VOL. LXXV. CENTRE COUNTY IN THE CIVIL WAR. 148th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, GENERAL REVIEW OF MAJOR AND M1. NOR EVENTS, Experiences of the Rank and File—Aneco- dotes and Observations, By T. P. Meyer, Sergeant Co. A., 145th Regiment, P. V. The last Sunday at home, was the saddest the beautiful little valley had ever seen, or ever will see again, passed rapidly enough ; we marched to the Union Sunday School at Rebersburg in a body ; to many it was the last day at Sunday School for all time. There was no lesson ; it was a meeting given to addresses, exhortations, prayers and tears. At the conelusion, the superintend- ent, in behalf of the school, presented ench soldier with a testament, and re- quested the boys to form in single file outside, stating that it was the desire of all present to give a formal good bye a8 a school to their soldier boys; this was done, snd the entire school, wen women and children, passed along the line in single file and gave a parting hand-shake, and expressing many a hope that we all knew could never be expecled or realized ; with many it was the last adieu for ever; all were deeply moved and uot one of all pres- ent would ever forget that day at Bun. day School. The company never for- got, and now and then, ou a Sunday in camp at the hour the Bunday Schools at home were in session we took up collections and sent the pro- ceeds howe to help maintain and build up the libraries. A large proportion of the people of the valley spent that Bunday in the village to mingle to the last moment with their own soldier boys, the chosen manhood of the valley, who were so soon to go forth to meet, in mortal combat, the bravest enemy in the greatest and most sanguinary war the world had ever known. On Monday we arranged our world- Jy affairs at home; we fully under- stood what it meant to go to war at this time ; we knew il meant death to swept over the country. Meetings were held in all parts of the county, and the young and stalwart sons of the eastern end came forward with such alacrity that in three days a company of near one hundred men was raised in Miles township, with a contingent of twenty-five men from Millheim, Penn towuship, and afterwards known as Co. A, of the 148th Pepnsylvania Volunteers. Other parts of the coun- ty were equally active and in 8 short time seven new companies were raised in the county, which with three com- panies from outside constituted the full number in the regiment, some- times known as the Centre Counly Regiment; officially, as the 148th Pennsylvania Volunteers, This company, which the writer belped to recruit, and joined himself, was mustered, and sworn into the serv. jee of the U., B., in the village street of Rebersburg, by Lieut, Fetterman, of the regular army, and who, by the way, was badly in liquor at the time. This company of one hundred young | men and boys, the average age of | whom was t(wenty.lwo years, now stood in a single line, in front of the village hotel, which was headquarters; a deep silence settled over the vast | erowd, as well as over the enlisted | boys, who were in a few minutes more to pass from the state of personal liber- ty to bondage ; bound by oath, to the service of their country, ' against all enemies, within or without,” come weal or woe, life or death, There, in a long live, stretching way down the street, stood the hundred, peculiarly brought together, all old time friends, acquaintances and school- mates from childhood, nearly all rela. tives, and not a stranger in all that hundred, with bared heads, and up- raised right hands, listened to the oath promulgated by the mustering in of- ficer, and which ended with the words, * for three years, or during the war. ”’ He then passed along the front, and received from every man & nod of us pent ; then stepping to the front and center of the line, be shouted ; You are now soldiers of the United States Government, snd you will, every one of you, report at Lewistown on Thurs day morning, or you will be regarded ns deserters, and I will come and get and woe? The husband, father and support gone, or husband and son from other homes, or two or three sous gone and with them hope, consolation and support. Baby Saul came to the home of Mr, ‘aud Mrs. Philip Baul west of town. Sheriff Brungart was a brief caller Friday evening of last week. The Bberift will act as deputy to Sheriff- by all that the appointment is 1atis- factory * 5 NAM, FROMSPRING MILLS, i= HTaterviewod by John wnd BL, This is Sam, from The Gentleman John : ills, | Bill: Glad to meet you, Sam ; al- | ways have a warm side for any person | from Spring Mills ; it's a good town, inhabited with generous, kind-hearted, business-like people. John : Some of the old names asso- ciated with the business circle of Bpring Mills twenty years and more ago have disappeared. am : Yes, but there is young blood flowing swiftly through the business arteries of the town, which fully fills up the gap so far as business energy is concerned. The names of Allison, Long, Shook, Pealer, Crape are retain- ed, and many new men of business ability have developed. Bill: It isa very fortunate condi- tion of aflairs when the younger gener- ation can add new enterprises to a community. John: You have some good stores in your town. Sam : Yes, ** each is better than the rest,” and the men who conduct them are reliable. There is C. P. Long, H. F. Rossman, C. J. Finkle and O, T. Corman each has a well-stocked, well- kept store. Then there is C. A. Krape, who devoles his business entirely to foot wear ; and John Rmith & Brother who supply you with furniture while living and a six-foot house to rest in when you are dead. Bill: The high standard of the medical profession won for your town by the Iste Dr. Frank P. Van Valzah does not over shadow that of your Dr. H. 8. Braueht, and what is more it is gratifying to a non-resident that you people appreciate his worth, Bam: You anticipated my thought. Dr. P. W. Leitzell Is meeting with good success, the adjective might be used in the superlative degree, John : There are other— Sam : } Yes. Spring | M Eoterprises 7 The Spring Mills Creamery Company is one of them. Their product is eagerly sought ; orders are turned down.—-The building operations of C. P. Long are no small item. Mr. Long, during the ast few years, has erected some very pretty bomes, which are either sold or tented, His planing mill and lumber wperations also enter into the first eol- umau «f business enterprise. Bill: How about the Bhyoks ? Sam: Oh! it's cows, chickens and hogs with them: now, as before. It is surprising what can be done in their live when stock and fowls are given special attention, dohn : Sam, have you bees shiver- fife on account of went of coal ? PA., THURSD $10,000 to be Spent\ In Searching for the Earth’s Treasures. W. B. Mingle, Esq., Leasing Extensive Territory for Foreign Capitalists, Every one familiar with the history of Penns Valley, know that a great many people during the past have in a small way prospected for coal. These people generally continue to search for the hidden riches until their surplus money is exhausted, and then are called “cranks for having made the effort. Any one who has taken the trouble to discuss the matter with the people at large, will be surprised to find how many people have ths same opinion in re- gard to the deposit of minerals at different places as these same “eranks’ but are not disposed to risk the money necessary to prospect. Another feature is, that all the efforts made to find these riches are abandoned for the want of funds long before success could reasonably be expected. Now, as to whether or not there is anything under the ground in this valley that is valu question, but, whilst it is not very probable, it is at least possible way to find out is to make a thorough trial, It costs from $2000.00 to $5000.00 to sink & shaft to the depth of three thousand feet, the depth prospectors for oil consider necessary to go to fully satisfy themselves. This is more money than the most sauguine would be jus tifiable in spending, but the people who make a business of fi nding and devel- oping new oil flelds are constantly prospecting and can afford to do it, when they fail at one place they may make a “strike’ at another. W. B. Mingle, Esq., happened to make the acqualatance of the repre- sentative of one of such companies and has been in ¢ respondence with them for some time, with the result that they have promised to furnish at least ten thousand dollars to sink no less thao three different sh ots in differant parts of the valley, upon condition that Mr. Mingle will secure the lease of the land, they as a matter of course, wanting to be protected iu cuss thay find any oll or mioeral, The lease is a very liberal and plain one. [foil is found th ty agree to pay one eighth of the product as royalty, and to either test and operate the wells in two years or abandon the lease. The lease bears the written opinion of one of the best law firms in the county saying that it is perfectly fair, with no legal catches. Now it is up to the land owners of Penns Valley whether they want these tests made without any expense or trouble on their part or not. If the company find oil on the premises leased the income of the lease will make the owner of the land independent with riches; if not, he is just where he now is, with this exception, that he need no longer wonder whether he has + miot un- der his farm or not. As Mr, Mingle says, the only party who runs any risk is himself and be is willing to go to the trouble of getting the leases, and if these people then fail to put up the money as they agree to, he alone will be the los er. The company Is composed of responsible men and they declare they will comply with their part of the contract, and their is no reason to doubt their word. able Is a , and the only because straight and The Reporter would be highly gratified if this euterprise could be carried through, as outside of the great benefit of opening a paying oil or gas well or mine, it will be a great benefit to have outside capitalists spend the money it costs to prospect. Assuming that nothing of value {4 foun { aay where ia Penns Valley after a thorough search has been made, the expenditure of $10,000.00 io the valley for such a purpose will prove beneficial to every one who has labor a or products to sell. GOVERNOR AT STATE COLLEGE Colirge Cadets Inspected by Penasylvaniys Chief Magistrate Sam: Not much. The dealer, Hon. | W. M. Allison, who supplies this com- | munity is alive. Outside of the rise! in the price of the black-dismond we bave never experienced any locon- t of the coal strike, venience on acgount Mr. Allison is never spoken of—{(it would be a reflection on the good citi-| zenship of the person who did it)—ex- | cept in a complimentary way, whether | iu business, as a citizen, or politic— ! Bill : No politics, Bam. But weali| agree that the prefix Hovorable to Mr. | Allison's name is earned, and need | not be spoken in undertones in the | light of history made by the Legisla- | ture of whieh he was a member, John: Of course, no polities. how about the creck 7 Sam : sight. Bill : Apparently so, and there is no real excuse for such performance by the state authorities. Of course, the | state could pot construct a bridge in| the twinkle of an eye a8 you people have had to endure is | without reason, There is tod mueh politics, by the way, in this building of bridges by the state, Then the ex- travagant prices paid— Sam : It is astonishing ! It appears that the county had contracted with the Penn Bridge Company to build the bridge for $1400.00 ; along comes the state officials, make a survey, and for a bridge of the same dimensions pay the Penn Bridge Company over $6,500 ! Bill: “ Rake ofl at both ends and in the middle ”' is the way it was put to me, John: And there is no polities in your talk, is there? Bill: No. Sam : There is no secret about the figures. Ask the county commission. ers about it. And that is not all, we are without a bridge ; bu” the camel's back is broken ; our patience” is ex- hausted. John: What are you going to do about it? Bam ; Bome one must build a tem- porary structure across Sinking creek; that’s all there is of it; we must have it, we will have it. Bill: How far is Penn Hall from Bpring Mills, Bam ¢ Bam: It is always called a mile to where those clever young Fishers Charles W. and Frank M.—do business Bill : They have inherited much of the lamented Major Fisher's business tact and Bam: They are the sons of their father, sure. They stand for honesty ; they are progressive. Bill; Add that they are quite con- genial companions, and. that there is no air of superciliousness about them. John : About twenty-five years ago Con to th ti alos to n, # tha slong the arvoved route of the PD wioon ho Tyrone Railroad wished was in hades, Bam: Yes, nounced very emphatioally that the road would have its terminus at But | bridge across Sinking The bridge! “ It's out of} but such delay | John: The travelers don't all go | Tuesday was Governor's Day at! Pennsylvania State College, the ocea- | cadets, In the Governor's party were the! fellowing gentlemen : Deputy Becre- tary Lewis E. Beitler, Hon. Henry M. | Walton, of Philadelphia, next Speaker | Ives, Harry Wittig and Byron Wrig-| ley, of Philadelphia; Thomas Hugo, Butler; Congressman-elect 8. R, Dres- | ser, of Bradford | Benatorelect A. E, Reynolds, of the Governor's staff; Col. | W. F. Richardson, superintendent of! mission, Harrisburg; 8. B, Sheller, | Duncannon; Benator E. W. Herbst, | Oley; Robert Li. Meyers, Camp Hill; | Bloomfield; John C, Taylor and J. C. | Stineman, Huntingdon; J. Lee Plum- | mer, Holidaysburg; A. L. Michley; Representatives J. Will Kepler and Henry Wetzel. Among the Bellefouters who accom- panied the party to State College were Gen. James A. Beaver, Joseph L. Montgomery, John M. Dale, Senator W. C. Heinle and George BR. Meek. Will Report Doards Buperintendent of schools Gramley, is making an extra effort to enforee the compulsery school law, and has openly stated that he will report all school boards that do not fulfill the re- quirements of the law. The superin- tendent should be supported in this movement, There are many school boards that are lax in their regulations on this subject. The penalty for the non-inforcement of this law is severe, being the forfeiture of the State appro. priation. Kunforce the law. £- —— a ———— Will Operate Today, Mra, E, W. Crawford, who with her little son is in Baltimore, wrote to her husband in this place, that the sur geon had decided to perform an opera- tion on the throat of the boy today (Thursday.) The physicians say there are very good prospects of performing a successful operation, Continued from second column, by your town. Bam ob, no; especially traveling alesmen, They do like to sit up to a well proud table of Landlord . King. Bill A t londlord George ( hotel, man “ in pty Bad town. It continually invites the pub. lio to stop within its limits ;and you know the story that traveler is weary and Ay ry,” and seeks a lodging place where everything Is And such a STATE GRANGE Hili Re -Eiveted~The L:gisiative Commit tee Report Master W. F. Hill was re-elected at a meeting of the State Grange in Clear. field last week, The legislative committee reported to the main body through Chairman W.T. Creasy, of Columbia county. It favors the adoption of the Austra lian ballot system in Penusylvanis, Creasy, which provide for the printiog but allowing any qualified elector to he can prépare and take to the polling house, place in the official envelope provided and deposit in the box No elector can have any assistance in the booth or in any way be in- fluenced abeut the polls. There would be no cirele and all names would be grouped. The same law would extend to all primary elections. Personal registration in cities is favored. The ship subsidy bill and trusts were opposed vigorously. Aside from the ballot law changes the question of taxation received the most attention from the committee. The present system of taxation was more or less criticised on the ground of irregularities that make the farmer pay more taxes than any other class, To relieve the burden of local rosd taxes and additional mill of State tax on corporations was advocated. This would raise about $2,000,000 annuall y. The disbursement to be after the man- ner of the public school appropriation, pro rata with the number of miles of road in each township. There are now 482 Giranges with a membership of 10,048,587 adults and 139 minors were initiated, 94 members re-instated. For the year 2,585 mem- bers were initiated, 652 re-instated, 539 charter Inembers of new-and re-orga- niged Granges, making a gain for the year of 1657 members; 18 new Granges were organized, The receipts for fees and dues exceed those of any previous year for 8 years past, Keith's Bijou, The attraction this week at Keith's Bijou Theatre, Philadelphia, will be ele 2 Paint "a ami 1 three from the German of Lud- : H. C. DeMille, It isa wig Fulda, b play whose intense scenes have pro- voked hitherto the most enthusiastic demonstrations of approval; certainly no play of the last decade has possess ed more powerful situations. There are lines and incidents that have elic- ited cheers in every previous in to 200; WT, BE, GRAY, B50, DEAD. Typhold Fever Olaims n Prominent Belle. fonte Attorney. William E. Gray, Esq., whose death occurred Friday evening. Patton township, Centre county, on two years, Mrs. Bamuel T. Gray. He graduated at Pennsylvania State College in 1883, and then registered with the law firm of Hastings & Reed- er. Later he took a full course at the Albany Law school, and in August of 18586 was admitted to the bar, The deceased’s marriage to Miss El- len Green, daughter of G. Dorsey Green, took place jn 18809, Mrs. Gray and ason survive. Law- yer Gray was active in Republican politics of Centre county, and repre- sented his party at numerous state conventions and caucuses, As an attorney Mr. Gray was rated as one of the best at the bar, and al- ways made it a point to give his oli ents, no matter what the importance of his case, his best eflorts, The funeral took place Monday after- noo; interment in the tery, Bellefonte. A —— — ————— Buger Valley Notes, Union ceme- The following paragraphs are taken from the Bugar Valley Journal : Farmer J. Z. Thomas had hard luck NO. 50. TOWN AND GOUNTY NEWS, | — | HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST | FROM ALL PARTS, | Fine sleighing this week, Mr. and Mrs. D, J. { today (Thursday. ) Meyer go south { Prof. Crawford's singing school will | open after New Year, D. H. Btoner has been appointed postmaster at Mill Hall, Leslie Bhilling is engaged in the Port Allegheny glass works, The members of the Methodist church are making preparations to give a play. Mre. 8, W. Bmith will spend Christ- mas week with Mra, J. W. Wolf, at Ardmore, Sam, from Spring Mills, joins Bill aud John in a talk about the town he represents, Street Commissioner Lou Sunday is papa of another girl that weighed set. en pounds since Sunday, Mre. Flora O. Bairfoot and little Miss (xertrude Weaver will go to Philadel. phia Monday to remain several weeks, Dr. J, E. Tibbens, of Lock Haven, has parchared an automobile with gases oline motor power. The weight of the vehicle is less than 500 pounds, Mrs. Ulysses 8. Grant, wife of Presi. dent Grant, died at her in Washington at 11.17 Sunday night. Death was due to heart failure. residence Baturday. When he left his stock out | of the stable to the watering place to | drink, a fractious colt pranced about | and jumped on one of the cows, bresk- | ing her back. To end the animal's | suffering it was found necessary to kill | her. Franklin Jones met with an scei-| dent on a saw mill in Brush Valley re- | cently in which two fingers were sev- | ered from his left hand, i A. H. Behirack felled a mammoth | white oak tree the other day. stump measured fifty-two across; the butt log only eight feet long | cut four hundred feet of good lumber: | the trunk was solid the length of forty | feet, Thomas White, who resides at! Rauchtown, arrived home from Glen | Union last Thursday with his left foot | half cut off. The accident happened | while he was working in the woods. | E—— i LOOKING FOR LOWER PRICES, Many in Pittsburg believe that a re- | duction in steel prices is inevitable. | Already the supply has has overtaken | the demand in several lines, in some! clearly outrun it. Additional new | mills are starting up, and all will bid | for business. The high price fixed by the steel | Trust, coupled with the urgent spot | demand which has existed, has Leen | the cause of bringing in foreign made | iron and steel in increasingly large amounts, | Consumers are not now covering the | future as bas been the case for eight-| een months past, when everyone was anxious to buy steel of any kind » hen- ever it could be got. They are instead waiting to see how the iron and steel situation will shape by January 10. There have been price changes with- ii the last sixty days in the iron and steel markets, some of them very con- siderable. Barbed wire was cut $6 a ton by the trust, wire nails $3 a ton and pipe about 15 per cent. Certain other finished steel products have shaded off. Raw materials have held firm or even advanced. tp —— A few remarks were offered in these columns recently touching the alter ation at the White House, and bearing more partidilarly upon the fact that the Presidefit’s office was now on the first floor, and senatorial seekers for patronage were no longer compelled to climb a stairway, nor rejected appli- eants to be Kicked down. The Bena- tors have a new complaint. Not sat- isfled with the architectural bringing down to the ground floor of the execu tive, they now object toa coal hole right in front of the office entrance, This provision in the plans is evident- ly precautionary and proper. No val id criticism can be offered by senators, for the hole is not covered over. If some appliance had been arranged whereby the President could pull a string and quickly remove the coal cover as he saw Quay and “Bill” An- drews approaching, there could be excuse for growling. Durlug the days when barons held sway, and dwelt in oastles protected moles across which the porteullis would fall when Rubsts came, they pulled up this bridge dent's little coal hole is an admirable The | inches i i tation of the in Ph he R balcony, 200; second . low T80.; up- 0 80¢.; ) A was in a mild form, but later her pa Continued at foot of next column, Bam : place is the Spring Mills Hotel. | dovivs, but it is Dpen and above pave ‘mént. It has a commendable work to mm. Let a few fall in and the will rise up and call it blessed. SM AAS, . “Phe borough schools will close Wed- of next and open Mon- James Bandoe came home Bunday He is now a raliroad wears h Is well, # headquarters are at Pittsb ITE. for a short slay. and is lau Hi Fhe ladies of the Salvation Army a basket of )’ Belle ) purchase a are preparing to present in ule who are not able t« Christmas dinner. J. Finkle, general merchant at ~~ Reporter a new advertisement this His stock ie first-class in every particular, and the prices are az low as Miss Sarah Fitzgerald, of Be llefonte, last week by the school directors of Spring towne teach the primary grade at Axe Mann, which pl was made va- cant by the marriage Miss Rebie Jodon. Miss Eliza M. was unanimously elected ship, to aoe of ny Moore, who for the past few months has been in Aarons- er, mother of Mrs. Rebecca Murray, of this place, will return to Centre Hall today ({ Thursday order that she may spend Christinas with friends and relatives. in A pretty little calendar reached this Ki 3 1 i dealer in €. Hambly, 158 North Philadelphia, ghih Street, diamonds, A nole accom- panyiog the calendar says any of the Reporter readers can secure one by watches and jeweler, sending a request on a postal card, Frank M. Fisher,'of Penn Hall, is very proud of an English pointer dog he owns, and while in town last week he and Banker Mingle went to the woods and came back with a flnestring of pheasants, for the capture of which: they were indebted to the fine instinet and trainiug of the dog. The animal comes from the Longdale kennels, Virginia, and is white and tan in color. Clyde P. Wieland, of Linden Hall, was a caller Monday, to have the name of his brother, D. T. Wieland, placed on the subscription list of the Reporter—a Christmas gift. The lat. ter is an engineer on the Atchison and Topeka railroad, and has a ran from Pueblo to Denver. The former repre- sents the younger blood on the farm in the neighborhood of Linden Hall Albert Hessick, of near Green Springs, Ohio, arrived in Centre Hall Mouday fora stay of two weeks or more. Mr. Hessick isa son of Jacob Hessick, formerly of near Colyer, but now of Green Springs, Ohio, and has reached the advanced age of eighty- eight years. John Hessick, another son, also lives at Green Springs, avd is a trackman ou the railroad. Mr. Hes sick was bere fifteen years ago on his wedding tour, but this trip was made alove. He is engaged in farming in one of the best furming communities that ean be found anywhere in the state, All this kicking against Apostle Bmoot, of Utab, entering the United States Senate becatise he supports sev. eral wives appears wonderfully incon sistent to the residents of Washington, D. C., who know most of the national lawmakers and their habits, Washingtonians think if Smoot brings all of his own wives to the seat of gov. ernment and stops at that he will be ¥ 7 Sth, 4
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