VOL. LXXVI. CENTRE COUNTY IN THE CIVIL WAR, 148th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. By T. P. Meyer, Sergeant Co. A Y Yer, g Regiment, P. V. [To be Continued.] CHAPTER V. y 148th THE PRISONER'S STORY. At the time I bought the udder, there was considerable bad beef sold to the prisoners by the guards. A few days later we were told that our beef cow had died a natural death, several days before she was cut up into beef and sold to us. I said, “Skinner, will try the rascals just once more.”” With a lead we Az TANGLED IN LAW, N\ Howard R. Homan, formerly of Centre Hall, Became a Bigamist Through Mistake. Mr. and Mrs. Howard R. Homan, of Altoona, accompanied by the latter's son Carl Jolley, were in town Baturday and Sunday, and called at the Report- er office. Mr. Homan is well known in Centre Hall and surrounding coun- try, and his acquaintances will regret to hear the story related below which is taken from the Williamsport Grit. Mr. and [ No.2] Mrs, Homan were in the happiest mood, and hope before long to have these entanglements straightened out. The Grit says : “To live for twenty-three years with a woman to whom he was pot con- genially mated; to then leave her quietly because he believed he could not longer control bis actions if he pencil we traced a twenty-dollar Con- federate bill on paper, laid over the | bill on glass; then greased it and | crushed it till it was soft. I took this new bill out that night, and signaled; “Whist ! “Aye; came promptly; it stayed with her; to receive word through a lawyer that his wife had se- cured a divorce, leaving him free to marry again ; to wed snother woman apd live happily with her for over a was my man, “Trade?” 1 asked, “Yes” what have you? He Snower |? ed, “Onions and mixed half bushel” I said, “I will give you | twenty dollars for them. “Hand over; I did ; they took the new bill, lit a mateh and looked at it; when they lit the mateh I slid off parapet and lay in the diteh so close] potatoes, al it! the | to the parapet that they could not get | range of me if they discovered the| fraud ; for a few mioutes | great suspense, but they evidently Ne nounced the bill threw the onions right on me. I lay still heard | them walk their slipped | quietly away. We ate onions and po- tatoes for several days. | CHAPTER VI was genuine, they the parapet, till I then for over beats, envel-| , in I had a big supply of paper, opes, needles, thread, buttons, ete my knap-sack, these, The uniforms of the sell | the caused a to : there- began to ragged condition of and we Confederates great demaud for needles, said be | very scarce in the Confederacy fore we had po trouble to gét dol! pant but- | We en- to oi © lar a piece for needles, while tons readily sold two for a dollar. put half a sheet of paper in velope, aud both of us “Market Street,” began to shout, “On ! here you are for your paper and envelopes ! Come, buy paper and eu- velopes aud write home to your friends tell them you are living. Oh! here you are for paper and envelopes; a sheet of paper and envelope for ten or Confed. “They sold rapidly, and we had some money agaivu, for which we bought extras to each went down and cents, one dollar eat from the Johunies, just to such an | amount each day. Que day I was down and saw a vrisoner holding St Market up an to ap- talker, and never halted for words as be loud- ly told us wnat a good apple bh sell, always ending the strain with the | price, ten cents, or one dollar Confed I was dowo to my last but 1 could not pass that apple; I would walk away then go back to see if he still had it. I bought it ; no apple ever | tasted so good, aud no apple ever cost i me so muuch. My knap-sack was now | empty aud my movey all gone, but | spring was rapidly coming on and we kept our nerve, Down along the bank of the river by the camp sink, there were blackberry and sassafras bushes, and the prisoners dag tiie roots of these to the depth of four feet, and used the bark for medic foul purposes, aud which commanded | a high price. Here also stood 8 pum- ber of large buttonwood trees, the bark of whieh, for a change, an article of diet ; the bark of the roots, deep in- to the ground, as well as the bark of the trunk and branches, to a height of twenty feet or more, was cut aod scraped off the wood clean, and eaten, Some of the prisoners claimed that these barks relieved the distress of heart-burn, from which nearly all the prisoners suffered greatly, and for the relief and cure of which we also ate quantities of yellow clay, ashes, and drank weak lye, by way of experi- ment, with little or no benefit, The prisoners were nearly famished for meat, and anything io the line of meat would be seized upon. The Commander had a fine, fat, pet poodle dog ; one day this fat dog came foto camp, was seized on arrival, and butchered ; the Confederate Command. er was very mad, and stopped the ra- tions on the whole camp till the buteh- ers of his dog would be delivered to him. Those knowing would not tell ; the second day the butchers of ‘ye said dog'’ went to the gate and sure rendered, that the camp might be re. lieved, Nearly all afternoon I saw them sitting on boxes beside headquar- ters, eating something. I saw no pun- ishment in this, and when they came in I naked, “what did he do to you?” “Nothing.” “Did you only have to sit vn those boxes and eat?” “That is all.” “Well, what did he give you "to eat then?” “A piece of raw dog ple for sale ; he vas an elegant ¢ had to! dollar, was | year ; then to be torn from her side and taken to jail ona bench warrant him with npop-support of his to learn, while behind the he was not legally entitled the second wife, and is thus through misfortune rather fault—that is, in brief, the that his | ter in the field i mopy. The Grit then goes on to recite the | history made by Mr. and No.1 Mrs, Homan during the twenty-three years they lived together, but number of experience 1 of matri- with these the Reporter readers are thoroughly acquainted and will not repeated Mr. Homan left ago, and while working be No. 1 about time after- at Centre Hall, his wife's coun- had Homans wife some wards, he Jeceived word from sel in Williamsport, that she ap- Mr. at- not to contest her plied for a divorcee, application, which ed at wrote her believe he advice was accept- me time later his attorney had secured he was Jed under decree of the court liberty to marry again. the that be fn Mr. Homan, during April of wedded Mrs, Jennie L. Jolley, of Altoona. Before the mar- the prospective bride was shown the letier fromm Mr. Homan's atiorney and was given a full history of the case as it understood by Mr. Ho- No, Mrs, Homan that she was deceived in matier, lived most happily him that his wife divorce, and later to that was at Under man, delusion was free 1902, was io Was & - states not the and that they have The first that Mr. Homan brewing was a intimation had trouble was he the Juniata rail- road shops, taken to Williamsport and imprisoned. Later H. man’s , and wife to Williamsport, where it was learned writ No. 1 Mrs Homan bad secured was only for legal separation, deginniog of December ed while at work io was arrest- A. Davis, E¢q., Mr. Ho- attorrey - No, 2, went No. 2 Mrs. Homan, who isa woman of pleasing address snd bears a good reputation, was willing to make a great sacrifice to secure the release of her husband. A proposition was made to Neo. 1 Mrs, Homan, which if accept- ed will permit matters to be adjusted. taken Then to absolute divorce. it married again to his second wife. ————— The New Zine Company, The Blue Jacket, Republie, Clinton and Prairie Zine Companies, whose mines in Missouri are being worked by Bellefonte capitalists have consoli- {dated in one company known as the Pennsylvania Mining and Smelting Company. The following officials have been elected: President, F. H. Thomas; Vice Pres. ident, R. G. H. Hayes; Becretary, J. C. Meyer; Treasurer, C. M. Parrish, all of Bellefonte, Directors: F. W. Crider, F. H. Thomas, E. L. Orvis, J. C. Meyer, W. Harrison Walker, R. G. H. Hayes, Harry Keller, all of Belle- fonte; A, Walter, Millheim; E. H. Heaton, C. G. Voris, Milton; J. 1. Hig- bee, Watsontown; T. M. Btevenson, Reese Kintzing, Lock Haven ; Chas, T. Aikens, Pine Grove Mills; C. F, Gephart, Lavansvilie. General Man- ager, R. F. Hunter, Bellefonte, ————————— I SS ————— — Two Nittany Valley Deaths, Miss Josephine Hayes, daughter of Joseph H. Hayes, died at her home near Parvin, of consumption, aged about twenty-two years. Miss Hayes had been a patient suflerer for many months. Mrs. Martha Kramer, widow of the Inte William Kramer, who resided for many years near Mackeyville, died at the home of her son, William, in the enst end of Nittany Valley. Her re mains were buried in the Disciple meat.” burial ground, near Salona. HALL, PA. Prof. 8. L. Stiver, Ph. D, ' Mosers and the estate in litigation, umus that considerable interest is manifest in your region concerning the Moser estate matter, and that in some respects there is a lack of correct or definite information, especially con- cerning the descendants of Burkhart Moser, 8r,, and even as to the identity of said Moser. As there are descend- ants of Burkhart Moser, Br,, all over the region in which your valuable journal circulates, and as doubtless there are others who would be glad of further information, I will give your readers the benefit of such information gs I obtained in July, 1800, from the records of the Lehigh Coal and Navi- gation Company in Philadelphia, ac- which I was courteously per- mitted to have by some of the officials, In one of the this company cess to many large volumes of at the central office in Philadelphia containing printed scriptions of and records of titles to the various real possessions of this cor- found a folded Jeaf, style of a folded map, at the a small circle, Re de- poration, I large after the center of which, in “Burkhart Moser, in centric spaces around this, his numer- Each and, was and Coli ous descendants space contain- the from ed a generation, since spaces the cen- for the As 1 a lrain, increased as the distance ter increased, there number WHS room of hurry to increasing DRnes, make and as I was in search of the was in a great geneslogy of my own branch of the ly, I did not take everything ; I did not t of descent through B Jr. (died in 1849 and sa'd to be buried near Penn Hall, Pa. of the sons of Burk hart Moser, family chief- copy ake up the line urkhart Moser, Tit the time to one two Nr. Moser, “the « or ident It is Burkhart bachelor” whose existence ed by the | Company Moser, Moser, Jr., or Burkhart No. 2 f Philip M« jurkhart be | gations, ity id Navigation and not that of I% question high Coal ne Burkhart Sr... or of his son, Burkhart : Ja Was Wi of Moser #00 O ser. who Jr. hav ¢ a brother of | Moser the all my LY is a myth, Hoachelor may my invest discov ined i he married man who deserted his family and lived and N.Co., a small sc gatisfaction, and the L. C. & or that Bil 0h ree with N. Co, tha he was a fel as a hermit on one of je tracts of | now claimed L C & where he mined ¢ and sold it in by some by the ml on ale inimed Moser, “the aiid mine coal Famaqua. It ise that a Burkhart did pear Tamaqua. The Moser of the L.. C it is claimed to the records bachelor,’ go live the books 0. has been verified, genealogy & N CC Ly on the Co, by refererics at the lade] port of Phil phia giving names of immigrants, place of residence in Europe, destina- tion this country, portant items of history ; by reference to the churches in this immigrants and by reference to tombstones and of- ficial documents the of Eastern Pennsylvania. As these mat- ters are considered sufficiently impor- tant by the L. C. & N. Co. to be in- vestigated and made a matter of rec- ord aside from litigation, it may be taken for granted that the experts who have secured the information and have recorded it with sach skill and cision, have made no mistakes, in and other im- family and personal the records of country of which became these members ; in counties de- Putting what I have learned from other sources with what is recorded as above stated, the facts are as follows : Of two brothers who came from the low countries of Germany tothe U. 8 in 1740, Philip Moser (sometimes spell- ed Mosser) setiled at Moserville, Le- high county, Pa., (now spelled Mosser- ville) and Burkhart Moser settled at New Tripoli, Pa. This Burkhart Moser, Sr., who died in 1807, had two sons, Burkhart Moser, Jr., who died in 1847, and Philip Mos- er, said to be buried near Penn Hall, Centre county, Pa, According to the records of the LL. ( & N. Co. this Philip Moser, just men- tioned, had twelve children whose names I will give here and whose de- scendants I will name later under the head of each : A, Christina or Christiana ; (David no descendants) D, Daniel; E. John; F, Philip, Jr.; G0, Catherine; FH, Maria; I, Jacob; J, B, Mista; (No, A, Cristina March 11, 1838; K, Magdalena; I, Catherine (born Oct. 1771; died buried at Aaronsburg) married John Matthias Beuck, a sur- veyor and justice of some note at Aaronsburg in his day, many of whose legal documents are record at Bellefonte, Their children were (1) John Mat- thias, Jr., who married Miss Kartz, of Aarousburg, and whose descendants live in Trumbull county, Ohio; (Z) Daniel, who married Miss Wise, of Aaronsburg, and whose descendants— Maria, Louisa, Harriet and Fannie—live at Oatario, California; (3) William, who married Hester Reeser, of Bunbury, Pa., and who was the father of John Matthias, Mrs. Mary F. Stiver (mother of the writer,) Mrs, Sarah Musser, Emanuel, Mrs. Anna Barber, Mrs, Maggie Haines, Mrs. Bu- san Kerlin, Mrs. Ellen Finney ; married Emanuel kt burg, and whose daughters (Barah) Btover, Mrs. (Johanna) Foster, Mrs. Kurtz, Mrs. (Ellen) Kurtz, George, who has Clarence and Harry never on George, 4) Elizabeth, were Mrs, { Louisa and at Cosey, 5) Bamuel, who married; (6 Mary, who married James Homan and whose children were Alfred, and Mrs, (Louisa) Fortoey, ¢’, Elizabeth, Houseman Jot Nsarah Sarah married chile Jonas who and whose iathan, Mary (Mrs Mrs. John Elizabeth (Mrs. Andrew and Ly Ockview enn were lockey, Rockey,) Jacob, Daniel Mussle- dia (Mrs. Ben John, mins, jamin I, vid were Da- Condo, do Reed, children Mrs Ni Jonathan Danijel, w? , Jacoh, Polly Daniel. Mrs, John, Rosanna (Mrs and William, / ’ Joh and Ca 1 ORe Daniel Surah bolas Co were Dane Henry whose child Henry Michael J MWartz , whose ¢} Mrs ildren therine Jr., Mrs, ‘atherine (Mra, id, John, Barbara Mrs (George il Philip, fel Ritz F, Philip, fren izabeth were Housman, Moser, Mrs shin Harter, Sarah Giearge Maria Mrs and gin, Mary Magdalene, we children Mrs. Reuben Groy, [Mrs. Plother,] Mary Philip T., and Rachael. , Catherine, of Henry B who died without issue. I, Maria, married Samuel Everett and children Po [ Mra. Christian Wanonamacher, | Catherine | Mrs. Jacob Kistler] Sarah of Mr. Hoke,] Magdaline Rebecca [Mrs. John Me oer, E Mrs, Jacob Maria [ Mra, Jonathan Oswald, | Susannah [ Mrs. Daniel { Mrs, Horatio Prindle,] Esther Wannamaker, | Michael, jel, Samuel and Charles, wi were Catherine uel, Sarah far- bars, wife illig, who whose ily [widow { Mrs. Betts, izabeth wa d Moser, | Jonas J, Michael, whose children were Ja- cob, Michael, Jr., David, Mrs. John Fay,] Margaret Jonas Extine,] Catherine [ Mrs, Wm. Meyers,] Hester [ Mrs. Wm. Hillman, ] (Mra. Jo and Mary [ Mrs. Jacob Hofman. ] AK, Magdalena, wife of Mr. Kistler, no issue, I, Catherine [ No. 2 Ohl, no known issue, Of the merits of the claims of the Moser beirs—an organized body ie Eastern Pennsylvania with headquar- ters, in 1900, at Philadelphia—I koow but little, though I have conversed and corresponded with the chief at- torney of the L. C. & N. Co,, at Potts ville and with Captian G. Ww. Stanton, of Buflalo, 1900, chief attorney for the Moser corporation. I was Informed by the legal representatives of the L. C. & N. Co. that two cents on every bushel of coal mined by the company had been laid aside from the first and is now on deposit somewhere—an im- mense sum-for what cause or purpose could not be ascertained after inquiry. I must give the representatives of the I. C.& N. Co, and especially their chief attorney, credit for courtesies during my visit in 1900, though access to their records in Philadelphia was not intended to be included among There was no violation of good faith on the part of the writer, how. ever, in securing information. It is Susan 2] wife of Michael Sunday, January 3rd, 7 P. M. . . Lutheran Church. Monday, January 4th, 7 P. M. - Topic : « United Evangelical Church. Leader in the Tuesday, January sth, 7 P. M. . Topic: The Church of Christ, Wedieaday, January 6th, 7 P. M., a Topic : All Nations and Peoples. Thursday, January 7th, 7 PF. M, Friday, January 8th, 7 P. M. opic : e Family and the School. Suturday: J Jandy gth, 7 P. M, . Reformed Church. - Presbyterian Church. . Methodist Epi 1 Church, Keender, Rev, Daniel pu . Tegtheran Church. Leader, Rev. G. W. Mclinay. + United Evangelical Church, Welfare, Sunday, January 10th, 7 P. M. Reformed Church, 1903. THE FOSTAL FRAUDS, When last summer former Cashier Tulloch of the Washington Post-Ofs fice brought charges against certain officials and ex-officials of the depart ment, Postmaster-General Payne met them with vlustering abuse, To him they were ‘‘hot air,” “vaporings’ and “idle chatter.” The President, in the that the public service should be “as clean as a hound’s teeth,” appointed Messrs. Holmes Conrad and Charles J, Jonaparte as counsel to examine those charges. These gentlemen now report that there were ‘‘deplorable and gravely discreditable abuses,” apd that the persons “primarily responsible appear to have been’’ Perry Heath and Geo, W. Beavers. Others were in a minor degree responsible by neglect, by toler- ation of the abuses, by improper orders or by laxness, | Beavers and Heath were first in | doing. This Mr. Heath secretary of the Republican National Committee, obedience to But evil je thee WEAN vashibgton, the scene of his postai iabore, he called {the roll of the members sand set the | machinery of the in At its recent meeting in motion, his report, meeting President Roosevelt has Af i ——— In pursuing the good road policy New York the State in supervisors will | be fol. { 000 by the { lowed the The hensive {0 to perfection next Legisiatare, by a $50 000,000 to the is loan roads highest ian to provide for a system of public of 7500 miles. This the piddiing policy in when an extent is very different from Pennsylvania, it became sary for the Macl cide between a liberal system of publie highways and the retention for use the pet banks of the that could be devoted treasury surpios to than to re improvement. But M xpend the ury surplus wisely nor reduce the n med chine will neither ¢ less taxation by which the enormous surplus is accumulated A The P stri honest view, ansma aflair has been made Leaslre, a 1: American The some great partisan every will weleome administration affects advantage in and violation an isthmus Ig party a rely treaty Democratic can upon it often has been the ing past, Lo conserve Nagion affect struction of a needed f while the con- waterway with- international e reciprocity bill by the f igviting an War sree of its Democratic aid now baa nes jaw ture, but the spectactiar special session surd desuetude AM ———— The intense and overmastering am- with which no one , if within rep- limits, effect the facts that, beginning with John ov in 1841 and ending with Chester 1881, n of Roosevelt, utable does not his- Arthur io who ceeded through the death of the Pres- jdent has been elected chiel magis- trate. Itisalso a singular fact that il of these vice presidential successors N Tier , Filmore, Johnson, Arthur and Romsevelt—were or are anxious to the utmost limits for an elective suc- cession. They were all disappointed, with Roosevelt remaining to make another trial of the historic test. Ee -.-._ M. L Prof. Mallory, of the Harvard Medi- eal school, believes that he has found the germ of scarlet fever in certain pro- tozoa that infest the cells of the tongue and skin, these animal types corre- sponding to the bacteria of vegetable microbes which cause the less virulent infectious diseases. The importance of such a discovery cannot be valued, for with it firmly established the attack upon the disease can be made at the proper point. Of all maladies it is one household dread, and the family whose trusted doctor is able to save the stricken from sequences of deaf- ness, palsy or worse, is among the fav- ored of the earth. —————————— The steel manufacturers in secret ses- sion last week resolved to “maintain .{prices,”” The railroad companies de- mand a reduction before placing or ders. Under our bleezz2 tariff the com. bination bas been exacting $256 a ton for rails at home while selling to for- eign customers at much lower rates. So long as Mr. Haonoa's “stand-pm” tariff policy prevails American con. sumers are not likely to secure any muterial abatement of the “stand-pat’’ robber prices, SI MSI RS. The Senate passed the Cuban reci- procity bill by 57 yeas to 18 nays, the affirmative vote including nine Demo. orats, and in the negative one lone Re- publican, Mr. Bard, of California, standing pat for the fruit interests of no one auc. his State. "TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS. HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS, The Reporter will take a vacation next week. Look at your time flies rapidly. Mrs, Christian Platt, of near Penn's Cave, is reported to be seriously ill Mr. Mrs. James H. Holmes, Btate College, will celebrate tieth 2ud. label. Remember and of their fif- ruarriage anniversary, January Williamsport will be years old on March 1, is ta none hundred 1006, and there Ik of properly celebrating the niversary. John J. town, last an- Taylor, who lived east of week moved to sonburg on a property near Mad i- recently pure chased by him. John Cherry, son of En dore Cherry, of Fheo- Mise were gineer dellefonte, f Bel Qi ana Black, also married last week. J H. Jerdan, of MeConne Mercury dropped to twenty-two degrees below | zero Rena lefonte, i linoi writes : recently one alaht »; some snow, and poor sledding. After January 1st special | Lies the Penn {shops will be required t i | years apprent The | Ex-Governor ye appren #8 io railroad sylivania Oo Berve eship instead of will of Mrs, Curtin, Curtin, The entire Was Inst week sum, $200,000, is divided among th Boss James H Me John J. Wesley full time i al | a hia men, | Puff | working | tracks, Mmetzler and Martz, Jol ion SETS in and David Glasgow, | was a caller Thurs is 4 y « suffering some fro an opening through i hn Frazer. W. Wait sw on this #. Of wid I, Was town Mr | bought fr Miss Edith Lutz wanmercial telephone in 33 Waite lives oi {day om the estate empio] exel last week was Lhe Z of Milli holds a similar position | J. R lin town M i i it | this place, Miss Mabel igler, ie] n that Smetzier, of Potters Mills naay, and on calli wporter o fice to pay his subseriptio his | 1604 thaty he | postpone payment, f {found jabel 80 well advance sould very hos Small pox may be foun: Why The highest ¢ every seclion. HOS ommend vaccination, yet takethat precaution against most loathsome diseases, lia Grossman, of pear Penn was a caller Monday. He bh taking care of the Mingle-Arn orchard, snd states that the tree s made a fine growth last season and went ine to winter in first-class © Dr. Frank, of Millheim, with Dr. Bickle, of Loganton, on an injury that Lewis Bailey, of the latter place, received to his leg several weeks agn. The doctors decided that Mr, Bailey's leg should not be amputated. been each dition. consulted David 8B. Glasgow, one of the stir- ring young farmers of near Tussey- ville, was a caller Friday. Although Mr. Glasgow has his farm work com- pleted, he finds plenty of work io keep him busy without doing time behind the cook stove. All lovers of the old actor, Joseph Jefferson, will be interested in the ar- ticle by Henry Harrison Lewis in the January Woman's Home Companion, entitled “An Afternoon with Joseph Jeflerson.” It is illustrated by some unusual photographs, Miss Jennie B. Smith, daughter of the late Adam Smith, of Centre Hill, is now located in Philadelphia, having gone from Lewistown to that place several weeks ago. Bhe isa Reporter reader, on account of the kindness of her brother George Smith. Dr. MeCluney Radeliffs, of Philadel phia, who is the physician of authori. $y at the Wills Eve and Ear Hospital, was in Centre Hall between trains Monday. He is a nephew of Mrs, shannon Boal, and came here especial- ly to visit her and her husband. Senators Hoar and Gorman are seek- ing to get at the true inwardness of the so-called revolution in Pavama. Senator Gorman plainly intimates his belief that a fomented war is to follow a promoied revolution. The latest pews from the Isthmus gives sgue color to this view. ‘ Samuel A. Bteel, ex-prothonotary, and at present deputy prothonotary of Huntingdon county, snd a member of the Huntingdon Industrial Reforma- tory board of managers, was found dead Sunday iu his room with a bullet in bis brain which had eatered his mouth, He was one of the Hopubli- oan leaders of that ovat
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