BEDFORD MAIL FRIDAY JANUARY 14, 1898 Astonished the Natives The explosion of about two quarts of nitro-glycerin hast Friday evening caused considerable commotion in Paoli and great anxiety in the country 'round about. When the gas well was shot a few days since a little of the explosive was kept back to be used as a "primer" in case the "go devil" did not set off the charge. It was not needed, however, and the gas well people took the stuff to the top of the Amor Stout hill, south of town, to destroy it. The explosion was fearful and shook up things at a lively rate. A dozen window panes in Wm. THOMAS' residence, three hundred yards away, were broken, a stove pipe at James HENDERSON's, three miles northwest of town, was thrown down. The bell on Peter MAHAN's clock, seven miles east, was set to ringing and rang for several minutes. Gravel was thrown against John C. ALBERT's residence on the hill. Many farmers rushed in from the country to learn the trouble. Inquiries were wired in from Orleans and Mitchell. At Chambersburg, f! ive miles east, the explosion appeared to be right in that town. It was heard at Palmyra 23 miles, Salem 22 miles, and Bedford 26 miles, and all the surrounding country. Considering the result from two quarts it is difficult to imagine the result produced by the hundred quart shot in the well. It may have caused all the trouble in China. -- Paoli Republican.