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AUG 11, 1887 NEGLEY, OH. A LARGE NUMBER FROM THIS PLACE AND POIINTS ALONG THE P. M. & C. RAILROAD TOOK THE EVENING EXCURSION TRAIN ON AUG 3RD TO VIEW NIAGRA FALLS ONE OF THE GREATEST WONDERS OF THE WORLD. ALL WERE MIGHTY PLEASED WITH THE TRIP AND SOME OF THEM IMMAGINE THAT THEY CAN HEAR THE ROARING OF THE CATARACT AS IT THUNDERS DOWN THE PRECIPICE RINGING IN THEIR EARS YET.

REV SAUNDERS, OF NEW CASTLE, PA., HAS BROUGHT HIS MEMBERS OF THE 2ND BAPTIST CHURCH HERE AND HELD CAMP MEETING AT THE G. A. R. PICNIC GROUNDS FOR THE LAST TWO SUNDAYS. THE P. M. & C. RAILROAD RUN REGULAR EXCURSIONS TRAINS BOTH DAYS AND PEOPLE FROM EVERY POINT IN THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY FLOCKED TO NEGLEY TO HEAR THE GOSPEL EXPOUNDED OCCORDING TO "DE CULLED BREDREN." ARTIST.

VALLEY ECHO, OCT 6, 1887:
A BOOM FOR NEGLEY.

AT A MEETING OF RAILROAD MEN HELD IN THE OPERA HOUSE IN EAST LIV- ERPOOL, OHIO, N. B. BILLINGSLEY, ATTORNEY FOR THE P. M. & C RAILROAD COMPANY., MADE A PROPOSITION TO THE CITIZENS OF EAST LIVERPOOL, TO THE EFFECT THAT IF THEY WOULD PROCURE THE RIGHT OF WAY AND DONATE FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, THAT THE P. M. & C. R.R. CO., WOULD IMMEDIATLY PRO- CEED TO CONSTRUCT A ROAD FROM NEGLEY TO EAST LIVERPOOL. THE PROPOSITION WAS AT ONCE ACCEPTED AND AN AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO, TO THAT EFFECT. THIS WILL, NO DOUBT, SETTLE THE LOCATION OF THE NORTHERN ROAD FROM EAST LIVERPOOL, AND IT WILL DETERMINE THAT LOCATION OF CAPT. S. L. FISHER'S NEW POTTERY FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF WHITE WARE, OF WHICH WE WILL GIVE A MORE DETAILED ACCOUNT LATER ARTIST.

OCT 6, 1887 SIGNAL, OH. WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURED HERE LAST WEEK. BRAKEMAN WELLS ATTEMPTED TO BOARD THE ENGINE, SLIPPED, FELL AND WAS THROWN UNDER THE PILOT. THE TRAIN WAS MOVING SLOW , SO HE HAD HIS RIGHT LIMB BADLEY SQUEEZED. A CLOSE CALL CERTAINLY.






OCT 6, 1887 SIGNAL, OH A LARGE NUMBER OF OUR CITIZENS ATTENDED THE COUNTY FAIR LAST WEEK, NEARLY ALL PASSED OVER THE P. M. & C. R.R.


OCT 13, 1887 NEGLEY, OH. HANDS AT THE NEGLEY COAL WORKS TORE DOWN THE TRESTLE-WORK AT THE LOWER ENCLINE ROAD. SIX HUNDRED FEET OF NEW TRESTLE-WORK WAS BUILT, AND THE ROAD RAISED ELEVEN FEET.
MR N. B. BILLINGSLEY, OF NEW LISBON, MAKES ALMOST DAILY TRIPS BY WAY OF THE P. M. & C. RAILROAD TO SUPERINTEND THE WORK ON HIS MOTHERS HOUSE.

NOV 3 1887 SIGNAL, OH. THE FILLING OF THE TEMPORARY TRESSLE WILL SOON BE COMPLETE.

NOV 3, 1887 A frightful accident occured on Wednesday to breakman (newspaper spelling) Carey Burky, about a mile east of New Galilee, resulting in his instant death. He was out on his run on the local in the morning as usual and while cutting loose the engine at the point started, he in some manner fell on the track, the entire train passing over him. He was horribly mangled and crushed out of all ressemblance to a human being. The deceased was about 28 years old, and unmarried. His parents resided at Berlin Center, to which place the remains were taken. Carey was an excellent young man and highly spoken of by those who knew him

NOV 17, 1887 NEGLEY, OH. MR. ALLEN MOLLEKOP WHO HAS BEEN ENGINE WIPER FOR THE P. M. & C. R. R. AT NEW LISBON HAS GOT A POSITION AS FIREMAN ON THE R. R. THIS WILL CAUSE HIM TO MOVE HIS FAMILY TO NEW LISBON. WE ARE SORRY TO LOSE MR. M. AS HE IS ONE OF OUR BEST CITIZENS.


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