Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-09-27

A HALF HouR or TERROR. R.--As we
wore sitting in our sanctum, the day of our
last issue, wondering helplessly whether
anything would turn up or not, hoping
That some one would nlmost-not quite
Kill some ono else, or Vanderbilt would go
into bankruptcy, or some one would kid
nap Chiefly Arthur, 50 that we could in
! dulge IN our love Of sensation, our ears
were struck by peculiar sounds upon our
stairs as If Il tripod was tumbIing upstairs,
or "A onc-and-a-balf man was climbing
them. The step was an agtaicd one, too,
and We waited to sec results. They came,
alas, 700 quickly. In moment tho door
was violently burst in, and 10, before Us
stood the once jolly figure Of the Wotch-
| man local. A horrible change had come
| over him IN few hours time Those cycs
once iii with intelligence, CLEANED with
maniac's light. Those lips, that once ut
| tered jokes and wittcism were now cover
ed with Il light foam. His hair dishevcllcd,
"A copy Of the DEMocEAT in one hand and
in tho other his uplined cane. At sight Of
us Joe.s rage rcdoubled, and he made
furious bound at US Seeing our danger
we quickly put our large table between us,
and then cried soothiugly, 8" COME now,
Joe, what is the matter be calm, old fc,-
low" BE calm p ho roared, " and ruff
| fcr such dishonor, bear such calumuy p"
Hear be struck the paper hope came
in our heart perhaps it was somcth'n~we
might explain. Ic., Joseph, rlea-g be-
calm have Setter and will explain.
Al the magic word "ScI,zer' Joe fell eE-
| hAlsicd into a chair We had ifiumphed
We dismissed our gaping attendant. and
sent the "devii afser the promised Setter
/ This medicine soothcd him 20 pcrccptibly
that he proceeded in a calm but injured
/ voice TO relate bis wrougs. Ho laid, 1--WE
! had ruined biz reputation for wit by Iuu-
mating that ho was the author of tho joke
/ in the Dgsiv Nyrs no mans reputation
could stand such a s,ab We were
| |dumbiouuIed How could We ask pardon
/ for such public insult We cIpos.uia,od .
We said 1t was moan, only in a Plcs@ich-
ian scnsc. We gave him more S~!tacr'
and finally promised - publicly apologize.
1 !. was nt Last enough and the man, over
come by bis sense of injury and wrong,
and with too much Setter, len ior biz
home, gently assisted by two Of our com
/ pasitors.
O.cEoLA DoIso- -OsccoIA is a thriving
town, notwithstanding s, va. almost totally
Destroyed hy Gre In 1875. some Of the
fncs, store rooms In this par; of Tho State
are found hero. Tho new store of 7. G..
| Hc.m4, that q Henry L,ycFiEh,, aud The
ono oC W G. Kelley are equal 90 any IN
Bclcfonto ar ClcarGc.I These rooms Arc
aIl G,lci with extensive ana clcgan, stocks
Of cooIs, and their rr0Prictors seem 90 De
! doing a thriving business. The Mountain
House kept by Smith Baird, The oscco'a
| Hotel, by Milo Hoyt, and tho Lane House,
by g. ". Lane, arc all fine hotels, whore
the traveller can get the bcsi kind Of a
meal, a clean, foN bod, and IL 70 inclined,
q good cigar and drink Of pure liquor.
The foundry and machine shop Of Justin
/ Pic 4 Co.. and @! Tho Oscc7la MauufacI.r-
/ ing Co, are two very fine establishments,
and each doing q large and thriving busi-
ness The large iAnncry Of j. j. Alley &
/ CO. Is one ol the mast extensive tn tbis part
! Of The State. Many other establishments
Of note arc located hero, which Ia a few
weeks We hope 20 vi.i; and give more
dctsi,cd account o.
! or ~ SSow SUoE-John Uzzlc has
| built himself the haudsomcsi stable IN the
county. We advise sny stranger 70 seize
The opportunity and visit g. John he,
literally carved for himself q splendid farm
ou. of the wilderness. Give us more such
enterprise Geo Il. Boak & CO. are tn
tho new warehouse and store room. .---
Grauer & CO. are doing an immense busi-
meas In their new store housc.---Suow
| shoe expects to run street cars 20 tn" Van
dcrbl, depot in two years timo---Iei US
have a borough here and We will give
/ Philipsburg lively iusslo FOR tho coal
market yet Why doni Uzzle and
( SioEart unite their monsgeries and beat
Barnum Jim Pope Is getting the mine
Of Oryis, Williams & Co. in shape 20 ship
cosl soon Lucas is building house in
Moshanuon and Oscar Holt is doing like
wise. Thcre can't be too many houses for
tho Thousands Of strangers aocking into
our region AT the iron bridge couple
Of days ago a lot Of Hungarians became
qusrrelsome, and As Il grew worso they
drew knives, and now one poor fellow is
dying.