er, YOL. LXXVIL CENTRE COUNTY IN THE CIVIL WAR. 148th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. 7. P. Meyer, Sergeant Co. A. 148 Regiment, P. V, {To be Continued | CHAPTER VIII. Note.—This illustrates the manner of crossing They also leaned their heads way back and looked under their blind-folding haudkerchiefs, at their twenty executioners, who were stand frosts PTOI jung ready, with shouldered arms, only twenty feet away, waiting for orders. Deliberately and loud came the command. Ready !and twenty gun-locks loudly clicked, as the hammers were drawn. Aim! The guns went up and steadied, in deadly aim. Fire !! and the twenly rifles rang out as one ; both fell for- wurd with a plunge, their faces, w hiet became half varied io the Vir- All was now ready. on givin rand, and a deep moan of sym- putbhy was heard among the hardened troops, of many hard fought fields, where ‘death ran riot,” human gore unnerved them not. Death was in” and stantancous, apd the tragedy was end- Here, now, was a gruesome sight. Right by the grave mouuds of a score of former victims, were the two open gruves ; the rough, pine coflive stand- ivk beside them, and the hapless vic- tims lying on their faces, just as they liad bodies doubled up, snd arms entaugled, while ghastly, blood- stained rents in the Lacks of their $ighiiy drawn white shirts, showed $6 exit of the deadiy hail of lead, w Liile s pool of blood had formed un- As usual, the troops of the division in attendance, snd to which vd * is » iailien ; der then. the victiins had belonged, were march- ed close by, in single column, so that every soldier could plainly see it ail. for a change, we wanted Confederate music, we simply turned our attention to the our front, in many places only a few feet away. lines in Among the favorite songs in the Confederate Army were “Dixie Land” “The Bonnie Blue Flag; “Maryland my Maryland ;” *Lorena;”’ ‘Creole of New 1 digtonewall Jacke “Wenring of the Green ;' “Mar- Orleans ; gon 3" a Stream, a stream common 10 both Armies, seiliaise, ele, ele, On one occasion, where the lipes of the two armies were within a few hun. dred feet of eschi other, the Yankees and Johnnies sang, to entertain and taunt each other with the widely dif- ferent sentiments of their songs ; alter- nating with Ul il ¢ Confederates, the Un- jon troops sang, *'E Pluribus Unum J” “Star Spangled Bannper;” “Rally Round the Fisg,” ete. The Confederates responding with Dixie Laud ; Maryland my Maryland ; Bonnie Blue Flag, ete. Tiring of this rivalrs concert, a squad of Union Bol diers sang, loud au sal A at home ;" Sweet H i ¢lear, that univer. rmy favorite, **Do they miss me then followed with *Home me.” This was too much ; all the this which a bet. prevailed ; supreme quiet gettled down for the night, and pre- sumably, the soldiers dreamed of their LOones, war aud were rivalry was forgotten ; of one mind on this, and Yanks and Rebs sng together, soul stirring after ter feeling 1 5.8 8 1S far away The than any other 148th P. V. did more singing Regiment in the Di- way to Chao- calioraville, just after rossing the Rap- pahanoock the swaying pon- toon bridge, we me rapidly fore t hantellorsville Bat- that all were snd that many were marching to death. We vision. bile on Lhe River on ved ward toward the tie field taking desperate The boys kKuew 1 LaDCces, were io a serious mood ; oken in nol a DEATHS, J. HH, REIFSNYDER. John H. Reifsenyder, one of the best known men in Centre county, died at his home in Millheim on Friday, July 1st, as the result of sickness brought on while attending to business in Lock Haven, He was taken to the hospital there, and brought to his home a few days before his death. For the past fifteen years Mr. Reifsnyder had been in poor health and only his indomit- able will helped to keep him up the past few years, Mr. Reifsnyder was born in Lebanon county snd came to this county with | his father when a mere boy. Starting | in life us a poor boy, he worked at} whatever he could find to do, sad at | the time of his death was regarded as au influential and wealthy citizen, When a young man he became s sur- | foll for | JERR, serving y RUTVeys| veyor and wed surveying ann se Cot nt Or {Or Seven years He served Lhe peo- ple of the community sx lax collector | and coustable for several years und for | twenty-seven consecutive years justice of the peace. Always a Demo-| erat he took an active affairs of his party. Although not a | member of the bar, Mr Reifsuyder | was prominent in legal matters and | was noted for his sound judgment, ! Mr. Reifsnyder was twice married Was | interest in the his first wife being Mary L. Kreamer, | who diea in 1882. By this marriage | two children were born who survive the father and mother, they are Jennie K. and Joseph W., both living in| Millbeim. He is also survived by one brother, William, of Millheim, and] two sisters, Mrs. Armbruster, Farm-| ers Mills, and Mrs. Evans, of Willisms- | port. Iu February 1902 he was mar ried to Mre, Mary M. Woodring, who! is living at her bersburg. The Years, former home in He deceased was aged sixty-six | thirteen | held from his | late home on Tuesday morning of last | week, Rev. B. R. M. Sheeder, of the | Lutheran church, officiating. months and The funeral was eleven days. MES. JOSIAH JACKSON mother of | of the State Col- | killed by Mrs. Josiah Jackson, Prof. J. P. Jackson, lege facully, thrown from a wagon at Madison, | Wis, on Friday, July 1. Bhe had| made her home with her son st State | College, and was visiting at the home of another son, Prof. Dugald G. Jack- | son, of the Prof. Jackson family, his mother and a sister of the Iatler, were was being Wisconson university. with his word was sg the Regiment. It] was night ;: Col. James A. Beaver rode | at the head ; Co. “*A" just back of him of soldiers military courts id work was made the =uort whi came before during the las: year of the war, a: HBilght Fx- for executions follov Droug i: by ug i and other crimes, were au al- vd quickly. evidienca condemnation. scution who or hanging, desertio mo-t daily diversion, bere or there in the army, but their recital, in this nar- rative will hereafter be omitted, Preparations for the puiguo continued on a grand scale ; con- valescents and recruits were daily ar- rivifix in great numbers spring cam- The weather was beautiful, and the roads were rapidly becoming solid We realized that the “Siege of Rich- wond,” which bad lasted nearly a year, was soon to have an end. This long »iege had passed rapidly, asd in a great measure, pleasantly away. We had been thoroughly iuured to the most excessive hardships, aud we’ had Jearned to enjoy, to love the out-door Jife, and the excitement of war, For a year at a time, often longer, we would not get inside of any building. Pleas- ant diversions were numerous in camp, We played ball ; wrestled and romped, and once in a while fought with each other ; roamed, and inspected the ene- my’'s works, lines, and moves, as well a% our own, Instrumental music and gong, were entertaining and exhilarat- jug festures of camp life. Brass bands and on a mild, fine evening, they Were heard all over the great, tented ph in, a grand concert thal was ex- retuely enjoyable. Gilee clubs spontaneously developed jn all parte of the Army, and fine evenings were few, on which patriotic and home songs were not heard. The stirring war songs were legion, and scores of favorites were memorized, and regularly sung. The leading fa- vorites in the Union Ariny were “The Star Spangled Banper ; Red White aud Blue” E Pluribus Unum “Tramp, Tramp, round the Flag; “The Girl I left be- hind me; “Do they mis me at Home! “Just before the Battle, Mother}! “Tenting on the old Camp Groand “Corporal Behapps ;"’ “Home Sweet Home ;’ “When this Cruel War is Over,” ete, ete. The same spirit of music alsp pervaded the Confederate Army, #0 we had variety. For patriotic Federal music, we taro. at the head of the column. There wa save only the clang of se- d and the heavy, dull sound of y trampiog feet. beautiful. The Col. round in the sad- dle, and asked ; boys, can’t we have a y song? not a sound, coutremnients we weapons, MAny The uight was turoed belf way Instantly we started up with the greatest of all our marching songs, “The Girl I left behind me,” which was followed by others, For several marched. In all that Army of one hundred and thirty thousand wen, the 148th P. V. was probably the only Regiment that sang as they marched to the battle-field, ———— A Mf PAA AIAN LOUVALS miiles we sgog as we J. Paul Rearick, of Milroy spent a few days in town tis week, Misses Sarah snd Cora R. Brungart, | ou Saturday went to Bellefonte to visit i friends, | Miss Amy Potter, of Milesburg, is | visiting her sunt, Miss Mary Potter, | west of town, Mrs. Joseph Edmiston, of State Col- lege, spent Maturday with her sister, Mrs, Mame Miller. Will D. Bhoop, who for the past few years bas been employed in a baking establishment at Reedsville, came home on Eaturday to remain for some time, | On Saturday when George Bradford, of the Old Fort, was hauling a large | 1oad of hay into the barn the rear end | of the wagon broke through the plank | part of the barn bridge. No serious i | damage was done. | Dr. Lincoln Hully, of Bucknell University, has been elected president of the John B. Stetson University, of De Land, Florida Dr, Hully Is well known to the Centre county teachers as he was nn instuctor at the county institute a few years ago, A wooden post-card, carried for a one-cent stamp, is the latest novelty that comes from the Bt, Louls expo. sition. It represents a clever idea of Farran Zerbe's, formerly of Tyrone, who has had the novelty copyrighted? | The card bas lu (ype writer fue simile, a message from the World's Fuir, in which the names of many kinds of wood are used, It is a neat souvenir and will doubtless be used extensively by visitors to the exposition. out driving, snd from cause seof, Jackson fainted while trying to] sro around on a hillside and the team | n away, throwing the six occupants | { the carriage heavily lo the ground, | Mrs. Jackson suffered a fracture of the skull by striking the sharp stump of a small tree and lived only a short i time after the sccident. i sone Mrs. Jackson wes sixty years old. | Her remains were brought east for | burial. i JOHN BOWERSOX i Penn township lost one of ita oldest citizens on Wednesday of last week by the death of John Bowersox, aged seventy-nine years, at his home In| Coburn. For some years he was a resident of Haines township but about twenty-one years ago removed to Co- burn where he resided until his death. The deceased is survived by his aged | wife, who was a Miss Fredericks, of Union county, and the following chil. dren: Dr. D. 8. Bowersox, of Aarons- burg ; John A. Bowersox, of Heanor, and Mra. A. P. Maize, of Millheim. Rev. B. R. M. Sheeder officiated at the fugeral services which were held at Wolf's Chapel, near Aaronsburg. BARBARA CONFER. Last Friday morning Mrs, Barbara Confer, wife of William A, Confer, died from the effects of a paralytic stroke. The deceased for many years lived with her husband and family in Georges Valley. Her maiden name was Barbars Zettle. She was aged seventy years, four months and six- teen days, and is survived by her hue band and the following children : Jeremiah, of Bpring Mills; John, of the Red Mill ; Howard and Mre, Liz zie Harshbarger, of Locust Grove. The funeral was held Tuesday morning. PHILO WARD, Philo Ward, one of the oldest resi- d.nts of Bellefonte, died on Baturday afternoon, at the age of eighty-six years, from the infirmities incident to old age. Mr. Ward livid with his daughter, Mrs. Wilson I. Fleming, who, with her sisters, Mrs. Frank Me: Cumpsey, of Renovo, and Mrs. J. C. Johnson, of Bellefonte, survives him, The decensed wad a life-long, active member of the Methodist church. Interment was made in the Union celaelery, Rev. John A Wood, of DEATHS, MES, SARAH BRIGHT. Mrs, Barah Bright, widow of the late Geo, Bright, died at her home in Asronsburg Thursday of last week, at the advanced age of eighty-four years, eleven months and twen'y-seven days. The deceased's maiden name was Ba rah Bower, and she lived in Aarons- burg for sixty-two years. She suffered for some years from that dread disease consumption, but the direct cause of her death was dropsy. Four children survive her, Rev. John A. Bright, Topeka, Kansas; C. (i. Bright snd Alice J. Bright, of Aasrousburg ; Mis. W, B., Blier, of spring Mills, 1 iv tuners services were held Wed- nesdny, Rev, 8B, RB. M. sSheeder, oflici- ALFRED J. LEE. Alfred J. Lee, aged forty-nine years, rd, demth being due to the elfect of a paiaiytic stroke suflered sboul threw curs sgo. Mr. Lee was married to beth snd Mary, all at him. biome, survive He lived in Centre Hall for several I'he following brothers and sisters are all living: John T., of Centre Hall Amos, of Colyer ; J. W., of Hublers Ira, of Greenwood, Nebraska, and Ellen, of burg ; Interment took place at Wilkesbarre Mouday of inst week. Bellefonte, BLANCHE PALMER. Affliction has again taken hold of the death of Miss Blanche Palmer, thirty-three years. She was Lhe daughter of James Palmer, deceased, and Mary A. Palmer, ¢hild of two years she has been an in- valid, and about a stroke of year ago suflered a paralysis which on July She i= survived by her mother and home : David, a lawyer, in Kapsas, Richard, of Houserville. Her father and four sisters preceded her to the grave. Interment was made at Bprucetown, Rev. G. W. Meclinay of- flciating snd WILLIAM T. LEATHERS, William T. Leathers, a prominent business man of this county, met death at his home in Mt. Esgle last Friday by falling beadlong from the second of his house. Mr. story window PARKER AND DAVIS, A Strong and Satisfactory Ticket Nomi nated at St. Loals, The Democratic National Conven- tion Is now over, after one of the most interesting and exciting conventions in the history of the political parties of the United States. The safe and sane element was in complete control of the convention as was manifested by the sound platform adopted and the straight and clean candidates nominated. The delegates attending went there as free men, and not under the dictates of any one man, and their nomination of Alton B, Parker, of New York, on | the first ballot, after so many different | candidates had been spoken of, shows | how the sentiment moulded itself after thelr arrival in Bt. Louis. The con- | vention's selection of ex-Henator Hen- ry G. Davis, of West Virginia, meets with the heartiest approval of all Democrats, The convention at times was in uproar and turmoil due to the different elements of the party striv- ing for prominence of their respective views and beliefs, Out of all this con- troversy has arisen a sound Demo- cratic party which has gone back to | the true principles established by its { founder, i Just about the time of adjournment | the convention was thrown into a | state of excilement, and for a while | did not seem to know what to do, on from Judge Parker, stating that he would sccept i the nomination on the understanding | that the convention regard the gold | standard as firmly and irrevocably ee- | tablished. A resolution was then | adopted stating that such was the feel- ling of the and Judge | Parker was «0 informed. convention | been the means of establishing the | high character of Judge Parker for | conrage and independence with those | who have come to know him only | within the past few months and since be became prominent in connection | with the Democratic nomination, It | is recalled that Henry Clay once ssid | he would rather be right than presi- ident. Buch an utterance was easily | made when there was no danger of a | test being applied ; but in Judge Park- ler the country sees & man who has isctually bad a nomination for presi- | dent, and who declared he would not | nocept it unless there should be an un- | derstanding, which, if elected, he was {to be free to administer the govern | ment in accordance with what he be- lieved to be right | Furthermore, Judge Parker has far | nished evidence that if elected he will Leathers had engaged a man to re-| not be run by any one. pair 8 boiler at his handle factory and The Democratic party today stands was talking to him from the window | before the country in a good deal bet- flolating. when Mr. Leathers plunged headlong from the window, striking his head on His skull was frac- tured and he lived but a short time after the scoident occured. The doe- tor who examined Mr. Leathers said that the fall wae caused by an atlack the stone steps. ABRAHAM BRINDLE, Abraham Brindle, a life-long resi- dent of Miles township, died at his home in Smullton on Bunday, July 8rd, at the age of sixty-six years. The wife of the deceased was Mary Win- ters, who with two sons, William and Johu, both of the state of Indiana, and two daughters, Mrs. Elmer Smith, survive him. Ioterment was made in the Rebersburg cemetery Tuesday of last week, Rev. H. CO. Bixler, of the Lutheran church, officiating. ISAAC MERRYMAN, Isaac Merryman, a life long resident of Pine Grove Mills, died at his home in that place Friday evening, July 1st, at the ripe old age of eighty years. His death was due to infirmities incident to old age, after an illness of one month, Heserved ina cavalry com- mand during the latter part of the war, and was respected by all the peo- ple of his community. He was a member of the Lutheran church, and Rev. C. T. Alkens, assist~ ed by Rev. Dunlap, officiated at the funeral. ARTHUR ROYER. Arthur, the interesting little son of Mr. ard Mra, Elmer Royer, of Blooms dorf, died Bunday afternoon, of last week, of neuralgia, after a week's ill ness, aged three years. The funeral took place Tuesday of last week. Rev. CO. T. Alkens, officiating, interment at Pine Hall Among the Slek, Mrs. Leonard Rhone has not been as well as usual for the past few days. The condition of the venerable Will fam Lohr does not show any improve ment, Mrs. F. P, Geary, who bas been se. viously iil for the past two weeks, Is | ter shape than it would if the mueh- t+lked-of gold plank had been accept- {ed and nothing bad been heard from | the candidate. It is notori6us that all | party platforms are compromises. Any | man of ability can make a better plat- | form than a convention can, because { he bas not got to com prom ise. The greatest interest was manifested in every session, and the enthusiastic shouting and singing helped to keep every person in a good humor, deapite the fact that the large hall was close and hot, and that the fifteen thousand people in it were sweltering in the heat. The high tension of excitement under which the delegates labored and the arduous duties of the members of the different committees had the effect of wearing them out, and all were glad when the convention was over that they might get some rest and sleep LOCALS, Isanc Bmith on Monday made a business trip to Loganton. David Lohr, of State College, is vis- iting his brother, Wm. Lohr, in this place. B. H. Arney had his property ime proved by putting sn iron roof on the house, W. H. Lucas, one of Centre Hill's substantial citizens, was in town on Thursday. In fature issues of the Reporter the editor has promised to givea few im- pressions of the great Bt. Louis fair. Mre. W. Gross Mingle, of Bellefonte, spent Wednesday in town with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Boal. Mrs, Kate Harpster Moore, of Mis soula, Mont, is now in St. Louis, tak- ing in the World’s Falr, and will later come east to visit friends here, 8. J. Darrah, manager of the Steel Range Company which has been oper- ating in this locality, with his wife and daughter Gladys, on Tuesday left for the western part of the state where he will have charge of a force of men. M. A. Burkholder aud wife, tired of boarding life have gone to house-keep- ing in Altoona, st 802 Nineteenth Street. Mr. Burkholder Is a son of NO. 27. TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS. HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS, D. Wagner Geiss and family, of Bellefonte, spent the Fourth of July in town. Henry Rossman, of Tusseyville, was a visitor at the Reporter office on Wed- nesday. Rev. Benjamin Gill, of Btate College, has received the hoporary degree of doetor of divinity. Bamuel Koch, who is employed at Irwin, Westmareland county, visited his parents a few days. Rev, and Mrs. Ward K. Shultz, of Milesburg took a little vacation to vis- it relatives in this place, Mrs. Nancy Michaels, of Mifflin county, is spending some time in this vicinity visiting ber many friends. Miss Eva Johnson, of Harrisburg, and Elisha Hanson, of Oswego, N. Y., are visiting at the home of B. D. Brisbiu. Miss Lutetia Goodhart left on Thurs. day morning for an extended visit to Cleveland, Ohio, 8t. Louis, and points in Wisconsin, Sumner V. Hosterman, Esq., and his bride, of Lancaster, are spending several weeks with Dr. and Mrs G. W. Hosterman. Theodore F. Rupp has been elected principal of the schools at Boalsburg. Mr. Rupp is a graduate of Franklin and Marshall College. The Grangers are repairing the water pipes in Grange Park which were badly damaged by the hard The members of the Egg Hill Evan- the lawn adjoining the church Batur- day evening, July 23, Rev. H. W. Buck, psstor of the United Evanpgelical church at Ber- wick, spent a few days with his daugh- ter, Mrs, F. P. Geary, who is ill. Miss Mabel Zeigler, one of the effi- cient and obliging operstors of the Commercial telephone exchange in Millbeim, spent & day in Centre Hall. Warren 8. Krise, who for the past two years has been clerking for the register and recerder of Cambria coun- ty, wee lately premoted to be depuly register and recorder, The Snyder county snd Union coun- ty pspers in their last issues told of anthracite coal being found on the farm of John Long, near Centreville, Buyder county, along Penns Creek. 8. 8. Kreamer spent a few days with his brother-in-law, John BSholl, of Al- toons, where his wife and child bad been visiting for several weeks. They all returned Wednesday of last week. T. F, Meyer, a prosperous merchant of Millheim, his wife and child and Austin Meyer, a hustling all-round man of Coburn, spent last Bunday with Merchant and Mrs. W. H, Meyer. While working in the fields a few days ago, Cloyd Brooks, on the Con- ley farm, found a pair of glasses lost there five years ago. The glasses were somewhat bent but one of the lenses was still intact, ¥. K. Lukenbach, vice-president of the Blair County Natiooal Bank, of Tyrone, with his family and H. E. Jenkins and family, of Bellefonte, spent a few days last week with D. J. Meyer, of this piace. Mrs. Adam Smith, of Centre Hill, and her daughter Miss Jenuie Smith, of Philadelphia, whom she had been visiting for some time, returped home ou Tuesday. Miss Jennie will remain at home some time. Mrs. Walter M. Kerlin, of Cincin- nati, Ohio, is east for the summer. She spent a few days last week in Centre Hall, the guest of her mother-in-law, Mrs. Sarah J. Kerlin, and is now visit- ing relatives in Milibeim. Dr. M. J. Locke, of Bellefonte, was appointed on the stafl of Uol. Rufus C. Elder, of the Fifth Regiment, with the rank of captain, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Boyd A. Musser, who has moved to York. Philip Drumm, the genial proprietor of the Spring Mills hotel, was in town on Friday and found his way to the Reporter office, Mr. Drumm is a good hotel man, sud the growing patronage of his hostlery is proof of the fact. The Lock Haven school board hiss decided to sborten the regular nine months term of school to eight months this year in order to cut down the $60,000 bonded indebtedness of the dis trict. The tax levy is ten mills J, Norris Bogle, mother and sister, of Howard, and the Misses Valentine, of Bellefonte, made s carriage tour of the fortunate in losing a ladies hand Mt. Bogle will
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