History of Beaver Springs, Penn'a and cenntennial souvenir book . on,however they make a handsome railroad souvenir. After the road hadpassed into the hands of new managers, preparations were made to re-sume operations; accordingly on May 8, 1<S7(), a repair train was sentover the road to make all necessary repairs. On the 4th an inspectiontiaiii was sent over the road, and from that time on, the work of repair-ing tlie road was kept up, and on the 24th day of July, 1<S7(), regulartraflic was resumed, and all trains regularly run on schedule time. Thefirst station of tlie town, the i)riv
History of Beaver Springs, Penn'a and cenntennial souvenir book . on,however they make a handsome railroad souvenir. After the road hadpassed into the hands of new managers, preparations were made to re-sume operations; accordingly on May 8, 1<S7(), a repair train was sentover the road to make all necessary repairs. On the 4th an inspectiontiaiii was sent over the road, and from that time on, the work of repair-ing tlie road was kept up, and on the 24th day of July, 1<S7(), regulartraflic was resumed, and all trains regularly run on schedule time. Thefirst station of tlie town, the i)rivate property of Henry Houser, was lo- OF BEAVER SPRIN(4S catod where the wareliouse of F. W. Gundruni now stands. This wasused for a few years,then the company built a new station attlie crossingnear A. M. Aurands printing office, where it remained until al)Out six3ears ago, when it was removed to its present site. Tlie railroad bridge (or several spans) across the Susquehanna, atSelinsgrove was burned on February 17, 1S77, bi;t was rebuilt inmiedi-. .J/v ately, and traffic to Sunbury resumed, April 1-1, 1S77. The following have been Telegraph Operators and Station Agents at tliis place: Jacobs, D. B. Wetzel, Frank Fisher, J. E. Forrester, J. I). Hamilton, O. B. ]\r. Arnold, S. P. AVarner, Hurley Romig, O. ^owersox, and Chauncey Wetzel. The last named is tlie first night oper-ator at this office. This road is doing a flourishing business, and is one*ti till Ix^st paying branch roads in the state.
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