The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-06-11

Church, on Sabbath morning last, in
commemoration of the annual festival
called Children's Day, now in vogue
throughout the nation, was perhaps
the pleasantest and most enjoyable
affair of that nature that ever took
place there. The church could not
we'll have been more tastefully ar.
ranged and decorated. Great banks
of flowers we're arranged about beau
tiful "Arch of Character" that shone
through the lovely bouquets like pur.
est marble, while richest perfumes
scented the air with their fragrance.
Both the little ones and those older
we're in their element, and performed
their parts in the dialogues to perfec.
tion. The singing, in which the large
congregation joined, was soul.inspiriDg,
while "Hosannah in the Highest" by
the choir, in which Mrs. Suie Sharpe
lead, was most beautifully rendered.
Rev. McAninch's remarks we're par
ticularly appropriate and interesting.
Mr., A. B. Kelly, Superintendent of
the Sabbath School, TO whose efforts is
largely due the complete success of the
occasion, had charge of the program
that was so nicely carried out. Surely
this beautiful service has so impressed
itself upon the minds of those present,
as not soon 10 be forgotten by any.
Here's a little blast from the
Blizzard that fits so snugly that we
feel like giving it wider circulation.
The REPUBLICAN office has been bored
in like manner: "Some of those dap.
per young men, who are drawing good
fat salaries in Uncle Samuel's census
Office at Washington, evidently labor
under the impression that the so. called
moulders of public opinion throughout
the country have nothing in particular
to do but leg it about their respective
localities in search of statistical in.
formation at the rate of nothing q
day and board themselves. Every
few days-Or oftener-a lengthy en-
velope is received at the BLizzard Of
fee, containing a request that the
editor supply some kind of information
which it would require considerable
time, trouble and waste of brain mat.
ter and physical tissue to secure. If
these census chaps think the editors
have nothing else to do they are mis-.
taken. Of course it requires but little
time to write three or four columns of
slush each day. But they have other
things to look after, such as their cred.
itors, offended readers, church socie.
ties, fishing, onion crop, etc., and they
cannot reasonably be expected to do
the census work, for the fun of the
thing, while the other chaps get the
financial pie part of it.
Last Thursday afternoon Frank
Walker, engineer Of the Collins rail
road at Nebraska, met with an acci.
dent by which he has been laid up
since, and which was very narrow
escape from instant death. He was
on his third trip down from the upper
numbering camp, and running at an
average rate of speed. Con. Ikenburg
was behind about half mile coming
down the grade with two loaded cars,
having the brake set on the hind car,
when the coupling broke allowing the
front car to get away and after Frank
and his engine at high rate of speed
The noise Of the engine made it i'm.
possible for him to hear the approach
of the runaway car, and the first thing
he knew he was pinned up between
the tender and the engine. BY an al.
most superhuman effort Frank sue.
ceeded in freeing himself, but his
brakes we're then so disabled that he
could not stop the locomotive, which
was under fearful headway. He final.
ly found a fair lighting place and
jumped. When picked up he was
found to be badly bruised, but fortu
nately sustained no fractures, as DR..
Siggins learned when he reached the
place. An inch more of pressure and
Franks head would have been crush.
ed; as it was, his right arm and side
we're badly bruised and lacerated, and
will be of little use to him for some
time. The locomotive ran down to
the end of the grade and stopped,
Frank having succeeded in shutting
off the steam before he jumped.
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