The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-04-08
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'"uIhiuBj althOuBl exceedingly low
Most Of his near relatives are with
him, and yesterday he called them to
his bedside and bade them goodbye,
saying that he was dying. That his
end is near seems certain, and perhaps
before this reaches most of our read
ers the flickering light will have gone
out.
On Monday in digging up an old
drain leading from the cellar of N. S.
Foremans house the workmen found
that the ground was frozen to the
depth of three aud one. half feet.
Aud yet there are quite a number of
parties in town waiting for the frost
to leave the ground so they can dig
cellars and lay foundations for new
houses.
Miss Anna Harrison, of whom
we spoke in our last issue as lying se-
riously i'll with typhoid fever at Rus.
sells mills, died on Thursday of last
week, and was brought to this place
Saturday for interment. She was
known and esteemed by many of our
citizens as young lady of modest
and pleasant disposition. Her age
was about 19 years.
The funeral of the late A. j.
LaGders took place here Oh Thurday
last, his retiiaias being laid to rest in
Riverside Cemetery. Besides the
members of Forest Lodge, A. O.. U.
W., to which he belonged, very
large concourse Of citizens and friends
followed the remains to their last rest
ing place. The funeral sermon was
delivered by Rev. F. NJ. Small in the
NJ. e. Church.
Last Thursday afternoon as BY.
ron Landers, Of Neiltown, was re.
turning home from his brothers funor.
al, his team took fright at a passing
train near the depot, ran quite dis
tance and upset the hack in which
were seated his wife, two children and
Joe Landers. Mr.. Lauders was
bruised somewhat as was also Joe
Mrs. Landers was so severely injured
that she could not proceed farther
that day, but remained in town until
this week one day. The two children,
strange to say, escaped injury.
The ice in the river at this PLACE
commenced 10 move on Thursday af-
ternoon last about four o'clock, and
within two hours the river was com.
paratively clear. At about half past
niue in the Digbt, however, heavy
gorge came down which filled the riv.
er more than bauk full, and backed
the water some distance over the fats,
and causing many of the front street
families to vacate their houses. For.
tunately no serious damage was done,
and the water began to recede rapidly
about eleven o'clock. The river is
now comparatively clear of ice from
its source, and the dangers from a bad
break. up are past for this spring, let
us be thankful.
Trains on the river division of
the B., N. Y. & p. r. have been more
or less delayed for the past week.
The cause has been the tearing up of
the track on West Hickory flats about
four miles above Tionesta. During
the food on Thursday night the water
overhoved the banks at that place
and the ice crowded the railroad
track off its bed for distance of
about n mile and half, tearing down
a long trestle on which stood five cars
of coal. 1t is said the road bed was
covered with ice to a depth of two to
ten feet. A large force of men has
been at work aud all trains are on
time again. Passengers were trans.
ferred in wagons up at the gorge.
Council Minutes.