Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-09-21
Local Department.


Miss Alice Scanlon is visiting at Port
Matilda.
-Philipsburg's electric light will be in
working order by Oct. l.
-Rev. T. NJ. Morris, of Milesburg, was
in town on Monday morning.
Never go from home or on journey
without bottle of PERuNA in your
satchel.
A young ladies sketching club is
new and very select feature of Bclefonte
social life
Tho contract of building the water
works for Clearfeld has BEEN awarded to
Geo. b. Inman, of New York, price S2i,-
9s2.
Over seven thousand dollars, thus far,
has been subscribed to the erection fund of
the Presbyterian new Sunday-sehool build
ing.
We are pleased to see His Honor,
Judge Orvis, out again. He had been con-
fined for about two weeks by an attack of
pneumonia.
Mr.. F. Beezer has added steam power
to the other necessary machinery that runs
the Spring creek distillery and the heart Of
the Watchman's associate rejoiceth.
Front porches are gradually crawling
all over our pavements and sidewalks. 1t
is necessary to step of the boardwalk in
some cases to pass these obstructons
The festival, spoken of by the DEMO
cRAT, last week, rs having been such an
exceedingly enjoyable affair, was conduct
cd by the ladies of the Reformed church
instead of by our Lutheran friends.
When that younG mercantile friend Of
ours allows his horse to back the buggy, in
which he and his better half are sitting,
over an embankment into garden, he had
better have the lives of the party insured.
The american Agricuihirist has been
greatly improved and beautided and the
price Sl.J0 per annum is frequently only n
fair price for single number. Address
Orange Judd Co, 7jl Broadway, New
York.
Capt. a. b. Snyder, knows as much
about growing peaches as he does about
making clothing, judging by specimens
handed us on Tuesday. They are large,
delicious and OF excellent flavor. Thank
you.
Mr.. W B. Miller, OF Bedford, was
flying around town, on Monday, as though
he were possessed of seven different
business engagements at the same time.
His many friends, the ladies included, were
glad to see him.
Miss Maggie, the accomplished daugh-
ter Of DIR. Stewart, Of Pine Glenn, has
been in town for the past few days. Miss
Stewart, we understand, will leave for
Baltimore, shortly, where she had been at-
tending school during last year.
In speaking last week Of the number
of veterans of the Mexican War present
at the Snow Shoe reunion, we said there
was but one, we learn since that two others
were there, Mr. VIM. Sharp, Of Roland,
and Mr.. Chas. McGarvey, OF Unionville.
"A. o. Furst, Esq, and Jno. F. Potter,
Esq, went for squirrels on Monday, 20
they said, but chestnuts are plentiful this
season and no one knows what they may
have been after. If they visit their "old
hunting ground the public may know
more about /. soon.
We had the pleasure Of meeting Mr..
q. w. Rook, Of Philipsburg, on Monday.
Mr.. Rook is now proprietor Of the estsb-
lishment that lately was conducted by
Rook & Dolan. He is an agreeable gen.
tleman and we wish him q pleasant and
paying experience while among us.
The New Orleans Minstrels talked,
sang and danced to crowded house on
last Friday night. The jokes and flashes
Of wit were new and the general bearing
Of the members of tho company gentle
manly in the extreme. Should they come
again they will be granted cordial re-
ception.
Josh Billings knows Why they are
called pole cats "because It Is not conve-
nient tew kill them with klub, but with
pole, and the longer the pole the more
convenient. Writers on natural history
disagree about the right length ov the pole
used, but ] would suggest that the pole
be about S65 feet, espeshily II the wind is
in favor Of the kat"
Our opera house is not an ornament
TO the town. To spend an hour or two
there is by no means pleasant undertake
ing. When the house is full the atmos.
phere, for want Of ventilation, Is some
what similar 70 that Of the Black Hole, Of