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VOL. LXXVI..
CENTRE COUNTY
IN THE CIVIL WAR.
148th Regiment, Pennsylvania
Volunteers.
GENERAL REVIEW OF MAJOR AND MI. |
NOR EVENTS, |
Experiences of the Rank and Fille—Anec- |
dotes aad Observations,
By T. P. Meyer, Sergeant Co. A., 138th |
Regiment, £. V.
{To be Continued.]
CHAPTER I11.
During the first few days of June
pontoon bridges were thrown across |
the Rappahannock below Fredericks
burg, and Gen. Bedgewick with the 6tl |
corps had crossed and was building |
forts and digging trenches, sieging|
steadily up toward the Confederate |
works, and
with the enemy.
was in constant skirmish |
This was a skirmish
on a grand scale, and
watched the movement with great in- |
terest from the “stafford Hills” on|
our side of
a fight can be so perfectly seen from a |
We our men in
moves ; as they fought; as
their dead, r
wounded
it!
Li
safe point. could see
all their
they buried
earried their
and led «
to
the
started new lines nearer the enemy's
Works.
For several days the
ments of the army were in great com- |
motion. The drilled with |
their respective companies, in hour
t
vast -
encan i
Pioneers
anticipation of a general move.
By June 13th
more fully restored,
went out on drill, while I
pioneers and made some improvemen!s |
But wh
quiet seemed ouce |
The regiment |
took the
he adjutant’'s quarters. it
I received orders!
int
we were so engaged
to
menial
at the Regi. |
did
report with the men
once
Comuiissary. 80
our occupation was at changed. |
Here
kinds of supplies that we had i
we began thie destruction of all
1 ¢X0osa
of what we Ee wilh us On Aj
march ; coffee, sugar, rice, beans, ete,
in great quantities were
a small stream near
bread, ete.
duamg
pea into
uy. While
crackers, wert
and burned. ( Coflee 60¢,
Z5¢, brown 15¢
of Sunday, June 14th this work con-
tinued. The “pack up’ eall
sou ude nd we struck our te
packed up. The beautiful
the Army of
utter ruins prese;
appearance The Ww
yet the very air seemed lade:
haze of All
rumors through
The war
and led to the rear, after having made
the Confederate
Army had left their camps and
moving ncrthward., War balloons were |
never used again during the war.
SUZAr s ele
i
fi
is &
camps of |
€
the Potomac were in
rier
ting
weather as fine, |
with
Qe.
al
manner of
the
hauled
uncertainty.
floated
balloons were
camp.
down |
discovery that the
During the afternoon seemingly end- |
! 3
Jess columns of troops, wagon, pontoon i
artillery and ambulance trains were |
i
. i
roads aud open fields east of us, pre- |
senting au intensely interesting scene, |
on a grand seals, i
Our division, the lst of the 20d corps, |
was the last to take the road and it}
i
was in the early part of the night when |
we filed out of our delightful camp and |
joined in the great and famous march
to Gettysburg,
We took the "Stafford
road and marched till ten o'clock p. |
m., when we halted and lay down on |
our “rubbers” and rested a |
About two o'clesk m., June 15th,
we resumed the march; no time for
breakfast. We reached Stafford court
house, a small village, the county-seat
of Stafford county, Va., at noon and
halted for crackers and coflee,
“‘dinnper.” The jail and court-house
were fired and burned to the ground
with all their contents, and I wonder-
ed what diabolical purpose could have
suggested this vandal act.
At one p. m. we again moved out
and marched till evening, fording the
Camden and Namsequan creeks. On
the north bank of the latter we biv-
ouacked for the night, having march-
ed fifteen miles,
This was an intensely hot day ; sun.
strokes were numerous and instantly
fatal in many cases. The dust was
something dreadful ; we were covered
over and choking with it; we spit
mud balls only, all afternoon, A
Long before daybreak, June 16th we
turned out, had crackers and coffee,
and moved out. We reached Dum.
fries, a small village on the Potomae,
at noun, where we “dined,” Then
leaving the Alexandrian road we
moved toward Fairfax court house,
reached and crossed the Occoquan
river ou canvas pontoon bridges after
night and bivouacked on its bank,
There were halts, stops and delays |
yet by rapid movement when on the
road we made nineteen miles. The
weather was hot and eases of suus'roke
were numerous, but scarcely noticed
by those escaping. Many only worn
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court house”
ew hours,
a.
CE
THE MAY DAY EXERCISES,
Grange Areadia Crowded Saturday After.
noon--A Pleased Audience.
Pleased !
That was the expression read on the
faces of the five hundred or more per-
in Grange Arcadia.
true, and was earned
by the performance of various May
Day exerci
The nudience was composed largely
of out of town people, and while the
urday afternoon
raict was
4, old age was well represented. The
to this
estive day, that youth should assume
atter seemed bow assent, on
sponsibility.
Phe exercises were conducted and
class trained by Mrs. Rose DeWoody,
to whom mueh eredit for the success of
the affair must bx The musical
worked out by (ieorge H.
i is
Htrohmeier,
s given,
VAs
program
5
Mrs, Thos.
« Ld,
Emerick as leader
$
t cleverly performed
sale of flowers, in song,
Miss Breon
: t voice, and her
30 easy and gestures
hearty applause she
outburst of false
no
Miss
instructive
by lertha
i
and
Mrs,
us written
by
number was well ex.
recitations,
$3 3
ff 800s
: i y
$
sradiorag
NTRE HALL, PA.
PHILAD'IZED CENTRE QOUNTIANS
Centre Countians in Philadelphia will Ple-
nile Saturday, June 6,
siding in and near Philadelphia an-
ticipate bolding an old fashioned
basket picnic at Belmont Mansion,
Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Satur-
day, June 6th. A committee meeting
of representative citizens of Centre
county, now residing in Philadelphia,
was held atthe home of Dr. Roland
G. Curtin Friday evening to formulate
Thus far two hundred Centre co
tians, including college professors,
physicians, ministers, bishops, law-
yers, merchants, railway clerks
un-
y In-
trade, have been located, and there yet
remain many more whose names ar
not known to the committee,
have not already been
given to th
1605 Christian 8t., or Dr.
tern, 1015 Belmont Ave,
em fp fs is
Argument List
fore the court at the June term
June 8. The cause for suit mitts
Rosa [.. Pierce va, Theodora Ho
C. T. Fryberger va. Margare
and Frank Motter,
James A. Davidson,
Julia A. Bhope vs. James N, 8h
Hanvah L. Bharp vs
MICK
f
t Mott
er
guardian
pe.
America Ley-
Dr. E. 8B. Dorworth
Township Poor District,
Commonwealth E
Regal vs. John Bathurst
James, supervisors of Liberty
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gv
Misses
Death
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Edith Lutz, |
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the |
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tel,
BH
Iesther
val
Mrs. D.|
Grenoble, |
vil
Sayder,
Liz, Sara Breon,
titer, Anus Bar |
Virgie Durst, |
is WIFE
Flsie |
Larver,
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ice Breon,
toy Schatler.
. T. GG. Wilson.
the act
is in
The National Bank of (
J. N.
non
and
inveville
Casanova, defen:
National
Charles
bank
(x. Avery,
In re-petition to i
tin and Boggs Townships
Laurel Run Road.
Cyrus Brungart, sheriff,
viacale roa
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J. H. Reifspyder va, |
E. E.
In re.-petition of Ox
Gienil zel,
§
FLLIA A Mott, «
ii
le va. Clara Robb,
A.
Jacob b
George Bayard ves. Borough
inl
s Justructor.
actors
Smith and
Monday returned |
i
Heburg.
and children, of
Mra,
ar Farmers Mills, |
s of Mr. and
raly belleve It ut it la}
ts
g *
ihe Reporter off
The
wpyrighted.
iv tru of
was
expression #f
scrubbed. i neeeled it
tishel, of Farmers Mills,
ck of she ep to Cen.
y. They were purchased
by Mr. Kuepp
x 11
il
A serap-book of Pe nnypacker-press-
wns, editorials and coms.
amusement and instrue-
to see it al this office.
of Linden Hall,
nire county Poms.
town Saturday to
in
muzziing carte
nents afford
all
mpbell,
¥ {}
is in
fay
1
Grange Arcadia.
na Grange, v
a XN
attend the 1 Day exercise
Crows are just now the principal en-
They are
doing considerable mischief, and to
appease their appetites many farmers
are broadcasting corn over the field.
emies of the growing corn,
The annual state convention of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Un-
ion will be held in Altoona Thursday,
October 15, and will last five days.
About three hundred and twenty-five
delegates, composed of prominent tem.
perance workers from every section of
the state, will be there,
The talk in the Reformed churgh
Bunday morning by Dr. J, W. Knap-
penberger, president of the Allentown
College for Women, in the interest of
that institution, was of the greatest in-
terest to members of the Reformed
church, Dr, Knappenberger is a gen.
tieman of pleasant address, and left
a good impression on his hearers.
Henry Reagick, of Altoona, who,
twenty years ago, learned the black-
smithing trade in Centre Hall with
Charles Bollinger, made his annual
trip through Penns Valley on a bicyole,
stepping at Pine Grove Mills, Boals-
burg, Centre Hall and Millhelm. Mr.
Rearick on his return home Monday
stopped with the Reporter, and show-
ed his appreciation of the paper by ad.
vancing the subscription for one year,
He is emploged in Altoona ear shops,
nud states that most of the employes
are again working on either full or
over time.
Eliza Treaster and Melvin
vs. Cora Philips,
Wm. Fick vs, American
Blone Company.
W. H. Raunkle, use of Peter
Vi.
st A
Miss Mable Sankey Married
Mrs. E. E. Sankey, of Potters Mills,
Frank Worrel,
May 20, 1903, at 8:30 o'clock, at Vernon,
Kansas,
The wedding took place at the home
of the bride's brother, J. Asher Sankey,
where the bride had been staying the
past year, in the presence of about
forty guests.
A wedding supper was served, after
which the bride and groom left on the
midoight train for a tour of some of
the western cities. Upon their return
they will go to their own home, which
the groom had previously furnished,
Mr. Worrel is iu the employ of the
Missouri-Pacific railroad company in
Vernon, Kansas, being a telegraph
operator and ticket agent,
a ————— I ——
Worth the Reading.
The communications to the Report-
er fromu adjoining towns and villages
are worth the reading. The items are
gone over with care, and all of a tri
fling and ridiculous nature are cut out,
There is enough good, wholesome
news in every locality, and if this is
reported, it will put the correspondent
in better grace, not only with the edi.
tor, but with the readers of the Re.
porter,
ion 4
The June National Magazine,
The beautiful girl graduate, whose
likeness adorns the cover of the June
National, reflects the lightoess and
charm of the first Bummer number of
the popular Boston monthly,
SAS NBII,
LOCALS,
IL L. Emerick, of Rebersburg, was
in town Wednesday and was a speota-
tor at the examination of teachers. He
taught school last winter in Penn twp,
Mr, and Mrs, Robert Ross and sons
Frank and Irvin, Tuesday morning
left Centre Hall for Du Boise, where
they will visit Mr. and Mrs. Charles
8h Mer, formerly of this place. The
Rosses live in Missouri, where they
are greatly prospering. While here
they stopped with Mrs. Mollie Ross, a
sister-in-law.
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3
THUR
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PRIMARY ELECTION,
Democratic Primary Election snd County
Convention,
The democratic voters of Centre
county will meet at the regular places
for holding the general elections, in
their respective election districts, on
Saturday, May 30, 1903, to elect dele-
gates to the county convention,
Under the rules of the party the elec-
tion will be opened at 3p. m., and
closed at 7 p. m. The delegates chosen
at the above stated time will meet in
the court house, in Bellefonte, on
Tuesday, June 2nd, 1908, at 12 o'clock,
noon, to nominate one candidate for
Jury Commissioner, one candidate for
County Burveyor; elect four delegates
to the state convention to be held in
farrisburg, and a chairman of the
county committee, to serve from Jan-
| uary lst, 1904, to January 1st, 1905; and
{ to transact such other business as may
in the
3 ¥
il
| app before the convention
terest of the party.
The number of delegates to which
ach district is entitled, as ap-
| proved and ratified by the democratic
county committee on the 15th day of
I
|
{J
{ :
eli ection
a
follows :
anuary, 1903, is as
W
i
I
Debating Union Formed
Arrangements for a debating union
meladed State,
Dickinson sand Franklin
The §
leration for some months but
ring definite was done till May 16,
rege Mal the four!
t Lancaster and adopted |
in and rules of procedure,
fro Hiate being In-
Alex. Hart '05.
arranged for the follow-
en ¢ between
ian has been un-
ives from
rRieE
i
i
Frizzel, and
OR Bs
¥
MES. BARAH G,. BAIRD,
Only Woman Who Ever Held Posi.
tion of Master of Any State Grange,
Mrs. Sarah G. Baird: of Minnesota,
the only woman who has held the office
of master of a state grange, is one of
the strongest women in an order that
encourages the women in every way to
take places on the with men,
Under her leadership the grange in hor
own state has prospered, and the state
level
shows greater activity in grange work
than for years. It is needless to say
that Mrs. Baird Is 1 magnificent speak.
er, a fine presiding officer and a strong
worker in way. Bhe in the
every in
BAEKANH G. BAIRD.
f the
W. Baird iB gate.
ninth year [ her mastership
George
O
Blate grange
keeper ¢
“5 2 al wrre Tie
+ natiopal grange,
$ p ‘harter i
alrd are charte
8 Of
Minnehaha i Wis or-
ganized eigh
has never
S80
» Which
t and
Baird
Speak-
years ago
become dormant. M
is master of Minnehaha grange
ing of Lis work, he says
in the subordinate gra
principally educa
Our members © the
ve
r
¢
Our w nge
l
greatest
ha clung to
during all the years of
We now see the ben
before,
fullest the
of
a well equipped
5 ww ai or
i5 Low RIGDE tiona
i
aith
its
Our organiza
efits
1
£136
Haatd
lines Ve
f in the Order and
fra eef
prinet
at
joy
of or Oli 48 never
ing to the
We an IR 1
0
Wan:
1 educatic
We 1}
hall and everything necessary to make
I naw advantages
work ave
¥
Our 1eetings 1 sucoess
Rhode Island Agricultural College,
rare to be between State and
1 Marshall and between |
on and Swarthmore ; then the!
ners will meet in the final de-
Hoth semi finals are to be held |
At
ii:
ii the second Friday in December and |
place at Btate and Swarth- |
Fhe home team, In each case, |
pose a question by the lst of |
iis year, and the visiting |
earns are to select the side they wish
fend within ten days,
Chiat State will id her opponents
iwthiy of her is Mssured. That she
can make a creditable showing is just
as certain, All that is needed is that
the men who have ability io this line
shail do their part.
tm ie
LANRe
£ &
Ms i
W¢
A tp
Echos of K. G. BE,
Fhe meeting of the Grand Castle,
Kuights of the Golden Eagle, at
Johnstown, last week, is reported to
Lave beena remarkable session, and
was marked by great enthusiasm and
splendid attendance, Almost 400
Representatives were in attendance
and remained, with few exceptions, to
the close of the session, Thursday eve
ning. Some very important leglsla-
tion was enacted tending to upbuild
the Order, among which was the of-
fering of $30 to the organizer of each
Castle in the State, provided there are
25 or more members in the new Castle
atthe time of institution, Another
new feature was the creation of a
Committee on Extension of the Order
in the Sute, consisting of Grand
Chief, Grand Vice-Chief, Grand High
Priest, Grand Master of Records and
Grand Keeper of Exchequer. This
oommiltee was created upon the rec-
ommendation of the Grand Master of
Records, and it is expected that great
results will be obtained by systematic
ally pushiog the work of the organi
zation,
A ————
No Pity for Hogs.
From Clearfield Public Spirit,
No one can hope to become a great
singer uns possessed of brains, No
fool can expect to excel vocally. The
real artist must have the capacity to
interpret both music and poetry. In
the whole world there is only one
singer who can command $5,000 a
night, therefore, we may say that such
a person is the rarest work of God, if
not the noblest. Before the teacher
accepts a pupil he should inquire into
brain power and nasal cavity, If
either is deficient the pupil should be
sent to eall hogs,
Fo ems A A
Koeploy makes a specialty of hoop.
ing wheels. Give him a eall,
If you me going to Bouth Dakota
Bend the news to the Reporter.
free
The recent election of Mr. Kenyon La
Butterfield of Michigan to t} presi.
deney of the Rhode Island Agricultural
AN
During the
pursusd
Michigan.
past three be has
work the University of
His work In the university
has been of such a high order that dur
ing this year he was appointed jecturer
in rural sociology, a new course offered
in the university. He believes in thor
Years
e
0
and it is understood that the Rbode 1s
land board will give him full latitude
to carry out his ideas in this direction.
He is withal an enthusiastic worker in
the grange.
Potters Mills.
James Carson and family, of Belle-
fonte, spent Bunday with the family
of James Armstrong.
John Bmith and Wm., furniture
dealers of Spring Mills, and Henry
Rearick, of Altoona, were in town Sat.
urday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Blauser visited
their daughter, Mrs, Hannah, of Mil-
roy.
Mrs. Rebecca Shinebarger, of Rock
Rapids, Towa, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Michael Smith. Mrs. Shinebar-
ger has not been east for fifteen years,
t3he is a daughter of Jesse Jordan, of
Boalsburg,
Decoration services will he held at
Sprucetown at 2:30 p. m.; the program
will be good, and hope all will turn
out and make it a day long to be re-
membered.
Misses Martha and Ella Decker, of
Bellefonte, are spending several days
with their sister Alice.
Harry Spangler, of Chicago, spent
Sunday with his father-in-law, John
Wilkinson,
The farmers in this section have
been delayed with their plowing and
sowing on account of the dry weather,
The parties who visited Dr. H. 8,
Alexander's smoke house and helped
themselves liad better not try it again.
The same party tried other smoke
houses and cellars and the people are
on to him and will be ready for him
if he calls again,
The many friends of Gurney Smith
will be pleased to learn that he is im-
proving.
Mrs. Wm, Motter, who has been se
riously ill, is improving.
The hospital ald society will meet
Monday evening at the home of Mrs,
8B. G. Long, who delivers milk to
the Howard Creamery from the south
side, was a caller Wednesday, :
Roy Miles, of Piteairn, and Miss Sa.
rah were married at the
.
*
the Reporter will help you to secure
the bride at Fillmore, on
i
i NO. 22.
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS,
Come to Centre Hall Saturday after-
noon and evening.
Bevere hail storms were experienced
in the eastern part of the state Bunday.
What's the matter with Hanna( bh)?
He has a presidential bee buzzing in
his hat.
Rev. J. M. Rearick and daughter Jo
die Monday went to Beavertown to
vigit his father who is critically iil.
J. Elmer Royer, south of Centre
Hall, offers twenty f
of sawed
stove wood for sale,
loads
Jest quality wood,
{| Itis said that Dr. A.M. Smith, of
Beaver Bprings, has his eye open for
the Btate Benatorship in his district
next year,
The state bought 4,612 acres of wood-
land, situated in Armagh township,
Mifflin county, from Wm. Witmer &
Bon, for $13,838,
The United Telephone and Tele
graph Company is making prepara-
tions to build a telephone line through
Nippenose Valley.
An adjourned meeting the
formed and Lutheran Ceme tery
ciation will be held f
z of He-
A BRO-
ning
Monday eve
in the Lutheran church.
The
railroad has been ch
with
elsewhere in this jssue
f
i
$
time table
ir the Penns
ged
je
all
aloe new sciiedu
Keep in mind that
explosive,
gasolive js
ly and avoid a
match or lighted cigar coming in eon
tact with the fluid or the fumes of
The immigration record for the
cal year ending June 1st will be
highest ever known. [It
Will reach 850.000, The big
record previously was 788.0
W. B. Ripka, of the
cash store, this week
1
ii
i
the
ad it
year's
is believe
view t
rest
- 103 is
Af
A
Spring
£
iv
advertises gor
y for the ladies, not forgettin
to mention that they have just rece
ed a shipment of lake shad and family
white fish.
Because the Centre Hall fire compa-
ny will give away a pair of fine En
Berkshire pi next
evening at 10:30 o'clock,
fist 4
ish gs
will not w
rant any one saying that Centre Hal
is “on the hog.”
The Legislature of
ernor Peunypacker
eight concurrent resolutions and th
joint resolutions as the work
$
] fox to
» pent
£ Cui 4.111
oN) Ole,
of
session. Ninety-two of the bil
vetoed and 498 approved.
Col. John Taylor, of Reedsville, «
of the most substantial and honored
citizens of that county, was in town
Friday, having come to Centre county
to look after his farm at Old Fort, ten-
anted by George Bradford.
Rev. J. W. Wagner, who some
time has been located at Glasgow,
Cambria county, in a short time will
become pastor of the Buckhorn Luth-
eran charge, Buckhorn, Columbia
county, near Bloomsburg.
Mrs. Charlotte Bell, widows! Will-
iam Bell, died Bunday, in Altoona.
She leaves five stepchildren, among
them Brigadier General James M,
Bell, U. 8. A., of Washington, D. C. :
Former Sheriff G. T. Bell, of Altoona,
and the Rev. P. G. Bell, of MahafTey,
Penn.
While gigging along the wing wall
of the chute at Williamsport the other
evening Clarence Riley, a boy, drove
his harpoon into what he at first be-
lieved to be a whale. It proved to be
a German carp three feet in length,
twenty-eight inches in circumference
and weighing twenty-three pounds.
ne
i
fery
A :
Messrs. Cyrus Durst and George
Bwabb, two representative citizens of
Harrie township, were in town Sat-
urday. They are greatly pleased with
a new stone crusher, Aultman pattern,
told by J. 8B. Rowe, and especially the
manner in which Nellus Kline, of
Oak Hall, manipulates the machinery
and at the same time acts as engineer.
Jacob Wagner, of near Tussey ville,
Wednesday went to Glasgow, Cam-
bria county, where his son, Rev. J.
W. Wagner is located, and after re-
maining there fora short time will
take a trip to Illinois. Mr. Wagner
has a daughter, Mrs, C. KE. Fink, liv-
ing at Joliet, and a son, David Geiss
Wagner, who lives at Manhatten, who
will be visited by their father. He
may also go to Kansas where he has
numerous friends and relatives living.
Mr. Wagner will stay in the west un-
til fall.
A wrecking crew in cleaning up the
debris of a wreck that occurred near
Bunbury some time ago, found a barrel
containing a substance which they
thought to be soap powder, and to dis-
pose of the apparently worthless stufl
it was emptied on a brisk fire that
was consuming