GilTord was calling on friends
hero lost week.
W, A, Reeco was attending court In
Tionesta last week.
We learn that F. K. Brown intends lo
start the mill about the 1.1th ofthotiiontli.
Glad to hear it.
John Paul visited his parents at New
town Mills one dav last week.
Letter to I'. A. Rmiilull.
Ttoncstti, I'd.
Dear Sir; Perhaps you "won't have
anything to do with Mixed Puinta." We
don't blame jou; but Devoe lead and zinc
is not a Mixed Paint; there is twice us
much paint in a gallon or it as fiere Is in
a gallon of some of the Mixed Paints. N.
Avery, Delhi, N. Y., owns 2 houses ex
actly alike Painted one with Mixed
Pain took 12 gallons. Painted tho other
with Devoe; bought 12 gallons had six
gallons loft.
It has taken a great many years t tin I
out tho best; and it takes a lot of ma
chinery to grind it propeily.
Moro than 2,000 years, men painted
with lead, and more than 2i0 w ith linseed
oil. About .10 ypars ago, thpy began to
use zinc.
All painters know lead and oil; most
painters know lend and oil with zinc
mixed in it Improves their paint: wears
longer: does not chalk or powder oil' so
soon. One-third more zinc than lead Is
used in this country.
But painters don't know how much
zinc to put in ; and zinc is hard to mix
needs grinding iu and they can't grind
it in.
Still, nobody uses lead without zinc,
who knows ilia business.
Yours truly,
III F. W. Dkvoh, A Co.
P. S.-Jas, D. ilav is sells our paint.
1.1 MHKIIIM. OX Till) (I.IKION.
A (ood Account of Operations in the
I'piier (l.iriuii I. her Country From
Our ON Friend, llio Tramp.
Kd. I'eiiulliaiu :
Dear Sir: You w ill not lie surprised to
hear from your old scribe again. Not
ncaiy so much surpr sed as not lo bave
heard long ago. So away up here pear
here Little Tubcy enters the Clarion
river I shall renew my acquaintance with
the columns of the RiM'fiii.K'A.M.
Here at Portland .Mills the people put
in an anxious time last night. The ice
wen! nut of tin-creek lu re yesterday at
noon, doing more damage thau for a
number of years past. The Portland
Lumber company h st logs and booms to
the value of ft.iHXl, probably, by the ice.
Then in the af'ciuoon it mined very
hard and in the evening llio creek rnae
very rapidly for a while. L'p at Carrier,
on little Tobey Buzard A Co. had put in
about 4,1100,(100 feet of loirs w hich they bsd
sold to tho Portland Lumber Co. and
which they were lo deliver at the mouth
of Tobey. A rumor came that thoso had
all been swept away, but this moi uing it
appears that lluzard & Co. did not lose
over ltd pieces. The Portland Co. had
l,M),UM at Mill Creek, and tears were
entertained lhat Ihey would be swept
away. But while a lew floated oil' ths
loss Ihoro w as li ifling. I'lien Hear Creek
enters tho Clarion just oppnsito Portland
Mills and a little above the dam built
across tho Clarion. Thorn is in Bear
Creek a stock ol about 7,ooo,000 feet and
it looked as lb ugh that might go. But
it all lies si cine yet in tho mouth of the
little creek. Thn loss of these logs would
have been a serious matter Tor the men
dependent on the mill for support.
Fears were ( utertained Tor the safety of
timber and logs lying on the hank below
ihis. Lumbermen have grown a little
careless lor Ihn reason that the spring
breakups have been quite ordinary af
fairs for some years past. As a conse
quence timber and logs havo been piled
too close to the w atcr, and then not so
securely us they should be. David Moore
has to, (sH) lei t ol square limber at Lilly
Pond, and Meiner ISo.iii 0 at Rock Kddy ;
Ford 1(1, INTO, most of which is at Arroyo.
Tho P.hiurs Ksta'o has 110,1100 ut Hailton;
Gardiner has I.io.Udii on Spring Creek.
William Moore ,1,IK0 near Raughls;
Croasmun 40.0UO at the same place; Bell
Bios. 1.10,000 at the mouth of Wyukoop
run. Tin so figures are largo and quite
close llie actual amounts. Besides this
there is somewhere between 60,000 and
IOi'i,iKX) hi smaller lots, soiueof it hemlock,
suiiKi maple, birch, beech, etc. Between
M listono nnd Portland Mills thero is
tberefcro in tho vicinity of 1,000,
0( (l cu' lc feet of square timber to go to
market this spring. There arc some logs
also,
Bteiner lost 10,0(ul cubic fcut of timber
by water this morning. It is possiule
most or it can be recovered. David
Moore lost a few slicks. Joseph Metis
lost heavily iu logs-ahoul 2(10,000 feet.
There has been quite a trade on the
creek the past yiar or two in maple
square timber. It has been used quite
extensive. y for boat-building, principal
ly lor gun-wales. Beech, while birch, in
lact most anything at all has been used
for ties, bul -heads, and possibly for
plunk. Bui the "Combine" has if titled
builders that li e gun-wales beiealler.and
the bottom pliuiK as well, must be hem
lock. "Hardwood," as the other woods
uliove mentioned are culled, may ho used
tor ties and streamers, and, lo a limited
extent, for headings. This la quite a
blow to thu maple square-timber busi
ness, possibly, yet the ueneial market
for maple square timber is a trillo better
than for homlock, wc are told. But we
do not stand sponsor for the exactness of
this statement. It sci ms lo be the im
pression up along hero that the "Com
bino" is the sworn enemy ofthe lumber
men and boatmen of the Clarion. And
it is hinted that the price ol timber and
boats is already fixed iu advance by the
aforesaid octopus.
The days of item lock up iu these parts
are numbered, and if men cannot get
more lor square timber than the sawed
lumber, square timber will ho a scarce
article hereafter from this section. The
cost of hauling long di-lunces, Ihe uncer
tainty of thu wiut'jr, llio uncertainly
about water to run on, the risk of Ice and
w ater, and possible wreckage on Ihe w ay
dowu, all contribute to uiako a good
price only a reasonable anticipation as
well as a realization.
The Portland Lumber Co, has a saw
mill hero and ono two miles above this
at Croylaud. The one at Croyland ia
w here all the "special orders" are filled
uud sawed. Ii runs bolh winter and
slimmer. It will averugo about 40,000
feel per day. The ono here is a gang
mill. It has a circular for making
"Kauts," two edgers, and a slasher, and
w llh good los it would easily cut 100,000
per day. It runs only in the open season.
Last year it opened on Murch 111, and
closod on December 14. There ia work
in the woods or iu the janl during the
w inter most of the time for tho men who
reside hero, i I they wish lo work. There
is a possibility 'hat Ihe Croyland mills
may closedown this spiing or summer.
If the Portland Company do not buy any
more timber to lie manufactured here the
mill here w ill probably run no longer
thau four or live years yet, possibly not
so long, Thn Leather Trust has timber
to sell that can bo brought here to manu
facture, but the Trust seems to think that
peeled hemlock has discoverablo quali
ties, yet unknown to luiuberiMm, that
are valuable, and names a corresponding
price. So it is said. TllAMP.
March 4, lirj.
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ofiiciatinir in:i;ri-trii'.e, Tioncsta, Feb.
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A NICE ASSORTMENT
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Men, Boys od Children.
Clothing Made to Order.
We are agenlt for the
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perfect fit, or you don't lake the suit
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and try to make shopping by mail as pleat-ant ami sali.-lin lory for
you as though you were present in person.
DRESS GOODS.
Soft, Livht weiuht. Flimsy Dress slufls most ia vogue this 8e9nn
VEILINGS, VOILES. BATISTES, etc , these we have, as well
as other STAPLE DRESS GOODS-any of which we'll send
samples of for the asking.
NEW SILKS, WASH GOOD,
LACES and EMBROIDERIES.
BAZAAR OF FASHIONS 10c. yr.
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An elegarnt assortment at
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Pure Drugs,
Patent Medicines,
Toilet Articles and
Druggists' Sundries.
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The style of our Clothing commends it In the lasliilintia innn;
the quality to the prudent man; the price to llie rrniiomienl iintn.
At from $10 to $22, we sell suits for which tho mcr. loiin tmior
gets 825 lo $40. Same materials, same pat torus, pinuc trim
mini;, finish and tit,
Ynu will notice a similar discrepancy on our Sprint' Top
Cuat price. You'll lied one ton hetore lnnj..
The cud ol Ihe week tiring new and numerous n-n
In rum's wearables Umlniwear, Shins, Collars ami (VII'-,
Gloves, Ties and Huts. You can satisfy those '.v. mi lire,
every one of them, with credit to your taste hi il ju-licc to
your piickethookg.
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