The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-01-08
Here is mighty good creed: I be

lieve In the firm l am working for and
In my ability to get results. believe
that honest stuff can be passed out to
honest men by honest methods. | be-
lieve in working, not weeping; in boost.
ing, not knocking, and in the pleasure of
my job. believe that man gets what
he goes after, that one deed done today is
worth two deeds done tomorrow, and that
no man is down and out until he has lost
faith in himself. / believe i'm today and
the work l am doing, in tomorrow and
the work hope to do, and in the sure
reward which the future holds. believe
in courtesy, in kindness, in generosity, in
good cheer, in friendship, and honest
competition. / believe there is some
thing doing some where for every man
ready to do it. I believe I'm ready =
right now.
james Bingham, who resides with
his family at West Hickory, and was
employed at cutting logs for the mill on
the Carter farm, was the victim of bad
accident on Tuesday of last week, when
his left leg was broken about midway be-
tween the ankle and knee. Mr.. Bingham
was engaged in chopping down tree,
when it split and jumped off to one side.
He started to run and had gotten about
twenty feet away when the tree struck
him in the back, knocking him down
and catching his leg. II was only by the
merest chance that he was not killed. AS
It was his leg was badly crushed, it being
compound fracture. Both bones pro-
truded through the skin. The Injured
man was removed to his home, where
DIR. NJ. G. Kerr reduced the fl acture. He
is improving nicely, considering his
serious injuries.
Much interest is centered in an oil
we'll which it was thought wonld be fin
ished last week near Porkey, this county,
on the S. IL Il. railroad. The Warren
Mirror says that several days ago the
shell was tapped leading to the sand and
the pressure of gas was so strong that
further operations were abandoned. The
indications are that the well will be a
good producer OF oil. Those who put
down the we'll are George Geraciinos,
Hawley Wheeler, Daniel Offerle, Tim
and Dan Foley, and the Critchlow broth
ers. A five acre lease was secured from
Fred Morck, of Warren, who retains the
undivided one-half in the 500 acre lot.
During the Cherry Grove excitement
small well was struck in the vicinity of
the present operations, but 1t was not
considered at that time large enough TO
give attention to.
The real beginning of winter brings
with it the usual weather reports from
our observant townsman, G.. w. Osgood,
who makes the following report for the
past three months, October, November
and December. In October there was a
total rainfall of 81 inches with no snow
and no very cold weather. November
showed 80 inches frain, and q inches of
snow, the coolest days were the 10th, 10th
and 18th, when mercury ranged from IA
to 20 degrees above zero. There were no
days in December as cold as this, but
there was total of l3t inches of snow,
and ~ inches of rain. In the three
months noted there was total of l0s
inches of rain, and 49, inches of snow.
The same months a year ago, 1906, showed
l5s inches of rain, and 30B inches ofsnow,
or almost twice as much snow as in 1907.
The Ember Days, Dec. Is, 20 and q, indi-
Gated mild winter, with the coolest
weather to come this month.
-Audley II. Hunter, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. David G. Hunter, of Tionesta town
ship, died at the Dubois hospital Dec. 3lst,
1907, after an illness of several weeks of
typhoid fever. The deceased was born at
Hunter station, three miles south of
Tionesta, Nov. 81, 1871, and grew to man
hood in this vicinity, where he was well
known TO most of our citizens. He had
been employed for the past five years or
more at :ailroading, during which time
he had not been much in this neighbor-
hood Some three weeks ago his father
was in formed of the sons illness by the
hospital authorities, and it was then sup
posed he was in fair way TO recover, but
his cooperative powers we're greatly i'm
paired by the ravages of the disease and
he finally succumbed to the inevitable.
His mother, who was with him for
time, was also taken down, and is now
undergoing treatment at the same hospi-
tai. Audley was an industrious young
man, we'll liked by those who knew him
best. The body was brought home Mon
day and yesterday, at 10 o'clock a. M,
was inferred in the Pearson burial plot,
near thu scenes of his childhood and
young manhood, Rev. W. o. Calhoun
conducting the funeral services.