Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-02-01


faaee Mort rsslsrc i,'ss usa,lrta rhs,
| contfi ucJ his studics anc experiments. and died
in Fehrddiy 1894, aged u. years; His descend
| ants are still to be found IN Northumberland
! Cameron Simon, spent his boyhnod days at
| Norhumberland%, but has been for many years.
and still Is leading man Ia our National affairs.
| lie owes his popularity Hs a political leader To
! these two traits Of charActer: lat, llis always
| taking plain and psaclicn O. ultuon sense view
of things 2d, his ateadiness and hxcdncss Of
purpose In Carrying out his strong and common
sense views In matters of State. Men like Chas.
| Sumner of Massachusetts, can give us long
| speeches that sparkle with briliiint and profound
4 i.eas aad delight us. Bnt they often lead us IA
tray like an tgn;s fit,ris or FOO ish nre, AMI 40
| make us, In the end, fall back ana rely upon
plain men of good practical common eensc only
Who are sure to give Ia wiser and ten times srfcr
! counse,s for our guidance rs n people md gov
| crnment. Cameron has large share Of the
| same great common sense that chirActcrizei old
| Roger sherman Of Connected, aud our still
greater Gen. Washington.
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| elm regard to Mr. Cameron's residence IN Nor
! thnmberland In his boyhood daYp, the writer has
made mistake, as Il Is q wei established fact
that he spent his early days ia Suroury.
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| AN ATTEMPT AT SUIopE.- We are Informed
that Jeremiah Farnswoith, @ resident Of the low
er part Of this place, made an attempt to com
NIT suicide on Monday evening last, bv taking
laudanum. The proper remedies were applied,
| and his physician has hopes OF his recovery. 1t
is supposed that he was laboring unGer Temporal
! ry arrangement at the time of committing the
act.
| VETERAN GoSE.--Mr. Philip Gaul. veteran
of the war of 1912, died at the residence Of his
! son In Upper Augusta. on the.@7th inst, at the
advanced age OF 81 years, months and IA days.
He belonged to tho Pennsylvania troops that
| marched from York, this state, 20 Baltimore.
AT the latter place he participated in the battle
Of Fort MclIenry. Mr.. Gaulhd been blind for
number Of years, and this misforune might
have made life burdcusome to him, lad not the
kindness OF his children been so manifest Daily
of Thu selay.
! MIR. ALBERT DuNmAM, of Norlhumberland
has been appointed express agent the Dam
vile, Enzleton and wilkesbarre Railroad, vice
IIeber Fainter, resigned.
ALMOST A CoSrLAGRATIoN.-Thc hardware
store of Messrs. Paine & Mccormick, On Market
street, narrowly escaped disastrous fire on
Wednesday evening last, csuscd by the defect in
the heaters. The fire had reached the shelving IL
the store when discovered, and was promptly ex-
tinguishcd by Mr.. Paine, who was In the store
at the time,
PROMPT PAYMrSrs.-Thc Hon. G. c. Welscr,
agent. of the Lycom;ng Insurance Co., on Tues
day last paid over the insurance money to Wm.
Raker and Z. Reed, at Seven Points, amounting
to S2,5Co, the amount of insurance on carriage
and smith shop, which was consumed by lire Il
few weeks a<o. Tie also paid Samuel Bloom
ST. 1876, the loss austained by the burning of lis
saw mill, on tho line Of the y. II. & W. II. r.
BANK ELEcr!nNs.--0n the 1lth uit., the stock
holders Of the Milton National Bank elected the
following dircctors
VIM C. Lawson, WIN. F. Magic, ". Cham
berlin, W. =. Hull, Thns. Swenk. Jno Roush,
W. s. Montgomery, !. B. Davis, and David Esh-
bach.
On the same day the fo,losing were elected
for the First National Bank (Nu TOM:
J"ha Datesman, S. 7. Brown, WIN. Savdge,
NJ. A. Nicely, Isaac Brown, j. Woods Brown, L.
9. Davis, b. X. Haag, w. A. schreycr, Henry
Frick anl John TIaag.
| WE clip the following items from the No,qh,,n-
bcrlGnd Press of last week:
Mr.. H. f. Postiethwaite lost two canal boats
through the brcakipg up of the ice on SATURDAY.
last. He dol'l inuk distres,ei about it
Mr. VIM. Carter was rubbol of II witch over
coat, money. Nc.. amounting To about 500, on
Saturday night last, At Mr.. J. Ups bplrlmy
house. By man by the name OF " II. Link; who
had engaged boarding at the above house &. irw
days previous 10 the robbery. The thief is still
at large.
Mr.. VIM Reed, Of Point township, lost n val.
liable horse very aulirniy, last week. His son
while driving to town noticed that the hOrs,
travelled as If not well. lie immc iittvty turne |
around and went home, nul ll,o horse did soon
after being stabbed.
SHEEP KILLED. One III mt last week six sheep
belonging to Nj. John Good, who resides be-
tween this place an! Milton, were killed 10y dogs.
One OF The dogs vas owned by Cool, and he shot
it. The other was followed some distance, bxt
got away Hiltson,o.cn Record.
KILLEp.-on Friday morning last, Michael
Brian, of White Deer Mills, opposite this place.
was killed by an engine on the Catawssa rail-
road, a short distance below the Auenwood de-
pot. lie was laying on the track when struck,
aud 1t is supposed he was intoxicated. He was
employed by the company as a track walker. He
leaves widow and nine children.-- Hdtsonto,on
Record,
PUBLIC sALEs.-On Tuesday next, the 4th
INST, the administrator Of Nancy Cassett de-
ceased, Will sell u house aud lot on Front street,
sunbury, Pl.
Bills have been printed at this Office during
the past wecl; for the following sales;
On Saturday, Sth inst, at Drumhellcr's City
Hotel, II house aud lot situate in Lower Augusta
township, belonging 10 Henry Gulchnll.
On the same day, at the corner Of Third and
Market streets, frame dwelling house and lot
oISrouud situate on Fourth street, Sunbury Pa.
30, house aud lot OF ground situate in Upper
Augusta township belonging to the Fort Au-
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