Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-01-27
Local Department.

Winter and spring underclothing at
the Philadelphia Branch.
The most effective, harmless and hon
est remedy we know of is Days Kidney
Pad.
The Spring election occurs on Fcbrua-
ry Is and not on the 18th, rs announced in
last weeks DEMOCRAT.
A special meeting of Gregg Post will
be held on Saturday evening next at y
O'Clock A full attendance is desired.
An infant son of Mr. and Mrs J. C.
Weaver, of this place, died last Monday
night. We sympathize with the parents
in their bereavement
-Coasting is prohibited upon the streets
of Altoona. The ordinary single sled are
not objected to, but what are known as
"dre-fies" are held in adherence and
caused the intcrdiction.
"A large party Of young folks from
this place went sleighing in the large
doube-scated .shoe n.y. to Centre Hall on
Saturday afternoon, They took supper At
the hotel in that place, returning carly in
the evening.
The exceedingly heavy fog which Gll.
ed the air around this place last Thursday
morning seemed to be universal. In Chi
cago it was so thick that Il lighted street
lamp could not be seen across the street
Several railroad and steamship accidents
were caused by it.
Just think of it Bees often have 10
travel three miles to collect honey and
make ten trips each day, u total Of sixty
miles. The people Of Centre county can
buy the best of groceries by coming to
Sechler Il Co.'S store and can procure
enough in one day to last an entire week
-Christs Reformed church at Madison
burg was dedicated on Sunday, the n.h iu-
slant. 1t cost $500, and is entirely free
from debt. We are glad that this is so,
because many modern church dcdicaiiou.
are mere burlesques, the congregations
pretending 20 give 70 the Lord vha. they
haven't paid for.
The WatehmaH says it believes that
the execution Of George Smith and Mrs
Miller, of Williamsport, twill take place
on the 9Th of February" Tho sth Of
February will occur on sunday, and it Is
not customary to hang people on that day.
The real date appointed by the Governor
is next Thursday, the 3d prox.
The English and American people are
tho tallest and heaviest in the world.
Their average height is We feet and nine
inches, This is largely due to the superior
quality Of meat they eat, and if they all
lad access TO as fine a meat market as tha;
Of Secher & Co. their average height
would doubtless be increased to six feet.
Mrs. Philip Fitzgerald, Of Wassaic,
Duchess county, New York, is over lO7
years old and in good health. sho proba-
bly, has been purchasing at store whore
hrst-class groceries are sold, such as can be
procured Of s. A. Brew II Son, in this
place. When you buy always go to those
stores that advertise pure articles.
"A 'literary" item in the Ridgway
Democrat of January 20 contains the graf
flying intelligence that George Eliot's
health has improved We are inexpres-
sibly relieved to hear that news, as we have
always had a tender feeling for George
but as that distinguished authorcss depart
ed this mundane sphere for realms un-
known, about a month ago, we would like
TO know how the Democrat acquired it, ex-
elusive information.
The people Of MiIlheim arc yicing
with one another in their subscriptions to
the new Lutheran church building- The
lot upon which the church ediice will be
erected was the gift Of Messrs j. H. Reif
snyder, J. w. Shook, John II. Musscr and
B. O.. Deininger. At the last meeting of
the congregation on appropriate resolution
Of thanks was rendered these gentlemen.
The building committee are Jonathan
Harter, J. w. Shook and II. f. Duck.
We we're exceedingly sorry to hear Of
the evil tidings received last week by Mr.
+. c. Richards, the popular jewelcr Of this
place. Two Of his brothers lcl; their
homes in Switzerland, some time ago, and
proceeded to Lima, Peru, in the hope OF
bettering their fortunes. Not being salts.
fed with the business prospects at that
place they went 10 Costa Rica. There one
Of them died Of yellow fever, and all
knowledge of the whereabouts Of the other
has been lost. We hope that he will soon
receive news Of the safety Of bis missing
brother
The city Of Altoona is terribly agiiat-
cd upon the subject Of coal. One individ-
ual is said to control the sale Of this nee
essary commodity, and the coal is Of such