The Sunbury American, Saturday, April 28, 1860



We are authorized to say that J. J. REIMENSNYDER, Esq., the present County 

Superintendent of Common Schools, will be a candidate for reelection.  Mr. 

REIMENSNYDER has not only the necessary qualifications, but years of experience in 

the business.



Snow Storm and Frost - On Wednesday afternoon a furious snowstorm of about thirty 

minutes duration, visited this vicinity, blowing for a time a perfect gale. During the night 

the skies became clear.  In the morning there was ice a quarter of an inch thick and a 

heavy frost.  We fear that the budding fruit has been injured.



The Ball at the Central Hotel, on Tuesday evening last for the benefit of Grant’s Cornet 

Band, was an agreeable and pleasant assemblage of about eighty or ninety persons.  

Taking a glance at the party we observed a few persons from Shamokin, 

Northumberland, Lewisburg, Milton, Williamsport, &c.  The remainder was composed of 

citizens of this place.  At 12 o’clock the company sat down to a handsome entertainment, 

prepared for the occasion by “mine host” of the Central.



The arbitrators in the case of Edward HELFENSTEIN vs the West Branch Insurance 

Company,

have awarded the plaintiff $3,000, the full amount of his claim for losses by fire in his 

store at Trevorton, in October 1856.  The defense set up was, that a large portion of the 

goods were sold and delivered to DEPPEN & HERB, a few days previous.



We are requested to state that the laying of the cornerstone of the Evangelical Lutheran 

Church

at Trevorton will take place on Sunday the 13th day of May next, with appropriate 

services for the occasion.



The Charleston Convention having adopted a rule that no balloting should be had until a 

platform is adopted, will no doubt delay the nomination for several days, as the greatest 

fight will be on the platform question.



Railroad Accident - On Thursday the locomotive of the coal train on the Shamokin 

Valley road, two miles west of Mt. Carmel, ran off the track in consequence of a broken 

rail.  The locomotive

fell on its side, and we regret to learn that Fletcher PARK, who was riding on the 

locomotive,

had his leg crushed from the ankle to the knee, and amputation will be necessary.



Accident at the Coal Wharf - We regret to learn that Lyman HILKERT, while engaged in 

repairing the trestle work at the coal wharf of James BOYD, in this place, on Thursday 

last, fell with the trestling, which gave way, and had his collar bone and shoulder blade 

broken by the falling timber.



Friend JOHN of the Shamokin Register, thus cautions that the fast young men of that 

place.  Shamokin is evidently looking up.  Whether the young “gentlemen” referred to 

were inspired by the renewed activity of the coal trade, or by tanglefoot whiskey, our 

contemporary has not seen proper to inform us.  “The young gentlemen of Shamokin 

should be cautious and not attack the ‘wrong crowd’ (married women) on the pavements 

after night, or they might meet with triple disasters, to wit: - get the mitten - have their 

ears pulled by angry husbands, and find their names in a newspaper.”



Reading Railroad - Change of Time - On Monday last, the summer time-tables of the 

passenger trains on the Reading Railroad and Lebanon Valley Branch, went into effect.  

An important change was made in the hours of the down afternoon trains.  The afternoon 

train leaves Pottsville  at 2 o’clock ( an hour and a half earlier than heretofore) and 

arrives in Philadelphia at 6:15 p.m.  On the Lebanon Valley Branch, the afternoon train 

leaves Harrisburg at 1:15 in time to connect with the down train for Philadelphia.  No 

changes in the hours of any of the other trains.



MARRIAGES

On the 3rd inst. By the Rev. O. D. HALL, Mr. Reuben KLING, of Trevorton, to Miss 

Maria MILLER, of Shamokin township.



On the 8th inst., by the same, Mr. George WARREN to Miss Charity KELLY, all of 

Shamokin town.



On Thursday morning, April 19th, by the Rev, James WATSON, D. D., Mr. Cyrus 

BROWN and Miss Louise B. KRAUSER, both of Milton.



At Catawissa on Thursday, February 2d, 1860 by Rev. W. EYER, Mr. Joseph B. 

SEIDEL, of Washingtonville, to Miss Nancy M. GAUGER, of Limestoneville, Montour 

County,  Penna.



DEATHS

In Chilisquaque, on the 1st inst., Samuel M. Son of Joseph and Matilda FREDERICK, 

aged 23 years, 5 months, and 8 days.



In Lewisburg on the 13th inst. Mrs. Clara KALEISH, aged 25 years.





To the Democratic Voters of Northumberland County

Fellow citizens -

I hereby offer myself as a Candidate for the office of Sheriff, subject to the rules of the 

Democratic Party.  Should I be nominated and elected, I will perform the duties of the 

office faithfully and to the best of my ability. —M. C. BUCHER



Fellow Democrats -

I hereby offer myself as a Candidate to the office of Prothonotary &c., subject to the rules 

of the Democratic Party.  Should I be nominated and elected, I will fulfill the duties of 

the office to the best of my ability and pledge myself not to ask for a re-election to said 

offices, believing the one term principle to be the true democratic one. — Chas. J. 

BRUNER