The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-03-24


And we hear it stated that several
small Aocks have lately been noticed
bovering about the big beech woods in
the old part Of this county.
While on an official visit out on
Spring creek, jerks township, last
Friday, Sheriff Agnew had his left
ankle badly spraiued The horse 90
which he was riding fell so suddenly
that the Sheriff's leg was caught and
received nearly the whole weight Of
the animal.
The boarding house to he used 10
connection with the stave mill and
barrel works Of Messrs. Cobb & CO.,
near the depot is going up rapidly and
by the last of the week will be ready
for occupancy. The works will doubt.
less be in full running order by the
middle Of April or frst of May.
Mrs. Jacob Siggius who has suf-
fered for some mouths past with an
affection of the 1erves was taken vio-
lently worse on Saturday last, and at
this writing lie still in q critical state.
Her friends are very much alarmed
and forced to admit the painful fact
that they have little hope of her re-
covery.
From a St. George, w. Va, paper
we learn Of the marriage Of our
young friend and former townsmau
james H HuliDgs to Miss Genie Bow.
man, on March 10. Jim's host of
friends in this section will be pleased
to congratulate hiB on this step, AMI
wish him and his many years Of pros
perity and happiness.
Rafting commenced in the creek
on Sunday, the warm weather of last
week having brought the water up to
a good running stage. At present
there are about seven "Alleghenies"
at the mouth of the creek, ready to
start for the lower market, but they
will hardly be run in such weather as
this. The lumber is principally from
Lacy's, Newtown and SALMON Creek
The Pittsburgh and Western rail
road is now engaged in reaying the
track of its road from Foxburg to its
terminus at Mt. Jewett with 45-pound
steel rails. New trucks are also being
put on the cars nearly as heavy as
those of the standard guage, and cars
of wider pattern are also being put
on. BY midsummer the entire road
will be in first class condition. This
outlay has been necessitated by the
constantly increasing traffic. .-McKean
Miner
Our town is likely to lose one of
its best as we'll as most useful citizens
before long. Ed. Heibel, the hard.
ware mau, aud Tionesta's main stand.
by for the past five years, is contem
plating a change, which may take
place within the next two or three
weeks. Just how the people will get
sloug without Ed. is one of the mys.
teries that the future will have to un.
ravel. 1t has been such a common
thing heretofore, when any breakdown
iG the household machinery occurred,
to call on him, that it will seem almost
like shutting off the coal supply with
the thermometer at 200 below zero,
when be leaves. The departure of any
other citizen would net create such
void, and We are extremely sorry that
Eds business is such that it will not
pay him to remain with US.
The following seasonable sugges.
tions come right from the BtizzGrd aud
ought therefore to have unusual weight:
For the last two days the approach
of spring has been heralded by the
balmy airs that have blown. "a fue
day" has been the general salutatiou,
aud 6ne days they we're. During the
warm days of opening spring people
are apt to be careless They take off
their heavy winter clothing premature,
ly. They expose themselves to the
changing temper of a day which is
not SO bright as 1t appears. Many
take cold; some are the victims of
protracted illness; some fall beneath
the hand ef death. Those who exer.
else sound discretion, who refuse to
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