Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-05-22
Local Department.

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ana, this state, on Decoration Day.
One of the most useful members of the
community now is the street sprinkler.
The Cummings House, kept by our
friend, Mr.. Krom, is a temperance hotel.
Ladies, be prepared TO donate a few
flowers towards Decoration Day ceyemo-
nics.
The circus last Friday was considered
very good and spoken of approvingly by
all who attended.
There is tide in the lives of men
which taken at its food leads on to--John
Powers and Sons shoe store.
The store of Mr.. Thompson, of Pot
ters Mills, which was recently destroyed
by fire, will soon be rebuilt
Hon James Milliken is again spend
,ng few days in town. lie is as hand
some and distngiie looking as ever.
Col. Hoy, who gave us a few temper
ancc lectures couple of weeks ago, has
set up his large tent in Willamsport.
Some of the house plants now display
cd at the residence of Ex-Governor Curtin
are particularly choice and beautiful.
The rite of confirmation was admins
tered to five persons in the Episcopal
church, this place, last Friday evening
The big show or something else of
magnetic nature drew DIR. Miles Kirk
all the way up from Rebersburg last FRI
day.
Extensive preparations are making for
Decoration Day in Clearfcld. Henry Ward
Beecher is advertised TO be the principal
flower.
The Ladies' Missionary Society of the
Episcopal church will meet at the residence
of DR.. Hibler, this afternoon at half past
3 O'Clock
Mr.. Joseph Thompson, OF Snow Shoe,
came TO town last Friday TO interview the
sas,iagerte. He didn't care much about
the circus.
Ladies, step into John Powers * Sons
shoe store and try on that dear little Gin
derella shoe now on exhibition in front Of
the store.
1t is grand to walk through the woods
this weather and listen to the gentle wind
signing through the branches Of the tall
pine trees.
Mr.. Adolph Loeb has added a bay
window 10 the southern exposure Of his
residence on the corner Of Spring and
Bishop streets.
Peter Herdic is again in Wiliamsport,
and, between his spells of sickness, is un-
dergoing the interesting process Of being
arrested and furnishing bail
Rev. Hewitt, father of Rev. John
Hewitt, Of this place, has received and ac-
cepted call to the rectorship Of the Epis-
copal congregation Of Ridgeway, Elk
county.
The PARK House, formerly Herdic
House, WilliAmsport, has recently been
repaired to the tune of $4,000. Ten thou
sand rolls of paper were used In rcpaPering
the interior.
"A sixteen year-old Pat boy who accom-
panied the circus and exhibited in one of
the side-shows only weighed FIVE hundred
pounds lie must feel delightful this
warm weather.
Rev. w. w. Campbell, of Unionville,
has made the subject of Astronomy one Of
his especial studies. He recently gave an
interesting lecture on the subject In the NJ.
Z. church of that place.
There was large audience at the Bap-
list church last Sunday evening, 1t being
the occasion of the third anniversary of the
church in this place. The choir was much
larger than usual and sang we'll.
Prom an item in the Altoona Tribune
we notice that Mr. ID. X. Tate, Of this
place, has contracted to build a $500
school house for the people Of Johnstown,
his bid being 81 900 lcss than any other.
We were pleased to see Mr.. Charles
Ryan on the street again the other day.
lie has not recovered his sight completely
yet, but can detect gradual improvement,
and can tell Q white horse from black one
every time.
Mr. Hopes, of the Bush House, spent
day last week angling for fish, and 40
believe met with good success. II the ash
have 10 be eaten by any one they seem to
prefer to be taken TO iirst-class hotel like
the Bush House.
The fast train which We some time
since noticed as going all the way from
New York to Chicago In twenty-four
hours, was at the time supposed to be laden
with tobacco. Itnow appears that 1t con-
tanned nothing but load Of silver.
High street bridge Is receiving the
extraordinary repairs recompended by
council two weeks since, and our grocers,
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