The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-01-13

So ularnllnB. Inc Ice is gOrged al inter-
walls for nearly so miles. Almost contin-
uously from Tarentum to Templeton, a
distance of about SO miles, the river bed is
dotted with gorges ranging from 5 to II
feet in height. From Kittanning to TEN.
pleton the centre of the river is a great
ridge of ice five feet high, while from
ridge to bank the river is frozen solidly
with 10 inches of ice.
On Tuesday, Dec. 20, 1908, at the
Methodist Episcopal parsonage, Rev. s,
IL. Day united in marriage Mr.. Forest ID,
Reynolds and Miss Bertha Louella Kerr,
both OF Claringto IN, Pa. May joy and
happiness attend these young people. A
coincidence in connection with his wed,
ding is that twenty-four years previous
the groom's father was married on the
same date, and the groom was married
on his twenty-third birth day, and the
birth day of the officiating PASTORS wife
occurred on the same day.-Clarion Re.
publican.
The execution of the two condemned,
Italians confined in the Rockville Jail,
which had been set to take place yester-
day, has been postponed to the 23d oil
February, Gov. Pennypacker having
granted a respite to that date, presuma-
bly, through a request of the Italian Gov.
eminent. Sheriff Noblit had received an
official invitation to be present at the
hanging, and had about made up his
mind to attend and get a few pointers on
show to swing a fellow of" in case he
might have occasion to perform this grue-
some service during his term OF office.
Bert Cashdollar, residing on the VIM.
Ikenburg farm at the top Ct Ross Run
hill, Kingsley township, died on the 9th
inst, after an illness of several months
from tubercular trouble. The deceased
was aged 81 years, and leaves "A wife sur
viving, who was formerly Miss Florence
Ikenburg. The funeral was held on Fri
day last from his late home, the inter
ment being made in the Zuendel church
cemetery, German Hill. The friends OF
the deceased desire to thank all their
neigbbors who showed them many acts
of kindness during the illness and after
the death of their friend.
-Curled up before the hearth of his
miserable dugout. August Swanson, an
aged hermit, was found dead Sunday on
a wild mountain in Potter county. Out
side in the snow were tracks of wild ami
mails that had been making efforts TO
reach the dead body. Inside the hut was
the body OF the last survivor of the famous
colony established by Ole Bull, the vio-
linist, in the town of Oleona. When the
colony failed and the castle in the noun
tains was abandoned, Swanson became a
hermit. For seven years he was not
seen. Then, when discovered, he disap-
peared again and was not seen for q de-
cade, which ended when his body was
found Sunday. During the terrible
Storm and cold of last week the old man
evidently could not get Out OF his lonely
hut. Every article of furniture in the
hut had been burned, and the body was
frozen stiff. Two woodsmen who were
tracking a catamount, found the hut. So
ravenous we're the animals which sur
rounded the place that one of the woods
men had to remain on guard with his
rifle while the other tramped seven miles
TO the nearest habitation for help.
An alarm of fire a little before 500
o'clock on Sunday evening last, caused a
general and sudden closing of religious
services in the several churches of the
town. The trouble was at A. NJ. Doutt's
house, and involved the rear portion OF
the building, occupied by Wallace Mealy
and wife, who had only a few days prior
moved in. The fire had caught from a
defective hue in a small kitchen, and
was confined to the space between the
roof and the ceiling. The damage done
was slight, but had the fire gotten under
Roadway there is no telling what a confla-
g nation might have resulted. When the
cart was taken from the engine house the
hose we're found to be in a badly mixed
condition, and had been dumped into the
cart in such confusion that when connec-
tons with the fire plug were made it was
found that the nozzle end had been hitch
ed to the plug. 1t was necessary then to
reverse the string, which process, in the
excitement, caused about fifteen minutes
delay, sufficient in fact, to have burned
up a good sized building. This trouble
comes Of allowing the hose to be used by
about anyone who needs them for flush
ing sewers, and with no responsible head
to see that they are replaced carefully in
the carts, as they should be. The practice
should be discontinued. Some time
there will be trouble that will amount to
something. The condition at the lower
hose house is no better. The cart, which
has. not been CREASED since the first time,
had to be pulled through about two feet
of snow about $50 feet TO the street by
three or four, while people rush along by
the dozen and pay no heed to the cries
for assistance by the few struggling with
the heavy. snow-bound cart.
AKellettvillo correspondent relates the
following old hen story, which is nota bad
one: Henry w. Miller, a Beaver Val
ley agriculturist and poultry %iancier, was
in Kellttyille a few days ago doing some
shopping and while here hunted up the
correspondent and related a story about
one of his fowls that is certainly remark
able and perhaps hasn't its equal in the
State. Mr.. Miller says that about two
weeks ago a choice brown Leghorn hen
died, aged II years and 7 months. The