Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-01-28
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THE sl,ste traffic has been slighted tins win
ter.
orp ncxt borough election lay will be on the
18th Of February.
Poor winter for The livery stable proprielors
hut easy on horse hesh.
TuE vendue season is approaching. The best
sale bills are printed at the AMERICAN steam
Printing Office in Sunbury.
Aran election held at the banking house OF
the First National Bank Of Sunbury, on Tues
dav last, the following persons were elected
directors for the ensuing year
J.B. Packer, Jas. X. Davis, Henry {. Eyer,
". II. NAPLES, Simon Cameron, W. /. Green
ough. John Haas, Vim. ". Rockefeller, Wm'
Cameron, Alex. Jordan, Geo. smuller, George
Schnure. Geo. F. Miller.
GRorxp hog day comes in rext Wednesday,
February ?, and what antics he vii! cut up re-
lnsins 10 be seen.
AUTEN was in town on Tuesday. and denies
taking his whiskey straight at te. Inauguration
on Tuesday of last week. Some Williamsport-
ers who after ded, and took theirs crooked, got II
mixed with water and are now lying III at home
Autep isn't effected with the Harrisburg water
disease.
DoS'T neglect to see the Oak Hall clothing
store Of waunamaker q Brown, corner Of Sixth
and Market streets, philadelphia, when visiting
that citv. Il is as interesting to See how .ow
they sell goods as it is to look at the Centennial
buildings.
IT Is generally considered n sign Of the ap-
proach Of spring when music grinders make
their appearance. We had one visit our town
on Tuesday who WAS as lively as cricket. and
most industriously ground out music until late
In the evening. But We Judge he had nothing
TO do with fair spring, as be was not an Italian
but a very deserving crippled soldier.
s-&s4 "Tiales AlInaaac,' - published BY q, N
N,Clpre apd A. Wilson Norris, Is very handy
lille manual for politicians especially and onsi-
ness men generally, as il contains SOLD mass
OF political and general statistics use:ul to all.
VIZ are happy to see that Sheriff Rotherrnel is
again able to be on his pins. A little more oeei
steak and be will make his appearance on our
streets again.
GAs.-The burners iu a number OF the street
lamps want cleaning. The i!ghi is neither hSh-
tail OF batwing in shape, tut something Ike the
claws Of a crab. More light is wanted on the
subject.
Tur Court House clock is still running in OPP
nositiou or ahead of railroad time. why DO not
the Commissioners recognize and take charge oil
IN. leridmate members of their own household,
instead of having them put on the town
The child whom many fathers share,
Hath seldom known u fathers care
A,rr-rSa OF THE GRAND LODGE or /. O. OF o.
FAT SusBURY.--A special meeting oil the Ia
VI. Grand LoCge of the /. o. Of o. +. oil Penn
sylyapia, will be held at Sunbury On Thursday
afternoon, February 30, at O'Clock, 10: the pur
nose or admitting Past Grands TO membership
IN ,be Grand Lodge. At O'Clock in the eve
ming a visitation meeting will be held TO e1em
pllfy he work Of the order, when members no
Past Grands will be admitted. The lodges
This vicinity should send full delegations TO thes
meetings, as they will not perhaps have anothe
rr.e,,np Of the Grand Lodge as convenient 70
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". /. SNYDER, ESQ, cashier OF the August
ank, in this place, died at the residence oi al
,tber. J. 6. SNYDER. in Point township, Oh Sun
sv last. after a short Illness. He WAS age
oout 26 years. Ills funeral was attended
dge No. %, A. Y. NJ, Of which he was
lember.
Syw PosYxAsTER.-J. Milton Dhiy, Esq, Ia
.celved the appointment of postmaster at Da
,atja p. O.. Georgetown, this county, in plaC
Z Andrew Dltty, deceased. The appointmet
"a good one.
Wr refer our readers TO the card Of the Amer
u, Hotsl In another column This Hue hou'
as lately been reft,ed and refurnished through
II. Everything about the house is kept
y,ndis order. The tables abound with the be
market, and the bar is supplied with the pa
and beat liquors. The proprietor, W.
tmbright, has had long experience in the hot
siuess and will be found one of the most a
mmodating landlords in the country, and
yhly deserving OF patronage.
TIE MAHAxoY RoBBERY.-Since our last iss
thing has been discovered Of the robbers co
med In the Mahanoy robbery. Circunstane
We lead some parties to believe that Giibt
hz. a neighbor of Mr.. Henninger, was CO
e,ea In the matter. and when the officers cal
IN, neighborhood Mr. Reitz fed and has 1
b heard from. He was traced as far as II
ss mill, about three miloe from this pla
rre he eluded the officers and made his escal
r find the following list of information in
Iyof Wednesday last. The editor has e
div, in his own mind, annexed Milton to so
Ehboring county.
,r 81. ot SnnburN
500 yer year: OF Shamokin 81, 100. All
or postmasters Of the county receive less tn
800. and are appointed by the z. VI. Genel
e postmasters Of Sunbury and Milton, as v
ali other postmasters receiving over g,
appointed by the President"
DANIEL KNoBLE, of Shamokin township,
hree head Of cattle recently. They licked
taint off freshly painted wagon on saiur
evening and died on Sunday.
SCHOOL house has been erected at DanN
which cost about sS5,G00
STORE RoBBED.-The dry good stcre of Mes
P. S. Bckel & Bro, at Georgetown, WAS ent'
on Thursday night - last week BY burglars,
took goods, money and two silver watc
amounting to about one hundred dollars.
burglars are supposed 10 have been well acqua
cd with the premises and the large watch
in the store, as the dog gave no alarm, whic
never failed to do when strangers are arou
The thieves entered through q enck wiDdo
the dwelling and passed up stairs and then
another stairs into the store room. On lea
the premises they went into the kitchen and
,ock OF ali the estables they could find.