Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-10-09

! attractions on that day. In the morning tn
| grand parade of the fire department of Sunbury
! took place. AT nine O'Clock, the Good lnten
! Company, the Steam Fire Company No. l, ant
! the Washington Steam Fire Company, formed
| on Market Square under the command Of W. I
! Packer, ESQ.,, member of S. +. Co. No. l, wh(
was elected by the different companies as Che
Marshal. After being formed in line, they open
ed column, and received the Cakctown depart
ment, which took the right of the procession
I The latter company is composed of employees Of
| the difIerent shops, who had small engine be-
| longing to the p. and +. shops, on which was
painted ''No. H. The machine WAS trlTmed
with iron, and was drawn by Mr.. Z. Bostian's
OK team, and followed by the sturdy workmen
in their working clothes, numbering about ~
men, pulling novel hose carriage constructed
from a wheclbauow. Two banners on which
was inscribed, Chicago, 1871 if, we had only
been there" ''Boston in 1872 if, we had only
been there The foreman, Mr.. Noecker, car
ried a huge tin horn, about five feet in length,
and whenever the sound of his voice passed
through il, every member of the company oheyed
the command proceeding thercfrom. 1t was Il
fine feature in the parade, as by their working
uniform they showed that little rough usage
was no obstacle to their usefulness at fires. The
company met with hearty cheers along the line
At the Fair grounds these hardy toiiers showed
that good hearts were concealed under the oil
stained garments by the presentation TO the oth-
er companies of their horn and banners, ard as
relics they will no doubt be highly cherished by
afa'c hnr
sented to the Washington S. F. Co. by sam.
Morgan, and responded to by Chief Burgess Ma
lick The second horn was presented to Steam
Fire Company No. l, by I. IL. b. Kase, ESD,
and responded to by W. {. Packer, Esq. 1he
banners were presented to the Good Intent Com
pany by Gen. Jno. X. Clement, and responded 10
by Lewis Dewart, Esq. After cheers were given
the companies left the ground. In the afternoon
several of the principal trotting and running
races came off, but ns no one except the judges
were permitted on the stand, and The record oi
time made by the different horses being withheld
by the committees, we are unable to give re-
port.
The last day of the Fair. the following races
came of:
This was a mule race, open TO all; 80 to
slowest mule, IS TO second sloweSt half mile
dash.
A. Hopper enters z. m. Rebecca..........
Chas. F. Martin enters b. IN. Clara ..............
Jos Harrison enters b. IN. Kate
Fben Hopper enters z. IN. Jack.................- >
Timc-l9.472l.
SECOND RACE.
tu
fastest team $685. second, S15.
J. II. Folmer enters Doll and mate >
Jno Mckee enters Dick and mate
John Ritter enters Dan and mate not en- ground
Time-3.S3, 3.27, 2.23, $50.
THIRD RACE.
Pacing match, $40 for best, SO for second.
Harrison Helm enters b. &. Jei Da-
nol Oh Slo III
Martin Bloom enters b. Z. Crom-
well ll................... .................. :
W. S. Furman enters b. N. Sunbu-
" Pet t........ ......................-...... l
Time-315, 3.l6, 3.l9.
FOURTH RACE.
Foot race. half mile dash first, Sl0 second,
Sc; third, So The following were the contes-
tauts:
VIM. Vandyke, Sunbury.
A. p. Barrett, Rush.
c. p. Quinn, Minersvillc-l.
h. c. Savidge, Upper Augusta.
c. X. Savidge, Sunbury-2.
J. z. Weaver, Rush-S.
Time-2.15.
Much interest was taken in the foot race.
man named quinn, from Miners
Vile, had a lively time with c. X. Sayidgc, Of
this place, and J. p. Weaver, of Rush. Had the
two last had the practice Quinn had, he no
doubt would have been left tar in the rear.
The mule race created considerable merriment
among the spectators. The mules were perfectly
cool in coming in amid the shouts of judges and
bystanders. The last mule in Of course won the
race.
ESCAPE OF PRIsoSERs.-The Jail at this place
was again relieved Of prisoners on Saturday last.
As that whitewashed institution was being sup
Piled with coal, the yard gates were left open, The
prisoners In the meanwhile being locked in the
building. In the afternoon the turnkey discoy-
cred that the door had been unlocked, and three
of the prisoners had escaped, viz: Kelly of Dan
vile; washburn Of Williamsport, and the boy
Michael of Herndon. II Is supposed that young
Michael unlocked the door with piece of iron
found lying there. Michael escaped from the
House of Refuge not long since in the same way.
The prisoners have not been rccaptured.
SAD-WHIsKET THE CAUSE OF lT.-William
Wynn of Lower Augusta township, had been in
the habit of coming TO town and getting full of
''benzne," and then proceeding to the lime
llilns Of Hr. Chas. Haas, just outside Of the bo-
rough line, at night, to sleep of the load. On
Monday evening, Mr.. Wynn seen lying near
the road at the railroad crossing on the turn
pike. and the next morning he was found lying
dead in one OF the lime kilns. II is supposed
that he got cold while lying IN the road, and
went 70 the kilns TO warm himself, and in an in
toxicatcd condition fc! in the kins, and was SUI
iocatcd by the sulphur. When found his clothes
were parity burned, and his body bore evidence
OF the great heat below him. A jury was empa-
uelied by ESQ. Farnsworth, whose verdict was in
accordance with the facts rendered. Mr.. Wynn
was about SO years of age, and leaves a family
TO mourn his terrible fate.
NORTHUMBERLAND PREsBYTERY.--Th North
cumberland Presbytery met in the Presbyterian
church in this place, on Tuesday, at O'Clock,
p. m, Rev. DR.. F. Cain, of Williamsport preach
in. the opening sermon. The following minis
tiers were in attendance
DR.. Isaac Grier, DIR. Jas. c. Watson, J. p.
Hudson, William Sterling, David Waller, Joseph
Stephens, John johnson, Stuart Mitchell, Jos.
Nesbit, S. J. Milliken, James Dickson, James d.
Reardon, Alexander ID. Moore, DR.. Geo. F. Cain,
John Burrows, Henry G. Finney, Nathaniel
Spear, Robert White, Solomon c. McElroy, Sa-
muel Il. Thompson, l.. II. Haughawout, Geo.
Warrington, Geo. Elliot, Films 5. scheuck, 5. F.
Thompson.
Elders-Samuel McMahan, K. r. Gibson, Ro-
bert b. Barber, Alex. Fulton, W. 5. Pollock,
Thomas J. Morris, s. W. Frederick, Hon. Alex
andcr Jordan, Evan d. Adams, Edward Wilson,
Robert Glover, John c. Gulick, Charles G. HE
man, David Wagner, Wm. Clark, Robert II.
Laird, II. K. Kline, y. Kindt, Wm. Piatt, John
hanback,, WIN. B. Irwin, j. II. Carr, Samuel Nc
| Niuch, Patterson johnson.
Rev. Asbury Clark was examined for ordina
ton ia the Presbyterian church, at Shamokin