7 VOL. LXXVIL. CENTRE COUNTY | IN THE CIVIL WAR. 148th Regiment, Pennsylvania | Volunteers. By 1. P. Meyer, Sergeant Co. A., 148th Regiment, P. V. {To be Continued.] CHAPTER 1V. **HALT." Camped in the open field and fully exposed to the blazing heat of the sun, we scarcely knew what it was to be in dry clothes. Still the geveral health of the army continued good ; this could only be ac- counted for by the hypothesis that the soldiers of the army had become 80 habituated to hardships that noth- ing common would affect them. The thermometer 100°—105 in the shade, while in the sun it was often up to 140°. The air was full of dust, smoke and stench from the burn- ing camp-fires and decomposing ani- mal and vegetable substances, Heat waves rolled visibly along the horizon and danced on the hill-tops. Everything was at a perfect stand- still, On Aug. 19th conscripted men came in great numbers and were distributed stood among the regiments. The prolonged quiet was broken today ; once more the battle was heard. A cavalry fight reported in the vicinity H. in defeated hundred captured. A few it # s noise « which the and of Calpeper Con- federntes were three evenings ugo at} that | from the | 2d Corps, | near Gen, | 's headquarters today, belween | M. I went over and found | the division formed in “hollow square’ Aug. 21st, dress parade mmouneed Jesse Mavberry, r 7ist Regt, P. V., Div., would be shot to death Warre 12and 4 FP was an a deserts . 1 hd i facing inward, one side open where a | had been dug 8 band at headquarters struck up the | “Dead March ;’’ the hour had come : | all eyes were turned in the direction | grave Soon brass i of the musie, Iie procession moved slowly, to the of ihe £4 fo Ww, sad music dead march, ried as follows, 1 bapd leading; next four sol-| upon their shoulders the coffin of the hapless vietim, follow- ed by the condemned soldier, arm i arm with a chaplain, who never ceas- | ed and cheer to] the victim who was pale yet heroically | firm, keeping step to his own dead | march. Next a platoon of twelve sol- | diers, armed executioners, followed by | a squad of twelve guards. ra AITE8S Giers carrying talking consolation The procession in this order entered the square and moved slowly through the centre to the side to the grave; the band obliqued out of the way, the coflin bearers set the coffin beside the grave and the condemned sat down on it, bowed his head while the chaplain offered prayer, earnest and loud; then shook his hand, bade hin good Lye and said be firm! be firm! The coudemued arose and the officer in charge read to him the find- ings of the court martial, his sentence, his “Death Warrant,” and the order for the execution, open The condemned then took off hia coal, threw it aside. The officer in charge stepped up and blindfolded him with a white haudkerchief, seated him on bis coffiu aud stepped aside, The “*humbuggery’’ was finished, all was ready. The condemned, with both hands, pulled wide open the front of his shirt baring his entire breast, holding fast, awaiting the leaden bullets that would end his life, Most agonizing must have been these moments of suspense, Sight of the executioners, about ten paces off, fired ; and Mayberry fell, turning balf way round and hung on his coffin, not dead. He writhed in pain, violeutly moved his hands and feet. Two of the four executioners in reserve were ordered to close ia and shoot him again ; they held the muz- zles of their rifles close to his body and fired ; then he lay motionless, He was examined by the attending sur- geon, and pronounced dead thirty minutes later. A deep murmer of dis- gust swept through the host of troops in attendance and the execution was openly condemned, Mayberry died for his family, a wife and three emall children, He lived in Philadelphia ; he deserted to provide for them, was arrested, returned and executed, All day of Monday August 24th, there was great excitement, throughout our camps. The men were THE CENTRE COUNTY FAIR, At Pellefonte, Pa, October 6th, 7th, th, and Oth, 1003 The time for the Centre County Fair is approaching. It will be held on the fair grounds at Bellefonte, Pa., October 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th, 1903, The asso- ciation has been doing everything in its power to add to the attractiveness of this occasion. The untiring efforts of Mr. John I. Olewine have done much to improve the grounds in every way. Every effort is being made to secure varied and excellent Comes mitteemen appointed in every township to srouse interest in this. Mauy varieties have been added to the premium list. exhibits, nre being additi ns aud The ladies of the county, both old and young, and the children, will find the departments for needle work and other lines of household exhibits most attrac- tive, Arravgements are being made for a poultry exhibit, even ex- wonderful exhibit made at the first fair held in 1900, The management are already assured of most excellent racing. The track which has now become thoroughly es- + maguificent ceeding the tablished, has been so improved from time to time that it has perfect align- This improved condition hes become so far famed among the horse- men that they are arranging from all directions to enter the races, and there will be a hot time on the Centre coun- ty race (rack that week. Special match racing is being arranged and competition between horses driven by their owners will also be a feature. The free attractions before the grand stand will be of the order, The management has engaged, at large expense, the services of prominent per. startling other things each day irs will see the thrilling free exhibition known a« a “high dive” from the top of a perpendicular ladder a! least 75 feet high into a tank econ- taining 5 feet of water, and of foremost, the start from his high perch with a back summersault in the air. ment. highest formers in most novel and acts Among the & tat Lae Bw instead diving foward, head diver will band between ] Amuse- ments of every description will be found upon the ground. No one ean afford to miss the County fair, t or speed programs, It is proposed also to have a tournament in competition our Centre county bands. For premium lis address, D. G STEWART, Bec., Bellefonte, Pa sm —————— A Starling Figure It will no doubt surprise the average person to know Centr $1.680 925 that the real estate in from taxes e county is exempt a —— i ———— Was Quay in Sagar Valley, The Bugar Valley Journal says: An unfriendly visitor shook John Feid- ler’s plum trees and carried away two bushels of plums, ordered to remain closely in camp ;we Heavy aud continuous cannovade was heard on the lower Rappahannock not far away. We thought a great battle had commenced, in which all would bave a chance ; but as night came on quiet settled over forest and field. The “Ka- tie Dids,” crickets and myriads of night chorus that made us homesick. A few days of quiet was followed Aug. 28th, by another diversion among ourselves. Two more deserters of the Becond Division of our Corps were shot near Gen. Warren's Head Quar- ters, in presence of their Division. All soldiers of the Division not then on duty were required to turn out and witness these executions, The forma- tion of the Division; procession and the general ceremony were the same as previously described ; the victims bravely met their doom, They march ed with firm step to the music of their own dead march, a chaplain walking arm in arm with each. They bravely faced the squad that wotild send the deadly bullets through their bodies and lay them torn and bleeding on the sod. Prayer by the chaplains, and the “good bye" was given with the usual caution, “be firm.” The men removed their coats and were made to kneel side by side before their coffins. They were then blind folded, but not bound. Men executed by shooting were never “shackled.” A platoon of sixteen men was station. ed about ten paces off ; the word was given and the loud reports of the guns rang out as one and the hapless vie tims fell, mangled and bleeding on the sod, but not dead ; they struggled and two more shots were immediately fired to end their lives. They were leit lay as they fell, their faces to the ground, their bodies dis- torted nud the backs of their shirts showing the bloody exit holes of the Contintied. at foot of next colamn, deadly bullets, and pools of blood flow- ing underneath THAT NEW ROAD LAW, The city dailies are greatly exereised | of the chief of highways of the state, because the rural districts are not mak- | is $5,000. Of this sum the state AErecs ing a rush for the six million dollars |to pay two-thirds, the county is to offered by the state for road improve- | pay one-sixth and the township in ments, If the great cities had such a | which the road is built, one-sixth. To proposition set before them, they |improve the twelve hundred and fifty would at least exhaust the fund, and | miles of highways in Centre county the officials would be enriched, if the | would mean the expenditure of $6,- roads would not be benefitted, In the 250,000. One-sixth of this, or $1,041, country districts it is different. They 666, would be the share of the county, are not schooled to steal by the mill- | and a like sum for the several town- ions—the sum staggers them. ships, The real cause for hesitancy on the It must be admitted that it would part of the rural districts to take ad- be impracticable nor is it intended to vantage of the new road law is simply | improve all the highways within the to avoid a tax that would be impos- | state. It is, however, reasonable to as. sible to pay. There is not a township | sume that one-half the highways are in Centre county that can afford to ac- of sufficient importance to warrant cept any part of the state’s appropri-! immediate improving under the siate’s ation for road purposes, under the con- | direction, which would entail an ex- ditions laid down by the state author- | penditure by the county of $520,000, ities. These conditions as generally against a like amount expended by understood necessitate the expenditure | the several townships. of about $5000 per mile of road. Iton-| Potter township is an average town- ly requires a bit of figuring to con- ship inthe county as to wealth, and vince one that Ceutre county would | in order to get a fair idea of road build- need to lay a tax that would at once ing according to recent legislation, become unbearable if even a small calculations will be based on the facts fraction of townships would decide to as found in that township. improve a very limited number of The valuation of Potter township, miles of public road. personal and real, is $603520. The If the state really means to aid road | estimated number of miles of road is building, let it offer its assistance in seventy. To improve one-half of the such a way that rural districts may be | roads would mean the expenditure of able to accept the aid without mort-| $175,000: one sixth of this—the town- gagiug its limited wealth, | ship's share of costs—would be $29,166, How can this be done ? To extend these improvements over a The solution is easy. period of ten years—3% miles of Pay over to the local districts its | road each year—would necessitate the share cf an appropriation without | raising annually by taxation (in round specifications requiring the expendi- | numbers) $3,000, or an additional levy ture of five or more thousand dollars of 00432. per mile. In other words, leave it to This is only half the story. To im- the authorities in the several districts | prove one-half the highways in the how and at what expense their roads county, the cost would be $3,125,000, shall be built, To extend this improving over a Pennsylvania's form o period of years, $312.500 would have to be expended annually. To raise the county's one-sixth, a tax levy of 0043 would required. This levy added to that of the township levy of O04382 means total of al most one cents the dollar of wval- uation. f ge Foglish. mouwealth prescribes how much shall be paid to public school teachers; it prescribes how roads shall be built; it attempts to regulate the press; and a thousand other affairs. While the state maintaining its state rights, it is constantly encroaching on the rights of lesser political divisions. In the case at hand, the state pretends to give aid, and at the ssme time its demands are such that to accept it would mean the surrendering of its wealth to the state some other agency. vernment The com- ten is becoming too be fn OORG2, local on is And this is not the end of the road tax! To this tax must be added suf. ficient additional tax to keep in repair as before all roads in the local districts. It will be argued that there is no danger whatever that the sum weeded by the county for roads will ever reach the figures mentioned above, because not every township will be able to im- prove its roads. That argument is con- clusive that the law is unjust, The truth is the new road law is framed to suit the wealthy townships bordering on the larger cities, while the strictly rural townships will be of building a asked to feed on the aroma of rotten the minds legislatures, or 3 Value of horses Cows Occupation Real estate in Centre County Total asses ed valuation County ax rate unly tax collected Estimated number of miles road The estimated cost mile of road, such as Is in ~~ 7, 1903. LETTER FROM ILLINOIS, Crop Conditions of Northern linols— Price of Grain, May, Ete, The county fair just closed one of its most successful exhibitions, The at- tendance on some days was estimated at fifteen to twenty thousand. Wet weather and cool nights have been the rule during the recent past, Threshing is being very much retard- ed of late by the frequent showers and damp condition of the grain in shock. Grain still in shock is growing badly. New oats are nos as a rule, yielding well and they test low. Wheat, rye and barley yield well and are of fair quality where threshed early in the season or from properly put up stacks, Corn promises a large yield, but the major portion of our corn area will need warm weather and no frost throughout Beptember to mature it. The April planting is about ripe and ready to cut up. Corn is king in this western country and much concern is manifested for the safety of the corn crop, by stockmen, Becond crop hay is being cut and sons. Second crop clover attained an immense growth, yielding two tons or more of hay per acre. The clover seed crop will be light as the weather has been too wet the blos- soms did not fertilize, Seeond crop timothy, on pieces mow- ed a week after the Fourth of July, is more than two feet high and headed out nicely in many places. Timothy hay is bringing $7.50 and $5.00 per ton, clover about $6.00. Potatoes promise a large yield. There is no complaint, thus far, of rot they retail at from 35 to 40 cents per bushel, Apples are a light crop. They retail at from $1.00 to $1.20 per bushel, Plums were abundant but rotted bad- ly on the trees. They sell at about §1.50 per bushel. To those who have written asking as to the outlook for employment on the farm or at other pursuits it may be satisfactory to answer these various ine gquirers in this article by stating that there has been a great scarcity of help on the farms this season. Wages ranged from $1.50 to $2.50 per day and board, and from $25.00 to £30.00 per month and board. Good, willing energetic, capable and reliable young men from Centre county are always in good demand on the farms in this sec- tion. The best time to make applica- tion, however, is early in the spring when positions are sought on the farm. J. M. BTIFFLER. Acsm————— A] A ——————— LOCALS, Miss Mary Evans, of Williamsport, is the guest of Mrs. B. D. Brisbin. The store at Julian =o long owned by Daniel Irvin and his sons has been sold to Howard Turner. THE ENCAMPMENT AND EXHIBITION. The Thirtieth Encampment and Exhibition of the Patrons of Husbandry | on Grange Park is in full sway. The park presents the appearance of a tented field by day and at night its many lights illuminates the sky. They are all here—the tenters, the exhibitors, the speech-makers, the fakirs, the farmers | and their families THE SUNDAY SERVICE STATE COLLEGE EXHIBIT, Dr. Schuyler Pleases iis Audience With a Departments of the [ustitution Represent : Well Prepared Sermon, ed that Should be Inspected by Farmers. The religious services held in the au-, The exhibit of the Pennsylvania | ditorium Bunday afternoon, as usual, State College is of a character that were well attended. There was the should interest the farming class. best of order on the grounds during There are flowers, plants, ete., there in the entire day, and the closest atten- profusion, but they are only a portion tion was given Dr. W. H, Bchuyler of the exhibit, There ar e hundreds of during the discourse on (Genesis 3:17-18, | lessous to be learned by the observer The sermon was a timely and appro- who studies the exhibits, priate one, The chief thoughts pre- The various departments represent- sented in the talk were that sin was ed in the exhibit are Agriculture— Prof. the cause of man’s necessity to strive GG. C. Watson. Horticulture and Bot- for temporal wants ; that the church any— Prof. George C. Butts, Prof. W. was the chief—divine—instrumentali- A. Buckhout. Dairy Husbandry — ty for the uplifting of mankind ; that | Prof. G. C. Watgpn, in charge. School all orgavizations—social, charitable, | of Engineering— Prof. Louis E. Reber, political, ete.—each had a distinctive | School of Agriculture—Prof. W. A. work to perform to assist the church. | Buckhout, acting Dean. Correspond- The sermon was characteristic of the | ence courses—Prof. T. 1. Mairs, man, and was entered into with such Special features of the exhibit are earnestness that his audience eagerly | the correspondence courses and plans devoured every sentence that came | for the new agricultural building. from his lips. | Sample lessons of five different courses Ee are on exhibition and circulars de- A Preity Exhibit, scribing the courses in full may be had table & Co., of Altoona, have a fine | OD requesi. Announcements of the display of a variety of goods that are short winter courses beginning Jan. just in season. Their booth presents 6, 1904, were noticed. These courses an elegant and unique appearance, and is a credit to their great store in Altoona. Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Au- randt, W. King McFarlane and Miss Sarah Davidson, all regular employes of the Gables, and Miss Virna Geiss, of this place, have the store in charge, C—O I OS There will be a reunion of the Hazel-Bhefler families at Penns Cave September 23. It will be a basket pie- nic and the families and all their friends are invited. Merchant J. W. Stover and Stover Bnook, of Millhelm, drove to Centre Hall Bunday so that Millheim might be properly represented at the Ene esmpment. Mr, Snook Is a student at Plerce’s Business which will consist of a twelve weeks’ course in ag- riculture and an eight weeks’ cream- ery course. These courses have been very popular in the past and as the new dairy building is expected to be completed by the 1st of January, much better equipment willenhance the val. ue of the courses. One hundred stu- dents can be accommodated in the creamery course. The gentlemen in charge of the en- tire exhibit are Messrs. J. P. Pillsbury and A. K. Risser, both assistants in agriculture, who will be pleased to im- part any information desired. Farmers in this and neighboring counties say potatoes are rotting badly in the ground snd hence the early ex- pectations of a large crop will not be College, open its fall term in a short time. Ls realized. Misses Margaret and Virginia Buck, F. P. Geary, in this place. The Carnegie pipe organ, costing $1,500, for the Bellefonte Reformed church arrived there last week. Emanuel Yearick, of Mifflinburg, is (George Btover and wife, of ARoons, gurets of Mr. and Mrs. James Alexander. Mr. Stover is a carriage and wagon builder by trade. The sale of the personal property of Mrs. Jane Van Valzah will take place Firday, 10 a. m., Spring Mills. The sale will be condueted by Laird H. Barber, Esq., executor, of Mauch Chunk. Capt. W. H. Fry, of Pine Grove Mills, has gone to Pitisburg to attend the meeting of the Pennsylvania Vet- erinary Medical society now in session in that city. He is secretary for Cen- tre county society. County Buperintendent C. L. Gram- ley visited the Centre Hall schools Thursday of last week. He is much interested in county directors’ asso- ciations, which under a recent act will have a lawful status. Mrs. George Shetter, of York, is the guest of her aunt Mrs. W, H, Meyer, in this place. Mrs. Shetter is the mother of Ethel Bhetter, who with grandma Searfoss recently were guests among friends iu this vicinity. Tax rate is not permanent. Where the water supply of boroughs and cities is owned by corporations the rental remains at the highest notch for all time. Municipal ownership is too frequently unappreciated. Alfred Diehl, of Watsontown, who years ago lived at Penn Hall and trav- eled through Penns Valley with a tread power and machine for thresh- ing grain, is here attending the pio- nie, and is stopping with barber Geary, Among those from lower Penns Valley who were on the Encampment grounds Bunday were Mr. and Mrs, Stmon King and daughter, and Thom- ws F. Meyer and family, of Millheim, Mr. King is Jandiod of the Musser house, and + Meyer is one of Mill- heim’s merchants. 3 I. TOWK AND COUNTY NEWS. HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS, The Freeport Bulletin gays: A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. John 8, Harpster. NO. * Conductor Reamer and wife are spending their vacation in the New England states, New wks were built infront of the Deininger properties, near the station, owned by Mrs. Rebecca SBparr., Dr. and Mrs. George Rishel, of Phil- adelphia, last week visited at the doctor's old home, near Bellefonte, Frank P. Floray, of near Tussey- ville, was a caller Friday. He is farm- ing his father's farm, which is in a fine state of cultivation. Mrs. Philip Durst, near Centre Hall, Baturday returned from Jeannette, Westmoreland county, when she visit. ed her daughter, Mrs. George Condo, J. T. Potter and daughter, Mary De- linda, who had been spending several weeks with friends near Centre Hall, last week Clairton. returned to their home at Clyde Oondo, of Darragh, son of M, M. Condo, is here for the first time since he left Centre Hall. He gaged in the slaughter house of a large meat supply house, is en- Milton Bnyder is home fromm Jean- nette where he is following the carpen- tering trade. He is making prepara- tions to move his family to that point as soon as practicable, Lewistown is talking water-works, and will vote on a proposition to con- struct a plant at a cost of $200,000. It is evident that water is no small item of expense in all localities. Rev. and Mrs. Daniel Gress, their arrival in Centre Hall Thursday afternoon, at once took possession of the Reformed parsonage which had previously been partly furnished. i on Miss Phoebe Potter, west of Centre Hall, took suddenly {ll while attend- ing the funeral of Judge Riley, at Joalsburg. Her condition was such that she could not be removed for sev- eral daye. Mrs. Elizabeth Bartholomew, who has been spending the past week at the home of W. H. Bartholomew, in this place, Tuesday left for Philadel- phia, where she will take charge of the home of W. T. Meyer. George Rickhart and Edward Hum- mell, of Beavertown, were taken to the county jail in Middleburg charged with shooting squirrels out of season. They were arrested ou request of citi- zens of Beavertown. Mrs. A. B. Leavy and daughter Kathryn, of Clearfield, are spending the week with Mrs. Mollie A. Ross, in this place. Mrs. Leavy, nee Mertie Merrell, visited at the home of Fran- cis Alexander when a young lady. i Wm. Close assumed charge of the Oak Hall Station postoffice, succeed- ing Miss Auonie Klive who retired. Miss Kline followed her father as posi- mistress upon his death. Mr. Close is a veteran, and it is in recognition of this that he was appointed to the po- sition he now fills. In pelitice Mr, Close is 8 Democrat. J. Bpigelmyer last week bought one hundred and fifty acres of timberland from Jared Kreamer located north of Emanuel Harter’s in Miles township. Mr. Bpigelmyer will put the Daniel Engle saw mill, says the Milbheim Journal, lately purchased by him, on the tract and soon begin to convert the timber into merchantable lumber Trim up the shade trees. Most of the trees in Centre Hall will permit of severe trimming, because the majority of them mre entirely too low. This condition prevents the sun-light from reaching many quarters and purifying the surroundings. The shade trees in Centre Hall are beautiful, but a ju- diciqus trimming of them will add much to their appearance, Miss Florence Cornelius is expected’ to visit in the homes of W. H. Bar tholomew and H. W. Kreamer next week. Her home is in Madison, Wis- consin, For three months she has been abroad, and is on her way home. She is spending some time in New York City and also expects to visit Washington, D. C. before coming here. Years ago her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Keister, lived at Spring Mills. Miss Cornelius is a cousin of the Bartholomews and Mrs. Kreamer, Up to date the Reporter has not sent out a single dun for subscription, Three years and more, have elapsed since the rate of subscription was re- duced to one dollar per year, in ad- vance. It is remarkable how well payments have been made in advance; but if this notice resches the eye of any patron who has no fou: on his label, it will be well to have one placed there. 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