Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-06-23

on the Fourth of July. The Logan boys
also had an invitation to so to Huntington
TO spend the Fourth, but preferred to re-
main with their home friends,
The holders of the Bald Eagle Valley
Railroad first mortgage bonds which ma
ture on the first. day of July, 1881, are
notified that the said bonds will bo paid
on that date ut the office of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company, in Philadelphia.
Holders of these bonds should heed this
notice as the interest on these bonds will
cease at that date.
John kurtz was very much astonish-
cd to wake up the other morning and find
the remains Of Il tooth pick in his mouth.
After u little thought he remembered that
he had been eating clam soup at Ycager
* Downings' the night before and had
borrowed tooth pick from Lawrence
Brown, and retired without removing it.
This is what is known AS abstraction"
Israel Test, Esq, prominent mem
ber of the Clearheld county bar spent last
Friday in Belefonte. "Fathcr Test" as
his army Of friends delight to call him, is
one of the institutions of Clearfeld. He
is sterling Democrat, sincere friend
and u most estimable citizen His ability
as lawyer and hi. zeal as an advocate of
the principles of Democracy are proven
bial.
Our friend, Van Pelt, was seen the
other evening with very nice baby car
riage, containing very nice baby. Van
was attached to the rear portion Of the
carriage, and explained that both the car
riage and the baby were his that he paid
a street tax and had a perfect right 10
wheel the arrangement around if he want
ed to. All cndeavors to interview him at
this juncture were futile.
The Undinc Fire Company have de-
cidcd to hold picnic on the Fourth Of
July and have invited the Logan Hose
Company to join them in having good
time. There will be parade, and it IL to
be hoped a pleasant time generally. With
the exception OF the explosive enthusiasm
Of the small boy, this will be the only
celebration, so far a We know, Of the one
hundred and fifth anniversary Of the birth
Of the nation, that will take place in
Bclletonte.
Acting on the suggestion contained in
last weeks DEMOCRAT, several more OF our
fashionable ladies may daily be seen on our
streets on horseback Miss Kate Curtin,
Miss Belle Hoover, Mrs. Ida Holiday,
Miss Lizzie Stewart, Mis-. Minnie Brew
and others have adopted this healihfll and
charming recreation a. a pleasant means
Of Willing away the long summer even
ings. Dressed in tasteful habits, and rid
ing as well a. II they were trained 70 the
saddle, they Cticr a pleasing spsctAc %
their admirers.
The next annual meeting Of the Penn.
sylyania Millcrs State Association will be
held in Pittsburgh during the time Of the
State Fair in September Tho State Agri.
cultural Society will allot space Of 80
feet by l7O feet with line shaftiug and mo.
tive power FREE FOR the display Of ma
chincry and mill supplies. This l. the
first time in this State that an opportunity
has been afforded 10 milleTs to witness such
a display Of milling machinery in motion,
and it IS expected that there will De large
number OF miilcrs present from this and
other States.
Down in our neighboring county Of
Clinton the boys and girls are in the habit
of running in their bare feet so much that
the feet attain almost the toughuess Of
leather The other day, when the wife Of
a farmer in the northern end Of the county
went out to call the people in from clear
ing that her husband was burning, for the
dinner that she had just prepared, she
cried out 20 her daughter, who was picking
up brush and throwing it on the burning
piles, "Sal, there's a live coal under your
foot" (which foot, mother ?" inquired
the girl, without pausiug in her work.
While Mr.. Charles Whitmer, Of Ben
ner township, and a party of friends, we're
on fishing excursion 10 the Allegheny
mountains, near Somers' Improvement. on
last Saturday, they were so unfortunate a.
90 lose one of the horses vf their team.
The horse was found to be missing when
the party returned to their wagon, and It
is supposed that some malicious person un.
tied the animal and thus permitted hm TO
wander off. The other horse had torn
loose but was shortly found. Mr.. Whit
mer has made considerable search for the
lost animal but has not been successful
thus far In finding him. Any one finding
a stray horse will please notify Mr.. Whit.
mer
Treasurer Yeariek has the finest cabi.
net Of curiosities ever seen In Bellefonte.
Among the many valuable relics of an