Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-22
Local Department.

-Remember Bishop Wayman's lecture
in the Court House on Tuesday evening.
1t is certainly great temptation to
learn the art of smoking when cigars can
be bought from Harry Green.
MIR. Frank Blair, having disposed of
his large stock of iewelry, is now making
some repairs in his store room.
Mr.. William Hillibish, formerly of
Duncan II Co.'S machine shops, is now
working in the ''upper" car shops at AL
toona.
--"The Zion Glee Club" is the name of
new musical organization at Zion, which
already furnishes excellent music, and is
improving.
A freight train was wrecked near
Howard on Wednesday of last week, which
caused a delay in all the trains due at this
place on'that day.
Mr.. John Sourbeck is at present con-
Quoting the skating rink, and in the alb
sence of the genuine article, we suppose it
will be we'll patronized.
When gentlemen visitors in town in
quire about the principal attractions which
the town affords, we can always point
with pride to Harry Green's cigars.
Prof Allen A. Griffith, who gave sew
eral enjoyable lectures before Belefonte
audiences few months since, is announced
to lecture in Lewisburg on Tuesday eve
ming next.
MIR. William p. Duncan, of Philips
burg, was elected one of the Vice Presi-
dents of the Pennsylvania State Millers
Association, which met in Harrisburg on
Tuesday, the 18th instant.
Mr.. K. l.. Erhard is erecting a new
building on High street, just next Charley
Glenn's photograph gallery. He will carry
on the manufacture and repair Of boots
and shoes when it Is completed.
Mrs. Sourbeck, who has for many
years conducted the millinery business on
Bishop street, has closed up her business
and gone to Pittsburg TO reside with her
daughter, Mrs. Josephine Peoples
Revival meetings which are doing
much good and promise yet better results
in the future are now in progress at Boil
ing Springs. Rev j. w Wood has the
meeting in charge and laboring faithfully.
Our friend Sidney Miller, Of Pleasant
Gap, has qualities which make him an ex-
cellent auctioneer. Persons who make
sales during the coming spring will find
that he can give them invaluable SER
vice in that capacity.
Pleasant Gap boasts of man among
it, inhabitants who is at once a hrst-class
harness maker, huckster, good garden
er, and is at present doing fine grocery
business 1t is unnecessary to add that he
is good Democrat.
The Beaver Mill, the property of Mr..
F. VI. Sturdevant in Rush township, has
again arisen from the ashes into which il
was reduced by fire some time since. 1t
was started up last week and is now work
ing with full force of employees
The regular quarterly meeting Of the
Centre County Agricultural Society will
be held in the Court House on Monday
evening, January 26, at I o'clock At that
time officers for the ensuing year will be
elected and general attendancei is desired.
MIR. Casanova, of Philipsburg, is a
valuable citizen to have about. He has
ordered the first electric light machine
which Mr.. Edison is prepared to dispose Of,
and is going to illuminate the streets OF
that borough according to the latest and
most approved style.
Lock Haven was well represented at
the Brockerhoff House last week. the fol-
lowing citizens Of that place being regis
tered Hon. 5. X. Peale, w. G. Kress
Joseph Roman, 4. P. Mccormick, w. G..
Moore, George +. Roman, John Peale, A.
g. Walls and 7. c. Nipple, Esq.
We have received song and chorus
entitled "Little Goldies Lament" /" from j.
Disc " Co., of Glen Rock, York county,
Pa. The words aud music are by Mr..
Joseph Disc, and II the music Is equal In
beauty to the words It will make an accep-
table addition TO the collection Of modern
music.
One of the pleasant employees of the
Bush House, Mr.. Daniel Witzoskey, sew
cred his connection with that establishment
on Monday last He goes to Tyrone TO
take position on the railroad. We
are quite sure the prosperity which always
attends such agreeable fellows will follow
him.
We hear that two Of the dusky citi-
zens Of our town, employed about the
Brockerhof House, engaged in scrimage
on last Sunday. The story in detail dis