Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-06-01
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NEWS ITEMS.
Florida watermelons are nearly ripe


whok chapter in two words.
Sm. Snyder was elected county superin
tenlent OF Columbia County.
Drnvcs Of antelope are grazing upon the
prairies near Ellsworth, Kansas.
Three thousand women are employed by
the United States Government.
South Carolina has Free Mason whose
membership dates back to 1912.
Elmira, New York, will expend $1,000
0OU for building purposes this year.
Lake Huron is two aud half feet lower
now than at any time last summer.
The "knights of Pythias" are hereafter
to be called the ''Pythian Knights"
w. J. Campbell has been elected county
superintendent of Luzcrne County.
The capital invested in the wine-making
interest in California is S3l 100000.
There was, last week, general delivery
Of the Ninc?nncs Jail ria the chimney.
The Bible has been stricken from the
list of school books at Davenport, Iowa.
Nilsson is reported 10 have made S427,-
332, during her late visit to this country.
Lycoming county Agricultural Fair will
be held, September 10th, 1lth, and 18th.
The Brewers Association of the United
States represents Il capital of 100000 GEO.
Florida clcrgymcn speak against The
habit Of church mcmbcrs carrying revol-
yers.
There are 2G5 ladies in the Treasury De-
partment and l03 in the Department Of
the Interior.
A deaf-mute is a candidate for Office in
jackson county, Ind. lie is rcticent as to
his policy.
One OF the latest patents granted in
Washington is for an improvements in
chignon.
The old cry Down with the man that
iloggcd jeff Davis, and up with the man
that bailed him
The minister of Lancaster County won't
attend funerals ON Sunday cxcep. in cases
Of positive necessity.
The S300,000 connagration that late
swept over Marshaltown, Iowa, was started
by locomotive spark.
Miss Ida Greeley, whose father is some
what known as the author of Il book on
farming, was educated in convent.
U >1attos If worono s,;,n,a ooo
nuskrot skins ~ To;noi,. T" Cnripp C?nrppuu 7'Hoo St
week, making IL 900 shipped this season.
Extensive fires have this spring DESTROYED
woods, fences, and other exposed property
IL The immediate vicinity st. Paul.
a sewing machine needle, swallowed
years ago, has just rG-appeared through the
tuckv. ''''' '>'N
SneoI,ino IF ,ho d,,cor .o,,;,oa,,o,
noy bv h,ndIin, ,,rennIn,I.s 'l,r,. ,'lt',
editor connrotI,Io7cs himsnIfth th,t ho 10 90
enough. ''''' ''' - 7'''~
There wou,a la ,,r,ro r,,,hor oc c.,o
Icy. clubs formed in GiG,ron+ no,.,o ~ y ~
State if there were onv Grnaiar mon 10 o,nnt
as members W
Scranton has ci,v bo.n;,o, ,,,oro ~,
patents sufGrjn@ with Iiso,sn ,s'.
are removed An rities orobt "a Lo,,a o,,nl,
an institution. ''''
American fashion nanrrs md is .',,' rc,tim,, tr'%
una Dolly Warden Of thc most rvHnnsiv9
blue and red noint
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ne WORK on me Academy OF Fine Arts,
subscriOtiOns rerch G33O OOG about L,1(
the rcnuirud amonnt
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Inc Lacrosse hepnO!r", says We learn
that luMocrmen on the st. CroiX will get
srnt sta1a of w,trr i0'' >, '"''''e' w '''' p'e'
The contrHc. Tor the construction Of the
Garondelet bridge las been let to some
Eastern company for -, ,OUO, and to be
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"A Liberal paper remarks of Judge Davis
mat he hasn't dishonest hair in his head.
FROM this, says the Toledo Btude, we infer
That DAVIS is entirely bald.
The Texas Republican State Convention
on the Is; n was the largest Of the kind evcl
assembled III that State, 30 delegates being
III attendance, al! enthusiastic for Grant >
The bopdsmon Of thn ,oto cor,ty Tran
surer Of Erie, have to pay SIG, $50 to max,
up for default in his cash accounts. Th,
ppue pUS'''o'' "a " oo"o''iioh Is " colhloriaol'
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