Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-11-19


10. o. F.-The semi-annual session of
the Grand Encampment OF Pennsylvania
was held on Monday at the Odd Fellows
Hall. North Sixth street, Philadelphia,
Grand Patriarch ). ). Child presiding.
The Grand Patriarch presented his semi
annual report. The report Of the Grand
REPRESENTATIVES of this body to the Grand
Lodge of the United States which met in
September at indianapolis was read and
ordered to be entered on the journal. Ac-
tiOn of a favorable character 10 the celebra-
ton of the Centennial in September was
had contemplating joint action OF the
Grand Lodge of Pennsy lvania. Nomina-
tions were made for officers to be elected
next spring. The attendance was quite
large.
The semi annual session OF the Grand
Lodge of Pennsylvania. met AT the hall.
North sixth street on Tuesday morning at
nine O'Clock. DR.. John LevergooG. NJ w.
Grand Master, presiding.
There was large attendance of repre-
senla'ives from every portion of the State.
One hundred and twenty new members
were admitted.
The Grand Master and the representa-
lives t. the Grand Lodge of the United
) -atrs p;es-nted elaborate reports From
the later ii anlr.ars hat there arr ABS 7Ol
members i'll the UniI..d States 59S7 lodges,
ana tnat the total amount expended tor
reiirf during The pas! year WAS 81 81 99i
Al.
The Committee nn CruIcnnal &, Zebra
ton presented a report. aud The following:
resolutions, winch were unanimously
adopted =:
WheredS. Th r. w. Grand Lodge oi
the United States has Ucccpied the invita-
u.on la hold IT'S next annual session in the
city of Philadelphia anI designated Wed
nesday, September 20, 1876, AS the time
for grand public demonstration upon the
part of the entire brutherhnod in honor OF
the Centennial Anniversary Of the lnde
pendencr Of the United States of America:
therefore 5e it
RcSoIred, That the Grand Lodge will
cordially uultU with the X. w. Grand
Lodge of the United States. and with the
grand and subordinate bodies of the differ
cut jurisdictions, in The proposed ce-'ra-
Iion.
ReSolred That in order TO etJw the ap-
probation of the brOtherH'"u oi fenhsyl
yania of the hIess,p-s beQucathed by the
patriots of the DsvolutiOn as the inheri-
tors of q pr;.oIess legacy, and also in re-
coynitir- Of the compliment paid by tie
r W. Grand Lodge of the United States,
-Iat there be general gathering of the
order in This jurisdiction and the lodges
and the brethren throughout the State are
hereby fraternally invited to participate in
the grand Centennial celebration.
ReSolred, That each subordinate lodge
in Pennsylvania intending To participate in
the celebration be requested To select and
send delegate to represent the lodge in
the General Joint Committee of Arrange
ments.
ReSOlUed, That the Committee of Thir-
teen. appointed at the annual session. ia
conjunc,i ion with the elective grand officers
aud the delegates from subordinate lodges.
shall constitute the General Joint Commit
Tee OF Arrangements, to co operate with the
appointed by tire Grand Lodge
Of the United States aud by the Grand En-
of Pennsylvania and The dele
gates from the subordinate Encampments
Jt Pennsylvania, in making the proper ar
Tor a public procession of the
order in regalia and such other Observances
'f the Important event as may be deemed
proper.
rI tSOLred, That the above be issued, in
to the lodges throughout the
the jurisdiction and al lodges throughout
To send the na,xes aud addreess De invited
gates to the r. W. Grand Secretary al a'lire a..
early day.
BE careful how you manipulate autum
caves for preservation. A lady in Wprces
.er, Mass. pressed number of leaves of
ne -ilver maple species with hot iron.
md shortly afterwards her hands and
wrists broke out with An eruption of IA
'calding humor, somewhat similar to acute
,rysipelas. She is likely To be laid up for
ome time. if no worse results ensue
About two O'Clock the other morning a
Norwich policeman found man sitting on
he sidewalk. Naturally, he asked him
What was the matter. well" said the |
nan, sadly, my wife thinks l am drunk. |
.'vc tried twice To yet in at the front door |
md she's put the out both times, and my
elf respect won't allow me to try it agin.
10 I'm waiting till she's queteG down a
title, and then | think can crawl through
he cellar window
The great astronomer Of Paris, Leverrier,
Who dicovered the planet Neptune, which
ould eat up this little earth of ours and
lot suffer from indigestion in consequence,
las made prediction which is noteworthy. |
t is that the winter of 1876 will be un- |
commonly severe. Enormous quantities
# snow are to fall In December and |
January.