Newspapers: Excerpts from the Sunbury Gazette Saturday September 24, 1853 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sue Marcus USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Sunbury Gazette, September 24, 1853 Died In this borough on Monday last, Mrs. COLSHER, consort of Mr. John COLSHER, aged about 80 years. In Troy N.Y. on Tuesday 6th inst., Stephen F. LOVE, formerly of Danville, aged about 45 years. In Northumberland on the 5th inst., Mary ELLMAKER, daughter of Michael M. and Mary KAPP, aged 15 years. In Delaware Township on the 2d inst., Mr. James MILLER, aged 43 years and one month. In Chilisquaque on the 1st inst., Mr. Abraham TROXEL, aged about 83 years. In Rush township on the 2d inst., Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel and Anna READER, aged about 19 years. In Lewisburg on the 1st inst., Mary HOUGHTON, aged 21 years. In Turbut on Tuesday last, A. Clark, son of William and Louise KUTZ , aged about 1 year. In Lewisburg on the 10th inst., at the residence of Peter BEAVER, Dr. John SIMONTEN, aged 30 years. Married In Lewisburg, on the 8th inst., by the Rev. Dr. MALCOM, Daniel S. KREMER of the firm KREMER & MOORE, to Miss Mary Priscilla, eldest daughter of Co. L. B. CHRIST, all of Lewisburg. In Danville on the 5th inst. by John WARE, Esq., Wm. GIBB??S [Gibbons, Gibbets?] to Ann DAVIS, both of Mahoning township. In the same place, by the same, Eli BROBST to Polly PARK, both of Valley township. In the same place on the 13th inst. by the Rev. P. WILLARD, Mr. Wm. BARNHART to Miss Elizabeth BROWN, both of Union county. Attention Battalions The First Battalion, first brigade, eighth Division, Pennsylvania Volunteers, composed of the Shamokin Guards, Cadwallader Guards, Dewart Guards, and Farmers and Mechanics Artillery, will meet for parade at the house of Charles LEISENRING, in Shamokin township on Saturday, the 1st day of October next, at 10 o’clock A.M. Each member to be provided with 12 rounds of blank cartridges. Wm. B. KIPP, Lieut. Col. Sunbury, Sept. 24, 1853 Borough Appropriations On last Monday evening, the Council of the Borough of Sunbury met in pursuance of a call from the Chief Burgess to take into consideration the appropriation of a sum of money to be raised by the Borough for the construction of an embankment running from the river to the hill, about a mile north of town on the BALDY farm. After mature deliberation, the Council very judiciously made an appropriation of $1000 for the purpose. The embankment will cost $4000, three thousand of which will be supplied by the Philadelphia and Sunbury Railroad Company. When it is completed, it will afford to the town a perfect protection from high water. The River Bank The bank of the Susquehanna River in front of town is getting to a shabby condition, and requires the attention of the Borough fathers. A portion of the ?ip-rapping, removed when the steamboat was launched, has not been replaced. Besides the bad looks, it may be the cause of serious injury to the bank at the fall freshet. It should be fixed. We have observed 30 or 40 old coal cars, no longer fit for use, hauled out on the river bank, the owners of which we hope will not permit them to decay and go to pieces there, to the further accumulation of dirt and rubbish. We cannot be too careful of the appearance and condition of our town and everything appertaining thereto. Not So The Miltonian of last week makes a mistake when it says that “the cars on the Philadelphia and Sunbury Railroad ran off the track while rounding a curve on Wednesday evening, and smashed the locomotive and cars”. The accident did not happen on a curve, but in the middle of a long tangent, where it would have been impossible for any cars, progressing at any speed, to run off, had not some obstruction on the track produced the occurrence. It is well to attribute the casualty to its proper cause, lest the impression might be formed that it was owing to a defect in the road. Furthermore, neither the passenger car nor the engine was smashed. The locomotive did not get off the track, but passed safely over the cattle, without deviating from its course one inch. The car was thrown off, but so little injured that it was brought to town a few days after, and with some repairs, will be as serviceable as ever. Why do They Oppose D. B. MONTGOMERY? It would seem that neither the Milton Democrat nor the Sunbury American are disposed to give a hearty support to D. B. MONTGOMERY, our candidate for the Legislature. The Democrat, in noticing the ticket says, “we do not feel bound to fight the battle of every self-conceited brawling sycophant who calls himself a democrat.” This the Miltonian asserts is a hit at D. B. MONTGOMERY; and the American says, “In the Forks, Mr. MONTGOMERY will, we presume, get the party vote, and in Rush township something more, but there are other districts that will, we understand, strongly oppose him on local and other grounds.” Why is it that those papers see anything objectionable in him? What has he done to make it apparent to the one that he is a brawling sycophant, and to bring it to the understanding of the other that in some districts he will be opposed on local and other grounds? Surely they cannot find fault with his democracy, nor with his moral or political honesty, nor with his talents, when compared with his opponent. But he was opposed to the County subscription of $200,000 to the Susquehanna Railroad, and is not this ground upon which he is to be opposed in some districts, as intimated by the American? Neither of these papers saw anything to disapprove of in this subscription, and to vote for a man of the Legislature who was unfavorable to it is a very objectionable act in their opinion. The Ten Hour System The principal operatives in the manufactories of Pennsylvania, and a number from Maryland, held a meeting at Media, Delaware county, Pa., last week, at which measures were taken to bring about the adoption of the ten hour system throughout the country.