Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-07-13
[FoT the Sunbury American
Letter from Elysburg,
Exhibition By The Acodemy on
tie Fourth
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AS an item Of news for the readers Of your valuable
paper, will give you account of the domgs m aud
around quiet aud lovely little village for the last few
weeks Last Friday evening (Iune 2-Ih) the exercseS
of Academy closed tor The present and M The evening
n very credtabie aud interesting exhibition held by
the school ia the Presbyterian church. which filed to
oveIhnwmg with the beauty aud intelligence ct the place
and surrounding neghbOrhoud, The exercises uf the
evening consisted at Decamtlons aud Reading by the
boys aud Essays by the girls, luespesed with excellent
ana very entertaining music golen up ny an amateur
orchestra under the direction o Mr Ksber of Loysve
who presided with grace and ability at the melodesn The
performances gave universal sIlsucun which the best
recommendation that the school could desire We never
observed better order aud undivided attention ing
the two huns performance, on any other occasion OF the
kind. There have Teen thlrty-six students connected
with the school during the quarter, of whom took
lessons the Piano and NJ Meludeon under the
Of Miss Josephine Ruthrauf, of Milton, who, as lady
aud teacher, commanded the respect and esteem u the
pupils aud the community The schun will op.n again
the 5h nt August under the instruction OF Messrs
Wampoe and Owen aud Miss Ruthrouh. and the pros
poets Of large increase in the number Of students appear
to be very hHlterus hnd boarding Ia the neighbihoud
had for ST. 25 week, and the health and morality n
the place should be IN tive to parents to send their
children Ia the ElysbuTg Academy
The excitement aud pleasuruide emotions incident to
the exhibition had scarcely died away before the gIous
Fourth hurst upon patriotic and Union hvng village,
aud they d temined that they would act IN manner
worthy nf the grand and thrilling memnTIes that rusler
around thai DAY The day was usheIrd IN WIN me bHn-
ing nf cannon, gten up lust for the occasion Al an
early hour tue citizens began coming IN from NIL quarters
aud at ocek Process" was formed at the upper end
of the village, led by the martial music and the stars aud
stripes floating in the breeze tnen came the shhm'kin
Rifle Company, and then the citizens on foot and N car
rlages, making quite an imposing appfaranee They
proceeded TO an adjacent field where the military
reviewed by Col Eisn formerly of the nlted States
Army, acting CLief Marshal Of the day. The, then
proceeded to the woods of H. Robins, about half mile
from town, where the Declaration OF Independence
read by = w Owen, and addresses delivered durng
the day by DR., J. John, Jnhn aud ID. Bower Esqs
of Shamokin, and Rev. John TeiswoIth, s. w. owen
and Rev j. +. Wampoe, of Ehsug Al O'Clock all
psItnok n exealen and substantial dinner, gotten up
Ia style IL estimated that between AGO and
81 people were present during the day aid all seemed
I highly delighted with the exercises We only wonder
how deluded aud Tebelaus brethren in the Secession
States have been able spend this day full Of
hallowed scLtions They have and stripes t.
eungize, and in sackeuh aud ashes they Ongh Ia have
spent the day. and resolved agan 10 let us celebrate
1t alone.
The following the officers NJ the day, elected at
the orgnnzatnn OF tho meeting in the grOve;-
| Presideut-SAMUKL Est.
I Vice Presidents-Jnhn Hcf, DR.. J. c. Robins, c.
rauschlsg John kase and Jacob Reed.
| eecreSaIies-L 3. Rotahs and ) NJ Rnckafelsr.
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