The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-09-16

contractor Charles OFT, did some speeding
in the laying of brick on stretch of the
new street paving on Elm street last
Thursday. In the space of 10 hours he
laid 25,76O brick, the combined weight of
which would be 2S3, 1850 pounds, or more
than Ill tons, counting II pounds to the
brick, which is the average weight. Six
men attended him and he made them ''go
some" to keep him supplied. If this rec
ord is beaten we would like to hear from
the man who does it.
The stage of water in the river Sep
tember /, 1894, was so low that John
West and g, H. Lay, Sr., were of the
opinion that it had certainly arrived at a
"low water" mark. They went to one
of the big rocks opposite the club house
of the Oil City Boat Club ard placed a
mark on the stone, also the date. Sunday
Mr.. West paid visit to the rock and
found the water was but two inches above
the mark. If the present drought con-
tinues the stream will no doubt get low
enough to warrant new msrk.-Oil City
Blizzard
Two cages containing hundred hom-
ing pigeons owned by the Defender
Homing Club of Rochester, N. Y, were
received here Friday by w. G. Incl,
agent of the Adams Express Co., with in
structions to release them Saturday
morning This was not done on account
of the smoky condition ofthe atmosphere,
but they were released Sunday morning
at ll:l3 and after crcling three or four
times started for home. One of the birds
became exhausted and was picked up on
the street here by Brother Muse. 1t was
shipped home in a box.
The contractors expect to finish up
the street paving operations today when
they make the junction with the approach
to the river bridge. They will then pro-
ceed at once with the macadam road
closing the gap between the upper end of
Elm street and the township road above
Tubbs run. The bridge across this
stream, which was carried away by the
flood, will be replaced with modern
concrete structure, and when this is COM
pleted the community will have a very
pretty stretch of road, which will be a
pleasure to all who have occasion to
drive in that direction. The street paw
ing is very handsome piece of work,
and experts pronounce it one of the best
to be found anywhere. Messrs. Beck IL
OFT are not sighting their work in any
particular.
F. C. Proper took drilling rig up to
the Proper farm at tho top of German
H i'll last week for the purpose of putting
down a water well, and thereby hangs a
tale. He was installing gas engine and
while doing some pounding had the mis-
blow. The pain was so great that Forest
tainted dead away. Farmer Henry Shat
fer, who was assisting with the work, ran
to get some water and fell into the reser-
voir and was unable to eXtricste himself,
And than there was suspension of oper-
atons until Forest sufficiently recovered,
or "came to-" to help Henry out of his
dilemma, and after short rest and a lit
tie comparing of notes as to the sensations
experienced while the trouble was on,
business was resumed. Our informant
thought If there had been third man on
the job he'd likely have met with fatal
injuries.
Rev. w. o. Calhoun got mixed up in
another runaway while returning from
his charge at Nebraska, Sunday evening
Some part of the harness gave way and
his horse became unmanageable and be-
gan to land the kicks over the dash
board with such precision and force as tC
convince the reverend gentleman tha
discretion was the better part of valor
and he climbed out. In doing so he was
hurled violently to the ground and Sc
verely bruised, having both shin bones
badly raked, his trousers legs nearly
torn off, his right hand badly sprained
and the right side of his face ,lacerated
from the forehead nearly to his chin
The animal was caught after short run
and with a little harness mending and
the kind assistance OF farmer Nellis al
the Kelly farm, the plucky parson was
enabled to continue his journey home,
where he filled his appointment at the
church as usual Sunday night slightly
distigured but still able to give his con-
gregation good sermon.
DIR. Dunn is laying cement walk in
front of his residence lot. Other property
owners on north Elm street who have moi
already done so will lay either stone OF
cement walks as fast as they can get to
it, and then practically the entire street
for more than miles distance will have
these substantial sidewalks on either
side. All the property owners on the
south side of Bridge street have ordered
flag stone for sidewalks, all of which will
transform that street from the raggedes
to the bandsomest in town, now that II
has been paved. Surely the people o.
Tionesta are to be congratulated upor
their enterprise. Those who have recent
| ly laid or are now at work on stone walks
are, G. W. Robinson, fronting the prop
critics occupied by s. Fitzgerald and
Sheriff. Smith, Elm street; A. G. Brown
fronting his property on Elm street; II
s. Csn6eld, fronting his property on May
street; G. M. Arner. fronting his office
on Elm street; VIM. Lawrence, from thu