The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-09-25

town of Clarington, this county, is
suffering. About twenty cases have
thus far been reported, some Of whom
have about recovered. Fortunately
there have been no fatalities thus far.
Squire w. P. Siggins of West
Hickory was severely burned about
the face hands by the ignitiDg Of the
gas in the Proper q Co. we'll on the
Tucker farm, which was being drill.
ed into the sand last Friday evening
He will be laid up for several days by
bis injuries.
The dwelling house at. Jameson
station, a mile north of Tionesta, oc.
cupied by s. G. Claypoole, took fire
Friday afternoon and was totally
destroyed, together with nearly all
its contents. The loss falls heavily
upon Mr.. O., who has large family
depending upon his daily earnings
for maintenance.
"A little one.year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. F. +. Hart had been unwell
for some days and the trouble could
not be located. The first of this
week it was discovered that be had
swallowed piece Of glass about five.
eights by three.eights of an inch in
size, with rough edges, and that this
glass had passed through his stomach
and bowels in the natural way
MarienviUe EEpress.
The large circle of Mr.. Fred
G. Lacy's friends in this county will
deeply sympathize with him in the
death of his most estimable wife,
which sad event took place at bis
home in Allegheny City on the 18th
inst. We are without particulars,
but understand that Mrs. Lacy's i'll.
ness began while on a visit to her
sister.in law, Mrs. G. S. Lacy, at
Clarion, Pa, few weeks ago.
The quantity of bituminous coal
in the harbor at Pittsburg is being
daily added to, and the number of
bushels ready to go down to the
southern markets is variously estI.
mated at from 30,000,000 to 35,0O0,.
000 When it is known that Tio.
nesta creek and the Clarion river
furnish nine.tentbs of the boats in
which this great output of coal is
transported to the lower markets, it
is easy to understand what an impor.
tant factor the coal industry is to the
prosperity Of this section.
Our exchanges are making a
mistake in printing this paragraph /:
"The five.year limit has been abol.
ished by the Erie Conference, so that
now Methodist ministers can remain
as long as they desire" They are
also mistaken in saying that women
have been made eligible to the Gen.
eral Conference. At the session of
the Erie Conference that body voted
decisively in favor of resolutions
recommending the General Confer
ence to make the two changes above
mentioned. Franklin Ne,p8.
The new road along the river be.
tween Tubbs Run and the L j. Hop.
kins farm is bound to be 60. Last
Saturday T. ID. Collins met a number
of those who have given the project
most attention, and made survey OF
a good share of the territory over
which the new road is to pass. He
was very favorably impressed with
the enterprise, and believes that a
splendid road can be built at a cost
of less than 1000, and that it will be
of inestimable value to all who have
occasion to travel it. Messrs. Grove
and Proper have now upward of 500
subscribed and expect to raise it to a
thousand or more before they quit,
and as the township road commission
ers seem disposed to DO their full
share toward it, there is every reason
to believe that the road will be speed.
lily put through. Give it boost
-Tionesta never witnessed more
frightful storm than that which pass
ed over this section last Thursday q
few minutes before noon. Heavy
black clouds swooped down from the
north and northeast until they seem
ed to be scraping the very ground
and the darkness which settled upon
the earth was so dense that lights had
to be lit indoors. In few min
utes the storm broke 10 all its fury
aud it looked at one time as though
it would make a clean sweep of the
town. Rain came down in grea