The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-08-12
Mayburg.

fWr Rev. a. Smith 10 come down to see
him. The next word was, he's dead. A
young man of bright prospects, but he is
gone into the great beyond.
Frank Parker is reported better.
The filler aud inside foreman of the
Watson Lands Lumber Co. mill, w. A.
Reese, was taken sick on Tuesday, which
shut the mill down for half a day, when
Mr.. Whisner, of Buck Mills, was gotten
for a while; then the mill was started up
again. Mr.. r. was on the street to-day
but, looking poorly.
Vim. Hood, of Tionesta, is here doing
some piping for the Richards house. Ii
onesta is represented now by thee good
workmen, James A. Huling, John Say
Tor and VIM. Hood. We are glad Tio-
nesta can spare them for a while.
Mrs. Belle Christy is here on a visit to
her fathers home. Ed is drilling in Ken
lucky.
VIM. Tobey and his daughtor-in.law
just passed through with a load of buck
leberries. By-the-wav, berries are a
good crop in this neighborhood.
DR.. Detar is kept very busy just now,
but we hope his time will not be AIKEN so
steady in the future, haying hope hat the
sickness will subside.
Clifford Bsbb is sick, but reported bet
ter. That reminds me of a gentleman
who lived here some years ago, who was
having a hard time of it all one winter.
His convalescense was very slow. A
kind neighbour sent over nearly every
morning to enquire of the state of affairs
by his son. The report generally was "a
little better" till one day the hoy who
carried the message said, 'father | almost
always get the word he's better l
The boy got tired tramping through the
snow to inquire about sick folks.
Mr.. Johnson resigned his position of
superintendent of the Mayburg Supply
Co. store. Expects to engage in business
for himself. Sorry to lose you, Charley.
George Deshner. who was engineer of
the switching engine, resigned to-day.
VIM. A. Long, the erstwhile boss at the
lumber yard, but who resigned about a
year ago to accept a position with the Oil
Well Supply Co., of Oil City, is back
again in his old position. William will
take care of all the lumber that is manu-
featured and put it on the cars, and il
necessary do it as fast as it is putout. The
right man in the right place.
James Long is here on a visit to his
brother John. He says that he would
rather spend his vacation at Mayburg
than any place he knows. James has a
very nice position with the Oil Well Sup
ply folks, at Oil City.
Mrs. Martha Turner, mother-in-law Of
John Long, went away on the train to-
day.
Speaking of the train, we fully appre-
ciate Mr.. Collins road, the Sheffield and
Tionesta. 1t is a great convenience to be
able to leave here in the morning, take
some hours in Sheffield and Warren and
return the same day. The road-bed un.
utI Nv NdIO vi IlOdu dcOtI bObi &c
improving all the time. Then to have
your freight and express goods delivered
right at your door. Why, it's Just the
thing. / think this railroad mas taken
some of the wilderness smell out of this
section of woods. Anyway we feel thai
way.
Express goods calls up recollections o.
some years ago. A preacher lived here
l knew him well. He was putting uI
quite a stiff fight against the granting o.
liquor license for Balltown-had som
men out getting signers to remonstran'
ces, etc. Major Goodman was her car
rying the mail between Cherry Grove
and Balltown, and incidentally bringing
in packages of Express goods, and any.
one who knew the Major can appreciate
his remark: "Why So and So needn't
make such a fuss about our wanting
whiskey at Balltown. l bring in d good
many express packages for him!' Major
was getting off one of his dry ones, fol
before he died he called upon this sam
preacher to preach his funeral sermon.
l hardly ever pass Buck Mills, which
was once known as Panther Rock, but
rock stood for so long a time, may be
centuries, may be thousands of years. II
was called Panther Rock on account of
legend of the panther. You may remem'
Der it. Ifnot, some day l may relate it
1t seems to me that old land marks, leg
endary stones and interesting places in
our county should be dealt with kindly
and while the progress of the county
must have its way, may there not be
some way around, by which these ole
things of precious memory may be pre-
served. Frog rock in the Buck mill pond
has a story. 1t and the rock should re-
main with us. Panther rock has gone
but the legend remains.
Well, the Pope is chosen, and the pa
pers ere describing the splendor Of thu
ceremonies. They are grand indeed, bu.
with all the spiendor and glitter, it will
be hard TO replace Leo XIII. At best i
is only an experiment. There was some
thing grand and wonderful in the mar
whom Bismarck would honor by saying
that he was "the greatest statesman Of his
age.' Leo's work and life counts fol
good in this world. Our religion is not
the same, but the manhood, the ability
and the holy, consistent life, must be adj
mired by everybody who loves the truth.
MORE ANON.
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