VOL. LXXVI. CENTRE COUNTY 148th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. By T. P. Regiment, Meyer, Serge PV {To be Contin CHA cent Co ned | PTER®IIIL. bnttle flag of hearers were Uhree times the 148th went down as the shot, and wen shouted, the colors are down. But they were raised again by others of the Guard ;"’ the last by Benner. He the | head, which was hastily bandaged and | he carried the flag to the end of the | battle. Our division, or what was left of it, | leisurely returned to the centre on Cemetery Ridge, neat the Copse of trees and the Bloody Angle, in the fore part of the night, morose, almost as deaf ag posts, tired, hungry and dirty. We had muzzle-loading guns and had to bite our paper cartridges, so the mouths, faces and hands of the men looked as if they had been eating soot for a week. This was a very were so occupied great nervous strain gave a thought tothe weather. But when the battle was over and we calmed down we found that our shirts and coats were soaked with perspira- tion and we began to realize more fully what we had gone through. There was the usual lively interest to hear the personal experiences of the men who had gone through the battle. Who was killed, wounded or safe. And there was no one =o dull as not to appreciate the tremendous gravity, to us, of the results.of the battle which was sure to come oun the morrow. Only those who have experienced similar situations can comprehend the feelings of the men during the nights following these two disastrous days of heavy fighting [housands of our comrades had already fallen, and we knew that before the settiog of an- other sun many thousands would be added to the host of dead. Every soldier counted his chances of being added to the number and we thought of home, and friends, and peace more seriously, lovingly than before. These were tive quiet reigned ; of battle had entirely ceased, very ground aud the “(olor time in was wounded hot day, but we and under that we never such more already great more sad nights, Compara- the greater noises jut the air seemed to moan and groan with the voices of thousands of uncared for wounded, According to orders received at eleven o'clock at night I took the Regimental Pioueers with picks, shovels and sperm candles back to an open air hospital, behind a rocky bluff on Rock Creek, a ile to our right rear, where several thousand wounded had been carried during the day, while the battles were in progress, to sort the dead from the living and to bury the dead. We reached the hospital designated and found acres of ground covered with wounded and lying amopg them many who had died after being brought here from the field, The Pioneers of the 145th P. V. were the only meu engaged in this work at this point during this night. We lit our candles and examined the situation. This was sn awful place. The most able writer could not give the slightest idea of this dreadful place. Without hearing the contin- uous groans and moans description is weak. The awful sights in the “Wheat Field,” “Death Valley’ and around “Devils Den,” where the ground was thickly strewn with weapons, cannon, broken gun carriages, thousands of dead and wounded men and horses, mutilated in all manner of form and degree, when we left it in the early evening, was Iincomparably behind this scene of suffering and death. Here the dead and wounded lay pro- miscuously side by side and close to- gether, M1 long rows, on the bare ground, the feet of one row nearly touching the heads of the next row. The Union and Confederates in sepa- rate rows, There is no place in the world where so much suffering is found in so small a space asin a battlefield hospital, No sickness; but men in health, wounded and torn, moaning and writhing, in the indescribable agonies of gangrene, wound-fever, thirst and death. All was darkness ; not a torch or candle burning ; no nurses or surgeons in attendance on the wounded at this place during the night. At least not from midnight to three o'clock in the morning during which time we were at work there, Yetabout half of them had their wounds dressed, lying on the bare ground, unsheltéxed, uncover- [ Continued on fourth phge.] o9eo200Cco00O08RO000OOS WILLIAM GOODHART. 6000026000000 00002°00C 0080 DIED JULY 9, 1903. William Goodhart died Thursday | evening, July 9th, at his home near Spring Mills, aged sixty-five years, two months, seventeen days. The de-| cessed was buried in the Presbyterian cemetery, Spring Mills, Monday fol-| lowing, the service being eonducted | by Rev. Dr. W, H. Schuyler, pastor of the Sinking Creek Presbyterian church, and Rev. Mecllnay, of the Methodist church. The pall bearers were the five sons of the deceased, and | Miller Goodhart, of Farmers Mills, a | nephew Mr. Goodhart's iliness extended over | a period of one year, fhe ailment being | an affection of the heart. Aboutthree | months ago he was stricken with] pleuro-pneumonia, which termipated as stated above, Deceased is survived by the widow, Mary Meo-| Kinney, and ten children, all of whom were present at the burial. The names | and addresses of the children are as | follows : Will L., Youngstown, Ohio; Myra B., Milroy ; John H., Cresson ; Mary E., wife of Edward Foreman, Youngstown, Ohio; Sara K., Cleve- land, Ohio ; Margaret 1., Latitia L., at home ; Robert H., Altoona ; Frank V., and Samuel Me., at home. Mr. Goodhart is survived by two brothers -George l.. Goodhart, Centre Hill, and James Goodhart, of | Lewistown, and one sister, Mary, wife of John 8. Dauberman, Hall. Samuel Goodhart, also a brother, of | Hublersburg, died a number of | years ago. The deceased was a life long mem- ber of the Presbyterian church and for twenty-nine years was an elder inl that church. Mr. Goodhart belonged lo a class of men whose usefulness in the church and community cannot easily be over- estimated. He was a man of strong convictions and willing to stand by them. Men are only too willing to depart from the strict path of rectitude for money or office or even from the desire to please others whose maiden name was also entre Such men can do little or nothing to elevate the moral standard of their community, and they may do much to demoralize their fellow men; for the extent of their immoralities will depend on the degree of their tempta- tions. He who is willing for any rea- son, however plausible, to depart from the strictest righteousness in the least | degree may never become a bad man, but the only reason for this Is the lack of sufficient inducement. The only safe ground is a rock-like determina- tion to do right at all hazards, Buch men may not be popular with | those of an easy-going morality and they may, if charity be wanting give unnecessary offence, but if we really | desire the welfare of society we cannot prize them too highly. They are the men who beat back the waves of un- righteousness that are ever threaten ing the overthrow of human institu- tions. In this class Mr, Goodbart must be placed. Nothing could turn him from what he believed to be right. It is not claimed that he was perfect, but his errors were those of judgment not of the heart. It is for this reason that it seems that he was needed here ; and fo: this reason he will long live by his influence. His charity, his industry, his faithfulness in the discharge of duty, his love and zeal for the church of Christ—all combine to make him a good man, but space will not permit dwelling on these and oth- er of his virtues, He was loved by those who knew him intimately, re- spected by all well-meaning men of his acquaintance. MRS. JOHN 1. ROBINSON, Mrs. Priscilla Morgan Robinson after a brief illness died on Monday of last week, leaving a husband and two in- fant children to mourn her loss. Mrs Robinson was twenty-eight years, elev- Bhe life was spent until her marriage to Dr. John I. Robinson, of Btate College, four years ago. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Reese Morgan. The greatest sadness of this sudden death rests with her devoted husband and two little children, John DaCosta and Earle Morgan, aged respectively two years and four months. Mrs. Robinson went to Bellefonte in i previous to her death, and returned the same day too sick to walk to her home. Later symptoms of appendicitis with complications were observed and could not survive, The funeral services were held at her late residence on Wednesday morning, Sth inst, after which the re- where interment took place on the following EDNA REYNOLDS The death of Edna Reynolds cast a deep gloom over old and young in Reedsville and surrounding country. She was the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Reynolds and her o'clock. Interment was made day afternoon. The deceased, although less than | twenty years of age, had won the | greatest respect of her seniors and the love of her companions. Bhe was as- sistant postmistress to her father, and in that capacity came in contact with the entire population of the commu- nity. The kindness and gentieness displayed by her in that position was one of the prime reasons for the con- tinued solicitude of every one during her illness, which dates back to Easter Day. It is useless here tospeak of her good traits, for they were not unap- preciated in life—before and during flluess—by her family and sequaint- ances, and hence need no enu- merating. This young girl, in bud of woman- hood, was first stricken with typhoid Mon- weeks she suffered, but without com- plaint, The best medical skill, or and trained nurses did what they al days prior to her death it was dis covered that an abscess, —a result of Philadelphia, was called to perform an operation, and Thursday the same was accomplished in a most successful manner. The surgeon's knife, how- ever, revealed other conditions tuberculosis of the bowels. Bhe re- covered from the effects of the operas tion, and had her illness been typhoid fever alone, she might have regained health, but the operating physician, upon making the discovery of tuber. cular alcers, at once gave up all such hope. MRS, ELIZA MILLER. Mrs. Eliza Miller, wife of Joseph Miller died suddenly Wednesday even- ing of last week at her home on the Bancroft farm near Holidaysburg, of heart trouble. She had been in her dsual health and the summons came without warning. Deceased was born near Bpring Mills and was aged thirty. one years, She had resided in Altoo- na for several years previous to taking up a residence at the Bancroft farm. Bhe was by faith a Christian Scientist. Bhe is survived by her husband, her father, Peter Neese, of Beech, and four sisters and one brother: Mrs. James Dally, of Huntingdon county; Mrs. Ira Ohi, Lamar; Mrs, James MeCool, Rebersburg ; i Mrs. Howard Foust, Beech ; and Adam Neese, Centre Hall, KATHARINE BNYDER, Mrs. Katharine Bnyder died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Emma Royer, in Bellefonte, on 1st instant, Deceased was born in Brush Valley, and was a sister of Mrs, Busanne Vona- da and Mrs. Elizabeth Rockhouser, of that valley. ELIZABETH EBY. Miss Elizabeth Eby died at the home of her brother, Michael Eby, near Woodward, July 4, at the age of eighty-one years and eight months, Bhe has left to survive one sister and three brothers. Funeral services were held Tuesday, conducted by Rev. O. I. Buck. Interment in the St. Paul cemetery. EMANUEL PETERS, Oak Hall and vicinity, in the death of Emanuel Peters, lost one of its most valued and highly respected citizens, Death came to this citizen Thursday of last week after a brief illness caused by blood poisoning. He had been suflering more or less for a- year from a pain in his side which finally devel- oped as above stated. Mr. Peters’ age was fifty-three years, Interment took place Baturday, the services being conducted by Rev. Btonecypher. The deceased is survived by a wid- ow, she being Busanna Zeitle, a daugh- ter of George Zettle, of Nittany Val- ley, and the following children: An- nie, wife of Jasper Rishel; Minnie, wife of Harvey Wagner, of Oak Hall ; Mary, wife of Barnhart Stamm, Al- toons ; Jawes, Pennsylvania Furnace ; Elsle, Maggie, Luther and Arthur, at home. Mr. Peters was a farmer by occupa- tion, and he was termed one of the best in his community. He was a kind neighbor, and never refused to lend a helping hand. AI ————— LOCALS. Miss Elsie Corman, of Coburn, is st present at Camp Kidd, near Milroy. A regular meeting of Progress Graoge will be held Baturday evening at 7:30 o'clock. D. A. Boozer and Paul Murray last week went to Philadelphia and At. lantic City. The former returned home Monday. Mrs. Amanda Bpangler, of New Berry, is visiting her brother-in-law, David 1. Kerr, near Centre Hill. Miss Sarah McKinney, sister of Mrs, George Lee, in this place, Wednesday of last week returned from a visit to Philadelphia and Atlantic City. Miss Mable Meyer, of Millheim, an operator in the Bell telephone ex- change in that place, was the guest of Dr. and Mra. Lee for several days. Miss Elsie Krise Saturday went to Johnstown, where she will assist in caring for one of her sister's children who recently had an operation per- formed for appendicitia, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bhutt, of Cen- tre Hall, recently paid a visit to Bam- uel Shutt, Lock Haven,and brought back with them two of the latter's children for a summer outing. Fred Klinefelter, son of Samuel Klinefelter, south of Centre Hall, on the Bpicher farm, is ill with typhoid fever, but under the care of Dr. Lee is getting along ss nicely as can be pected Bell telephone exchange in this place, is spending her vacation in Altoona, having gone to that place Baturday. Her place in the exchange is being filled by Miss Grace Lee. Hugh Larimer, of Nebraska, is visiting friends in Centre county. Mr. Larimer was raised by Mr. Boozer who years ago lived on the Keller farm, near Linden Hall. Later he was engaged in the mercantile busi- ness at Centre Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Porter W. Odenkirk, and children, of Burnham, spent several days in Centre Hall last week. Mr. Odenkirk recently purchased a home at Burnham, near the trolley power house, The dwelling, which is new, is located in a very desirable section, James McDonald, aged twelve years, of Lewistown, had his entire hand blown oft by a cannon fire cracker. The cracker had been lighted and thrown into the street, and the boy picked it up thinking it would not ex- plode. The arm was amputated be- low the elbow, Miss Emma and William Wolf, daughter and son of Mr. and Mrs, J. W. Wolf, of Ardmore, and Miss De- Long, are due in Centre Hall Satur day. They will be entertained Miss Emma McCoy. Miss DeLong's father holds a responsible position with the Pennsylvania Railroad Com- pany in Broad Street Station, FIGHTING POLITICIANS Postmaster General Payne Sigas Order to Take Rural Free Delivery from Pollties, Postmaster General Payne signed for Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen- eral Bristow an order removing the rural free delivery system entirely from politics. Tt was the first import- ant step taken in the direction of a complete reformation of the defective and extravagant system upon which the postal service has been conducted, and will bring forth a storm of protest from politicians, In eftact, the order declares that the recommendation of a member of Con- gress, whether Representative or Ben- ator, shall not be considered as of more importance than that of any other in- dividual in determining the establish- ment of rural delivery routes. In the new order of things which Mr. Bristow is bringing about, a peti- tion from one hundred persons using the mails asking for the establishment of a route will be necessary to secure consideration at the department. When such a petition is received an ingpector will be sent to determine whether the route is needed and whether it will facilitate mail deliver- ies to such an extent as to warrant the expense of its establishment. Upon the report of the inspector will depend the action of the department. The Congressman or senator who joins in the request will be counted just as one ordinary citizen. The men to be appointed carriers are to be selected in strict accordance with civil service rules and the polit- fecal machines which Machen and the department had aided Congressmen to build up in their respective districts through the free delivery system will crumble away. ss lf STATE RECOGNIZES VETERANS Free Transportation for Veterans to Fa mous Battiefieids, Adjutant General Btuart has sent a circular to the Grand Army Posts of the state announcing that the State will pay the transportation of veteran Pennsylvania soldiers to several points south in October and November. Transportation will be farnished the survivors of the BSeventy-seventh Pennsylvania Volunteers to attend the dedication, of the monument on the battlefield of Shiloh, which will prob- ably be in October. Thesurviving Pennsylvania soldiers who were confined in the Anderson- ville prison pen will be given transpor- tation to attend the dedication of the memorial to Pennsylvania's sons who died in the pen, and will be given transportation to the National ceme- tery at Andersonville, some time in October. The Burvivors' Association of the 100th Pennsylvania and the survivors of the 73rd Pennsylvania will be given free transportation to the battlefields of Wauhatchie and Missionary Ridge in October or November to dedicate monuments to the valor of their com- mands. All applications for transpor- tation must be made to Adjutant Gen- eral T. J. Stewart, Harrisburg, Pa. LOCALS, Paul Murray has a clerkship in the Aislesworth hotel, Virginia Avenue, Atlantic City. James Horner, of Colyer, is selling the “Story of the World's Worship,"'a book that should be in every family. The choir of the United Evangelical church at Tusseyville will hold an ice cream social, Baturday evening, 25th instant. Mrs. Barah Harlacher, of New Ber- lin, is spending several weeks with her cousin, Mrs. Mary Rearick, in this place. Harry Sherick, son of William Sher- ick, formerly of this place, is conduet- ing a very good hotel between York and Tennessee Avenues, Atlantic City. Mrs. Mary Fillmore, of Philadel- phia, is the guest of her brother John H. Krumbine, as isalso Charles Krum- bine, a brother. The latter is in deli- cate health, being a sufferer from tu- berculosis. His home is in Washing- ton, D. C, If you are looking for the most reck- less liars in all Centre county, and don’t pick on the Bellefonte corre- spondents to the city dailies, you are using poor judgment. The habitual misrepresentation of Centre county may be a source of revenue for this particular class of scamps, but it would be a credit to the county if they would earn their living in some less public way. . Daniel W., Zeigler Friday took ser- fously ill while at work in the saddler shop of D. A. Boozer. He was remov- ed to Mr, Booger's home and later to that of his sister, Mrs. B. H. Arney. His illness proved to be that of cholera some time he began to recover. Mrs. Zeigler and daughter, Miss Mable, assisted in taking care of him. "TNO. =, TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENING& OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. Miss Grace Christine, of Hardin, Ohio, % the guest of her sister, Mrs, Thomas L. Mrs. Kauffman, mother of Mrs. Adam Neese, is visiting her at her home below Centre Hall. Moore, Miss Tace Kreamer, who had been in Johnstown with her sister for some months, cane home last week, Henry Reinliart, of Woodward, was one of the many who promptly had a four placed on his Reporter label. WilliamWhiting, aged fifteen years, of Mill Hall, died from the effects of a wound on the hand caused by a blank cartridge. The annual reunion of the Reformed churches of Central Pennsylvania will be held at Lakemont Park Wednes- day, July 26, Mr. and Mrs, Paul Bhaffer, of Belle- fonte, Mrs. Bamuel Musser and Mies Mable Musser, of Beranton, drove from Bellefonte Friday to spend the day with Mrs. Mary Shoop, in this place. The Rev. Dr. A. N. Warner, regis- trar of Busquehanna University, has resigned his place owing to health. Mr. and Mrs. leave for New Mexico, year. John D. Meyer, of Centre Hall, for the fifth time, was re-elected principal of the Bellefonte High School. Mr. Meyer has met with unusual success in his school work in Bellefonte and elsewhere, Mr. and Mrs. €. A. Bpencer, of Cur- wensville, will move to Harrisburg. Mrs. Bpencer is a sister of Miss Anna Bartholomew, of this place. Mr. Spencer is employed with a large bridge company. Prof. Graffius H. Hubbard, of Beech Creek, who was an applicant for the principalship of the Centre Hall High School, has accepted the tutorship in the Industrial Reformatory at Hunt- ingdon. Messrs. B. DD, Brisbin and W, Frank Bradford did a good turn for the farm- ers by shutting down their saw mill in order that the men employed by them might be of service in storing hay and grain. Master John Bailey, of Philadelphia, accompanied his brother and sister— Ted dnd Freda Bailey—to this place last week. This is John's first expe- rience in the country, and he thinks it an ideal place. poor Warner will to be gone a Friday's Press contained a splendid illustration of Dr. Henry Bitner, of the Millersville Normal School. Dr. Bitner is director of the department of natural sciences at the Pennsylva- nia Chautauqua, Mt, Gretna, Mrs. Lizzie Bearfoss and pretty little granddaughter Ethel Shetter, of York, are guests of Mr.and Mrs. W,. H, Meyer and other relatives in Centre Hall and Penns Valley. Mrs. Sear- foss, years ago, lived at Centre Hill. Druggist J. D. Murray last week greatly improved his drug store prop- erty by laying a brick walk in front of the storeand cobbling about the hiteh- ing posts, These improvements will be permanent and will be appreciated by pedestrians, Messrs. Charles W. Black, Wm. Floray and Olie D. Btover each built substantial walks in front of their dwellings, located below Grange Ar- cadia. These homes are all new, and the improvement mentioned adds much to the general appearance of the neighborhood. Daniel David Fryer, young son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fryer, of Coburn, died July 3, aged six years, nine months and seven days. Funeral serv- ices were held on Monday morning in the Evangelical church at Coburn and interment in Aaronsburg cemetery, Rev. I. N. Bair officiating. Mrs. Linnie Ruble, of State College, recently made sale of her personal ef- fects and at present is staying with her sister, Mra, B. D. Brisbin, in this place. Later she will go to Cleveland, Ohio, where sheand her son Joseph 8. Ruble will begin housekeeping. Mr, Ruble is a graduate of Pennsylvania Btate College, class of '01, and is em- ployed by the American Steel and Wire company as draughtsman, Post office inspector Frank I. Taylor was in Centre Hall several days last week, and inspected the rural mail routes on the south side of Potter twp. and those in Gregg twp, Mr, Taylor has had large experience in laying out free rural mail routes, and while here three years ago laid out an ideal route through a portion of Potter township. The service was then in its experi mental stage and was viewed with con- siderable suspicion, and consequently was petitioned against, The wisdom of Mr. Taylor's act at that time is now fully dawning upon those whom it af a thay Suet Yves. gute
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