The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-02-12
Kellettville.

About ten o'clock Saturday evening
the cry of fire was heard. Soon bells
rang and the whistles blew and every
body started on the run to see where the
fire was. 1t was soon discovered that the
old school building was on fire, and
large crowd, both men and women, was
on the scene. There we're two school
buildings standing thirty-six feet apart
in one yard, one containing six rooms
laboratory, and the latter was the one
burning. The fire is supposed to have
started from an overheafed stove In the
laboratory, the gas which had been very
weak for several days coming on with
considerable pressure during the eve
ming. When discovered the flames had
made great headwsy on the second floor
and very little could be done toward
saving the building, which was entirely
destroyed, with the coal shed which stood
nearby. The water was frozen up and
the town pump could not be found and
there was no way to fight the fire only
with water carried in pals from the creek
and nearby residences. The main fight
was put up in saving the new building
and if the wind had not favored them it
could not have been saved with the means
at hand to fight the fire. The fire was
kept from this building by the valiant ef-
forts of the crowd aud the damage was
confined to a scorching on one side and
few broken windows. Although there
were men enough on the scene to have
almost spstted out the fire with their
hands, they were unable to do anything to
save the old building on account of the
lack of means to work with. The win
dows, books, stoves, table, organ and
few desks we're saved from the lower
room, but only few articles we're gotten
out of the laboratory. The building was
a substantial two.story frame and the
loss is quite a heavy one to the school
district, but there was an insurance of
$1,000 on The building and 5000 on the
looked up and seen that it is in repair
and some one appointed to store and look
after it, so it will be ready should the oc-
casion arise when it shall be needed
again.
The NJ isses Margaret Lorom and Pearle
Detar and Harold Fitzgerald were down
from Warren and spent Sunday with
their parents.
DR.. II. l.. Davis was a Marienville Wis.,
itor several days during the week.
Mrs. George Parker visited her par
ents at Brookville several days last week
Mr.. and Mrs. r Lorom went to War
rem, Saturday, where the former entered
the Emergency hospital for treatment.
Mr.. Lorom has been suffering for some
time with an affection of the heart and
lungs. Mrs. Lorom did not bring back
with her as encouraging report as his
friends would liked TO have heard, but it
is hoped that the disease may yield 10
treatment and the patient soon be with us
again in his usual health.
Miss Edith Gayley was called home
last week on account of the death of her
grandmother. Mrs. II. l.. Davis substi-
ing her absence.
James Harrington was home from
Youngstown aud spent Sunday with his
mother, Mrs. Nettie Harrington.
w "a
Warren the last of the week looking after
some business interests.
Miss Olive Wolfe returned to Blaisdell,
N. Y, Friday. She was accompanied by
Miss nellie Detar, who expects to spend
the winter there.
The directors of the new hall met Mon
day evening and decided to build near
the depot, if land can be secured. A
committee was appointed to wait on Mr..
Collins as soon as he returns from the
west.
Meetings will continue at the NJ. f.
church this week. Already some fifty
have expressed desire to live a better
life
The measles are still with us. Those
who have made their acquaintance dur
ing this week are: Harry Kelly, Roger
Hendrickson, Viola Cunningham, Flos-
sic Watson, Lorraine Harkless, Edna
Lorom, Audrey Peterson, Cecil Spencer,
Everel Barnes and the baby of the family
at the homes of James Smith and Charles
Mimm. Mrs. Chas. Mimm has been
d6(ie.sick all week with the measles.
Rexford Henderson was home from
jamestown and spent Sunday with his
parents.
Geo. Porter, 0rville Mckenzie and
Wm Fitzgerald were off during the week
with the grippe.