The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-11-26
Porkey.

Inc scarcity OF the beautiful snow at
this time Of the year is making the out
side hunters fade from our landscape and
which keeps us back to the wearing of
the regular "louselid' without a red rag
on 1t.
l.. r. Brennsn's good dog, "Bowser,"
disappeared last week and il is thought
he went out to die and is now "resting
with his fathers" This was a very in
tellectual dog and bad many friends who
will miss his lovelit eyes.
Frank Stsub, who was so badly injured
when a tree fell on him while filing a
cross cut saw in the woods at Wellers, is
improving. His mother came to make
him a visit on Thursday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. r, w. Burdick, Jr., spent
Thursday with the j. T. Miller family
here before going to Oil City, their future
home. They left Henrys Mills on Fri
day for their new home.
There was a shooting contest al Blue
Jay or Saturday last and all the crack
shots for miles around were present.
Some fine demonstrations of markham
ship were pulled off.
There were W comforter-tyiD parties
here last week and all concerned had a
pleasant day. 1t was a reminder of the
old quilting parties of bygone days, when
the ladies got together and tore up the
regulations of those absent, digging up
all circumstance where there was a
chance to surmise and take it for the
truth. Now, at Porkey there never was
a class of ladies who would do gossiping
stunts, but everything was fun and frolic,
when the married ladies could joke and
appear like a schoolgirl. This is the way
to do it, for we don't know how long we
can enjoy each others company. That
old reaper, Death, is liable to get us any
time.
Our schools are preparing for al enter
tainment to come just before the Christ
mas vacation, and we hope all the chill
dren will get busy and do all they can to
make it a success, as the older people en-
joy anything of this kind where their
children take part.
Vernita Rupert went to Sheffield Satur-
day for her music lesson, but is now I'M
der the care of Mrs. d. W. Dorm of that
place instead of Miss Grimmes, who has
more pupils than she can handle at the
present.
Snnna nf Tho Shafiial1 ~ ~ NJ,
hunting in the vicinity of Wellars last
week, and among them were some of X.
W. Whitehilps new relations, viz: the
Klinestiver brothers, including their
valuable hounds. They left the jungles
on. Saturday.
A pail of chocolate was broken into a
short time ago at a freight house on the
S, Il Il. railroad, and a resident of another
place ran onto a lard pail packed to the
top with the sweet bits. and at another
place it was rumored that a stomach
pump was hired to extract the sweets,
which caused no small lou of uneasi-
ness. it is easy to locate the trail of the
chocolate. The original shipment was
close to "a pounds gross, and we weighed
be l53 pounds. Some must have a full
set OF sweet teeth along the Tionesta
creek.
The late warm weather has started the
grass and flowers to growing, and in
places the frogs were singing "Spring is
here" Mr.. Frog may be of but it won't
be so very long until he can come out and
stay. Berks county wants us to know
that it is going to be a hard winter but we
can't see it, that is, Jim and l..
Sunday School was a grand success last
Sunday as the gas was good and a good
turnout present, We have at times little
fire and have to dismiss without having a
session..
The footbridge at Minister, across the
Tionesta creek, gave away at the western
anchor but was repaired again last week.
We notice that a lot of people who have
no share in these oot-bridges along the
creek seem to lie ignorant or they do not
know the principles of mechanics. for
they run the foot bridges aud shake them
to beat the band. This practice is very
hard on the bridge. 1t makes one tired
yelling at strangers to cease shaking the
same.
We are sorry we cannot have turkey
for the day Of Thanksgiving. but chicken
will have to do this year. We purchased
too many good quarts this summer and
now have to do without turkey. And it