Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-06-21

increase the size of the public school buildings,
have contracted to build an addition to the north
| west school house, which Is to be completed by
the first of September next. The Board have
also under consideration the increase Of the
length of the school term to eight or niue months.
| The rapid improvement of our town, and the
correspondingly rapid Increase of our population
as well as our educational advancement, de-
| mand both these improvements. We are glad to
learn that majority Of the Board are favorable
to the project, and desire more successful teach
Ing. The time was when people sent their chill
dren to school only for the purpose Of keeping
them out of the street, but as that time has gone
by, and parents see the necessity of giving their
children proper education, they desire them to
! be taught by the best teachers. Good teachers
cannot be procured for short terms, as they will
engage where they can do better, BY finding en-
| ployment for a longer p,rod. That the people
would be willing to pay small additional
amount of tax to continue Our schools few
months longer, Is evident, when we consider that
| it will dispense with select schools, the cost of
which amounts to considerable more. Another
! good reason why schools should be kept open for
nine months Is that 1t does away with the diff
Guilty Of organizing tho different classes at every
commencement In many instances, in private
schools, different class of books are used, and
children, about the time they begin to under
! stand their use, are returned to the public
! schools, when they are thrown back on account
| of the books in use there. So we would suggest
that the Board do not hcsitate in matter re-
sulting in SO much good to the rising generation.
----------~-------
DEsTRUCTryE FIRE.-On Tuesday afternoon,
about o'clock, fire was discovered in the two
story frame building in the rear of tho Masonic
| Hall building, occupied by Mr. ". c. Roberts,
agent for y. L. Raudcnbush as a cabinet maxi
! ing shop, for the manufacture and repairing of
! furniture. The alarm was given, and soon the
streets were iled with an excited crowd hurry
! Ing to the fire. The flremen were promptly Mt
the place with their apparatus, but through
some unavoidable occurrence, they could not
raise sufficient steam to check the Hrc which was
making rapid hesdway on the inside Of the build
| ing, which contained furniture, and light COM
bustibe material nscd in uphosterng The fire
| burst through the weather boarding which plac-
| cd the Masonic Hall building in imminent dan
ger. The flames heated the windows and sash
of the room used by the Democrat and Sudbury
! Daily as their office, TO such an extent as TO cause
great alarm, and preparations were made for a
hasty removal, as did others occupying the same
building. During the excitement our drenen
did everything iu their power to prevent the
! spreading OF the fire in which they happily sue
cceded Having got sufficient steam, they
turned two streams of water upon the building,
and in few minutes they eItinguitEed the
fire. Too much cannot be said TO the credit of
the members Of the steamer No. /. who, through
their own exertious, saved the surrounding build
ings, aud prevented counagration, as the build
| ing on fire occupied a position TO cause one II
their efforts to subduc the flames had been un-
successful. Drenched with water, they forced
ihemsclyes into the burnng building, amidst
the smoke which rolled out in huge volumes from
the doors and windows, ut the risk of life, and
in less than twenty minutes, the fire was COM
pletey subduel None of our citizens interfcrcd
with their arrangements, as was formerly the
case, and all are satisfied now that our frcmen
can manage their own affairs during the excite
mcnt Of n fire.
1t is not known koT the fire originated, as no
fire had been used in the shop for several days.
II was first discovered on the first floor,
in the southwest corner, where win.
|
son. The loss is estimated 1t about 81 900. Nc
Insurance, The building and furniture were
owned by Z. /. Roulcubush. Mr.. Roberts, who
Is actiag us agent, lost all his fine assortment OF
tools for the manufacture of cabinct-warc, which
loss falls heavily upon him, ns he Is poor man.
RAPE.--Wc copy the following from the Wat,
sontown Record Of this week:
On Saturday morning last, one Of the most
outrageous and hrutiEh transactions that perhaps
ever occurred IN this county was perpctrated
near Sinking Springs, Delaware township. The
scene of the revolving crime was on the premises
OF Mr.. r. NJ. Tuggalt, about one mile northeast
of DewaIt. Ou the morning tucntioned, as Mrs.
Taggart was in the barn feeding the calves
George (bctier known as 'GorGy'D Se!bert called
at the door and inquired whether Mr.. Taggart
was at home, and on receiving Legatiye an
sweT, lie passed through the door aud ADJUSTED
the fastening on the inside. Mrs. L. anticipat'
Ing the design of the scouudrcl, cndearored t(
make her escape, hut was caught by him anc
before releasing his iuhuman nnd murderous
grasp, accomplished his hellish purpose. The
alarm was given and II warrant Th ocnrcd Tor tA'
arrest ofthe william, and placed in the uands O
james Cummings, constable of WdLSouto"h
In the afternoon aud evening search wGa niadI
ia different directions IN which many of the rit'
zens of the neighbOrhoOd participated. II wa.
continued on Sunday, but no trace of the fcnd
:
party was arrested on suspicion Of being con
cerned in his escape, but released after hearing
before Justice Ludwig. Many spcculatious were
INDUCED in us to the probable route taken by
Sebert. Great excitement prevailed in Dewar
Watsontown and IN the Ecighborhool Of the out
! rage. and 20 great was the feeling in the matter
that if the brute rad been captured and brought
back 10 Dcwart or Wat'0u'own on Saturday
, evening, he would have certainly been lynchCd.
Mrs. Taggart is a respectable %uman and en-
Joys the good wishes OF all who know her. j.
her cndeavOrs to free herself from SeibcE sht
received injuries in her face which caused he
much pain. During saturday night and Sunda!
she was very poorly, hut under the care Of DR.
Harley, she is rapidly recovering. At last ac
counts seibert was still ~ Sarge.
THOMAS HELM, iirrry man, and driver, ofSha
mokin, took 4 rough box to tkt graveyard at Os
nuns Church, in Shamokin township, on Mon
day last, and on their return, near PaXinos
stopped to water his horses. Or getting into thr
wagon, 1t upset and threw out the driver, whI
was slightly injured. Mr.. Helm became entan
glcd in the lines, and was dragged some distance
receiving severe bruises his body and a Sc
we're cut in the head. Mr.. Helm was taken t