The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-04-22

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islature to pass supplement TO het
oct of May lst, 1861, to extend the
powers and duties Of the Commission
ers Of the scheme know as the Big
Level Road until the meeting of the
County Auditors for the year 1877.
This matter has been laid before the
Legislature in the interests of those
who have the job, and We would mere
ly suggest that now is the time for re-
monstrances TO be signed aud sent in
il any stop is-te be put to the opera.
'tions Of those who are making fortunes
out Of this scheme. We have never
heard the Big Level Road spoken of
by any citizen of our county except in
terms Of censure. Ever since 1861,
the lands of jerks and Howe town
ships have been taxed to help put the
road through that part Of the county,
and probably not more than FIVE per
cent. Of the money so received has been
expended on the road. Our citizens
will do anything to help those town.
ships to throw off this burden; all
they have TO do Is to send their re-
monstrances down, and they will
be signed by nearly. every voter about
here. There is no time 70 be lost, and
the remonstrances should be sent to
Harrisburg as soon as possible. -l l1
"A boy, whose name we could not
ASCERTAIN came near shuffiing off this
mortal coil in the creek at Buck Mills,
one day last week. He was on the
forward end of a creek piece which
came over the dam, and by some
means lost bis balance, falling in the
water SO the raft went directly over
him. He didn't come to the top as
was anticipated, and the hands search.
ed for him. Directly a man saw some
thing white in the water, some three
feet below the surface; he reached
down, and it proved to be the boys
arm. He was speedily taken out and
10 q short time was fully recovered
from his bath. That boy will never be
any nearer Death untit-he takes his
final leave of this mundane sphere.
Mr.. Henderson, for q year or
moro past manager of the Superior
Lumber Co. Store, is about to leave
Tionesta, and go into business for
himself at Brookville, his native place.
Our citizens will be sorry to part with
him, as he has conducted business
since be has been here in such a man.
ner as to be true to the interest of the
business he was engaged in, and at the
same time accommodate customers in
the best manner. He is to be succeed.
ed by MIR. Brooks, who is at present Ia
the store getting the run of things.
Mr.. b. is highly spoken of by those
who know him Intimately
Thomas Kline, Of Stewards Run
fell off a raft into the creek, on Thurs
day. and came pretty nearly putting a
period to his existence. BY means of
prompt assistance, however, he was
rescued from his dangerous predica.
ment, and now treads the soil again in
his usual health. He fell iato the
creek at Oldtown three times on the
same day, and waded out without as.
sistance. For fear our readers might
he mistaken as to the cause of these
frequent accidents we would say that
we know Mr.. Kline to be a strictly
temperate mAni He simply had a
streak Of bad luck that day. III
Another food has visited us since
the date of our last paper. Several
millions of lumber have been run out
of the creek, and we have no idea how
much has fioated past this place on the
river. There seemed to be almost a
floating mass of lumber and square
timber from the time the water was
high enough until it was too low to
run. We are very much afraid the
market will be overstocked this spring
aud cause a decline in prices. Should
this be the case the lumber business
will not be as brisk in this region for
year to come as it has been for some
time past.