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Show A THREATENING ICE BOOM. The Alloirhany at Parker , rammed Full ol Clicked Ieo. Farkeu. Pa., Feb. 17. Ice Is found tr give trouble along the lowlands of the Aile ghany here. A rise of two more feet wi! dump blocks of ice up on the main thor OUghfsje. The back-water has raised tin jammed up ice five feet. Citizens are tin easy. The cold weather is freezing the ice into one compaVt gorge, which will n quire a high river to displace it. The gorg extends a long distance up stream, as far a the eye can reach. For about four miles th river is a white field of brokeu up Ice packed iu by millions of tons pressure Business men are taking steps toward Heading their store fronts. The waterworfl pumps are under water and the wholeaspoBJ generally very serious. I |