The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-08-27

We take the following items from
the Clesrfield Journal:
On Friday morning last, three booms
at Williamsport broke, and left out be.
tween six and eight million feet of
logs. 1t is thought most of the logs
will be caught at Sunbury and North.
umberland.
1t is reported, that Mr.. James Nc.
Gee, of Bell township, was washed off
his raft in passing through the chute
at Queens run dam, on Saturday last,
and that he was rescued by a boat go.
ing to his relief. 1t is also reported
that McGee lost his pocket book, con-
tanning 81 300, when in the water.
A child of Daniel Veit fell into a
stream near Punxsutawney, Jefferson
county, last week, ana its father at
once plunged in to save it, which he
succeeded in doing by pushing it to
shore with an edging, but he was him
self seized with the cramp, and drown.
ed before he could be taken out.
In field of Mr.. Landsberry, in
Bradford township, the storm of last
week played an odd freak. The sod
was torn loose at places and rolled in
to immense rolls, which we're driven
before the artful fury of the storm like
marbles, until they became too heavy
for its giant strength. Mr.. Landsber-
ry informs us that these monuments of
the "Storm kings" power are numer-
ously scattered over the field.
CDR" John Williams, who used to
reside in the vicinity of Luthersburg,
this county, but of late years near Ju.
lian Furnace, Centre county, got into
quarrel, last week, with a man
named Richards, who lived on an ad-
joining place, and is likely to lose his
life. Lying between the two farms is
small strip of wood land, concernin g
which there has been a dispute be.
tween the men. On the day in ques-
tion, Williams saw Richards going to
the woods with an axe on his shoulder,
and followed him to prevent his chop
ping any trees. Of course, they got
to quarrelling, during which Richards
struck Williams on the head with the
axe, cutting terrible cash and le.v-
ing out about three ounces of his brain.
The physicians say it is impossible for
him to recover. Richards gave him.
self up to the authorities.
Since the above was in type we have
learned Of the death Of Williams.
The largest sale of timber lands,
ever made in this county, was affected
on the 10th of August, Mr.. Patrick
Flynn, having sold to Messrs. McCau.
ley & Co., of Altoona, four thousand
acres of timber land, in Guelich town.
ship, fer the sum of five hundred and
fifty thousand dollars, reserving from
the property four farms of one hun
dred acres each, saw mill, grist mill,
and sixteen houses and lots in James.
vile, worth about $4,000. He has
other property, including fifty million
feet of pine lumber, worth about $3.50,
600. Seven years ago the property
was bought for S36,000-Mr. F. own
ing one.third. A year and half
since Mr.. F. paid Mr.. r. r. Bridgens,
of Lock Haven, $4,000 for his one
third, and now pays $4,000 to the
third party for the other share. Mr..
+. nets $4,000 by the sale. In 1854
Mr.. Flynn came to this county a poor
man, working as a day laborer on a
log job, and to-day he is worth eight
hundred thousand dollars. Messrs.
MeCauley & Co., the new owners, ex-
pect to clear a million dollars on their
purchace. The land is underlaid with
coal, besides being heavily covered
NTH nina.