The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-01-23

III lnes6 ldLl6I Ud1sy Wien JltnD6I
is not as plenty as IL once was, it has
become necessary to take the timber
where it can be bad mot, as used to
be the custom-where it was the ham
diest Recks and Knox's jobs are
cases 10 point: on both the timber has
to be taken down from very steep hills
precipices, almost, and the work Is at
tended with great deal Of trouble and
hard work, beside considerable dan
ger. On Reck's job, one day last
week, stick of timber was being let
down the hill, by means of cables, pull
leys, grabs, and all the paraphranalia
in such cases made and provided, when
remarkable accident happened. Paul
Blute's team was hitched to the rope
which held the timber, and which had
also hitch around large tree. In
some way the grabs, or one of them,
let 60 their hold, and the timber went
crashing down the hill, jerking the
horses at the first bounce, some twenty
to thirty feet down the hillside, and
just as they struck, gave them another
Jerk which threw them fifty feet more.
On going to look at the bodies of the
horses, one was found, with his head
under log, and not at all injured-a
little "shuck up, like" we suppose, but
nothing to disable him. The other was
found partly suspended to something
or other by means of hs harness. In
cutting him down, due care was not
exercised to prevent him from strug'
Cling, in which act he hurt one of his
shoulders badly. Had this not oc.
Cured neither of the horses would
have been the worse for the accident.
This is an open winter-a very
open winter so much so that person
buying quarter'of beef for home con-
sumption is nearly certain to have to
"corn" about three ,fourths Of it. The
, rain falls with great regularity, and
our lumbermen are feeling rather blu'
; over the prospect, as, should there no
be a good run of sleighing before the
spring opens, it will cost them consid
, erably more to put their timber anc
!. lumber into the water. This prospect
). at the present price Of our main arti
Gle of commerce is a rather gloom.
one to contemplate ma
Z P.S.-An editor always misses i
= when he writes his weather items tn
% day before going to press. The cart
is covered with snow this morning AM
: mercury approximates zero.
Il We had call last week from MI
n Thos. Ray, of the Clarion Jacksonia'
" and Mr.. John F. McCauley, who fc
the past three years has been in tn
employ of Mr.. Chas. Cott, of Colu N
: bus, o. Mr.. r. reports the printin
> business good in Clarion. We inqui
o ed as to the condition of his brothei
- Emery Ray, who was accidentally shC
some time since, and learn that he ht
almost entirely recovered, but thu
q Young, the man who shot him, refus'
" or neglects to pay the doctor bills, ett
~ incurred by reason of the wound. 4
. Mr.. Young is abundantly able to pa
fe said bills, the law will probably con
pei him to do so with costs and dan
'l- ages.
III To. day we publish the Court Pro
." lamation, Trial List and List of Jnro
OIL for February Term of Court, which
OF to convene on the 25th proximo.
W the list is gone through with we sha
have full week Of Court, which W
OF be benefit to the town in geperi
e. and the landlords in particular. 0
Ia town then takes on a livelier aspe
We and reminds us of the time when
lie lumber business was fourishing, a
ast our town the centre Of great indr
try-as it will be again when tin
lut revive. Q
he Every time we have little r
IN in the river, quite an amount of go
on lumber and timber floats by our pla
er- Time was when all this would ha