The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-09-18

The oldest inhabitant will have
to scratch his head good while be.
fore he can recall greater dowupour
Of rain than we had in this section
last Thursday evening. The storm
started in innocently enough, but be-
fore it had spent its fury there we're
abundant evidences that il had
rained. Yet with 1t all neither the
creek nor river at this point raised to
any perceptible extent, and the lum.
bermen who we're in high glee at the
prospect of food, we're doomed to
disappointment. This immediate vi.
cinity seems to have been near the
northern and eastern extension OF the
storm.
IS. d. Irwin Esq, who represen.
ted Stow Post at the National g. A.
r. encampment at Louisville, re.
turned home Monday. He reports it
as the grandest event Of the kind he
has ever witnessed, and is most en-.
thusiastic in bis praise of the recep.
ton and open hearted hospitality ex.
tended to the boys in blue by the
soldiers and citizens OF Louisville.
He thinks this encampment has done
wonders in the way of bridging the
chasam between the two sections. On
his return trip Mr.. Irwin spent a day
very pleasantly in Cincinnati as the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs H. Garlick.
Comrade Thos. P. Harry represented
the Hickory Post at the encampment,
and speaks in the same glowing terms
of the great hospitality shown them.
An aggregation consisting of a
bear aud two Italians succeeded in
raising quite an excitement in town
early last Saturday morning. They
had just stopped at the corner Of
Bridge aud Elm streets, where the
bear had begun his antics, and q
crowd had quickly gathered, com
posed mostly of children, one Of
whom, the little daughter of A. M
Doutt, was near enough to be reached
} by the bear. He struck her with hi;
paw and threw her to the ground, bu
) was prevented from doing any bodily
} harm by the vigorous yanking of the
) rope which was hitched in his nose
) The scare was a bad one, however
/. for all, and resulted in double.quicl
! hustle of the THO to vamose the
town, upon orders from Sheriff Car
8 son. 1t is not likely that this sbov
, will strike Tionesta again very soon
8 "A project is on foot to improv'
J., the river road between Tubbs Rul
and the old Jesse Dale place, a dis
( tance of about two miles. The piai
b is to raise as much by private sub
t scription as possible, and with wha
q Tionesta township is able aud willin
0 to do, it is believed an extra goo,
Q road can be built. o. w. Prope
and w. A. Grove have been circula
n ting a petition, and in an incredibl
q short time have received subscriT
It tions amounting TO considerably owe
D.. $500 right here in the borough. Res
e idents and business men up the river
a in Hickory and Harmony townships
}. are much taken with the idea an
q have expressed willingness to Civ
IF the project a good boost, and the pre-
"a liabilities are that it will be a sure e
"a If undertaken at all the work will b
o we'll done.
!. President and vicinity seems
have been right in the track of lai
,f Thursday evenings storm. 1t is sal
h the terrific wind was accompanied b
:, thunder, lightning, hail and rail
n covering the ground with debris an
laying waste fields of grain, demo
m ishing fences and destroying timbe
= fruit and shade trees and derrick
Fallen timber mark the path of Il
- storm for two miles up Hemloc
N creek, while the hillside opposite Il
> President hotel presents a sigl
"a rarely seen in these parts. Trees tv
70 feet in diameter we're uprooted
- broken off, One Of the derricl
40 supporting the ferry cable was blow
down and the cable broken. MuC
credit is due Mr.. E. E. Clapp, who
:, prompt action in clearing the trRC
70 averted the delay of trains and pr
- badly a catastrophe,
ng Marienville.