The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-01-22
Porkey.

A heavy storm suddenly struck here on
Saturday afternoon accompanied by wind
hail, lightning and thunder, that made
things go some while 1t was in progress,
which was about twenty-five minutes.
Many trees found their way to the ground
and two rigs so far as We have noted up
to the present time, one on the South
Penn Oil Co. lease, and one on the Proper
lease. The 5. & It. train going toward
Sheffield ran into two trees between
Sheriff and Hastings, and on its return
trip found the track torn up near Hast
ings where q tree had fallen on the hill
aud slid down ou the track turning the
rails over. The train was hung up there
for two hours until the repairs were made
allowing the train to proceed on its way.
There was pair of newly weds on the
train that amused the passengers so that
time flew pretty fast and all was mirth.
All on board had good visit and were
none the worse for the detention. Prof.
Bill was a passenger and entertained the
audience with some comical sayings.
There was one thing lacking that is nearly
always present-a drunk man. The tele-
phone line of the S. & T. is out of COM
mission but the Buttermilk Line is still
on the job. Rupert conversed with
woman at Eudeavor on Sunday by
switching his telephone on to the Ma
tional Transit telegraph wire when he
found that it was mixed up with the En-
deavor local lines at that place.
The j. c. Miller Lumber Co. are shut
down for a few days for the purpose of
repairing the boiler on their mill on Min
lister, and The tiler took this as chance 20
visit his people in the lover part OF the
county.
"Hinkey" Hsight has taken unto him
self a wife and the young people as is the
custom, gave them a serenade on Satur-
day night bringing out all the noise pro-
ducing instruments possible and after
viewing the couple and wishing them the
best wishes, etc., departed in peace to
their homes. They now await the next
victim.
There was an unusual thing happened
during the high water at the pump Sta
tion here. The drip tank used to catch
what oil leaks from the pumps is buried
in the ground and when the water came
up it took out the oil and replaced it with
water. There is a siphon in this tank
made of two-inch pipe to siphon the water
out and has to he started by filling with
water. But when the creek began falling
this time it started the siphon and when
Rupert went to start it he found the tank
empty, the siphon having started of its
own accord. This is a very rare occur.
rance.
On Wednesday last Mrs. Miles O'Don
mel gave her soap club a dinner and al
but one of the women in the club were
present. Mrs. j. G. Black Of Porkey wa
unable to attend having sprained ankle
but Mrs. II. E. Gillespie of Kelletvile
was up and kept the ladies amused as she
is a jolly lady. Mrs. Wes Durnell also
was one of the bunch and could make
you laugh if your grandmother was {
corpse. and kept the festivities enlivened
The dinner was as good as any morta
could devise and they sure enjoyed tn
sumptuous feast Lady o. Donnel laid be
fore them. We are almost in mourning
because we we're not able to attend our
self. The women were all we'll pleased
with the day so spent and hope it will
occur again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elliot Weaver of Weller
we're calling on friends in the village oI
Sunday last.
Geo. S. Downing of Tiona spent Thurs
day night with us in the interest of th
South Penn Oil Co.
Claude Littlefeld is improving the lo
where he lives and it looks fine.
The boys have filled the old tank grad
with water for skating pond and nov
are hoping for freeze to complete thi
fine pond. This will be much safer tina
the creek and the smallest children ca
learn to use skates there when it become
frozen.
The Allsire sisters spent Sunday wit
their parents at Cherry Grove, and W
are thinking the danger from snow DRIFT
this winter is going to be very small.