Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-01-21
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WE regret TO learn that Rev. DeMoyer is i'll and una
bic to preach His place filed on Sunday last b
Dir George Folmer and Rev. J. F. kirlin.
THEpHkw Railroad will soon be extended t
Drifttown where it will connect with the Sandy Ru
branch Of the Central Railroad CT New Jersey.
JouS HARr ono OF the signers of the Declaration o
Indepeudepce FROM New Jersey, emigrated TO thi
county many years ago. His remains repose in tn
Warrior Run graveyard fact known to but few OF tn
present generation.
Tx ice crop OF this winter j. thus far not very pro
missing The severe winter predicted hy the weather
wse prophets has proved failure. We would advise
our friends ice, to take whenever ii can b'
hsd Ice three inches thick is sufficient for all purposes
and ak inch ice many respects, preferable to heavy
ice.
Nal ". c. kAPP has been re-apponted no.
tary public at Mort cumberland by Gov. Hart
ranft.
An adjourned court will be held in this county
beginning on the 2sth and continue two weeks.
The regular March term will begin on the sec
ond VI onday of that month.
NATIosAL REPUBLICAN CoSyENTIoS.--The Ma
tional Republican Committee met at Washing
ton, last Thursday, and determined to hold the
Republican National convention az Cincinnati,
!. on the 18th of June next. Philadelphia and
Chicago had considerable support.
WE notice in some .! our exchanges that an
effort is being made TO do away with the oath Of
office and substitute another less stringent than
the one under the new Constitution. We be-
lieve It would have good effect and saye many
OF the officers elected from committing perjury.
he of off 1s be
misunderstood, and when Ne see men takingSEe
oath who cannot see ,hei- way clear, as has
been done by officers elee. en in this borough as
well as in the county,we must conclude they COM
NIT deliberate perjury.
We lately received specimen of penmanship
from Prof. j. F. Davis, OF the Williamsport
Commercial College that can scarce be equaiied.
II is Of an original design and executed In such
a beautiful manner that every one who examines
Il admires the easy style in which it is drawn.
Some of our best penmrn in the country have
been taught the art by Prof. Davis who ranks
among the highest professors of penmanship in
this country. The commercial college over
which he presides is widely known, and we are
glad to find is encouraged by large attendance
Of scholars from all parts OF the State.
TUESDAY last was remarkable for mud, mois-
ture AID a heavy fog.
SKS ERAL o: our citizens made an attempt to
iii their ice houses on Monday last but did not
complete the Job. We advise them to take il
whenever they can. il il should only be three
inches thick.
MASQUERADE bail will be held in Haupt's
Ill + az Pot
who has been very successful in teaching dane
ing this winter is at the head Of Il, which in
surcs Is grand success.
SOME thieves broke in the cellar Of Rev. Mr..
Gearhard on Wednesday night, aud carried away
bread, butter, canned fruit, sausage, 6G. They
evidently were hard up when they resorted 10
robbing minister. Had il been EDITORS
premises the thieves would have discovered IA
different state of affairs. There would have
been no bread, butter, canned fruit or sausage.
Editors are not ertravagant In their living.
A shooting stick" is about their extent Of
property, and thieves don relish that kind, as
il stops digestion frequently, as II did Hughes
a. the Cameron township robbery.
The Clothing Hall Of Simon q OpPenheimer
continues to be the attraction at the corner of
Third and Market streets. Their splendid as
sortment of clothing and their low prices will
draw crowds 10 their establishment. Everybody
can afford to be dressed genteey by patronizng
them and get first-class suits for the same price
that others ask for their poorest. They are now
selling afF their stock TO make room for their
spring assortment. No old stock will be carried
over the season, aud all in need of clothing had
better examine their stock before it is disposed
Of
SHEET MUsIc.--A large assortment for sale
at the periodical stand in the postofice.
THosR Of our readers who visit the city for
the purpose OF purchasing articles Of dress, es-
pecially ladies' fashionable cloaks, &C, would
do well to examine the stock Of Ely, Hunsberg-
er & Ely, staple aud fancy dry goods, No. ll2G
Chestnut ST., Philadelphia.
MEETING OF TIE GRAND LODGE OF /. o. OF o.
T. AT SUNBURY.--A special meeting of the z.
w. Grand LoGgc of the /. o. Of .. F. of Penn
sylvania, will be held at Sunbury on Thursday
afternoon, February Sd, al O'Clock, fo- the pur-
pose of admitting Past Grands to membership
in the Grand Lodge. Al O'Clock in the eve
ming a visitation meeting will be held to exem-
Pity he work of the order, when members not
Past Grands will be admitted. The lodges in
this vicinity should send full delegations TO these
meetings, as they will not perhaps have another
meeting Of the Grand Lodge as convenient for
many years 10 come. 2t
We notice that nearly all the lawyers 10 Sun-
bury will start for Philadelphia on tomorrow,
Saturday to attend the session OF the Supreme
Court to be held there next week. Peace will
reign in suhbury for all OF next week.
MAD Does.-There is considerable excitement
prevailing 10 the lower end of this county in re-
gard to mad dogs. dog belonging to a Mr..
Debler, oil Dsuphin county, passed through the
lower townships week before last, and on his
route bit a large number of dogs and cattle, and
farmers are appIehensive that more damage is
done than they are aware Of. Dogs and cattle
that were known TO have been bitten have nearly
all been killed
MARROW EscAPE.-A little girl aged about 10
wears named Clara Ness, made a narrow escape
from burning to death on Saturday last. While
uarty were seating on the basin she with a mum.
her of others were standing near the bon fire when
b,r clothing took fire, and she soon envel-
med In flames, Messrs Val. Mackert, Geo. Harrl-
s,ou ard Samuel Pyers being 10 the vicinity went
oh.r assistance and smothered the flames by
Lowing their coats over her. The girls clothing
.,slmost entirely destroyed, but fortunately her
.s,.d but slight personal injury.