Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-03-03
Local Department.

Call at Green's drug store for your
cigars.
The Y. VI. c. A, of Centre Hall, held
a public meeting last Sunday afternoon.
Call at the Philadelphia Branch and
examine their bargains in mems and boys
clothing.
March is so called because Winter is
supposed to get up and march away during
that month.
We hear that sufficient money has
been subscribed to pay of the debt on the
VI. f. church.
Gentlemen of Centre county, do your
selves favor by buying your clothing at
the Philadelphia Branch.
Attend the meeting Of the Bellefonte
Temperance Union in the Young Mems
Christian Association room this evening.
Mitchell is the man for United States
Senator, and happy is the man who buys
his clothing at the Philadelphia Branch.
Rev. G. d. Knox, minister from the
western part of this State, will preach for
the Baptist congregation next Sunday eve.
ming, There should be large attendance
to hear him.
We are sorry to learn that our friend
Mr.. Michael Kcrstet,cr, residing on
Brockerhofs farm, in Spring township,
lost very valuable horse by death on
Tuesday morning.
Tho African NJ Z. church is being re-
paired and its interior adorned with fresh
paint. It will be greatly improved as a
place of worship when the present work
upon ii is completed.
Frequent services will be held in tie
Episcopal church of this place during
Lent, which began yesterday. Two SER
vices were held yesterday-Ash Wednes-
day--and the Litany will be said on Fri
day afternoon at O'Clock.
March came in neither roaring like a
lion nor bleating like lamb We don't
know what animal to compare it with, but
guess that the monkey will suit. But
when March comes in like any other ami
NAL than lion or lamb 1t gives us no
basis upon which to foretel how it will 60
out.
Thomas Carlyle, in speaking Of Amer
lea, once said, "The secret OF happiness in
America is that ye have vast deal of
land for avery few people The eminent
philosopher erred in neglecting to state
that an important item in the happiness Of
Americans is that they have such fine gro
cery stores a. that of s. A. Brew & Son.
All the land in Centre county would fail
TO make man happy If he did not have
first-class grocery store near by.
The three planets, Saturn, Jupiter and
Venus, illuminate the western heavens,
and are most beautiful just after the sun
has retired behind the horizon. We be-
lieve it is promised on the heavenly pro-
gramme that these three planets shall con-
tinue to be visible until about the first Of
May, Venus growing more brilliant, while
Saturn and Jupiter will gradually dimin-
ish their light.
"A Bishop street boy went to see his
grandmother. After looking eagerly around
the Handsomely furnished room where she
sat, he exclaimed, inquiringly "oh, grand.
ma, where is the miserable table papa SAYS
you keep" ooh, we have n good table
now, my dear" answered grandma !" we
have commenced buying our groceries Of
Sechler ..& Co., aud our cook is now able
to prepare some of the incest dinners you
ever tasted.
Last Sunday night was one Of the
times when the darkness was so intense
that It could almost be felt The street
lamps were in their usual places, but they
were not visible 10 mortal eye, and only
served as obstructions 10 impede the prog.
ress OF pedestrians--and their hard iron
surface Is by no means the most agreeable
substance in the world to come in forcible
contact .gith. We believe with Artemus
Ward THAI this should not be thus, and
are OF opinioa that IL will not be healthy
for the borough Authorities TO have too
many ithis thuses.h In plain words, why
were not the street lamps lit1 Are the
borough authorities in league With the evil
powers 70 keep people away from church :