VOL. LXXVIL
CENTRE COUNTY |
IN THE CIVIL WAR. |
148th Regiment, Pennsylvania
Volunteers.
GENERAL REVIEW OF MAJOR AND M1.
NOR EVENTS,
Experiences of the Rank and Flle—Anec.
dotes and Observations,
By T. P. Meyer, Sergeant Co, A., 148th
Regiment, P. V.
{To be Continued.]
CHAPTER IL.
Now and then during the winter of
1862-3 the Johnnies seemed to find di-
version and amusement in shelling!
{
they threw hundreds of shells, rang-
!
Pounders into our camps, but, strange
ploded doing very little damage. They |
us.
and afraid of nothing, returned from
walk with ao eighteen pound bomb-
shell fully loaded and fuse in tact un-
der his arm; be laid it on a stump
that stood against our tent and asked
where is “Ed?” “Ed” was a six-
pound pole ax, stolen from the pon-
toon train, with the name “Ed”
burned on the handle, and served our
““‘mess’’ in cutting wood and driving
stakes. In a minute he had the ax]
and hit the bombshell a tremendous
clipand it rolled oft the stump. I
shouted don’t! He said, I want
know what is inside of it. Seeing that
he “would anyway” we gave him
plenty of he struck the bomb
with all his great strength a dozen
times and it went to pieces and we re-
assembled to examine the fragments
The body of the shell was cast iron,
nearly an inch thick; it contained
large amount of powder, some rosin,
seventy large lead bullets, a quantity
of strange brown powder which we
iO
room:
€
mite order, a double brass screw plug
with a fuse through it into the pow.
der, the outer end of the fuse coiled
under a lead dial disk with Roman fig.
ures indicating the number of seconds
of time to elapse between the exit from
the gun and its explosion.
burg there stood a mill where it was |
ing grain for the use of their army; it
was a water power mill, water brought
to it by means of a canal fed by a fine,
high dam just below Beck's Island
To stop this source of supply for ti
Confederate Army, it was decided
blow up this dam and set the mill dry;
several tons of blasting powder was se-
cordingly bauled into a ravine just
back of the river, where our
serve had thelr *‘council” fire
powder was loose in boxes,
H
if
i
pleket re
The
about | |
&*
v
V
we
“"
the top two inches in diameter.
had no seats around the fire so
fire and used them for seats. For want |
cold, winter nights we would get out |.
this powder by the bandful and exam- |
THE SUCCESSFUL FARMER.
ident of Freeport, Illinois, — Correct Ideas Advanced.
farmer, like the sue-| machinery in the dry. The farm preme-
or manufacturer, | ises should be kept in order: no mat-
estimates and manages so that, if pos- | ter how much taste the original plan
may display, the effect of this is ruin-
ed by a litter of odds and ends all over
the premises, Yard fences and the
various buildings should be kept i
good repair and
whitewash«d.
done in time aud gives a refined &p-
perance, quite in contrast to
weather beaten and shabby
buildings. The “field
conform tosome
The successful
cessful merchant
sible, his outlay in money, time and
labor (cost of production) will be less
he may reasonably expect
Our ealculations
pre-
should be careful
what
by way of retur:
are based
But w
a
sometimes on wrong nicely painted or
a It costs but little when
in calculating. melimes the stress
1h as storms, the that of a
hese set of
We
it , and
in the line of plant
the of
for
‘H re.
ele, igainst us,
'
} 3 led
sLoGHG
11 into account. fences
) be
i h should
i
pattern,
kept perpendicular to the
run parallel with other,
should when possible conform to
points of the compass, The
along fence rows, and thorough-
fares should be kept Hmit of
two or three inches in height. Noth-
ing spoils the effects of a field of corn
as does the border of tall
weeds. A weedy farm or garden gives
a character of indifference and slover
liness to its
quite the reverse will be the effict of &
neatly kept premises. [It duty
of highway commissioners and path-
masters to see that the wee
down along the highways.
is a dead letter in most
generous supply of
trees and shrubs should
around the
Fhey aftord shelter, furnish
be familiar w plant li
iis require uents base, should
When
ements
Ce each and
preset
nes defied
tw
el
ti
weeds
tore them by the application of the on
To &n i
we must Know the
Weshould know
I Cer.
f science, to
us to a
0
vig intelligent]
it
ii
at certain ts do their best unsightly
i
pla: !
others
Ww
atitudes, that can ' BC.
Dif
-
ain
i gr ith profit }-
limated an
ferent plants extract different su owner or holder, while
s from our ils and weshould
lent. 1s Lhe
familiar
what Is det]
selves
aid
our profits
wl d
tock or dairy farmers
make our
should
our ii
fungu i
s dis Gs ale
We
means of
sect a1
; 3
ses that help
:
1
I'he
familiar
Anal
@ en!
ip
have an instance
fruit
nld
uid
tie iples
jat t r the buildings
pur.
of breeding tl a
i
ani
we or bus delicacies and add bea
ity
Ever yy
to the rural home
at foods bave a spacious flower garden.
planting should be done +
of
Kind to another throug
summer. Nothing seems
the a
through the flower garden.
continuation of ble
»
i
soothe toiler as 4
ais amply
r
something
Every rural home should be
supplied with good tu
city dailies always contain
besides the
to the Magazines,
farm journals and a go
reference b
ome familiar
gil {
We news that may be
farmer.
nero
find thei
i
ho He
i+ shou
into every rural hese
ulate inquiry by the child
as the They
parents, i
out the effect of first
ey Us
We
i
Fhe succes
fiv:s
sh
CRUE
if we wish, have a reading
circle in every farm home
ing #0, our children learn to
home and need no such eo
fluences as a curfew 1
and girls on the farm should b
industrial training while vou:
Mig
seat) an Bl
iim tha AQ Ly do
ntroili
law,
arden
k place in
Experiend !
Industrioys boy will grow into
respecting snd selfaug portin
wihille the boy brought
tier b
SE
up iif
pe
3
|
devel
7 idleness frequently
street-corner loafer, loose ui
in his habits, with no aim
io life save Lis gensaal longing
presents. The too,
trained with a view of
develop into home makers
Ui purp
ftl
1
i
be
©
5 0
dl girls, shoul
ture by tu
oH
the
eof
isly
of mach ery
. of
wid
Klease
aud will place his J. M. BTisrrLER
them
Many a
well meaning youug man hss been
¢ aving
by Lhe having
Ctirmnals ith =»
knew
or of
omy
voatl driven 1G oritee beentise his w ife
i'th
time,
¥ : if
nothing of home manage nent
the principles of domestic ec
aarefu
une,
little Hee a ttle oil or
i polished surfaces
ine it, then throw it in the fire to see!
it sputter, It was a opoarse, strong
powder and looked like black beans,
Time passed; the powder was exam-
ned and “sputtered” away, the boxes
used for firewood and the dam was not !
blown up. Itis a wonder that we!
were not blown up as the ground was |
black with powder around the fire.
By spring of 1863 we had cleared |
the camp of “poor old soldiers,” the!
rheumatic and yawning grumblers,
who only “camped” with us. They
never did any daty, would not, or
could not learn to drill or keep step;
never joined in any “forays’ for extras
to eat, such as vegetables and fruit;
they never carried or cut wood or start-
ed a fire, but monopolized the fires aft-
er they were started and jangled for
pan and “pot rights'’ on them, and
occupled the chimney corners in our
winter quarters in cold weather, so the
wood choppers and fire builders took
a third rate chance to get warm on
coming in out of the cold from duly.
One particular “chimney corner vet-
eran,” comrade Bressler, would get up
firstof all in the morning and sit on a
blogk in the chimney corner, to make
sure of his position Yor the day and
shiver till we would start the fire; he
would not stir from that block for a
whole day in cold weather, Bo now
pnd then, when our patience run out
and we thought be wus warm enough,
we would blow him off his block with
powder; when one of the mess conelud-
ed to move him he would give the rest
the hint to “look out,” then take a
handful of cartridges climb the outside
pf the chimney, which was six fee}
high of logs, with a barrel on top and
drop the cartridges down the chimney
into the fire. A terrible explosion
would follow and Bressler, fire, block
and all would be blows out of the
Contintd on fourth page,
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Ee aar—— TE
LOCALS,
The good weather record for March |
was badly abused during the closing |
days of tho month.
W. O. Rearick and sons
Miles, of Milroy, attended the sale of
Mrs. M. A. Rearick, of nea Spring
Mills. Mrs. Rearick is the former's |
mother. !
It's Absolutely New
At Keith's
Chestn
M
New Mulion Dollar Thea-
Philadel; hia, be-
day, April 6, will be pre-
:
sires
't that
indescribable as
Absolutely
tay be said
it is inimi-
t alt the
onal demon-
ufus and |
be
to
table,
an
new, it ia
i
i
3
ing nerve ever given by man, Cyclo |
Ray Burns, who for some time has |
| been making his home with his broth- |
lersindaw, RR. W, Colyer, at Colyer,
has secured a clerkship in the Burp.
m steel works
riding danger, defying death, will cir-
inner surface of a great wheel as it re-
volves on its axis at terrific speed. It
lon. W. A. Murray, of Boalsburg,
worthy of the name; an act thatstands? ™ 8 10 town Friday and Saturday sur.
alone, without a peer or even an imi, | Yeying the lals purchased hy Arthup
tator; a demonstration of centrifugal | ¥- Kerlin from Druggist J. D. Murray
And Miss Emily Alexander.
sare. Olle Btover and Frank
| fey are busy painting the new dwell
ing house of Dr. Lee. They Just com-
pleted the dwellings of Messrs. Wm.
Colyer aud Bamuel Durst,
Mrs. Mary Bearick ana daughter,
Mise Savilla, Tuesday moved to town.
| Bhe is occupying her own home, being
(that in which W. 0. Rearick lived
| while a resident in this place,
The entertaloment given by ihe
Penn Hall baud Saturday night was
pretty well attended. From what can
be learned from those who were in at
tendance, both the audience and band
members were satisfied with the even
ing’s work.
Mrs. Weaver, wife of Dir. M. L,
Weaver, $105 Weadland Avenue, Phil
adelphia, sopompanied by her little
daughter Alice, arrived at the home of
her cousin, Mrs. Flora O, Bairfoot Fri.
day afternoon—for a ten days’ siuy,
Mrs. Weaver is the mother of Gertrude
Flora Weaver, who for some time has
forge, generated by velogity, overcom
ing the natural force of gravitation.
i — i fT ——————
Reduced Rates to New Orleans,
On account of the meeting of the
National Manufacturers’ Association
at New Orleans, April 15 to 17, the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company wil
sell excursion tipkets to New Orleans
and return, April 11,12 and 13, good
going on date of sale, and good return.
ing to reach original starting point |
not later than April 19, from all points
on its lines, at reduced rates. By dp.
positing ticket with Joint Agent at
New Orleans between April 12 and 19,
and payment of fee of fifty cents, an
extension of return Hmit may be ob.
tained to reach starting point not later
than April 80.
A —————— A So ——— i"
Hneampmont Hegine Heptembor Ij,
The Grange Eueampment, Grange
Park, Centre Hall, will open Saturday,
Beptember 12. An informal meeting
of the executive committee was held
in Cenire Hall Saturday, at which
i
i
i
i
tural Free Dfllvery to
May Firs! —The Routes —
be Innugurated
Unrriers, Ete
Four free rural mail delivery routes
have been laid out from spring Mills,
that will serve a large number of pa-
trons. The routes as laid out are given
below, also the number of miles covers
ed by same, and pumber of houses
served,
The carriers appointed are as follows 3
Route No. 1
Mills,
Route No
Valley.
Route No, 8
Route No, 4
Af
“AE EIEN
W. O. Gramley, Bpring
5)
~J. A. Wagner, Geoiges
Wm. McClellan, Beech,
John Boavely, Spring
Postmaster C. A, Krape expects to
have the new post office building erect-
ed and equipped by May first, the
Ume for the beginning of the service,
which will afford him ample and con-
venient secommodations
Fhe routes as laid out are as follows -
Route No, 1
thirteen-
eighteen
¥ Length, twenty-two
sixteenth area,
population,
seven hundred and twenty-five, no. of
hou
Begin
£13
Mills
and miles;
square miles;
es, one hundred and forty-five.
post office to Farmers
1 corner, to James Grove
to John Ream corner, to Ilgen
. lo Green Grove, to Brush Val-
oy corner, to Yearick
en Grove, to Penn Hall,
ing at
-Length, twenty-one
t3f hy
Hii E
§
seven hundred: no.
indred forty-five,
office to Penn Hall, to
corner, to Bea- |
Heckman Bros., to Bes-
Gen D.
to |
: Sawmill corner, to
rier, to Stover corner, to Kean
nithtown, to Meyer cor-
ner, to Pike, to Reformed church, to |
Bituer corner,
Mi
ht
nt I {
Dam, to Beech
Dam, to
Dam,
orner, to
§
i
y
to tzel corner, to
Gientzel corner,
)
o Penn Hall, to Spring |
i
(3 Length, iwenty and
ven-sixteenth miles; area, seventeen
Pf 1
i
les wa, eight hun-|
of houses, one
uti
iRE
:
twenty i
Beginning
to!
nna
y
fM« ©,
sixiy-fou
fo Harter corner,
prucetown, to
$
ner, to
to Ar
™ Pot- |
to Moy- |
Soyer corner, to Colyer
sher rner, to Arma-
» Allen corner, to Lewis. |
corner, to
to Beeeh, to Har-
0 iagast corner,
to
leds ©
0
Hennigh
sin icl i
ronas, §
!
CRArd Cross
to Spring Mills,
No. 4
thirteensixteenth
te Length, twenty-one
tiles; area,
tiles; population, six |
add
thi
hundred
i
rieen saguare
fied
R103 =
bitae
veuly-five; no. of hous- |
Be-
ginning at pos ice to Tressler corner,
Wood corner, to Centre Hill, to
Runkle corner, to Red Mill, to Runk-
le corner, to Tusseyville, to MeClellan
roer, to Colyer to Tusseyville, to
Ulrieh eorner, to Kerr corner, to Wm.
Kerr corner, tol entre Hill, to Spruce-
town, corner, Spring
Mille,
The mail leave the office at 8:45 a.
return by 3:05 for the 3:17
eB. One
dred aud thirty-five
i
{of
to
™ Oily
¢
fc
to Tressler fo
, and
¥
:
No?
3
is
The
the
has a
ute from Centre Hall serving
of Potter township
wen granted, and will be put
The territory
th Precinct
yk
been given in detail.
sr ——————
LOCALS,
Mrs. Lucy Henney is in Philadel-
Early Rose seed potatoes, true, pure
stock, for sale by I). B. Brisbin, Cen-
tre Hall,
Mrs. Frank P. Geary last Thursday
turned home from a ten days’ visit
© various points in the eastern coun-
ties,
Will Bressler, beginning of this
eek moved to Oak Hall, where he
has steady employment in the Oak
Halil foundry.
The Presbyterian ehurch in this
place Bunday, by vote, decided to
adopt the individual communion cup.
The Ladies Aid Bociety will furnish
the money for the service,
John T. Reed, ex-eounty superin-
tendent of publio schools of Lycoming,
died at Williamsport Saturday after
noon as a result of grief over the death
of his wife several weeks ago.
R. W. Colyer and Howard Shadow,
of Colyer, were callers Saturday, Mr.
Shadow was home on a vaeation, but
Monday returned to Burnham where
he will go to work In the steel plan
'Hquire M. D. Rockey, of Logan
township, Clinton county, recently
celebrated his eighty-eighth birthday,
"Squire Rockey is an unusually well
preserved man, being abla to read
without glasses, and exhibiis none of
the ordinary weaknesses due to old
age. Amoug those who attended the
been making her home with Mrs,
time the date was fixed, Bairfoo
celebration was Mrs. Jacob Rishel,
WARREN, SURVACF, ETC,
Governor Appoints Dairy sud Food Com
missioner and Other OMelnls— alr to
be Chief of Bureau of Industrial
Statistics,
Governor Penvypacker filled three
important offices by appointment this
week when he sent to the Senate the
names of Dr. B. H, Warren, of Ches-
ter county, to be Dairy and Food Com-
missioner, succeeding Jesse K. Cope,
of Chester county, resigned: Prof. H.
A. Burface, of State College, to be Eco-
nomic Zoologist, succeeding Benjamin
F. MacCartney, of Jeflerson county,
resigned, and Robert 8. Conklin, of
Columbia county, to be Deputy For-
estry Commissioner, a new office cre-
ated for the purpose of affording more
assistance to Forestry Commissione:
Rothrock.
Dr. Warren was the Economic Zool-
ogist under Governor Hastings and re-
signed in April, 1808,
Prof, Burface is the author of several
works on economic zoology. He is at
present professor of zoology at State
College.
Becretary of Internal
Isasc B. Brown
has recommended Robert
announces that he
>,
York county, to Governor Pe nnypack-
Brown will
take his place until May
!
county. Necretlary
stem fe fe osscn——
COPFERS FOR CHURCH 1 Nib,
General Secretary Weber, of York
bet
v
The meeting of the fourteen
al Bynod of the Evangelical Lutheran
the
held
joard of Church
1
i
United Bilales
the
Extension,
plan to
ireh in at Lheir
meeting, in rooms of
volved on aise a
©
fi
I'he plan is to solicit every one of the
General Synod to
per d for
URRY
contribute one cent
These, with
will swell the
fund to over $1,000,000, which will be
¥
one year.
greater contribut
GLe
ae,
twentieth century of
for all the charitable purposes of
An
pointed,
executive commitiee
Rev, H. H.
of
Was ap-
and the
secretary
{ Church Extension,
(41
named as its chairman and treasurer.
general
Board
the
From South Dakota.
for another year. We have had
It
farm
will be sev.
weeks before
begin, Farmers are not
raising
much wheat as in former years. The
#0il here has been
and barley, and keep more stock.
I have been working in a retail lum-
ber yard the past year, and like the
work very much. This is a healthy
Wishing the Reporter success.
G. BRUCE GOODH ART.
White, South Dakota, Mar. 29.
ite ——
One More.
You will find check enclosed for sub-
scription to the Reporter for the year
1904. The paper is so newsy that I
can’t get along without it.
Pittsburg is booming now; lots of
work, 8B. F. BNYDER,
East Liberty, Pittsburg, Pa.
0 te te ———
LOCALS,
Landlord King, of Spring Mills,
Tuesday made a trip to Bellefonte.
Mrs. Cox, of Bellefonte, is a guest at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Maggie
Harper, in this place.
George Rowe Wednesday moved
from Potters Mills to the farm of ex-
Sherif’ Ishler, at Linden Hall,
The members of the United Evan.
gelionl church, Bpring Mills, will hold
a festival May 30, Decoration Day.
Rev. C. W. Rishell, Tuesday arrived
in Centre Hall on his way home from
Methodist conference. Rev. Rishell
has been reappointed to Jerseytown,
Danville district,
Irvin Zeigler, a member of the Soph-
omore class in Myerstown College,
was home to attend the sale held by his
father, Henry Zeigler, near Linden
Hall
The Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance
Company held a meeting in Bellefonte
Monday. Treasurer B. H. Arney and
Secretary D. F. Luse, both of Centre
I, were in attendance,
tion Agent W. Frank Bradford,
who recently purchased the Odenkirk
farm including the Old Fort hotel
stand, will make various Improve-
ments on the farm and to the farm
buildings. It is Mr, Bradford's inten
tion to erect a manure and straw shed,
and improve the premises generally.
Henry Homan, the present tenant,
will remain on the farm. Isase Shaw-
ver, the landlord at Old Fort hotel,
A
NO. 14.
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
| HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS,
A competitive examinat
held in Clearfield, Pa., for A
Cadetship, on Monday, April
W. J. Mitterling Monday
began to “round up’ a car
milch cows for the eastern mark
if
will be
im polis
51
38
morning
of
if
i
The Pennsylvania railroa
over Bhamokin creek, near
was totally destroyed by fi
Part of a freight train,
the bridge was also cor
bridge
i ir¥s
: Friday,
on
arbink
Walid
sun
Mrs. Laura 8, Bayard
is visiting at the home o
James B, Btrohm, of Centr
her sister, Mrs. Myr
a
place,
"
NEWER
The Dally
should the teach
at Philipsburg, the pedeg
turned
1 into ix “
ols
teachers of Centre ¢
stuff,
ans
Among the big flitting:
#
fe MT
sii Was Lh
through Centre }
Bharer. Judging from th
| wagons, Mr. Sharer had
i
ib
i P
|
rs who were willing
i :
{to moving
§
Harry Burkholder, of
vio is teaching
as a caller Frida
rw
ill take up se
sterman at Spring M
William Sellers ao
:
seria, «
daughter Mrs.
i
were guess of
rit
gaier,
By
liny
BAVARN ON
arty considering
E.R
for delegate
Col. Chamber
$
at
¢
fo
| state Convention.
support Hon. E. }
slale treasurer, but si
| withdrawn
Cc
3
»
Hk
hambers has no
delegate,
he Watchman
Hall's
1
found time to er
Centre
Sy
itake n Belle
peep at
| age strikes him
Howard Meyer, of W
{came to town Raturd
{
iesday, and whil
fs » £3 Tek 1
Ril vile repairs
yer property Of
| Meyer is employer
Me
counected with the
by John N. Sterns.
4
ALE
Jo
ti the Veeder
iil
{i
Rubi
€
From the Bis
learned that : W
Manufa
Hartford,
He will spe
[and then leave to take a posit
{ the American Stee]
pany at Cleveland, Ohio
A
| pany of Cont
| home, nd a week
Wire
and
The contract has been
Keystone Telephone Co.,
phia to install a complete
system at the Standard
connecting all the depa: tl
an exchange to be placed in the centr
office. This will facilitate commu
cations between different
partments,
Jacob Bhearer, of Centre Hill,
this week moved from the farm of
Merchant W. H. Meyer to that of
his own, east of Centre Hall, will de
vote a portion of his time to the sale
of machinery manufactured by the D.
M. Osborne company. You will
tice his advertisement in the Reporter
within a few weeks,
American life from Florida to Ore
gon, and the outer world from Ge
many to China were drawn upon in
the making of the April number of the
National Magazine of Boston. The
five strong stories run the gamut of the
emotions, from grim tragedy in The
Shadow of Lachesis to happy comedy
in The Disinherited Fathers,
The Philipsburg and Bellefonte
newspapers are discussing the selec
tion of a place for holding the teachers’
institute next December., Philipsburg
has long been anxious to have the
gathering of educators at that place,
and is putting forth great inducements,
while Bellefonte maintains that the
institute has always been held at the
county seat, and there should be no
change. Be charitable, brother, give
Philipsburg a fair show.
Last week E. Boehner, a tailor in
Lewistown received an unsigned letter
from Philadelphia, inclosing a check
for $31,75, stating that the writer had
purchased a “Prince Albert” suit from
him twenty years ago which he had
not paid for and inclosed the amount,
This party evidently had the seme
iden that Rev. J. M. Rearick advanced
in his Sunday morning sermon, when
be said that unless “one paid his debits
% the be
would be
of
¥ *
% .
ia
$Y 4
iil
the dee
who
HO
Tw
+