Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1864-04-15
Great Sanitary Fair in Philadelphia
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.

The frs, grand fair for the benefit Of
soldiers Was held at Chicago, and We sec
i, stated the real prcf's were 10000,
Cincinnati followed, with 5000, 600
Rnston with'a large sum-Brookly With
500 000-and New York is now recelv-
ing additional thousands per day for the
same oil sct. PHILADELPHIA Is PRErAR'
ING TO ECLIPSE THEM ALL. AS the
nursing city of the Declaration of lude-
pend ence. an d as foremost Of the great
cities for Liberty and Union, her intelli-
gent citizens feel that it becomes them to
outdo all previous efforts for the cause,
aud TO provide immense stores for the
benefit of those who may suffer from
wounds, disease, or hard tolls in the com
ing contests. The Rebels may do their
worst fighting in their last extremity
just as other pirates do-and it is there
fore wise not only for the Government to
provide large, weIlappointed armies. but
for the People also TO have in readiness
the numerous comforts, necessaries and
delicacies which private hands can best
supply and apply.
Philadelphia is moving in this matter
and her best citizens are devotng them.
selves to the work Of real ziug the creates,
amour, Of voluntary treasure from this
State and New jersey and Delaware
John Welsh is the Chairman of the
general committee Caleb Cope, Treasu-
rer; aud Charles j. Stilie, Secretary.
Tteir cifi.e is 1907, Chestnut ST. They
solicit a contribution, in some form, from
every man, woman, and child, in those
three States. Local committees are being
organIzed to gather and forward the
receipts to the Fair the first week 10 June.
An Act to Incorporate The LerisJurg &
Gross 'o'a 1ar"pike Compuny.
Section |. BE 1t endcted, dc, Tha,
Philip Rubl, Daniel Rangler, William T.
Llou, A. Jackson Wolfe, Geo. Gephart.
Cyrus h otfa, Jacob Derr, Jonathan Wolfe,
francis Wilson, George Heiser, Martin
Rudy, A. Jackson Rl,hel, or auy seven
of them, be aud are hereby appointed
commissioners to cpen books, receive sub
scrptlons, and Organize company by the
name aud style OF The LsrisJurg d, Cross
roads Turnpike Road Con,pany, TO con-
struct a turnpike, commencing at or near
the buff doe crossroads, 10 Butfaloe town
shIp, Union county, and terminating at
or near the junction of Fourth and Saint
streets IN the borough of Lew
isburg in said county, in the bed of the
public road, with the privilege of changing
so much of the road as may be deemed
necessary to improve by change of loca,
ton of any part thereof, sutj ct to all the
and restrictions Of an act entitled
"An Act regulating turnpike and plank
road companies" approved January
twenty sixth, A. d. one thousand eight
buudred and forty nine, and the several
supplements thereto, except so far as they
are ucTepy ahefeu ana supplled.
=. That the capita! stock of said COM
pany shall consist of three thousand
shares, of twenty-five dollars each, Provi-
ied That said company may from time
time, by vote OF the stockholders at a
meeting called for that purpose, increase
their capital stock to such an amount as
'hall be sufficient to carry out the true
intent of this act.
8 That the said company shall have
power TO borrow money, at any rate not
exceeding eight per cent. per annum, for
the purpose Of completing the road, and
ssue bonds therefor and secure the same
by mortgage of their road and franchises.
4. That the said turnpike road shall
not exceed thirty-three fee, in width.