The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-11-07
KEYSTONE CULLINGS
Wreck on the Pennsylvania Railroad
Engines for a New Road.


Work on the Pittsbutg & Eastern. the new
road which is to give pli,sburg another east
ern connection is progressing rapidly. Con-
struc ion work grading and the erecting Of
bridges IL being pushed vigorously with a
large force OF men. Abou, 10 miles OF the
road will be In operation by January /. and
in anticipation OF the traffic that will immed-
lately flow 20 the line M order has been plac-
ed with the Schenectady locomotive \, orks for
two locomotives OF the consolidation type
Tor heavy freight traffic The Su.quehnnna
river branch OF this road from Burnside TO
Spraguc Is already completed.
A special from New Castle says Typhoid
fever continues to rage in NeshannOck town
ship and the whole township has the appear
ancc Of vast hospital. ns there nre few
families in the township that have not one or
more cases. There have been several deaths
and many more lying nt the point % death.
SO great IL the dread IN the township that
that the people aro beginning to move.
A new pos,oillce has boon established at
WatsondAle, Faycttc county. with Albion ).
Novel; as postmaster
Fire destroyed six double houses belonging
90 the Stcaring coal company az Hastings,
IN tho north end Of ths county, cntailing u
loss of 1000
Frank Kuhn, farmer living near Elders.
vile, was fatally injured by being thrown
from his horse while In pursuit Of u horse
thief.
Mrs. Jacob Faith. OF Moon township. Beaver
county, was burned to death by her clothes
catching lire while she was making apple
butter.
The Tussey Mining AMI Smelling company
claim that quartz ore mined near Henrietta
has nssayed $50, 900 worth Of gold per car
load.
The forest fires in Beaver county were
checked by sundays rains. but not until
much farm property was destroyed.
The pastors Of Washington. prayed for rain
at their sunday morning service aud in the
afternoon heavy shower came
Iev. W. +. t. KeifIcr. OF the Third Presby.
terian church at Washington. has resigned
because Of differences with his congregation.
The residence OF j. NJ. Rockwell. northeast
OF Sharpsvi!le, was Destroyed by l,e sunday
night. Loss $1,000.
freddy" Hanna, sentenced to six months
in jail at New Castle. has escaped.
Priestly Harris was fatally injured by a
fall from "a scaifold at Johnstown.
A log house at Pitcairn. Allegheny county.
built in 1913, was destroyed by fire.
John Travesic. Il years old, OF Uniontown.
was fatally injured under train.
The clothing store OF Jacob Levi 4 Co.
az Irwin, has been closed by the sheriff. The
Spruger hotel has also met like fate.
Frapk Patton. OF near Butler. was fatally
shot by the accidental discharge OF his gun
while hunting
mis- .eNpensive side dish,sek, hos T.
49, .- li.-ge connect.
-.~,..s Monaco
\ congregation OF the VI. Z. church has
been organized In Turtle Creek 10y the mem
bers who seeded from McMastcrs NJ. +.
church after the last conference.
The Frick Coke Company has purchased
the plant OF the Fairhayen Furnace company
at Fairhaven. Tho holdings Of tho furnace
include the plant OF lil ovens and 10000
acres Of coal lands. about Fuirhaven ana the
old Springhill furnace tract.
Twenty-Five cars were piled mp in one in.
discriminate mass on the Pennsylvania rail
road at Fostoria near Altoona. and all but
one broken into kindling wood. Two ,ramps
riding In "A box car, had a miraculous escape
A carload of steel blooms was forced through
the car in which they were. The clothing
was torn from their bodies, but both escaped
with slight bruises.
In a drunken light at Mcdonald negro
miner named Smith, severely cut another
negro and barely escaped lynching.
John IIeider, aged II years. accidently
shot himself through the brain while hunting
near Erie.
Joseph Marson. mechanic OF Erie WAS
beheaded by IA Nickel plate train.
". Hartman has rendered his resignation
as president OF the Union water company Of
Beaver Falls.
John Davies, n miner near Noblestown,
was shot at twice while in bed by two un-
known men. lie was wounded in one arm
The clothing store OF Harry Koba.her. of
Rochester. was closed by the sheriff on ex-
ecuiions issued by W. B Klee * Co., of Pitts
burg, and |. Oppenheim, OF Greensburg, Pa.
An explosion OF natural gas in the mains a,
New Castle ripped up the pavement aud blew
out three man-holc covers. aud the basement
in Alon2o keelen's house was wrecked.
Receiver Christy, OF the defunct Penn bank
OF PitIsburg, M kit.anning, obtained another
verdict TO y acres OF land in Ferry township
from which William Gates Reynolds was try.
ing TO eject him.
Two unknown robbers relieved William
Thomas farmer, living near Homestead. o
gold watch and 1886.
Tho new water works reservoir at Washing
ton Will be completed within week It hai
u capacity OF $4,000 gallons u day for 2OC
days, md will cover thirty acres to an aver
age depth Of fifteen feet
Tho water well completed by d. W. Gran,
for the managers OF the Morgan2a reform
school proves Il gusher, and yields 40 barrei
an hour Tho managers will now have
number OF wells drilled, and put in wate
system OF their own.
A peddler OF notions was attacked nea
FinleyvtlIe, by three negroes and robbed o
SlG In cash
Durant Convicted.
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