The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-15


Work began Monday on the new rairs|
extending from Altoona TO PhillIpshursv M
will be known rs the Altoona and Pail tl
burg railroad. The new line will inletecs
iilipsburs with the Beech Breek raIlrdI
which extends by connection With the Hat
ing road to Philadelphia The road VI.
completed gives a competing line. aud ossI
valuable bituminous coal, timber and An
lands. for this section OF Pennsylvania
An inventory Of the loss caused by Ore d
water at the store OF the w. H. Ke5ch -
pany, Pittsburg. has been made and the al
sroughly estimated TO amount to sl0mI
The total insurance on the stock aud ara,
tenanses of the firm amounts TO slSO. .0N III
the adjusters are now appraisinI the eii,ti
the damage Meanwhile the firm hu .1I
pended business until the Insurance .s
have completed their task.
During the prevalence OF a heavy sc1
which passed over New Brighton, sNsaI
houses were struck by lightning, causin,
fire alarm and much excitement and "a
burning out half dozen electric lights Y
telephone wires ia town. None Of the pys
struck were much damaged.
The gas well struck by the Rochester
and Gas company In the Jacob Test fMr
Brush creek, is n roarer aud has caused o
excitement. The pressure is 500 pouni,r
the noise 1t makes can be heard for 1le,
In making change for n stranger Miss
Mahon, clerk In the Belevernon posses
WAS ilim-named out OF fl0. The stuil|
substituted a 81 bill for IA 80 bill while u
Mcmahon had her back turned.
Several prominent citizens Of FhIisttf1
have illed bin In equity to have Ru lB =
tion issued restraining the city Officials n
taking the Liberty bell TO the Atlantic eIpa
ton.
The Harmony society OF Economy
leased 1000 acres Of lis land IN Beave- ~
TO oil and gas operstors for the p4rp0s
having 1t developed. Several wells are ~
being drilled.
The Beaver Falls turnverein will efti
new hotel to replace the one destroyed
tre some weeks ago. IL will cost so,M
contain IA theater and assembly rooma
A stranger representing 10 be a Miss
stock raiser victlnlTed number OF Ns
motelsnd county farmers Of about sloN
notes for fictitious blooded horses
Al meeting OF the directors oithe HNa
town Agricultural society. IL was decds
hold their annual fair at HoJks,own, AA
20 and continue three days.
Mrs. Frank Wilson, who lives at 0rn
near Bradford, aud who was obout 10 dk
week, claims TO have been restored 10 be-
by Rev. Charles Sommers, IA faith cufsL
While attempting 10 prevent a aght bs''s
his father and James Huffman. on SalgN
| Ulysses Cufmau was probably fatally -
bed by Huffman on u farm near UnlouN'
The Venango county commissioners
decided that electric cnr companies caa
the county bridges, thus settling lons
pGted question.
At New Brighton Homer Welsh is u
pending n coroner : invest igation OF ilsSi
of David kohler, who was found dead ~
a bridge.
j. Is. kagy. lumber dealer. OF IRWIN
stricken with apopleNy at Gteensbufi
formally lived in Johnst own, and is u
old.
John Byerly, wealthy farmer near ~
tum. was killed by trolley ear, Whh
tempting 10 cross the tracks at that pAa
Thomas aud Charles Gregory were il4
ously hurt by tue premature eAplos|
blast in n coal mine at Cleariield.
Eatabite Tibbs. OF Uniontown. who e'a
from DiNmont insane ASYLUM Teeen'p
seen near his homo on Saturday
Edward Dean was arrested At Now
charged with forging his fathers name
check for $3.50.
Mrs ID. NJ. MeElhaney was nppoln'ei
mistress at Brockwayyille. jefferson ''~
John Boyer was killed 10y lightning
sitting In his doorway at Vanderbilt