Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-07-31
local a#airs.

1HE DuSleSJ lncn IN Illc County just INV; 'iN
the Sheriff and Tax Collector.
THE Milton car shops are overstoclled with
work.
J. DEsHA PATTON is now putting up gas works
in five different towns. Let there be light.
THE Junior American Mechanics parade at
Danvllle last week, is spoken of in the highest
terms by the papers in that town.
PARTRDGEs AND QuAIL are reported as being
plenty this season.
DoCroRs never ALLOW ducks on their premises
they make such personal remarks.
INSTEAD of brick keep wet sponge or leaves
in your hat this warm weather.
SPRING chickens are now ripe enough to be
plucked.
Dan RICE is in Northern Pennsylvania, on one
Of his farewell tosrs.
YoU can readily tell the store that adyertises
by passing the door. The clerks are always in
side and busy.
OUR farmers arc now in the midst of oat har-
vest. The crop is said to be poor in this
ton.
The tub racing mania has reached Northum-
berland. and the town of Millersburg, Dauphin
county, Pa.
ABOUT one hundred and seventy-fvc tons Of
hay were made on the farm Of Mr.. 4. f. Kapp,
of Northumberland, this season. about fifty
tons less than last season.
4 MAN, name unknown, was robbed Of seventy
dollars willie sleeping off load of henzIne in the
depot at Northumberland week before last.
TIE exhiera;ing exercise of horseback riding I
is now INDUCED in by the young ladies Of Nor
cumberland.
Mr.. DAVID FNNEY, lately Of this place, has
built a steam grist mill at Northumberland, and |
is now ready to receive orders.
THE large steam saw mill a: Watsontown
started under full blast last week.
WHEN you see a young couple late at night on
the river bank chewing and biting and eating /
each other, Just let 'em alone. They are only .
fooling.
PoRCUPISE KuLED.-On Thursday last large
porcupine was killed near Paradise Church by
Mr.. Foust, the sexton. They are a rare animal
in that section. SO says the Watsontown Record
Of last week.
WE have just printed some very handsome re-
ceipts fer our own use, OF which every subscriber
will receive a copy by paying up his subscrip
tion. As there viii be court two weeks from
Monday next, those living at distance can
send their subscription money and get a receipt
in return. We need money.
RIPE Peaches raised in this vicinity were sold
in our market last Tuesday morning. They
were Of = much superior quality than those
brought here by truck men.
NEW PoTAToEs ofthe best quality now sell at
Sl.0O per bushel. Green corn at Is cts. per do
zen ears.
THE Grand Council of the Knights of Pythas
will hold their annual session at this place, COM
mencing on the 18th Of August. As there will
be representatives from every part of the State
in attendance we expect n lively time for at
least a week. The magnificent scenery sur
rounding this place will no donbt be very attrac-
tive 10 many Of tie visitors.
TEE Beausprt base ball club of Snnbury, claim
the championship of Northumberland county.
THE editor orthe Daily boasts of another cab
Jagc head having been brought to him. PreDos-
tero,@.
JAMES Chapel, who is accused of stealing
goods from the house of Levi Truckenmiller, in
Milton, was committed to jail on Monday last to
await trial at court.
JONI MEIcHLER, of Snyder county, was ar
rested by constable Samuel Bright, on Monday
last, for ferrying on the river in violation Of an
act of Assembly. The Sunbury Steam Ferry and
Tow Boat Company, having the exclusive priyi-
lege. The accused was bound over to court by
Fsouire Pursel
Mr.. AURAND, Of Shamokin Dam, has accepted
4 challenge from Mr.. James Roy for a rowing
race on this Friday evening. Others are invited
10 enter into the race.
THE difference between a country and city
greenhorn is, that one would like 10 know every
thing, and the other thinks that he can tell him.
AMEAS CUss the man who sponges paper
and then abuses the editor behind his back, is
like the man who crept into the show under the
canvas, and then cursed the proprietor because
he did not have a better performauce.--Spriug-
.feld CITY SIN.
THE sunbury ADcricaa is "a years old aud,
like wine, gets better as it increases in years
DaayiHc american.
Brother Bradley, our hat is off, and our devil
is scraping his right foot.
a visit in our sancium, on Saturday last, from
ID. Becky, Of the Bloomsbury Rety,5!icaa J. J.
Autcn, Of the Watsontown Record c. G. Cute
lius, Of the Northumberland Press, and Mr..
somes, of the Danyille .itaericaa. On Monday
Mr.. Painter, Of the Muncy L,g,ainqr3, called to
see us. We hope they may soon renew the
pleasant visit.
WATER FOR SOUTH DANyIILE.--Mr. William
Gearhart, the ehterprising spirit of South DAN
Vile, purposes TO run pipes from a spring on the
premises Of Mrs. Yorks, on the hill above the
Sunbury road, down TO Riverside and South
Danville, and give our neighbors the benefit Of
water privileges. This is good, and the residents
Of that side Of the river should do all in their
power 10 advance the enterprise. - DanyiHc
4Derical.
The house of William Milligan, in the upper
part of Milton, was entered this morning about
O'Clock, and robbed of a lot of clothing, the.
robbers also exchanging one of their old hats for
one of Mr.. Ms new ones. Mr.. NJ, hearing the
robbers at work, gave tie alarm, and they fed
in so much haste that they dropped most of the
,aptured clothing in the yard.--Mltoaiaa, Jily
24h.
ONE Of the many things which remind us that
this is the nineteenth century is to meet a half
dozen youths strolling lelsurely along enjoying
the fragrant weed, talking about ''ther girls
and where they do their drinking.
JosHUA Bowman, Esq, for more than quar-
ter Of century the Secretary of the Lycoming
Fire Insurance Company, and for two years rast
its President, died at his residence in Muncy, on
Tuesday evening, after lingering illness, in the
seventy.fourth year of his age.
THE communication of "Reformn is declined
on account of our established rule, that no COM
municaton recommending individuals for Office
are inserted unless accompanied with the money
Al our advertising rates.