The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-03-12

TOTALLY WRECKED. = Yesterday
Mr.. J. d. w. Rack made upl
his mind to go to the depot, and ac-
cordingly started, on the ice. He
hadn't progressed far until lie changed
his mind, by reason Of the ice giving
way beneath him. lie disappeared
from mortal sight for q brief space
and then reappeared snorting like
locomotive. He made frantic at
tempts to get out, but the ice gave
way beneath his Weight. AT length
with the help Of some by-standers who |
furnished him plank, Mr.. Reck was
rescued and took his departure for
home. He took it all very cool--in
fact, cold, but thinks he will post tpone
further river baths until the weather is
warmer.
AT court held in Warren last
week Judge J. A. Dale got Il judg-
ment of s2,400 against the 2. d +. r.
r., for injuries received in August,
1870, while a passenger on that
road, the particulars of which our
readers are familiar with. The case
will probably be carried to the Sn-
preme Court, as that is the way the
railroad companies generally take, for
the purpose of deferring judgment
and being as mean as possible.
No action has yet been taken on
the question of iire-engine, and no
more time sheuld lbo lost. Geo. Saw
yer has received an offer of first.rate
hand engine fer $500 He is acqaipt-
ed with she machine, and says it is a
good one, and cheap at the price. We
have lately seen how defenseless we
were in cases of FIRE, and steps should
be taken at once to put ourselves in
prorer shape to receive the next one.
Shelf Van Gie4en, J. w. Strour
and Quill McClintocG have taken The
Job of running most Of the lumber O
Jno. Cobb & Son and Bond Brothers
on the Tionesta creek, to deliver the
same in Pittsburgh, and Leonard Ag
new is running Cohb's lumber on tn,
Clarion River. All are busy at work
/ and the business will soon be in ful
. blast. Unless the lumbormen ar
. obliged to take paper for their lumber
yd may hope for better times soon.
, "-To show how lumber is bein
!. manufactured in the forests abou
!. here, we give the following days wor
# at Thon's Run Mill, owned and ru
by Jno. Coob & Son: In one day las
o week they took from the stump, haule
n to the mill, sawed, hauled to the ban
,. of Clarion River, and piled 1900
v feet of lumber. This is not an extra
ordinary days work in any one branc
v of the business, but taking it all t.
,e gether, it is pretty big job. I'll
=. lumber is said to be as good as an
/. manufactured in the region.
On Saturday last case Of moi
l. than ordinary interest came up befol
W Justice j. ID. Porter, before whom
g preliminary hearing was had. Jam
is Rafferty,, of Washington tp., had thr'
indictments preferred against him
as Que for assault and battery Of his vii
&c the second for refusing to support he
k and the third fer burning the mill
he T. j. Payne, in Pennington tp.,
September, 1871. A number of wi
be nesses and citizens from that secti,
os were in attendance at the hearip
g. Rafferty, was committed to jail in d
a fault of $500 bail on the first tN
charges and $4,000 on the last. N
j.. Rafferty, has .,arded with the Sher
- before-having been sent up by t
=. Court about year ago for smashi
=. windows and other light conduct.
Clarion Democrat
ar RAILROAD ACCIDENTS. During t
- past ten years $500 people were kill
r. or injured on railways of Great b
" ~ tian. From 1865 to 1869, inclusive
:. period of only five years, over rs
persons were killed or injured on t
y, railroads of New York and Penns
N vania alone. These facts show eitl
bad management or gross carelessn