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Turtle in the Attic
People in the station of Martinsville hearing steps in the attic imagined a burglar was on the premises. An officer was called and on investigation it was found a mudturtle was making its way over the beams, and every time he crawled over one he fell, causing a sound like footsteps. Source: The Brockport [NY]…
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J, C. & L. E. Frequent Service Between All Points This Summer.
The owners of the Jamestown, Chautauqua & Lake Erie steam railroad are practically the same so the owners of the Buffalo & Lake Erie Traction Company line, and these lines will be run in connection and through tickets sold. The cars on the steam road have been fired up in good shape and frequent trains…
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Changing of Routes in Lewiston
This (not very readable) public notice describes proposed changes to the Lewiston and Youngstown Frontier Railway route in Lewiston, NY. The railroad proposed to lay its tracks on Oneida Street from Fifth to Eighth Street and to abandon the existing track on Onondaga Street between Fifth and Eighth Streets. Source: Niagara Falls [NY] Gazette, 22…
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A Limited Car
Owing to the decrease of Pennsylvania trains that are being operated between Olean and Bradford at the present time, the Western New York & Pennsylvania Traction Company have decided to run a limited car from Olean to Bradford, stopping at Allegany, Seneca Junction and Limestone only. As soon as this new run proves to be…
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New Timetable Effective
Source: Westfield [NY] Republican, 23 September 1908, p. 4, NYS Historic Newspapers.
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To Stop Trains at Sheridan
Pennsylvania Road Ordered to Do So by Public Service Commission. The public service commission has issued an order under date of May 5th, requiring the Pennsylvania to make Sheridan a flag or signal station for trains Nos. 61 and 62, beginning May 11th. No. 61 is a northbound train, due here at 3:57 p. m.,…
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Collision Was Unavoidable
General Manager George E. Maltby, of the Chautauqua Traction Company has completed his investigations of the causes that led to the wreck on the traction live near Westfield last week and he authorizes the statement that the accident was not the fault of the street railway employes. “There were 40 spots on the surface of…
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Mechanics Lien
Timothy Burke and John M. Burke of Scranton, Pa., have filed against the Erie Railroad, the Nypano Railroad Company and the Erie Land and Improvement Company what is probably the largest sum in a mechanics lien ever received in this county. The property affected is the new roadbed of the Erie Railroad between Lakewood and…
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New Trolley Line
Bradford, Pa., Dec. 6. The new Limestone division of the Western New York and Pennsylvania Traction Company has been completed. Trolley cars began running yesterday between Bradford, Pa., and Limestone, N. Y. Eventually cars will be continued on through Limestone to Carrollton, where there will be a connection with cars on the Olean – Salamanca…
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Young Man Killed by Train
Edward Wall, 21 years old, unmarried, son of John B. Walk, who resides near Walmore, was struck and killed by a New York Central train one mile cast of the Walmore station last evening about 5:15 o’clock. Young Wall had been to Sanborn and was walking home along the track carrying a live turkey under…