®hc Ctntre j^rmotrat. Thursday Morning, May 8, 1884. *nUlnln Important npwa.aoMrlt a 1 front any part of the county. No coin tut) okaitcija uuloaa accotnpauiad by the real uantn of the •rlUr. Publishers Notice. All letters of business or communications concerning this paper should be addressed to the Publishers of Tiik Ckntkk Dkmo cn/tT and not to any individual memborof the Arm. If addressed the latter way they will not be insured as receiving promp at tention. Local Deportment. —Who was it Eventide' —Not a desirable tea —Eternity. —The ttret vehicle—the whirligig. Uriggs stamping paterns, Germans. —Tba way of the transgressor—Canada. —The frisky mosquito will soon present his bill. —Our public schools will close on the Jth, inst. —Counterfeit five dollar gold pieces are in circulation. —The kind of cape a prisoner at the bar wishes for—Escape. --The paper hangers of Bellefonto are having quite a boom. —Gen. Beaver will deliver the address at Milton on the 30tb inst. —No services were held intho Protestant .Episcopal church last Sabbath. —Saturday lost was the largest day in the history of the Garman store. . —The rains on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday more than made vegetation hop. —lf a fellow sets cm up, and slips out the back way, would you call it re-treat ing ? —These are the mornings when roses kiss the girls on the cheek and forget to go ; away. Will our merchants close their re spective places of business on Decoration Day ? —Through somo mi-understanding, Alice Hates will not appear ut tho Opera House to night. —Con-iderablo money changed hands in j B-dlefunto on the result of the National j games on Monday. —Tiie citizens of Stormstown are mak ing active preparations for observing Dec. ! • ration Day. The G. A. K Post have it j in charge. —The "local" of tho -Vriri wants any , young I idy w ho "jumps at conclusions" to consider him a "cor.clu-ions." Ho prefers j an orphan. —Bellefonto was truly a "smoky city " i the latter part of la-t week. The mi >ke 1 I a so thi' k it could a.n.ost have been cut with a knife. —A y. ung man generally gives a lock j o f hair t<> his -we*theart before he marries ber ; after that he doesn't need to givo it. She usually takes it. lsn't it about time for some of ye ii e cream makers to remember ye printers of this office with a freezer or two of that senile reminder of the North Pole ' Pimw but it's warm up here. —We call your attention to the adver. tisement of R. M, McKnally, the wide awake insurance ager.t ~f thi-pla e, on Ith page. We ask our patrons to read it can - fully. It is interesting to all. —The first quarterly meeting of the Evangelical church ne.ir Valentines forge will b held next Fatu' I y. It v. Detwiler, the Presiding Elder, will be present and j | --ach on Sunday m ning anj evening —There is a rr.vior, ml on fool among me of the young Is ,■ of this place to ' hold a Lap Vesr Mustache Party. No g-ntleman will be invi •<1 who is not the possessor of amu■ :* l> Of course, Newt, j will not attend. A few 'nil snr.k" st rie were booked to mue the usual assemblage at Jai. Her r • k Co 'a hardara-e store last Friday ' evening. Owing to the presence of a r.-wtpaper representative, the narative |M>stpned for some future time. —The marriage of Mr. Harvey 8. Var rington, of Richmond. Va., to Miss Ro- i beita Alexander, daup'iter of our towns roan, H>>n. C. T. Alexander, will be ol emnized at the Presbyterian church thi* evening. The reception to be held at th„ 1 home of the bride. Messrs. McLaughlin and Jay will run j a one-fourth mile foot race on the Park grounds at Pbiiipsburg on May lkth for SMJU. Tbey will also hare a one-fourth note handicap on Decoration Day, s7l to first, sll to second, and fllOlo third, 'piite • number of ct,l, ie* have already been made. —Mr. Benner Turner, of Port Matilda, j was unfortunate enough to lose his home I by fire last Friday. All the men folks be ing absent, and a hieh wind blowing, it ws impossible to sate anything of any account, and the inmates were glad to e' cape in safety themselves. S4OO in cash i nil some valuable pa| ert were consumed. The fire originated through a defective flue. We are informed there was no in surance upon the property. —Would some wicked boy please place upon the Upa of Mr. Wilkin ann'a store, after ascertaining that the big mogul ia in, a few slippery bananna ladings and then ru** the cry of fire. A I* y of thia kind can find steady sinp'oyuaent by intuiting at flue cflic*. —Level your ash heap. —Full moon to-morrow. —A good team —Esteem. —Additional local oil -Ills page. —Tho White Goods store, German's. —The weather isn't an cranky an it > was. " —A Hebrew Synagogue will soon bo built at Reading, Pa. —Mr. I>. I). Wood* baa moved from Martha to Port Matilda. Pa. —Jersey Shorn will bogin excavating and ' laying the pipes for the water work* this • week. f —lsn't it about time for the young man of tho iYrui to decorate those raven locks with a lraw ? Last Saturday our streets presented a busy aspect. Tho stores were well patron ized, and our merchants oorresjKindingly happy. —A Now York paper says shoes have gone up five cents per pair wholesale. Wo •upposo this means about fifty cents per pair retail. —Gen. Grant never bitos off the end of a cigar.— Fuchange. That's rather ob scure. Will somo ono ploaso tell us how | he does it. Did you hoar tho tjueenswaro ?— Judge• , Well, no; wo really did not. But we heard tbo coffer dam; and tho glassware. Oh I yes ; and the mill dam. —Tbo straw hat and linnen duster have already made its appearanco, and now who will be courageous enough to sallyforth in a white vest for tbo first time this season ? President Arthur will attend tho dramatic festival at Cincinnati. Of course he'll wear bis new spring suit, and make himself sgreeable to the middle aged ladies Mr. Morris Cowdrick, Jos. Fox and I.) K. Tate, of Bellefonto, were in Jersey Shore on Friday last on business connected with tho new school house —Jersey Shi re 11 ear Id. A sign on a building at !*> Angeles, ('a! , was rend bv a woman, with the aid of tho electric light, five miles out at sea 1 Which loads and exchange t<> remark that ' it must have been an ice cream sign. A number of our young ladies were j out driving with their gentlemen frierds luring the pleasant weather of last w.< kst now EJ-ORTS ' :he con v.. nee c.f the lelej hone. Il i j our intention hereafter to publish tele I phonic dispatches from all over the world, including Ropshurg, j and l'loasant 1 iap. —The recent rains were thankfully ro ceived all over the county. It had the effect of settling the Uut. promoting the growth of vegetation, and extin , stubbing the fires raging -a firecoly in ; our mountains for the pn.t two weeks. Mr. Harry A Havre, of tho Beaver | Mills Lumber Co., Is making exteniv preparations for business this coming sum tnfr. In addition to the Beaver mil J , he is eroding several shingle mills on '-mile > run, Philipshurg being his *hij f • g p- • t Harry's abilities as * h , ir.e.s man ■ ar hardly he excelled. —The pkiiiftkmrf I.edger says Hoffer j and Tyson have a d'-ad line drawn inchalk iietween their places of businemy of a watch, and the owner of a fine watch need have n hesitancy in placing it in ids hands f •> repairs. —The press, engine, boiler, typ", r.d i other material belonging to the A!t<"na Timet printing establishment was sold I v the assignee last Friday to Frank M. Guire, Esq . wlio acted f>r a company of gentle men Primus of running th paper and 1 conducting it as a Democratic dai'y The purchasers will operate the estabii-hmen' 1 under the firm name of "The Times Pub i lishing Co., limited," tho editors and man j agers to bo IE A. McPike, of the Cambria Freeman, and F. E McCullongh, who, for j tbo past couple of years, has been tho city editor of tho Tribune. The new paper will appear about the middle of May. FT A certain corpulent tax collector of Spring townfhip hod a lax btil against a resident of bis respective township for thirty-three cents. Tho individual who owed tbo taxes was rather tardy in n aking ( up tho amount. Tho corpulent gentleman therefore handed it to a brother lex collec tor and constable, who speedily cwdlec ed the amount. Tho two worthy "Ulcers in company with a friend happened to meet at a well known hotel in Bellefonto, when tho amount, les# thirty cents for commie, sum, was paid over to the first named gentleman, who thinks very seriously o' doing his own collecting hereafter. Nottl K. A few very fine speckled hens —good layer s—are offered for sale. They ■ were mistaken for (fuailt. and will ho sold at four dollars a pair. Inquire at Wilkin son's China Store, iff and 18, Allegheny street, Hellrfnnte, Pa. r-PHf. Bargain* u, Gar mail's. Ladles belts and hags, Garman * Pornonal. Mr. John Millnr and sister, Mis* Grace, of Centre Hall, visited their parent* at Lock Haven laid week. Mis* I)aly Hblmp.avcry pleasant young 1 lady f Lewbtown, is visiting at Dr. Al exander's residence at Centra Hall. 0 Mr. Andrew !intnck 11 iven was in town again on Tuesday and part of W. .irif lay. LIS- HAS A sort of pen< h ant FOR check. r IN 1 wLcn at this pda<- and not engaged, IS ev.-r re.uly to accommodate OUR players. Of ■ MirseG.ar man. K'-llor. and piiah " Smith fare 1 jas u-u.d , excepting that the "Squiab did not score a draw this time. \ i "crack" player fII arrisbiirg. it I-wh.s pered around rather on the that this player was imported H<-re by VI Gtrman, for rev ng- . played af. w ' gatno Wit Is the champion 1 ut f .red n<- better than the rest. Of coure \|. will now deny having done so. Eaac Ball Mooting to-morrow night i Vnother meeting of those interest I'd 111 B XE bail will he hi 11 .it .'lisle e John I. Ksnkms office to morrow. Fri dav, evening at half past 7O'clock. The Icitiiens IS well as players and HII-ir.- ss RII'-N are I .rt -ally r. pleated to attend -A we were pa- ng slang n Water street he• - '.uiliy evening a strange spectacle nltrncto I our aU'tii.ui It a;.| e we i s if a fish.ng p>le w;. a| pro aching us with out any apparent m< live | owi r. After it had pass. | by tl* we gl.i*. -I ■ .ck. and ti■ •re w.i Mr. .fuhn Wgi .-r nd at' '.it heh.n i that fol. Had we not ( 11 "t liap| < lied to t ike a lw W v.ew ..f t the mystery ■ .•ill I i < i > r h iv< 1 ■ en i x | la ii" t. -The Ph'.:.| -burg 1.t4 r ISJI '•(' ; |)n ilsstii e., \h- a" ifi.-y, poliln lanand warrior, an t th m -L popular MAN In th<" ,"iiiity, ws .n t'.n !l w.vk. ll* bright* sn-t tb SANCTUM with a short visit, and gsietis two or three go. d laughs The (',.1 waHiOng right up THE IT,] )ER C.T lie ess, ar.d everyb dy is giad of It " Tlt ID v. of .-nurse r.fcrs IN Col. ! Dsn TI - 1 t L *•• . ,r mtlMHltl crri lime —We are in riceq I of A r>* 'tal Ird from some "LIS, and from SOTIA" where, ordering the CKNTRK DKM> n*T,on whi h only appear* THE fol owing lines, with NO post mark OI would like you isn.! me THECNX IHI j DRMOCRAT. /. I' ltt tin.." i should this n.illco come BEFORE the sender we would I*. pleased to have him rend US another, giving more fnßy, his directions. —We made a short visit to the ; Water Winks building at this place lat ! week and found every thing as neat end dean us a new pin. To the interior of j the building has just lie en added a new coat of pa lit, the spring clean' 1 and other needed improvements made. Dur ing the past month about sixty ;>r 1 cent, in fuel KM save I and yet the town i is better supplied with water liieu hi p to j fore. The su|ierintcnilent in'or ns us. that the engine is only run four hours a 1 day since laying the n w man, the ' other pumps, with tin exception I being sufficient to supply tin- town. I The engine i us-d oniy to tl I then-■ r voir, the ster front tl.e p im| s l. ing forced through the town directly through the new main, thus giving our. r citixena fresher and cooler water. \\ e i were ai*o *hown one of the new Bell - Wateiphones. Mr. Ryan considers it quite a confienence and IIAS detr< ted over forty leaks in the pipe* with the aid of l. Thus t wrdl he seen, our water I so. ka were never inalsitii rand fl ui!i I trig cor hury b m-elf in the enrth to -ave htm-'-lf from being burned t- death He finally (T.-tnagi d to get through the flames and made his way to the top of the hill above Brisl-in. From tfc- doctor it . 1 Darned bi condition is critic.!. The 1 c tirens of Ilout/ lab- are d- tig a'l n their power to arit the homelrss. ' Tbe following call for a*>i■> hsued "We, the committee of relief f r Houlr lale, appointed at sg'-neral met' ing of the iitiaena, appeal to the bensvo lent citixen* of the Slate <.f I'rnr.sylvanta i for relirf for the 2,600 n'edy cltixens our .-ter b rough "f Brisbin wb w. re this day burned out of 1. . - nd 1, me Money, c thing and j r .visj,>-t are ro J. e.l T R Carboy, chief burgess W II Batter >n, >ecrtary TheoT-.-e Van llucs, treasurer. A meeting s, rslle !by Chief llurce Ardoll ir. the Court House at 70 o'clock Sal jr fay tr rr.ing Ah it fifty j "iple were J r •' Mr A'l 'a• <1- !! ! Br. i | dent ar.d N 8 BtlltJ, JtMDOfl A M ("lain at,! K .1 Swavily were eh. ted Sec - r 'tsrl's At the request cf the Breiident A-Ir -f •< 1. ve res 1 a tel. gram ann in ing the fire, and an U< raj |.ealir.g for im ,rne! ate aid The Chairman stated that Cspt. Butter, the agent of the Benn. R R ('.• , ha I at bis comrnuni a tod with > ipt 11 sir t" have "i h suj plies as should he jr- •. ! ! shipped, fre< < c •(, '.o H utr.- dslw. While the meeting was in progren word was rers-ived that the cem| any had con sented to do so. He furthf time for receiving luth goods be ing 11 * m. The article* most needed wer# fl-'itr, po tatoes, meat, Collee lea, and hrewl The Chairman slated that all the bakers had been visited and instructed to bake all 1 tho bread |x>ssible until lime to ship About $-700 was subscrlhed In cash and provision* before the meeting adjourned ! A committee of three, Messrs. McClain and Chambers were appointed to I visit our respective business places tosolic -llt further aid Mr Jas. A McClain was ! also n| pointed to accompany the car to llouirdile to see that the provisions were ' properly distributed. The committee swelled the amount to over s'*lo. Thus in a few hours tim# after receiving the appeal, a car load of provision was on its way to the stricken town, and is an other illustration of the generosity of ||i-i.ef.inte's citlaens Mr. Jas. A. McClain and F. R. Chambers accompanied the car, returning on Monday morning. it i* astonishing how popular tbe picture" taken by Mr. Finkbinder, the new photographer, ha* become in to short a time. Mr. Finkbinder. and lsia assistant M.sa Ida Swigart. are kepi r quite busy. The eipuotation of tbe frmr are more than realised. ' Bcllofonto a Bano Ball Asaocintio" I'ursuant to notice* given by posteriafid 1 through our papers, a base ball meeting was held in the office of Justice John 1- Rankin on last Saturday evening. The attendance was rather good, and an organ ir.ttlion effected, with tbe following officers: ('resident, C. (i■ McMillen, Esq. ; Treas urer and Hecretary, Nwion H Bailey, K.sq. Messrs. O. C. DeWitt, John O'Con ner and (ieorge Johnston wore elected Di re.-tors. Mr, Harry Green was cboosen as Manager. The Board of Directors with the Msnsger wero Instructed to bold a meeting for tho purjioae of drafting aCon. stilution and By-law* and report at the next meeting. Tbe roil of membership was signed by tbirty-orio persons. Since writing the above we are informed that another meeting will be held on Fri day evening. —An arousing occurrence took place on High street last Thursday afternoon. Mr. Rash Williams undertook to lay the dust by sprikling tho street, which of course was a good Idea. Hut Rash Is as frisky and tricky as a Rocky Mountain William ' goat. And an intimate arquaintasice of the latter—not the goat—was indeed lucky if in running the gauntlet be was not treated to a slight shower-bath. Gur good looking arid good-natured Stre.-t Cotnmia. sioner, Mr. Tnomas .Shaughensy, was busily engaged in [rf-rfi-rrnlng tbe duties of bis offire close by, and upon several oc casions a light "spray" struck the jolly B. C , now upon the cheek arid then upon tbe feet. "Now, b'ys, tnolrid ye r silves, an' watch me drown the spalpeen, 1 end suiting the action to the word he dropped [ his shovel and made for tbe knight of the j j paint brush. A tremendousacuffieensued. I both men getting < mpb-lely du(ki ar-d looking the very j ictur*' - f dr wn<-d rat* ' when the Street ('"tnrubsioner finally i j downed bis man, and placing the norzla | ' 'n'." hi" rn uth, le gan teaching the K een. curtain r.et, 11 cents p< r yard, at <>arman s. <'ur Mar. saw htm He war alive, too ; A sma.i b y whtsi<-. j si.at th. wind blew I him i' lo town. Gur M-.n knew belter, th ugh. as !at Friday morning's eipres. ' I ighl h.rn from Itellefonte. It was the ilr>' I only genuine dude that < ver ap- I p'-ared r-n ur strn-ls J. eg may its res'.- , -ss > il stsv away f- m this pla-e. j, the wish "f all who law him. —/'6i/ipo!oirc Jfwnal. Weil, Br- '.her itair, c uld \ l not en lighter, uas to who it was But stop Was it the i erk of one cf cur popular | II —. It:,, lion we give (tup. W-re . n< 1 g lat gii'ssir.g, anyhow i —Bargains in '■ -r cfsiss curtain German s. A Bel.. font* lover received the follow- i :* i note, a empani' d by a Isesuquct <■'. 7 iwer< "Dear —, I send vII hi the t. v a t-urkel of fi .-irs They is like my love ' '-r you. The nightshade menos ke;K> dark 1 The g- I l-sse ball . lub ■ ■ ! in Brothunotary Mcsiill's of Mnd • : ,rh: Or.' the cl,:ef nl • it of the meeting was :o a- ertain ! whether th" j-lyer wnuM co operate with the assoeihtion. A numl-r of our !■< t ball player* were pr- cnt and nunifeated hearty wiliingn.aa toti<> s't. Tbia imj irlant ;>oint being settled a coiuwittci vc..- appointed to wait on those who subscribed and collect the subs-- ; ton in order that there may 1/ no delay in puttitig the grounds m . ord r, building the fenr- . etc. Bid" wo re r-ad from var ti prions for erecting the grand stand, mnldmg , the fence and putting the ground* in , order. Gentleman interested in the c'.ahli"h I inent of a park and rare course stated there wa* no question of their under taking proving a success. Two thou ! sand dollars had already been aubcerib | ed for the purpose. They suggested that the ball association might co opor ! ate with them and use the grounds in aide the tree course. A spirit was man if atrdtoenter into the jslan pro poe-l but after di"eu**ion the opinion , waa found to preva l that aa the grand j stand would have to lie located outside j ; of the track it would be too farrutnoved from the field to afford proner pleaaure ! to vi*itors. The idea wa* therefore re ' gretfully droppe decidedly trying to the majority of face* The hair i, * brubd up from the neck and brow, tbua leaving the feature* dependent wholly to themaelvea for attract!venoaa, and deprlv. ing them of their aoftening ahade which overhanging locka provide. Low fore beada are dealrable in thla emergency, and gracefully polled head a were never mora oonaequentlal. While all thia la delightful enough for women wbo are really beauti ful, '.he nine hundred and ninety-nine in a •bouaand who arc no more than comelv or not even that, have good reaaon t° mourn. Wedding carda nd aii kindaof print ing at the C'ESTKE Demo, RAT office. —.lobn Iteccer atill ie.via in furniah ing choice fresh meat*. Every thing nice a.n**r ]OD OBT M Mt*)lfena* ' ' " 1 ■ MARRIED I MM AN y.il SO .u .*il ..f Ajfit. at in* I [Are. :(> IS 11-'eVuri * 11.. A K I haamu. Mi ( Aomaa aatl ,►. |,u. > M V' ot f t--th of 11 i i.ol} ROBERT* -nrti.i.iß* —Oa Apm .••,. im t,< b,. .1 I I* '. t T ~ nam h- lil> an : e*i*o 1 ma Mh of I'l.. 1 i|at.nr( "it A Ill'LEe.*—lll STEK.—OaWa* I. ICM, 1. lot Ml' k Mr (i .... I V1..,M-:.. Pa •-I M - M Ait... Hoal r, el I " , ~) u-| DEATHS. I.AIaK At l'' ' ■ b lb* 14th Aj'fll. lift! rj p mk t g.ete- f j b ] ;*• | )*w*. A fU' bUn tfid 4tj* ( IHI .\t ?ia ,at rwgirt#f>, < ho !*hl. fi*4 biot *• FH4SK.—Or 4frHl"fh r (Vtjtft oottß* ti FB . lib Frank. E*'4 . lr Ihff of Mr S*rr, —I Trmul ftt j .*<•■ Ap". MATT A hmiu.miffof I h f run. mg**) i* \ mr*, * u. bUiiMh) • I Itllhnrirr*! t" UHKHnrt CHARLIE ■f tWtUrfk'tit*, b* a f r C t.i.iv Tt+wnrf-r, *• •' in ihr 4wii"i <4 th* !•>"• ni' o*nnty T|P'W.TI* r |> nh| . B GMMlklsl# for th* of&r# R|*nff *ut j'\ t< th* dni->Ti* of Hi* I*wi mtte | Ccrnr.ty Co>**ntion. Wr a? a m.l ' • ; * * • r ' R ii. RMCTT f FTtrn* n 1 mndidst* ft Froth n i 4* * t to th* 'Wid .n of tkf Iiwirrtlic <" -wn * , ty OonrwiUo*. NOTICE. —Notice i* hereby given that Mr J hti !•• * ithifrann from th r*Btr* Minir.fi i Llrrutwd. in arid J< i n J* 1 * n ta k>*ti a-Jwuttol tx, mcmltt • k p of i4 aabortatioii VTOTICEOF Al'PEALS.—Appeal* , A' t. " .rr.l toawMaa And hue i . ..(hi In lh OmunlAAi l>i' rlEca, at Bfll-toBtA. A. f .limn. Mfotar. .loaa 24.—T. r lh .-wn.hi|i of Rn.h TATIot, fkntth. llnAton, t'nion AIM! th* ho aiihi of ri .lip.tmrg. 1 ntnoTtll*. Mi!**lmrv 1. Jon* Aril - rt lh* 1 an.hlpA of H...n..1r, I "know Mt or th* to* n.hlp. of Mil**. Ilaim*. rrnn, I'ottrr and lh* hoTMith of MlU h*.m Thnr*t*< Jnn- Mh For lh* tawneh pa of llarrii, (viler* r*rg"* " Illif Vw, Nlloa,ll*nwr, l|ttf end lh* hoTT-of h of M*1IIob'. H.l*—n th lioonof lOo'rlooh.A ■*<•! f v'rlo.k I P ■ mitt. f.r.wnBWworr. A 1 .IRKIVT | M;tt Wkttra. .Ink. IMI CRAZY PATCHWORK 1 L 11*t1as * hrv AMnrtmer.l ■ ( rewTAOt* >aj .4 h*nt* RtlUwa of fn *. 1-CalMM** three ii* •* mm 1. a* [wkw* A" I. het poatewM AT II r Them, .re all of th* terp ha*m hd ~,nAl*.l at *a| Other ailk MWrh. la the Tail t Italre at three iiam ear |>n e* Th*t will pleam *B| lad} -ladle.' Maaaal .d Vaar} Vfeth." *HV4O>' .llß.iraU.rn* end foil lartiwlki. IM artlcMo far- 1 , Work, han 1* m*l} hoaad, pratpatd. W rewta Order now Addrwe*. Tat EttiWia MUI C, I- heeled New Tor*. 4