Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-09-01
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the DEMOCRAT, of last week, the annual
reunion and picnic of the Veteran Club
of Centre county will this year be held at
Spring Mills, on Saturday, September 10.
The Executive Committee of the Club met
on last Saturday afternoon, in Bellefontc,
at the office Of Col. ID. 5. Keller, ard the
feeling among all present was that this
annual meeting should be- made one Of the
most successful that has yet been held by
the veterans of the county. These annual
meetings have been growing in interest
ever since the formation of tho Club, eight
years ago, and as each succeeding year
comes around we have a gathering Of old
soldiers and comradcs-in.arms that seems
TO surpass in numbers and in tho general
enjoyment experienced by all present than
any that have preceded 1t. The meeting
last year at Unionyile was remarkable
success, in every respect. 1t was, indeed
day long to be remembered by every
one who was upon the ground, and the
Executive Committee at the meeting OF
last Saturday determined that nothing
should be left undonc to make Saturday,
tho 10Th day of September, 1881, Mt Spring
Mile, day that will be fraught with moth
ing but pleasant rccolcctions for every
veteran Of the county 10 carry into the
future. The main objects Of our annual
meeting, in the language Of the card of
invitation Issued by Gen. Beaver, on be-
half of the Executive Committee, are to
revive and renew tho ties of friendship
formed by soldiers with their comrades
in-hrms, and TO enroll the veterans who
have not heretofore joined the Club, with
view Of securing, II possible, the mill
tary history OF every man who entered
the service from Centre county So,
you see, comrades, that besides tho plea.
! sure to be derived from renewal Of
old associations there Is another object in
our meeting that is not only highly laud-
able, but may become very useful. The
military history Of our soldiers will make
an invaluable record, auI FOR ihR. reason
We should strive to make il A. complete
as possible, and we hope to SEQ at Spring
Mills this year tho names Of a large num-
ber Of comrades enrolled upon the books
Of the Club who have never heretofore had
a convenient opportunity TO meet with it.
. a 4. a..
/ is over. Financially and socially 1t WAS a
/ grand success An unusually largo crowd
of people were IN attendance on Saturday
| evening. The refreshments were Of the
| choicest kind and the people Of the place
| have great reason 10 b. proud Of ihc pat
/ ronago they received. The church mem
bership Is small but in time Of festival
/ the sinners and laym all join hand. and
/ FOR the time forget that there H. any di;'ct-
cnco between saint and sinner, and strange
ns it may appear, the good saints do most
| cordially welcome them. After tho closing
scene on the grounds tho committee had
/ quite job in returning the things they
/ had borrowed, after which they oil return.
Cd TO their respective homcs. On the 2sth
| ultimo, they rcassombled ai the house Of
/ the treasurer. We DO not know what ihey
were doing, but we heard jiugline noise
"a We passed tho house while returning
/ home from our devo,ions a, church. Dear
/ Brothers, could you not have found some
other time to GE up your accounts than
Sunday afternoon. just think, while the
ice cream churncr was ost performing his
pastoral duties, you fellows st home set
iling up your accounts. Jus, think Of
| hereafter.
1t is amusing TO hear our sialwaris talk
about how they will carry the county this
fall. All right, boys though you have
the offered services Of a certain number Of
| disappointed Democrats, did 1t ever occur
TO you that persons who cannot do any
thing for themselves politically will not be
Of much use to any other parties The
| Hght in the county will end just As 1t usual
| ly does you will come out behind.
The weather Is unusually hot and dry.
Vegetation ia suffering and many Of our
citizens have 20 haul their water. Some
Of our farmers are seeding; little soon,
boys you should not be in such hurry.
Those devilish hogs that ate Mr. Haag's
| tomatoes should be dealt with according
TO law. We have no Owl at the GAP, but
we have Hawk that ia playing the mis-.
chief with our boys.
We will have peace and quictnoss now
until the Granger picnic, and little rest
will do US good.
We expect TO hear grand display of
eloquenoe as J. NJ. +. has new pall--go
In boys, / am keeping sharp lookout for
you If George NJ, is at your back you