®he Ctntw jDrraorrat. Thursday Morning, January 4. 1883. ooiisso*t>**cs,-.'--uuimiiiaoiii-ttiii u-vs * lli •il (r >tu ii) |ou I uf Ihe lily. -No Coin—-ml- -All lassrtsei uules* ccutu|nle-J by lb* real uauis of -be witlar. Local Depart incut. —That good fellow, "llud" Crisimnn, of Pbilipsburg, gave us a call last week. Como often and slay longer. Mr. James C. Noll, who for several years had been identified with the schools of Spring township, and is now attending Kranklin and Marshall college, Lancaster, is at home. —Mis* Carrie liume* and Miss Lizzie Swart/, are testing the pleasure* of a short sojourn at Iloutzdale, Clearfield county, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Lindsay and others. Miss Carrio Green, of Milesburg, dur j ng several terms a teacher in the school* of that borough. - married Tuesday evening, Jau. 2, to Mr. Favor, ol Kansas. —A number of tho etni-.oyee* of the nail work* presented Mr. feainuel Lewin, on Christmas morning, with a hands-inn dressing case. ii- desire* ill this lli.-lltict to thank the givers. —ll. II Osinan, the popular J I*. ol Port Matilda, i* .-td to be an exceedingly happy man, and all on account of tin "bouncing baby boy that wua giv-n Inn on Christmas morning. —Oar cultured friend, Mr J. C. Meyer, assistant principal of our public schools, is this w-ek lav-ring Auronsburg friends with hi* presence. The DkmocraT wsnt him to enjoy himself. Mr. A. C. Mover, bookkeeper atn! j business manager f--r \V. J. Jackson ! Powellon, wa in town last w.-ck vi-iting j friends, recuperating bis health, ami—well, with our friend Chas. I*. llew-4, K--| , w-- '< give it up. Mr. Mert K S. alts has severr-1 hi ronnection with the Brockerh- tl manage ment, and intend, to go int<> the wli-il- sal-- grocery business with hi* brother, at Lima, Ohio. Mr. Sealts' many fri- i -I wi.h him w--ll in hi* new venture. M-ssrs. G. and K may walk up l>> th* h-a-1 of the class, taking"!---* -n* in catlb - driving. There is something so peculiarly pleasant in being dumped ov-r an em. baskm-'nt into mud ami water, Into hi night, and helped out by ladii•'.! my! We, with pleasure, inform the many llellefonte friends of Mr A \V IVtnkin, that no more a* a single man can In- h-- addressed. A win-nn-s D-s, Mi-* Ai-la Abbott, of Greelev, Color ad •, stole In * ' heart and on the evening of D-e. 28.1 i. 1882. assumed his nam —Of our various daily exchanges n-- ; one it a in--re welcome visitor than lie- Alt-Mina Tnhunr. Its news departm lit is always full, condensed and pertinent It deserves to bo extensively r--ud in Ceritr county and well patronized as an advertis ing medium. We wish it well. —Our carrier, whose ink-smeared %i-.g --cast* a momentary gloom o'er the 1-righi nets of the sanctum fi-ior, r--h • ri hi ri--n'ind wbiisN- s'lii- Iti e use - f /'■ /• mi li t re a \ i-it to a ('mu ■r II -pit i'. I' I allowed t • take that pir-i-i, llenl retiK 1) . and hy its use f,.r a Very short time, ws - un-d completely page "f in the '"I'D ii' I.if ■ g--t nfie fr on \ "iir Druggist, lit Mrs Jknrik It Cain ►.mora tin the j afternoon "I D'-i'--tnb--r UP. lt">o. hit • patiently suff-n I for more it-in a \ -without a w.ir.l ifli | i 1.1 g, Mr .1 mi llt Criltendi-n pinci-iu ly fell 'le| in •leus. Fur twi-nlt .two t ears she was th faithful wife ol It. v It Critts-nd<-n. ot 11-I|ef.inte, riii-n -n-r of the - Amerirai ■sirnlsv S lio.il I'n n Ail wxi k [ibis must estimable woman, as sin- tsst 1 with her family i t. -ru- .<- -- •• it.-- I her house was alwais "set in order Nothing that she could do tor In r farm > and friends was ever ft iifub-ne. A . hurcli nn-ntber from < iiildho -I -In- w n r diltg-nt in bringing up her own > hildren in the ' nurture ai d rdinoiiition f the lend, alwai s, in tin- al-o-rice - t lief hushanil leading the daily family d<- \ otions. That the cl -Mi.g scene* m the .it., ol such all one Wi re I s if ll should I A -!•• no surprise. Almn-l to tie |.t h.-eath -he was perfectly i on-'iou* ari l rational, Irerpiently repeating mis pr-- i--u w-i r!- ••1 8 riplure. th- ln-t an limtl wlii-(a-red, ' Tin I. r-l is my . ;ht an 1 my • alvalinn." F"f all of like cliarai t- r with her .t is | divinely written- Hiessi-1 are the dead which d;e in tho L--rd, yea, -*iib the ! Spirit, that they niay fi.-t troni their labors, a'd their works do follow them | Horn XIV 13. —lf you want fir-t i la s tinware r to Harris' hardware store. 2t. I'atrovs or lit acamihv. —This or ganization of agriculturists, of which we la-Have there are about twenty grange* in Centra county, has just held an annual meeting at Harrisb-n-g. AH | aru of th- Mnte were represent- d, and m ich business of great irnp-orlance to the order *m transacted. At a | uhiic me ting hel I during its session fi -v U -yt, C-d. Vul-r K, l'l-11. t, Mortimer Whitehead, of N--w i Jersey, and o.her p, that Mr. lthone fell compelled during hi* recent term to disappoint the wishes of not a few |M>r*on* this hearty endorsement by his brethren is very significant, and must 1-e most grateful to hi* feelings. Wo learn that the fraternity is In a very vigorous condition In Pennsylvania at present, both numerically and finan cially ; and that the proapecl of Increase* in both particular* is very go