The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-05-24

Prothonotary, T. S. Work, Of Red
clyffe; Sheriff, N. G. Cole, Nebraska;
County Commissioners, VIM. Low.
man, Marienville, and Geo. Hind.
man, Wing Hill Chas A. Hill, was
elected Chairman for the ensuing
year.
The Republicans of Warren
county held their convention on Mon.
day, nominating the following ticket:
Register and recorder, VIM. McCray;
commissioners, j. A. Atkins and G. B.
Sampson auditor, j. A. Spetz; jury
commissioner, s. G. Graham dele.
gates, Henry Fuellhart and Benz. El.
lis. Speaker Thompson was warmly
endorsed for State Treasurer, and the
delegates elected are among his heart.
est supporters.
The heaviest wind storm of the
season passed over this section yester.
day, accompanied by heavy rain.
The manner in which the gale switch.
ed the trees about, whipping the tops
off and scattering things generally
was quite terrifying. Aside from the
blowing down of a number of shade
and fruit trees in the borough, no
severe damage was done in this i'm.
mediate vicinity. But out over Ger
man Hill many fences we're blown
down and one or two barns unroofed,
so far as heard from. No fatalities,
we believe.
Councilman j. A. Hart, chief en-.
gineer of the OIL City Electric plant,
was severely burned about the hands
Monday afternoon by an explosion Of
gas. 1t is his custom to wash out the
boilers with hose every month, and
to light the interior of the boilers he
hangs a miners lamp inside. BY some
manner the boilers became filled with
gas, and when he put the lamp inside
yesterday an explosion followed, and
Mr.. Hart was blown almost to the
boilers opposite, He was taken to his
home on the southside, where his in
juries we're examined and pronounced
not serious. .-Derrick.
The headlines of the Pittsburg
Dispatch are sufficient to give a fair
idea of the fearful hailstorm which
struck that section last Saturday af.
ternoon about four o'clock. They
read as follows: Twin Cities appall.
ed by hailstorm. The damage done
in few minutes estimated at a mil.
lion dollars. Hailstones as big as
good.slzed eggs cause wreckage every.
where, and scores of runaways and
other accidents. Scenes on the street;
such as have been seldom witnessed
by any community in a similar eli
mate. An unprecedented outbreak
follows an afternoon of apprehension
Lovely park and private conserva
tories beaten in and valuable plants
torn and destroyed. A tremendous
rainfall completes the ruin, washing
out gardens and cellars. Street cal
lines blockaded. Panic on the streets
and narrowly averted in the theatres
All Western Pennsylvania records
broken in a brief ten minutes"
james ID. Davis Esq, was here
over last Sabbath, and yesterday bid
Tionesta friends goodbye before de
parting for the Pacific coast. H,
will leave Erie to-day in compan,
with DR.. and Mrs. M. B. Cook anG
join his father, who has already es
tablished himself in the fourishinl
city of Redlsnds, California, where
all the members of the family viii
make their future home. Charli,
located there over a month ago, aDC
is doing a good business in the lint
of dentistry. DR.. Cook leaves I
good practice In Buffalo to take
better one in his new field. jim
promises US letter when he gets set
tied, and we know it will be rea,
with interest by his many friend
hereabouts. The REPUBLICAN join
the friends OF all in wishing them
prosperous and happy future, an
bespeaks for Jim a U. S. Senatorshi
from the Golden State, when he ha
piled up enough ducatS to justify hir
= in retiring from active business.
"A pleasant event for those 8
fortunate as to be present is booke
D to take place at Mt. Pleasant, Gel
man Hill to-day. At the hour {
J noon Mr.. Amos F. Ledebur, th
present efficient Chairman of the Re