VOL. LXXVI. 148th Regiment, Pennsylvania By T. P. Mey 7, Se roe ant Co. A., 148th Regiment, P. V. [To be Continued | CHAPTER IV These burial trenches were dug here, there, and everywhere over the field and contained three or four or fifty, as the number of dead near required. Few of these men had anything about them by which they cotild be identi- fied, and the great majority of them were therefore buried as ‘‘unknown.” Ihese were later exhumed and buried in the National Cemetery as such. The Confederate Sharp shooters, in great numbers, hid in the trees and brush along and beyond the Emmetts- burg road, kept up a lively fire and several times during the day drove us off the field and prevented the stretch- erbearers from bringing iu the wound- ed of Pickett’s men, some of whom lay on the field from the 3rd to the 5th without food, water or the heat and rain. I'he day was hot, sultry, with fre- quent very heavy showers. The stench on the battlefield was some- thing indescribable. It would come and when at other care, in up as if in waves; its worst the breath would stop short io the throat; the lungs could not take it in; a sense of suffocation would be ex- perienced. We would cover our faces with both hands, turn the backs to- ward the breeze, retching aud gasping for breath: others would lie down and press their faces to the ground to es eape the choking stench he dead were found in all of lying and sitting positions; isolated; in groups; in heaps; many there were without a visible wound or mark to cause death without any wounds, killed by shock and concus- manner some sion of exploding shells alone. Down beyond the ‘Bloody Angle” there remained standing a few panels fence only the lower rails re this of pos maining. Against a smooth faced soldier-boy sitting; elbow resting on the second rail, his head resting on his upturned hand, his was his head upright, the {ace turned to- ward I'hinking he was sick or wounded I went out to render assis tance but found he was dead. We examined him and found he had been shot through the left breast in the awful fight at the “Bloody Angle” with Pickett’s men the day before; then sat down just as we found him, and died without the slightest move; perfectly poised, he did not even roll over. There was nothing about him by which he could be identified. All his accoutrements were still in place, His cartridge box was nearly empty, showing that he had done his share in the battle. Poor boy ! brave boy ! We buried him in a grave alone, as one “unknown.” During the great cannonade on July 3rd a barn opposite the Second Corps gave shelter to Confederate sharp- shooters and a masked battery that was doing us considerable damage, On this discovery I heard a Lieuten- ant of a battery near us give the com- mand, "Fire the barn!" In fifteen minutes it was in flames, and was wholly destroyed. After the battle was over some of our Co. A boys visit- ed the ruins and found that the barn had been used by the Confederates as a shelter for their wounded, many of whom were burned with the barn, The boys, looking for relics in the ashes found quite an amount of gold coin in two-and-a-half, five and ten dollar pieces among the bones and ashes of the cremated Confederates, While the pioneers were engaged in burying the dead oiher details were engaged in clearing the field, by gathering the wreckage of battle, which was immense, consisting of arms, accoutrements, ete. About four thousand muskets were gathered up along the Becond Corps front, brought in in wagons, and ranked up like cord wood; and accoutrements in great heaps taken largely from the bodies of the dead. The field was thickly strewn with knapeacks, containing the sun- dries of a soldiers outfit, haversacks filled with biscuits and sweet-cake, the proceeds of forays among the peo- ple of Pennsyivania. Blankets, tents, hate, caps, coats, belts, swords, letters, portiolios, books, bibles, testaments, playing cards, etc. scattered every- where, The day wore on; our skirmishers were advanced; no enemy in force was found, Our work at Gettysburg was finished, RA A —— Mrs. W. A. Bandoe, son Will and daughter Helen spent Bunday with Jacob Weber and family, of Boalsburg. Mr. and Mrs, J. W. Btover, and Miss Minnie Geary, all of Millheim, were guests of Mr, and Mrs. F. P. Geary over Bunday. us, The following is taken MifMinburg Telegraph, under the head- ing “a two days’ outing at Centre Hall.”? The editor of the Telegraph, George W, Bchoch, as will be learned from his impressions in print, was highly pleased with his trip to Penns Valley. Only the portion of the ac- count of the outing relating to Cen- tre Hall is reprinted. Hear Editor SBchoch : Lest the thread of this story—this outing—gets twisted and knotted, will say that we arrived at Centre Hall on time, where a cab was taken, which soon passed over three-fourths of a mile and landed us at Mr. sleep inducing beds—with kind father- sense of that expressive and endearing word. tered a friends—from Mifflinburg and the city of Clearfield —all which largely aided in making our brief stay very pleasant indeed. Centre Hall is well named and well State, between Nittany and the Beven Mountains, and if breezes abound any- where they come that way. Besides, the streets are wide, the shade trees abundant, thick and tall, and all the people —about six hundred of them large in their hospitality and sociabil- ity. Of these it was our good fortune to meet a few, namely—Mr., 8B. W. Bmith, editor of the Centre Hall Re- and ambition to give his patronage a first-class local newspaper, and is sue- the largest possible degree will be attained when the citizens of that place and ad- ceeding ina comfortable degree ; of a good local newspaper. Mr. Bmith is not only an interesting writer, but also a good farmer, being owner of a farm near the town, where, for lack of harvest help, he oceasionally **pitches hay,” Another fine gentleman Prof. Mey- er, resides here—who is Principal of the public schools of Bellefonte, at a very nice salary, but none too high considering his qualifications Stroll- ing down the main thoroughfare, we noticed him superintending the erect. ion of an addition to the parental homestead, not only adding comfort to it, but beauty as well. The spirit that prompts this marked evidence of love for home and kindred, characterizes beyond doubt or cavil the man fitted for the school room. ele. There, too, is Dr. J. F. Alexander, once a very active and busy physician, but now, on account of physical disa- bility, is not able to do much in that direction. However, up sand around, taking a lively interest in all that is going and, haviog the agency for the sale of beautiful flag stone paving from a quarry in Ohio, he is anxious to have that town well paved with it, which certainly would be a great improvement to the place. There, as elsewhere, better pavements are needed, but none are better for the purpose than those which “grow” in Ohio. The doctor was once a citizen of this county, his early schooling be- ing obtained at the old Union BSBemi- nary in New Berlin, an institution now npmbered with the ‘has beens.” He naturally made many ioquiries he is Ol, ‘‘good old days.” father served in the Union Army dur- ing the Civil War, and who died a few years ago. and had a large practice. Leslie, nat- veteran,” possibly one reason for his drawing us to his mother’s home where he splendidly entertained us for an hour or more with his gramaphone, which “reeled off” music, Reformed Charch Dedicated, Bt. Luke's Reformed Church at Lock Haven, was formally rededicated Sunday, after having been rebuilt and transformed into one of the handsom- est church buildings in the ity, Itis frescoed in oil, furnished in eak and has memorial windows, A new pipe organ was installed at a cost of $3500, the total cost of the improvements be- ing $10,000. The dedication exercises began with an organ recital Thursday evening by Professor Theodore Reimer, of the Normal School faculty. Friday even- ing the Rev. Isanc 8, Stahr, of Olney, and the Rev. G. W. Gerhard, of Ham- burg, former pastor of Bt. Luke's, made addresses of greeting and con. gratulations, The Rev, J. C. Bowman, D. D,, of the Theological Seminary, Lancaster, preached two sermons Bunday, and the dedication service was conducted by the pastor, the Rev. Warren J. Johnson, HALL, PA. ~ [ley’s address at Buffalo and Lincoln's [address at Gettysburg. Verily, it was pa hour well spent, and we publicly [thank him for the entertainment. | Of course, we called to see the post- | master, Mr. Boal, but missed him-—he | was out on his farm superintending | some work requiring his attention; but | his courteous and eflicient assistant was in charge, who between the selling {and licking o’stamps, entertained us | very agreeably. Comrade Krape, of {jewelry fame, being also present, the | conversation was not allowed to lag or {slow up in interest, Speaking of retired farmers locating | in country towns, the Telegraph says | they may become useful citizens. If (they arise to their opportunity and blessed privilege—if they will invest {their lucre in the establishment of needful industiies in your town and vicinage, by anid from which they and all others will ba greatly benefitted. to good purpose and all will be well. We will wage our coon that we hope to capture against editor Bmith’s coon now in his cage, that this will be the result. If farmers respond to this kindly advice, wherefore all will arise and sing ‘‘blessed be the retired farm- er, for he has awakened w the occa sion, allowed his talents to expand for the good of all the people.” We, too, have retired farmers in MifMlinburg, but they are all right—they give large ly for the erection of handsome churches, have fine homes, and, peces- tablishment of our fine water system, and very soon will come up smiling to the treasurer with their quota towards the securement of an electric light plant. Oh, yes, the “retired farmer’ is all desirable—a cogent force in the | development and progress of a town if {they will but permit an increase of their “"talents’’ that the good Father has blessed them with, Hon. Leonard Rhone. ly saw him sat a distance. He looked well and seemingly contented and bappy, perhaps would be happier if those trees on the Grange picaic grounds would enlarge and thicken more rapidly. And right opposite the Runkle Ho- tel is the building of the Penns Valley Banking Ce., with Mr. W. B, Mingle in charge as cashier. This is the in- stitution which the four bold burg- lars tried to ‘do’ about a mouth ago, but were prevented from “‘doing’ by the night watchman who sent a bullet in their direction as they were endeav- oring to force a window open. This unexpected discharge sent them scampering outside the town and into the Beven mountains, where theywere ultimately surrounded and captured. On the occasion of our visit Mr. Min. gle was engaged in superintending the erection of a lengthy hitching bar in front of the bank, well braced by five or six huge chestnut posts. Evi- dently he expects large delegations from the country as soon as the grain is harvested, threshed and sold. Hon. Wm. Allison, late member of the leg- islature, is president of the bank, whicl: is in flourishing condition, Master Gross Allison, grandson of landlord Runkle, took us by buggy up into a high mountain, Nittany by name, where a splendid view was had for miles and miles around, and where the air proved delightful, the snakes few and the huckleberries a trifle more plentiful. It was a graud treat, thanks to grandpa and grandson Al lison. We were almost persuaded to stay just one day longer, to take a drive to Penn’s Cave, where the romancers aay Julia discovered her Romeo, but fear- ing the allurements of the place would prove too great, we scrambled into the | hack for conductor Cook's train and | home, where we arrived on time,chock | fall of pleasing recollections of a very Well, we on- i | restful and invigorating time at’ Cen- | tre Hall, Fifty Years a Minister, Rev. Dr. David 8. Monroe, of the Methodist Episcopal church, at Sha- mokin, has completed fifty years in the ministry of the Methodist church, He has been secretary of the General Conference for the past twenty-three years, Dr. Monroe is over seventy years of age and is a Virginian by birth. When he was seventeen years old he deliver. ed sermons at various churches and at twenty he was ordained into the min- istry. His most important charges were Baltimore, Altoona, Williams- port, York, Chambersburg, Lewis burg, Bellefonte and Bloomsburg. He has been at Bhamokin four years. While presiding elder of the Altoona district he was stationed at Altoona thirteen years and laid the corner stone for seven churches, the Govern- ment building and the Masonic Hall in that city. ————— A —— oT — 1 Bend the news to the Reporter, J WARNS STATE versions Wy Harris Says Approaching Payments May Take All They Have, The more than 100 banks and trust companies in Pennpsylvania holding state deposits have been notified by State Treasurer Harris that they will be called upon in the next three months for the full amount of their deposits, Harris will begin the distribution of the $5,600,000 school fund on Beptember 1, and, in addition, he will shortly make heavy payments to George F, Payne & Co., contractors of the new capitol, Following is a copy of an offi- cial notice, which Harris has made to the Btate depositories, During the next three or four months the Treasury Department will be called upon to pay out over §7,000,- 000. This extraordinary demand is made necessary by the building of the new capitol, appropriations to the pub- lic schools and many other little appro- priations made by the Legislature of 1903, To meet these calls upon this depart- ment it may be necessary to draw upon you for a very large portion, and pos- sibly all of your State deposits. This letter is simply to give you notice of Our purpose, ci imm— About the Rural Mall Boxes. A recent order of the Postmaster General regarding the use of boxes on Rural Free Delivery routes is of inter- est to all patrons. That part relating to the interference with boxes is based on the following act of Congress: “Whoever shall hereafter willfully or maliciously injure, tear down or de- siroy any letter box or other receptacle established by order of the Postmaster General or approved or designated by him for the receipts or delivery of mail matter on any rural free delivery route, or shall break open the same, or will- fully or maliciously ibjure, deface or destroy any mail matter deposited therein, or shall willfully take or steal such matter from or out of such letter box or other receptacle or shall will- fully aid or assist in any of the afore mentioned offenses, shall for every such offense be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than three years.’ Each box must be erected by the road side so that the carrier can easily obtain access to it without dismount- ing from his vehicle. The same box must not be used for more than one family, except in the case of near rela- tives or those residing io the same house. Persons neglecting or refusing to comply with these conditions will be regarded as not desiring free delivery, and rural carriers will be directed not to serve them. A SP — Dr. Lorenz's First Patient, “Ina year I'li beso I can run like other little girls,” said ten-year-old lice Parker, of Phillipsburg. Little Miss Parker has the distinction of be- ing the oldest child to be treated by the famous bloodless surgeon, Profess- or Adolf Lorenz, for congenital dislo- cation of the hip, during his visit to Philadelphia several months ago. All her life, before Dr. Lorenz visit- ed America, last December, her only means of locomotion was a wheeled chair. Alice's left hip was pitifully deform- ed. Dr. Lorenz shook his head over the case, but consented to do what he could. Insome way he received the impression that the patient was not as old as she was by a year. After the operation he frankly told Mr, Parker that his daughter was too old to make a successful outcome at all probable, But Alice improved steadily and rapidly, and in less than a wonth Dr, Augustus H. Wilson, who had taken charge of the case, permitted her to go home. Bhe went back to the hos pital while Dr. Lorenz was there dur- ing the visit he made to Philadelphia a few weeks ago. When he saw her he was astonished, and told her she “would be all right in a year.” He was then informed of the mistake con cerning her age. He laughed hearti- ly, but said : “If I had known that I would not have performed the ope- ration.” Mrs. Parker said, the child can walk a little now, without pain, LOCALS, If you want a supply of old papers, call at the Reporter office ; the sooner the better. Ralph Booger, who has finished his second year at the Williamson Free School of Mechanical Arts, Philadel. phia, is home for the summer vaca tion. Mrs. Mary Delninger, widow of Rev, Deininger, and her daughter and g hter, Mrs, Emma and Miss Sophia Thomas, all of York, were guests of Mrs. Lucy Henney, in FROM ILLINOIS, Orop Conditions In fllinols As Reported by s Reporter Reader, Under date of August 1, J. M. Btifler, of Freeport, Illinois, writes the Reporter as follows : The haying season is about over and the farming community congratulate themselves on having in stock an un- usually large quantity of excellent hay. The clover haying season was rather discouraging owing to the fre- quent showers, and much of it is bad- ly colored. The crop of timothy was gotten in splendid condition, as a whole, and will average close to three tons per acre. ‘Old Bol” assumed a mood to please the poor grangers in the emergency of scarcity of help and high wages. He performed in the three degrees of hot, hotter, hottest. Alfalfa is being grown with success by some of our progressive farmers. The climate and soil seem well adapt- ed to its growth and maturity. Alfal- fa fields can be cropped three and four times a year, The hay is relished by the stock in general. Its merits as a soil builder are well known. The soil in this section is not naturally the home of species of bacterium that af- fects the alfalfa plant, hence to make it valuable as a soil builder we must inoculate the soil. Harvesting is in progress. Grain of all kinds is quite up to the average of former seasonable years. The crop of straw is comparatively light. Plant lice, in myriads, early in the season, and later on rust, weakened the straw on growing oats. Threshing is in progress in places, as the steam whis- tle attests, The corn crop is backward, but with ideal corn weather through August we may still have a large corn crop of good quality. The early planting is now in roasting ears. Old corn is retailing at 60cts. per bushel. Potatoes are doing well, no disease, such as blight, ete., being evident. Bugs are nearly a minus quantity. Within a few days the Freeport post office building will be opened to the public and ready for occupancy. On March 2nd, 1898, Congress granted an appropriation of §75,000 for the purchase of a site and the erection of a building iu this city. BSubsequentiy— March 3rd, 1901 —an additional appro- priation of $10,000 was granted ; in all $55,000. The building is rectangular in shape, 57x84 feet—is three full stories and a basement in height. The style of architecture is colonial. The outside is rather plain in detail, the material used being gray pressed brick. The trimmings are of a gray terra-cotta, Though there is little effort at orna- mentation on the exterior, yet with- all it causes a pleasing eflect on ac- count of its graceful and imposing ap- pearance. The exterior doors open up- on the public lobby 16 feet wide. The private office of the post master, the work room and the money order room are convenient and cozy. The build- ing throughout is equipped with all modern conveniences including heat- ing and lighting. Qu the second floor is a spacious room for the United States court, judges room and quarters for other United States officers. On the 3rd floor rooms are fitted for the United States grand and petit jurors. The building is centrally located and fronts on two of the business streets both of which are paved with vitrified brick. Weare proud of our govern- ment building. J. M. BTIFFLER LL AS isin, From Millhelm Journal, John Alter, having recovered from his late illness, in company with his wife, returned to their home at Pitis- burg last Thursday. The Misses Rosa Maize and Bertha Bubb spent Bunday at the home of Miss Bubb'e parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Bubb, near Potters Mills. Mr. and Mrs. Harry G. Miller, of Linden Hall, spent Sunday with the iady's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elias Stover, in Penn township. J. H. B, Hartman, in company with his daughter, Miss Mary, and Miss Esta Youngman, spent Sunday at the home of Mr, and Mrs. James Wert, near Tusseyville. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. R. Harter, of Chicago, Ill, arrived in town Friday afternoon. Mr. Harter was a former resident of this place but left for Chica go a number of years ago. His many friends were giad to meet him again. Centre County Pomona Grange, The Centre County Pomona Grange will hold its third quarterly meeting in the hall of Washington Grange, near State College, Friday, August 21, All patrons are cordially invited to at- tend. Meeting will open at 9:80 a, m. and continue throughout the day. D. M. CAMPBELL, Secretary. The good die young, especially good resolutions, Have You Saw Me Mug In De Pitts. burg Bunday Dispatch ? Yores Trulie Pickle Neary. . NO. 31. TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS. HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. Bend the local news to the Reporter, The Lock Haven dam will be re- paired at an expenditure of many thousands of dollars. Kicked in the head by a horse Will- iam Hazlett, of Belleville, Is in a critical condition Eggie's Quitin’ For Home Agin In De Pittsburg Sunday Dispatch. Yores Trulie. Pickle Neary. Harry N. Meyer, of Millheim, agent for the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, was in town on business last week. W. C. Luse, wife and family, of Al- toona, are the guests of the Luse fami- lies in Centre Hall. Mr. Luse is a son of Cyrus Luse, of Tyrone, Misses Savilla Rearick and Elsie Roberta Boal, of this place, Baturday drove to Miiroy and visited the family of W. O. Rearick at that place. The Haines township school board last week adopted Durrell & Robbins Aritbmetics. The firm is represented by J. Nevin Meyer, of Rebersburg. The Odd Fellows of Btate College, Lemont, Bellefonte, Pine Grove Mills and Boalsburg are arranging to hold a large basket picnic and reunion on the 27th of August. L. D. Orndorf, of Woodward, was badly cut on the head by the fore feet of a horse, one day last week. The horse got balky in a hay wagon, and Mr. Orndorf endeavored to induce him to pull by taking him by the bridle. J. Lanson Burris, tenant on the farm of Mrs. Flora O. Bairfoot, west of Cen- tre Hall, was a caller Baturday even- ing. He isone of the active young farmers in his community and the length of lense on the farm he ocecu- pies, proves that he is capable and willing to handle a farm. The former citizens of Centre County now residing in Blair County will hold their annual picnic at Bellwood, Blair County on Saturday, August 22 1903, There is a large number of people liv- ing around Altoona, Bellwood and Tyrone who formerly lived in Centre County and the occasion of their an- nual meeting is a notable event. Theodore Yarnell, of Mill Hall, was badly hurt by being thrown from =a horse near Hecla Park a few days ago. He was riding the animal from the park when it threw him. His head struck a telephone post and rendered bim unconscious. His right side was badly bruised and his tongue cut quite severely. The Pennsylvania Railroad is push- ing the work of erecting telegraph poles along its lines to replace those recently destroyed for Western Union, and about one-third the number be. tween New York and Pittsburg are in place. The entire work is expected to be completed about October 1, when they will be turned over to the Postal Telegraph Company. Mason John R. Strong, of Potters Mills, is building the foundation walls for the new dwelling house of Arthur E. Kerlin, in this place. To prove the strength of the walls Mason Strong builds and the favorable conditions for growth of vegetation, the writer's ste tention was called to a very healthy clover stalk protruding from the foun- dation mentioned, aud that without impairing, in the least, the wall itself. The postoffice department has sent out notices bearing information that hereafter rural mail carriers shall not act as agents for any firm. This order is the result of complaints made by country storekeepers all over the Union who make the complaint that city department stores are ruining their business. The department has refused to supply the city stores with names of the people along the mail routes. In the suit of the Borough of Mann's Choice vs. the Western Union Tele graph company, to recover license tax on poles and wires, which was decided in favor of the plaintiff in the courts of Bedford county, and the decision affirmed in the Superior court, an appeal has been taken to the Supreme court. The case will be argued next May. The opinion of the Supreme court will affect all of the boroughs in Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Conley will leave their farm, east of Centre Hall, in the spring, and probably locate here. Mr, Conley has been disabled for work since his illness which fact caused the decision above mentioned. Mr,
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