VOL. LXXVII. CENTRE COUNTY IN THE CIVIL WAR, 148th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. By T. P. Mee r, Sergeant Co. A., 148th Regiment, P. V. [To be Continued | CHAPTER VI. THE PRISONER'S STORY. [{ The abandoned mansion was pil- i i aged and wrecked ] Article VII. All now held on either side, and all taken with all reasonable dispateh, prisoners of war pris. Ue sent Ai- kens Lending on the James River, or to Vicksburg, on the Mississippi Riv-| there ex 2 But oners hereafter shall to er, in the state of Miss , and change i, or paroled, until such 3 an be effected, ele, ete ClIRIIY shall | Op poi. prisoners, | other said nothing in this article coutained, prevent the commanders of tw ing armies from exchanging or relessi at by 1g them 14 4 Of Ww Pp role points mutually agreed on ommanders Article VIII. ROIng t interrupt the re i } i rein provi ial such misuaadge EN parole as fe made tion, agreement ex pl Ala WF Lie subject of in order that t this nay ueither be nor pos! poned, Bigned ; JOHN A. Dix, Mas. Grex. UU D.H HILL, Mas GeEx U.N I tae Koi change was one of and made betwean peo fore Z Cartel s ue Honorabie mast 4“ Ph guage so plain that ite understood or miscoustru ari ied 01 ut, for some time faithfully « it bot { Pp to this Lia held by far prisoners AZO he Confederates had of | r £41 beside ining i parties to t} it the grealest or But the overwh North means, was rapidly plus, by great odds, an ! the meddlesome ine authority in Washington, # periority of the in men and 3 usnging Lue sur- to the Federal side | mu petenis io who bossed | and bullied the Generals planned campaigos aud ties from their cushioned chairs at the in the field, | ordered bat Capitol, discovered that the Union sol- | diers captured by the confederates! could easily be replaced from Garden’ by conseription, and b listing while the ates had about d limit of available men of which was rapidly b astlie | ¥ #h=| ufeder. Negroes ; ef resclye their uimaost Ir army, sing weakened by captures and battle casunlties Now, then, they argued, that itl would be to the advantage of (he Fed. | this regard less eral cause to violate cartel {Reon | Article 1V and VI} suffering and death it wold bring of our imprisoned Therefore, from some one in authority in Washiogton the order went forth to of the fo | thousands men, “Stop exchange.” The excuse given was, that the Confederate army would be greatly weakened, if not broken up in this way. the number of prisoners held by the respective Gov. Fhe Federal Government held, approximately, one hundred and twenty thousand Cones foderste prisoners : while Confed- erates held about half that number In Riehvmond they held four thonsaad : on Belle Island, Richmond, thousand ; at Florence, ® ( ys Lwelve thousand ; Andersonville, Ga, twenty thousand ; at Mitien, Ga, five thousand at Charleston, = (,, nix thousand (at Salisbury, N. C.. ten thousand. Besides these, there were smaller prison camps at Blackshear, Ga., Co. lumbin and Tyler, 8. C. ; Cahaba, and Danville, Va, and elsewhere, The number of prisoners held ut these less. er camps are not now at hand. The number of prisoners held io all camps were constantly changing more or less but the total number held by the Con- f derates during 1868 and -4 were aps proximalely sixty-five thousand. The condition of the prisoners was well Hoon ernments was enormous, the eight ‘ ' nl Letter From Elmira, N, } | EDITorR CENTRE REPORTER : | Asl promised to write to you after | we were settled in our home in El- mira I will do so. It is nearly three months since (eame to this place, and we like it very much. One can't well get in a place like this; besides, there are four G. A. R in this there are quite a few of the old boys we posts {around bere, and any one knows, with- told, that theJdadies ( a very article ) are here also, They out being HEeCPSSATrY seem very much devoted to the boys who wore the blue. This is especially pleasure in making the last days of the boys of 61 to 65 their happiest days, of their ecuntry, a kind word, a pleas. ant look balm for their suffering Che Reporter is a welcome visitor us, and I would as soon per as to be without the Reporter, as it always gives the news of the places We inter have The wien here coldest day was] Li, he thirty January 5 $ & thermometer | degrees below zero, | no stormy weather | Don't think we willl want for ice next summer as it is very registered bave had this winter, thick on the river, aud the ice houses | i tilled, | office blie buildiog, which is hand- | Are about al Elmira bis Hn aice pa ly a very post SOE fuished juside, Attended several sessions of court | d it | All this court : the other week, and foun a good | art {io g Low points fa law, kinds eases are tried in there | tinus jo atiendance | { Penopsyl- seein | a meet | aii al the Reporter | Reporter may see | rs like this and get | sashes iid ¥ irs, GERGE W, DUSKLE York ! —— § Eimira, New x Judge Crordon H Mp, Wit ih Harry Boul law | and i, oof UiZ aie, have formed i ir of sin Clear. ius from all over the Lie to Wash- north, from prison | of the so i camp ington, demaudin the Xt Of hange of | July 22 1 i i prisoners, by Carts] 3 i862 The Southern people and the Con-| i federate Government also demanded | sid #¥ parole, even t gh exchange was re. | 3 have the means | great hi of ; Anally, askiog only pa for msn and officer for offi- ¢ : to keep the te prisoners | i by them : : Union sol- | diers held by them would balance the | ROCCO nt i All of the foregoin g to purpose, aud the Union prisoners continued in died by Wash- | held in were stout and well, and that they would be put into their are tay vu their arrival ; while the Union unfit they would not have been unfit for service if they had been sent home in ten days no and It was claimed at misery, were emmnciated and The prisoners constantly cursed these Union hagglers over ex. change, and if they had come into our camp they would certainly have been Killed, The finale was given to exchange about the begining of Feb, 1864, when the Federal Government ap- pointed “Ben Butler” as Agent of Ex- But, Gen, **Beu Butler” was perhaps, the only man io the Upion #erview, or out of it, with whom they would have nothing to and the Government knew this. Oar guards told us that the appointment of But. ler was considered n premeditated in- change, do sult to the Confederates, and settled the matter of vxebunge, and that we wold sll be sent uth, During the wvek following a thousand mien were seul from the Island to Georgia, The indiflerence of the Federal Gov. “ronment toward us, was most discourse nging. There we were, wany thou sands who had cheerfully volunieered for the service of our country, psoked together io camps of misery and filth, where the air was constantly filled with fetid odors, in itself sufficient to plant the seeds of death in every sys tems. Our Government had evidently, for the thine at least, abandoned us those whom we had «0 faithfully sought to serve, and but for them, we “ Continued at foot of next column, would then have been in our homes of Sheer and in the north, | The first | rectors | meeting of the school di- of Centre county under the [school directors, was held in the court { house, Bellefonte, Thursday and Fri- { day of last week, The meeting was called to order by | County Buperintendent Gramley, aft- rf which Benator W. C. Heinle [unanimously elected president | Austin Curtin, of Boggs tow nship, sand IP. J MeDonald, of Us ionville: tary, H. C. Quigley y Esq of Bellefonte, | The first M. oughlin, the The vice presidents elected wera Col. Bere. Jumes of His sub- | speaker was superintendent ilkesbarre public schools. Io the country districts little attention is paid to the school to nee sanitation, Buperintendent Ciramley spoke of the shool roms, Col. D. F time to the school K iwtney devoted some grounds, and pre. arguments in abundance to 1] fund general of the for the planting of amount building trees and Hmprovements and beautifying of the public school grounds John A. TT Messrs Emanuel the ¢ Daley, Fowler, Mtl - nominate candi. dates for the ensuing year, reported W. C. Heinle, presidents, Col. Austin J. MeDon ley, the President, { Fog. 1 r, Joan P. iegnien 1s tat COtive sith, Cer tin, gent mation Heo Dot hy « bers of Years “eh ai allent) at lei gth at the I bursday I'he laws to which ed attention were ards t laws of ti the siat ¢ spread of di f the i f health laws were properly enfor The township high schoo! law FeCeive poin th the next subject tion Prof. Coughlin of advaniasges £) many © Of the made in favor of this schon! high school Was it would enable people in the to acquire an education at a expeuse than by any other way, Senator Heinle made a ples for “The Township High School and as authorized under the of 1901. Director J. H. Beck, township, cited the experiences « district the school. The practicalness of the town- of Walker if thint with township high ship high school was fully proved by Mr. Beek, Superintendent Coughlin, at the evening session, talked on the subject “Cooperation of Edueational Factors! Pulling together solutely necessary in school work, harmony-—was ab. Di- | rectors, teachers, patrons and scholars | must work in harmony. The speaker | touched on subject of taxation, That phase of the sul ject was present- ed in an entirely new, novel and truthful Instead of taxes be. ing regarded a burden, the individual, #aid the speaker, should regard it a privilege to pay to a government that provides educational facilities to all ite children. the way, Buperintendent Berkey next spoke on “Education and Labor” We must link together the school-room and work-shop in order to scoomplish the grandest and most useful resolis Manual training in the public schools is one step in the proper direction, The establishment of un annual convention of school directors will ina few years become of as much bencfit to the pub. He sehools of the Commionwenlth as the lnstituies up this time, have teachers! ter | At the Friday morning session K Keller, of Potter township, sidress | #d the convention on the sulject | “Compulsory Attendance Law and | how to Eaforee IL” His talk was to | the point. He ealled attention to the | fact that this law is a moat difeult one to enforce and that in many ine stances the directors themselves fall to obey the law by not obliging their children to be more punctusl in at. tendance. If the directors fall to set an example it is wn fmpossibility for them to sucoessfully enforce the law io the community, Buperintendent Charles Luse, of 1904. Williamsport, spoke along (he same {line as did Mr. Keller, Superintendent | that in some districts in Centre coun- {ty no effort whatever was made to en- | force this law. He said the president and secretary of the school board were obliged to swear that this law eould not endorse the reports of these officers when he knew positively that the law had not been fulfilled, “Business Management of Behools' ner, There were Many suggestions mude of great importance to directors, Colonel D. F. Fortney advocuted the ""Hebool Library,” and pointed of one-half mill for that purpose. He books suitable for a school library, and out any expense whatever, Pre SOOTre if. P. H. Meyer and his chorus of fn Or 1Imore voices, during each of session rendered a number fine se- ieCLIons, Fhe meetings of the eo unty associa- tions of ws become | } bool directors could an factor in a nent for eduestion in The i in the treasurer shall pay the sum of important Ww iial creating OTe sent I every county in Pennsylvania, vides that for each director these meetings, to exceed one hundred County superintendent Is to defray the expenses inci the ipetit ute. This sum ena- iencent to secure two ies any local tal d meeting bes ng to respot these # irda : BLL facior entiment GO that, fs 3 # Uf Lhe coun Re ty hie tid towns in Teciors were i Cen- is iil Uglis ¢ tot he te to expend one bup- | citizens out. for speakers to talk to an y EXCepl school directors, ot iocality another id ne in at wou t furpish an | * AUG lenC folly to assume that discussions as were hed at the first meetis 4 would mot be # nt! Of RIOD, the patrons of the pub-| ol directors to assume that all FLY Lien sre vot alike entitled to have of this association in # tnidst The greatest good to the democratic greatest HODeTr is il a expression ' Will apply here, of 1 y be accused of pointing out error without suggesting a remedy, the | teporte that the greatest good from these association meetings could be had by holding them in the | various boroughs and villages through- | out the county, similar, if you please, | to the plan adopted by the agricultural | department in holding farmers’ in-| siilulen, r will say of two days, but | sivoe the compensation clause, other than mileage, has been eliminated, the sessions of the association may be lengthened at will without conflicting with the law. A one day or two days’ I'he law speaks north side of Centre county, and like sessions on the south side, This would give a much larger num- ber of persons an opportunity to hear educational matters discussed by per- sone who have made a study of school work. Besides, this plan would be less ex- pensive to the several school districts because of the reduced number of miles necessary to travel to aod from these meeting places, The law itself implies that this idea is correet, beenuse it plainly states that “the county seat or some other suita- ble place inthe county” may be se. lected, It may be said, therefore, that the holding of the meetings of the county sssocint ion of schol directors in two Boeoause a larger per cent, of school Ing at 8 nominal expense, Because more patrons of the publie schools would be privileged to attend tuese gatherings, Beenuse it is the rural districts that most need inspiration in school work. Beeause, on secount of less mileage, the cost to each school district would be very waterinlly lessened, Beonuse the plan is in entire harmo. ny with the provisions of the law, Note=The Reporter will be pleased to have an IMPORTARY TELEPHONE DECISION The opinion handed down by {on 21st instant, in which it rules is i | sess the right of eminent domain | erect poles and string wires i i i {the consent of abutting land | 80 Appeliate Court of Peunsylvani tance to the companies and ¢ lie. In the telephone company case before the Court y which {#8 a telegraph compauy under t In cin {of 1874 givicyg the latter ran ie Jlge ach jand privileges, {farm in Dauphin county instend { following the highway, afte an Indemnifying bound to secur owner from damages, and an {Hon was granted restrainiog tl | testing owner from or the gE Lhe i the line, fo dissolivin the Court held that even wi | to public roads the abutting land soil of di propriated by a telephone or t without the bas ownership in the way which cannot be must be ¢ The Court | farm through whi 10108 Lh been laid out tid u penl domain the land occu fore,” ad that sUCH can Be in is - 8 i i r= withoi $ £3 irRora it, and that this is the fi een Dre Api ght § The differe; f fo % : tule to be held 14 51 ol hr and 6th The trappers Who are frag ping en Livonia Rug tvs fairly successful E.T. Bwarm and family, visiting man’s parents, Mr. and MWA. It is re ported that J. N. anolher upset lust week, I'he young folks of the town gave Charles Page a pleasant or surprise fourth birthday. Mrs, and an extended visit to her sisters, Rev. Kreider, at Penn Brook. Mrs. Rev. Limbert, at Danville. lniipeattn Smith, the Photographer. W. W. Smith, the wiil be at Centre Hall Friday oF y wat, will be published either over thelr signatures or a nom de plume sa Those who followed the course of the law governing the county associa. tions of school directors as it passed through the house of representatives and senate, are well scquainted with the provisions of that law, and should have a clear knowledge of the section providing for mileage of the directors, The bill as first introduced carried with it a compensation for directors at the rate of two dollars per dav, and in that condition, the law lower house of the legislature, passed the Without changing the wording of the law in any way, Senator Patton, of this district, woved to strike out the “two dollars per diem”? This mos tion carried. The omission of thee words left the bill read rather awkards ly, but the law states plainly enough that the director shall receive mileage, aud that only. Beuntor Patton took a proper view when he moved to strike out the come pensation clause. When schdal directs ors begin to draw salaries, these offices will pass to those who are after the money there is In disputed. NO. 4. HTOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LO INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. “a CAL The Cistlerns The have fixed ti Minly tax rat recent Li aw stpplied wells and Clearfield, al six f BLO Centre Fleewhere nt. Hii | "| | i | rre i i (16 i y. of | Bellef: ¢ former's | 4 iny five years, tternville, and nie Hecorder J DeEcomne his at 4 Citizen of poid t ie t i Phil Piped Gry retiant tal ninen A company organized in Operate an and Lewistown te 4 Bel I came Visit his fie concern pol in to many substance lsew here, ippointed al Cone ilders to cut, ese dele- ef ‘® native moved . pretly they have erected in Phil- Mr. Hoffer is engaged with e Atlantic City Refining Company, i at of the Phila- [ds iphia offices. new house ipsburg h | Br present is in one | Rev. James W. Boal, of Port Carbon, | wrote to parties in Centre Hall, that it i= his intention to move to this place | next spring. It is sald he will occupy | the Herlacher property, where Captain {(G. M. Boal now lives, and owned by D. Hess, of Linden Hall Dr. George W. Krumbine, formerly | of this place, writes the Reporter from Ashville, Pa, that be has been in that place for two years, and likes the place very much, snd that his practice is fully up wo his expectations, Just at present the doctor is feeling jubilant over the artival of a baby girl, who put in her sppearance Saturday a week, Montgomery & Co, clothiers, Belle- foute, advertise a great reduction sale in this bee of the Re porter. Mont. gomery’s clothing house is well known to every reader of this paper who lives in Centre eotinty, and do one will { hesitate in going there to make a Pure | ehase on necou nt of any unfair dealing tin the past. la this reduction sie they will msintein thels past regs ord for strict houesty in dealing with EVOTy cusiomer, The February Everybody's has another first class Hueoop nothing less than a statement of what the Deme ocratic Party now stands for, by the vew leader of the Demoorsoy in the House—Congressaman John Bharp Willimms. There could be no more valuable contribution to the a proach. ing Presidential controversy than this definite avowal of principles by the distinguished leader whose ¢ work ju Congress has reat
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