The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-01-26
Kellettyille.

the weather man has been doing stunts
the past week that entities one TO truth
fully proclaim him a very strenuous
man, indeed. Beginning with heavy
rains, on Tuesday, the 18th, the ice be-
came broken in places in Tionesta creek
and caused the banks to overflow in sey-
eral places where the elevation was low.
AT the mouth of Little Minister creek, a
half mile above town, the water stood
three feet in the public highway and re-
mained so for five days. The S. & II. Ry
tracks at Balltown fats, Wellers and
Hastings were inundated to depth Of
from one to ~ feet, caused by backed
water. The passenger train Tuesday
succeeded in reaching Sheffield for one
trip, being about five hours late. They
we're compelled to clear the track OF Ice
In several places and 1t was a novel sight
to see passenger train carrying people
who paid for first class passage by rail,
travelling by water. With the exception
of Tuesday, the train has been able to
make the two trips per day, but usually
were considerable behind schedule time.
The storm of Friday was simply an in
PRODUCTION of what was to follow on Sat-
urday. Our oldest inhabitants have no
recollection of when this section was Wis
tied with such blizzard as arrived here
that day. On Friday the winds had
shifted to the east, where our heavy
storms are mostly located, and with the
temperature just right the snow began
to come earthward in long metre style.
The Tionesta mail, which starts on the
journey at 600 a. m, made an unsuccess-
ful attempt to deliver the mail Saturday
morning but only reached the whig Hill
office, where the wind was blowing such
a gale and the snow drifting that II was
impossible to go any farther, so the mail
was brought back to the Kellettville of
flee. Telephone communication was cut
of early in the morning and but few
patrons of the telephone could use their
lines. One of the large cross arms on
the pole at Watson & Co.'s store was
broken and the lines we're useless there
after. Snow shoyels we're used con-
stantly and the weather was truly an
arctic photo. Should the weather turn
warmer now or rain so as to remove the
ice great damage would surely befall the
low points. All the cellars on the bottom
lands are filled with water and there were
no services at the NJ. Il. church, Sunday,
owing to the basement being under
water so the furnace could not be used to
heat the building. John II. Brennan, the
artist, has secured several fine post card
views OF the ice and water. A number of
the cards will be exposed for sale later.
Business of all kinds which requires out
side labor is practically stopped for the
lime being, as but very little work can be
Travel will likely be re-
sumed again on the public roads today,
Monday, and it will be some time before
he travelling will be good. No measure
nent of the snow was kept here but it
was not less than IL feet. At 500 a. m.
It had showed just nine inches and from
500 to 90 a. m. there was a fall of three
inches reported. After that time no one
thought it necessary to keep a gauge of
he depth.
The new mill was shut down last
Thursday by the steam feed breaking.
The damage has been repaired.
Mrs. NJ. Andrews, whose condition has
been improving for the past ten days,
was taken suddenly worse on Thursday,
but is now much improved. Her son,
Charles, was summoned on Friday and
reached here Saturday, when he was
much pleased to find his mother gaining.
Mr.. and Mrs, Geo. Harrison, of Hor-
lell, n. Y, the latter sister of Mrs. |
Andrews, are here for a short time.
John Oleson went to Erie, Saturday,
where he will attend a meeting of the
Brotherhood of Trsinmen. A. II. Hunter,
,f Nebraska, went also.
Joseph D. Albaugh, who has been en-
'loyed at Endeavor for several months,
moved his family to that place last
Wednesday.
Wesley Whitehill has been a sufferer !
rom rheumatism the past week. He is
Ible however to be around.
A. l.. Weller is mourning the loss of
lis sidewalk, which disappeared on
Tuesday, after dusk. The guilty parties
ire known and unless they return the
property they will be barred from using
t again when it is put in place.