7 ————— be CENTRE COUNTY IN THE CIVIL WAR. vol. LXXVI. 148th Regiment, Pennsylvania I “turned out” ; a beautifal ing. The boys asked: Do better? 1 said, Iam well! covered. I never felt better. Give me some crackers and pork, that | may morn« you feel fully re- THE BOROUGH SCHOOLS, The Centre Re teachers of Centre Centre Hall Las just reason to be proud teachers, and it is modestly asserted by the 2 vy 1903. COURT NEWS, Doings of August Court us Heported b W. Harrison Walker, Esq, | HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS. {satisfy my hunger, Iam all right now, I soon put away a big breakfast of | pork, crackers and coftee, I was onee By T. P. Meyer, Sergeant Co. A., 145th borough owes thanks to the present school board for the economical manner In which the public schools are conducted. It may be truly said that while the strictest economy is being practiced by the school board, the saving is not done ut the expense of the school children. Clement Dale, who survive Henry | Dale, deceased, executors of the last! will and testament of Christian Dale, | i Br., deceased, ve, Clement Dale, and | Volunteers. It beats all how it did rain. John F. Harrison, of Bellefonte, will ie teach school in Jersey Shore, I'he corps of teac . P. i ot more strong, and able and ready for Regiment, P. V. any service. I was not sick again to the end of the war, and never was to the hospital during my whole service. fu this war it was a ‘long time be- ' 1 can recall only three “whiskey rations” in all the time of our service, But to the ingen- ious soldier, there was always a way of getting a canteen full of ecommissary’’ when we wanted it. We would write an order on the Q. M. something like this: “TotheQ M. 148th P. V. Send me per bearer, far my own use, nteen of whiskey. Then would sign Co. On these orders the “Lieut.” slwayse When we want. ed a of brandy, we hought a can piped pears’! from our sutler. This meant u pint tin can, labeled Ypears,'’ [To be Continued.] CHAPTER IV, . CARRY ME BACK TO OLE VIRGINNY. i H. A. SURFACE. As it was, he left a few guns, many | small arms, and a great number of stragglers and deserters, all of whom Here the Get. The retreat became our prisoners. tysbarg campaign ended. and escape of Lee was one of the most skillful feats of the war. He slipped away from the Unlon Army, re ached the Potomac, seventy miles away, without material loss, and, in the few days that he was at the river, be had thoroughly fortified had gathered flatboale, captured poutoons, and built bridgs Putomag grusport and Falling Wa- himsell | i Bross Lhe i i river at Willi ters, over which wity; his army night of July 13th ; theo destroyed bis bridge 3, and in safely It The Potomage, a times. on account of much high and rapid ; but many of the feder ee, it for plu ged into Lhe giresm, were carried a fusae UIs ercape into Virginia, op the sted his army, all wile large river at Fat, (‘on- able, Bt thinking awsy and drowned, hundred were sald to have been drowned during the Some four Cross- ing, on that dreadfully dark and rainy night. reafter, the bodies of those unfortgugles were ii r. or lodgs oF th weeks fit 14 ’ FOr severa seen floating dow! e rive ed along i During paign sand battle of Geltysburg, ihe about fifty { the ts hanks. came Josses in the two armies were equal, and smouoted to over thousand in the sggregute, All day of the 14th the msin body of our army was in bivouse slong the Potomac, between Willismsport and Falling With hed the hills i - tf % wats jnteresi we wales snsiderable fi Waters, hh 1a I'- LUanivderale ary ou But all duri ets, that bid the the Virginia side. and quiet all day, Was pe ace or £2 which sun- shine and showers alternated le there was uo On the Virginia si gign of life, excepting s few ‘‘johnpie’ pickets, among the the . $: 4 : walchiog bushes alot Bg our sige shore, stead fast iy The eapupnign rush was the 15th we marched twenty meandering way, camped near Harper's Ferry the forenoon of July 16th by Bandy Hpob Knoxville, Md, into regular camp, for rest and a gen: ich eight mites, and went gral refi'ting, both of w were bad- tween drinks,’ we ces weer Lg o dry. M y. i . sf 45 filled with light brandy, yw throws in, and a small 1 Or twit » war seldom that s and drink to excess, wpe extremely rare in the 148th aud I am uot afraid to assert, that it wae ope of the most regiments As to thievery, well, Yeharge sustained! einaingd near Knox- ville, Md. July 17th, during which the torn shoes and ragged uniforms of the meu were replaced with new, and the boys were once more well dressed, and ready [ Toward event in d George M But, it was extremely we wauled strong drink sober in the service, admitted LL we T iil oRkiup r DUsIDCSE gE we raw some abi msls the brush, down near the riv- er, : Rupp weunul to see hers now in cbarge of the borough schools are ly competent, and with the exception of one—a beginner—have established creditable reputations, Incompetency is too frequently charged, and that justly, against school teachers. There is not always a want of book know- ledge, but there is a lack of common sense, good judgment or tact, as you please to call it, in the major part of the pablie school teachers of today. It may be safely said that these elements are not lacking in those who Monday assumed charge of the public schools in this borough ; neither are they lack- ing in general knowledge. ~The school board bas resolved to enforce the compulsory school law, and it is hoped they will receive the support of the citizens of the town, "The average attendance of the school children in the borough schools, in past years has been very good, but there is room for improvement, and it is the purpose of the school board to insist on every child of school age to attend school regu- larly. If this idea is morally supported by every citizen of the town, the at- tendance officer will bave little work left to perform, and the expense of en- forcing the compulsory school law in Centre Hall will be reduced to the minimum tigure, thorough- PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS IN CENTRE HALL. ft hey whether Were mn! He 5 KO returned with a good sized sheep #0 | Jesse Long, William Meyer and | i We were hungry for mut- durk sthing good to] . Al ! e W“ orager, and soon | hg, ‘ it ton. It w when we ved to fry and eat mutton and » continued to fry sud eat o'clock in the finished the satisfied. We plates clegn #8 gelling t i COLI crackers We ys “i Lill wile go morning, when § shh bad we had sheep, and were fully rubbed our pans aud tin with newspapers, as usual, aid soon enored with the rest, Karly left in the morning of July 18th, Kuoxville, back to Crossed we marched Harpers Ferry, and the Pat ' once more ig, Gi toon bridges, into joi Virginia, eight miles, und camped four Tah miles from the “Ferry.” Early inthe 19th, wept ready Lo move morpieg of Sanday the we SYoscked up” ' hd here seemed The ing tri. is’ notice to be whole something “‘brewing.’ army was Kept in fight Pp ' JOHN A. YOUN(, thigh School. REBECCA JANE MOYER, latermediate. MARY A. PORENAN, Primary. Flo. R. DUCK, Grammar. John 1876 7, 80d Lye apparent monotony of life in tae midst of books. However she was blessed with most excellent parents, of great’ moral worth-—believing in the maxim, that entered the public sabool at Vicksburg, Knowledge is the only thing one can- which Ciitee of study he completed in not be robbed of, So she, like the three years, receiving his first diplo oider brothers and sisters, was com- ma. While in this school, under the pelied to attend the country school potent influence of hig iekoher, Mr N, regularly ; she was told not to fall out E. Bpangler, the horizon of his life of line but prepare for teaching, thus was gradually broadened until at the following the older five of the family. end of the school years there he had As a matter of course she said she determined to enter Bucknglli Aeade- could do it, A. Young was born July The early years of his life were spent on his father's farm, vear New! Columbia, Pa. The educations) faeil- ities being poor in the caunmunity, he We move ut 86 wie pom. and mareh- my, to pursue at least § year's course But instead of attending school that Blanche Hoy, executors, was con the list. vive a certain judgment. Gardner, ve. Michael Davidson M. I. Forcey, trading and doing busi- ness under the firm name of Davidson breach of a coal contract. Bome time during the last winter the plaintifis ordered some coal from the defendants who bave control of a mine in this county. They agreed to ship the cosl as ordered, but after some inquiry they learned that a man by the name of J, W. Gardner, who they thought was one of the partners of Geyer and Gard- ner, was insolvent, and without further inquiry cancelled the order and refused to ship the coal. It later turned out that the Gardner who was insolvent was not a party interested, and that they had actually rescinded the contract without legal grounds. The court, after a brief charge, turned the case over to the jury and ina few minutes a verdict in wae rendered defendants in the sum of $127.75. The case of J. C. Rossman vs, Jacob F. Musser, which was an appeal, was settled by the parties. There are only two civil cases on the list for trial at this session .— Wm, Hall ve. The Binger Bewing Machine Mfg. Co., and Maggie Woodring vs. H. M. Dunning. The Grand Jury ignored the bill of indictment in the case of Common- wealth ve. Erpest Viard, who was in- ipsburg, for resisting un officer and for assauit and battery, and placed the costs upon the county. A cross suit was iostituted by Mr. Viard against the policeman for assault and battery; the Grand Jury ignored this bill and pay the costs of prosecution or go to jail. The first criminal case tried was that of Commonwealth vs. Earl Ray Crispen, Frank MeCartney and Thos. MeCloskey, who were charged Mr. Buddinger was the prosecutor. A nol pros was entered Tuesday morning as sgaipnst Crispen and McCloskey. D. C. Keller will serve a turkey din- ner on Grange Park SBuuday, 13, Reports from all parts of the state indicate that potatoes are rotting. There is something of a difference | between going straight and aight. home { Rev. J. F. Bhultz will fill the ap- | Hill and I i jellefonte Sunday next, J. L. Frank succeeded Joseph Tib- { bins as mail carrier on the route be- | tween Loganton and Rebersburg. { The heavy rains last week | thoroughly soaked the oats shocks | and did the erop more or less harm, | Mrs, y, of Rev. David A. { Bolly, of Richmond, and chil- | dren, Friday of returned to i their home, | The Odd Fellows {ers park was in the | | when rain | was quite large. | Charles A. Walter will begin the | manufacturing of boys’ Mifl- linburg. Five hands will be employed lin the beginning. Mrs. J. M. Moyer and Miss Emma Bwartz, of Tusseyville, Thursday of last week went to Pitcairn, where they will visit among friends, of i f % fo ii i BSOILY, W xr Ya. last week reun ion at Hunt- ts glory, ght of its attendance ICI Ti set i i ¢ in. sleds in i i Governor Pennypacker has appoint- ed James D. Stoughton register and recorder of Clinton the late William A The pike company was awarded $2,- { 511.43 for its road bed between Mifflin. {burg and Lewisburg. It is probable { that the pike company will appeal. i to succeed Caldwood. countly, Misses Rosie, Catharine and Lottie Armbruster Rishel, of | Farmers Mills, were pleasant callers at the Reporter office Monday ena and afternoon. The railroad station Saturday had the city, and all was caused by the home {coming of Atlantic ( ex- | cursionists. { TheCounty W.C.T. is to be held in Petrikin Hall in fon 11, | Belle Kearney of Mississippi is | the principal speaker. appearance of a terminal in a large ue ty i ( U. Convention, Belle- Miss to be te on September 10 and | The late rains and the high temper- {ature of last week were of material aid {to the growth of late corn. Barring | early frosts, the corn crop may be bet- | ter than anticipated. | Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Meyer, of Centre { Hall, and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Me- v of ) y ) : . t s fifteen | C ick olumbia, South C i iy veeded | ed Ietsurely about six miles southward this Winter she clerked in a large store in | Neither of the defendants were fifteen | Cormick, of Columbia, South Carolina, i= I was siill weak from my recent exertion immediately t. I could not eat | Si ness, and over after, played me ou and | but holiow Harioy grub H hungry. Toward evening we march- | ed through an orchard, aud I picked a jot of green, hard apples, and ate them | : a4 we marched ; they tasted goad | F 8 | ‘he soldiers were generally greatly | fatigued, many totally played out, by | the hard and continuous service of that | five weokas, Therefore, was ordered by the “management, and whiskey rations were issued. f oh 1 | stim ulation® | i i i i i i “ THEY LINED UP POR STIMULATION, We turned out, and with marched over to where the “barre was located, and the roll was called. Asa name was called, the man would hold out his cup snd get his gill of whiskey, Some answered, I don’t want it. Then I would sing out, I'll take that, and the Quarter Master poured it into my cup, This I kept up till my own name wae calle’, and again I held out my cup. I then had the whiskey of four men. All “served we returned to our quarters. I said, boys, I have been sick for ten days, aud I am sick now. [ can’t eat our grub. I have just finished a quart of green apples, and now, I think I need a little stimulation.” I will drink this whiskey, and then I will lie down in my tent, and wait there (0 pee whether it will kill or cure me. The boys laughed, but none said yes or no to me, I took the whole dose, and crept foto my tent and lay down to gwait results. This was toward evening, the sun a few hours high; I soon fell asleep and had a good nap. I awoke; was alone in the tent; the sun was cups in ' camp ; that ie, it was “next morning” about eight o'clock. ¥ 1 i aud bivouscked for ihe vight. At ui ed the ea ww, July 2th, we resume. { loved in the direction Va, about miles, snd went into camp near Bloom- i, Pa, The movements of the Hiaréh fourteen tet sitla i0LRViie, Confederates Both armies moved and Cul- Mountains be. north. Therefore, again we watched the gaps, were mysterious, ward Gordonsville Blue we outils, to peper r, with the tweed GRIGG Ae moved We remained in camp vear Blooms- field, Va., until non of the 2%, when we resumed tbe march and moved alonz the mountains, by Snickersville and Snicker's Gap, to Ashby's Gap, ten miles, aud bivoyacked for the night July 234, a battle reported Wapping Heights, Royal, in the Shenandoah Vale side of the Blue Mountains, between a part of the Cone federate army, and our cavalry sad the 3d Corps. It looked like a general engagement ; our Division was order- ed to hasten down to Manasses Gap, pass through and reinforce the move ment, We were soon on the move ; but dif- ficulties besetting, we did nat reach the Gap till evening (twelve miles) and were compelled to work our way through the mountains, eight miles, that night, to join in the battle next morning. This was the worst tramp the 145th P. V. made in all the service, The road was occupied by the wagon and artillery trains, aud the troops were forced t) take byways and paths, and without either, through jungles and brush, over rocks and cliffs in the mountains, At times we clambered along cliffs in single file ; then ereep. ing slong great surfaces of inclining, smooth rocks, down which many a soldier rolled fifty feet and more, were badly hurt. Ove man was so badly hurt that he was heard to ery, at the foot of the ledge, and the more lucky ones guyed him with, bah ! bah, He was left lay with a broken leg, and may have died in those mountains, for we did nol get by there on our return, in Hear Was at Frout weal ley, on the of study, Having onee entered institution and coming in contact with | Williamsport, but finding that that the sutside world the désire for greater Was nothing like home, and a poor things seized bim, which desire was #slary caused her to return home and appeased, but not satisfied, when he attend school at Centre Hill under graduated from the Aeademy in the Prof. W. P. Hosterman. The follow. spring of 189Y. Above the Academy ing winter and summer attending the #iood the College, and #0 the College Spring Mills Academy _ under Dr. became the objective print for further Wolf, and at the age of 17 she began work. teaching school at Cross Lave, Potter During thig time he was dependent township. After closing this term upon his personal efforts to meet his she spent twelve weeks at the Central expenses. It therefore, at this period, State Normal Sehool, and passed the became necessary to strengthen the Junior year's branches. Being thus financial side of the question. This he *uccessful she decided to return the did by teaching in Bi public school following tall and complete the course, at home for two years. In this work &raduating with honors in 1868. Bbe he was very successful and was strong. | continued the profession of teaching— ly urged to remain at bis old post, but two years in Rowola, two years in the college was still before him as a Millheim, also two summer terms int yet to be gained, and this task there, and has now entered upon her become the dominating factor in #*eCond term in this town, hia life. Therefore, he entered Bucknell Col- Rebecea June Moyer, the subject of lege in the fall of 1869, taking up the this sketch, is a daughter of J. K. Latin philosophical eourse of study, Moyer, of Centre Mills, Pa., and is the which wus eompleted in June of this gigxth teacher of the family. RRP. : After leaving the Grammar school During his eollege life he took an | 4 Rebersburg, then taught by Prof. sotive part in athletics, especially iden wp. Hosterman, she pursued her tifying himself with the Field and | gtudies at Allentown College for Wo- Track teams. He was a good student! jen. Later on she graduated at and was well liked by the faculty and | Bloomsburg State Normal School, and by the student body. He took & num- | wag credited with six branches in the ber of honor studies in addition to the t-graduate eourse. regular work. ‘These special studies |" Ry the recommendation of her alma wes vonfined to a course especially | mater she secured her first school near adapted to those intending to teach. | Millville, Columbia county, which she Bo another objective point was reach- | taught for two suceessive terms. At ed when he was graduated with hon- | the close of the second term she was ars io June. | approached by the directors who wish- Since entering upon his school life, | ad to secure her services for the third and throughout it, binding all into | term, but about that time she was one harmonious whole, the thought | alected to the Intermediate Grade of that he might become a successful ed- | the Centre Hall schools. ueator has guided every effort. To be-| Miss Mayer has not only a good rec- come a factor in the worlds edueation-| ord in the school room, but is a close al movement, to become a useful citl- | student. She Is an inveterate reader, zen, and thus be remembered sinong and in this way has materially widen- his fellow men, in ghay, that he may | ed her knowledge since closing her live soli & life among the young that | hooks as a pupil, its influence may work for their better. — t, both morally and intellectuall Ap 3 y. Finishing the second year in the is the prevailing motive of lifes ac-| tivity. Centre Hall High School, Miss FACT. Faas of the Botog al vole mary grade of the 2 n which school, less than a dozen 0, she herself was a pupil. From the time she reached school age, Miss Rorsaah wis oh Iwi sitapdant the #0 , AN surly acqu the habit of matic studying. This habit resulted In her being in advance in school work of most pupils of her age, and although About a quarter of a century ago, Flo. R Duck, the subject of this sketch, was born at the foot of Egg Hill, in Potter township, near Spring Mills, Pa. Here she lived with her parents on a large farm until a few years ago when they began retired life, Ake many girls she was not fond of her books ; and in the bright, sunny morning of her girlhood on the farm, with the primeval forest waving around, the berry bushes Janding on nlight on soccount of ill health she was unable to pursue her studies for a year, a teacher's certifi- cate was granted her almost as early in life as the school law would permit, Miss Foreman a a daughter of F. A. Foremau, of Centre Hall, is of a kind dispoaition, pure in character and has all the necessary qualifications to be. tiptoe nodding to her, the su sleeping upon a oa ows and the " ng broo r to gaze oor Ho seemed far more irs years of age. The Commonwealth alleged that sowe time during the wonth of July aud part of August cash was missed from the money drawer in the Clar- ence «tore, and no trace of it could be found nntil after the clerks had put a $20 00 bill in the drawer, locked it and left the room for a short time. In less thao fen minutes the $20.00 bill was missing und when they called to one of the above defendants he told them that he had found the money on the floor. They then made a further search and found that another similar bill that had been Jost was presented at a store in Snow Shoe to have it changed for one of the boys. They were immediately given a hearing and bound over to court. No testimony was given on part of the defendants and after the jury was out for half an hour returned a verdict of guilty and asked the mercy of the court in im- posing sentence on the youths, Keturah Colpetzer who was charged with an assault and battery by Mar- garet Tresaler was found guilty by the jury and sentenced to pay the costs of prosecution and a fine of ten dollars. George Garman who was charged with the crime of larceny by W. H. Crissman entered his plea of guilty. The court suspended sentence for the time being. Commonwealth vs. Joseph Nieeon, indicted for assault and battery ; pros- ecutrix Mary C. Brook. This case is from Bnow Shoe township st Clarence and some altercation took place be- tween these parties on the 18th of August and as alleged by the prose cutrix the defendant kicked her in the stomach and hit her with stones, while on the other hand the defendant alleges he was assaulted. Verdiot of not guilty and the defendant to pay t irds of the costs and the pros ecutrix one-third. William Hall ve. The Singer Bewing Machine manufacturing ocompany. This esse is from Snow Shoe town- ship and is an appeal from decision Justice of the peace. Verdict in favor of plaintift for thirty-nine dollars and fifty-eight cents, H Woudring, now Witmer, va, « M. n an 1 from jud ment of a ‘ Te pe This case la ron Halt Moon townshi Is Hend the local news to the Reporter, come a successful primary teacher. ¥ thay the seclusion of the study room EEN sy das fifty-eigh ; t cents. {Sunday drove to Reedsville to visit Mr. snd Mrs. C. H. Meyer. Lost—A new black shoestring belt on Wednesday, between the Reporter office and the Presbyterian manse. The finder will please leave it at the Reporter office. Mifflin county Democrats placed in nomination the following ticket : Associate Judge, Henry Kane; Jury Commissioner, R. Taylor Alexander; Director of Poor, E. H. Hartman. Rev. W., H. Decker has resigned as pastor of the Presbyterian church, Lewistown, having accepted a tall from McKeesport, for which place he will leave about ihe middle of this mouth, Merchant C. P. Long, of Spring Mills, Monday shipped a car load of potatoes, The price paid was twenty- eight cents. A car load of tubers was also shipped from Centre Hall by B. W. Smith Wednesday of last week. Miss Sara McClenahan, of this place, took considerable pride in ex- hibiting a night-blooming cereus, Wednesday and Thursday nights of last week. The plant has five buds, A year ago it bloomed profusely, A dog knocked a lantern over in the barn of Frank Mirely, near Cass. ville, Huntingdon county, and the barn, with all its contents, except the stock and some machinery, went up in smoke. The bark of the dog was scorched. A notable episode of the Union cam. paigns of 1862 in the West is again brought to mind by a stirring article in the September McClure’'s—the story of “Andrew’s Railroad Raid,” told by Frank OC. Dougherty, one of the par- ticipants and one of the few survivors, K. H. Keller, of Keller's Business College, Lewisburg, was in Centre Hall and adjoining territory for seve eral days last week, in the interest of the institution. The advertisement of other column of this issue of the Re- porter will be of interest to all who have any idea of taking a business course. Mr. Keller is supported by tra al does not depend on advanced n to teach the same branches they are being instructed in,
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