il articles on feeding, stock, drainage, and indeed every j subject of interest to our farmers, are lib- ; orally discussed and deserve attention. —December, tho last month of the year, j j was ushered in yesterday. It is a month i ' given up to snow and ice, to fro-t and cold, Ito thick furs and rosy cheeks and the | music of sleigh bells. It brings Christ mas, the greatest holiday of the year- We love summer best, but there are some— ; even poets —to whom December is the fa- ; vorite month of the year. For instance, Scotland's sweet singer, Burns, said : <1 May, thy morn was ne'er sac sweet I As the mirk night o' December. Mr. G. W. Zimmerman, formerly of I the firm of Zimmerman & Bean, of Phil \ ipsburg, in connection with his brother, | says the Journal, lias purchased the limber J on some four thousand acres of land, lying in Centre and Miltlin counties, along the ' line iff the Lewisburg and Tyrone railroad. They will remove the saw mill and ma chinery now IvitfJ there, and commence ! the erection of a mill to manufacture the I lumber from this new location. —The sacred pence of Pennsylvania j Furnace was seriously disturbed on Sun- I day evening <>f last week by a tremendous ' explosion which occurred in the three, j story briek building which forms a part <•! ] the Edgar Thompson Steel Company's I works at that place. Too much gas was ' generated in the largo air receiver in the | engine room, and exploded with fearful force, almost demolishing the building and ; severely shocking everything and every body within a radius of ninny feet. I'er i sons attending religious services aliont a quarter of a mile away were so frightened . that they fled from the church. —The programmes for the "Centenary j Convention" of the Centre County Sun | dav-school Association, to be held in this • place on Friday, the 17th instant, will soon ,j be issued. It includes many attractive and ! interesting exorcises, which will bo render ed doubly important by tho presence ol Bev. John 11. Vincent, I). I>., of New , York, who will take a prominent part in i all the proceedings. The officers of the Association are Austin Curtin, President; I Clement Dale, Secretary; Alfred Nicholls, Treasurer ; and an Executive Committee consisting of Bev. S. E. Furst, llev. Jaines M. Smith, Messrs. S. I). Gray, 11. L. , Harvey, George Gray, and J. Wesley Gephart. —At the request ol many of our readers we take pleasure in publishing tho score made by Wm. B. Poulton, of Pittsburg, and Lewis C. Poulton, of this place, in the splendid game played by them on Tues day evening of Inst week in W. A. Hwen ey's billiard parlors : iswis o. snei.ro*. i| oi 7 I 4 1141 i| a | 1 in I n | | o | io . a I 3131 ft 10 ft 111 li 10 ft 0 O 1 ft IIS I 1I 4 I 7 I 1 I o I 111 I 21 —T0ta1,„....1T0. w. i. environ. HI 2 1 2 1 fi 116 I a I 2 112 1 ft I 0 1 HI 2 I 1 - I 4 I 4 ft ft I 27 3 111 ft 4 | 4 I 6 | 2 | ft |l4 | A | I | 4111 —Total,.. W. B. ronlu.n's arenmp 6 26-:i£, h. O. Potilton'a st' Tar.' A 0-36. 1 llighoat runs—W II I'milton '27. 49. " " —I.. O. Poulton, 111, 31. Tims nf Osmn—lh and 40m. Rpfprns—William WhlUmali, of Phlladrl|ilila. ftcnrnr—Klllot I-ani>. > —The Jewish Feast of Chanuka began i on Saturday last and will continue for I eight days. This feast is in commemora tion of the victory of tho Jews over the Greeks, who had captured Jerusalem and ■ desecrated the temple. While tho Greeks L had possession of tho holy city the young t men of Israel, exhorted by their priests, . rose up ngainst their oppressors, and under • the leadership of the bravo Maccabeus i drove them out and regained possession of i both the city and ttio temple. In orthodox F synagogues and in the houses of those who i still remain faithful to the old traditions • small wax tapers are lighted on each evon i ing of tho fustival, commencing with one - on the first evening and adding one aildi i tional taper each evening until on the last night eight tapers are lighted. We be- Hove that the Israelites in this community are not accustomed to observe this feast. A MIDNTOIIT CONFLAGRATION.— OnIy a few minutes before tins town clock pealed forth the hour of 12 on Monday night the unusual cry of Ure, sent upward hv u half dozen lusty lungs, was heard resounding through the streets of this place. A bright light was visible from the eastern extrem ity of Ilishop street, and was reflected hack by the cloud-cupped November sky. The Logan lioso cart was whirled along over tho slippery streets to the scene of the conflagration, which was found to ho Mr. James O'Brien's frarno cabinet shop on Ridge street, half way between High and Ilishop streets. The fire had guined too much headway to ho subdued, but as tho building occupied a position quite a distance from any other structures, the flumos were easily prevented from spread ing. The building was soon burned to the ground with all its contents, consisting of two or three sets of furniture, a few coffins and a lot of carpenter tools. Mr. O'Brien's loss is slight and is fully insured. Tho origin of the lire is unknown. DEATH OF MR. AIIKAIIAM BKKMAR.— The subject of this notice—tho father of Mrs. John Spatiglcr—died at tho residence of Sheriff Hpanglcr, in this place, on Sat urday evening, November 27. Mr. Itergar was horn at Norristown, Montgomery county, on May IK, 1801. At tho time of his death his home was at Globe Mills, Snyder eountv. Mr. Bergar, who had well nigh reached the good old ago of eighty years, was visiting his daughter in this place, having arrived about one week ago. He made tho journey from his home j at Globe Mills, Snyder county, to Belle | fonte, without any apparent inconvenience !to himself. About two days after his ar : rival, however, ho complained of a chill ! and grew rapidly worse. From day to j day his illness became more *evero, not ' withstanding the most untiring efforts of his friends toward his recovery, hi* death '• resulting at the time above mentioned, 1 after an exceedingly brief illness. His rc ; mains were conveyed to hi* late home in Snyder county on Monday, where the ' funeral occurred on Tuesday. The friends i of the deceased in this ucini'y, to whom j the T-AD occurrence was a severe shock, HC j companied the remains to his late home in | Snyder county. The death ol Mr. Bergar ! is tile more distressing, following as it does i so soon upon that of hi* wife, which oc curred only two months ago, at the ago of peventy-cightyonr*. To the afflicted friends I w extend our lincerest condolence. THE G. A. It. AT LKMONT. —A new I'o.-t of the G. A. 11. was successfully organized •it Lenient on Saturday night. A cornmit j tee of sixteen, including the officers of Giegg Post Hful four guards, went from ; this place to Lemont to assist in thncrgani- J /.ati*n. No naino hii yoi been chosen for the now Post, which i No. 11(7. A full 1 i~t of nlß:er< woro floe tod us follows: Cummntiilrr l>r. Thos. S. Crit. Senior I'trr (.'ommundri —Andrew Is. ! Whitohill. Junior I 'ire Commander —l-HC Arm strong. Ojfirer of the Day —George K. Baker. Uthrrr of the (/nurd —George Mart*. Cha/ilau' —William C. Patterson. Suryron —Henry A. Sower*. 'fiiurtermaitrr —Thomas Williams. .IJjutant —John W. Stewart. thdnanre Sergeant —Anthony Knopf. Tho committee which went from this j place report a vary enjoyable visit. Twin -1 ty-seven member* joined at the fir't meet- I ing and this number will be largely aug ! mented at every future gathering. Kx ten*ive nrrangement* were al*o made to | entertain the visiting committee. A splon ' did supper was served at the hotel and was partaken of with much relish. The ! new Post promises to be an important ad dition to the order u there are a hundred or more veterans of the war residing with in a short distance of Lemont. AN IMPORTANT St VIIAY-SCHOOI. DAY. —(lnly one day of the kind for Bellefonte since 1870. In some respect* different and it is hoped also better than any Sunday school day yet enjoyed in Centre county. For tho lirst time Rev. John 11. Vincent, I). !>., of New York, Chairman of the International Sunday-school Committee, will be present to give us his best service* throughout that day. Not only Sunday school workers, but all of u* alike need the benefit that will be offered on Friday t Peeembrr 17 th. by the County Sunday school Association. One third of tho pop. ulation of Centre county is outside of the Bible School on the Lord's day. M ore than one-half of the precious souls living nniong us arc yet unsaved, "having no hope and without God in tho world." It is certain that these thousands will re main awny from the Saviour as long asthey live uninterested in "the truth as it is in Jesus." By united Christian effort, we must seek to interest them "in tho word of Lifo." "Laborers together with Owl," is it saying too much that wo ought at least to devote one day in united and pray erful consultation over these momentous interests? Let us thon come together thus that wo may go forth and work together more intelligently, moro devotedly, and more effectively in efforts to bring to tho Saviour thoso thousand* unsaved in Centre county. C. November 20, IHBO. —Tho morcury in tho thermometer* reached a vory low point last week, but It did not go so low as the price of clothing at tho Philadelphia Branch. WANTKII— 6,OOO turkey* for Christmas, at A. J. & T. K. GRRIST, ilk Unionvllle, Pa. —Ever since the day# when Nimrod roamed through primeval forests in quest of gamo, it has been generally uccepted an un incontrovertible fact, that as loon an a man indulges in the noble iport of hunt ing, he becomes without effort or design a smooth, oily, graceful urid accomplished falsifier of the truth. It seems strange, but it is nevertheless true. There uppears to be a subtle alchemy which transmutes the most truthful man in the world into an utterly irresponsible person when he is railed upon to relate his experience with the gun. The truth of this axiom re ceived a sturtling corroboration right here in our midst one day last week. W. A. Sweney bad for severul days been making elaborate preparations for carrying death and destruction to all the rabbits in this part ot the country. Small boys could bo constantly seen leading scraggy looking dogs into hia billiard room for bis inspec tion. lie spent hours in burnishing the barrels of bis gun until they fairly flashed in the sunlight. At last all wus in readi ness and ori l-t Saturday he, accompanied by his friend Win. 11. I'oulton, moved upon the enemy, Pleasant Gap was select ed after much thought and cure as the scene of hi* initial campaign. All day the faithful Sweney, bis friend and his pack of hounds roamed over the moun tains and fields immediately surrounding Haag's, but without success. As the lengthening shadows told of the fast ap proaching night, Sweney reluctantly turn ed his buck upon the ungrateful rabbits which refused to come out and be shot, arid sorrowfully wended bis way toward borne- ' \ islons of inquisitive people who would ' call to inquire what success ho had, came - unbidden to his mind. His position was not to be envied. lie had started in the ' morning flushed with high hopes, lie came back wearing "sorrow's crown of sorrow..lut at this juncture lie met a ; specimen of the small boy who had iri bis possession two live rabbits which be had caught in a trap. A brilliant idea almost took Sweney off his feet. He would buv the animals, slaughter them and return to town in triumph. The bargain was at once concluded and Sweney prepared for hi* bloody work. I'oulton suggested that it would bo more humane to untie tire rabbits' leg* and give them a chance. This was accordingly done and I'oulton killed the lir*t one before be Imd gotten twenty feet away. The next was released and both barrels of Sweney s gun were dis charged, the shot tearing up the earth as if it had been suddenly struck by a northern cyclone. AN hen the smoke cleared away the rabbit w i- discovered sitting graceful ly on its hirnl leg* looking right up in Sweney's fuce. The dogs now caught the innocent animal and Sweney cut its throat. lie came home and told without a blush how he had killed lioth these rab bits on the top of the mountain. Sweney I swore bis friend to secrecy, but truth crush ed to earth will get right up and have it* ! say. A majority of our exchanges are ap parently almost prostrated with gushing sympathy over the disagreeable position in which Colonel Sarn Wilson, the sheriff ' elect of Lycoming county, is now j.laced. ! He enters upon his duties on January 8 arid must perforin the solemn and fearful 1 act of hanging George Smith and Mrs. Miller on the nth of the same month— three days after becoming sheriff. None can feel more sensitively than ourselves the horror with which one must contem plate the act of hurling a fellow being j into eternity, and we deeply sympathize j with Col. Wilson and with sheriffs all over our land who are called upon to exe cute this extreme penalty of the law. Hut Col. Wilson was elected with the knowl edge that he must perform whatever the obligations of the office require ; if the Governor should grant a reprieve, it would hut delay justice and not remove the obli gation. If the duty must he performed, the time in which this sad event occurs, in our opinion, alleviates rather than in creases its horrors. When a distasteful duty devolves upon us, the sooner it is performed the IwHter for all concerned. If the day of execution should be post poned a month or two, Col. Wilson would only have a longer lime in which to con template the sad 0,000 or $60,000, which, rumor says, is fully covered by insurance. The buildings will be rebuilt at once, and Mr. Mann has ar ranged the work so that his excellent em ployes will not hnvn to lose any time, which is very considerate at this time of the year. —ln dry goods, dress goods, shoes and ladies' millinery, we can show you the largest and best stock in the county. LTON A CO. —All kinds and qualities of underwear at the Philadelphia Branch. PKRSOWAI.—That exceedingly pleasant gentleman, Mr. Thorn*# Hick#, ha* been favoring hi* friend# in tiii# place wilb hi# presence among thein thi* week. Mr. Milieu Montgomery, of the Kirt National Hank, returned on Monday, after spending a week in Philadelphia. —The Valley Njtirit, published at Cham bersburg, Pa., in it# last issue contained the following item : Hon. A. O. Curtin wa# in town venter day. The new railroad will pa-# through hi* farm near town and it wu# buine# in connection with thi# matter that brought hirn here. —J. 11. Sand# i* preparing to (ill hi# cozy little store room on Allegheny street with the unual hand-one: and attractive supply of Christmas goods. Mr. William Calder, .1 r., left the city yesterday afternoon for I lion, N. V. He i# to he married ut that place to-morrow to Mi## Remington, daughter of u member of the celebrated rifle manufactory of that name.— llarritbury Patriot of Tuesday. William Calder is a nephew of Dr. Cal der, the former President of State College. Rev. W. O. Wright, of Mileshurg, was announced to preach iri the Presby terian church at Philipsburg lu-t Sunday morning. We believe he ba# received a call to the pastorate of thHt congregation. Mr. C. L. Huffington, of Mileshurg, is at present acting in the capacity of bookeeper in the agricultural implement und seed store of Alexander A Co. President Joseph Shortlidge, of the Stale College, is at present at Springfield, Illinois, in attendance on a convention of agricultural college president* throughout the United States. —lt is unofficially announced that Maj. William F. Reynold* purposes to erect a splendid stone residence in this place next summer. If the Major shall determine to do so the residence will certainly be the finest in our borough, a# he excel* in what ever he undertakes. THROWN OVER A HRIIK.E.—Mr. Joseph Rumberger, of Rufrlo Run, mail carrier between that place and Martha, say# the Daily AVic., met wilb a painful accident on Saturday last from which be will not I recover for some time t" come. In passing ' over the bridge at Martha hi# horse stum i bled, throwing him over the railing on to the ice below, a distance of ten or fifteen feet. II•• wu# stunned by the fall and rev erely cut about the bead und face. He i walk# with difficulty and it i- thought by -"me that he has sustained internal injur ! ies. —Sarah Jane Young, who is a 11-vear old girl formerly raiding in <>.-eeoln, Clearfield county, departed from there last I January. Her mother received a letter ' from her in July statine that she wa# liv | ing with n family in liollidaysburg. Since : then nothing ha# been heard of the girl. Her mother ha# recently been in liolli daysburg, but can get no information re- ; yarding her lost daughter. Any one know. ! ing of hiT whereabout* will confer a favor 1 by communicating that intelligence to Pat Gallagher, Osceola, Clearfield county, and will receive the thank* of all those > who are solicitous for her welfare. —The I'nion View Company i still en i gaged in liellefonte and vicinity in photo graphing the numerous beautiful residen | oe and public building*. We saw a pho. tograph of the Episcopal church and al*o of Mr. F. I'. Green's residence, each of which make a very fair appearance "j n lt ' picture." Mr. Aii'tin McClain, who i* in the mercantile busine** at Moshnnnon, met j with a mishap lat week while performing *ome work about hi* store. In some man. ner he cut quite a *evere gash in one of hi* lower limb* just above the knee. The wound though painful i* not dangerous. I PRKPARINO FOR HOLIDAY*.—A large and magnificent *tock of holiday good*, useful and ornamental, at A. J. &. T. E. GREIHT. I'nionville, Pa. —Fine clothing made to order at the old price*. No advance. 19-tf. MONTOOMKRT Je Co. Forney's "Progreßa" for tho Future. With this nymber, Saturday, November 11th, 1880, Pr —At the present time when there are n, many worthless linamerit* in the market it would he well to inquire which i- th* best. This will he found in M. R Robert - Krnhrocalion—it i a panacea for ailment, that require rubbing ,-ith.-r on man • r beast. Price 31 cent# per botln-. —Why do you OOUgh u1,.-r, v ,u can find spra-dy relief in Sines Svrupof Tar, Wild Cherry and liorehound'? It is the tnost plea-ant arid efficacious reno-dy known for (' .ugh#, Colds, Croup, Asthma', and all | diseases lending to pulmonary < r.-nrr.i tion. Ha- been told for over tl.irtv i "nd i especially adapted Us children*as it [doe# not nauseate, and consequent!v it .an lie Used in sufficient quantity a# to efio t „ J cure. Iry one bottle and \ou w ill never !"• without it. Price2lc. and .10. per hot tie. Sold everywhere. Ask vourdruggist tor it. " h —The popularity of M. IS Robert- Horse Powders i* proving iuelf in their.- .reased demand throughout thi# Stale, from the fact that the public are at last finding out Uitt t is puaaiblo t< obtain a pa< kageof Horse and Cattle Powder which i- strictly pure and free from such adulter alio. K H* bran, cake meal, and other in gredient* calculated to puff the anin.al instead of curing it of the disease it is -uf lering from. M. B. Roberts Horse povv- | der* contain noidulttntkro, and arem . h . lo aper than any other, as hut a table spoonful is required for a dose. A-k anv old horseman a- to their merits. For -ale everywhere. Price reduced to 27c r-r package. 1 " Rook Candy and Rye Whiskey." I-.>r Colds, Throat and Lung disease# 1 reoared ready for ue. Wonderful ir. it* ! healing power#. It give# relief by arrest. , ing the hacking cough, nourishes, build# up and strengthen# the svstem. For troublesome coughs or hoarseness affecting the voice it will g.ve almost ln-lant relief Ihe great secret of it# succe.#, viz " The many surprising cure# when every other known rem.-dy IIMS ft.il.-d u, give relief." It truly recommends itself after a sin-l trial, no matter how- bad the Cough or Lung affection may be. It in ru.t a mt/t,. ctae but the finc-t crystallization of White Lock Candy combin.-d with "Pure Copter Distilled Old Rve Whiskey," made u. the old fashioned way. and acknowledged bv r „!Jor to th ° and finest of. all \\ hiskie#. •• Rock Candy and Rve r.i-Key, is now universally'used and I recommended by the n,..#i eminent I hystcian*. a# a tonic f,. r invalid# and , person# advanced in life. Rock Candv being saccharine mutter make# new Mood and the Pure * ld Rye Whiskey in vigor'• i at'-# and infuse# life, and combined a- we prepare it, strengthen# the dtge-tiv,. or -1 gans, increase# the appetite, and an im provement in the system invariably follows. ![} n U |,h " Market street, I Philadelphia, PA S,| D only in Bellefonte lat JonN HARRIS Dnig Store B£-3m . - MARRIAGES. R ™ v l 'w~, , A ' ' Ir!'"■ r *- *<"-*>•• . A IKST of Ihi. pl # ,. aM Miss Rarab T. ni|.ls, „| M,|„ t . ' r "" MIIU Xorem- B j Al'l Ll t"" n "o' V" ' >hs brtde. 11 II o . K, "" r - Mr ~ nrs Kr.m. Of |s nB ll.lk leutrs runnty. sod OlbsrliH- Porker M ns ßP lM T h'~ l l" A T n ~H 1 " I h " r>d * y Xovsm VYm It SinOh Jew ralnavtlle. by " Smith. J. p., Mr Met,*, I Murphy and Mi.. * ) Straw, hoth <>| Csnt, ' ''Utj ll p. msA x V;R,TT rJ Is RK U J T K K , Ati u TER - ,n ,h " Plwe, October S& io !. R * nkl1 '- J - k Mr. ItavM P fsrksr' inastrr. of Trnw.) nils, tbi. roomy ,h " A °"' SF,IER„; rt.r.rj',;'"" - WLT£ZZ£SI! MA ~ U ,h * **' "f XnestaUw |, v AH SVFIS'J ".UK'" 'S7"L. R FSHV N CAH: 'L-ITISRHRDS rontrtn, ati of ri>nip t . mrj and arc* R-T" MV •" J. WILLUW IB VIT .—At the M | wnßM _ *i,__ DEATHS. "RftSn. M JOH ZSL ztrc* 1 *