VOL. LXXVII. CENTRE COUNTY IN THE CIVIL WAR, 148th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. tiy 1. P. Meyer, Sergeant (0. Regiment, P. V. CHAPTER [To be Contin A., 145th Moving st Before was sent and the summons at this unusual hour | leaving the house, our he for by one of the secretaries slightly disturbed our peace ; bat, con- | that it was nothing we wended way to church, St. | Paul's Episcopal, and which cluding serious, our a0. the took our adjoined been customed seats, pew f President Davis forgot to that there had vague the day before of a bat- Petersburg, but lefinite . mention rumors afloat tle begun in the reports were to inf front of to seri- ral public lay. The The ladies the Davis family being absent, I ously alarm the gen It Communion services progressed as usual of had Sunt Was full view of the worp, melan- face of our beloved President, at I after ahioly which glanced from time to tine Hoot the usual exhortation, the gexion stepped up the aisle to where Mr. Davis was out. I turned to look his seat and with ho the chureh. 1 ri sitting and called him 8 he rose {rom usual unostenta- wili ab tious mein Jeft ways remember that pictu always. I never forget thought that we had our brief existence a man so to glory in the for wil a leader in true and dsuntiess, a Christian with knightly and a name which and hier passion prejudice may overshadow for a time, bat lustre of its worth and parity. President whitch wiil one day shine with t!} I have met Davis in pri- va ife several times this winter and have been wou to greater admiration by his behign courtesy and the gentle radiance: of it does, the severity His sudden depariure from the ch made a little ati which was increased by the departure of other gentlemen and when, at the rector the congregation leave the church in such numbers t his smile, of i Pa Ureaskiog Up, as Ieountenance Uri among the people in high positio handed to nat iast, 8 note was began he begged them to be quiet while he read sn order summoning the Ie forces to rendezvous at cal a certain point 88 A precautionary measure, in case the city became endangered. The mili- tary, of course, went out at once, and wany citizens followed I canvot make you understand the geene, as it appeared to us who wailed of the was sanctuary, for to The dread in the stillness the bivssing that come air seemed to be with = uncertainty, though to my ' Hope had always spoken on the dark: est day. In that still, solemn hour, all worldly care forgotten, and | nothing seemed worth living for, but i God, and our country. There were] oaly vague thoughts that floated through the mind, for we had but faint realization of how swift and near | the end was drawing. Iolo the mind of the embassador of God, speaking to his flock, there seemed to come a start. ling premonition of the evil in store, for his words of encoursgement in the present perplexity, and exhortation to patient endurance, was needed counsel to a people whose earthly portion was Littervess and disappointment. On the way to our homes the ear was greeted with serious rumors of fight. ing and evacuation, and soon after reaching there, I saw our rector haste ening up the steps, as if the bearer of | news, Iran to meet him, and receiv. ed for my greeting, you will never! giveup? Never, never! 1 replied ; I | believe God will show his power now. | That is right ; keep up a brave heart !| he answered. What is it? I asked, | and then I was told that Gen, Lee had | te egraphed that he hoped to Le able to hiold his lines; bul in the mean time, we musi prepare for evacuation, My heart sank like a stove, but my | courage rose. I scarcely thought of | my own forlorn situation, cut off in. | laden IERrs Was flight, and, being restless, I determin-| TRIP TO COLORADO ed to console myself with visiting rel- | c x ives wi Sa ied intl Mr. and Mrs. Roberts Tell of Centre Coun. alives who were occupied nthe same | ty People They Met. way for themselves, and for their hus- | bend : ‘ { In response to your request, here- nds, who were in government em-| _. : " Sond ; : : ! R - nel on | with you will find a brief account of . wn each one FEAT i * : 5 2 ploy bling ea i rug "Ne | our sixty-five days trip from Bpring sare sad face, and breathing the same : ' spirit. TH ile of Mills to Denver, Colorado. $ feng Hr tl y i » 3 3 ubdaunted spit. co dew'e ol one, a) we left Spring Milla June 14, 1904; enlonel in the army, told rae that her " : visited in western Penna., in Connells- © her at parting: Cheer |.) Vanderbilt, New Castle, Beaver Falls, Pittsburg and Uniontown. The { only Centre county family visited was P. P. Long, at Unlontown. From | there we went to the home F. A. Long, Cambridge, O., and G. H, Lobg, Newark, O., then to Bt. Louls for two days, then via Seligman, Mo., to Berryville, Ark., where we 8. M. Roberts. husband said | of ’ visited Returning to Bt. Louis ur PEACE MISSIONARIES THE PUTTERS MILLS POSTOFFILE. The statement is made that the dis- | see tinguished members of the Interna- | The Order to be Discontinued Is Being tional Parliamentary Union will pay a | Fought by Its Fatrons. formal visit to the President of the| The order issued by the postoffice de- United States before separating. They | Partment at Washington to discon- can find no better subject for mission- | tinue the postoffice at Potters Mills is ary work than President Roosevelt. If being hard fought by the patrons of they provide themselves with a copy of | the office, and the battle has practical- his speeches they will find that one of i ly been won by the latter. his favorite doctrines is that the na-| The squabble at Potters Mills is po- tions will fall into efteminacy and sloth | litical. The patronage of the postof- unless they occasionally slaughter a | fice department—the greatest depart. few hundred thousand men of their best | Ment of the government—is the straw blood merely to keep their bands in hat tickles into activity bundreds of For this he insists that the United | thousands of Republicans who have States shall maintain large armies and | uice, easy, fat jobs in all parts of the fleets » » that the Americans may have | © Pited Btates. Genérally speaking their full share in the international | the postmaster in the rural district is ithe Republican boss—what he bright time coming! She asked : i in earnest 7 or are these hop=ful for my ? Never before was my faith and reply of that A few days before that the wife's residence had been with them when they My « turned to me and said in the most quiet way; my wife and I are not going to grieve over this loss, when have suflered so much more, and besides that, I rejoice that we are counted worthy to suffer in =o dear a cans: up ; there is a are 5 words spoken sake hope so firm, was the dauntless soldier. bad come the report elegant ¢ burned i Mintry WHS heard ii cousin athers - AND EXHIBITION - - ENCAMPMENT Able Speakers Fach -Poiltionl Wednesday and Tharsday Thay Days The arrangements about sor and Fy bandry at are Com. snoual Eveamp- the Patrons of Hus Hall, nil the 1 i ment led Grange Park, Centre Sept. 171] The grou buildings are inp perfect condition: ne.er before was ete and attractive, The camp is nu marvel of neatness in all its arrangement Mueh of Paviliops everyibiog so comyg “ the eamp arranged A in groups, and seals are con- veniently joes ed everywhere, for the comfort of campers und visitors Fhe tents sre provided with new A » and new cots which will add vo little i mp Campers Exiib largest ever held ut the Park « ew 1 0 the aj pearance of the ca GE Ww sa the comfort of ihe i promises to be the SATUS Camp ope FeRaineesn for ood upancy. evening, s grand festival »8 Larnnge EUNDAY EFTEMBER 15TH 230 P. M Harvest home services, conducted by Rev. G. W. Mellnay, of the M. E. ehureh. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH Exbibition opens with placing of mature Pre ins by Bit exhibits 7.30 P. Urnroatic eotertainment, by a first clase company, “That Rasesl Pat" ‘My Turn Next.” Admis- sion 10 « nud 15 cls TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH 2 P.M. —~Formal exercises by County Gr ange, open to the publie. T3P M Dramatics nlertainment, “Eualisted for the War.” WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 218T 10 A. M —Addiesses by W. F. Hill, master the Biale Grange ; Robert Copklin, Forestry Commissioner : E, B. Norris, master of New York State Grange ; 8. 8. Blybolder, of Armstrong county. 1.30 P. M.—Politieal day, conducted by Democratic county organization. 7.50 P. M.~Entertaloment, “Uncle Josh,” THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND 10 A. M.—Addresses by Prof. H. A Burface, Siate Zoologist ; Dr. Leonard Pearson, State Veterinarian: Dr. B H. Warren, Dalry and Food Commis sioner, und Hon, Jason Sexton, of Montgomery county, 130 P. M Political duy, conducted by Republican county organization. 7.80 P. M.~ Dramatic entertainment, Huhaun Aroon.”’ FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER IRD ZF. M.—Addresses and closing ex- ercives, Other speakers have besn invited, but only those have been announced who have given assurance that they wiil be present. Such changes will be made in the program as necessity re- quires to sccommodate speakers. For excursion rates and special trains, luquire of your railrond agent, 1 AIA. A FPaciug Record Broken, nnd is the of definitely, from my own family, with. Prince Alert, Friday of lust week out available money, and ip the hands | broke the pacing record for gel sings, Spent one very pleas- aut evening at the home of Wm. Law- yer, iu St. Louis, where we met John Lawyer, of Centre Hall, Wea 111, where we visited the following fami lies: Dr. J. B. Leitzell, P. J. Dr. C. P. Leitzell, John next went to Belvidere, Leitzell, sherman and trade of wholesale murder. Iu order that we may not be accused of maliciously misrepresenting President of the United States to our lent utterance day speech, February 13, 1903 : PE tu Vin, Leitzell, all Centre county people, Also W, 8B, Porter, a western Peppsylvania, Here we at-| tended of Penna, about twenty of them being from Cen! former citizen of | 0) picnic people, i tre county. At Orangeville, 111, we » visited Dan- fel Musser and family, but at Freeport, Ill, most of the Centre county people | lo Harry | Leitzell, James Conley, James Snyder, | Will Stover, James Crawford, Robert Miller, Cyrus Grove and Perry Stiver. | At Rock Grove, Iil., we found Heuory | Ison Kromrine. At this | fifteen Centre county peo- are ated—George Long, Long and Wi place sout ple took a day's outing and bad au old fashioned | things the table fr is years away fr altel pienie, and the good 80 abundantly } prove that eve 11 {entre foro ot a § Orgel How 10 Cook. will not y From Free port we went to Lens of Pollers James | Metz ¢ two visit the Doctors BStiver, Mills, also Crawford, Miller, Chas. Derr, Mr. and Mrs and Mr. and Mra, Miller ladies are daughters of J. Mills, ock ford, 111. tained at the hon brother of Wm. Pi Chicago was the next stopping fivarge “hese B. Heckman, of Bpring Next stop wher we enter-i of Henry spring wer » ¥ Peale , Mill sader, of .. aud here we visited Samuel in Leltzell, James Greno Willis Spangler MeCloskey nnd of Pollers in Chicago The only ited at Black, of ou the {em Ke fet AM #5 ' ala Mrs. Thomas Palmer, Mills, at the Penna. depot . Centre county person vis Ii, J HOW engitieer ton, a Blooming wns Potters Mills, $A. RR On the way to Denver, Col, stop ped at Dubuque, Iowa, and Omaha, Neb. White in Denver were guests of Perty McCormick, from Potters Mills, | also RB. L. Willard and Mr. and Mrs. Delaney. A trip of fifiy-four miles from Den. ver to Silver wo Plume, over the George in order. Here | shalt 1000 fi, below surface and saw them mining gold ore, | The altitude at Silver Plume is 8060 ft. Next went te Boulder, Col, snd up the Switzerland trail Ward, at which place the altitude 1100 ft, It was #0 cold that we did uot enjoy this trip At Colorado Sprivgs we visited the Garden of the Gods and Helen Hunt's grave, and went up Pikes Peak on the cog road. Among ihe passengers on our train up the Peak was Dr. Stewart and brother, from McKeesport, Pa, The thermometer was 23 degrees above zero on the Peak, aud we were in a big snow storm. Although we were dressed for cold weather, I was as cold up there on August 17 as | evef was in Pa. We could see an electric storm and rain below us ; the electric current was so sirong that it was difficult to hold a steel rod umbrella and the ladies had to remove their hat pins as they burned the head wherever they touched it Our next move was to Pueblo, Col, where we are now located at 1403 Pine St. and expect to spend the next win. ter. The climate i= fine, and our lateh string is out for any person from Cen- tre county coming to Pueblo Mu. AND Mus. H, C Rongnrts, town loop, was next we went down the to is {Mr. Roberts is at present superin- tendent of an electric crane at the big steel works in Pueblo, Col, Mrs, Rob- erts isa daughter of J. D, Long, of Spring Mills, ~Eb, ] Died of Broken Heart Bamuel Bwarin, aged forty-five years, of Milesburg, died early M nday morn- ing of a broken heart, His mother, Mrs. Nancy Swarm, seventy-five years old died Sunday evening at nine o'clock, after a pro. tracted lines, The sou was so overs come by grief at the death of his moth. er that, though he had been in robust $4 Vice 4 distinguished guests will thus ‘e Lo trouble t ! pt ure by international arbitration. They Wars, wosevell has £ Le for their object of arresting war- maintsin that and, above all $ ’ quest, are abliorrent to civilization and He, the asserts that other the humanity on hand, deliberately fest lose the keen and fearless The they qualities of manhood, ceive Lhat the first subject for conver- | 0 to their doctrines is the President | United States i } POLITICS IN MAL sERVIUE Farm Journal fos ud i GeEvoles several : » » 1 : i Ins wing the bungled up i BOTY ioe the! muil dwelling throug hiout try, ticularly on the fact that servic ly serves a frastion in the territory An- | of of the people which routes are run point iL makes is Lhe error closing small postoffices A j# country districts. up ti throughout the fthe hiefly brought about by article is reprinted And it was © the pr { watuled postal affairs centered for less of atl the large towne, who there, Hiticians purposes well understood, regard. of It} the importance of the | to have office, and the welfare the staalier the wishes the people of villages, would magnify borough postmaster, nil mails earried out from his in- : crease the patrousge of the men who Lome jugs, sod so the new sysiein begun. It was a game of the poli d a dual We ticiaus, with the people left out, si the result is, as we have shown, dual cost, with only a syste wilh the country fall of sore heads, when, formerly, everybody gloried in isting in the world. A DEATHS J. 4. JAMISON Spring Mills lost one of its most re- spected citizens in the person of J. J. Jamison, who died at that place after & long illness with dropsy, at the ad- vanced age of seventy-one years. Mrs, Jamison died a number of years ago, but the deceased is gurvived by the following children : Elery, of Mou- tana ; Orrie, of Monroe, Wisconsin ; Sarah J., wife of Wm. Lingle, Georges Valley ; Lizzie B., wife of Wm. H. Lingle, Tusseyville ; Margaret E | wife of Victor A. Auman, and Miss Berths, Centre Hall, The surviving brothers are Wm, Jamison, Williamsport, and T. B. Jamison, Spring Mille. Deceased was a life long Democrat, always standing by his party. Rev. J. M, Rearick conducted the funeral services and interment was made in the Georges Valley cemetery. HON. JOHN NELSON. Hon. John Nelson died at his home in Cesana, Bedford county, after an ill ness of several months, The deceased was eighty-five years old and one of Bedford county's most prominent cit fzens ; an ex-judge, snd almost a life long member of the Methodist church, He was a native of Centre county, hav. ing been born at Spring Mills, and moved to Redford county when a young man. His is the first death to occur in the family, his aged wife and thirteen children surviving him. LOCALS, Bay a 0 for your Reporter label, A golf cape was found midway be tween Old Fort and Linden Hall. Call at this office for same, BRYS | goes, { But in Centre county there isa pe { culiar condition—the two wings of the | Republican bird don’t flop simults- the anti-Qusy or Hastings wing is up, the Quay or Love That makes the old | bird shy off, and that’s what happen- ed ut Potters Mills, Clark Bible was postmsster at Pot- ters Mills, and he belongs to the Love family. | neously, When wing is down, Postmaster Bible was induced to re- | #ign, so goes Lhe story, by members of | the Hastings wing who pretended that {the closing of the Potters Miils post- | effice would act as a lotion on some of i Judge Love's political enemies, | By snd with the consent of Judge | Love, County Chairman Reeder, now | deceased, sent his order for the discon | tinuance of the Potters Mills postoffice | bo Congressmunn Dresser for endorse- hrough gO, and the omission of the signature of a sin- his is the channel t the document will The instru- ‘ L was properly endorsed is the fact be pigeon-holed and forgotten that this particular that the order to discontinue the post- office at Pot k. Not Cent ters Mills was received o made on the Republican checker the consent of Judge A move can be re county board without Ia Ye Cots This is especially true when it dealing with the makiog and unmaking of postmasters in which art Judge 3 order Potters Mills and made & to Ave is an adept. to discontinue the postoffice was received Then a bow! went up from the patrons ; Judge Love was al ones of meddling : the vo! retaliate in No- “#, Lhe public socueed gre threatened io What then Judge Love's friends set to work to have the postoffice retained. The in- fluence of the Stalwart Republicans in various parts of Valley and Bellefonte sought and secured, and Lhe plan was laid to send out the that Judge nothing whatever to do with the closing of the office, but that he was in faverof taining a postoffice at that point. He is in favor of retaining the post- office at Potters Mills, if it will make and he is in favor of clos. office if that will make him It is a case of good Lord and good devil with the judge. No matter which element wins out ~—wheiher the Potters Mills postoffice is contivued or discontinued the med- dling ia postoflice affairs by President Judge John G. Love will be settled for atl the election, Peuns Was had news Love re. him voles : ing t Hor if voles, pmismamiiieemaia—— pring Mills. Robert Neese, of Auburn, New York, is visiting his two sisters at their home in this place, The two Evangelical Sunday schools united in holding a picnic in the Park Inst Baturday. Mrs. W. 8B. Museer and daughter Marian, of Lykens, were visitors in town this week, Mrs. Emory Ripka returned Mon- day from a few weeks’ visit to her pa- rents home in 8t. Thomas, H. F. Rossman returned last Tues day from a trip to Philadelphia, where he purchased his stock of fall and win- ter goods, Rev. W. C. Bierly, pastor of the United Evangelical church, began a series of meetings last Bunday even ing. He is assisted by Rev. Welsh, of Willinmeport. Mrs. C. A. Krape left Inst Monday morniog for Btocton, Illinois, in re. sponse to a message stating the serious illness of her niece, Mrs, Derr, nee Ray Crawford, formerly of this place, The public schools opened this week with an enrollment on the first moro ing, of one hundred and teu pupils, in thie four rooms. It is the intention of the directors to enforce the compulso- ry school law to the letter. It is hoped the parents will nesist in makiog this task an easy one. The Wedoesday morning trains oar- ried the following young men from their homes—John Rossman te enter of the enemy. | going the mile at the New York state Boon after dinner my hos ess was falr track in 1.59), which beats the sent for, by a friend, the wife of the record by one-quarter second, The secretary of the treasury, (Mr. Treu-| first quarter was made in 594, the half heaith, he died at 1 o'clock, just four hours after Mrs, Swarm, as 8 Freshman at Franklin and Mar Democrats, you will have an oppor- dh tunity to hear able political speakers Wednesday of next week at the En. Cr. NO. 36. TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS. HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. Walter Garrity, of Potters Mills, was in town Friday of last week. Col. Reeder carried life insurance in the sum of fifty thousand and seven hundred dollars, Mr. and Mrs. James Goodhart,/ of Lewistown, visited Geo. 1. Goodhart and family, near Centre Hill, W. W. Bmith’s studio, at Centre Hall, will be open during encampment week. Bee his announcement, Austin Krape and Asher Stahl, of this place, are employed in the planing mill of Joseph Kelley, at Reedsville, Thomas Tutt, of Union county, moved to the property recently va- cated by John Taylor, east of Centre Hall, which he purchased. sruce W. Ripka, proprietor of the Spring Mills cash store, advertises fall and winter the cash store a call, and see the benefits of the cash system. goods. Give James Bmith, of visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Isaac Smith, in this place, having come here Monday morning to remain for the week. Williamsport, is Jacob Bprow, of Black Hawk, fell from a straw stack at the home of Ir- vin Barris, west of Centre Hall, last Tuesday and broke his collar bone. He is slowly improving. Harry W. Buck, son of Rev. H. W, Buck, of Berwick, Inst week visited bis sister, Mrs. Frank P. Geary, io this place. Mr. Buck is a student in the Albright College, Myerstown. Rev. and Mrs. Daniel Gress will Jeave Centre Hall Friday of this week for Adamsburg, Westmoreland coun- ty, where they will remain for several weeks. Before returning Rev, Gress may take a trip to 8t. Louies. J. H. Barton, one’ of the Pennsy's most trusted engineers with headquar- ters at Pittsburg, is this week at Osk Hall where he is arranging to build a mansion home, which wonld indicate his retirement from railroading. Misses Jennie MeMertry and Verns McClintie, of Tyrone, recently were guests J. A. MecClintie, of near Farmers Mills. The latter young lady is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David MeClintic, formerly of Potters Mills, of Miss Blanche Tressler, who has been east for several mouths, returned to Belton, Mo., where she holds a splen- did position as stenographer for a large agricultural firm. Miss Tressler i= a daughter of Isasc Tressler, of Pine Grove Mills, Miss Bessie Weber, of this place, Tuesday started for Frederick, Mary- land, where she will become a student in the Woman's College. Bhe was ac- companied to the institution by her brother, Bamuel E. Weber, who came to Centre Hall Baturday previous, Mrs. W. W. Boob and daughter, Miss Grace. were among friends in Centre Hall for several days Iast week. Saturday they went to Bellefonte, and after payiog a short visit to Mrs. F. M. Crawford returned to their home in Cincinnati, Ohio, They were east for six weeks. Charles Lauffer, of Manor, West. moreland county, was an arrival in Centre Hall Saturday and until Mon- day was the guest of Rev Daniel Gress, they having been classmates at Frank- lin and Marshall College. Mr. Lauf- fer continued his studies at the Uni versity of Pennsylvania, and has one year's work yet todo in the medical department of that institution, A Pine Grove Mills correspondent to the College Times writes that Farm. er Amos Koch had an experience he does not care soon to repeat. When the steam thresher was stopped for some repairing he rested his footona wheel All of a sudden the engine was started and had it not been fora heavy shoe Mr. Koch's leg would have been torn off. As it ie, he is only lame, Misses Verna Sprankle and Laam McClellan, of Altoona, Friday of last week, returned home after spending, in a very pleasant manner, a short time at the home of J. A. McClintie, near Farmers Mills. Miss Sprankle is 8 niece of Mr. McClintic’s, being a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David E, Sprankle. Mr. Sprankle is an exten. sive shoe dealer, and has been in busi. ness in Altoona for over thirty-five yoars, William D, Zerbe, son of Aaron Zer- be, of Penn township, the other day received notice that he had passed the examination of the Btate board for ad- mission to the bar of the county courts, Mr. Zerbe is the first lawyer in Centre holm) to assist her in preparing for | in .59 and three quarters in 1.251, eampment and Exhibition, Grange | Charles
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