The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-17
POrkey.

down their wires to the gas station up
Porkey run and II was surely a cold job,
but had to be done. They did It up in a
very short time and 1t was long line ex-
tending from here to Sheffield. Claude
Wright, who Is workin Tor the Bramer
livery, was in the latter part of last week
tn haul in the materials for this company.
Theodore Bamm was in and took out the
instrument Thursday last.
The gas has heen very scarce at the
school building aud the children were all
wood cutters the last week or more. 1t
is reported from all parts that the gas
supply is limited and II looks as If the
schools will soon have to depend on coal
as fuel. Kellettvile is burning coal now
and expects to get ready for coal as fuel
next term.
Saturday morning broke all records
for cold for the past 25 years in this part
of the country, mercury registering as
follows: Porkey "A below, Fools Creek
30 below, Msyburg % below, Cooper
Tract % below, Blue Jay 35 below, Yam
kee Camp reported 2S below, and Brooks
ton read A below on three different
thermometers. We had better temper
ature on Sunday morning when II was IL
degrees warmer than the proceeding
morning. One great blessiDg-Porkey
had lots of gas and no one was suffering
while inside. The leases are running
just the same as usual but experiencing
some inconveniences that can be expected
in cold weather. The pipe line gaugers
are not running much oil these days and
are very thankful that there is not so
much to run.
Our directors attended a meeting of the
school board at Blue Jay Saturday and
several important subjects were debated.
The most important one, however, was to
make the attendance good In all the
schools and the law is to be rigidly en-
forced all over the township. We have
faithful truant officer who will do his
duty regardless of consequences, also
constable who will act when duty de-
msnds action on his part. We hope to
get along without any unpleasant demon
strslions If 1t can be avoided. This can
be- avoided If the patrons do their part.
The directors require a satisfactory eX-
cuse to the teachers from the patrons for
any absence from school sessions by their
pupils. This excuse to be in the parents
handwriting, aud not the scholars. II
the parent cannot write they are to have
It written aud make their mark in the
presence OF witness.
Mario aud Lois Rupert went to Shelf
field Saturday to make their grandma,
Mrs. Rose Bloss, visit and will return
Monday.
f. A Littlefield is assisting Mr.. Brenan
repair the boiler at the Wilburine station
at Minister. and is thinking OF going into
the chemical wood business. Frank is
not choice about what he does so it is
honest. He is good rig builder.
Geo. s. Downing was a visitor in our
the depot Saturday morning.
Miss Nina Bean of Warren was in town
Tuesday to hear her music class, and
went to Kellettville on the evening train,
where she has large class.
One of the children, who attends our
school and rides on the train from Kings
ley, got her feet wet by the ice breaking
while the children were testing it.. The
creek is not yet closed at this point, but
up and down from here it is completely
closed, almost to both ends. If the Ice
does not go out before February we can
look for a lot OF trouble when it gees in
the spring.
Mrs. Geo. Blum has a lame ankle from
a trip she took down the stairs ON Sunday
afternoon. She is a large woman and fell
hard but we think she is not seriously
hurt.
None of the children from here attended
Sunday School as it was pretty cold, and
the gas is generally low at the church at
Minister when the weather is so cold.