The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-12-17

| IecoNeT' Ut, Dunn attended The child.
"A conservative thinker advis ises folks
to hang up their darkest stockings on
Christmas eve. lie believes that some Of
the gaudy hosiery that is fashionable at
the present time might irghten Santa
Clauses reindeer and disturb the old fell
lows schedule by causing runaway.
Last weeks Cleariield Spirit said
Governor Curtin's war horse, ANDY"
aged iorty'four years, is dead at Lancas-
ter. He proudly carried the War Cover.
nor when he reviewed his troops during
the rebellion but his last years were spent
ANONYMOUSLY in drawing fish cart.
He worked up until last week.
-Watchman John Hunter discovered
what might in few minutes more have
proved costly confagration at the man
tel factory last Sunday evening. 1t was
in the Office OF the factory and John sue
ceeded in subduing the flames before any
considerable damage was done. The ORR
gin is not known.
Andrew Engdahl, foreman ofthe West
Hickory tannery. was down Monday to
get a burial casket for Mrs. Anderson,
who died in that place Saturday evening
and was given burial yesterday afternoon.
She was aged 10 years. and was of fam
lily who had moved there only few days
prior to her death.
The teacher of Room No. J., of the
West Hickory school asked for a vacation
of one week at Thanksgiving time, which
was granted him by the board of educa-
ton. He LEFT the place and has notshown
up or been heard Of since, and his room
has been closed since that time. 1t is
likely new teacher will be installed after
the holidays.
A very pretty calendar for the nav
year of 1908, is being sent to the friends
of the extensive numbering establish
ment of Amsler & Campbell, of Loleta,
Elk county. This firm has one of the
fine equipped plants to be found in the
State, and is well known throughout
this region AS one of the most progressive
and thoroughly reliable.
"A farmer recently tried the following
ingenious plan for shaking a hickory nut
tree He tied long rope to the top Of
the tree and hitched horse to the other
end of the rope. lie started up the horse
and when the tree began to bend he sud-
denly cut the rope. The horse turned a
series of somcrsaults aud the nuts flew
into another township.
John Mcclellan, a native of Canada,
and for several months past a lsbcrer
near Iron City, Howe township. was
brought here last week and confined in
Jail for safe keeping, his mind being of.
Sheriff Jameson and j. X. Chadwick
conveyed him to the asylum at North
Warren Monday evening, a commission
having adjudged him insane.
Rob. Fulton received pretty severe
bump on the forehead Monday. while
crossing the river bridge. He was seat
ed on a load of baled hay and did not no.
tice how close his elevated position placed
him to the girders or cross -heams at the
top of the iron spans, when his head came
in contact with one. which knocked him
oil his high perch, and stunned him for
a short spell, but luckily causing no seri-
Gus injury.
Ed. Fox takes 1t all back and for
gives the fellow that didn't steal his
flock of well bred chickens. After two
or three days aggravation over the mat
ter he remembered that there was good
place for chickens TO roost under his
back porch, and on examination found
the whole batch housed up there, triile
dilspidated after their three days fast,
but still able to take their feed all right.
MIR. and Mrs. II. Percy Shoemaker,
of Newmansvile, were bereft of their
bright little three years-old daughter,
on Tuesday of last week, the ailment be-
ing membraneous Group, from which the
child had suffered but short time. The
funeral was held on Thursday, Rev. Rob-
ert McGarvey conducting the services.
The interment was in the cemetery at
Newmansylle. The parents have the
sympathy of many friends in this COM
munity.
The Ednboro Normal Review is a
new publication, in pamphlet form, by |
that model institution, the first number
of which was issued this month. The
magazine is gotten up in tasty form and
is replete with matters connected with
the school and educational topics in gen.
era. Students and x-stu lents will find !
much to interest them in its handsome
pages, and should subscribe, The price
being only sl.OO. Address Prof. John f.
Bigler, principal.
Bill Steen came in this morning from
Sandycreek township, where he dyna'
mited water well which bad recently
been dug on the Pike farm. He claimed
that he went to the bottom of the well,
which was i6 feet deep, lit a ten-inch fuse
and climbed out hand overland before
the explosion occurred. The well was
dry, but after the dynamite exploded 1t
filled up with the best of water,-Frank-
lin News. If this is our former "Bill,"
we'll bet the tobies the story is true, for
Bill never lies-when standing straight
upright.
The sleighing for the past week or so |
has been quite fine, especially on the
country roads. What thepresent "thaw'
will result in is difficult to prognosticate
at this writing, but the probability is that
a little cold snap will set in in time to
fprestall complete breakup. Since it's
come the general wish is that winter will
stay for awhile, at least until after the
hnlidavs IL makos ihom seem more /