The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-07-11
-Ex. District Attorney Geo. II.


from a hunt in the woods near Stone.
ham, Wednesday afternoon, stumbled
and fell. The weapon he carried,
which was an improved Winchester
repeating shot gup, was discharged, the
contents Of the cartridge going through
his left wrist, shatteripg it so badly
that it was found necessary to ampu.
tate the member above the wrist joint.
The State weather.crop bulletin
for the past week says: No general
rain occurred in the State during the
past week. Local showers, varying
in quantity from light to heavy, took
place in several sections, but number
of observers report ono rain" An
average temperature prevailed and the
sunshine was seasonable. These con.
ditions we're favorable for haying and
harvesting and in many counties, both
are we'll advanced. The hay crop is q
large one and the wheat yield will be
more than an average. Corn is i'm.
proving rapidly and oats are reported
as heading nicely. The rain defc.
iency has not been injurious to grow.
ing crops, owing to the abundant mois.
ture from rains during the preceding
week.
The borough school board met on
the Sd inst, for the purpose Of select.
ing teachers for the ensuing term.
There were several applications for the
principalship, and the board took nine
ballots before reaching a choice, Mr..
A. M. Brooks, of Crawford county
being elected on the ninth ballot. The
teachers for the two other rooms are
the same as last year, Mr.. Bloomfield
for the intermediate room, and Miss
Kerr for the primary. Mr.. B. gave
good satisfaction during his term,
which was doubtless the reason for his
retention, while Miss Kerr is so uni.
versally satisfactory to the pupils and
patrons, that che virtually has life
lease of the place if she cares for it.
Mr.. Brooks comes among us as a
stranger, and must be tried, but we
trust he will prove the right man in
the right place. He should be given
every encouragement by the patrons.
"A jolly party of gentlemen from
the vicinity of Sharpsburg, on the
Allegheny river, arrived here in q
special car on Friday morning last,
and have pitched their tents, six in
number, at the mouth of Tubbs Run,
and are having royal time of it.
They expect to put in at least month
OF good solid comfort, and for recrea.
tion will hunt, fish and read their tes.
taments, no doubt, and they couldn't
have selected pleasanter spot between
Pittsburgh and Olean for passing
few weeks free from business cares and
anxieties. The following is correct
roster of the camp: Capt. John Young,
Col. Henninger, john Haulop, Mike
Leary, Lewis De Bold, William
Thompson, Geo. Eshman, Nicholas
Eshman, Lewis Gable, John Burl,
John Stein. These gentlemen will be
joined by others of their friends be.
longing to the club during their stay.
"A four year old son of w. c.
Alters died suddenly last Saturday.
The little fellow was taken sick at a
meal, vomited twice, went to sleep,
and then into stupOr from which it
was impossible to arouse him, death
supervening in about six hours. The
cause being obscure, a post mortem ex.
animation was decided on. The as.
tonishing discovery was made that q
piece of swallowed chewing gum had
lodged in the pyloric orfce, complete.
ly blocking the passage between the
stomach and the bowels. But what
puzzles the physicians is why it should
cause death in so short a time. - It'd.
iOute Neacs. This is the child which
died at Braceville, mention of which
was made in the REPUBLICAN at the
time. 1t should be the means of put.
ting a stop to the senseless habit of
gum chewing, which has become so
remarkably prevalent of late among
old and young. 1t is by no means the
first case of the kind, and reports of
similar deaths are becoming alarming.
ly frequent.
The hundred and twelfth ami.
versary of our Independence "has
come and went" and from all reports
it was of about the regulation pattern
in the surrounding countrv Tionasta