Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-06-24

an abundant one
Buffalo Run is to have new Metbo-
dist church at what has been known rs
"The Waddell appointment" 1t will be
called "Stevenson's church"
We hear that the family of Mr.. Jacob
Valentine visited the Penns Valley cave
day or two ago and that they lost their
way, to the inconvenience and delay of all.
Miss Bertie Alexander and Miss Mary
Mckee are attending the closing exercises
of Wilson College at Chambersburg.
They are also visiting friends in Hagers-
town.
Mrs. Ogden and Mrs Robinson, the
lady teachers at the Academy, will both
leave town rs soon as the school shall have
closed. We do not know whether they
return.
The Mountain City Band serenaded
Mr.. w. Il. Burchfeld their old leader at
his residence on Bunker Hill The lucky
troup finding him at home played several
quite pretty airs.
President Shortlidge is expected to be
present at the college commencement.
Many of our citizens will then have the
pleasure of meeting him. Let his well
come be cordial.
Prof. Bauer, the writing master, re-
turns to his home at st. Marys when Mr..
Duncan's school shall close. The Prof. is
good writer and has, we hope, bright
prospects before him.
Ali Met Another circus is coming.
Iurrah Heigh-ho, another circus is
coming. We don't know when or whose,
but it is circus at any rate Now, boys,
! that love the monkey cage, rejoice.
Rev. DR.. Stuart Mitchell-pastor Of
the Presbyterian church at Bloomsburg-
with his wife spent IL day last week with
Mis-. Petrkin on his way home from the
meeting of the General Assembly.
Mr.. Clement Dale left on Monday
morning TO attend the commencement ex-
ercisca at Gettysburg. Clem is one of the
Pennsylvania Colleges alumni, and We
have no doubt he will find great pleasure
by the scenes of college days.
1t was an amusing sight to see Ed
Brown lead an obstreperous calf down
Allegheny street on Monday afternoon.
Ed. pcrsistently went one way and the
calf persistently went the other. Between
them they made an amusing parade.
There are many candidates already for
the superintendency of the common schools
Of Centre county. The election takes
place next June. Mr.. Meyer will then
have served his second term. Throughout
he has been faithful and most efficient
officer
Two young men-we withhold their
names adviscdly-gave Mr.. Peters no
little trouble last Sunday. Insult and oa,hs
were hurled against him, 10 all of which
We hear he opposed firm sentlemanly
bearing and finally subdued the irascible
inebriates.
Miss Margaret Schaffer so pleasantly
known TO many of our citizens graduated
week or two since at the Luthervile
Female Seminary. Miss s. is former
pupil of Rev. Dr. Hughes, under whose
care she Was no doubt impelled to her lat
er successful course.
Our bright and vivacious young friend,
Miss Dare, expects soon To depart for Cape
May, to spend few weeks at that delight
| ful summer resort. If Miss Jennie makes
her anticipated visit she will be an agree
able addition to the gay society at the
Cape, and will attract much attention.
Miss Snowden, one of our accomplish
ed musical instructors, has left town for a
short vacation. She goes to Freeport and
thence to Cincinnati when she will hasten
home to take up her happy work again.
We trust that Miss Snowden's pleasure
may be measured by the desire of her pa
irons for her return.
The population of Lock Haven is as
certained to be 5,s25. One ward has been
set off since 1870, when the inhabitants
numbered G,9s6. The Journal estimates
that had this ward remained a part of the
city the decrease in population would have
been 46l, and charges 1t to a want of en-
terprise in not encouraging manufactures
For the political campaign this fall
the Harrisburg Patriot offers cheap club
rates for that excellent Democratic journal
both daily and weekly. We call the at
tention of Democrats to these rates, be-
lieving that they cannot do better work
for the party than by giving the Patriot as
large circulation as possible. See adver-
tisement in another column.
There was delightful hop at the
Brockerhof House on last Friday evening,