Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-11-02

THE MrDDLEcREEK RkILRoAD The Selinsgrove
1i.,es, Of the 23d ult., says The Mddlecreek
Valley Railroad Company consists Of twelve Droc'
tors, one of whom is selected the President. The
first President was Abner Thompson. Upon his
death the Hon. james Burns was elected his suc-
cessor. II appears there never was that harmony
Of opinion between Mr.. Burns and majority OF the
Directors there should be in enterprise Of this
kind to make 1t successful. At a meeting Of the
Directors in this place last Saturday, the President
resigned and Jos Alexander, Esq, was elected to
succeed Mr. Burns. Upon his election, the two
Directors from selinsgrove, Col Eyer and A. g.
Simpson, Esq. also resigned. There some bad
feeling manifested by some of the parties. This
condition of affairs is to be greatly regretted by the
true friends Of the road, and the people along the
route who stockholders will now probably real
ize tho great Importance of selecting the best kind
of men for Directors. Mr.. Burns we believe OBJ
jects to being tho President of company in tho
affairs of which his opinions and Judgment are
treated matters of indifference. He has been
looked upon by some ms only an instrument in the
hands of the Penna. r. X. Co to defeat the compile.
tion of this road whilst he in turn has been suspec
ted Of looking upon some of the Directors n COM
bination of robbers to dcfraud the people With
of the road may be retarded though not necessarily
SO Mr.. Burns, we think, has certainly shown good
Judgment in of his views. In the first place,
he was opposed to commencing the road until there
was sufficient stock subscribed to grade it. In the
second place. he was in favor of public letting OF
the contract for the grading, by which he proposed
not only to save one hundred thousand dollars in the
grading, but also secure company that would
agree to finish The road and operate it. 1t is TO be
much regretted tha, he resigned for his partcipa.
tion in the affairs of the company gave it fa,ora
bic prestige it will not have without him.
SHALL the children of the Soldiers and Sailors who
gave their lives for tho preservation of tho Union
bc provided with homes, and receive n good educa-
tion This Is aqucSion which will admit of but
one answer--in the affirmative. II only remains
therefore. for Us To point out the best mode in which
it can be done. careful examination has satisfied
us, and will satisfy the uhlic that the projectors of
the Riverside Institute, located in the village of
Riverside, New Jersey, on the Delaware, have de-
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charter OF the Washington Library Company of
Philadelphia, Incorporated by the State of Pcnnsyl-
vana, they offering stock at the low rate of one
dollar per share, and will give to each subscriber
beautiful and valuable steel engraving, worth at
retail more than the price of the stock and rs an al
ditional induccment will distribute among the stock
holders presents valued at $500 600. Who can re-
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terms Let every lover of his country record his
name. y. I Lightncr is the authorized agent for
Sunbury and vicinity. Read the advertisement
Editors Table.
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Guardian Angel - Opinions of the lnte President
Mott, of Union College. respecting Books Studies
and Orators; Crctnn Days the first of n series of
articles by W j. Stillman, L. s. Consul nt Crete.
describing the Island, and the character and nci-
dents of the struggle between the Crctans and
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concluded In the Gray Goth Busy Brains Part
SccoFd. and last. of The Autobiography of a
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Stephen c. Foster and Negro Minstrclsy The Feast
Of Harvest, poem; Great Public Character, n
sketch of the life, character and services of Josiah
Quincy, OF Massachusetts; The Conspiracy at Wash
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