The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-12-17

Vile, Clarion county, and splitting the |
same up into stove. wood, when he
found, in the heart of the tree, the
bones of deer's leg, in perfectstate
of preservation. The bones were thir-
ty feet from the ground, three feet be-
low where the tree branched, and the
tree, at the point where the bones we're
found, was three feet in diameter.
Counting the growths Of the tree out
side the bones, it is estimated they
have been there three hundred years.
The theory is that an eagle or Wild
cat took the leg there to make meal
on, and left the bones in the crotch of
the tree, which had since closed over
them. The bones with the wood stick
ing to them can be seen at the store of
Mr.. Graham, Centreville. , We are in
debted for the above account to Mr..
Jas. Savage, who has just returned
from there.
From the Clarion Democrat We
learn of an accident resulting in the
death, on Thursday last, of an old man
named Smith, who lived about mile
and half from Petersburg, on the
Meriasville road. He was a very poor
man, and on Thursday morning had
started to a neighbor's for sack of
corn. On returning he was struck on
the head by falling tree, and Instant
ly killed. His wife became alarmed
at Ills absence, and sent couple of
their children to hunt him. They
found hip hody not one hundred yards
from the house. The neighbors were
called and the corpse carried to the
house. The famiiy is very large and
destitute, there being seven small chill
dren. Their Immediate warts were
relieved by the citizens, and we un-
derstnnd money is being raised for
their relief during the winter.
Those rapid changes affect the
health of our people materially. Near
ly every one we meet has bad cold,
or something similar.
The attention of orr readers is in
vited to the new advertisements OF
Geo. T. Latimer, Lessee of the Tones
ia House. Geo. has had a good deal OF
experience in that line, and will IN.
Goubtedly make popular landlord
We understand that the whole OF
Dishri,1ge's logs escaped during last
week. an1 the mill will have to stop
in consequence until some more can
be brought doSn the creek. Mr.. Dith'
ridge has suffered great deal in this
particular, and ti.e new boom, we hope,
will render such accidents impossible
Samuel Grove yesterday caught
catamount in trap which weighed
27 pounds. 1t was so heavy that he
was obliged to get the assistance OF
Moses and Aaron Meafy to assist him
to carry it home. He caught the var
mint on Little Tionesta just above the
old sawmill.
"A man named McGroph was kill
ed by the cars, near Union, las
Wednesday. The jury returned th'
following verdict in the case: "W'
find that the said John McGroph wa
killed by Western bound train oil
the Atlantic & Great Western Rail
way, while in state of intoXication.
The unfortunate man has two SON.
and daughter somewhere in the OF
regions.
In place of the common winter i
proposed in this section to have we
season. Some think the old reliable
plan the best, but others say anything
for "change." Taking the hard time
into consideration many have reason
to be thankful from the basement q
their heart for the mildness. For tn
suffering would be terrible if 'twere a
cold as it generally is. "The wind
tempered unto the shorn lamb"
We mentioned in former issu
that there was prospect of a youn
mems literary society being establishe
here, but owing to the large number {
our young men enlSting in the rank
ofMar, and others crying franticall
"on to Cuba - the project has gone u