The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-11-20

John Charleston, who is employed in
stocking tie Foreman Il Bowman mill up
on Queen creek, Hickory township, was
quite severely injured last Friday. While
driving down grade the tongue of the
wagon slipped out Of the ring in the neck
yoke, and the wagon ran into the horses.
they became unmanageable and started
to run away, aud in the mixup Johns
right leg below the knee was severely
injured, though no bones were broken.
lie came home Sunday and has been
housed up since.
Squire Walton of Marienville bound
Joseph Durnell, of Ienks township over
to court last Saturday evening on charge
of aggravated assault and battery. The
defendant had gotten into an alteration
with Ed. Groce of Marienvile and be-
fore the trouble was over stabbed him in
the arm with knife, The nature of the
case is such that the justice had but one
alternative and that was to bind the man
over, and Constable Hoover, in default of
bail, brought him over Sunday and placed
him in Jail to await trial at next term Of
court.
of Gen. Gordon, who is to lecture
hero Dec. 4, President Mckinley, while
yet Governor of OHIO, wrote this endorse.
ment to the Southern Lyceum Bureau !;
81 take pleasure 10 bearing my testimony
IN ha .F
lecture, Last Days ofthe Confederacy.'
When General Gordon delivered the lee.
ture here for the G. A. II. it was my
pleasure to preside. The lecture was in
tensley interesting, and was permeated
by n highly patriotic spirit. | have a
high regard for General Gordon person
ally, and he has my most sincere good
wishes in his lecture enterprise"
People who like oysters and who
does nnt?- are interested from the bot
tom of their stomachs in n dispatch sent
out from Altoona, Pa, by James Foust,
Pure Food Inspectator. He collected 90
samples of tub oyester in Cambria and
Blair counties and reports that about
half of them had been doctOred with for
malhyde and bor&cic acid, used to pro-
long their keeping qualities. Mr.. Foust
got his clue from letter from New
York oyster firm offering to sci! preserv-
atine to keep oysters from shining and
souring in hot or muggy weather. He
says he will proceed against the local
dealers.
John Wallace, who has been in the en-
ploy OFF S. Vail at West Hickory for
some time, had both feet so badly frozen
last week, that DR.. Will Morrow, who
attended him, fears he may lose all lis
toes. The man is subject to melancholy
spells, and was perhaps suffering from
one OF them when lie left Mr.. Walls
premises and had not been ,een for nearly
W, elk. lie was discovered on Sunday
morning last in an Id barn on Fleminr
Hill in the condition above atated. His
feet were properly dressed and his phys
ical wants attended t., and ON Monday
one of the Commissioners of Warren
county, where the unfortunate mans
home has been, came down and took him
home.
The ACCOMPLISHED angler of the Biz
zard is puzzled as to the exact purpose
for which the Allegheny river ALLIGATOR"
or "water-dog" was created. whereup-
on the profound naturalist of the Venan-
20 Spectator procee Is to say that ''we be-
lieve that he'll agree that this reptile,
like the kink in pigs tail, has its use in
nature, even though human wisdom
can't make it out. By the way, tiiis rep
tile, popularity styled the hel-bender, be-
longs to our oldest families. 1t is pc
culiar to the Allegheny, is known in sci
ence by the prefix "Alleghenensis," and
the late Prof. Agassiz complimented it aS
the oldest form of animal life existing in
the Western Hemisphere. Perhaps that
accounts for its toughness."
The past week has been busy and
somewhat hazardous one for our river
lumbermen. The sudden rise in the
creek and river encouraged all to get
ready and "tie loose" with their boats,
barges and lumber, but the turn of the
weather to cold and snow made the hand
ling OF the big fleets rather dangerou,
proceeding, and there were quite num-
her of mishaps before all got fairly under
way for the lower MAJ kets. The water La.
fallen considerably but there is still suf.
ficient for safe running, and. barring the
one or two crafts that were hung. up, all
will likely reach Pittsburg with safety
Among the heavier dealers who have
started are the Warren Lumber Co., with
boats and barges, the Forest Barge Co
with barges, Landers q wyman and &,
G CASTOR with load-d boats, and the
Collins Co. of Nebraska with number
of barges and loaded boats. j. Il. Us
good started two fleets Of square timber
one of which was hung up on the creek
dam hut will come off with little rise.
The height of lazy mans ambition
is TO marry a woman who runs board
ing house.