Accident at Summerhill From yesterday's Johnstown Tribune: A gentleman who came down from Summerhill this morning informs us that there was a serious runaway accident int hat place yesterday afternoon, by which two persons were injured. N. S. George, Esq., had sent his son Harry to the Pennsylvania station with a buggy for the purpose of meeting Mr. George's sister, Mrs. Mary Rorabaugh, on her return from Johnstown on the mail train. The two had just seated themselves in the buggy when the horse took fright and ran away, completely upsetting the vehicle and dragging the occupants a considerable distance. The boy was badly injured externally, but no bones were broken. Mrs. Rorabaugh was hurt internally, the greatest injury being to her right side. The buggy, a new one, was literally smashed to pieces. Besides being one of the best it was valued by Mr. George as a gift from his two oldest sons, who are trainmen on the P. R. R. The sufferers have the sympathy of many friends. ------------------------ WILLIAMSBURG WAIFS Going to wreck-The old wheel house. It is being propped up. Mr. L. G. Brumbaugh is visiting his many friends who are glad to see him but sorry he will not teach for us the coming winter. A near neighbor who has been in Bedford says that by reading the TRIBUNE he was kept posted in all that was going on about home. To the picnic of the prohibition party at Wildwood on the 21st Williamsburg's representation was by rail eighty seven, all armed with first class tickets. It is surprising to see what walnut saw logs are coming in to be shipped away. Some of them from eight to ten feet in length that will dress three feet square. Mr. Ed Stewart, shop clerk of the Pennsylvania railroad company at Conemaugh, is with us helping his brother Dean to pull bass out of the river. John Clark, James Patterson, Samuel Isett, J. M. Spencer and H. R. Campbell, from Williamsburg, are present at the prohibition state convention at Harrisburg to-day. Mr. Lloyd Confer, conductor, has purchased a home in Williamsburg and is now the owner of what was formerly known as the Harris property. He is putting it in good repair. On our sick list we place Dr. Geisinger, who is improving; Mr. Samuel K. Royer, not as well as when we wrote the last letter; Mr. John T. Hare, suffering from a relapse, was quite sick on Sunday morning. Manning & Lewis are putting up a new trestle at their siding, west of Lock mountain water plug, from which they will ship ganister. They are now shipping ganister stone to many points west of Pittsburgh. Mr. George Ake, who left us in the spring, moving to Altoona and accepting a position as brakeman on a shifting engine, has been promoted to extra conductor on supply cars. His first trip was with four cars to Jersey City, Trenton and Philadelphia. George will make a good man for the company in this new position. A new enterprise is springing up with us. It is sowing and cultivating ginseng. It takes about two years for the root to mature but when it does it brings on an average of $2.80 per pound. An advantage about it is that it will grow on ground not tillable. In a warm and damp ravine is where it luxuriates to the best advantage. We most graciously tip our hats to friends and neighbors who have so generously congratulated us on our letters published in the TRIBUNE. The editors of the TRIBUNE do all they can to give the news from every corner of the county, and as a member of the reportorial staff we do all we can to help them. Any item of interest any one gives us will be most kindly received. The person who stole the pocket book from Cal. Johnston has not returned either the pocketbook or the money. Cal., true to his honesty and generosity, out of his own hard earnings, paid the man to whom it belonged, but never mind Cal, your loss has made you many warm friends, among whom the name of Lloyd Confer deserves special mention for the kind manner in which he came down with substantial sympathy. ----------------- Annie Whiteman PABlair Rootsweb List Administrator Annie Whiteman/Steve Patz Blair County Coordinators http://www.rootsweb.com/~pablair