OL. LXXVIL
CENTRE COUNTY
IN THE CIVIL WAR,
148th Regiment, Pennsylvania
Volunteers.
By 7. P M: yer
» *3. vif
Regiment,
NY
CHAPTER VI
PRISONERS FORDING A STREAM,
had
form of hardship, cheerfully,
Hundreds who endured every
De-
OW
ii
list ress.
came discouraged under these «
ing and evidently to be continued mis-
away and died
bel
to
erable conditions, sank
while
vice, as tailors, shoemakers,
’
+
Mer.
work
SOme wel the Re
on fortifications, and even into the
ranks of the Confederate Army, in the
hope of bettering their condition, and
hoping
i
Ge-
lives; probably
of
nd making their
L0G maging Lauer
saving their
for an opportunity ultimately
ch service,
serting su
to the Union lio
sent away
we had more
Spritz
to eat
proaching, au
to thisecamp, the
mac, and the rapid]
ber of small pox cas
£ Ww ( the
oner
tho
ers from Rich
Pris
[a
ine up
the
idl
rities, and
ries
law:
spring
weather
cloudiess
kad evident Tl WHS
mild aud delightful
As usual in fine
lazily snuntering and standing around,
ther, we were
’
looking st the city beyond the river,
IIeRr
the p
“We
and the beautiful Jandscape
es
the trees and bushes just \T-
i
birds
spet, whose buds were already
ing, and among whose branches
were sweetly singing, We
wed from our
ings over the pleasing prospect outside
ing I :
sud
were
denly awaket listless mus
the drum at Head Quarters beat
“attention I" Ihe the
Guard from the top of parapet
wat, “Hqugds No. 1-23 and 4 fall
in and be ready to move, “Wi
ed our squads quickly. moved through |
the gate that had shut us |
and formed our eolump for the mareh |
to Richmond, The Commandant told
us that we were to be paroled, and sent |
home ; that all that had
away before had been sent
we, four bundred miserable, yet lucky |
Yrag-a-mu thos” to go home
Could it be true, or would I wake up|
when
HMergeant of
the
called «
forme}
"
sa long,
been sent |
gouth : so
were
and find that I had dreamed. as many |
times before ? [I was afraid
myself.”
to “shake |
Iron
down
We recrossed the Tredegar
Works bridge, and marched
through Manchester ; here a squad of
prisoners passed uson heir way to the
Island ; ove of them loudly hailed me;
it was my former partner, Austin
Bkinner, of N. J, just returning from
the sruall pox pe<t camp, cured and
stout, yet sill red faced ; I never saw
or heard of him after this. We crossed
the Danville BR, R. Bridge to Rich.
mond, and were onee more taken to
the noted Libby Prison, where parole
ing eomamenced, and by evening we
had all signed the paper headed by the
following purole,
“We the undersigned prisoners of
war, do give our parole of honor, that
we will not take up arms again, nor
serve ns wilitary, police, or econstabu.
lary foree tn any fort, garris n or field.
work, nor as guards of prisoners, de-
Constinued at fuss of column,
Aa
i
LE
Blanche Bates at Broad Street 1 hentre,
Philadelphia is just now in
throes of a theatrical se nation,
Mins
tremendous
of the Centennial
Hates has made hit
i
lasco’s an
of Japanese life
1 The
more
of the Gada
but two weeks to run,
be
run,
ich
Chie
first »
w the company will
igo for an indefinite
net to be
ii period
ements, whiel
Lhe fer seen in that
ily after ‘ of
ain
the fatal fire
{
LIP BLOTY ¢
y of the pl
Samural, or tlwo-sword men,
the of Japan
famous
cerns the
defied
t
who Emperor
Lis edict
IST].
issued
them
r. Be
oh
in The ambition
lasco and
ow ancient Japan with all
sid history ar
sid self sacrifice, among which
HE reverence paid by the
dis sword. The play is in
18 and twelve scenes, necessitat-
Osi elaborate
Bela
American
stage produc
which Mr
.
thie public
characteristic Japanese muusic has been
ed to Special
and
number Japanese
of & pr cial
i}
ments are used in the interpretation
The play ran for two entire seasons at
New York.
irk
Then re,
nal New
i# in Philadelphia
i Haines,
Walcott,
1 Armstirot
the Belasco
Ye Company
Robert
Al
gz, J.
Walcott,
Iaries
(ot
ATies
Was nis
reached
rtake: and
he
¥
stied sent
T
MORage
Ri
time iL was re-
* asked
readings
winter
uniike that ino
sy ivania it uot been cold
enough in Kansas {
te thick
Tey mie weather cone
ot lis
enough re,
ditions rwise had been very agree
$
able
- a
“Even the
the Mavayunk
Kee p one eye on the d
man who prays,”
Philosopher, “should
SRys
+§1 ¥?
evil
:
Conting ¢3 fror
r stores,
first column
discharge any duty
by soldiers, until |
exchanged under the provisions of the
Cartel entered into, Juiv 22 1862."
This parole, when signed, is sacredly
kept, on the “honor of a soldier’
pois «
usually performed
vl,
: vio |
No Soldier would
“Soldier's Pa-
or Government
of a
'9
The parole of our four hundred was, |
the regular
“commis
When, in Oct. Inst, we were first
brought to Libby Prison, the prison.
ers were searched | on many quite large
amounts of money were found, very
large in the aggregate, and taken by
the Confederate OMlcers for “safe keep.
ing,’ till paroled, when it was to be
rerurned. Many did not live to be pa
roled ; and no prisoner paroled this
day, ever heard the word money men
tioned, and not a dollar was returned.
But I will here yet add, that I never
saw a Confederate take money from
our men fioreibly,
The *Johnnies” now issued two
days rations of corn bread and some
boiled beans to us. Home of us went
back into a rear room, where stood
many tobaceo presses, with large iron
screws, to which still clung in abun
dance, the grease of “ante bellum
days’ ; though black and dusty, we
scraped it off aod ate It on our corn
bread,
Central Pennsylvania is being over
run by agents representing various
muanufactories, whose chief product is
muchinery necessary to quip esnning
fuctories, These agents have been
county not omitting
Centre Hall, The project was well on
wien private information, entire-
ti
BE TEpre-
th led
sentative
+ He obtained Wh id
to ‘ e
build
tion
tion spoken of
Depu
Livorge
Of Lhe
. ,
Prof.
iI
of the ¢
rtrment
(’. Bu
treats in an instr
manning indust
HU Ded 5 of more ¥!
Reg
t& of tl
many of the
ries
ed extrac
printed ;
In recent
machinery ma
raral communit farmers
{ to organize themselves into compar
{to grow abies and ered
| fact
verols La Car
iy the
to pack Ops,
aging information
| ar d the so-called “se
{ Were promised in the
zation
iy to
f
Sixtee:
thine }
Wis
COURT
aith
LINGO We
the o
Prati
grail
{
a9
bill and place
ty Wm. Reed, of Col
pre _et
Ji
ed of desertion, was called up and aft
the on
Hiog
shin Harshberger, who was conviot-
some statements made Ly
the effect that in case the «
fs
a
children
that the defen.
his w and
support
would suspend tenes, ©
court, however, stated
in the sum of
two hindred dollars conditioned that
he pay to his wife or the overseers of
Bnow Shoe township the sum of $12.00
that if
that he would impose the sentence pro-
vided under the Act of 1903. This Act
any other
on the subject of desertion and Section
each month, and he didn't do
broader than
II is as follows :
“If any bustand or father ahall here.
after separate himself from his wife or
hia children or from
children without reasons
shall wilfully neglect maintain his
wife or ehildren, such wife or ehildren
his wife and his
3
bie cause, and
io
being destitute, or being wholly de-
in part on thelr earnings
for adequate support, he shall be guilty
pendent or
of a misdemeanor’
The sentence provided for in this
Act is & fine of not more than $100 00
and imprisoument not exceeding one
year,
A.M Butler was appointed a sani
tary agent for Howard borough,
The following subpoenas in divorce
were awarded by the eourt : Martha
Lovell vo. Thomas Lovell Blanche
8. Donelly va. John Donnelly, Mary
L: Hateh va James A. Hateh,
The most important cave tried was
that of Commonwenslth ve. W. O Robi |
son, of Philipsburg, who was indicted !
under the Act of 1995 for a violation of |
the Pure Food Laws of (he state. The |
information was made by J ew |
Faust, agent, and the lodictment as
returned by the Grand Jury contained
five counts,
hing, will yield from seventy-five to
bundred The
farmers of Delaware, where the peas
O11 bushels per acre.
ty dollars per acre net after acco
ing for labor, seed and fertilizer.
that
There
in the large cities,
the
ables
But the
ar where the pri
and
Ars to loealion. it is important
It be clorke to a large supply.
are mal canneries
v
market
them
bes!
where at times a glut in
vegelables ¢ to
ep
+ cheaply
IUCR CRD
from the field, a
section
8( and climate IavVor-
ure
{ roducts A loca-
canned
‘“r a
ul these the fac-
wroducts from sa
draw
i
Hoited distriet and Is har dieapped by
“ive hauling. An sbundant sup-
if pure water is essential for
Was
products and furnishing
d
ab
wt ¥
Lsupply of steam neede
in where an abundance of
can be had is also essential,
As lo the capital needed, the remark
while there have
pUCCesses in the
#0 eel many
rufficier
pProcessi
roa
r while
degrees he
re jUires
EWS.
H
N
A Woodward, Esq., attorney for
theses cases
d
Was
nweaith and was
I'he dels ndant
William W
in
Hs
Ansinty
eder
i by Smither
minent Philadelphia
nd
lanchard,
the
t the
Was
Esq
faint is
IAHR 30
nesisted by John
From
peared
d
Hipat
the case, it ap-
Faust, |
Robi
a
James
of Mr
gut piece i
hocolaie ; that it was immediately |
Dr. William Fraer, of State |
College, who made an examination fl
that the
chocolate contained about 90 per cent,
pure len per cent,
The Inbel on the package
stated that it was guaranteed one hun.
dred per cent, pure cocoa bean, The
defendant called and admitted
selling a piece of the chocolate to Mr.
Faust; that he had bought it from
the William H. Baker Manufacturing
Co. and was supposed to be 100 per
cent. pure goods The representative
of the company was then called and
testified that they made chocolate, but
that the brand sent into Pennsylvania
was absolutely pure, but that they
made solve that was ouly 90 per cent.
pure which was sent to other states:
that they made both kid,
After thie evidence closed argument
to the jury was made by A. H. Wood-
ward, Ex, on part of the Common.
wenlth and by W. W. Bmithers, gy.
on behnif of the defendant. The jury
miurned un verdict of guilty in less than
ten winutes. Luter a motion was made
for a new trial, reasons to be filed with.
th twenty days. It is probable tha
thin agent,
al ihe slore i: in
Mirg sud bou of
sent to
it under the microscope;
cocoa bean and
wheat flour,
Was
court.
The other oases on the criminal list
of the same character were continued
The balance of the civil cases which
were for trial were disposed of as fol
lows : George W. Pecan ve, 8B, W,
Wright; mppeal; plea non assum psit.
The case of 8, H, Williams vs. Frank
Warfield was settled,
| Additional Court News on 0ib Page. §
4,
1904,
PUKE BUTTER MEN UV IN PHAN
Associations Will Take
Compel Judiciary
Activ
to Euloree the Law
of Mercer county, Lo sentence a
| who was convicted of sell
| @arive as butter has aroused the Pu
| Butter Association and kindred Orga
{izations who are wonducting a ert
in behalf of pure foods and ar
will be made to compel Jud se Mil
they
eX int
{ Dairy interests
dre«
Weel
ture (
| Commissioner
Judge Mi
Commission
ef
delegations that
ready been inv
eal
b
$
ii
for
Hon,
regn rt
ie Dalry an
~
fis
Wilh
siiended services in
Hew
the
ch, Opde:;
5 4
churel
Hellman
'
toona, Pa
eran
Rev
A
tiddny
in
M
our uncle tou
Kt
i
Miller
ousin. H
of
whers we Visil«
Metzler and George
=
of Centre « : also sur re
unty
Jordan, five miles west Man-
rd
is |
home of Isaiah Spicher, at Ellw
returning from there to uncles’
One afternoon we
went thr the |
There are about thirteen |
igh
state prison.
hundred prisoners, two hundred being |
women, We were shown through the i
steel rolling mill by Fred Go wlepeed,
a son-in-law of our und A bout
three hundred men are employed
the mill, and the for
month amount to $500,000
Joliet has a population of 36 000; six
railroads come to the city, three of
which pass through Chicago
Yours truly,
J. H. Jorpax.
ie,
in
eX penses one
Orangeville, I11.,
January 26, 1904
a——————
From Millheim Journal,
About two o'clock Tuesday night
Elias C. Zertiy, of Penn township, was
awakened from his sleep by the smell
of smoke, and upon investigation dis
covered that his honse was on fire. It
is supposed that the chimney had
buroed during the night and dropped
fire to the lower story and ignited the
floor close to the cook Move, The fire
was extinguished just in time to save
the stove from fwlling through the
floor into the cellar, The damage 's
small,
No Merting of Potter sehool Board,
D. K. Keller, secrewry of the Potter
township sehiool board, announces that
there will be no meeting of the school
board Saturday, 6th fost,
A HO
ILsaves a lot of time occasionally
10 let the other fellow have the last
NO. 5.
TOWK AND COUNTY NEWS.
HAPPENINGS
r
:
i
FROM
INTEREST
. PARTS.
a
J. Lingle,
has been looated
»
©, Were
ers Monday.
“i Livg-
a fireman
He
Wier
1s reek rail-
road, eX pect at Clear
enl-
gaged,
Constable W
ast week, jd
to the
H. Runk Uhursday
ved from Hoffer street
i pur-
Min-
Fame day Jerry Stump
Id. Hosterman's property
's, near Dr. Alex-
if
oi
Lobsugh Louse,
rere tly
W. I
3
rermaodeled by 3
On Lhe
moved from
tothatof D
ander’s residetio
ol
Ri
C. Keller
H. G. Strohimeier, the marble cutter
of this place, is spending some time in
various paris of the valley, looking up
work for Mr,
strohmeler is a first class tmechanie,
the stmmer season.
and those who wish to purchase any-
thing in his line, will do well to at
least examine his prices, material and
class of work.
The Petersburg correspondent to the
Huntingdon Xs bas this to tay of a
former minister of Centre Hall: Rev.
A.D Potts, Ps 2, will preach a special
seTmon to the Maccabees, Petersburg
Pent, 436 A flue sermon is « Xpeoted,
Rev, Pous was called away last Fri.
tay, very unexprotediy, to presch the
funeral sermon of a former parishioner
in Ondo,
A largely attended wedding was cele
ebrated Thursday of last week at the
home of Mr. and Mrs, Philip T.
Nebreckengast, at Tylersville, when
their daughter Margaret was married
to Wesley Hosterman, of Woodward,
by Rev, Wetzel, of Rebersburg, Afier
a bounteous wedding dinver the coupe