The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-01-13

many old friends will learn with
pleasure that he is now on fair road
to recovery.
Geo. Weaut, while engaged in
tearing down the old Robinson mill,
took tumble Of several feet, Monday,
striking on and bruising his face
rather severely, causing him to carry
his head in a sling, as it we're, for a
few days.
The change in the time of holding
the February term Of court to the
third Monday is going to conflict
somewhat with the Spring elections
throughout the county, and is liable to
keep a number away from either the
election or the court.
DIR. Morrow attended tho funeral
of bis father in. law, John Mcfarland,
which took place at his late home in
Armstrong county, on Monday of this
week. Mr.. Mcfarland was upward of
20 years of age, and WAS the father of
DR.. Morrow's former wife.
The two new styles of postal cards
which have been so long promised are
at last being placed for sale in the city
Offices and in due time will come into
general use. The business postal is 80
inches wide and 81 inches long and is
of extra thickness. The ladies' cor.
respondence card is scant 3 inches
wide by Al inches long. Both cards
contain vignettes of General Grant.
The old postal card, which has been
so long iu use, is 3 inches wide aud ST
inches long. 1t will be sold until the
supply is exhausted.
Mrs. McCann, wife of Capt. Wm.
McCann, who resides near Newmans.
vile, died of pneumonia on Friday
night last and was buried on last Sab.
bath. The deceased was an exemplary
Christian woman, highly esteemed by
all who bore her acquaintance, and by
whom she will be sadly missed and
mourned. She was aged about 48
years, and the mother of several
children. We learn that Mr.. McCaun
is also suffering severely from the
same cause, but it is hoped his case
will not result seriously.
THE best place to wear a lung
| protector is on the feet" Such, notes
the Franklin Ne,cs, was the sound
advice given by physician to WON
an who persisted in muffiing her throat
with fur and covering her chest with
layers of flannel, while her feet were
encased in silk stockings and the finest
French kid boots. 1t should be re-.
menbered that the manifestation of a
cold in the throat or lungs does not
necessarily indicate that these organs
have been more exposed than other
parts of the body.
Sunday evening, grip, cold wealth.
er or something else got the matter
with the gas aupply and it commenced
dwindling rapidly until the flow final.
ly ceased entirely. Then there was a
general hustle for wood, aud one could
hear the thump, thump of the wood.
splitter in every direction. 1t was a
forcible reminder of ye olden time,
just enough, in fact, to make one
realize what an easy time he'd had
during the years Of gas. The flow
came on again about bed time, how.
ever, aud gloomy visions of shivering
humanity hustling for kindling in the
morning were dispeiled.
"Wednesday afternoon of last
week, about 2 o'clock, James Manross
who lives on the old Holeman place,
near Hunter Station, three miles be.
low here, came home with a bad cash
cut in his head just back of the righ,
ear, and bleeding badly. He seemed
to be in dazed condition, and when
asked by his aunt, who keeps house
for him, what had happened, he told
her he guessed he had fallen and hurt
himself. She bathed his wound and
cared for him as best she could, and
he laid down. Ia few moments he
commenced writhlng in convulsions
and after working with him a while
bis aunt succeeded in relieving him
bnt only TO go into another shortly
after. DR.. Morrow was sent for, aud
when he arrived, toward evening, be
found the man in an unconscious con.
dition. He remained 10 this state for
several days, but has now so far recov.
cred as to have some recollection oil
what has happened, and has told that
man struck him on the head with q
shovel. He is still iu a critical condi.