McKean County Miner
January 18, 1895
Page 3, Column 6
Around The County
Ormsby, PA
Accident at BB&K
Ormsby
Frank Lamont, a brakeman on Conductor
Richmond's train, met with a painful accident a few days ago while
coupling cars in the McKean's mill. He slipped while making a coupling
and barely saved his hand from being crushed. As it was the thumb
of his left hand was caught and the first joint crushed. He will
not lose the rest of his thumb, however. |
Ormsby Boarding
House Full
The town is so full of men at present that the boarding houses are unable
to take them all and yet it is said there is always room for one more at
the top and we think we are there. At least we do when the wind blows. |
Mask Ball
at the Ormsby A. O. U. W. Hall
Simpsons 400 gave a mask ball Tuesday evening in A. O. U. W. hall.
Miss Katherine and Frank Cassidy. Miss Ella Carson and Milton Means
of this place attended. |
Ormsby BB&K
Railroad Tackles snow drifts
Engine to of the B. B. & K. R'y is out of the shops after a thorough
overhauling and remodeling and is now in good shape to tackle the snow
drifts. |
Daisy Beverly
Opera Company Passes Through Ormsby
The Daisy Beverly Opera Co. passed through here Friday their way to Kane.
They were a very good looking lot of people too. |
Sig. Dealmo
Gives Great Entertainment
Sig. Dealmo and his company gave a very good entertainment in the (Ormsby)
school house on Monday night. A very small crowd turned out. |
Ormsby Lumbermen:
Thaw Good for Hauling Logs
The lumbermen report the sleighing excellent. The late thaw followed
by snow is just what they need to haul logs on. |
Devonion Oil
Co. 5 new Gas Connection Locations at Ormsby
The Devonian Oil Co. have made 5 new locations in their gas territory and
the rig builders are busy getting rigs up. |
Lots of Ormsby Paperboys
We only have four newsboys in town and anyone who cannot be suited with
reading matter should get an encyclopedia. |
Devonion Oil
Company Sells Territory for Connections
The Devonion Oil Company at Ormsby sold their gas territory to the
Standard Oil Company and the Emery Oil Company are now connecting the gas
wells with a six inch line and the United Natural Gas Company will connect
it with an eight inch line to the main gas line running through here from
the Kane gas field to Buffalo. This will add an immense quantity
of gas to that line. |
Will Burrell Walks
in the Snow to Bordell, PA
Will Burrell walked over to Bordell Sunday. It takes a pretty strong
attraction to get a man out in this snow storm eighteen miles. We
understand he is on a still hunt for the person who sent him that lovely
Christmas present in an envelope. Look across the road, Billy. |
Special Pension
Examiner in Ormsby on Monday
S. H. Elliott, of Franklin, Pa., special pension examiner for the eastern
district, was in town on business Monday. |
Miss Mae
Rouse Spends Days with Friends in Ormsby
Miss Mae Rouse, of Smethport, spent a few days here with friends the first
of the week. |
Miss Mollie Ormsby
Visits Aunt
Miss Mollie Ormsby is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Newton, of Lafayette, for
a short time. |
Greely and
Johnson Brothers Hustle Ties for Railroad
O. S. Greelyand Johnson Bros. are hustling in ties for the B. B. &
K. R'y Co. |
Frank Dick
and Field Mayo Drilling Again
Frank Dick and Field Mayo are back drilling, after a month's absence. |
Conductor
Bogart's Boy's Sickness Improving
Conductor Bogart's boy has been quite sick the past week, but is improving. |
School Reopens After
Holiday
School opened a week ago Monday, after the holiday vacation. |
Peter
Anderson's Eldest Girl Sick
Peter Anderson's oldest girl is quite sick due to a bad cold. |
Other Ormsby, PA News
McKean County Miner
January 18, 1895
Page 3, Column 6
W. F. Ormsby returned Saturday after a two weeks' absence. |
Frank Hewitt is visiting at his home in Kinzua a few days. |
W. W. Seymour was in Smethport last week. |
Miss Florence Wagner is visiting friends here. |
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