eee VOL. LXXVII. THE FARMERS INSTITUTE. CENTRE COUNTY IN THE CIVIL WAR. | 148th Regiment, Pennsylvania| The Farmers Institute held > | Grange Arcadia, Centre Hall, Wed ues- Volunteers. | Grange Aveacia, Lenurs | day and Thursday of last week was —— ! : fraught with the greatest interest y T. P. Meyer, Sergeant Co. A., } xr . EA x b. ! : > oy an | While in attendance, Colonel John A J Hy ys . | Woodward, the county institute man- [To be Continued | i CHAPTER VI. THE PRISONER'S STORY March 14h, 1863 At nne o'clock of Libby @ niace Attended Ench Ses ~Hrief Account, The Grentest Saocrss sion in 148th B | ager, rendered valuable assistance in | keeping those present in a good state py of mind, m. we marched out Prison, | George Li. Goodhart, the chairman, again till Our re- and we did not see t proved an admirable man that o©u- He has in the following spring, (1865) on turn from “Appomattox,” as a tri pacity. riven his entire life te betterment umphant army ; we marched through etter the great industry for the of which the institute calculated, is Richmond, with music and unfurled the and his selection to position of banne-s, past Libby, which was then farmers 2 44 : : y shi § b hi fellow ~ filled with “Johnnies,” who crowded chairman by iis fellow wa Yankee deserved recoguition, windows and doors to see the Army Johnnie, sions of we ‘‘guyed’’ them : I'he several ss the institute do Libby -° Very much, they good bumoredly ans. wered. But from Libby. and marched Steamer “William Allison ;” pass ; NAY, were attended by the most intelligent the might Hall I'iarsday afer how you like entire bw 1 farmers in and progres<ive territory whieh reasonably march dock, Confederate we return to We aboard our reached the «aid to belong to the Centre stitute district. The the we cast! noon audience was a remarkable one, particularly, but for its per- of laxes and were our home, | tot for size historie nose On way sonnel, It was not a congregation t high the reverse, down the James, all excite- ment and Blavery was | chronie agains not dead expectation. growlers prices—quite heir ISCUssion led imists ; their ap - y ; CA in Virginia Phere was a and | young negro on the boat, and a squad them opt de, standing asi mists r d whispered ; him and asked, * I just take p on de boat, he said Who do you of southern men, watched the “Coon” a pearatice aud mm ments industrious ror then walkea up to rather than laggards ; their speech in- where are vou going ¢ dis » rat her thao ignorance ; their tri tis @ belong to? appearance indicated prosperty rather ['se {ree than poverly. ed end of this itl came next man, hie pleasant features the of the| mingliog of | before and | Anoth- | * Was Lhe music ren- Where is vour home? e were 8) ft je isfied ;: they watch bim close- social I did not the Ith lieve that he tri not sat institute was ly, but matter He lo] bo'n ight thea, and after y Ressions reno Was a contraba 1 Aaje | dered by a select choir. No effort al trip tow ard freedom [a slavery days no Codn e will be made to give al the | nowever Land it was w dol ail return a rUORWAY slave re t3f y : Tit tatioe t » ateq med al YO vithout 4 passport fty to hundred and on ie Lalks n fife one AlS 5 i y the aver-| for h als . xed y i i | iscussed with | tender a rising | A. 1. Watts for | i during the “ irauge! it ichmond, z also tender for our unily « i the driven rows of eft , ' 3 Cuaoir MH pies had Deel And three The Watts 1ipe Correct vltucated | nneyiva- silos being al experi- | parched upon rlvania have a reach their 10st tual ability ively snd io dis that, iv and 1do all Department at and ' {his fared wid nu feariess mm with Af tney coutid be poi irectl ie § trong { pencil, tv mark on the gee () Caapin’=s Bluff, crowned En ke of passing vesse ‘antiquated 1asuited, wk of thw norin speak. A fable the U sloppy ped ihe was | as form ox res cyt es Rinost Here the advance of ion Iron. OI § EE dri wis #fl=ctually ay and Col el Guffey. National Committee. | +n back in 1862 advanes fan fr Penuayvivania, is said to be by water upon Richwoud ever a candidate for the national chairman: | ag ain attempted, ship. Some miles below we passed the | ; Cinfederate squadron of sloping sided yatiausd f mo iron-cind Gun Be formidal with | the Ya fi t if exvhangin Near Chupin’s B uff our steamer ran vain, 2 the strong =o: hy wind. f New York" brought down a ba besutiful and | un in le looking feet, at anchor, I'he “City o had fires, wateh of ted ikew fleet, Keeping & much stronger and prisoners for exchange, hey erow'd. er fleet, only a few miles below, of the vessel We burled some Confederate corn bread bricks in. ed thick along the rail’ ough which we passed shortly after | 45d stemdily looked at us, ig with them whistle salutes, to their crowd, and told them that was into a =and bar, on which we hung what they would got to eat when they They gathered them and began to eat them with apparent ing, the place of exchange, at mid-| ,rent relish, and eslled for more, night fast till some time in the night, when we got off, and reached Aiken's Land- got home, up, i Home of our men threw their corn Daring the night several prisoners |. qd into the river : it thumped and fell aver board snd were drowned, and | The five died Une these story of en beard, that this corn bread fa : ‘ ' » r . . Walters, Co. “D"” P, V, WY | was baked out of corn chop, cob and partner on this trip He did not seem all ground together is not true. To sick, but weak : and like hundreds of | 0 guy (1904) I have some of this 0’ hie ra, fell asleep, never to wake again, to me in 15864 He died during the night, under the of relics, where it gate bisnket that also covered me and may be seen and examined by any one spolher soldier. We did not know | oh, may have been misled by the old thut he was dead till we roused up in| oqo ed the morning. sank to the bottom like a stone, of was James Cav, same corn bread, iscued in my collection | At this point, let us farther “give The night was intensely dark and | the devil his dues’ Let the truth be stormy ; just as day was dawning, a | told, Jefferson Davis, president of the soldier ran into our compartment, Bouthern Confederacy, was by some shoutiog : “Aiken's Landing ! be U, | radical talkers and writers of the time, B. #teamer, ‘City of New York," is at | blamed as the cause of harsh treat. anchor alongside, a U. 8. Flag, big ment shown the Union Soldiers iu enough to cover this boat, floating at | Confederate prisons. As a matter of ite mnin staff’! Tostantly we jumped | fact, President Davia had no more to up and rushed out to see the grand old {do with the Union Soldiers in Confed- bauner, which we bad not seen for so | erate prisons, than President Lincoln long, A long, loud, hoerse shout [had to do with the Confederate sol went up, nnd tears came to the eyes of | diers in northern prisons, But, it can many burdened soldiers, as they once not be successfully denfed that the more locked upon our own starry flag hitch ny in President Lincoln's Cabi- The teachers’ local institute Boalsburg, Friday and Baturday, was one of the most suecessful ever held in The in- the attendance of teachers and spectators; the second institute district, stitute was remarkable for large remarkable for the number of teachers who took an active part in discussions: remarkable for the great interest mani- fested for unity of action and sameness of opinion by remarkable spectators; aon all points of importance inthe dis- cussion of the peasonable sube- the Io fact, the ristit | not oj criticism. Various jrots Onl well arranged program. “un to I'he session Friday usually large fora tharacter, and the vas paid to every After the musie, and Rev, J. 1 wddress of | cs ker, rendering minde by the questio Rav was “Central ed by wpenker tren vould apply Nis FreinrKs figures, pi ain 1IZation present syst graded = slrue Ors su proficient head Was be « ticki i Clear staten irrect by eee I'h A iter H dam ' ’ Lhe (ues wh ai EUs were RUE were i he = The mudd sinle ing good 5 reduction chiidren per Cu pit i, fire Crm in i The increases, ers, KR Bruce quiring Way Hare as 1 ti tation, conf being ty An=porte i ele Following this was'a recitati by Miss Beulah Fortney, “How can the patron assist the this ee end Hon was the teacher,’ n by A fe pie of teachers many while doing so he gave many hints to parents, “Teaching music in our #chools.’” The first spenker was Miss Effle Snyder, wh isa music enthu- sinst, and predicted that in the course of time a regular wotlld be adopted, Miss Rebecea Mover very truthfully said that not all school teachers v ere music teachers, and that it would be dificult for such to do anything in tha: line. She suggested motion songs; boys who could not sing could be pers mitted to whistle; songs pppropriate to the season, weal her, holidays, ete, should be sung both for the mus=ie in them and to impress the sentiment, Prof. P. H Meyer, who had in charge the musical part of the pro gram, thought the rudiments of musie ought to be taught. The discussion then became general, Prof. John A. Young, Prof Jacob Diebl Sud Prof. Heury Hosterman spoke at some length on the sutjoot of Course as it waved Inzily, yet proudly, and de- | pet. From there the cruel suggestion Conifuued a4 fous of Bext column, viusuate ld to 'otop Exchange.” YAdvantages snd disadvantages of a | uniform course of study’ 11, 1904. Libraries’ was the next topic discussed, The subject was open- ed by?! E. K. Bmith. Others on the program gave their time to Col. D. F Fortney, who kindly consented to speak to the institute. Col. Fortney’s remarks covered the subject complete- ly, and were of such a character that the whole of it would bear printing, but for the limited space in a paper such as the Reporter. - Bertha O Duck. Continuation of discussion on sehool libraries followed D. F. Fortney's talk, during which Rev. A. A. Black, Theo in- CNehool tecitation dore Boal and others gave some structive talks touching chiefly the li- brary question in Boalsburg. Discussion on reading and speaking | Miss Gertrude | the discussion and! Miss Maude Irvin, | Moyer, Miss Effie Buy- | in primary schools. Wieland opened by Miss Rebecca J and Mrs, was followed der Frank McFarlaue, One of the most delightful and most ti ti oroughly erjoved features of the in in by ersons-—teachers, directors and of Mr. and fore Davis Boal, immediate- gOme | : t the home Iw " of Boslsburg, Friday evening. to the home, under any circumstances, looked forward to with answer to an invitation always be greatest anticipation of pleasure fear of disappointment, but entire body of educators is | to feast with a family so thor- in sympathy with all educa- | movements, there is special rea- joyment during which the CORRION WAR Ole » animal but intellect half- spent a profitable each one w, mostly implemen t arranged in a depart- fitted up for that pur-| hundred or more ited, a few of the most are enumerated : of Venetian plate armor period, prior to the aboli- | of armor owing to the introduc- ire arms, by war galleys, | riveted of mail formerly worn is of Venetian Was { which by nore more, n Highlanders, who was while engaged outside Alexan- sollar, BSavoyard bards, a pikes, hand from the cele- oledo msi ufactory of swords, ol with blunderbuss mouth and net, which belonged to an il t, of the beginning of the Light Oriental shirt of mail to wear hes, used to turn dagger oitts only. He ent of Pp lmets of half a dozen types, old. w hich from China, and thirteenth century COmies dates buck to the N sid hosles vos entertaining were the host w, and Mademoiselle Denis | de Lagarde, sister of the latter, a pret- ty French girl in her teens. Boal home ie evidences of distinguished an- #, individual knowledge and If, travel and art, and love for home, | sflorded instruction and | ent -risinment to all guests, Everywhere iu the were 1% ¢ mil Of which I'he teachers who registered, township in which they teach, and the | heir home address, is appended : teachers, four Tap. whole number teachers, nine K. Smith Oak Hall C Bathgate, Lemont Fdward Williams, Boalsburg Eva C. Bathgate, Lemont Frank Young, Boalsburg, Arthur Peters, Oak Hall whale number teachers, sixteen lacob Deihl, Green Oastie M. E Heberling, Pine Grove Mills, Margaret Keichline, Pine Grove Mills, Gertrude Keichline, Pine Grove Mills, G. B. M. Frey, Pine Grove Mills A. L. Bowersox, Pa. Furnace, A. Maude Irvin, Pa. Furnace. Johu Reich, Pa. Furnace, Harry M. Walker, State College. Annie K. Loesch, State College. Fergus: 1 Twp, Harris Twp, whole number teachers, six. 8 Ward Gramley, Spring Mills. H. M. Hosterman, Boalsbhurg, Gertrude C. Wieland, Linden Hall, G4. C. Hosterman, Boalsburg. RB. B. Harrison, Boslsburg, DelleGarbrick, Linden Hall, Potter Twp, whole namber teachers, sixteen. Edna M. Krumrine, Tussey ville. Blanche V. Rossman, Tuseyville John H. Bitner, Tusseyvilie. H. F. Burkholder, Centre Hill, Bertha O, Duck, 8pring Mills. Vera M. Grove, Centre Hill, 8G. Walker, Penn Hall, Jennie Aweetwood, Potters Mills, The sue e iostitute was in a large measure due to the activity of the chairman, Prof. 8. Ward Gramley, HEALTH LAWS, Why Communities are Fxposed to Conta glous Diseases, The frequency with which commu. eases is being much discussed, | | { | | i | i the health laws of the state are totally ignored, in many instances, by physi- cians in charge. the tion For the public good, here wishes to call atten to an se of the legislature signed by Governor Hastings, June 18th, 1865, whicl day is operative and which enforced ; Mection That every physiciar cated or practicing in any of the mu of this who shall know that nicipalities Commmonwealtl any pers she or he is called pan who comes or is brought to him or I {1 stn Pox for examination, is suffering 1m, with cholers, diphtheria, dip- heritic croup, membrano carlet fever, ty phoid fever, yellow fever, epidemic rel rthwith ling, the the muplieipali) be shall, over his o spinal fever, pring fs shall fi io YY, hake health May sisle the name of Lhe name, age and sex of ing therefrom, aud shall by sufficiently designate glreel and pum be or other place in which f other information 1 may be deemed Mection 2 U pon pesith suthorities existence of a case 4 diseases, in any of sai they may at once pine placed, in a couspicuou upon or near the he which sald case nny card or placards upor printed in large lets d rs isease from which the sald house Ain «3 §¥ ” f . i UIIeTIDE AR gloresalaq, That var incards Provided, § § i i shall be § and that diphtherit branous croup shall ‘diphtheria.’’ Nection 21. ian, OF person , hegleet or 0, or who sisi provisions « a fine ’ 5 than § i 100, and in defaul thereof muay be imprisoned exceeding sixty days When there is no regularly ized board of hes constitutes a board of health To enlighten the reader of t of which results paid by either health, or physicians, patients, the f reprinted from a circular Hinte Board of health, ¢ PRECAUTIONS AGA Searlet fever scariet-rash, canker-rasl, fever) fe be than small-pox, for il i= 8 highly tious diseas , to vented by vaccination, snd in our cou far more nutercus try are those from smali-pox peariet fever are ofter left with defols, as Llioduess, deafness, paralysis ad great hysical sue impaired minds. Searle fever apo diphtheria have been justly dreaded a thst understand 1 It is therefore, highly desirable every one should hie nature of this disease, and to prevent its spread. tended with a bright scarlet on the skin, and is usually sccomjps- nied by a throat. children have sore throats, or an erugp- tion of the skin, even acter, they should be separated from the rest of the family until a physi- cian has seen them, or these symptons have disappeared. It never be forgotten that the mildest type of scarlet fever may communicate the most fatal form of the disease. Al. though during the past few years the type of this disease has been mild, it may at any time and ocoasionally does show all its former malignity, HOW THE DISEASE 18 SPREAD, Hearlet fever is believed to be caused by a special poison (contaginm) » hie may be conveyed, Lo persons previous ly unaffected, by personal contact, by infected clothing, rags, hair, or paper, or by any of the discharges from the wick, The seeds or germe of this terri. ble disease may be received from any. thing which has touched the sick per «on, The discharges from the bowels, the kidoeys, the nose, and the mouth, are considered to be extremely danger ous, as also all the discharges from th eyes, ears and skin, A person win has had scarlet fever is to be consider ed Sangeros #0 long as the skin re maine in an unhealthy condition, or continues to peel off in senles or Oakes This is pov lows than six weske sore Whenever of a mild char. must NO. 6. TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS. INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS, Marcellus Sankey, of Potters Mills, was a caller Saturday regular meeting of A Progress will be held Baturday after. Onn “hafler ived at flown f STi1)¢ rs’ amuel Owen John Homan, wit ju ite Crealls, Cake i i 10S I'he Bunker bs dons pou Dal isd n now of he soft lay, Saturday ww wonderfully, of morn. rain, AaCeOm pas and Su day Cul thes and ex posed filth ing there was the great amount accumu iated Sunday a slight nied by an elecirionl display, but not «ufficient to wash the soil and remain ing snow banks, Mouday morniug it was quite cold. Maleolm D. Fleming, son of Julian Fleming, of this place, is manager of the Morton CU. Sout & Company's merchant tailoring establishment in Wasiiiogton, D. C. He had formerly been; employed with the same firm at Baltimore, Md. The Stout Company, besides its Washiogton and Baltimore establishments, does business on an extensive sonle at Wheeling, W, Va, ; Richmond, Va. and Philadelphia, John A. Yearick, of pear Farmers Mills, who will make sale of his farm stock and implements March 14, wiil move to the Vouada homestead, ove mile east of Zion, which he recently purchssed irom Adam Vonads, of Mudisonburg. The farm contains seve suty-three scres, sixty-five of which are under eoliivation, Mr. Yearick will be sucoreded as tenant on the Ane dr. w Corman farm by D. Gelss W gor, of Merbatian, Lilo :
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