Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-08-05
Local Department.


This is the last month of what has
thus far been q lovely summer.
The SherifFs Sales may be found on
the fourth page of this weeks DEMOCRAT.
Call at the Philadelphia Branch
store and see how cheap a new suit can be
bought.
--Only those can look as "fne as a fiddle"
who buy their clothes at the Philadelphia
Branch.
The congregation at the Episcopal
church, last Sunday evening, was unusual
ly large.
People who buy their clothes at the
Philadelphia Branch look as "pretty as a
picture"
No more trout fishing, but clothes can
be bought cheap at the Philadelphia
Branch, all the same.
-Whortleberries have been sold as low
as three cents per quart in some parts of
the county this season.
DIR. Tanner will end his fast and prob
ably terminate his own earthly career
about next Saturday at noon.
There's millions in it'-not millions
of dollars, but millions of suits of clothes
in the Philadelphia Branch store.
Many Bellefonte young gentlemen of
well-known good breeding use the wrong
hand in raising their hats to ladies.
The Temperance Union of Bellefonte
will meet in the Young Mems Christian
Association audience room this evening.
The Williams Brothers, painters, have
recently added fresh coat of paint to the
exterior of their establishment on High
street.
The Zion Cornet Band will give a
grand ice cream festival on Saturday even
ing, August IA. A pleasant time is sx-
pected.
Several alterations and improvements
of much Importance have been in progress
upon the public school building during the
past two weeks.
The meeting of the Young Mems
Christian Association, last Sunday after
noon, though not largely attended, was
very pleasant.
The sermon delivered by Rev. John
Hewitt, Rector of the Episcopal church.
last Sunday morning, was very beautiful
and impressive.
-Dark-the tail end of the Garfield
delegation that went from Pleasant Gap to
Valentines Works on the evening OF the
Democratic meeting at the Gap.
Many visitors have called at Mr.. Chas.
Glenn's photograph gallery during the
past week to obtain view of the picture
containing the ghostly appartion.
FoUND.-On Wednesday evening on
the street in front of the post-ofiice pack
age containing ladies hose. Can be claim
ed by calling at the DEMOCRAT office.
Mr.. Chas. Acker, son of David Acker,
Esq, of Aaronsburg, died on Monday, the
18th ultimo, of appoPlexy. He had been
employed at Nittany, having returned
from that place the previous day. The
young man was only 20 years of age.
Mr.. Jacob Shearer, who resides near
Centre Hall, recently lost a valuable horse
by death. The animal attempted to leap
through the stable door, and in doing so
brought his head in violent contact with
the woodwork above. Instant death was
the result
The picnic held in the grove near the
Milesburg depot, last Saturday, in which
all the Sunday-schools of Milesburg Joined,
was well conducted and enjoyable affair.
The attendance was very large The Pleas
ant Gap band was present and rendered
delightful music
SO many people have recently been
passing In and out of s. & A. Loebs store
that the step at the entrance became en-
tirely worn out. On Monday last, how.
ever, II was replaced by substantial new
step and now this old firm is prepared for
= million. more customers.
The Daily Ne'os says that a young
man named Tomlinson, employed at Hoyt
q Co.'S tannery, in Philipsburg, fell
through hatchway in the dry house on
Thursday, from the fifth floor to the first
lie lived but very few moments after the
accident, his neck having been broken.
1t Is the custom In many of the South
ern banks TO have little placard set up
asking the customers to subscribe 10 the
new book, just out, by the late Gem j. B.
Hood, published for "The Hood Orphan
Memorial Fund.-" by GenT @. I. Beaure-
gard Many ladies in the South have be-
come book peddlers and they smile sweetly
on their admirers, who purchase a copy Of
the book for themselves, and induce their
friends to do the same. See advertisement
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