The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-02-16


on Monday last 70 teach vocal class
which has already been goflsn up for
him. Tidiouts has some excellent ma
terial, aud under the dictatorship Of
Prof Smith, the class cannot help sue
csed. A concert will be given at the
close Of tho term.
Dr. Blaine Informs us that Calvin
Aruer, whose leg he amputated last
Wednesday, three inches above the
knee, is getting along finely, and
should he have no bsck.set will soon
be out Of danger. This information
will be received with much pleasure
by his many friends.
Some little children at President
watching the ice 60 out of the river
last week, discovered a large fish in
the ice. They succeeded ir killing it
and found il to be salmon and
weighed u pounds. This looks like a
big fish story, but it is vouched for by
too good authority for US to doubt.
Valentine day was allowed to pass
comparatively unobserved in this place,
and we heard of no one being seriously
injured by the anonymous epistIes so
common on this day generally. The
principal reason no doubt was that { be
valentines we're not to be had in town.
The little children seep-i to be the
only anxious ones at the post Office.
BY an accident on the North Pa.
railroad near Allentown, last Thurs
day, Rev. McFetridge, of Germantown,
Pa, was fatally injured. Rev. Nc
Fetridge was formerly pastor of the
Presbyterian Church at Oil City, from
whence he moved to Germantown, and
thio is doubtless the same gentleman.
He was favora5ly known to many of
our citizens, to whom this will be sad
news.
-Messrs. Allen, Brace & Co., Of
Beaver Valley, have lately been get
ting out some timber which lays over
anything we have heard of so far.
They have taken out three sticks which
measure spectively f05, 10 and III
feet in length; are 30 inches at the
butt and 10 inches at the top. The
timber will be shipped to Buffalo,
where it will be used for ship masts
These sticks will bring $500 each wher
in market. Whit can's Forest county
produce ir the shape of lumber
County Surveyor Whlttekin, will
his corps commenced the survey of {
railroad up Tonesta Creek on Thurs
day morning last. They proceeded a
far as Nebraska, and then went tC
Sheffield and will come down tn,
creek from there. This begins to lool
like business, and while surveying {
road is not building it, we are assured
upon good authority that the road vii
be put though before fall. Mr.. Whit
tekiu has promised to furnish us dat'
and keep our readers posted on to
matter. Wouldn't it sound funny t
hear people inquiring when the trail
would start for Nebraska or Nowtown
Yet stranger things than this hav
> happened.
The steady rain during the for
J part of last week caused swelling {
IS az the streams in this section of cour
: try and moved the ice out of the All'
o gheny from head to foot. Great dar
ger was apprebenjed by the peopI
10 generally on account Of the unusus
'f thickness and solidity Of the ice, but
W passed out easily and without an
l. damage 70 property in this section tn,
: we haN heard of. The Tionesta cree
N is clear from Nebraska to the moutI
"a it having also gone out without seriol
y damage, except to Mr.. Dithridge, wi
ss lost four pieces of his boom. incu
ring loss of about $400. Above N
re braska the ice is broken and gorge
Is but it is thought the lumber, timb'
T. &C., along the creek is safe.
t. We wish to call attention of o.
y. lumbermen, teamsters, farmers and (
90 others that Tionesta has now perm