The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-05-17

streets. We hope the council will
give its prompt attention to sidewalk
matters, as many Of them are in q
most deplorable condition, and may
be the means Of saddling the borough
with a big bill of damages if not
promptly looked after.
Charles Van Giesen, who resides
on farm near President met with a
serious injury on Monday of this
week. While driving his horses into
the barn one of the animals wheeled
and kicked him on the head iDhict-
ing a dangerous wound, one of the
calks of the horses shoe penetrating
the brain. AT last accounts be was
still in a very critical condition, and
had not fully regained consciousness.
"A special dispatch from Warren
to the Derrick, under date of Friday
last says; Mr.. Justis Shawkey,
father of G. M. Shawkey, of the firm
Of Mitchell & Shawkey, insurance
agents, was quite severely injured
this morning while engaged in put.
ting up some scafolding at the Wood
EN- Ware Works. One of the tim.
bers fell, striking Mr.. Shawkey on
the head, inficting a painful scalp
wound. Mr.. Shawkey's injuries were
dressed by DIR. Baker. He is doing
as we'll as can be expected under the
circumstances, and no serious results
are feared.
George Kilmer returned from
Chicago last Friday. George is The
first Tionestian to give any personal
account of the big fair, aud be says
its whale in all respects, prices in
cluded. You are sized up for all
you're worth when you go in, and
if you allow the sharks full sway
most any body can size you up when
you come out. One of the big things he
saw was in a glass case. 1t was an
ordinary, impretentious cigar, marked
80 cents one. He didn't smoke it.
-Alva Davidson, of Sunville, We.
mango county, who is working at
Wyman's mill at Oldtown, was quite
badly hurt last Friday, by being
struck on the shoulder with large
limb, while telling tree. He was
knocked down and in his fall struck
his leg against the sharp edge Of his
ak, inficting deep cut just below
the knee. DIR. Mason dressed his
wounds removing good sized piece
of bone that had been Clipped of by
the ak. The young man is getting
along all right now.
The Oil Citizen made its bow to
the public last Sunday. 1t is hand.
some sheet of twelve pages, seven
columns each. The first page is de.
voted to Associated Press news, and
covers a wide field. The other pages
are in charge of a good corps of edi-
tors, a page each being taken up by
Franklin, Meadville Titusville War
ren, and Bradford, and the whole is
intended especially for readers of the
oil country. The paper is from the
Derrick'S press, and its ficilities
would seem to be almost Unlimited
for giving the reading public paper
that will be thrOughly appreciated.
1t furnishes heap for cents.
About the last vistage of the
once famous oil town of Trunkeyville
was wiped out by fire on Tuesday of
last week. About noon the house of
Uncle John Kinnear took fire from
some unknwn cause and was com.
pletely destroyed. Ills barn and
blacksmith shop were next caught /;
also house owned by John Peterson
aud occupied by Mrs. Bloomfield,
and ell were consumed. The depot
and water tank Of the w. N. Y. q P.
road were saved only by the most
persistant efforts, having been OH fire
several times. The household goods
in each residence were partially saved
The loss Of Mr.. Kinnear is about
5000, that of Mr.. Peterson 5000, and
Mrs. BlOomfeld's 500.
The Cleveland Leader prints the
following editorial that is worth the
attention of any girl who thinks of
going to Chicago, especially with a
view to work: "From many reliable
sources come grave warnings to girls
aud young women who contemplate
going to Chicago this summer to Sc.
cure employment and thus get a