Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-08-14

sT-Lewisbg Academy Adv't next week
rgThe sale of valuable Land and M'li'
at Williamsport, occurs on Wednesday
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ss-Repars have been commenced OIL
the Lewisburg cross cut lcck, under the
supcrintendeuce of w. NJ. WILEY. Sew
eral months labor will be requisite to pu'
that part Of the canal in boating order.
I3y-We are favored with a catalogue OF
franklin and Marshall Coliega, (Lancas'
teri for the current year. 1t reports
Teachers, 81 Undergraduates, and % in
Preparatory Deplrtment-ll6 students in
all. The Trustees number so. The Thelog.
ical Department remains at Mcrccrsburg,
under the care Of Rev Drs. Schaff and
Nocff, and has % upon its triennial list OF
students, among whom We notice Isaac q.
Brown of Lewisburg.
awJesse Wagner has taken the Con-
fectiouery aud Eating establishment next
door below the Chronicle Office. Mrs.
Deuorm4ulie has removed to " Nauyoo,
where she still disposos Ice Cream. De-
normandio's Jewclry Store remains next
door to the Pus. Office.
sy-Rev. T.. kincaii last week bade
adieu to his family in Lewisburg, contem-
plating an immediate return to his mis-
sionary fell in Burmah, by the Overland
Route
ALI RrGHr-Sinec our first page was
worked off, We have received from John
S Dye, Of New York, tie fac simile Of the
Silver Shckel noticed We lave evidence
that lie aud Il are 80 true dye.'
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rgn.The Northumberland Baptist Asso-
citation convened for its 37th annual meet
ins in MuBcy, on Wednesday last-Rev.
Or. Malcom, Moderator Sermons by Rev.
Messrs. Alden, Osgooj, French, Sprati,
Calender and Miles. Bap,isms reported,
=. The next session will BE- held with
the church in Rush, Rev. Joshua Kelly to
preach the Introductory sermon.
sy-Tbe 1th Annual Exhibition Of the
Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society Is
appointed to be held in PhiladclpAia, --J;h
Sept to 81 Oct Tues layto Friiay) 1897.
We are indebted to : D. Hsrr;s fyr a
neat considerably sid p1mph.ot, detail
iag the history and business resources and
prospects Of tn City Of FrecPort Illinois.
Dx-Wc are indebted to He.srs. Geo.
,Ieixell for early opples, and Sam'I ".
Ludwig for apples aud aIricots.
s9-Thc new Presbyterian church edi-
fee, in Milton, will be dedicated, next
Sabbath. Rev. DR.. MGiil. of Princeton,
and Rev Dr Yeoman, of DanvilIe, are ex-
Ecctcd to oficiatc Services to commence
at half past 10 o'clock.
EsZ-The uczt annual Fair Of the Nor
,humbcr!and Co. Agricultural Society,
will be he'd at Milton. The time has not
been fixed upon ye:.
re2-Thc Farmcrsyile Sunday School
intend having a picnic to-day (Frilay).
Several speakers, and also the M.tiinburg
Brass Band, are expected to be present.
rg-The German Reformed Sunday
School had happy re, union on the prem,
ises of Michael Brown in Eas. ButalOc,
on Friday last
UNION OF STREyGTH.-The P.nn'o
Ftrm Jouraal has been sold and united
with the Amcricaa 1yricu7iurist, an excel,
lent Journal in New York city. 1t is
turning shame that Pennsylvania can not
support good Agricultural paper.
szy-The Jest crop of wheat we heard Of
iu Union county-not the laryest-was one
Of fifteen bushels on three ,fourths Of an
acre. Some fields are not harvested, and
some are cut for their straw only. Oats
never better Corn, &C., &c promise we'll
sa-On Monday forenoon our Office was
visited by an electric shock which doubt
less would have a tendency to astoush any
person who is not accustomed to the antics
of lightning 1t did no damage, however,
as we always make arrangements to re-
csive such sudden visiters by protecting
the instrument; but it caused terrific
explosion, and left It's traces on the copper
wires. The same stroke of Lightning tray
eled through the Danville office, and prob
ably many more along the line
JoHNsoN's NEw MAP OF TIE REpUE.
Lies OF NORTH AMERICA-We have been
shown this Map, and believe i. to be the
best and most convenient map yet issued.
1t occupies sheet y BY so inches En-
braces larger extent of territory than the
ordinary maps, exhibiting the whole of
" America south of the 50th parallel Of