Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-05-22

| MODEL Insurance PoLICY.-Some years
since there was in existence in Upper Mahanton-
go and Eldred townships, in Schuylkill county,
and in Upper Mahanoy township Northumber-
| land county, Penna., fire insurance company,
known as the Mahanoy Valley. 1t was never
chartered, and its manner of doing business, and
its bylaws are curiosities in their way.
Policy No. G, which was issued on the 4th of
| April, 1857, reads as follows, verbatim:
VIII insure by their policy of insurance, viz /:
the twelling house, s+0O; household furniture,
S2oO provision, 500; potatoe, $3.50 the barn,
s475 hay there in, $500; Grain and straw and
feed, 5000; geers fcuning mill carrich, s175 )
horses, 5000 horn cattles, hogs, stable and corn
and Grip, 5000.
This is signed by the President and Secretary.
The following sections from the bylaws are
unique:
SEC. 2. All members of this insurance will en-
title themselves to insure and to be insured in
two-thrds so assessed or valued by the agent eff
this insurance, and make himself liable to pay
the sum whatsoever the assessment would
amount TO if any lose or damage is caused by
fire, and pay the assessment within thirty days,
and that stay of execution Of or before all other
demands to the collector of this insurance, and
he and the treasurer must pay it mutually to
those who suffered :he loss by fire in his stock.
The balance not burned he must keep, and the
damage or oath must be proven.
SEC. 4. This insurance binds herself to take
the course Of the laws Of Pennsylvania, to sue
and be sued, to try and to be tried, to get her in
reference right before justice of the peace or
in any court of Record of Pennsylvania. This
power of right has to be conducted by the presi
deIt and secretary of this insurance.
The officers are to be elected according to the
Pennsylvania election laws, and the officers ap-
pointed TO serve until "a ballot Of two-thirds of
the members try for an alteration" are named.
As a curiosity the above is entitled to a place
beside the new forms of the National Board.
If smoking and tobacco chewing are vices,
why should not the crusaders pray for the deal
ers.-ErehGhge.
Now don't What's the use of getting that
notion into their heads If they go for those
who drink and smoke they'll have to enlist for
a longer time than during their lifetime, for
about every person who don't drink, smokes
and those who don't do either, have some other
habit equally AS bad. The fact is, this thing of
reform is such a big undertaking, and so general
in its application, that about the only way to
reach it is 10 appoint each one a committee of
one, to take care of himself, or herself, and see
that they do not indulge to excess in anything,
whether in eating, drinking, talking or dressing.
Dp RI II Qua y ErSuFR The funeral |
obsequies of Charles F. Fisher took place on Sun
day last, at o'clock P. NJ, at the residence of
his mother in this place. The services were con-
Quoted by the Revs. Gearhart, of the Reformed, |
and Milken of the Presbyterian church of this |
place. Mr.. Fisher was member of the Reform !
cd Church ,and his pastor referred eloquently and
feelingy to the deceased, speaking of his virtues
as an example to the young, and his calm and
peaceful death as the result of faith in Saw |
iour's love.
The funeral attendance was very large the |
deceased was well known at home and abroad |
A large number of the officers and employees of !
the Minineral Railroad and Mining Company, in |
which corporation Mr.. Fisher held an important |
position. A special train run over the Sha |
mokn Division Of tho y. G. X. K. to accommo- |
date his friends and aequaintances from a dis |
lance among whom were Messrs. 6. &. Ray, Su- |
perintendant at Millersburg, and the employees |
Of his Office, and Gilyard Dock, Of Harrisburg, |
formerly Superintendent.
The Good Intent Fire Company of which the |
deceased was formerly a member, followed the |
in citizens dress. The decease re-
luested previous to his death, that little dis
play as possible should be made which request |
was strictly observed.
Charles +. Fisher was the son of the Rev. r. |
a. Fisher, deceased, who many years ago ofiiciat.
ID as pastor of the Reformed Church OF this |
place. and died at the age of % years, G months, /
and 19 days. In relation to Mr.. Fishers death, |
We extract the following remarks from the Daily |
n which all must concur:
''Cut of in the very prime Of youth and man.
hood, in the midst of active usefulness, his |
ieath creates vacancy such as those who knew
md loved him can only truly feel, and such as
ife's 'ftful fever only must endure. We con-
,ur with the impressive eloquence of his pastor,
Rev. Gearhart when he said "In the death Of |
Charles F. Fisher widowed mother has lost a !
iarlng SOMA bereaved family dearly beloved |
bright ornament, and the
an active member and worker, COM
handing in the past its esteem, and promising
n the future 30 much that was bright and envia-
DE" But as with all things earthly, despite our
ears, so must We part with the young and la
nented deceased, now and forever until we meet
beyond the river.''
THE Great Council of the Improved Order of
Red Men was held at Danville last week. when
The following officers elected were installed for