The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-12-07
Barnett Bubbles

Diphtheria is very bad out Dew
Blacks Corners.
John Trexter has two boats ready
for the next food.
Our new preacher. Rev. spangler,
has moved into the parsonage.
Miss Sadie Henry is engaged as
teacher of the Brandon school.
Two Of our schools, Greenwood and
Fitzgerald, are without teachers yet.
Our old friend and townsman Dan
Dunmire is in luck. We are glad to
note it.
A child of John Baxter's died Of
Catarrh Fever, on Friday last. Its
age was IA months.
Clarington school is in progress
under the administration of w. A.
English, of Sigel.
Del. Reynolds, and his brother,
Bartly, are expected home soon from
the West, where they have been for
some time.
A Christmas Tree has been decided
upon: solicitors for contributions are
already in the field, and are meeting
with good success.
James Daniels Jr., aud Linnie, his
sister, have returned from Clarion,
where they have been attending school
for some time past.
Patterson Bros. & Heffner have
bought the lot on Maple Creek known
as the Colgan lot. They will take out
square timber and guunels the present
winter, which they will put in at Ma
pie Greek.
j. B. Pearsall has returned from
his Michigan trip. The party of
which he was member slew "a deer
during their hunt. Mr.. Pearsall re-
ports Michigan as "leetle" ahead Of
Forest county for deer.
Alva Walloce is about launching
upon the sea Of mercantile (ad)venture.
He is erecting storehouse and dwell
ing house combined near the end of
the bridge on the Jefferson county
side of the river He expects to have
his building completed against the
New Year.
Campbell, Keel & Co., who not
long ago purchased the Muhlenberg
Tract, have commenced the erection
Of boarding house on Bear Pen Run,
not far from the Blackberry Mill. AS
soon as the boarding house is finished
the Co. will begin the erection of
saw mill. They will saw out boat
stuR which they will haul TO the
Clarion at Maple Greek and run down
to the lower Clarion bridge, where it
will be manufactu tured into boats.
We have had a food, and our lum-
bermen are happy. Timber and boats
are reported as being good price and
ready sale. The past flood has been
the most disastrous, SO far as running
on the Clarion is concerned, that we
have had for long time.
Buzzard & Co., during the summer
built dam at Slater's for the purpose
of raising the water that they might
raft in lumber. Another dam was
also built down by the Fish Dam
Rocks by other parties. These dams
we're demonstrated to be "obstruct-
ions" especially the one at Skaters,
and more destruction" would more
nearly express its actual character as
shown by its effect upon the craft that
passed over it during the rise. 1t Is
estimated that at least 90 boats were
damaged in passing over the dam
some place the estimate much above
this. Considerable damage was also
done to timber RATS, The damage
will aggregate nearly, if not fully,
$4,000, or $4,000 from present
accounts. 1t is not to be attributed
to the gentlemen who built the dam
that they anticipated any evil results
from their temporary distractions.
Now as its real character is known the
dam will be torn away. We under
stand the Co. will foot all bills for
| damages cansed NV the dam