The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-01
Thursday, July 1, 1897.
Continued from First pnge.

but soon it shot up into the air away
above the derrick. 1t was body OF
crude oil Z, inches in diameter. Ii
rushed forth for nearly minute,
then it Stacked up and was thrown
up only 10 or II feet when new i'm
petus seemed to strike the column
and up again it went like a mad de-
mon trying to reach the stars. The
beautiful amber column as it ascend
ed and falling to the ground in gold
en- spray was indeed sight for fully
300 persons of our party who had
never witnessed such grand spec
tacle. 1t lasted only two minutes,
but the sight was so grand, beauti.
full and rare that the long car ride,
tiresome walk aud the tedious wait
dropped into insignificance in com
parison with this brilliancy and
grandeur. At 4:20 we returned to
Bradford. At 700 p. IN. a business
meeting was held in the Lyceum.
Senator Emcry's Reception.
The hospitality of the people OF
Bradford was so general among all
the citizens that it seems hardly fair
to single out any particular individ'
ual for special mention, yet if we did
not, we would fall far short of our
duty to Hon. L. Emery, Jr. He is
known not only as the money king
of that region, but the prince of en-
tainers, whose generosity is sutli,
cient evidence that he is none of the
class of miserly rich men. He came
to Bradford in 1872 with a debt ol
$64, 1000 on his shoulders, having lost
that amount in sinking dry wells in
the Titusville region. No one scarce
ly attempts to estimate his wealth
He owns numerous oil wells, owns
large refinery in Bradford, a large
block in Bradford and store in the
same, an immense wheat farm III
Dakota, large interest in the pipe
line that is worth S10O,0O0.OO a mu.
scum that cost him thousands OF
dollars to collect while travelling four
years in Europe, Asia and" Egypt
and shares and stocks in many 9th
er industries. Conservative esti.
mates have placed the value of his
property at S5.O00,0O0. For eight
years he served his district in the
State Senate and he is about the on.
ly man in the state who had the
valor to lead in "A desperate fight
against the Standard Oh Co. Such
man being blest with millions
might be considered too naughty
and proud to extend the hand of
cordiality to poor editors. The dis
position of Senator Emery is quite
the opposite. He invited our entire
party and all the people of Bradford
who wished to attend. About 400
people attended the reception at his
magnificent home on Congress
street. The large veranda was lit up
with large incandcscent lights. The
Senator himself met the guests and
introduced them to Mrs. Emery and
his daughters. The guests We're Civ.
en- the liberty of the house. A tenn
porary addition was added to the
house covered with canvass to serve
luncheon in. At the one end of this
sat Jamisons Orchestra, who fur
nished music for those taking lunch
con. In another room was Senator
Emery's large Ochestrion that fur
nished music for the other guests
and for dancing. The walls of his
house are covered with hundreds of
paintings of the best artistic talent
the world has ever known. There is
scarcely a spot left on the walls of
his large house to hang another pic
ture. In fact we believe his resi-
dence contains more paintings by
talented artists than any other pri.
vate residence in the United States.
These together with an immense
stereopticon furnished ample enter
tertainment for the 400 guests.
Large bowls of lemonade and claret
were in evidence and choice cigars
were freely offered while in the lunch
room hosts of walters served the
guests with sandwiches, coffee,
sherbet, ice cream, etc. In fact
the fat of the land was at our dis
posal. The Sixteenth Regiment
Band came to serenade the Senator
and his guests. The Senator invited
the band in for refreshments. The
reception was converted into a dance
in which both young and old partici-
pated. 1t was long after midnight