<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of income on pages 3
through 5 of the Company's September 30, 1996 10-Q and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS 9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996 DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1996 SEP-30-1996
<BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 86,020,168 86,020,168
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 943,950 943,950
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 5,638,674 5,638,674
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 5,434,000 5,434,000
<OTHER-ASSETS> 0 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 98,036,792 98,036,792
<COMMON> 1,744,812 1,744,812
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 17,117,343 17,117,343
<RETAINED-EARNINGS> 6,693,886 6,693,886
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 25,556,041 25,556,041
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 712,500 712,500
<PREFERRED> 271,700 271,700
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 17,000,000 17,000,000
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 2,842,000 2,842,000
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 5,000,000 5,000,000
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 112,500 112,500
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 292,553 292,553
<LEASES-CURRENT> 343,286 343,286
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 45,906,212 45,906,212
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 98,036,792 98,036,792
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 5,293,957 15,628,379
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 316,202 892,000
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 3,968,786 11,484,689
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 4,284,988 12,376,689
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 1,008,969 3,251,690
<OTHER-INCOME-NET> 33,854 46,751
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 1,042,823 3,298,442
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 564,425 1,960,991
<NET-INCOME> 478,398 1,337,451
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 25,206 79,292
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 453,192 1,258,159
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 396,729 856,289
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 1,992,400 1,992,400
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 534,736 1,930,806
<EPS-PRIMARY> 0.26 0.90
<EPS-DILUTED> 0.26 0.90