VOL. LXXVII.
CENTRE COUNTY
IN THE CIVIL WAR,
148th Regiment, Pennsylvania
Volunteers.
y 1. P. Meyer, Sergeant Co. A., 148th
Legiment, P. V.
{To be Continued |
CHAPTER VIII
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tion, where all day of April 11th “‘dis-
organized’ Confederates without arms
and too honorable to sneak away in
the night, crowded up to sign the Pa-
role Papers. This done, they were
{supplied with rations; then they
struck out singly, in pairs and In
| squads, straight for their homes, across
| fields and through swamps and woods,
regardless of where the roads led, at a
Retreating Confederates “*hustle'’ for
Sth the Second and Sixth Corps moved
forward in battle order, but it was
found that the enemy had
westward during the night.
within sight of Farmville, Va,
Becond Corps fought its last battle,
In the morning of April Sth
heard Sheridans guns away oft to the
we
Wes!
ment.
army that
All was expectation and excite-
Rumors circulate « through the
the further
Contederate army was effectually cut
off. Ifthis were knew that
there would be a great battle, or a sur
render within twenty-four hours
the
retreat of
80, We
The 148th, as a part of the Second
Corps, moved out the
snd yelling like the
in morning,
rest,
HN Ww
turning
River
whooping
aud marched rapidly by
Store Road”
south, crossed the Appomattox
to the south, toward evening, and biv-
ouscked
noise of battle was heard just in front
The excitement
The men
the
then
westward :
Constant canoonpade and
of us. in the army
Was iutense, did pot seem
to tire now io this day and night, run.
ring and fighting campaign. They
were continually talking about going
home,
Suuday morning, April 9th, dawag-
ed clear aud beautiful and compara-
tively quiet,
« Very early in the morning the entire
Army was again on the move, and rap-
idiy rolling westward, till near 10 s,
m orders halt the
moviog columns halted, stacked arms
and the boys threw themselves on
ground for much
ominous quiet f
e vered by the
shot was heard anywhere. A
ordered, terminated
at 4 p. m. by the signing of articles for
tue surrender of the Confederate Army,
the news of which flew through our
army like a flash of lightning. A few
Buns began to fire salutes of vietory :
but this was at once osdered to stop,
by Geu. Grant, who also ordered up
supplies and directed thst the Confed-
erates be given full and equal rations
with our own men. Some of the Con-
federates said that they had not tasted
food for three days. Immediately afl-
er signing the articles of surrender, or-
ders were issusd by Gen. Grant, which
prohibited all foraging and trespass,
unde«r the most penalties,
Guards were stationed every where for
the protection of the people and their
property. Here ended the last cam.
paign, which commenced Mareh 2th,
and ended April 9th, (1865) in which
tiie army lost ten thousand
ei, and the Confederates their whole
army, and their “Cause,” which, with
them, was everything.
when to Camie ;
he
An
Rres
Not a
iruce
needed rest.
ell upon the vast
two armies
hisd been which
Revere
Unlon
Fuere was no hurrabhiog or shouting
by our boys over our final victory,
They were very magnanimous toward
their former enemies, freely mingling
with them, sharing rations and cioth-
ing. and exchanging mementoes with
them,
Confederate Uniform buttous
brought high prices; we bought all
we could get, and many a Confederate
aud they craved it ; so we gave them
our whole stock, and drank “Didny”
and “Golden Rod” tes, which
slundant if the forest and swamps of
Virginia,
a d all animosity that formerly may
have existed between them, seemed
to have been forgotten,
All of April 10th was devoted to the
preparation of the Parole Papers,
which were duly signed by the Cone
federates on the 11th, by those who
did pot “skip,” which many did. A
role office was opened ina planta
tio outbuilding, near Prospect Sta
a drink at a well near Farmville. Va.
speed that was amusing. Many gave
shake,
though we had always been friends.
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Spring Mills.
8. L. Condo delivered two new bug-
gies at Tusseyville on Friday.
W. A. Fleisher, who had been work-
ing at Williamsport, returned home
on Tuesday,
The Penns Creek Lutheran congre-
gation has started work on the new
church a Penn Hall
Mrs. A. P. Luse, Mrs. John Luse
and Mrs. Fred Carter, of Centre Hall,
visited friends in town on Friday,
Rev. W. C. Bierly and family, after
Miflinburg, re
week,
& two weeks’ visit in
turne! | fant
Mss
3
Wit
Hue
r Wilham Rossman spent last
bis uncle, J. C,
nthe farm at Penns Cave,
Rev. N. J. Dubbs, of Centerville,
preached an interesting sermon in the
United Evangelical church Saturday
with {ossman,
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evening.
Mias
burg. and
Gaisewite, of Harris
Mrs. C. M. Gramley were
the home of CC. E. Zeigler on
Wednesday,
luite n
(irace
Ruesis at
timber from town were in
the business men’s pie-
‘ark on Thursday and
reported a good time,
The Penns Creek Lutheran and the
Salem Reformed Sunday schools will
hold Saturday, the
27th inst Herring's woods,
attendance al
nic at Hela }
& union piecnie
sin H B
east of Penn Hall.
Maurice Run%le and friend, of
Bellefonte, spent Sunday in town.
Mre. T. M. Gramloy visited relatives
and friends in Rebersburg week,
Miss May Smith spent a few days
fei and
last
visiting
Howard
Mrs. J. | of Boals
burg, spent Sundsy at the home of 8.
L. Condo.
re. U. A, Krape spent a few days
ids in Jellefonte
HMioneey pher,
wn was well represented at
the business men’s picnic held at Hee-
Ia park last Thursday,
Mra. W. G. Beichler and little son
William, of Philadelphia, are visiting
at the home of T. M. Gramley,
Misses Kate BShugert and Anos Me-
Coy, of Bellefonte, visited in town
last week, as the guests of Miss Mabel
Allison,
Miss Eloise Behayler, of Centre H all,
accompanied by Miss Gertrude Steph -
ens, of Lewisburg, spent last Friday
in town.
Miss Carrie Herring is quite ill at
the home of her niece, Mrs. A. d.
Bhook, where she has been making
her home for the last few years,
Among the visitors to the St. Louis
Exposition this week are, A. L. Duck,
B. F. Frankenberger, Benjamin Lim-
bert, nud Wm. Allison, Jr. The latter
left on Tuesday and the others Mon-
day afternoon,
AAG AY AAA
Woodward.
Helen Gephart ja staying with her
| Grandpa Stover this week,
| Mre. Ed. Mauck and brother John,
{of Millhelm, visited Mrs. Motz,
iat Pine Grove Mills this week.
| Mrs. Ida Confer, who died on Thurs
| day, was buried on Saturday,
A number from this place attended
| eamp meeting at Boonville, Bunday,
| Mr, and Mrs. Samuel Gephart were
| to Rebersburg several days Inst week,
| Chas. Kreamer and Clayton Sheesley
| attended the pienig at Heola Park, Inst
| Thursday.
| Mrs. Allen Yearick's sister and two
| children, of Mifinburg, are visiting
here a few dags. :
4.00
4.15
Opening of Convention,
Address of Welcome
Bong Service
Response
Jenedietion
Praise Service
Appolatment of Committees,
Address Secrets of Strong Lives,
Address
Executive Committee Meeting,
Sunrise Prayer Meeting.
Power for Service
Quist Hour
Address This
ors for Earnos
wis
Open D
How to Develop th
DEATHS,
MRS
Baral: Annas,
wife of Johnathan Spangler, was born
al Aaronsburg, May 4, 1830, died at
her home near Rebersburg, Augpst 12,
1904, aged sixty-five years, three
months and eight daye. She was
married to Johustran Spangler De-
cember 24, 1883. To were
born three sous, and four daughters,
one daughter having died io infancy.
Her oldest son, Charles, and daughter,
Mre. Wm. Bart, reside in Nebraska :
Joseph and Agnes, of near Freeport,
IL : Mrs. O. F. Stover, at Reberaburg,
aud Ira is pastor of one of the United
Evangelical churches Baltimore,
Maryland,
Mrs. Spangler was a faitnful mem.
ber of the United Evangelical cbureh,
having become a christian in
life,
The bereaved busband, three sons,
three daughters, fourteen grandehild-
ren, aud
with a number of other
main to mourn her departure
Her death was caused
tumors, from which suffered for
nearly four weeks, The funeral servi-
ces were held from the United Evan
gelical church at Rebersburg on Tues-
day forenoon, conducted by Rev. S.
Smith, the pastor of the decessed.
The pastor was assisted by Rev.
Wetzel, of the Reformed church, Rev.
Bixler, of the Lutheran church : Rev.
Buck, of the Evangelical Association,
JOHNATHAN SPANGLER.
nee Condo, beloved
this union
at
early
one sister three brothers
relatives re.
by several
whe
L. 8. FRYBERGER
Wednesday forenoon of last week
Lucian Sylvester Fryberger, propri-
died of typhoid fever, after an illnes
covering a period of nine weeks, He
was taken down with Bright's disease,
Deceased was a son of John (deceased)
and Sarah Fryberger and was born at
Hecla Furnace, this county, December
<7, 1864,
Mr. Fryberger was married nipe-
teen years sgo to Miss Georgia Lucas,
of Bnow Bhoe, who survives, with two
children—Guy and Sarah. He is also
survived by his mother, Mrs. Sarah
Fryberger, of Williamsport, and these
brothers and sisters : Mrs. Lydia Fish-
er, Zion, Mrs. Badie Campbell, Wil-
linmsport, Mrs. Annie Garbrick,
Beliefonte, Mrs. Amanda Grimm,
Jasper county, Mo. and Charles Fry-
berger, Philipsburg.
JACOB Z, LONG,
Wednesday evening of last week
death entered the Loog home, at
Howard, and took hence the father,
Jacob Z. Long,
Mr. Long was one of Howard's best
citizens, and well known throughout
Centre county.
The decensed was aged seventy-six
years and is survived by the following
children : Mrs. Had Aley, of Erie;
Mrs. Bertha MeGhee, of MoGhee's
Mills; Rev, William Long, of W, Va. 3
Mrs. A. O. Yerger, Bellefonte ; Clyde,
of Howard, and Alice at home,
Miss Helen Harper, of
Bellefonte, in
the guest of Miss Verna Emerick,
Bev, Daniel Gress
Rev, Walter K, Harnish
Rev, A, C, Lathrop
Rev, W. KE. Bteckle
Mr. James A. Pratt
Miss Nannie Fis
Rev, D. A, Arto
Bnow Bhoe Boclety
Mills Lutheran Society
Arg Presbyterian Bock iy
whut
K.G EK Convention,
The Busquehanns District Associs-
tion, Knights of the Golden Eagle,
will hold their seventeenth afnual
convention in Lewisburg on Labor
day, Monday, September 5th. It will
be a gala day for Lewisburg, as five
thousand visitors are ex pected, Lodges
will be present from Lock Haven,
Williamsport, Jersey Shore, Milton,
Watsontown, Bloomsburg, Catawisea,
Danville, Mifflinburg, Millbheim,
Bellefonte, Bpring Mills, Shamokin,
Sunbury aud other places. Eight or
ten bands will be in line, and in fact
will be the largest demonstration
Lewisburg has had since the centen-
nial in the 1885, The officers of the
district, Jos. P. Miller, president : W:
W. Musser, secretary, of Lewisburg,
and I. D. Gresh, Milton, treasurer,
together with the local committees
: bave been working hard to make the
| celebration a grand success. Heveral
| of the grand officers will be in attend.
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sts ps
Toteresting Decision,
In an opivion filed by Judge Hassler
Lancaster on Baturday, he decided
Lin favor of Christian W. Ziegler, the
| plaintiff, in an interesting case, Zeig-
slate College Presty
Bellefonte Presbyte
Howard Christian So
Eveampment and Fair
his great Fair will be held at Ceu-
tre Hall, September 17th to ard, in-
elusive,
of farmers, as agricul:ural fairs should
be; it has been successful for thirty
the
yet
manage-
ment has paid for the ground sod im.
provements, and
4d
ier u
years | it has collected no fees at
admission us free as the air
iin
Hales
wilh Own resources the
now continues to of-
» the public a free exhibition,
Where has any fair been so successful.
Will the
merchants, manufacturers and dealers
now meet the farmers snd join with
them in making this the best and
lnrgest fair ever held at UGrauge Park ?
Let every farmer bring grain, fruit
and farm stock, every merchant his
Wares, and every dealer his imple.
If you will do this you will
do honor to the community, to the
valley, and to the county. You will
ly and liberally munaged ?
ments,
will to the association that has estab-
lished u great free institution in your
midst And why should the
farmers, like other classes, take a few
days ofl, to camp out for recreation :
why not encourage the farmers by
other classes camping with them, and
thus have a grand and profitable time.
not
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LOCALS
by D. W,
Monday.
Bradford and unloaded
John H. Krumbine advertises sale
tember 3rd.
The business men’s picnic was large
| ly stlended by people from Penns Val-
ley, especially the younger set.
Edward Durst is representing Pot.
tarted in time to reach the fair
urday.
Next spring Gardoer Grove will
make sale of his farm stock, imple.
ments, ete, and quit the farm. He
has not definitely decided, but the pos.
sibilities are that he will £0 to the far
west,
| A handsome and massive monument
| was erected by Michael Spicher over
the grave of his wife, in the Zion
cemetery. The monument was built
and put in position by H. G. Stroh-
meier, of Centre Hall,
J. R. Lawyers, last week, returned
from Bt. Louis where he had been the
guest of his son, William and Mrs.
Lawyers, for several months. He was
greatly pleased with the World's Fair
and spent many days inspecting the
various exhibits,
Misses Bertha Strohmeler, of Centre
Hall, and Bessie Breon, of Patters
Mills, Ins. week were the guests of
Miss Margie Sweetwood, near Glenn
Iron. On the way home they stopped
at Rebersburg and spent several days
with Miss Lodie Shafter,
Mrs. Polly Stewart and daugh-
ter, Miss Abbie Stewart, of Rossiter,
Indiana county, were arrivals at the
home of Mr. and Mre. John Snyder,
enst of Centre Hall. The former is an
sunt of Mrs, Snyder and will remain
here for some time, Mis Abbie, Mon.
where shie will
of John Wanamaker
| Blair county court, he having deser-
ted his family in Holidaysburg about
fifteen years sgo, when he turned up
in Lancaster, ss a part claimant of his
father’s estate, the late Peter Zeigler.
His share, however, had been distrib.
uted to his wife and children, after the
sdministrator, Robert W. Emith.
Eeq., had received a bond of indem-
nity, a Maryland, Trust company be-
coming surely on the bond. By the
decision rendered by Judge Hassler,
Zeigler secures about $.000 from the
estate, or in other words the Mary-
land company will be compelled to
discharge their liability as surety.
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The Apple Crop.
What to do with the many hundreds
of busheis of choice winter apples that
| are to be found in all parts of Penns
| Valley where there is an orchard of
any #ize, is a question that is
discussed by those who have the or Pp
The low price of evaporat-
ed stock makes jt the
Centre Hall Evaporating Company to
operate either of its plants at Centre
Hall or Coburn, at » profit. It is like-
ly, bowever, that the geutiemen con.
nected with that firm will make an ef-
fort to ship apples provided there isa
foreign demand.
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i
being
to market,
impossible for
Fifty Million Bashels for Export,
The statement made the eflect
tial the total amount of wheat avail
| able for export does not exceed fifty
million bushels, will be something of
a surprise to the public. This serious
| loss however i» made up by the im-
| corn and cotton which
will exceed any previous record. This
year's corn is estimated will
reach two billion six bundred million
bushels
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io
mense crops,
crop it
Lightning Causes Many Fire Losses,
Lightning, during the present sum-
j mer, has caused many fire losses in the
{central part of the state. Nine tenths
of the losses sustained by the fire in-
surance company conducted by the
Pomona Grange of Centre County,
during the past four monthe, were due
to lightning, and in nearly every in-
stance the property destroyed was a
barn or stable,
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LOCALS,
A new dormitory, a duplicate of
the one built last year, is being erected
at Pennsylvania State College,
In another column will be found
the program for the county Christian
Endeavor Union to be held at Centre
Hall Wednesday and Thureday of
next week,
Mrs. G. F, Miller, of Pine Grove
Mills, submitted to the serious opera-
tion of having her right eye removed
with the hope of saving the other mem-
bar, which was becoming affected. The
operation was performed by Dr. H ayes,
Dr. Woods and Dr, Seibert, at the
Bellefonte Hospital.
Aaron Lutz, who for several years
lived 'n the Houser farm, west of Cen-
tre Hall, has leased the Bible farm and
will move there in the spring. The
Misses Bible will build an addition to
their farm house sufficiently large to
accommodate the tenant and owners,
Much of the oat crop was housed in
the best of condition. While the price
of this grain will naturally bs mater
ially lower during the next few
months, there is every resson to be
lieve that oats and corn, as well as
wheat, will bring good prices before the
next crop is harvested,
D. A. Boozer has leased the Bible foe
pond for a period of five years and has
materially enlarged the same. This
pond, in connection with the Jacobs
pond, also the property of Mr. Boozer,
will Jind about one bundred and
twenty-five loads of ice per cutting,
sssuming that the formation is from
4x to inches ih thickhém,
NO. 33.
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS,
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Rossman and
son, of Penns Cave, Bunday were the
guests of Mr, and Mrs, Clem Luse, in
this place,
Miss Lutetian Goodhart recently re-
turned from a trip through the far
west, stopping at Bt. Louis, Chicago
and various points in Ohio.
Misser Nettie and Helen Bair,
daughters Mail earrier John C.
Bair, of Bellefonte, were of the
Misses Brungart, in this place,
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Martz, of Al
toons, Baturday came to the home of
their son, William Martz, near Tussey-
ville, where they will remain for a
short time,
of
guests
Among the spry little maidens who
visited in Centre Hall was Miss Anns
Cherry, daughter of Theodore ( ‘herry,
of Bellefonte, and was the guest of
Miss Carrie Bpicher,
John Bwitzer was paid the reward of
$100 for the capture of the Italian, Con-
stance. Twenty dollars of this sum
were paid by Bwitzer to James Rowan
who rendered assistance,
Pomologist Frank E. Arney brought
8 twig from a Burbank plum tree bear-
ing iourteen finely developed plums
that is exceedingly pleasing to the eye
whether one Is a connoisseur of fruit
or not,
Mrs, William Forrester, of Altoona,
was burned to death by an explosion
of a gasoline stove. She was a sister
of Mrs. R. B. Bpangler, of Spaugler,
her maiden name being Emma V,
Downing.
Cyrus Luse, of Tyrone, is building a
pew dwelling house. Much
lumber, ete., is being prepared at the
Luse planing mill in Centre Hall. L.
L. Bmith, of this place, will put on
the slate in the near future.
of the
To Henry Lowry of Bellefonte was
awarded the contract for rebuilding the
Jellefonte Academy which was seri-
ously damaged by fire some weeks ago,
The building will be ready for occu-
pancy, it is expected, by the 15th of
October.
In another column will be found
the advertisement of J. H. and 8. E.
Weber, proprietors of the Centre Hall
Roller Flouring Mills, dealers in farm
products, especially grain and hay,
all kinds of coal. These gentle
men have purchased the flouring mills,
grain house and coal sheds and will
be here permanently.
also
Misses Auge Jones and Belle Har.
per, of Tyrone, are guests of the Misses
Durst, in this place. Miss Jones is the
daughter of Capt. C. P. W. Jones, ed-
itor of the Tyrone Herald, and has
been coming to Centre Hall ever since
she was a tiny tol. At present she
is a young lady of besuty and sccom-
plishments.
Mr. and Mre, William Spangler, of
Belleville, drove to Centre Hall Friday
to visit Mrs. John F. Mullen, of Alle-
gheny, who at present is in town.
The SBpanglers and Mullens formed an
acquaintance while both lived in Re-
novo, Mr. Bpangler is a native of
York county, and is conducting a
drug store in Belleville.
J. Frank Rearick, representing the
Porter-Bober acetylene gas light piant,
is installing a plant in the store room
of A. A. Frank, in Millheim. The
Luthersu church in Aaronsburg will
also be lighted by a similar plant, Mr,
Redrick is an eotbusiastic worker,
and on all occasions brings out the
merits of the Porter-Sober light,
which, by the way, is superior in
Many ways.
The Reporter is in receipt of the
Pikes Peak Daily News of August
17th, giving sn account of Mr. and
Mrs. H. C. Roberts, of Spring Mills,
Pa., visiting the Peak. On that date,
with the thermometer registering
twenty-three degrees and in a bl
ing snow storm, the party, of which
Dr. M. R. Stewart, of McKeesport,
Pa, was one, found amusement in
snow balling, but all were glad to start
down when the time came for leaving,
it belug so very cold. Mr. and Mrs.
Roberts left Spring Mills June 14th,
aud have been traveling since that
time. Mrs. Roberts is a daughter of
Thomas Motz,of Coburn, received the
sad news that his brother, Wm. Motz,
had died at his home at Bain