OL. LXXVII
CENTRE COUNTY
IN THE CIVIL WAR,
i 48th Regiment, Pennsylvania
Volunteers.
ty 1. P. Meyer, Sergeant Co, A., 148th
Regiment, P. V.
{To be Continued |
CHAPTER VIII
These military courts were maintain-
ed by bim, and no soldier could be ex
ecuted without his app val. He was
ii, A8 Were
In
sed] of nn
cruel and at times
too many of our officers one iu
stance, a soldier was acct
demeanor by a woman living within
the limits of the army ; he was brought |
; Le
he was
martial Wo |
ad
In anoth-
before a general court
man was the only
witness ;
judged guilty and hanged.
ur Hide Whose
id
ys Were |
er case three of © 8 rs,
terms of enlistment bad expired, a:
were aclually out of the servic
waiting for their discharge papers and
transportation home, were also brought |
before as general *‘court martial,” ol
the information of a w map, whose |
business in the might be
tioned. ‘They were pronounced guilty |
on her evidence, and be |
hung
evidence
army ques- |
sentenced to
his woman theo recalled her |
and in a statement greatly
i the
Was
?
ReEKeQ ior
A new trial
ed for them ; Gen. Meade refused ; the |
oflicers of the
then guilty, asked for their discharge |
modified it, and dis- |
ask- |
charge of men.
court that had found |
on account of the recall of theevi
upon which they had been convicted
and also on the claim, that their term |
of military
they were citizens, and their
service having expired, |
case be-
ni
youd the jurisdiction of a
t. But Gen, Meade was obdurate, |
id
ree soldiers were hung, side by
litary
©
War
it
i
All appeals were rejected, a the |
ide
RiGee |
on the same gallows, and their fami.
jies lcoked in vaio for re-§
their early
turn
ed the terms of their enlistmen
Mu
Were (Cd
fe executions «
mmitted ander Gen. Meade,
durivg the last half yea:
than were committed durip
if years preceding
i tan
cessive cruelty
tional concomitants of |
tinued, sanguinary
SP. V.
, who still
naa
rec
veral
lack
For se
intended
Mareh 3rd, 1865, weeks |
the |
these
riiuors of an by
euctny, prevailed in our army ;
ruinor
fated
s eruanated from, and were sub |
by
» reported their forces in our
sla confederate deserters, |
Ww front |
u oder marching orders ; therefore, we
were constantiy Rept ready for fight,
Every evening at sundown, heavy de- |
i 3 metits of troops Were poste
works,
where they remained,
v nich tll daylight, each morni
side this pm anit iong
Pp id were sent Lig
Pp
moved
picket re
on watch for five hours, or till
mi. Co, *(" qu
¢
t, relieved us, and remained |
!
Ei rnpus + retrent
ael jines retreat,
forward, and reinforced ihe
serve, where we all remained |
when et
i
i
o'clock p. iy
Cattie gu i
five bours, returning
when the other eight companies of the |
Regt. went to the for
moraing watch, and so on, night after
pight in their order to guard against
surprise,
For some time the weather had been
bad ; rains, snows, and thaws rapidly
foll g each other, that the
trenchies in many places, were canals |
of mud
Lhee 1t
at four a. m.
|
trenches the |
i
!
i
wi RO
and water, and tie duty
was an indeseribably
services The Arms this
Mareh 4th, 1865, was completely mud-
bou' d; during the great
many corduroy bridges were carried
iia
al date,
freshets a
away by high water, aod there was an
awlul lot of work for the army to ree
the oflensive, when the seas and rivers
of mud had disappeared,
During the day, the black clouds
cleared away, and the sun shone out
in »'l his glory, dispelling the damp
and gloom that had hung over us so
lou. Birds flitted from branch to
branch, enlivening the seeming mo-
potoony by their cheerful warbling,
and all nature assumed a pleasing as
pect. With joy we hailed the signs of
approsching spring, for, with it we
knew would come the last campaign,
weg tid then —Peace | must come.
On the morning of March 6th, I was
sent out, in charge of fifty-one men of
the 148th, to reinforce the picket line
reserve in front of Fort Bampeon, and
ax directed, I divided the detail into
three squads ; the first, to guard the
ari of the reserve, The second, to
supply “the men in the advanced
trenches and Yrifle pits” with wood,
fil to serve as a substitute force, The
thivd to supply all with water and hot
coilve, while the entire detail was a
general support to a limited part of
the line, with orders to advance
promptly to any part of the line that
might become hard pressed. The lines
of the entire western wiog of the Ar-
my were similarly supported,
The day was fine, but the night was
cold ; yet the frogs cheerfully croaked,
and the lizards loudly piped in the
SCHOOL TEACHERS ELECTED
|
Directors, aud
the Teachers who
will Have Charge of the Schools.
The directors of the various school
spring. Otherwise it was a quiet
Weather conditions were favorable ; |
the roads were drying off ; all was ex-
dier welcomed the apparent dawn of |
was straining on the leashes, that held
it back. i
Mortality iu camp, and the casual-
8 of battle were winch below the
Lie Or-
The God of War
mavded more vietims, and the spirit |
of
the Potomac.” de-
“Military Cruelty,”
ing the four years of the gigantic frat-
constantly wanifested it-
If. We added to the casualty list by |
ng'’ a few men almost daily
Atl
nex or “Midway” to the great
ican War Drama.”
On March 10th, Division
was turned out, under orders to bring
1865, our
“Red Tape” and humbuggery were
in unusual and
attended
heard consoling
measure |
wugh the Chaplain who
HH was constantly
him and urging him to be brave! be
It will soon beover! The vie.
breke down under the “Uspense
and had to be as-
Two soldiers supported him
while the findings of the court ; his
warrant and order
read to And
to stand “drop,”
his death
execution were him.
ade on the
1d while his feet
d, Lis kn
aod he t
aud arms were being
ees smote violently to-
roke forth in loud lam-
his fate and for a des
in few mo
ted by the falling trap
over
family, which "
Was
metls
This was Hie the
many I saw executed during the war,
Tm 4
OHAN soldier, of
y following,
“a Rd
tl
Sat. March 11th,
march’ half a
inthe camp of |
hundred of
victims Killed
and
and fully de-
in all its pro-
by Hed Tape”
Isl y
seribed w
as carried oul
tails
The couviets played their parts per-
they marched erect
music of their own “dead maseh” in
and lo the
to we pl of execution
ew prepared for thes,
ng w march from
.1
Liotse ace
Fy arrangement at
removed and threw
their ca} “
and coats; then they
dfolded aud made to kneel
before their coffins
RE
WORLD'S FAIR,
dune Excarsion
firvat via Venusylvania
Ratirosd
June S0
f
9
16,
of the great
the next
Pennsylvania Rail-
excursions to the World's
Bt. Louis. A special train of
standard day coaches will be run on
the following schedule, and excursion
only on special
will from Altoona for
rain leaves Altoona at 7 Pp.
train Pittsburg, Eastern
23, and
are
train, be sold
£14.60
im leaves
m., arrive at Indianapolis ( Breakfast)
8.50 a. m., at Terre Haute { Luncheon}
11.00 a. m., at Bt. Louis (Union Sta-
tion) 4 00 p. m.
Tickets will also be sold from other
stations on the Pennsylvania Railroad,
east of Pittsburg and south of and in-
cluding Elmira, Olean, sud Mayville,
and from stations ou the New York
and Long Branch Railroad, Cumbef-
Iand Valley Railroad, and New York,
Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad,
good going in coaches on regular trains
to point of eonnection with special
train. Rate from Bellefonte, $15.55,
Proportionate rates from other
points. Returning, tickets will be
good in coaches on regular trains
leaving Ht, Louis (Union Station) on
day of validation, within ten days, in.
cluding date of excursi n,
For rates of fare from other stations
and leaving thine of connecting trains
consult nearest Ticket Agent,
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Individual Communion Unps.
On Sunday Rev. J. E. Bell, Presid-
ing Elder of the Methodist church of
this district, administered the sacra.
ment of the Holy Communion to the
members of the church in this place,
Individual Communion cups were used
for the first time. Nearly all the
churches of the town are using indi
vidual cups aud thelr use is meeting
with much favor,
AAAS A SAAN
The Gregg township bard is com-
posed of the following directors ; F. P.
Duck, president; Dr. H. 8. Braucht,
secretary ; John F. Hagen, treasurer ;
Frank Hosterman, Wells Evans, Dan-
iel Bhook, and at its meeting Saturday
elected the following teachers :
W. P. Hosterman
been decided
whether the Mountain will be
opened or not. The Judson & Bender
graded literary readers
Lins not fully
school
were adopted,
The Miles township directors met on
Wednesday of last week. The
. 8, Bhafler, president ;
Brunpgart, secretary ; Malden
N. 0. Weber,
Weaver, Jacob Gephart.
direct
J. BR.
Adame,
Clayton
ors are 17
treasurer ;
The teachers
elected are :
#, High 8
teachers by electing James B. Btrohm,
Centre Hill, and Miss Edna Krumrine,
Plum Grove. Then {
ames of the other
teachers elected were given in the col.
umus of the Reporter last week,
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4
4
DEATHS,
DAVID KELLER,
David Keller, one of the oldest and
most highly respected citizens of Boals-
burg, died Monday, June at the
home of his son-in-law, Owen Mothers.
baugh, at Boalsburg.
He was born in Boalsburg and his
long life of eighty-seven years duration
has been spent there. He engaged 4n
farming and was quite successful in
iy
“i,
bis chosen occupation, but for some
lived retired with his
He 1s the last of the long
line of older Kellers whose
years past has
son-do-law.
Lanes are
in the history of Boals-
His death was
which he had
sutlering for a period of one year.
land marks
burg and the county.
due to paralysis, from
be “1
He is survived by his widow and the
William, of Le-
George, of Houserville ; Eph -
Dr. U
Lizzie Mothers-
whom
following children :
mont ;
riam, of Pleasant Gap ;
Warren, Ill, and Mrs
ror
5
G., of
baugh, of Boalshu with
made his home.
The
Friday mornin
funeral will be from the house
at 9.9
or
5
, and later serv-
John's Reform-
Wh
ices will be held in Bt
of
cousistent member,
i
ed church which deceased a
will officiate. Intermentin the Boals-
burg cemetery.
ANNA MABEL BTAHL
HOOSEVELT AND FAIRBANKS
The convention has done the un-
precedented but not unexpected thing
in nominating the President. Never
before has a President who succeeded
to the office by death been nominated
to succeed himself. This is not mere
chance, Conventions are pot in the
habit of nominating for the second
place a man who would be seriously
considered for the first, Hendricks,
Thurman and Logan were nominated
for Viee President, but they outlived
their Presidential aspirations. These
were exceptions, and the rule prevail-
ed in the convention that nominated
McKinley and Roosevelt,
The nomination of the President is
due to sccident, audacity and default.
The first does not need to be particu-
larized. The second is that element of
pushfulpess in which Mr. Roosevelt
surpasses all predecessors. Probably
every President in first term has
hoped for a second and has tried so far
as it seemed to him to comport with
the dignity of his office to obtain it.
But taste, precedent and convention-
ality have imposed no restraints upon
the present incumbent, Death gave
him an opportunity, and he has used
it after the methods of a commercial
traveler, The third factor is the singu-
lar destitution of the Republican par-
which man of Presidential
size has loomed up. When Chester A,
his
Lo
Friday evening of Inst week,
daughter
Mabel Stahl, g
Mills, d
£1 4
HiNees
i ith of Potts foncd
| Braith, of Potters ied
TH of
sumpti 1] #1
The
er an
months, deceased was born in
aged twenty years, nine months a:
twenty-one days
ing at Tusseyville, by her pastor, Rev,
Daniel Gress, of the Heformed church,
Rev, GG, W,
church,
as-isted by
Mellnay, of]
JOSEPH OSCAR SHANK
R
Joseph Oscar Bhank, a well
sitions fF
known |
SDnow
The directors of Miliheim borough :
J. H. B
P. Mayes,
. 0
Hamuel Weiser, president ;
secretary ‘ A
N. A. Auman, (
Niover,
Hartman,
treasurer ;
and L. E
teach
Hig
i
elected the following |
vers for that borough
The directors of Haines township, |
consisting of D. J. Beuner, D
ersox, K. B. Hoslerman, J. M
and W, C., Warntz, in Aarons.
burg last Baturday aod elected the fol |
F. Bow-|
Slover |
met
lowing teachers :
of
At the
school
meeting the Bellefonte
Monday evening the
teachers of last year were all re-elected
with two exceptions. H. F. Yearick
was elected to succeed C. A, Heiss, re-
signed, and Miss Sarai J. Waite
succeed RK. U. Wasson.
E ——
hoard
to
LOUALS
Life is a fleeting show to the actor
who plays one-night stands,
Miss Emma DeWalt, of Piteairn, is
visiting Mrs. John B. White,
The Undive Fire Company, of Belle
fonte, will hold its aunual picnic at
Hecla Park on the Fourth of July,
An interesting newspaper article
will appear in next Bunday’s North
American “Twenty Years with
Quay,” by ex-SBecretary Loeb,
on
Harry B. Bpaogler, wife and child,
of Chicago, Illinois, are spending a
few weeks with Mr. Bpangler’s father,
W. W, Bpangler, of this place,
Henry Belizer, of Manhattan, Illi
nois, is visiting friends and relatives
in Centre county. Mr. Seltzer is one
of Potter township's influential repre
sentatives of Manhattan,
Recently six thousand men were
dropped from the pay roll of the
Baldwin Locomotive works, at Phila-
delphia, and now four thousand more
are to be discharged. This cut in the
oumber of men is due to the lack of
orders caused by the falling off in
business,
Dr. C. F. Smith, one of the leading
physicians of Indianapolis, Ind., is at
present visiting his parents, Mr, and
Mrs, Peter Bmith, at Centre Hill. © Dr.
Bmith's stay will depend upon the,
condition, of his m ther who is serfs
ously ill
Jacob Bitner, of Penn Hall, a grmdu-
ate of Franklin and Marshall College
this year, left on Tuesday for New
Haven, Conn, to enter the Summer
Sehool of Forestry at Yale University,
Mr. Bitner expects to make forestry
his profession, and is devoting himself
Bend the local news to the Reporter
ince of ty phoid fever after a
iiness
snedd was b Milesburg
He
ira
Drees wn in
is survived
shank, and
Boyd E , Arthur
Raymond C
by his
16, 1555.
wife, Mrs Alm the
feu ll
following chi
Eoin
Lawrence and
:
Chester A, Adds died at the home of
er, Mrs. W. L. of |
He came to that town
ten years ago, aud has been an invalid |
fi
w $s 8
daug Foster,
ir the past four years, owing to sn in-
hip by being |
[oterment
Ohio, his former |
sustained 1o his
thrown from & hack was |
made at Circleville,
home
—
LAV ALS
-
Gi, I8. Meiss, of Colyer, has a team of |
beavy draught horses for sale,
ever
In|
Day in a fitting manner, |
Merchant John Rishel,
been improviog in health, is at present |
i lo be getling along =o
he Colyer peopie, who are
patriotic, will ns usual celebrate
dependence
who Las!
reported no
well,
Mrs. Eimer Alexander and daughter
Elizabeth, of Yeagertown, are visiting
al the home of Dr. H. B. Alexander, of
Potters Mills.
The young men of State College Bor-
ough who are disposed towards athlel-
ics, have organized a base ball team
with Dr. Fred Robinson as captain.
Mis. Anus McClenahan, of Polters
Mills has gone to Phila ielphia on an
extended visit to her son who holds a
responsivie position as book-keeper
there,
J. H. Reifsnyder, Esq., of Millheim,
was brought home from the hospital
at Lock Haven on Tuesday. He stood
the trip well, but the chances of his
recovery are very slight.
As a result of the explosion of a
small bundle of fire works in the store
room of the Diamond Fireworks Com-
pany, of Philadelphia, three persons
were instantly killed and six or eight
seriously fojured.
H. N. Meyer, of Millheim, was in
town Wednesday looking up eligibles
to the Penn Mutual Life Insurance
Company which he represents, in con-
nection with quite a number of first
class fire companies,
William F. Osman, of Grant City,
Missouri, who has been in the hospital
for treatment of cancer of the throat is
ina very critical condition, having
lost fifty pounds in fifty days. There
is no hope of his recovery and death
ay result at almost any time.
H.W. Bmith departed on Tuesday
for St. Louls to attend the Democratic
National Convention, and to take in
the excitement during the nominating
of the next president. After the con.
vention Mr. Smith will tarry In Nt
Louls and attend the Exposition,
where he will no doubt visit every-
thing of interest and under no circum-
stances will he miss anything on
to its study,
famous “Pike.”
Arthur was President—and an emi-
or to him in the regard of the people.
regime ihere was a
Hanna but he is dead. If the conven
tion had not nominated the President,
could it bave nominated.
Death, determination and default have
the prize upon Theodore
Mr. Fairbanks is the
is usually
sort of man
nominated for Vice
Fluent, well-mannered,
Senate without making the least
the Government or
A New York paper
of his own party says :
Colne
ipression upbn
the public mind.
“Nobody Can
into the immediate presence of
or Fairbanks or hear him make
thinking of Haw-
‘Feathertop’ and wondering
without
i Lhe
_rrive,
eollapse of the bogus man
It will be a distinct
fortune for the Republican party
to drop down his level for so im-
poriant a nomination as this always
must under
# *®
Wil
to
be our system.” Never
nation refused in advance by so many
men, the
nominated because no one else, except
ihe venerable and invalid Hitt, would
BOO pi
The
i lace as the
and Indiana Senator was
the first
reward of unprecedented
it,
convention bestowed
¢
it forced upon the man who was least
s———————
Haising a Sectional Issue
The sneaking character of the Chica-
the resolution favoring such Congres
as shall determine
the electoral franchise has
been “ancoustitutionally limited” in
in such case demand-
ing the reduction of representation of
these States in Congress and in the
electoral colleges. Buch is the half
covered menace against those States of
the South that bave protected their
politieal institutions by an educational
qualification for the suffrage,
If any Southern States violate the
Constitution by depriving masses of ig-
norant pegroes of the exercise of the
ballot the Courts of the United States
are open for testing the validity of such
legislation. But the architects of the
Chicago platform threaten to try the
constitutionality of the franchise laws
of the several States not in the Courts,
but by partisan msjorities in Congress.
There is not much difficulty in per-
ceiving the sectional motive of this
menace to the Southern States in re-
gard to the elective franchise, When.
ever the question of the suffrage has
come up in the Federal Bupreme Court
it has uniformly decided that the quali-
fications for the elective franchise are
to be dealt with by the several States.
Hence the covert threat of taking this
question from the Courts and turning
it over to party majorities in Congress,
The Southern people are threatened
with a sectional and racial issue over
the suflrage in the effort of Republican
politicians to persuade the negro that
they are his only friends, and that the
Democrats are his worst enemies,
There are thousands of colored voters
in the Northern States, and in order
to retain their votes the authors of the
Chicago plstform do not seruple to
raise nn issue calculated to inflame the
hatred of the negro race against the
white people of the Eotuth.
MMA SSSI.
A few weeks Senator Penrose
inherited the ip of the Re
Bek Bf Semaior Qi bt. Chica
of Benator
he made an ) and
Biotin action
whether
any Siales, and
NO. 26.
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
B. D. Brisbin is haviog the interior
of his house repainted.
William L. Grubb, a former Centre
Countian, died in Clearfield,
J. T. Potter, of Clairton, is making
an extended visit to his friends in this
vicinity,
Prof. Young's select school elosed
Friday with a picnic on top of Nit-
tany mountain,
Mr. und Mrs, Sidney Krumrine, of
Rebersburg, spent Bunday at the home
of George H. Emerick.
Edits Boozer is home from the Mt.
Airy school, near Philadelphia, for
the summer vacation,
Miss Emilie R. Alexander, of Ty-
rone, spent the past week here with
her father, Dr. J. F. Alexander.
W. B. Miogle, wife and grand-
daughter, Elizabeth Hoy, spent 8
Bun-
day visiting relatives in Bellefonte.
3.
A party of five ladies of Burnham
drove through Centre Hall to Belle-
fon ie on Friday and returned Saturday.
Harrisburg citizens are up in arms
against a movement! on part of state
officials to build a bigh wall around
Capitol Park.
Mre. Phoebe Yearick, of this place,
snd her son Gross Yearick, of Phila-
delphia, spent Bunday with friends in
Aaronsburg.
Mrs, Mariah Wagner and grand-
daughter, Lizzie Bitner, of Tussey-
ville, are spending the week visiting
friends in Centre Hall.
Children’s Day services will be held
in the Presbyterian church at Spring
Mills on Bunday evening, July 3rd, to
which all are cordially invited.
The Reporter is enjoying a good
season of advertising. The Reporter
reaches many homes where it is the
only local weekly the
table,
on reading
Mre. H. F. Bitner, son Ralph, and
baby boy are expected at the home of
Mrs. Bitner’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
D. Murray, on Saturday, to spend a
few weeks.
Landlord Runkle has had & good
run of summer boarders all season.
The Centre Hall hotel is one of the
best equipped hotels to be found in
any country town.
The managers of the Philippine Ex-
position at the Worlds Fair have sent
out an attractive bookle: telling of the
interesting exhibit of Philippive build-
ings, people and customs,
Capt. George M. Boal, in another
enlumu of this issue, advertises for
sale the Wilson farms, known as the
station farm and Foreman farm, both
located near Centre Hall,
The announcement is made of the
marriage of John Beaver White, for-
merly of Milroy, but now of Bucking-
hamshire, England, to Miss Harriet
Hannah Stevens, of the same place,
By the decisive vote of eight hun-
dred to one hundred and twenty-six,
the citizens of Lewistown authorized
the council to contract a debt of 100,-
000 for the construction of a general
sewerage system for that town.
Mrs. W. W. Boob, of Cincinnati, is
Just recovering from a severe siege of
typhoid fever. Her many friends will
be glad to hear that she is getting
along nicely now and that her com-
plete recovery will soon be brought
about.
Sheriff Taylor Friday was accompa-
nied to Centre Hall by his sister, Miss
Elizabeth Taylor, and his two sons,
Hugh and Vincent. They spent the
day with the family of W. A. Sandoe,
while the sherift transacted business
in another section of Penns Valley.
The turnpike from Centre Hall to
Bellefonte was never in better condi-
tion then at present. It compares very
favorably with the best city boule
vards and is a credit to the manager,
Charles F. Cook, and that practical
road-maker, W. Frank Weaver, who is
indeed a past master in the art of mak-
ing good roads,
The bridge over the millrace back of
W. H Meyer's barn at Millbeim, sec-
cording to the Journal, broke down
when Thomas Frank, with his team
was crossing it. One of the horses fell
through into the water and was con-
siderably hurt. In attempting to
loosen the harness Henry Brown got
an involuntary bath,
The south side of Centre county is
represented at the Bt. Louis Exposi-
tion by Misses Rebecon J. Moyer,
Eva Moyer and Harry B. Moyer, Mr.
and Mrs. A. N. Corman, all of Rebers-
burg; Miss Anna Smith, Millheim ;
Miss Sallie Meyer, Green Burr ; Misses
Bertha Wolf, Anna Diuges and Eloise
Behuyler, Centre Hall ; Miss Gertrude
Wieland, Linden Hall ; Miss Marion
manifested hin s inability for the
Harris towauhi. i hn ot.