The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-03-03

seven weeks ago, was found at Prcsi
dent on Sunday morning last, having
been dragged out on the beach by a
spaniel dog. A Mr.. Blouser, owner
of the dog, who lives near the river,
was the first to discover the body. A
messenger was Immediately sent up to
inform Mr.. Rudolph Of tho fact, aud
on Monday morning he went down
and Unidentified the missing child,
bringing the remains with him. Some
of the clothes still remained on the
body, which was badly mangled. both
legs, we understand, having partly
been torn or cut off, supposed to have
been caused by ice, drift, etc. 1t is
surprising what distance the body
aoated or dragged along, it being
nearly twenty miles from where the
child was drowned to where it was
found and wat is still more surpris.
ing is that after going that distance it
was found at all. The reat grief of
the parents is now in measure allevi.
ated, and they have the consola tion Of
knowing that their child has received
a proper burial. This is the secoGd
child which the parents have lost by
drowning, and it is to be hoped and
prayed it may be the last Of such dis.
trcssing occurrences.
The many subscribers and fri ends
of the REPUBLICAN, who took the Op
portunity during court week to pay up
their dues will please accept our heaIt,
felt thanks. We congratulate ourself
that we have on our list as good class
Of names as any paper in the State,
and we can say with pride that there
is not a dead beat on our books. 1t
has been little over year since we
took possession Of the paper and
during that time no one can say that
n single "dun" has appeared in our
columns, yet the most of our subscrib-
ers have come up manfully and
squared up" We have added
upward of q hundred and fifty new
names to our list, and still there's
more to follow.-not week passing
but new ones are added, land yet
there is not man who can tru hfully
say we forced, or tried to force our
paper ON him, but many have come to
US and, without solicitation on our
part, said, "send me your paper" Ali
this is very gratifying and encouraging,
and we shall endeavor to inertia con.
tinuance of these favbrs. Thanking
you again for your promptness, we
are, gentlemen, yours truly.
Mr.. T.. j. Payne called on US one
day last week and paid his respects in
a substantial manner, as is his usual
custom. Mr.. Payne is one of cur sue.
cessful lumbermen, and his SUCCESS
consists largely in his promptness and
strict attention to business. He
believes in having everything in read
iness, and Striking while the iron is
hot" During the recent skip of
sleighing he put to the creek at Lecy
town about one half of his lumber,
handling 10000 feet day, and he
says two days more of good sleighing
would have finished up his hauling,
While he is a resident Of Clarion
county, and his mill is in that county,
his hauling and rafting is all in For,
est, and so we claim good share of
him. .... r.r.a ss .ft
Sheriff Brace of Warren
county, who is taking out timber, in
connection with Gen. Allen and others.
on Beaver creek, about three miles
above Collins mill, in this county, met
with a severe accident on Monday
evening last. While hauling large
stick Of timber with yoke of oxen,
the stick rolled over catching his right
leg between the knee and ankle, pro-
ducing a compound fracture, the bones
prOtudiug through the flesh and skin,
DR.. Blaine was called, who reduced
the fracture, and left the gentleman
quite comfortable considering the
severity of the wound.
We received the following notice
from T. II. Wilson, Gen'l Supt. of the