The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-13

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home in Barnett township, Nov. 5,
1895, aged n years and 21 days.
On the Saturday preceding her death
she suffered a stroke OF paralysis,
from which she fell asleep and peace.
fully passed away. She leaves four
children by her first husband Peter,
Herman and j. G. Knight, and Mrs
Elmira Cussins. She had been res.
ident Of Barnett twp. for over so
years, aud was woman greatly be.
loved by all who knew her The iu.
neral took place on Thursday last,
conducted by Rev. Mr.. Kane, Of the
Presbyterian church, of which she had
been a devoted and consistent mem.
Der from girlhOod. The interment
took place in Greenwood cemetery.
The rains of last Friday aud
Saturday we're sufficient to soak the
earth throughly, as we'll as afford q
nice boat food for the lumbermen,
who have not been slow to take ad.
vantage Of it. A large number of
boats and barges that have been
moored in this eddy all summer
started for the lower markets Mon.
day, aud another batch was ruu out
of the creek from the Nebraska yards
and started on their southwark course
yesterday. Up to this time the
weather has been propitious for run.
ming, and the prospects are that all
will get through safely. A coal food
on the Ohio now would be
blessing alike to those who have the
coal to sell and those that burn it,
and would also brighten up matters
iu this section materially.
An accident occurred short
distance above Nebraska early Mon.
day morning by which Mr. s. T. Beck.
with was severely injured and two or
three others less seriously. A crew
of four or five men were going up the
railroad to their work on a hand.car
before daylight, aud when within
few rods of Joshua Thompson's place
the car was thrown off the track by a
tree which had fallen across it dur.
ing the night. Mr.. Beck kwith's right
hip bone above the joint was broken
and he was otherwise bruised consid.
siderably. About all the others were
more or less hurt, but not seriously.
DR.. Morrew was mmoned aud when
he left his patient he was feeling
quite comfortable considering the
painful nature of his injuries, and
the DR.. believes he will get along
without further difficulty.
The Marieuville Express gives
the following particulars of a very
sad occurrence at Scotch Hill, Clar.
ion county, on the 29th ult., by which
Bert BRENNAN, young man aged
19 years, lost his life: Young Bren.
imam and some companions had been
drinking during the evening, and he
and a companion bad fight. After
the fight BRENNAN was unable to
help himself and was taken to an old
barn owned by man named Smith,
which was near his home. About
three o'clock in the morning Miles
BRENNAN, father of the young man,
noticed the barn on fire and dressing
went over, but seeing that be could
not put out the fire watched it burn.
ing for some time and then returned
to his house aud again went to bed.
The next morning the lifeless body Of
the young man was found by a large
stump several rods from where the
old barn stood, the clothing having
been burned from the upper part of
the body. Just how the barn was
fred and how the young man got out
and by the stump are things that will
possibly never be known.
Work on the new mill of Wheel.
er q Dusenbury at StowtowD, is rapid.
ly progressing, and its completion is
expected within the next three or four
weeks. Everything connected with
the new plant is on a massive and
substantial scale, and when finished
it is safe to say the mill will be second
to none in the county, and Forest
county has some fDe saw mills. The
new water works are practically com.
pleted, and the water about ready to
turn into the line Supt y. w. Clark
who has had full charge of the con.
struction of the plant from start to
finish, estimates that they will have
130 pounds pressure at mill. The res.
ervoir consists Of a solid stone dam
built across ravine at an elevation