The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-05-20
Railroad Track Blown Up.

gheny railroad. The purchasers will de-
velop the land and work will begin soon.
Railroad Track Blown Up
Sunday morning the people OF Span gler
were awakened by terrific explosion. About
90 feet OF track on the new Beech Breek rail-
road had been blown up with dynamite. The
stun had been placed In culvert under u
fill and tore an immense hole In the roadbed
The powder magazine OF McClain h Co., at
Spangler, had been broken into during the
night, and this Is where the explosives were
secured. determined effort will be- made
to locate and punish the perpetrators.
The first general appeal made by the West
ern University OF Pennsylvania to the public
Tor help since 1t asked Tor and got $l00, 900
over 20 years ago, has been met and as IA re-
suit the endowment fund Of the institution
is $50, 600 larger, while the appropriation
made by the State two years ago, OF $50. 900
for the establishment OF u school OF mines
and mining engineering, Is maze available.
The $50, 600 which II was conditioned by the
Legislature must be contributed by tho
friends Of the university before any use could
be made OF the appropriation from the State
WAS finally made up Saturday evening, and
little more besides.
Washington capital and Washington men
are going into business at Parkersburg. W.
Va. Charles Chamberlain and Mike Egan,
local oil men, have put $4,000 into iOun-
dry and machine shop there, where they will
make rig irons, reels, arms and other mate
rails needed about an oil derrick. The com
pany formed is capitalized ut $50, 600, and Ia
called the Parkersburg Rig and Reel Com
pany. John Crawford, who has been chief
bookkeeper ior W. Forge, Washington, will
be esecretary-treasurer and manager.
-Four thousand people crowded the banks
OF the Allegheny river at the foot OF Fifth
street Sunday afternoon to see Gs persons
baptized by Rev. W. $. Lowery, OF III. East
End African Methodist Episcopal church.
Euclid avenue, md Rev. q. W. kincaid, Of
al Zion church, Pittsburg. Thrty-eight
colorcd persons were immersed near the
same place at sunrise the same day.
At the Washington county Prohibition con
vention the following ticket was nominated:
j. II. Powell, OF California sheriff; d. A.
Bubbitt, OF Murdocksyille, recorder; James
Braden, OF West Bethlehem township Jury
commissioner, and James Caldwell, Of
Hickory, director OF the poor. Prof. Louis
Van Orden, OF Washington, was chosen chair
man, $. W. Hall and Rev. j. b. Burke secre-
taries, and NJ. sharp treasurer.
The new extension Of the lines OF the Bea
yer Valley Traction Company from Beaver
down the Ohio river to Nanport. ore and a
half miles distant. is open for traffic, and
the first cars that passed over II were the
Royal Arcanum trolley excursion from Bea-
yer Falls. The lines Of the Beaver Valley
Traction Company now cover thirteen
miles and extend from Morado, north Of
Beaver Falls. to Vanport. south OF Beaver.
Fire destroyed the plant Of the Venango
spoke works at OIL City. The factory was
situated in the midst Of anumber OF franc
buildings used by small factories and as
warehouses, and for time the whole dis
trict, from Center to Duncomb streets, was
Threatened. The loss is $4,000, partially
covered by insurance. number Of other
concerns suffered small losses.
While n teamster employed by Michael Nc
l.aughln, OF Parker, with II six-horse team.
was hauling u boiler over a bridge across
Bear creek, in Parker township, Butler coun-
ty. the structure gave way, and the team,
wagon and boiler weve precipitated to tho
stream 10 feet below, killing one Of the
horses ard badly iDjuring the others.
Bellefonte is to have an nother industry In
the shape OF plant for the manufacture Of
the new acetylene gas. The projectors Of
the enterprise are A. q Morris and his two
sons, Of Tyrone. They will expend SlO0, 900
In establishing tho business. Work ON the
erection OF the necessary buildings will be
commenced within two weeks. This will be
the second plant Of the kind In the United
States, the other being ut Niagara Falls.
Following the example OF Judge Stewart,
OF Franklin, Judge Biddle. OF Cumberland
county, instructed the constables In quarter
sessions court to report any slot machines as
well as all other gambling devices to the
court. He stated TINT the law against those
machines, as well as all other gambling de-
vices, would be enforced to the letter, and
any constable who fails to make returns will
be held accountable.
The Forest Oil Company has q we'll drill
ing on the Bedel farm, back OF Elizabeth,
which has reached II depth Of $500 feet and
still drilling. This is the deepest well In this
region. 1t is the purpose Of the operators TO
drill It down TO the Lima oil rock. Samples
of the different rock and gravel gone
through have been saved for scientific pur-
poses
The new trolley line from Car Isle, by way
OF the old turnpike, to Hagerstown and
Mechanicsburg, which will be built this sum
mer by the Harrisburg 4 Mcchanicsburg
Electric Railway company, is being surveyed |
by A. II. Rupp, OF Mechanicsburg, and a |
corps Of surveyors. Work will soon begin |
erecting poles and placing ,ies.
Four masked men entered Nathan Beams |
DeuTOOm IN hVOOuu, anu Wullo Ono nelu
revolver at Beams head the others secured |
his watch and pocketbook. His landlSdy, In |
the next room, Rwoke and screamed, aud,
firing II parting shot, the burglars fed. Two |
officers gave chase and captured Patrick |
Barry.
The New York nnd Cleveland Gas Coal |
company Is preparing to open four new
mines In East and West Pike Run and Allen
townships, Washington county, for the de- |
velopment Of 1000 acres Of coal. The new
works will give employment TO 1000 men.
Tho commission appointed by the courts |
Of Mercer and Lawrence counties for the /
purpose OF surveying and fixing the bound
ary lines between the two counties began It's /
duties, and 1t will take u little over q month /
to complete the work. For many years tho /
line has been In dispute between