Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-03-19
Cultivation of Flowers and Ornamental Trees.

Cultivation of Flowers and Ornamental Trees.
We doubt whether there is a town on the Sus-
quehanna in which flowers and plants are so gene
rally cultivated as in this place. There is scarcely
dwelling, however humble, bu, what has its flow.
or pots neatly arranged at the windows. TO us,
these thrifty green plants, blooming in mid winter
always indicate chcctl(,lncss conen,ncnt and neat
ncss within. The cultivation of flowers is a cei
tain eviler )f fined ste and ior this reason
we find this branch of business almost exclusively
confined to the fair sex, without whom we may
truly say, the fair spot in creaii,n would be as
desert "Fowrrs," some writer beautifully ex.
pre- ses it, "arc the all phsh,t of angels. VIII r, with
hey read on hills and dslcs mysterious truths"
Our object, however, in making these remarks, is to
call the attention OF our readers to the importance
of setting out fruit and ornamental trees II those
who have the authority would see lha, some hand
some ornamental shade trees were pl ,nted around
the count ho1se The ruhlc school.lou cs and chur.
chcs. they would not only receive the thanks of the
community, lut that Of Posteri,y, for their well ii.
med lihcraiy. The sugar and the silver leafed
maple, and variety of other ornam nial trees could
he procure from ,he nurseries in the nciChho hood
OF Philadelphia at a small expense. Let our com
mi' soneis, school directors and Others, Ike those
matters into consideration.
o. The Canal Commissioners, il is known.
deemed it advisable 10 reduce the number # Super
vsors Among those left out was lIcn,y Reader.
An ell 1T has heen made to have anu'h her per-on
appo'nt d IN his pl .ce We ag'ee with the ycom
ing Gazette, that if the former number of officers
are TO he restored, Henry Reader should lie rein>ta
ted, as no fault whatever was found with Mr. Rea.
der. Tie Lycomng Gazette, in some rema Is in
re alton to some dissatisfaction expressed by the a-
p"in'ment of NJ Maxwell of Lycoming. says:
"Prevlous to the election Of Governor Porter.
Northd co. supplied the supervisor from North
To IOyalsuCk tor nine successive
years. The line Is forty miles in length twen.
ty-two IN Northumberland and eighteen in I.y-
coming county. At this time, Northumberland
county has one superv sor, whose jurisdiction
extends through parts of four counties, and has
IN addition one collector and one wciphmaster.
lHcomng has two supervisors and one collect
an equal numb,r in the two ooun-
Ties. AIR play Is Je"el Mr.. Maxwell has
given universal satisfaction, and we know that
so tar as the public Is concerned, n change is
not desired. The course pursued by the canal
Commissioners in reducing tie number OF STU
pcrvisors on the West Branch Division, meets
the entlre appreciation OF the people"
CT Mr.. Clay, few days since, in very solemn
manner declared that he had not, as h ID been re.
parted, charged his friend, Mr. Buchanan, with lie.
ing 90 years of ag, but that he was upwards of &c
Mr.. buchanan sad that he was happy TINT has
friend had made the cxplana ION. as he should most
certainly have call him out. As TO the &C. he
owned "lhe soft impeachment"
y IS 600 in specie was { und und the wood
pile of a close listed dcn, of Arch street. PhIlad
who died a few DAYS since