The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-01-25

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vice: Girls, don't hang aroung the rail-
road station unless you are going away
or are there to meet friends. Don't 90 to
the postoilice and shove around in the
miscellaneous crowd. Don't go to church
and take back seat with your escort,
then whisper and glggle throughout the
sermon. Don't be loud and boisterous
and slangy. Stand on your dignity and
don't form acquantances quickly. Don't
carry your heart in your sleeve, and
don't throw yourself into the arms of
every good looking drummer or every
well dressed stranger that comes to town.
-Itis rumored that two new passenger
trains will be added soon to the Buffalo
and Allegheny division of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad. The trains will run be-
tween Pittsburg and Buffalo, and the
schedule planned for them provides that
they will pass OIL City about 1880 p. m.
The stop will be very short, just long
enough to change engines and crews, as
the running time Of the new trains will
make them the fastest on the division,
the schedule calling for the run of 1872
miles between Oil City and Pittsburg in
three hours and twenty minutes, and the
running tune north to Buffalo will be
considerably lessened.
The corps of surveyors who haye
been in Warren for the past week are
still engaged in this vicinity, but the
purpose of their mission is as vague
mystery as ever. 1t is still the prevail
ing opinion that they are in the employ.
of the Erie Railroad company and are
engaged in laying out proposed new
line. Wednesday they began a survey
from the Glade run bridge to the Lacy
farm, following the left side of the road.
AT the Lacy farm they directed the sur
yey up the road leading to Irvinedale
Park. 1t is the suppositon that the new
line will follow the evines that come out
above the head of Conewango avenue,
and then follow the Conewango creek to
Falconer.-Warren Mirror. The suppo-
sition is that sooner or later these engi-
neers will be coming down the river with
their work, and will survey route con-
Meeting with the Erie at Oil City, at
which place their Meadyille branch has
its present terminus.
During the recent cold weather an
extraordinary occurrance took place in
Oilcreek township, but was not reported
for fear that the veracity of the man who
witnessed the event would he questioned.
While hauling some logs, Mr.. Winslow
Eastlake needed lever and secured what
appeared to be a black piece of very
springy wood. He made up his load and
used the lever for twister, fastening it
with chains. When he aayed at the
saw mill he took it off and flung it into
the yard. AS he was about. to return
home, he Noticed peculiar bulge in the
stick and decided to saw it IN two on the
shingle saw, which was running at the
time. 1t was then discovered that the
supposed stick was a backsnake seven
feet, three inches long, frozen stiff and so
covered with frozen mud and leaves as
to disguise its real nature. The bunch
proved to be Mr.. Eastlakes pocketbook,
which he lost while in the woods hunt
ing near the spot where he lCeded the
logs, the 18th of last October. tursecon-
tanned Sll in bills aud some small change,
all in an excellent state of preservation.-
Franklin News. Q