The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-07-12

the people of that section. Clearing
up farm at Oldtown, he left it with
couple sons and removed to Tones
Ga village and purchased the farm Of
Jas. Range. lie devoted himself to
mrming and preaching. It must be
remarked, however, that he came di-
recily here from Franklin, where he
preached about year to the Presby-
torians of that place lie was man
of great conversational power, and
fond of Joke. AS writer, his De-
scriptions are living pictures. His
description Of the Burnt Woods of
Maine for his friend Jedediah Morse's
General Geography is notable in
stance. Ie was endowed by nature
with an excellent constitution, with
excellent mental characteristics He
was n graduate of Yale College, and
excelled particularly as iinguist.
He died July 4, 1S43, aged 20 years.
His wife, Margaret White May, a lin.
cal doscendent of the Pilgrim Pere-
grine White, was a woman of excel.
lent attachments, aud died lamented
by many kindred aud friends on July
A 1868, surviving her husband just
quarter of century OF their sons,
are living-H. II. May of Tionesta,
aud BENZ and Sclden T., who now re-
side at Norristown, Pa, all of whom
have been prominent actors in the
business Of reclaiming the wilds Of
Forest Co.
Hon. Cyrus Blood, the founder Of
Forest Co., as it originally stood, was
born in N. II. in March, f775--was a
teacher in ChambersBurg Academy
when only % years old--was after
wards Professor Of College at Ha-
gerstown, Nd. While there he mar
ried, and was o9ered Prolessorship
in Dickinson College, but declined it.
His health falling, he concluded to
visit Western Pa, and finding an un-
broken wilderness, at once conceived
the idea of locating new Co. This
was in the year 1888, when be hewed
his way thro' the woods with his fami-
ly, finding no roads to what is now
know as Marienville, called after his
daughter, Mrs. Marien f. Hunt, wife
Of Col. John D. Hunt, who came also
in 1888, and who is a man Of promi.
nence, having filled many important
Offices. He now resides on the site
where Blood located. The settlement
for many years was known as Blood S
Settlement" The details of the life
and experience of Cyrus Blood would
FIJI volume, but space will not per.
nit. He expired Jan. II, 1860, and
as his physician remarked, "he lived
an hundred years in 81 years and 10
months" He died at his home among
his kindred. He was a man Of varied
requirements, and in his time was
scholar, farmer, surveyor and Asso-
ciate Judge, and more than all this an
honest nan. After few years Blood
was followed into the wilderness by
James Eldridge, Jacob Mercilliott
and John T. Gaul from Philadelphia,
S. F. Rohrer from Lancaster, and
Aaron Brockway from Ohio.
VIM. Patterson of Howe township
came early, too. This old patriarch
still lives where he settled, and is now
almost 81 years old. In his veins
flows the blood Of the Covennnters of
Scotland, and he is imbued with their
spirit, too, reading daily the books
handed down by his fathers, some of
Which are nearly 200 years old.
In 1910, solitary and alone, without
"chick or child" came Thomas Nu-
gent and built cabin in the wids of
jerks where he still resides. lie has
performed the parts of farmer, survey
or and hunter. lie once by way Of
digression crawled under a ledge of
rocks and captured a den Of young
wolves-there were Of them in the
lot, "of which," he says, 81 Killed A,
but saved the 9th for luck for
q pet, but it soon became ugly, and
killed my dogs and cats, when I cook
ed bis hash with bullet" "The
latch string Of Toms cabin is never
pulled in" and to arrive at his cabin
is the weary fisherman's hope and hun
ter's delight
Of all the hunters that ever roamed
the woods of Forest, the name of I'm
Gle Billy Grove is the most familiar.
He is now 7S years old, and comes
and goes as regular as the spring birds.
Although not citizen Of Forest, he
has done his most mighty works here.
he is genuine Misunderstanding on
. hunt-none Of your dress parade,
feather bed style Of men.
The name Of Samuel FELTON,. who
was still hunter Of great reputation,
is familiar to many; while the name
OF Robert Guyton suggests the camp
in the woods and the deer hanging on