Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-06-09
Local Department.


at was late last night when You retired
yes. papa said with yRwn
Behind my ian, "far tue hOuid man
lie just talked on aud on.
The more hinted the more he stayed
knew you we're wakcful, too,
And told him 50, but he would not go
Aud what could poor girl do ''
at was very late when you retired"
"Ye-, papa" frankly said.
"For the man, you see Just talked to me,
Though yaWncd till my eyes were red;
Aud went 40 far, when the clock struck twelve
As TO count the strokes all through;
But-the stupid he just wouldn't see
And what could poor girl do'
at was worse than late when you retired"
"Why tell you pa" I cried,
"If hinted once 10 the tir~snms Ounce,
Twas a hundred times beside
Why. even said you'd been In bed
For at least hve hours, knew;
hut he tipped bis chAir and still sat there
20 what could poor girl do''
Well the Jesmse--gush was you up all night -
"Why. papa" humbly plead,
Don't thunder so there's man below,
And he's sent you his card. and sald
That the reason why he stayed all night
Was, that he wanted o. so you, too,
That he might ask for the hand gave
For what could poor girl do''
New York Evening Post,
1t is boy, and our smiable friend !,
William f. Reber, Esq, is exceedingly
happy.
Read the advertisement Of Mr.. ID. NJ.
Cowher in our advertising columns this
week. He offers great bargains in the
Family Singer Sewing machine, and is
worthy of patronage.
Mr.. Thomas Burnside can now claim
TO be the boss fisherman of Bellefonte. On
Friday and Saturday last he caught num-
Der of fine bass in Spring Creek, and was
greatly elated over his good luck
The work upon the new Reformed
church is now being pushed forward with
considerable energy. When completed It
will be very handsome improvement to
our town, especially TO Linn street.
There is nothing that smoker enjoys
so much as a fine cigar after dinner. The
place TO find what you want is at Green 8
drug store in the Bush House block, where
Harry will be found ready and willing to
sell you an extra cigar for five cents.
While at work on the new EvAngeli-
cal church at Aaronsburg, Mr.. Thomas
Hull, of that place, was so unfortunate
one day last week as to fall from the scAf-
folding distance of fifteen or twenty feet
10 the ground, receiving severe injuries.
"A congressman told friend that he
was filled with amazement and the friend
went down to the bar and called for
"amazement" If he had been troubled
with cough, the proper thing to call for
would have been "Green's Comp. Syrup
of Tar, Honey and Bloodroot."
The other evening we noticed Mr..
William Lyon, of Bishop street, driving a
very handsome black horse. This horse
was recently purchased by Mr.. Lyon in
Bradford county. He is said to be fast
stopper, and certainly in style and appear
ance is not e1eelled by any other animal
of the horse kind in Bellefonte.
-Messrs. Yeager & Downing set out an
elegant free lunch at their popular and
we'll conducted restaurant, on Allegheny
street, every forenoon which is greatly en-
joyed by their customers. Persons desir.
ing meals can also always be accommoda-
ted at reasonable rates. Their clam soup
on Tuesday was delicious and We know
that those who partook of Il will want TO
know when the next supply appears.
-Millheim was quite well represented
In Bellefonte on last Saturday. +. p.
Musser, Squire Reifsnyder, Michael W.
rich and Charles Albright, we're among
those whom II was our pleasure TO meet
They were interested in the contested cleo
tiOn case Of Reifsnyder against Musser for
the Office of justice Of the peace. Testi-
mony in the case was on that day taken
before II. A. Mckee, Esq.
The proprietors Of the Brockerhoff
House have placed an elegant new hotel
register upon their Office counter. Il was
made by Mr.. r. L. Hutter, OF Harrisburg,
and is q very beautiful and substantial
specimen Of blank book manufacture. Mr..
Hutter makes frequent visits 70 Bellefonte
after orders in his line of business, and
persons having books 10 bind, or desiring
TO have blank books made TO order, cannot
do better than by entrustIng their work 10
him. lie is reliable young gentleman
aud win faithfully fulfll his contracts.