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CENTRE COUNTY
IN THE CIVIL WAR.
148th Regiment, Pennsylvania
Volunteers.
GENERAL REVIEW OFM AJOR AND MI
NOR EVENTS,
File
and Observations.
A.
thie Rank and Anec
wa
NO. The
heavy black
Zang
at post 10,
eatlening,
nd rolled and sailed
winditions became more
as the night advanced,
how led and swayed the trees
yme down
fall
getting
nmiust ¢
ey
began Lo and
» indication for
roughly than ever be-
} sf Was
tood the
nd hearted
gloomy; jus!
shack of an
and hospita-
I the door
|
ngry elements an I hail-
standing 10
! come into me house
I said to the
do it, he
take
m goes by !
Can't
t and we must
rightful crash
tf
FEAL
ur ii
log ¢
a
MOINIESAry |
and many morning
rrod log stand-
arred in, witha
the door and only
it He woul
i
idly swear [or reve
fe
i Ant
AWAY
weather came Lie pul
g store box and made a nest !
In he |
this the |
toa ol
the
box,
there,
of twigs inside
evening
ild retire into
pull
but
Ww
d
pight t
and barrels against
h
in ti
shut and sleep in at
He DOVYR WwW suld pile wood, logs |
the to
im crow for some one to let him
door, hear |
out
ie
morning.
dispose
wi
ugly
half a dozen men in the company who
were rheumatic or otherwise will-
indisposed. We had, perhaps,
were ancient enough to be quartermas-
ters and who never would keep time
tof but
{ . : :
continually kick your heels behind, or
hay foot, straw foot,” would
travel on your toes in front and if, as
it rarely happened, they got into
f wn
battle they shot the air above or the
earth below, but did no harm to the
enemy.
Quartermasters drill not neither do
they fight; their duties are to sit or lie
the commissary while in
camp, and march with the supply
train during campaigns, and ‘sneak
{ransportation’’ in the wagons. They
were harmless, and could not hit a
parn close by with a gun. Quarters
masters were uncommonly shy of fly-
ing missiles, the roar and din and con-
and liability to accident in
down in
fusion
battle,
One of our boys, John A. Miller by
pame, would go after his rations at his
own convenience and time, which did
not suit quartermaster Stover and the
boys will never forget how loudly and
continuously he would eall, “John A.
Continued on Third Page.
Rural Scholars
children of
but not
township, ean be
l iild-
henefi! of
all the
usually,
By consolidation
a large territory
necessarily, a whole
brought together one schoo
ing, thus giving them the 0
1
graded school and the inspiratic that
comes from numbers in many our
smaller schools the classes rat
i
two to three
Hi-
pupltis
ditions it is imposs
to create or matntal
interest, There is
pupiis to pul
because, with
the
on
work i ily tireson
tonous olidated »
however, thot
graded can i , thus
forth the best
bers of the
pe riods. better
better
larger
here
¢ Means six of eve
¢ AWAY irom nome
Mirse Can be =
ome discouraged,
our school 1
rural school
ie
mes one of supre
ne
importance
An educational system that takes the
away from the wholesome in-
fluence of home during the formative
period of life ought to be improved
high school gives the child
an opportunity to secure a good edu-
cation right at
not the boys and girls upon the farm
home
enjoy the same privileges
11
solidation of schools will equalize edu-
cational conditions. It will bring hi
school privileges the rural cor
munities. It
what the boy
It will bring
Ii
will bring t the farm
goes to the ¢ to get,
the best yf the
city to the country school, thus mak-
iy
blessing «
ing it possible for the children to stay
at home until they have attained that
age when the fibers of
strong, convictions mature, and habits
firmly fixed. Under
parents will not hesitate to
These
ple from the rural communities, with
character are
conditions
such
send them
out into the world.
young peo-
a good education and good habl
will not be so easily tempted by
glitter and glamour and hollow nes
city life. With high
body clean and stroug [i
ideals, and
si
choicest influences, will take
ney
their places as conservative ¢
honorable
f 4)
he
members in ti
life i
schools will bring thes
1e
active
tunities to the farm, thus enal
Lo rear a generation o
free from the entici
influences of the
is worthy of
operat 1013.
Consolidation of
better prepared and
ers, Under present c
no inducement to
for teaching in
with only ti
earn $25 or
months of the year,
cure good i
The
the requirement
cliers w
schools tencher
above
I'he better the pay, !
The Lett
er the indu
oe
cement
teacher Lo
By buildi
in rural
iit
ikl
prepare
Ig up str
wmmunitie
on which wii
teach
in the
ex pect Lo
preparation
normal,
generally
An
consolidatis
ny
Any
teaching H
than
easioLl,
pro
The gonsolidated sch
in Ellsworth
County,
ganized in the fall of 15¥
posed of the territory
formerly four country w=
hey
school em
Low have a graded
voying four tea
school started with three teach
but last year a
course was added, thus
two-year hb
in
Kil SC
AR an
As In
wi * Han
¥ Ba
ditional teacher
every other place
the
18 much arger
half greater
has
been tried, enrollment aud attend-
ALCe
almost one
than before, Delng
t : 1
under the
old plan. This increase
reater le
to the «
and to the pupils attending school
in school and g
are of great value
A very positive endorsement of this
movement in Kansas is found
fact that in Ellsworth Cou
joining districts
the Lorraine district,
n the
thie ad-
are anxiou te
and
join
some of the
own transporiation charges and
The of Lorraine
than satlsfled, and
tu
ition people are
more would not
think of going back to the old plan.
Clearfield
John KF.
| field Republican, a
suditors Surcharge
of the (
Democratic paper,
to the at
tention of the grand jury of that co
Short, editor Car-
{a few months ago bre ught
n=
| ty, the fact that the Republican coun-
! had
wr Hghtning rods,
ty commissioners
gant prices |
paid extrava-
A non
partizan investigation committee was
appointed by Judge Gordon, a Repub
of
were
lican. and as a result of the findings
auditors
obliged to surcharge the commission.
{ers in the sum of $575. The
for lightning rods was $1631.
One of the auditors, R. KE.
Democrat, refused to sign the report,
because, in his opinion, the surcharge
was not large enough, and because the
other suditors refused to investigate
two very shady gontragts in gonnee.
tion with improvements to the court
house last year,
These contracts carried an expendi
ture of over $12,000, and there were no
vouchers for about half the amount
when the auditors convened. Bulee
guently vouchers were prepared, but
the items were bungled and in som
instances duplicated.
mmc nt i iti
Lute arrivals, long and short sleeve
corset covers ; knitted light gauze
underwear, very desirable—Garman’s.
{this committee, the
sum paid
Hills jo Jeginlature
Mr. Rex, Moutgomery,
jury commissioners
al a salary of five dollars per day to
fill the jury wheel and draw juries,
Mr. Moyer, Lehigh, amending the
act providing for the destruction of
Canada thistles so as to include golden
rod, ox-eye daisy, milk weed, wild car-
rots, and sorrel,
Mr. Creasy, Columbia, providing for
the election of road supervisors in
townships, defining their terms of of-
fice and the disposition of reveaues for
road purposes,
Mr. Matson, McKean, providing
that any person violating the rules or
regulations of boards of health of any
township, «hall be guiity of a misde-
meanor, and, upon conviction, shall
pay a floe of not more than fifty dol.
lars, or undergo imprisonment not ex-
ere ding six months or both,
These bills also were passed finally ;
Making it unlawful for any person te
publish, distrilinte or eireulate any eir-
j cular, pamphlet, bandbill, ete., offer.
ing to procure or ald in procuring any
divoree, or offering to appear or act as
(counsel in any suit for divorce.
Making it a misdemeanor for persons
| to unlawfully use or wear the insignia
or button of the Bpanish- American or
Philippine war societies.
1903.
WANT RURAL DELIVERY
Department for the Service
I'he residents in the rural district on
of Penns Valley are
| anxious to have the postoflice depart-
| ment install the rural delivery system,
with Centre Hall as the central office,
A memorinl was sent to Washington
the north side
| beginning of this week bearing the sig-
natures of nearly every resident on the
route, which asks that such a system
» maintained,
The routs out local
, as laid by
Centre
en-
Hall
of James
thence to Perry Breon, back
#, will begin at
tend to the residence
eller,
Spring Mills pike, across by George
rerich, Howard and Philip Durst,
Smith, to Brush Valley road,
along said road to 'Squire Fergus Pot-
by Henry Zeigl Lloyd
n on Boalsburg road, along said
to Old Fort and Centre Hall, The
overed is twenty-one
the department
tor here, who will
and probably make
to [saac
ler, Across to
Brow
road
er
tance ¢ miles,
sted that
inspec
: route,
JOT CHOARNKEes,
Yr O34
Prog-
organization
two-thirds of
he movement took shape in
Ww HCO
ers fully
the
red by territory
above.
pe-
route given
ehh circulated the
iu ——
Hall.
returned home Fri-
Linden
g several weeks in
d aught
vrs. Meyers.
of Woodward,
th Mrs
with
a lunched
er, of Centre
Agnes
is
Keller,
“ih al a give
Mrs. and Miss Hess,
Mrs. B Miss
Legarde, Mr. and Mrs.
ins FE Wieland
t a}
ISOAl, al,
iwina
‘ardee,
wk, of
Coburn
’
th
th her husband at the
ra
¢ is housed up with
Boalsburg, is
Lin-
sryig t
yas
of
Frid
rp —————
Nittany Mountain,
Fhomas and sister visit-
Il Inst week
th
(o
i Wi Boel.
. slave
improving
sickness,
Glace and Elmer Harshbar-
p
il
crop of bay.
jer baled a lot of hay last
rae to Cenire
Hall on
trimmed
»
he
sinoe
UNKEs wil
h the hatchel,
Kate Horner is on the sick list,
geri
§1
takes
from Sam-
the
Pp weession
11 Ioves
rerich’s use in
Spring;
of
Adam Rhodes
allie.
Mrs, Fred Helsley was seen in Black
Monday
to Belle-|
business and pleas-
prow and wife were
{ion mn Tuesday
| ure combined.
— — ey \
y The Viay Saturday Night
The entertainment by the Epworth
| League of the Methodist church in
| Grange Arcadia Saturday night at-
many of whom
of town. The various
parts of the plays were well executed,
| and those who participated were heart-
| ily applauded.
Those who took part in the play
were Mrs, Helen Grenoble, Mrs, Thos,
L.. Moore, Misses Anna Bartholomew,
Edith and Anna Lutz, Elsie Moore,
Anna and Sarah Breon, Messrs, Chas.
D. and Ed. I. Bartholomew, Thomas
L.. Moore, Olie Htover, George Breon,
Samuel John Puft, Joseph
Lutz, Wm. Stamp.
A quartet composed of Mrs. Anoa
Boozer, Mrs. Helen Grenoble, Mm.
Thomas L. Moore and Mrs, Samuel B.
Kreamer rendered several pieces of
music iy elegant style,
si A
tracted a full house,
were from out
i
i
(ross,
DEATHS,
MRE ALBERT RHOADS,
Clara, wife of Albert Rhoads of Bellc.
fonte, died Friday at the age of forty-
sever years and seven months. De-
ceased was a daughter of Henry Shaf-
fer, of Lock Haven.
HARRY GHRET.
At the age of forty-four years, Harry
Ghret, a sufterer from gangrene, died
at the Bellefonte hospital Monday
evening. Deceased leaves a wife,
whose name before her marriage was
Villa Strouse, of State College, and
three children,
pl
Millhoim citizens are discussing the
matter of constructing water works,
TO RAISE TEACHER «+ 'VAGES,
A Bill Before the Legislature
Minlmam Salary 840.00 per Month,
A.
Tuesday
Represcutative C,
Bchuylkill county,
duced a bill in the
fixes the minimum salary of the public
school teacher at $40.00
intro-
per month
that do not fulfill the law will lose
Wednesday the bill
vorably, with an amendment making
the minimum $30.00.
The Philadelphia Press, wl
ardent advocate of the
Tuesday editorially said :
The facts respecting
school teachers in certain c
the State present a disgrace!
HEW Measure
the
unties ol
tion, the shame of which mu
by every citizen of the Commonwealth.
It is all the worse
excuse for it.
The State distributes an:
several school districts
sum of $5,500,000, ki
In
pays the salaries of the count
because there |
ually to the
the enormous
its proportion. fi
Y sup riti-
tendents and makes liberal
tious
appropria-
to a number of normal
No other State appropri
of its
the c
there are few Stales in wh
amount out Treasur
benefit of nmon
age of pay for teachers
women lteachers—is le
sylvania, and
these
no boast is made of
lic education,
In nearly
more is paid the
he
Pennsylvania outsid
‘4 month.
they receive
t
t
average for
}
18 $05 “ in
AN average
while this is the
avet
BOM « thi
pay
thousands are disch
inties in
is less 3
than $20
ar
responsibilities which
upon them for less p
unskilled Iahor recs
the wages of domestic
are only eight countie
including Philadelphia,
pay of women teachers
£40 a mouth
BU pe
much
The
struct
ye
i
int ari t
rinlenae i
ion hiss more thai
attention to these humilis
is time the Staté reli
pe
disgrace, which it is n
while making such lav
thecommon soo)
re can and should fix a min
A)
rate for the pay of
withhold the Btateapprop
any district that undertakes to p
Such a requiremeii is essential il
common school system in many
ties is to be maintained with any
Ine
priations have nol increased
*
like decent efliciency. reas
ries of teachers; rigid legisiati
be resorted to.
The Legislature, havit
so clearly in its own hands,
ford to permit any cou
gardly treatment of it
tinue what has been so I
and shame, It would be an
able wrong, and repugnant to
and wholesome public sentiment
JR LOVE FACTION.
SETBACK Ft
Fallure of Governor to Appoint Chambers
i= Disappointing to Judge.
A Bellefonte correspondent to
North American
Pennypacker’'s failure to appoint
BAYS
(General has convinced Judge
be consulted to any great extent
the Executive in the distribution
the State patronage,
Chambers is a distant relative of
Pennypacker by marriage and he was
the hope that he would be appointed
and thereby enable Love and his ad-
herents to claim that they couirol the
appointments from Centre county.
Wilbur F. Reeder, Deputy Attorney
General under Hastingsé Administra.
tion, also became an applicant for the
place when he learned that Chambers
was being considered, for the purpose
of keeping out the Love faction, and
his candidacy had the desired effect.
Reeder did not expect to be appoint-
ed when he filed his application, and
if he had thought he would have had
any chance for the job he would not
have applied. [Nit.—Editor.]
Judge Love and his friends are try-
ing to secure control of the Republican
organization, but Reeder and the rest
of the followers of the late Governor
Hastings do not anticipate serious
opposition to their plans at the next
primaries.
With Reeder as county chairman,
the Hastings following expect to be
consulted by Senators Quay and Pens
rose in the distribution of the Federal
patronage.
Monday the weather was warm and
balmy ; Ruesady and Wednesday,
warm, rainy : ursday, fierce west
wind, cold,
NO. 6.
TOWN ARD COUNTY NEWS.
HAPPENINGS OF
FROM
OCAL INTEREST
gworth, wh
{friends
{ marked al
ul X
pleased with his western
Dr. P. W. la
beginning of this week
KiK «
§
resume the practice of
itzell, of
land Mills, swounty,
medicine
Leitzell has been practicing
tive town since he was granted
ploma and has met
He
rood qualities, and
“ i
with good suce
is Hn young man
doubt
suceessful in the new territory
110)
he
selected. Before leaving his old haunts
the doctor on Mouday
Reporter office
called at the
Another of the great features which
are to distinguish Beribner’s Magazine
during the current year begins in the
February number. ** The Presidential
OfMice,’” by James Ford Rhodes, is the
opening article in the series by various
authors on the Government of the
United States. Mr. Rhodes, the wells
known historian, has had extraordi
nary opportunities to acquire a knowls
edge of the manner in which Presi
dents do their work, and in this
article he passts scule comments
notonly on the earlier Presidents but
upon Lincoln, Cleveland, McKinley
and Roosevelt,