Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-12-09
"A fine assortment Of Christmas tree

morning of last week.
--Zeler's are closing out their fine stock
OF pocket books at reduced rates. They
intend TO quit dealing in them
--Handsome imported candy boxes filed
with "Whitmore's confections" Mt Will
sons, BrockcrhoT House block.
There is no diversity in crecds" so
far rs clothing is concerned, for all believe
that the clothing sold Mt the Philadelphia
Branch is the cheapest and best.
Oranges oranges at Wilson's,
Brockerhoif House block. Will receive
within the next two weeks 10000 oranges.
Just the thing for festivals and Sunday
school celebrations.
The DAILY News announces the death
Of Mr.. Joseph Lewis, the oldest resident of
Bald Eagle Valley. His death occurred
on Sunday last, at the age of SO years, 8
months and - days. His direct descend
ents are six children, eleven grandchildren
aud sixty-nine great-grandchildren
Entertainment will be provided for
preachers and delegates to the Sabbath
school Convention whose names are re-
ceived by j. Wesley Gephart, Esq, Chair
man of Committee on Entertainment, not
tater than Tuesday, December II. The
committee cannot engage to entertain any
whose names are received after that date
1t is a subject of deep concern with
many parents as to how they shall train
their daughters. 1t is certain that train
of either silk velvet or satin would please
any young lady, but, above all, fathers
should never neglect to train their daugh-
ters to buy groceries of 5. A. Brew * Son.
An English maxim is CATER dinner
sit n while; after supper walk mile. ~
This is good advice, and your health will
be perfect if you take your evening walks
in the direction of Sechler & Co.'S grocery
store, where you can get the best groceries
with which to compound breakfast, lunch,
dinner, supper or any other meal.
The good people of Millheim had the
rare fortune on Sunday of last week to hear
q sermon from the lips of Rev. Father
Anspach, of Mihllnburg. He is called
"Father" because he is almost eighty years
of age and has been in the Gospel ministry
for fifty years. Ifconhdencc can be placed
In the words Of any mere man it is in those
spoken by one whose life for nearly a
century has been living example Of the
sweet old story which he yet so loves to
repeat.
MIR. Perry Cole, fireman at the Pho
nix Planning Mill, was instrumental in
preventing an explosion of the boiler in
the engine room of that establishment .on
Friday last lie detected steam escaping
from beneath the boiler, and on examina-
tion discovered that, owing to the co!cc-
tion of quantity of solids at that spot, it
was burned entirely through. He quickly
drew off steam and prevented what might
sequence of the defect in the boiler, work
at the mill was delayed for few days.
The firm of Liveright Grccnwald ,S
Co., of Philadelphia, manufacturers OF
boys clothing, met with loss Of $50, 900
last Friday night in the destruction Of
their establishment by fire. This is an
especial cause Of regret to many of our
readers, as "Max' Liveright, the senior
member of the firm, was once resident Of
this place, clerking in S & a. Locb's store.
He was also engaged in mercantile business
ut Snow Shoe for short time, and has
many personal friends in our midst who
will regret his mi-hap.
Frank Blair informs us that the sale
of gold watches and fine jewelry has open
ed very satisfactory for the holiday trade.
The disposition seems this year to be to
buy fine goods and articles of artistic and
intrinsic value. His plan Of keeping no
gold watches of less than il X. and of
making his lowest cash prices in plain
figures on each article is having its desired
I'htSti ~ h'7 - I''t itll't hhr
been that the buying and selling of 10 X.
watches is neither profitable or satisfactory
to the buyer or seller.
On Friday evening last shortly before
six o'clock smoke was discovered issuing
from one of the second-story windows of
Ex-Governor Curtin's elegant residence
1t was discovered that the flames had at
tanned considerable headway and that a
sofa, a mirror and a picture had been
ruined, and that one of the window case.
ments was considerably scorched. The
alarm was sounded outside, but the crowd
was prevented from entering the house
and by the speedy and energetic measures
of the inmates the flames were quickly
subdued. The origin of the fire is not
certainly known, but it is thought to have
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