BE i ecm dia i d he Centre A emoreat, Thursday Morning, July 9, 1885, {Loon Editor and GEO. P. BIBLE, |g ines» Manager. JORRESPORDENCE, containing tm) ortant news, solicit wd from any part of the county, No communications wer ted unless sccompaniad by |e real name of the iter Local Department. Noriog.~Mr. George H. Knicely. is the only wathorized collector for the Dxy- CRAT, Steam heat is’ the lates improve- ment about the Court House. — Mon. Jacob Truby, of DuBois, was a visitor in Bellefonte this week. «John I. Thompson, of Martha, has one of the finest fields of wheat in the county. ~—(Cooper Dare is bome on a vacation of two weeks, “Coop” is as handsome and rosy cheeked as ever. jeaver is in Philadelphia on the Buffalo Eagle Rail —~={ren business connected with Run Bellefonte, and Bald road, William Wolf, of Centre Hall, had his eye quite seriously injured by the explosion of a firecracker on fourth, — When will the Bellefonte, Nittany and Lemont Railroad be put in opera tion ? It is already completed and in running order, Mrs. Edward nome rom a weeks visit to returned Huoting- having a Powers (On county. s been slight We standard next week, ed this week. will maintain ou ~John Beezer's meet marke The Sons of Lancampment in Jul No lively. Come on ye Larimer, y 220d and continui doubt the boys will S county. looking at present extensivel cattle business, ldstein Bros, —The cheap store of Fe in Milesburg, is now closing out the en es than ever Mon bargains, tire stock at lower they will remove to Renovo next 11 £ . Add 140) 4 day. C great This have to buy goods Miss Floren re county, Feq., leaves for h recently completed Inte Bu cured a diploma 18 rnational exter wered from t ver The Governor bie wind and dy, and we sugg luring his stay at home, delegations an office seekers be limited to twenty-five i day. The old war horse may by able to worry through with that number of interviews each day without being con fined to bed, ~The Stubenville, 0,, Female Semin- | ary has been largely rebuilt, thorough. ly refurnished, and now under the of ficient management of Dr. J, W, Wrightman, is one of the very best In- stitutions of its kind in the country, It is free from extravagance of every kind, and is the school for those who want a comfortable home for their daughters, and thorough work done, at regronable cost, “Pour young gents of our town, re- tutning from a pleasure trip, on Mon- dny evening, made “Rome howl,” dae- ing the passage from Lock Haven to Pellefonte, “Dick” was very zealous in his efforts to keep the door of the car open, while John seemed equally anxious to have it closed, John sue. cteded, but greatly to his misfortune, ax the large glass in the door was com. pletely shattered, This dampened the ardor of the boys, and a more quiet quartette was not to be found the re- mainder of the journey, the i ——_es ain: A. McDougall, is running a nk in Braotford, Canada, Mac has - | strayed off among the John Bulls, ~It is estimated hat 18,000 strangers Une CArs { wore at Lewisburg, on ths 4th, hundrediand eighty-six special | were used for the excursionists to that place, + ~The borough dads propose to bay a site for a house tor the Undine Com | pany. It is about time they were look ing after the safety of that part of town, The Undine boys have not been treat- ed squarely in the matter of a house, { Now let the boys resorganize and get into good working order. They ys prompt in answering thecall to | | | | i {alwa [ duty, and «ill be soin the future. “The question as to who will be ap- | pointed clerk in the Post-oflice, is now { being discussed, We have heard several | | | names mentioned, among the prospec- tive vondidates were the names of Paul | i | Wm. Pearlstein, all bright, intelligent | and competent young men, either of | whom would give general satisfaction | of Wilbur Harris | at least until the new clerk ‘becomes fa course, miliar with the duties of the office. | ~The fourth was celebrated in grand style at Renovo, and the decorations were excellent. Almost every house in the town was decorated with evergreen, ! flags, bunting, Japanese lanterns, pict ures, ete, while numerous arches span i ned the streets, and added to the gen eral effect. Each citizen seemed to con: stitute himself a committee on decors tion, and endeavor to exceed his ne Iga bor in the artistic arrangement of his disp! Ly The houses presente 1 a beau- tiful Appearance, and far exceede thing novo. 1 any of the kind in the history of Re The para le Was very home on M urg arrived Mis. J. X { rived home on {. Ellison, of Fhursday last guest of her parents, Mr, | Henry Harmon Ww. spent the Forth at the home of his parents near the State College, and de- parted on the 5 o'clock train on Mon- Thos, Bottorfl., of day. Thos. is one of the Chief Shipping clerks in the Clark Co, Steel and Iron works of that City. Mr. Henry Vitalini, who was here on a visit from Florence, Kans, some weeks ago, is now loeatdd at San Msraial, New Mexico. He says ho reashed his destination after a weeks ride on the cars. But feels rather sad since he left the lovely city of Bellefonte. We wish him success in his new location, and we know with his genial disposition he will makelriends in New Mexico, Lost—~A young dog, about three fourth gray hound, white breast and front legs, answers to the name of “Bar. chard.” Was last seen on the Fair Ground on the day of the circus. A suitable reward will be paid on the re- turn of the dog to Frank E. Bible, at the Recorder's office, Bellefonte, Pa. were | Sternberg, Randolph Nightingale, and | will remain | Pittsburgh | Commencement at the State College exercises at State College began on Sunday, the 25th Commencement of June, with the Baccalaureate sermon by Dr. Gladden of Columbus Ohio. The text was taken from Isaiah “I will muke thee an eternal excellency” The speaker dwelt firston the immor- | tality of the soul, and then showed how the influence of our lives here ef- | fects the whole general advancement of | | 3 . » pp | going out into active life to see that mankind and urged the graduates just tend The [entire sermon was grand in every res- | their work and walk should both | : { to uplift and not degrade society, { pect and the lessons it contained cér- The { tainly cannot soon be forgotten. evening prayer meeting was largely at- | tended and was a most enjoyable occa were held during the day and in the LL. L evenirg, Rev. | Young Mens Christian Association. “Tendencies modern thought” was the theme select The address ed by the sp aker, Was one of the most profound snd brilliant the of it leciures ever delivered in chapel. No brief carry any idea of the force and power nor the it, The of Tuesday was the outline would | with which it was spoken BOOEE : first public exercises of thought contained in Washington reunion, this took place at The « practic Boardman « M. ercises consisted of an al addres if New 3.4 hole exercise wable as well as a L gre evening U. 8. Ly In the Hon Commissioner of jat 8, r. wu. Jonn Eaton education delivered ore the alumini, address bef t have anpunl 1 ker could n Rr ne roprisie subject .or history of In iation of tl Mr. {iss Helen ' Af State College, was read by Miss Mary | Foster of the same place, £2. CO. Clias ney, of Northumberland. then render od the Class oration in a very creditable manner, Owen Reber, a natoral hum otist, was chosen to present the mem bers of the class with appropriate pres evts, indicative of their chosen profess. ion or the bent and inclination of their minds} No better selection could have been made and the manner in which he prefaced each was in keeping with the exercises, and won for him ‘Prophecy,’ by Miss Blanch Patterson, favor: of State College, was a very able pro duction and rendered in a pleasing, graceful and unaffected manner won for her just praise and special mention. by H.C. Rothrock of Bellefonte, J.C. Bar reit, of Uniontown, then delivered the Vale, Another selection by the orches* tra concluded the qxercises on the Campus, JUNIOR ORATORICAL A large audience thronged the eol lege chapel in the evening to listen to the members of this class compeating for oralorieal honors, After invocation CONTEST. 60:15 | sion, On Monday the final examinations | Russell, of Altoona | delivered the annual address before the | and counter tendencies of | The mantle oration was then delivered | by Rev. Hamill of Lemont, the or chestra favored the sudience with a se lection, The music during the entire evening was very commendable, and the orchestra roceived several encores, Harry J. Patterson, was the first orator of the evening both ss to place on pro gramme and the sucoes<ful contestant, 80 awarded by the Judges, was “The Coming Farmer,” His subject Samuel T, Strock, of Staroudsburg, Pa, then de- | livered an able oration, subject, “Syila and Charybdis.”" Fred Darlington, of Oxford, Pa., on the subject of “The Conservation of Energy,” gained many L. handled the subject of “The Destiny of the Republic” worthy admirers, while George Holter, with a Patriotic energy an prize, The contest was one { of the closest we have ever witnessed | there, and while the prize was awarded Mr be | ing justice to Mr. Strock if we did not | to Patlerron, we would do- hs of the {say that in the judgement of many, oration mennper aud delivery | same surpassed any of his competitors But in all contests we enn not ex pect | Judges to please the messes, nnd in this case it was very difficult to decide where the mantle should fall, college GEADUATION DAY The chapel was well filled on Thurs day morning at 9:30 o'clock with sn ap- First o chy the | orchestra was the salutatory , C. Jackson of the Stat by Miss Blanche Patterson ject “Position of Woman in the ation.” M | preciative au lience, p the pro gramme after mus ock Haven oration by e (ol KAY opement of Civiliz read it in her accustomed pg the Her articul Jin i and much to hearers, her and pronouncist Miss wsilelh Mary wr Af and Mrs, sympathy ol n MoCla will in have the the entire com munity, The funeral srvices wil ] occur this morning at 10 o'clock. The remains will be conveyed to St. will | said, and the interment will take place Lin St. Johns Cemetry,—- Altoona Tribune, | Mr. Frank McClain an uncle of | Register Jas. A. McClain, and was for { merly a resident of Bellefonte, and Las | many friends and acquaintances here | We can only sympathize with the nothing but the hope of a meeting in another and bet. | ter world can temper the grief of the | afflicted, Catholie church, where mass be is | beresved parents, «To keep the blood pure and the | bowels well regulated, be careful of | your diet ; do aot use rum or tobacco, j and take ocensional doses of Vinegar Bitters, Perfect health must follow [such a course. The range of diseases | that can be relieved by the use of Vine- | gar Bitters is literally without limit, ==Do you buy your groceries at [farey | Tents’ grocery 1 If you don't you are | missing grand bargains, Johns | | A Surprise Pary, 1 H of quite an enjoyable affair on Tuesday 30. About 9 the morning some of the friends commenc- The residence of Catherine Houser of ouservi'le this county wus the scene June o'clock in ed to gather in, but as grandmother had not been stout for some time dur- ing which time it was no unusual oceur- | rence for the friends to drop in to see her, nothing was thought until friends | of not so frequent viritation came pour- ing in then it began to dawn on the aged lady's recollection that upon this | very day many long years ago there | had been a “wee baby” born of the feminine gender, then she began to re- | alize that iv was a surprise party come of y her in her declining Years, 10 pay respect and ad miration tL About 11 o'clock, there being quite a number gathered, the old lady began to worry about the dinner, was altogether a surprise to her, she naturally enough had pot sufficient provision for so large a family, “oh if you had only left me« know, so | one could hay e preg ared "woman folks’ told ry would try and f y began satis Then Kilct the the ore appetites, the stampede for the sen, which, in meantime, had somehow supply of 1 were he or other ROL & baskets, bu Wii Just pscked thi which by 12 o'clo ngs Caiiy srracged and Rum r town ha the thriy Da Bois ypulation of about ur hit BE Oo! » day has ap walous the liberality of Mr. Rumbarger, In 1 “ [ mis largely {to INCreAse 18 due enferprise and | Grandmother many presents on this occasion, but, as we intimated before, we are limited to tpace and can not give the donors names, more than to say that although she prizes all very highly, she sets the most store on the beautiful cup and saucer presented by Dr. Dale of Lemon t, she uses this every meal, and we sup- pose the last cup of coffee than she drinks in this world will be drained form that cup, Theaflernoon exercises were intersperced with instrumental and voeal music which, to say the least was enough to charm ‘ye birds,” Af tor the music was completed Rev. A. D. Wirts of Saltillo, Huntington county, was called upon for an address and re sponded in a very befitting and appro- piate address for the oceasion, after this ice cream was served in abundance after which the erwod dispersed to their respective hoses highly pleased and benefited by the transaction of the day, but will have to wait at least an other year before the same oan be re peated, We hope grandmother may was the recipient of as the affair | thing sho | her | be spared to witness many more birth- | dys if they should pot sll happen to Yet when we cousider the respectful age we can be as pleasant as this one, hardly hope for much ss she has already | borrowed 14 yerrs from the Creator, se, | at the best, it will be but a few more | years, in this world of tears, sn few more labors and trials of the world and she | will be gathered home to reap the fruits of the many good seeds she has sown. Hest patiently till the Father cometh. Then, having on the armor of love and faith, all will be well with thee. OBsERVER, The following lines on the death of | Father Daniel Emerick were written | by Mrs. IH, 8. Emerick of Freeport Ii nois, Ano Another sad good bye A ving father has To yonder rele Where Wel teow wade grave jraiend away 6 high many loved ones ue his enters Deuth come t Hie pationt suffer He's He's The sa felt ue for gel Walled b Ane Abot or the fr p— hier 61 Mrs Aumar Br Lot Clem, J Bros, Miss Kate Davis, L Rober Emil, John Btu s J Feta | A Gramley, Mrs Annie Glave, Joseph W | Lucas, Geo C McKee Mrs Lew Marshale, John J McCartey, Lowrey Markle, John L Jr Markle, Miss McElbstters, Wm Me. Cann, Samuel J Musser, Miss Mary Nenar- hood, GeoSchumacker, CharlesSchalamky, Patrick Thoner, Joseph Valentine, CC Warner, Miss Christie Wilson, John Will- fams, D L Zerby, Persons asking for letters remaining in the above list will please say they are advertised wn, Miss ’ ir Jame $4.00 L795 3.00 2.00 2.25 3.25 2.50 - TE Lake Herring § barrel, Lake Herring | barrel, Lake Shad § barrel, Lake Shad | barrel Lake Pickrel | barrel, White Fish | barrel Mackeral | barrel, Mackerel Kit, at LEWIS’ Humes Block. «We have a large lot of South Bend obilled ploughs and will sell them during this mounth at cost for cash in order to give us room for full goods. H. K. Hix's & Bro, ~All the new styles in Jersey s- Gar man's,
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