01 SI Vir a
CSNTRE COUNTY
IN THE CIVIL WAR,
148th Regiment, Pennsylvania
Volunteers.
Meyer, Sergeant Co. A.,
PV.
be Continned |
Hy 1. PP,
ilegiment,
148th
{To
CHAPTER VILSIEGE OF RICHMOND
Battery,
Dozens of these flery bows were con-
fading away,
screaming of
with
stantly seen forming and f
while the hissing and
the shells and their explosions,
their deafening reports and great flash-
es of fire and light, and the whir of
flying fragments, were terrifying
when near. .
shells passing
the rifle
not
The tracks of
from line line
high gave variety
These shells fly
speed through the air,
screaming noise that is terrifying
All day and night both sides
} then settled
custom of yd
works,
this
never
rising near so
exhibition,
much
and preducea
fo
to hie
with greater
were
unusually vicious, again
to the ordinary
erntely bombarding each others
aud then only. What
racket we
On the 12 January
corps (2nd) turned out in
grand review before Maj.
Huwvphreys, our Corps Commander
this was a grand display of military
dicipline and power.
constituting
was
fort,
ail
down im
now ail
unusual was about
learned.
our
morning of
“Hh,
(en.
The 148th, the Garrison
{f Fort Cummings,
and occupied said
tiie of the 1eview ;
under arms,
the
and
juring
forts
anped, till
Lhe
mn the
thes
se
treuches were fully
review ended and Corps bad re
During the review the {
to our
therefore,
the
fe
turned. on-
nearer Works
LUAHD OUT OWI COrps ;
y manned
federntles were
we
ways fully all forts a1
treuches when any const able par
he troops went away on r
On Jau. 28th, 1865, a ge:
from the war
Ta
grauiing a
twenty-five days, to
cleanest and soldierly
men in
was carried out
department
the
ap-
each
fur ough of
two
penring
mouth,
inspections were
granted to boys
result was the
sre, The be
were not
was unduly favored
ROY way.
most
each brigade,
Comyg elitive
fur-
the
it
Gin
of
sane
held, and b
loughs were
148.0. Ihe
February and M
o'er Regiment
snd suid the 145
nid always got
By Jan. 30th
lished, in a strong
near Hatcher's Run,
Nottoway River,
Gravally Run
I'he Appomattox river,
Run, and Gravelly Run,
gizh, winding streams, fringed ou both
giles with great marshes, In our front,
forts and
we of the
satisfied,
everything
we were well estab
line of new works
a tributary of the
’
lines to
with lighter
Hatcher's
are all siug-
shout a mile away, were ithe
trenches of the enemy. To our right
ard left, as far as the eye could reach,
loomed up the red earth-works of the
Uaion Army ; and just the
fortis of Lhe enemy, were plainly .
fronted tivv-
auxdef: ise nnd abatis of poles aud tree.
beyond,
re i see
with lines of bristling
tapas,
Far out, to our right rear, lay Peters.
burg, where church steeples could be
plainly seen on clear days, from cer.
tain points ; and we often watched
with great interest the shelling of the
city ; shells in great numbers, rising
biigh, sputtering and flashing, then de-
scending, and bursting in and over the
city, impressed us with feelings of sad-
ness and sympathy for the residents
of the doomed city.
During the latter part of January
the soldiers suffered a great deal ; the
forests had disappeared before the axes
of the army and fuel was scarce ; the
trees were gone, so we dug up the
stumps, and carried wood a mile on
our shoulders,
light, like children.
Near midnight, Feb, 4th, while it
wus very cold, snow flakes flying, and |
the darkness intense, orders reached
the 148th to “pack up and be ready to
move at a moments notice.”
All was commotion at once, and
down came our tents. We were fully
ready to move in thirty minutes ; but
we did not move out till day-break,
During this long wait we danced on
the frozen ground, and tussled each
other to keep from freezing, in the ab-
sence of fuel and fire,
During all this long wait we heard
HALL, PA 9
MAY 26,
great bodies of troops and artillery,
{moving westward, on near by roads,
and when daylight came we found
that the 2nd, 5th, 6th and 9th Corps,
iln of battle, were on the move,
148th with the 4th Brigade 2nd Corps
soon joined in the grand move ; about
ten A. M. formed in
and advanced ; we had not gone far
when the continuous rattle of musket-
we
Forward.
ry and the Joud roar of artillery was
evidence that the enemy had already
been found and attacked; the firing
soon extended along the line and the
battle became general, The Confeder-
ates bad evidently been surprised.
They were driven from their works,
which were at once occupied by our
who repulsed three counter
of the enemy. The U
commenced
troops,
charges nion
change
fronting
hard, on
fighting now
and then as the enemy repeated their
troops at once to
and
working
and
the trenches in
them with
reverse,
abatis
forts and trench. s,
counter attacks,
In the early part of the night of the
6th of Feb returned
made
line,
and
a desperate attack on our new
We irks,
we them It
the pl line
this time
80 We
the enemy
and
was
Crosse }
our Wi
some dis’ ance
not an to advance the at
and the new position tak-
irned to our works,
line fell back
toward the
a wounded eomrade perched high
h d heavier
him,
bey
en, elt
Union
rear, with
Just ax our a
soldier by
aon
his back, mud
than the b
was his brother,
larger an
ied
we
wy who eart who
and gave them su
shout of egcoursgement,
Iter
trenches and
held
For several days we frequently a
uated in digging in the
Gay and night ; but we
it fire and suf
mt bitten’ toes
CRILE NUINSrous,
-
Gives S10 000 to Seminary
J. Harry Fritz, of
ed the Luthe heol
ry at Gettyasbnirg with
1s
somerset, present.
ran gical
$10.000, to be
il
Mi
ny
tion. Fritz
min
evidently has
bored clothes
7? for
isters whose
didn’t fit and voices modulated
calliog hogs,
A
‘Who's It "”
The comedy, “The Cheerful Liar’ js
being produced in many towns, but
In Centre
liar-
invariably to poor houses
of a ¢
vould be
iar
a novelty
would
Hall the sight erful
{
Of any aort stich
that fi:
in adv
ancial success De ase
sured ance toany organization
il a repre
iy town to learn
thal w be willing to sed
sentative to some neart
the art.
LATER —8ince the above is in type
it has been learned that a local eivie
order canvassed its entire membership
for a candidate willing to take the part
of the ‘et liar” in the comedy
but no one would consent,
weerful
mentioned,
owitg to highly developed econscien-
tious seraples, to assume the role.
P —~A Sunday school scholar has
pointed out an old accomplished article
real thing, O. K, and needs
no trainiog—open to engagement,
{ ounty | papers Plense eops-
8.
«the
a —_———— ———
West Branch Doctors Mest
The eleventh annual meeting of the
West Branch Medieal Bociety was
held in Bellefonte Thursday of last
week, Sixty delegates were in at
tendance from counties along the west
branch of the Susquehanna River,
The meeting was the most successful
in the history of the association, made
80 by the presence of Dr. Lawrence F.
Flick, of Philadelphia, hgad of the
Phipps Institute and a famous spe
| elalist on tuberculosis, Dr, Rothrock,
| of Harrisburg, was also present. The
speakers of the afternoon were Dr.
Flick, Dr. Rothrock, Dr. Joseph W,
| Albright, Muney ; Dr. George D. Nutt,
| Williamsport ; Dr. George H. Woods,
| Pine Grove Mills,
Dr. B. C. Musser, of Aaronsburg,
acted in the capacity of toast master,
The officers elected for the ensuing
year were : President, Dr, George F,
| Harris, of Bellefonte ; first vice-presi-
dent, Dr. #8. J. Miller, of Madera,
Clearfield county ; second vice-presi
dent, Dr. George D, Nutt, of Willinme-
port ; secretary, Dr. Joseph M. Corson,
of Chatham Run,
The place of meeting for next year
will be Willismsport,
MEMORIAL DAY
PROGRAM
Time of Exercises nnd Names
Speakers,
Place,
Following is attached
time of exercises and
Memorial Day services :
Centre Hall, 6 p. m
«30 p.
the places,
speakers
Dale, Esq.
Bprucetown, Clement
Dale, Esq.
Centre Hill,
Hill, a detail
decorate,
Spring Mills, 6 p m
Love,
Valley,
Muadisoubnrg,
Rev. Smith, Rev
Millheim, 2
ersox,
1 ,-
Zion
will
Tusseyville and
of Bhannon post
Hon.
10 a.
John G
Farmers Mills, m. Georges
I
2p
Buco
Boalsburg, 6
Taylor.
in Major
Linden
Bhultz
Branch, 2
Furst,
Hall, 9
ob)
Pp
Pine Grove Mills Dav
Fortuey.
in id
0
P
gy -
Houserville, 9 a. mi. —Calvin Bowe
Pine Hall, 5.30 p.
Fortney.
rs,
Iie
Rebersburg, 2 p. m.—~Hon
Love.
Aaronsburg,
G. Love.
Hon J
forenoon
The Reporter takes the liberty,
the sanction of every
to call attention to the fact
sensible person,
that spealk-
annoyed by a bevy
who sist in talking in-
per
listening. Such e
the
community
induct
flects upon not only women who
but the
avoided
und
The
Benne less wo
indulge
atl all hazards,
ng
should not
of
talking and giggli
men and girls
within hearing distance
stand.
————— A — fo ———
bre
ers’
Commencement Bt State,
The Penusylvania State College com-
week will be
The program is as follows :
mencement observed
SUNDAY, JUNE 12
Baccalaureate
The ow
D. philadelphia
MONDAY, JUNG
1.30 a. m. Sermon, hy
lawrence M. CO
felt,
f this
. m~~Class Day exercises of the
class of 1904
Annual athletic contest,
Junior oratorieal o
TUESDAY, JUNE 14
Annual ting of
Board of Trustees
— Address before
Kappa Phi Society
~Alumui lund
Armory
Meeting of
« I
¥. Ti. ifitest,
9.50 a. m mes the
0a m the Phi
00 m. heot
«30 p.m Lhe
Association
m, = Boom No
121) of Delegates and Alumni
to elect od rustees
~ Exhibition drill
Cadet Battalion
. m.—Presentation
House of Trouble,” by
Thespian.’
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15
as. m. Graduation
Meeting (in
2 30 p.
Fhe
exercises
by class of 1004
Commencement Address,
ing Fature” by
William Elliott
Ithaca, New York
—— A ——
“The Open
The Rev,
Giriflie,
Resolutions of Respect,
Provider
ist by
Whereas an all-wise
remove from our mi
Loiteell, who for over iif
member of the Methodist
devoted and unt
Sunday School,
Resolved--That we
scholar of Spring Mills M_. E
press our
ing worker ass teacher in th
therefore
the officers, teachers and
Sunday School, ex
heartfelt sorrow for the loss of so valu.
able a member and so sarnest a worker
That, while we acknowledge our very great
loss, we meekly bow to the will of him who
doeth all things well, knowing that “To
Christ, to die is gain.’
That we extend to the husbmnd and family of
the deceased our deepest sympathies in this their
very sad bereavement and commend to them the
God in whom she put her trust
That we drape her seat in our Sabbath School
in mourning for a period of thirty days, and that
copies of these resolutions be published in several
of our county papers and copies be sent to the
husband and family of the deceased, also that
they be recorded on the books of the secretary of
the Bunday School.
live ia
M. SHIRES,
LIZZIE STOVER
IDA CONDO,
Committee,
INOTR-Obitaaries, poems and resolutions of re
spect are only inserted when paid for, Arrange
ments for space must be made in advance.
Evtron.j
A ——— A AY TTA
The Seediess Apple,
Colorado is much interested in a
seedless apple that has been developed
in that State, and there is great de-
mand for the bud or graft, as that is
the only way it can be propagated.
The seedless orange has had a remark.
able sale, and the supple may be equal.
ly successful. The lack of seeds will
get rid of the enddling moths, which
feed on theseeds. This apple is free
from blossoms, which will, it is said,
make it immune from injury by late
frosts. Other seedless fruits will prob.
ably be brought out in time.
Reduced Rates to Unlontown,
For the sccommodation of those de-
siring to attend the Prohibition State
Convention, to be held at Uniontown,
Pa, June 7 to 9, the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company will sell round-trip
tickets Uniontown, June 6 and 7,
good to return until June 10, inclusive,
from all stations on its lines in the
State of Pennsylvania at rate of single
fare for round trip (minimum rate, 25
cents,
to
cn fs fs ———
835 00,
Alter June 1st the teachers’ mini-
mum ($35 00 inw into
the
the
salary FOeN
ended by advo.
that
efficiency
Potter
be oblig
salaries. Will
il board of Potter, or any oth-
er district, advise the Reporter to what
extent the efficiency of the corps of in-
Lille 1nessure
CF ORS thie of the
bs pes ts rs
town.
reed Lo
Hwehe
Py Ie will
rexasimple,
0 the total of
ae hyo
increased,
The truth is, school
the
5,00 for
boards have no
in matter ; they must
rendered
year
services and
Jens
7
Com-
sought [ast
money.
Efficiency !
ms —————
Founey Redoces Shop Forces
The
pany last week issued orders indefinite-
ly a
Penusylvania Railroad
about sixteen hundred
i employed in the erecting shops
These snspensi ns follow a
order from Phila the
in various departments to a solid
working
leiphia to reduce
basis,
Juniata all the new lo-
shops where
and two
hit the
red men being suspended
to
ire built
wed, were
'
aunda
sud the working time reduced five
eight-hour days a week.
Men the
io transportation depart-
ment are also being aid off,
freight traffic
gE nearly
Pe
two hun
along the insylvanis |
ad division,
a
Pine Stump
Walk
fi and Lis nplece
the
Fbursday even-
i
TRIG {
al
Burris
Mr
their daughter
, on Wed
Roads
t to Walker to w
Mr, Mra. Irvin
Mr. and Mra. James Si
town, or
Mr.
Bro ks
wian, at Plom
(rove
Adam and brother
rk
Burris
Wer,
Charles
wen on
and visited
at Sproge-
Thursday.
Mrs
Simon
Jaco
4
sir father,
Miss Margaret
t, spent Sunday at Penns Cave
1 Garver, who is employed by
fpuone company, is home on a}
Mewar Frank
Runday
and
t to Penns Cave
Lance Burris
lf sm
Aaronsburg,
Katie Frank
’
Vi jas
was confined
the |
Mies Kathryn Bower attend-
hints
uni
nble to be about again.
J. H. Crouse and family visited
atives in Lock Haven a few
week,
Mr
nod
in
manner Katie was
Ry
d Mra,
Fred Limbert
Mr. Grimms,
burg on Sunday,
Mr. Isenhower and wife, of Middle-
burg, spent a few days with thelr son
Gillards, on North Street.
Frank Guisewite and family,
Feidler, visited at the home of J.
Stover on Bunday.
William Bitner and family, of
Spring Mille, spent Sunday with Mre,
Bitner's aged mother, Mrs, George
Bright,
Mr. and Mrs. Elias Bressler, of
Woll's Siore, spent Friday with Mrs,
Jacob Bower,
Miss Ruth Swabb spent a few days
with Lier sister, Mrs. Burd, at Coburn.
John Musser and Harry Sholl of
Millheim, were callers in town.
Miss Mary Gettig and gentleman
friend, of Spring Bank, spent a few
hours with Miss Jennie Hull on Sun-
day evening.
Mrs. Herman, of New Berlin, visit.
ed her uncle, Jacob Wyles, a few days
this week,
Earnest Stover attended the show at
Bellefonte on Haturday.
Edwin Smith, of Oak Hall, was the
guest of his mother over Bunday.
Mrs. Sara Leitzell has taken a trip
to Tyrone to visit her daughter, Mrs,
Lave.
Robert Htover, accompanied by his
wife and mother, of Millhelm, were in
town on Sunday.
Mrs. Reagel returned to her home at
Vieksburg, after a few days’ visit to
ber brother, Jacob Wyles,
Wert
attended
at
al J esan
and Mr,
Mrs the
funeral of
of
£,
1904,
8 new role—that of censor. He has ar-
rogated to himself the power to require
that all department reports shall be
submitted to him before being printed.
The right to do this is not vested in
him by the laws or the constitution.
Possibly it is because the constitution
doesn’t give him the authority that he
assumes it. Hie attorney general has
declared that it doesn’t mean what it
says, The executive might be warrant-
ed in requiring the heads of all
partments who hold office by appoint.
ment to submit
de-
their annual findings
- IS STAIN.
Centre Reporter, $1.00 a year,
but cer-
hority over the re-
{f such the Auditor
1, Secretary of Internal Affairs,
3
#1
to gubernatorial surveillance,
hie has no aul
ports of licers us
(fenern
or any other branch of
the = POov-
ernment, whose head is chosen by
The print-
most of the
state reports might be abolished
gether without detriment to, the pub-
lic service or but this fact
does governor the right
their
direct vote of the people.
ing in voluminous form of
alto-
interests,
the
to exercise censorship over
not give
Con
tents,
pn————————————
Twenty- three of the fifty-one states
and territories entitled to elect have
held for the
delegates to the Democratic
Louis on the 6th
According to the action
conventions election
convention at st.
July.
various conventions there
the fleld
of
are five
Parker, Hearst,
Olney and Gorman. Parker
Hearst 102, Wall
with 15
didates 1n
Wall,
132 delegates, 80, Gor-
man 12 sand Olpey 25 7
sirucled,
unin-
will be held the last week in May and
e, and
The
the
in the Boutl
$
gern states,
first
Democratic convention iu south
It
leaving
olina, on Thursday last, declined
indorse any candidate, the
delegates uninstructed.
WA
As was anticipated, an adverse decig-
| ion was rendered by the
Dauphin
application
om paying the increased sa
judges who were
all giving the increase
No doubt Mr. Newlindid 1
othe ecision
whic
i Ommission
when the
passed
from that
i, howevery he
before
expect an y
ai, to
com pelle a to aj py
0%
The
being
the
does not
raised as to
the case appeal to Fi
decision
¢
cobstitutionality of the act, but
minds, It
pro-
ceeds upon other gr is to be
i K
upon its merits.
Bp ey Hs
breath McKin-
his ps
tive blind alley into which it
dership i
with his last
to
Almost
ley sought lead
proje
was a warranted expectation that
‘resident Roosevelt would gladly push
by
But in his snx-
on in the direction indicated his
martyred predecessor
for a second tern he has swallow.
ely
ed his convictions and concluded to
snd pat” in the goodly company
03
protected Trusts and monopolies,
iio and Iowa beckon him on. The
“in
of battle thrown down to it.
clearer
I'he par-
not ask a or a
airer field of combat,
5 could 188i
Banc immn.
H
replying
in our
been no method
editorial opinions set
monthlies, but Every-
originality,
itherto, there has
to
pro-
views shall have
the opportunity to set them right or
approve, as seems proper. Iu the new
department, “Straight Talk,” in the
June issue of this magazine, a number
of readers have taken advantage of this
opportunity to criticise Dr. Hillis's
conception of a consolidated chureh ;
most of the writers frankly disagree
with his views,
— —
A new law requires tax collectors to
settle their school duplicate in full by
the second day of June. The enforce.
ment of this law is regarded by some
as an act of the tax collector. This is
altogether incorrect and unjust, as he
has vo other course to pursue, All
school taxes must be paid by the 25th
day of May and all other taxes by the
Inst week in June,
CMS ———
“A Bird's eye View of the Panama
Canal,” which appears in the June
Woman's Home Companion, is one of
the most interesting features to be
found in the magazines of the month.
It is a picture of the canal from ocean
to ocean, and gives an idea of its posi
tion and construction such as cau be
had in no other way,
———————— A] AYP TASAIN
A corps of ten en cinoers are at work
surveying a route for a trolley line be-
tween Johnstown and Ebensburg, a
distance of 21 miles. The route will
follow the line of the old Portage rails
road almost the entire distance, there.
by avoiding violent grades and deep
cuts,
NO. 21.
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
Did you see the elephant ?
Rev. J. Boal Bunday
appointment in Newbury.
The cemeteries
siderable attention
Day.
w
WwW.
filled an
are con-
Memorial
receiving
prior to
Japan has an Admiral Dewa, which
is near to an infringement of American
Copyright,
Morris Decker, who holds a position
in the Burnham Steel works, is home
for a shot vacation,
Mrs. Mary Oder
Baturday
Hall,
to
of Centre
Mim
several days,
WwW. WwW. and
Miss Grace, of Ciocinnati
kirk,
went Lo inburg Téi=
main for
Mrs Boob daughter
s Ohio, will
comme east this summer.
Misses Rhoda Royer and Mary Wolf,
of Potters Mille, were callers at this of-
fice Friday of last week.
Mr. and Mrs
mers Mills,
Emanuel Fye,
Bunday visited
Harry Fye, in this place.
of Far-
their son
Horner, f
Was 8 sulle last
ito the lis
Cieorge Pleasant
week, and
of new subscribers received
Gap,
added one
that gay.
1
Clement will
the
Spruce-
he ceremonies is
Dale, Es i be
Memorial Day
The time
| <.00 o'clock.
agrator on
at
| low. for t
Main’s show tended.
the ap-
old town. It
was largely at
on that day,
pearance of a real lively
day for ti
Bellefonte, had
| was a busy ie merchants,
Dan Bmith, of one of ti
BAe
wedeaville,
{| bookkeepers for the Smith Printing
in town Bunday, the
family of Dr. G. W. Hos-
| Company, was
guest of the
| termau,
| Mrs,
{will
Viiie
Elizabeth Kinch, of Stratton.
2, Clarion county, is the guest of
her brotver, Isaac Smith, in this place.
| Mrs. Kinch is eighty
| does considerable trav
panied.
William Pealer, one of
{ship's foremost
| Thursday. Mr. Pealer
| semi-retired life, after
| many years
| Bpring Mille.
Gregg town-
town
living a
having spent
business at
citizens, was in
i=
active
ia
'
that rural
farmers
How about
nyder county
telephone ?
jubilant
telephone
Think of
ountry home for
are
& raral
company is an assured fact,
over the fact that
it—a ‘phone in your
$12.00 a year ! N
Miss Jennie Reitenyder, daughter of
{J. H. Reifsnyder, of Mi
| way to SL will
on her
with the
ook, in Cincinnati,
ted to arrive in that
yesterday { Wednesday.
Mr. Mrs. J. N. Meyer and
{dau ghter, of HKebersburg, on their way
i to Bellefonte stopped in town Friday.
iineim,
Louis
f W. Ww,
ex pec
slop
i
{ famil yo
} co
ibe was
City
and
| agent, and bas signed for the season
| with the R. L. Meyers Company, Har-
| risburg.
| Mr. and Mrs, M. P
were in
. Musser, of Zion,
on business Friday of
Mr. Musser states that his
prospects for a wheat crop are very
fair, and that the generally
speaking, is much than in
Peun’s Valley
town
last week.
crop,
better
From the Journal it is learned that
four cases of scarlet fever have devel
oped in Loganton during the past
week, namely Mra, William Franken-
berger, her two children, and Master
Clayton, the ten-year-old son of Rev.
and Mrs. H. T. Searle,
A car load of heavy draft and gener-
al purpose horses were shipped from
Centre Hall to New York Monday of
this week For one team of grays,
purchused from D. Luse, Rebersburg,
$450 was paid. The same team was
purchased several months ago at a
horse sale for $430,
Postmaster George M. Boal Montes
went lo Cooperstown where he will
spend a week with his sister, Mrs.
Martha C. Orlady, who hss been in
feeble health for some time, Mrs. Op-
lady is the only sifter in the Boal fam-
ily, and is the mother of Superior
Court Judge George Orlady.
James A. Fiedler is managing edi
tor of the Morning Journal, DuBoise,
Pa., a daily publication born last week.
Mr. Fiedler was editor of the Keystone
Gazette, when that paper had a strong
political influence in the county and
was held in respect. He is a born
newspaper man, and will make the
Morning Journal a paper worthy the
patronage of its home and surround.
ing towns,
An arrival from Philadelphia Thurs.
day morning was T. F. Farner, who
came up to spend a few days among
former associates on the South Side of
Potter township. Mr. Farner is mail
agent between Pittsburg and New
York, which, of course, is an impor
tant line. He informs the
by’
that Calvin Spicher is employed
Com-
the Philadelpbia Rapid Transit
pany.