Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-12-18

Mr.. AND MEs. GEESE, on North Second street,
this place, celebrated their golcen wedding on
Friday evening last.
''ToNMY.''
The Sunbury Silver Cornct Band will give a
concert on Saturday evening, Dec. Goth.
NEAT fence has lately been constructed
around St. Matthew'S Episcopal church, on
Front street, in this place.
LET al the old bachelors look over our mar
riage lists while they are sewing on suspender
buttons without any beeswax on their thread.
PETER CAMPBELL, brakeman on the D. II. &
w.R r., had bis feet injured on Tuesday night
al Mifiin Cross Roads.
WATCH Marx x Bros advertisement in an
other part of this paper.
TIE river was frozen oyer at this place on
Monday night for the first time this season.
Buy the Tommy Smoking Tobacco. For
sale at J. W. wilvert & Co.'s Tobacco Store,
near the Court House.
SUBSCRIBERS to the AMERICAN outside Of the
county, who are in arrears, are requested TO
square up before the let Of January, and if they
wish the paper continued, remit advance pay
nent After that date we must prepay post
age.
TEAM belonging to John S. Haas ran away
from the lime kiln. at the basin, on Wednesday,
and broke through the ice in the basin. They
came TO q sudden halt.
PRICES Of all kinds of printing reduced at this
Office.
NEAT dwelling house is being erected on
Second street. below Market, by Capt. j. Tor
ringtou. The Captain is displaying considera-
ble taste in securing a comfortable home
SELLING eggs by weight, instead of by the
dozen, is now adopted in many places. and urged
in others. There is good sense in his, and it
ought 10 be generally adopted.
LARGE new steam saw mill has just been
completed by Messrs. Isaac Albert and F. Lahr,
near Herndon, in place of the one consumed by
fire lest summer. The machinery is hrst-class,
and they are expected to do large numbering
business.
PRICES of all kinds Of Job Printing reduced at
this office.
DIPTHERA.-This terrible scourge is now pre-
valng to a large extent in the Eastern States,
and is attracting much attention on account Of
the fatality attending its ravages Several cases
have occurred in this ",cinity, and should enlist
great care in the treatment of small children by
their parents.
MRs. MARGARET o. LYON, in this place, aged
So years, writes her name legible without the
use Of spectacles She is the odes, resident in
this place.
MUSICAL gift entertainment will be given in
Northumberland, on the 18th Of February next,
at which 81, 500 worth Of presents will be given
away. Tickets Sl.OO, and for sale by Peter 5.
Borel. at the Washington House; II. J. Waltz,
at the Erpire House, sunbury; and /. G.
SticKer, at the United States Hotel, Milton.
There will be no postponement. See advertise
ment in another column.
MAGGIE MITCHELL will appear in the new
Opera Honse, in Dauyille, on Wednesday even
ing, December 23d, in the play Of "Lorle )" or,
'sThe Artists Dream She will be supported by
frst-class company. Since the Danveians have
got frst-class opera house, they enjoy thcatri-
cal entertainments Of the highest order.
LUTHER DrRR OF Turbutville, was committed
70 Jail on Monday last for forgery. And JohE
Domprofski, Of Shamokin, for threatening to
shoot John Becker and Rosina Becker.
The editor Of the Daily boasts Of quaiBng 4
little wine FOR his stomGcl's sake. There is no
doubt lie needs it. Anybody could tell of late
tha. his stomach was slightly deranged.
TowS sUBsCRIBERs.- have over two hundred
subscribers in town who owe from one 10 four
years subscription. This, if paid promptly,
would help US materially. We have not the time
to call on each one cf you personally, and there
fore respectfully ask you To step into our office
and pay this small amoCut.
THERE is 10 difficulty in selecting fine sett Of
Furniture az B. J.. Raudenbush's store in Sun
bury. He keeps all the latest styles at the low
est prices, and none go away from his store dis
satisfied which is an evidence that he pleases all.
ACCIDENT AT A FUSERAL.-Whiie the funeral
.co-tege was conveying the remains Of the child
Of Lemucl and Maria Shipman Of Purdytown, to
20 the stone church grave yard, In Lower Angus
"a township, on Sunday last, the horse attached
10 the hearse became unmGnageable on going
down hill hear Emerick's, and ran of, upsetting
the hearse, and injuring Mr.. Jacob Haupt, the
driver severely. The hcarse broken, but no da-
mage was done to the coffin. Mr.. Haupt's in
iuries were so severe as TO confine him TO bed.