The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-01-30
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.

Rev. Mcbride did not preach here
on Sunday last as per announcement.
The river closed last week, and
again we have an ice bridge. This
will enable those having freight at the
depot an opportunity to relievs the
freight house Of its crush.
We publish the proceedings of the
Teachers Institute this week, and two
essays read .thereat, and any lack of
local mentionings, must therefore be
overlooked. The essays will be found
very interesting.
The sleighing has been good du.
ring most of the past week and some
of our y~ing folks have been improv
ing it. At present writing, Monday
morning, tn weather is almost too cold
to- make sleigh riding \ matter Of
pleasure.
MIR. Ledabur, father of II. w. and
G. #. Ledabur, died at his resideuce in
Hickory twp, one day last week. He
was quite an aged man, and was highly
respected by all who knew him. His
funeral was attended by several of his
1ionesta friends.
w. P. Neill, who acted last sum
mer in the capacity Of Post Master Of
Tionesia, died at the residence of his
brother, Reese Neill near Cash Up, N
Sunday. Jan. u, aged about %. He
had many friends in this place, who
will miss him sadly. HIS family have
our sympathy in their affliction.
M. Ittel, at the iionesta House,
has added to his business a couple of
horses. and sleighs and buggies, for
the convenience of his guests. and 9TH
eas who wish anything ia that line.
Mr.. Ittel is bound to leave nothing
knndone that will contribute to the ac.
rommodation Of the public.
4 -DYing the time between the clos.
of the river, and that when the ice
became strong enough to bear a team,
the boys from ten to sixteen years of
age made piles of sponduiix by hauling
Freight across the river on hand sleds.
The energy of the boys when they are
Horking for cash, might well be ini.
<tated by those Of more mature age.
We learn with pleasure of the ap-
Ipointment of j. G. Hays, Esq, of
Meadvine, tn the position of Special
Agent of the p. o. Department. He
has already entered upon his duties,
3Rpd will make faithful officer. Mr..
Hays published the Crdicford Journal
for over twenty years. as Wing pa
per, when not only the county, but the
whole State and Union was hopelessly
Democratic. We are glad to know of
tbis appointment, as reward of his
efforts in the dark ages."
-Jno. Cobb & Sons have piled on
the banks ofthe creek from the mills
at Cobbtown and Thom's Run, during
The smalfKun of sleighing We have had.
seven and half million feet of boards
They are still saving steadily. and
will probably run out the largest
amount of lumber in the sp'ing ever
zen by any firm about here in one sea.
bn. They have given steady employ
+, .nent to over one hundred and fifty
seams, duriDgth winter. If they can
mot make lumber, there is no use for
pny one else to try.
Katie, a little daughter of Frank
Chshplin, of Montana, Iowa, a niece
of Mrs. A. II. Steele. of this place, who
With her-Jnother, he's been visiting here
for week past, met vith a painful
pccdent on Thursday OF last week.
She. with some other childreQ. were
playing ABOUT the house, and by some
psans she fell over backward into q
iler %f water, and was badly scalded.
The boiler had just been taken off the
stove, and was nearly full of clothes.
else she might have been scalded to
dennh. As it was, she was severely
burned, and it will be FIVE orsi1 weeks
be6re she can fully recover. She
bears her affiietpn Nth much moi e
fortitude than Sould be expected from
) child n ssven ears.