Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-07-25

TEE GREAT EASTERN NrNAGELIE, MraEuW AND
CIR,Us.--TLiS excellent combination Of arcniC
noycii-t,, geological attractions and museum Of
wonders, VIII exhibit afternoon and night, on
Monday the II August at this place. The Great
Eastern establishment has been largely auGmCli-
ed since last year, and is now perhaps the largest
on the road, bringing into reqUi,itOn the services
of more men and horses, aud requiring more care
to transport it than any othCr show OF the sea-
son. The Louisville and Cincinnati press tell Us
Of tremendous crowds in attendance and the
hri,Lnnry of the Great Eastcrn's performances.
The mcnaSoIic, complete and rich in every de-
partmcnt, presents an enormous array OF gi!drl
dcns, vans, &C.. which are said to he only equal
cd init elegance OF the circus exhibitions. SO
extensive are the Great EaAtcm's dimensions,
that twelve broad ceuJre-pO,c. payons are re-
Qulrcd to exhibit tsaggreGation of museum, hip
pOlrOmr, caravan. aquarium, mouagcric and cir
Gus. II >'success is the tonehstunc 0flnerit," rs
the old axiom has it, the management of the
Great Eastern have every reason 10 congratulate
themselves. We append a notice from thG Clu-
Cinnau Enquirer of March rs:
This afternoon and evening will be the last op-
portunties of our citizens TO witness the perform
anee of the Great Eastern circus, meuagerie, etc
'Phc arcnic portion VI The show is very iue
particularly the wonderful fcnts Of the Daycn-
port brothers, polturcrs, and the corps OF aero
bats.
The mcnagcrie, bird show, Museum and aqua
rum are compete in every particular.
lhe~rnauagcrs of the Great Eastern have rol-
son 70 congratulate themselves in consequence Of
the immense attendance that has greeted their
exhibitions Last night ana yesterday after
uooh the seating capacity of the Rink was fully
tested, and hundreds were turned from the door
unable TO gain admission.
THE Lutholal Festival closed on Saturday
night realizing $500. The prizes were drawn by
the following porsOa,; VIM. Moore, forty dol
lar liver watch stan Fire Engine Co., the fire
torches; Miss K.ile Ilarz, the sewing stand
Miss Minnie Hen tricks the sun bonnet; Rev,
Miliken cakes Il. IIoovei, dinner he'll Mrs.
Rev Hempcry,ea. cake; Mrs, Tweed, pair OF
polishing irons Miss Lizzie Kjch pair of slip
pers.
The pot marked feature of the festival was
the spirited contest between the friends of Miss
Ella NJ. DrUmheller and Miss Zcttlcmoyer for
valuable set Of jewery, aud cake. As the
candidates both did well on Il run, the csSie was
awarded to Miss Zettlemoyer, and the jewelry to
Miss Drumheler, she having had the most
| friends by s5D6ra! dollars 0orth.
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ACCIDENT. Michael Creek, on the 18th inst,
while helping to lift stone from the piers of the
ola Junia,a bridge, at Berveuuo, Dauphin coun-
ty, Pa, with derrick, had his leg broken in two
places, The derrick became displaced and fell
upon him,
J The WASHINGTON FLEE COMPANY.-The mem
bers OF this old fire company met last week and
organized by eleeting ful set of officers, and
adopted measures to further the object of procur-
ing another steamer for this place II is pro-
/ posed to get up 4 gift concert, which they intend
to hold soon for the purpose of raising funds to
: procure their apparatus and building Il suitable
house. Another steamer is necessary IN this
place, and We would urge the citizens to eneon
rage the Washington boys in their eammenda.
be project.