The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-02-20
PENNSYLVANIA.

accepted the call as pastor OF the First Chris
tian church of McKeesport.
The citizens Of Duquesne are all ready to
make application for borough charter. In
March the matter will go before the grand
jury.
Rev. 8. NJ. Bell, OF Greensburg, has been
appointed presiding elder of the Blairsvlle
district NJ. L. church, vice Rev. A. G. John.
ston, sick.
The jury in the libel suit against l.. NJ.
Truxell, of the Believer on Enterprise, after
deliberating 2. hours, found the defendant
not guilty, the prosecutor to psy one fourth
and the defendant three.fourths of the costs.
A meeting Of the Forest Oil Company
stockholders was held at Oil City, at which
the capital stock was increased from ,20),.
90 to 81 OO0, 900, the increase TO be used for
buying up new property. The company now
controls 5000 acres, aud the present daily
production Of the company's wells is 300
barrels. Besides this the company receives
ROYALTIES from 80 wells.
A company composed of the stockholders
of the Pittsburg & Western railroad have dc
termined to a! once build the line from
Akron to Cory, 10 cOnucs with the present
narrow guage running to Akron, which will
also be changed to a standard guaye. The
new line will give the Baltimore & Ohio a
shorter rout TO Chicago by - miles IL will
be known rs the Pi;tsburg, Akron s. Western
railroad
A gushcr Of the first magnitude has been
struck in the Hundrcd.foot district of the
Butler field that has caused the widest kind
of excitement there. Lockwood & Co s No.
!, on the Eicholtz farm at Little Creek
reached the first pay strea< wednesday, and
the oil spou,ed over the derrick. The well
started flowing 20 barrels an hour. but in.
creased to 80 barrels an hour, The well i,
located in the northwest part of the Hun
dred-Foot field, not far from the Cabel farm
well, and is the largest producer yet found
in the Hundred. Foot sani The latest infor-
nation from the well is that it is increasing
its flow and there is no telling where it will
reach
James Wamsby, Winebrenaran preacher
at Aleppo, Greene county, left his sick wife
last Sunday night and eoped with Miss
Belle Knapp, u member of his church.
Wamsby is about 50 years old and was sent
TO the charge at Alepps last fall by the West
Virginia Eldcrship. He was well liked as a
minister until some of his mis- ioings became
known. Miss Knapp is handsome young
lady u years of age and belongs to good
family. She had always borne good name
Wamsby had been holding a series of meet
ings and on Sunday evening preached to
large congregation on the subject of the Re.
sulrection of the dead" The couple took an
early train at Cameron, w. Va, for the
East. Money has been raised to hunt their
up and bring them TO justice.
W. y. Porter, was nominated for Burgess
OF ofscotdaic 10y the Republicans
At Greenvllc, y. +. Leech has been nomi.
Mated for Burgess by the Republican Caucus.
All the suits brought against the patrons
of the Fuller Cash Carrier Company, of
Mcadyille, have been dismissed.
An order has been given at Cherrytree for
$40 wheelbarrows and 300 picks to be used
in the construction Of railroad to that
place.
The house Of John Snyder bachelor liv.
entered on Saturday night by masked burg
lars who bound Snyder hand and foot aud
carried oil % the savings OF "a lifetime.
A number Of men were engaged in clean.
ing out gas well ia the GrapcviIle field
| Westmorelanl couuty, when the gas came in
| with a great roar, throwinSa man named
Pitts - feet and injuring him perhaps fil-
tally.
At Johnstown, Jerry Lynch was danger
ously shot by John Craig in drunken
! brawl.
William Yohn, foreman at Bridge No
I Of the Pennsylvania railroad near Johns
| town, was crushed TO death by falling rock.
The Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Railway Company is negotiating for dock
facilities at Erie and the prospects are that
the road will divide its Buffalo business with
that port.
Prof ID. J. Waller, d, D., who has been
| appointed 10y Gov. Beaver Superintendent
I Of Public instruction to succeed the late
/ Rev. DR. f. T.. Higbee, is, although young
man, one OF the most prominent educators
/ in the State. lie will take charge on the
! first of March. Prof. Waller is u graduate
Of the Lafayette College, He preached for
some time in New York State, but his failing
health compelled him to leave the ministry.
! " lille in charge of an academy at Orange
! vile, Columbia county, he was elected prin>
, cipal Of the State Normal school at Blooms
+, burg, which position he has ever since held.
The Johnstown steel nail company began
working double time ne day the company
being behind in orders.
Curtis Wells, the head man at the Clifford
shaft, Forest City, met a fearful death by
! falling down the shaft distance of 800 feet
Falling slate killed Michael Hughes, u mi
ner at Hill farm, near Dunbar.
A company has been organized 10 develop
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