Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-06-19

THE spirit of improvement seems to be the
reigning power in our place. Go where you VIII
You can see new buildings going up and old ones
being repaired. But we regret that no such im-
provements as we would like to see are being
erected. No manufacturing establishments, for
which our location is so favorably adapted, are
being erected. There is no town in the State
that has greater advantages for any kind of man
ufacturing than Sunbury. Our transporting IA
cilitlcs are not surpassed anywhere. Five direct
lines of railroad terminate here, running east,
west, north and south, on which transportation
is cheap and quick. All who have examined our
location for any kind Of business express their
surprise that capitalists do not invest more in the
place. For furnaces and rolling mills there is
no place so well adapted. Our surrounding
hills abound with ineXhaustible beds of coal, ore
and limestone. For the manufacture of lumber
we have, probably, the greatest facilities i'll the
United States, on: broad and beautiful basin af-
fording any amount Of water power. Besides
the industries named, the location is suitable for
cotton factories, or any other manufacturing on
a large or small scale. The products can be
manufactured and sent to market at much less
cost imam from III llic ClllCSs W
such advantages, in location SO healthy, capi-
talists, at no distant day, must invest and pros
per. With the green hills around us, pure
spring water and a June atmosphere, doctors
are not much needed.
There are other inducements to those who
are looking for a desirable place TO establish
in business. The heights east of the borough
10 forf bo Gpa racilappac that
can be built. The room there will accommodate
a large population. All that is needed TO con-
vince any one of the fact is to come here and
take a look at that growing suburb of our place.
Several of our fiEest residences occupy that part
of the town, and it is destined at no very remote
period to form the most populous part of our
place. The people of sunbury are sociable, and
strangers always find a pleasant home among US.
4 pleasant ENTERTAISMEST.-On Friday ey-
ening last, an entertainment was given by the
senior members of the Good Intent Fire Compa-
ny of this place, at the Hall of the company, to
the ladies who assisted at their late festival,
which was one of the most pleasant affairs of the
season. The parties gathered in the hall at
O'Clock, and the meeting was called to order by
the President, Thomas NJ. Pursel, ESQ.,, who
stated the object, and introduced T. H. B. kase,
ESQ.,, who made an appropriate address, giving
a partial history of the working of the company,
and the hardships the fireman endure; and
that though they present, externally, rough
appearance, they possess warm hearts, which
are always ready TO relieve the distressed, and
touched truthfully and feelngly upon the sub
ject of the danger TO health, limb and life, in
Cured by those who voluntarily enrolled them
selves as firemen. In concluding his remarks,
he stated that he had 4 very pleasant duty to
perform, the presentation, to Miss Wertman, Of
a thimble, by the senior members of the compa-
nv. Not that they thought her more worthy than
the other ladies, who rendered their assistance
in the promotion of the interests of the company
on the occasion of the festival, but because she
was the principal defeated comp etitor for 4 simi
lar article, they deemed it no more than Justice
TO present her with thimble as a token of re-
cognition for her services.
The gift was received on the part of Miss
Wertman, by W. c. Packer, Esq, in neat re-
sponse. lie remarked that it was altogether a
surprise to the recipient of this token of regard,
and that it was with reluctance she accepted of
it as she knew that there many other ladies
present who were probably more deserving of
like regard than she, but as they had so kindly
selected her as the subject of their beautiful gift
he had the qualification of returning to the COM
pany her acceptance and heartfelt thanks and
as this useful gift shall be put TO service on the
hand Of the recipent-and as it will, together
will il bind her her heart TO you senior members
of the Good Intent Hook and Ladder Company
No. /, and their friends.
After the presentation, ice cream was furnish
ed by that king Of caterers, NJ. c. Gearhart, and
cake furnished by Miss Flora f. Pursell, and
Mrs. W. p. Roberts. Music WAS then struck up
and the party enjoyed themselves stripping on
the light fantastic toe" until the town clock gave
warning OF approaching morn.