The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-03-06
-Jobn Hillands If uickotv i n

John Hillands of Hickory is in
the city to have his right eye treated
by DR.. w. F. Conners. On Friday
Hlllards, who had been hunting
Slapped at the home Of bis brother to
assist in cutting up a pig that had
been slaughtered. He was splitting
it open and was driving the knife
through some gristle nn the breast
when the knife bent aud sprung back,
the point laying the eyeball wide
open, but fortunately did not cut the
sight" Although the wound is ex.
tremely painful, there is a chance
that the eye may be saved. Derrick.
Rev. w w. Dale met with a
very serious accident last Sunday af.
teruoon while driving from Nebraska,
with his son Paul His horse, which
hadn't been driven for some time, was
quite fractious and hard to manage
and in bis antics broke the hold back
strap, when the cutter ran into the
animal and threw him to the ground,
and the sudden stopping of the cut.
ter threw Mr. Dale completely over
the horse. Before Mr. Dale could
get out of the way the horse sprang
tn his feet, his forward feet striking
Mr. Dale in the small of The back
While his injuries are not necessa.
rily serious, they are very painful,
hut he hopes to be out in few days
Master Paul fortunately escaped
without injury.
"A sad accident occurred at u
saw mill about two miles from Tylers.
burg last Friday. Chas. Brewster
who was the of.bearer on the mill.
was attempting to lift large plank
onto the carriage when it slipped and
struck him on the leg below the knee,
knocking him down He fell be.
tween the saw and pulley, throwing
his head into the pulley, which was
in motion, and one of the spikes
struck him on the back of the head
completely crushing the skull. He
died instantly He was a son of Pc.
ter Bewster, was married about two
years ago to daughter of JasSwahb,
and leaves a wife aud a 3weeks.old
baby. He was young man who was
highly respected and his unfortunate
death is mourned by the entire CON
munity.
One Of the most enjoyable events
nf the season was the social reception
given by the Y. P. S. c. E. at the
home of Miss Mae Grove on Wednes.
lay evening last Guests to the mum.
her of about seventy five were 10 at
tendance and amused themselves in
PLAYING games, singing and social
chat. During the evening an elabo
rate lunch was served by the yuung
ladies Of the society, and the appeliles
of the guests we're beautifully ap.
Deased. After general good time
the guests departed, with many ex.
pressions of praise for their enter.
tainers and expressing The wish that
there might he early and frequent
repetitions of entertainments of this
sort, and there certainly should be,
for occasions ri this kind are won.
derful factor in leading our young
people from the temptations of the
world.
There was a representative of
Warren pu bIishing company in town
during the past week soliciting adver.
Using, bookbiOding and Offering to do
job work at greatly reduced prices,
etc, and who made himself gener
ally obnoxious by trying to play the
"masher," and firt with the young
ladies of our town This may go in
Warren. but it won't go here, as Mr.
Swift" will find out, if be tries it
again. Now if our patrons want
cheap job work, we can give it to
them at just as low figure an any
other job printing house, but as our
patrons know, we have never turned
nut anything but first class printing
on first class stock, aud before they
give orders to cheap concerns who
send out such representatives as the
one above mentioned. they had bet.
ter come to the REPUBLICAN office
and compare prices and quality of
stock and work.