Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-09-11
Public Reception
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Governor!


me. a, The Town Hail on Friday evening.
Sept. 8, 1850. THOMAS HAYES, Esq,
was called 10 the chair, and JAMES AIKEN,
and +. AsBrRY DoNAcHY chosen Secr,-
tar!es.
Col Sli:er, being called upon, stated the
object Of the mee,ing-Io make prepara'
tons for the arrival Of Hon. WM. r.
JOHNSTON. Governor o! the Common.
wealth, aho. HI, signiiied his acceptance
Of an invitation 10 visit UNION COUNTY on
Tuesday. Sept. 9Th inst.
On motion, the following Committees
were appointed
e. n,mitt.e of Reception-Col. George
F. Miller. Col Eli Sl!er, Alex. II. Blair.
James Aiken. o. n. Worden.
Committee of Arrang sment-Col.Levi
b Christ. Capt. John Walls. Col. Jacob
Derr Is Whulock FIX S,oushlon, Maj Wm
b Shriner VIM Cameron ESQ c ID Kiine
Jacob Hummel ESQ Maj II c Hlckok Maj
John Gundy Gen Abbot Green Cha's II
Cook c S Brown JAG L Me'zser Joseph
S nth r H Laird Esq. David Rrber Solo
mon Ritter. iona Nesb, Henry Gibson
Joseph Musser Jos N Nesbh Michael
Brown iona Wolfe Col jackson MFadden
Jas p Ross II P Shelter " II Taggart
Jacob MCuriey E-q. james Harris Maj S
r LyndaIl James F Linn Esq John Hourh-
, ton Daniel Miller james Pross Charles
Cawley, Thomas Penny, Martin Hahn,
Iohn Press Mai W Simon,on, John a
Vanyalza, Esq. James Kelly, A J Wrid-
ensaul, Henry W Fries, Cap, Jacob Gun
dv, And'w M'C,enahan, Capt A MClu,e,
Il,nsy II Blair. Peter Nrviu', Reuben
Snyder, Wm D,ugal, Wm Wilson. Dane!
Ny hart, Ia, S Marsh, " Shriner.
Thouas ReGcr, Daniel Shealer, John NJ
Hess, Wm Frirk, Maj F A Donachy,
Charles Penny. Thomas Hayes.
The Governor 10 be publicly welcomed
on his arrival from the Packet, probably
between The hours Of and in the morn
ing.
A, 81, A. NJ, a GENERAL PROCESS
SION Of llorsemen, Carriages. &c. to
move as an escort TO conduct lae Governor
TO New Berlin. via M;fllinburs.
Adjourned TO hear the Report Of the
Com mil,ees, one week from this evening.
Signed by the officers.
Committed. of Arrangements
Met at the office Of G. F. Miller. Esq. on
Saturday evening. and organized by ap-
pointing James P. Ross, Chairman, and
l.. b. Christ. Secretary.
On motion OF VIM. Cameron ESQ.,, Re-
solved that committee Of three be spPoin.
ted 10 procure a suitable ca' rage and four
grey horses. to meet the Governor at the
Lc~isburs Cross Cut, and convey him to
town Committee, WIN. Cameron. Esq.
Wm. Frick. David Reber.
Resolved that Gen. ABBnr GREEN act !
ar Marshal Of the Procession during the |
day. and Col. LEVI B. CHRIST and Col
JACKSON MFADDlN, as Assistants.
Resolved that the Public Reception OF
the Governor be al the Washington House
kept by c. d. Kline.
Resolved that committee Of five prov.
ide suitable Music for the occasion-Com-
mittee, Solomon Ritter. Isaiah Whitlock, C.
II. Cook, Thos Hayes, Wm. Frick.
Resolved that a committee oi Eve wait
On the President and Managers Of the Lew.
isburg Bridge and Turnpike Companies. to
obtain permission TO pass the Bridge and
Turnpike gates free Of toll coming to and
going from the Procession-Comm,itee, J.
P. Ross. lily W. Fries. FIX. Stouehton.
Resolved that committee OF three be
appointed to procure the necessary funds TO
ieiray expenses-Commitiee Col. Z. Slifer,
6. F. Miller, ESQ, Tbs Hayes. ESQ.