The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-11-06

Every body will have chance 10
hear the Slayton Jubilee Singers next
Saturday evening at the court house.
This is rich treat for all. The business
places in town will be closed. The Slay-
toms open the lecture course in Pittsburg
on Nov. 10.
The dwelling house of Herman Hem
sci at Marienville caught fire at 1880 Mon
day evening and was totally destroyed.
The building was estimated to be worth
500 or $500 and was not insured. the
loss being total one. About all the fur
niture and household goods, except the
family wearing apparel, were saved. Z.
Fitzgerald's house near by was twice on
fire, and was saved only by the most per-
sistent efforts of the fire department.
"A 5-year-old son of X. l.. Haugh of
Nebraska was quite severely injured last
Wednesday by being run over by a
heavily loaded wagon. Ths child was
playfully hanging onto the wagon, when
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wheels, one of which ran over his lefl leg
below the knee and over his right foot at
the instep. Strange to say no bones were
broken. and the little fellow was doing
very well at last accounts. DR.. Greaves
attended the little patient.
While not exactly snake story sea-
son, this one is too good to keep: "Rat-
tlesnakes are grateful if you gain their
Affection" says correspondent of the
Corsicana, Texas news. "My brother
Jim found six foot rettler near town
caught under boulder, and instead of
using his advantage he sympathetically
released the snake, which lhereupon be-
came a pet and followed Jim about and
guarded him as watchful as a dog. One
night he was awakened, and missing the |
snake in usual place at the foot of the |
bed, he knsw something was wrong, He |
got up and lighted a match to investigate,
and found burglar in the next room, in |
the coils of the snake, which had its tail !
out of the window rafting for a police"
Miss Blanche Tallman, of Tidioute, |
who has class in music at Nebraska,
met with severe accident at thai place |
last THU sday evening. A number of
young people had gathered at j. NJ. Me-
Cullough's house aud were having little |
Halloween sport. Miss Tallman being |
unacqualnled with the premises opened |
one Of the outer doors to step upon the |
porch, but there was no porch |
there and she was precpitated to
the ground below, distance of five or
six feet. In the fall she broke the bone |
of her right leg between the knee and |
ankle. DR.. Dunn was summoned and |
reduced the fracture. Miss Tallman was
taken to the Oil City hospital Monday to
She was accompanied by
Mrs. Verna Baker of this place. who has
acted as her nurse since the accident
The Meadville Tribune in speaking
of the Odd Fellows Home in that city
says: "There are many societies and
persons in Meadville who are doing
great work in ministering to the wants of
orphans and others, but it remains for
the odd Fellows home on College Hill to
achieYe the crowning success in this line.
If there is person in Meadvlle who be-
lieves in faith, hope and charity who has
not visited this home, tten something
has been missed, Visitors come from
various parts OF the State to see in what
manner 55 children ara cared for by one
father aud mother and they always de-
part satisfied that the home is great and
most worthy institution. A young sup
and matron have wrought
wonders in the management Of the home
and the result is a happy, well disci-
plined family OF bright faces, the char
acteristics and little hobbies of each be-
ing as familiar to their adopted parents as
though they had but three children to
look after"