The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1870-11-01
NeighbOrlOOd News.


the Clarion, who was go fearfully
burned few weeks ago, is dead. 1t
was thought at one time that be would
recover, but his injuries were of such
nature as to preclude all hope. He
suffered much before he died. Anoth-
er victim to the misuse of petroleum.
The o. c. & A. r. II. Co. are about
to make several needed improvements
in the vicinity of the depot at this
place. A new switch is to be laid run
ming in the direction of Wild Cat Hol-
low for the convenience of the Central
Petroleum Co. in shipping oil. This
will necessitate the removal of the ex-
press Office and the adjoining building,
to make room for the track. They al
so intend building large aud commo-
dious freight depot, These improve
ments are made necessary on account
of their constantly increasing business.
ltrom I1tusv1ile Courier.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT FRANKLIN
Yesterday afternoon as our reporter
reached the depot at Franklin, he was
an eye-witness,of a serious if not fatal
accident. AS Ed. Mackey, son of Maj.
Mackey, of Franklin, was driving his
team across the "Jimtowu" r. r. track
in front of a coal train, his team SHE'D,
throwing him from his seat, and the
wheels of the wagon passed over his
body, inficting injuries of such a ma
ture that when our reporter left he was
still in an unconscious condition. DIR.
St. Clair was. summoned to the assist
ance of the injured man, who reports
his case hopeless. The family aud
friends of the young man have our
sympathies. ,-:. u
AN OuTRAeE.-Some scoundrel or
scoundrels near. TrunkeyvilIe deserve
having little "cowhide" taken vigor-
ously taken away from them. Last
Friday night the down train. which
passes here about nine o'clock, was as
sailed by some miscrea nts, with stones,
near Trunkeyville, and considerable
damage done, although 10 one was in
Ijured. But for the shutter being down
on one window, a gentleman occupying
4 the seat would probably have been in
jured, as large stone struck the win
dow sash, preaking that and the win
dow into fragments. Once or twice
4 before the same train has been ASSAULT
ed and the windows have been broken
out and stones picked up in the cars.
What the object of this can be is a
mystery, and the officials are using
every possible means for the capture
of the perpetrators. ''."''-
I'VE learn that Detective Mckenzie
has arrested two boys at Trunkeyville,
as perpetrators of the above.-Ed. RE.
PUBLICAN. .i+
! [From Raftsman's Journal
SERIOUSLY INJURED are in.
formed that, on Friday last, Oct, 21st,
Mr.. Ed. Lee, of Huston township, met
with a very serious accident, while ne
and'several other persons were engaged
in pulling stumps with lever machine.
Having attached the chain to a stump,
the power was applied while young
Lee was holding up the crotch through
which the chain passes. Unexpected
ly one foot of the crotch sunk into the
ground and upset it, striking Lee on
the side of the head and face with such
force as to knock him speechless for
some hours. At last accounts he was
getting along as comfortably as cir
cumstances would warrant, yet little
hope Of his recovery was entertained.
Fatal AccIDENT.-We are inform
ed that on Saturday, Oct. 22d, David
! Welty, Jr., of Union Tp., met with a
fatal accident while engaged in raising
shed at his fathers barn. The top
plate had just been pushed up on skids
by number of men, and when in the
act of dropping it into its place, the
pike poles being released, the one end
of the plate unexpectedly slid back
wards and descended to the ground,
knocked down young Welty and fell
on him across the bowels, crushing
him SO badly that he died the next day
He was an exemplary young man, and
his death is lamented by his many rel
at;ves. and the community generally