The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-12-09
Mayburg.
No time to write last week.

No time to write last week.
VIM. A. Reese, late mill tocs at this
place, moves his family to Sheffield.
VIM. is running a mill near Duhring.
His brother, Frank, moved there and is
working or the same mill.
The logging machine erected by Fred
Hall for Brown d McManigle has turned
out a complete success. It's principal
feature is loading logs without skidding.
1t will haul logs 500 feet through the
brush without much road, and put them
on The cars ready for hauling to the mill.
F. X. Brown met with what might
have been a fatal accident this week, if it
had not been for his seeing it coming.
He was helping to fix the track on the
high Irestle on whish stood a car load of
hardwood plank. He stepped below to
a board pile to let the load pass. By
some means or other it slowed and slip
ped toward him. The only thing to do
was to Jump or be crushed. Frank
jumped, but in alighting sprained his an
kle to such an extent that he has been
confined to the house ever since.
VIM. A. Hartman, who fell from a
building five or SIX weeks ago and
sprained his foot, is getting we'll very
slowly.
Mrs Linnie CatliD and son, of Kellett-
Vile, were visiting at J. G. Richards.
w. A. Long has moved into the house
vacated by W. A. Reese.
Many strangers in town, but its hard
to get their names.
George Nicholson, wife and son, and
Miss Gayetty, sill ofOil City, are visiting
at VIM. Richards. Mrs. Richards and
Mrs. Nicholson are sisters.
A new blacksmith shop is going up for
the mill property.
Peter Nelson is laid off with a sore
hand.
Ground was broken to-day for a new
house for the Cook Oil Lease. to be occu-
pied by Jacob Lindsey, one of the clean
ing out crew.
Repairs on the house Of George Hart
man makes it much more comfortable.
Oil advanced FIVE cents on Friday,
which makes it worth s2.O7 here. A good
price.
l.. r. Brennan, an old Cook Lease boy,
now working for the Wilburine Pipe
Line, was in town last week.
The sleighing is very good, and the
tinkling of the sleigh bells is pleasant to
the ear. And 1 think l hear-it may be a
good ways otf-the tinkling of wedding
bells, but don't mention it,"
I. d. Collins was in town Saturday,
calling ut the Cook Oil Lease Office and at
f. X. Browns residence.
I met Mr.. Collins the other day on the
cars, when he got to talking wei old
times, the early days of numbering on
Beaver creek, and the Tionesta. Those
were stirring times, and also times of
very close margins. Lumber then did
not sell for cash as it does now. 1t was a
constant struggle to make both ends
meet. Then rafting to Pittsburg, Gin
c%innati, Louisville and other points, and
may be walking back over the hills from
Pittsburg, times when this section was
n vast wilderness, yet with some men
forging to the front and making home
and fortune out of lands that the treat
mass of men feared and summed. Times
Of hardships almost incomprehensible
to the easy going men of to day. Then
his early life of railroad ing. Hard times,
hard work, hut always pushing to the
top. Such folk know how the top rung
is gained. It's so different from the fell
low born with silver spoon in his mouth,
showed to the top by money and friends.
When he gets there he''don't know where
he is at" and is in danger o ftumbling off
into oblivion. But there is no forgetting
the lower rounds of the ladder to the mar
who, with willing hands. alert brains
and an obedient spirit, entered the will
derness and wrote his name there for
ever.
some years ago l had a long talk with
Hamilton STOW on my way to P%ittsburg.
he had retired from the lumber business
and was just waiting for that eternal rest
which we all hope for. / remember tho