Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-07-28
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rival of Lewsburg, for the Seat Of Justice Of
Irnion county. A correspondent from Milf
ainburg gives number Of reasons in the last
Lewisburg Chronicle, why that town should
he selected. Among them they lay claim to
n more central position--to pleasant location
to pretty girls--to longevity-to plenty OF
churches, preachers and doctors. In reply to
| this the Chronicle contends, and very proper
| ly, that Lewisburg is more central in regard
to population, though not geographically, that
the Lewisburgers are more progressive, have
river and bigger stores, and are severai
miles "nearer the world" than Mifilinburg-
nor will they KNOCK under in regard to the
amability and accomplishments of the ladies'.
As for preachers, lawyers and doctors they
claim to have any quantity, enough to set two
towns together by the ears. Thus far the editor
of the Chronicle had made out a stropg case
which he afterwards weakened with the fol-
lowing overt act of treason:
The four townships and Milton Borough
above Montour ridge in Northumberland
county, would be much better accommodated
! FOR all county business purposes at Lewisburg,
| tuuu lgtWlSUuTp tUe COUll-
| ty seat, with good and attractive county build
ings erected in the spirit of the guarantee Of
Lewisburg to the county. and no Legislature
could refuse the prayer of the people of those
five upper and comparatively isolated districts
to be "re-anneXed" to Union county. That
| this is the anxious wish and hope of hundreds
OF the farmers on the other side Of the river,
we are well aware and as Gov. Snyder sign
ed law transferring himself from Northum-
berland to Union county, we hope to see Gov.
Pollock sign law transferring himself also
from Northumberland to Union county, each
without removing from home. With coun-
ty seat at MiIllinburg, no such hope or expec-
tations could be cherished at Lewisburg no.
thing could be more probable.
Now We have no idea that Gov. Pollock
would sanction any such thing. lie has rea-
son to be proud of his native county, and
would never agree to dismemberment of its
fair proportions
The Chronicle also contains the annual set
tlement of the Borough accounts. When
will our officers give the tax payers of Sun
bury an opportunity to see how their money
has been expended?
DANvIILE.-The Intelligencer notices the
death of one of the hands in the Rolling Mill
occasioned by drinking too freely of cold wa
ter. An anti-temperance friend at our elbow
quotes this as an argument against the Maine
Law and asserts that many manhas hastened
his..death by mixing too much water with his
whiskey. The Office and store of the Rough
and Ready Iron Works was struck by light
ming on Tuesday last. A Mrs. Miller, in the
store at the time, was considerably stunned
READING.-We learn from the Gazette that
there is rumor that some Eastern capitalist
have proposed to purchase the subscription
bonds Of that city. to the Lebanon Valley
railroad. Several accidents occurred on the
railroad by persons standing or walking on
the track. On Thursday morning, as train
of eighty loaded coal cars was rounding the
curve at the Neversnk, just below Reading,
the bumper-block Of one of the cars dropped
upon the track, thus checking the train at
full speed, and overturning some twenty three
cars down the embankment into the Schuyl-
kill. "A very large quantity of coal was upset
in the river, and some of the cars were broken
to pieces; but, fortunately, owing to prompt
uncoupling, none of the brakesmen were in
jured. The road was not obstructed by the
accident.
MILToS.-The Miltonian contains O call
for a Wing County Meeting TO be held
at Sunbury on the 9th of August, to make
arrangements for the October elections. VIM.
: +. Nagle, ESD, has procured the requisite
amount of stock to the Sunbury and Erie
road to secure freight and passenger depot
in Broadway.
WMIIAMsPoRT-The Gazette contains O
notice for meeting at Will amsport on the
Goth, for the purpose Of organizing an agri-
cultural society. Our neighbors have not
shown their usual enterprise in this matter.
The Press mentions that number Of bats
were discovered between the weatherboardS
removed from house, and 232 of them de-
/, stroyed A correspondent OF the Gazette
calls this "wanton cruelty" as the bats are
, harmless and live only upon insects. Hep
burn Mcclure, John Mckinney and John
White, Esq, oaer sixty acres Of town lots for
sale.
New BERLIS-Thc Times notices the de-
structionof Shoch's grist mill, near Freeburg
by fire on the 10th. Loss $4,000. Insur.
anced $1,000 in the Union County Co. Motz
dstiliery in Washington township was also
consumed on Wednesday, the 18th inst The
Times is also down on the Governor and
Lindley Murray. 1t is. hard to say which
suffers most In the following paragraph, the
Governor or the Grammarian:
His advent eclipsed the Eagles fight; h.
now exhibits to the reader the laughable ex
S ploits of lIuskore duck with brickba
dangling at his tale. Go it jug Law! GC
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