Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-07-01

PRESIDENT and Board of Directors in a week
or ten days, shortly after which public let.
'ing will doubtless be advertised.
They expressed themselves delighted with
the City, the Country, and above all, the Har.
5or' Their commentators of the Harbor,
particularly, were hearty and unqualified
They will leave for their homes to-day or to.
morrow.
HEALTH OF ERIE.-Adop,ing the COM
ments of the Buffalo Commercial upon kin
dred subject. we would say no city in the
North is so generally healthy as Erie during
the season when local diseases and epidemics
commit their greatest ravages.
FRANKLIN CANAL RAILRoAp.-At a meet.
ing Of the stockholders in this city last Mon.
day evening, this Road was formally transfer
red to the Cleveland, Paines1ile Ash,abula
Railroad Company, coupled with an agree.
ment 10 place the stock at valuation equal
to that of the last named interest, or in lieu
thereof 10 pay each shareholder dollar ior
dollar with interest from the date of running
operations. Thus died, and thus was buried,
a concern which never had legal existence,
and which consequently was rotten TO the
core, though specially favored and supported
by persons who in the general transactions OF
| life would doubtless recoil from the bare
idea of deliberate, intentional wIong-Going.
Union County
A few days ago, the shavings in large
brick dwelling, being built in Lewisburg,
were found to be OH fire, but water was near
at hand, and the ladies of the neigrborhood
| by little resouie and sklful labor suppress
sed it without much damage. Cause--one
OF the workmen "must have smoke"
IMPROVEMENTS IN LEwIsDuRG.-The Lew
isburg papers are graduating themselves and
ccngratulaing the public upon The growth
and improvement of that active little town.
The Chronicle says:-Lewisburg justly bears
the palm from its neighboring towns in re-.
spect 10 the regularity and beauty Of its
streets, and the comfort and durability Of its
dwellings, the latter are open 10 the objec-
lion of TOO much uniformity or sameness Of ar
raneement and appearance. There are many
pleasing exceptions OF this general charge, il
is true, for all do not build upon line with
the street, nor copy every error they may
find among their neighboring dwellings,
Some of our houses seem 10 have grown up
! hap hazard, or TO have been planned by Ac-
cident. Among our latest Improvements,
are three homes prepared by DR.. Malcom.
Prof. Bliss, and Prof. James, on the new
street ye, 10 be opened from Third for church,
street 10 the University buildings. These
dwellings differ from each other materially,
and yet each have superior comfort, utility,
or economy displayed in some point. Their
variety will add no, little to the general
a,,rac,iveness they will import to the neigh.
bohood.
We recommend no particular mode! oil
plan, but we do urge all who contemplate
building hereafter, TO study and mature wel
the location, size, material, divisions, finish
and even the collar Of The building. Comfort
durability, and economy are all aided by
careful forethought. Security agains, fire
and dampness-good Iaft and ventilation
are all-imporiant points for health and com
fort and a little care, and a little assistance
from an architect, will often save much eX
pense and discomfort in preparing home
for family.
THE sensible advice given above, will ap
ply with peculiar force in this locality. lti'
certainly desirable that our people shoult
learn 10 cultivate good Taste in building, ano
come to appreciate the fact that there il
a moral as well as a physical utility. what
ever ministers to the former will, upon tn,
principal Of action and reaction augment tn,
r latter.-E ED.
The Union County Mutual Fire lnsuranc,
, Company at its last meeting passed the fol
) lowing order:
Resolved that no property in which a stean
engine or engines is or are used, shall be in
sured hereafter in this company.
That no greater amour, than FIVE lhousan
: dollars shall be taken on any one risk, or o.
any block of buildings which may be attach
cd together.
a Perry County
, RAILROAD DCoSvESTIoN.-Pursuan 10 put
lie notice previously given, a meeting of III
persons named as Commissioners in the AC
, , of Assembly, authorizing the incorporation G
: the "Dnedandon, LGndisburg, and BroG
Top Railroad Company" was held in DOy:
vile, Oh the lilh day Of June 1854.
Luzern County
!. LACKAwASNA AND BLooMsBURG RAIL Roam
!. The Piltsion Gazette says:-The location {
this Road has been made and the work upo
?. the upper end commenced and rapidly pre-
s crossing, The Bridge across the Susquehar
!. ma at Pillslon has been let, and the con,ra'
!. tors directed 10 commence work immediaIel
upon the heavy sections throughout tn
y whole route. Truly, this looks encouragin:
|, and will doubtless prompt all to pay ov,
} their insIalmenIs promptly aud eheerlully.
{. Mon,our County
II Truly old things are passing away and a
= things becoming new in the Borough Of DaI
Vile The Old Courl House has been re.m,
/. delleI into beautiful new one the sl
Methodist Church has been raised aud lufl
ed into a tine looking Public School EJiRes