‘OL. LXXVIL |
CENTRE COUNTY
IN THE CIVIL WAR,
Volunteers.
i. P. Meyer, Sergeant Co,
tegiment, P. V,
CHAPTER
{To be Con
A., 148th
1X
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We will now recapitulate, and note
in comprehensive form the leading fea-
tures of the siege of Petersburg and
Richmond Richmond, Va, the eap-
ital of the so called ' onfederate States,
the
and strange
the goal of the army of
for four years had fallen ;
as it Sees, i was the siege work
around Petersburg, a city twenty tw
the fall
of this capital city of the Confederac)
miles away that brought about
It fell by siege that Insted near ly
Though,
monotonous
year. perhaps,
and by people
porth, who, from a safe distance, w
ever ready “On to
[0 shout,
factivits
mond,” it was full of
the heat
blizzards
hail, sand
« ship
si rns
of summer ; in
of winter: a |
mid
SHOW |
i
stormy ; all night long, nigl
pight and day after day, the
never rested, determined that th
ould end soon possible, and favor-
to the National
Eery
first
sl fs e
Governmen
e ice we were sworn
caplure
10
©
attempt te
th
burg was made on Jus
a part of the “Army of 1!
this f
my of the Potomac reached the James
the f June 14th, |
» Recond Corps crossed said river in
Wilcox
uring
A few days later,
shied
£
river. During i
*
nignt
transports
from
3
' d
south side, w hic!
and
Rie
OU MAT,
the
ber of men fell over
drowned, During night,
vo pontoon bridges were laid ser
the James river, just near Fort
an; and or
sid On Lhiess
south side, while the sig
was brought from While
ou the York river,
‘Poi
of
¥
i
a.
ny. Roe
5
2 usd
Bud andeq at
south
3
thie nk the
La
the 54 i
ry next day, June 15th,
of the outer line of the «
¢
bed
t
Vi
it f ti
Fiver uig ©
3
the
“
EIN Y
re Pe ersburg were assaulted
captured, These sssauits were co
ColseCulIve dave
aplure of the
C
nifederals
HIOD 8UVa
unl great assay
ITT mak This sleg
ng
day o; CH heh were
!
i
if
hilihdd and wouirded, rauging mn
comparatively few, to thousands {ua
day, while thousands died of disease |
and t]
fifiy
Exset figures o
wounds, aggregate es imated
B
thousand in tie Union army
f
f during this |
losses
sirge, cal not be obisined. The ninth |
iost in ils three white Divisions |
alove, from Juve 17th to July 31st,
only a month and a half, seven
i
in
Co pre
ing
thous |
or
2 hundred and eighty-one |
wounded.
i
killed and
sand
iets, There |
were nine corps in the army of the Po- |
torusc, aud all lost heavily, so the es
of fifty thousand
Lis, must be far
§
for
the
tituate
mont
fluures,
Lr
"
ten
below real
e will now to Burkevill
return
Juuetion, where the Union army went |
iuto camp April 13th, to await devel
opments further south, avd rest up for
the long homeward march.
For veveral days it had been rumor
ed through the army, that President
Li This
report was confirmed by the following
greuersl order, which was read to every
Regiment in the army, at “Reveille,”
esrly on the moroing of April 18th,
1565
colin had been assassii ated
Gen, Order No. 15
Hd, Quarters Army of the Potomase,
April 18th, 1865,
The Maj. Gen. Commanding ane
nounces to the Army that official in-
telligence has been received of the
death by assassination of the President
of ihe United States. The President
died at 7:22 on the moruviog of the
15h. By thisarmy, this announce
ment will be received with prefound
sorrow, and deep horror and indigna-
tion. The President, by the active in-
terest he ever took in the welfare of
this army, and by his presence in fre
quent visits, especially during the re.
cent operations, had particularly «n-
deared himself to both officers and sol-
diers, all of whom regarded him asa
geverous friend. An honest man, a
noble patriot, and sagacious statesman
hos fallen! N6 greater loss at thle
particular moment, could have befall
en cur country, Whilst we baw with
submission to the unfathomable and
neerutable decrees of Providenee, let
k enroestly pray that God in his jo.
pite mercy, will so order, that this
BEINGUCURED BY FAITHIN THE LORD.
of Miss
Onk Hall,
Strange Case Minnie Kline of
The Altoona Mirror says that Min-
nie Kline, daughter of J. A. Kline, of
Oak Hall, Centre county, young
| woman has an invalid all
her life, is being rapidly cured of her
i ills at Altoona by the faith cure. Bhe
thers & couple of weeks ago to
{ consult fter being given
her own
ons physician
a
who been
went
n physician a
in
jup by several physicisas
5 Ait
there
county, also
| told
her.
Her ¢
the
her vas no hope for
was curvature
whieh she had been
otible
of
had been cone
had be-
of
Then
these
she
fined vears. Bhe
mit by the aid
no
u leather nn brace
cancerous tumors followed and
80 sapped ber vitality that she could
1 fhe
tanking
ef High HL she
treatment
wis
Altoous she met the
Phiey came and
she put her trust
s0 prayed for ber
il asked to have
er at their head-
juart ‘
Miss Kline
tf
i
Hnmedialely began to get
better, SN
$1
is the story of her re-
]
‘1 Ww
ie 1
4 ws 80 1 my stomach
in
prayer
ps J
land I was
Foo
:
fier the first
and the pain left me.
Gainin ngth, I Kept walking
;
i
faith in
thrown away my jacket
snd jocre-sed my
Him
i
I havi
brace aud am quite able to walk
A I put
OW can walk some
I
Ali
week
i
bad
ago
never been
the
the open
WHiE RCIMoss
int
4
Improvement
unkfu! for what
+ that I want
ii
hem, Li
Him.”
uy of
&
b
i 10
GRANCERS QUESTION CANDIDATES,
Want
Law, Good Honds, Tax Heform, Ete,
of
They
Publication ie Penpsylvania
Organ
tive elections,
Grange
the
which men are most deserving of sup
purpose ol showing, by ANEWErs,
portby grangers and farmers generally.
W. F. Hill, of Mont Alto, Franklin
county, the State Grange, is
editor-in-chief of (i,
W. Oster, Osterburg, Bedford coun-
ty, is editor of the
tee department
William T
umbia county, editor of the Legislative
master of
the new organ.
of
Executive Commit-
and Representative
{s
§
Creasy, of awissa, (Jol-
Committee department. Others taking
in the editorial work are Rus pre-
part rE
sentative Bianley RK. Brunges, of Tunk-
Henry
Fownville, Crawford
B. Dorsett, of Wel
1
t
Wyoming
Ji
a
hannoek, ounty
Buckles : Of
i
oO minty, a x
ig
boro, Vioga coun
Fol g
the Grang
OWil Ara $10
is prop mind ed
by 0 candidates for the
I
RIBAS
N i
if elected
rollev of
$13
favor
mpanies
Penn-
ih
iegisiation
the s
right freight
ig
svivan
No. 2,
of goo
%
rEanization i
Dei thin
bear
andenair
out
ClasRPs operts fl
equitable share i
taining them
ER 1!
1
we 3}
houl
te
rate
" pla
I i FO ris
and that this money sh
locally in prope t
: v
tion to
"1
VEOH for 1 wd purp
uid be ay plied
her ad mils
Will 4
Mena ne
fp
tre Connty Fair
wednesday was |
fsray
ord 3 of
RLOwWD |
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Is % pt Wi
A ———
Hig Brick Viant for Mount Union
und
was broken st Mount Union
aud Walker Brick
rge brick plant to
rushers, six pans and
Kilns, The work will
$14
wey
Harbi
0
ompany for a |
yiasist of two ¢
fifteen mammot
possible and,
$400 men,
be pushed as rapi
} d,
i
a
Oo “Le will eruploy
Peaches in Snyder County
One of the In crops of peaches
in Snyder
baskets were
rom Freeburg during Sep-
0 grower, John F. Boyer,
harvested
Fully 100.000
¢
shipped
tel er
“
A fs
Tenth
Rev, J. M. | the
tenth anniversary of his pastorate in
the Centre Hall Lutheran chureh Sun-
day evening
Anniversary,
3
earick will observe
shall not interfere
with the prosperity and happiness of
our beloved country,
Gro. G. MEADE
Maj. Gen, Commanding.
At ten o'clock a. m., April 24th,
every Regiment in the army was form-
ed, and the following order was read
to them, and carried out during the
day :
terrible calamity
War Department,
Washington, D. C., Apr. 234, 1885
On the dey after the receipt of this
order, at the Head Quarters of any
Military Division, Department, Army
Post, Station, ete , the troops will be
paraded ai ten 8m. and the order read
to them ; after which all labor and op-
erations will cease, and be suspended,
as far as practicable, in a state of war,
The National Fiag will be displayed
at half mast. At dawn of day thirteen
guns will be fired, and afterwards, at
intervals of thirty minutes, between
the rising aud setting sun, a» single
gun : and at the close of the day, a
National Salute of thirty-six guns,
E. M. BTANTON,
Mecty, of War.
The army of the Potomac encamped
sround Burkevilie, Va,, having receiv.
ed official Intelligence oi the surrender
of the Confederate Gen. Johnson's are
my, on which we had evidently been
waiting, now started on the home-
(Continued on foot of next oul.)
ward march,
bye
sail rs flia fa £53 5
pail As
2X es
Riis wi
muni
HCL pal
i
Lien and jes
now sii
aware, thes goto
Slate. As its treasury is overflowing,
while many of th« counties and mu-
nicipalities are suffering from excessive
taxation, we insist that the State re
linquish these taxes and by so doing
will be relieved over]
|
local taxation
$: O00 O06)
5
Other questions go into more details
on at advise wy initiative and advisory }
referendum
Jusivess men’s associations are in- |
vited by the Grangers to co-operate in |
questioning candidates,
hn ems i
Smuliton.
I. D. Btover is nursing a boil
Della Heugh has the sick
list for a few weeks.
Otis M. Wolf returned
Louis fair a few days ago,
I. H. Harry, of Mill Hall, spent Sat-
urday and Sunday with his parents in
this place.
James Miller aud wife are visiting
their daughter, Mrs. Winkleblech, in
Renovo
Kathryn Febhl left for Williamsport
Monday, where she expects to spend
the winter,
Miss Mayme Wolf, who is teaching
school near Bellefonte, was home over
Nuuday.
Reuben Bmull has put in a new line
of walter pipes, which it is hoped will
prove a success,
W. E. Bmull, the new merchant, has
an eye for business, and has made con-
siderable improvement since here,
A baby girl ese to the home of
Sydney Doaty a few days ago, and ex-
pects to remain during the winter,
The Methodist congregation in this
place expect to put down a stone walk
and put stained gluse in the church
windows,
Buuday, October 23rd, Rev. Melinay
of the Methodist church, will preach
here on the subject of “Christian Du-
ties in the Home,”
H. H. Stover has been spending al-
most two weeks in Tylereville, Clinton
county, doing photographie work,
wilh good success,
Talk about large pumpkine, if you
will, and see whether you can find a
larger one than James Miller, of this
place, raised in his garden. It meas-
ures five feet, eight inches in ciroum-
ference,
beens on
from the St.
5 4
Dy
1904,
DEATHS,
|
MRS. BARAH H. CRISBMAN,
i
{ Mrs. Barah H. Crissman, for many
burg, Friday morning, of infirmities
incident to old age.
The deceased, whose maiden name
was Miss Sarah Hudson, was born in
Mifllin county eighty-one years ago.
Sle was married to Adam Crissman
who preceded her to the grave several
wv
J
| years ago. For many years she was a
resident of Snow Bhoe and later made
W. Homer
Bhe was
Presbyterian
with her
of Bellefonte,
with the
her home
Crissman,
son,
identified
she ls survived by the following chil-
W. Homer Crissman, of Belle-
fonte ; Harry C., of Pittsburg : Jo eph
H., of Clearfield ; John Albert,
dren ;
of
of Boow Bhoe
DAVID H AVER
David H, Weaver, a member of one
ef the old pioneer families of Ferguso
i a leading merchant of
i
{
ownship, and
Pi
it
ie Grove Mills,
8 o'clock
home in Pine Grove Mills of paralysis
He I't
ney
g of last week t
was stricken ursday morning at
snd er regaioed o
8 member of the Lutheran
NO. 40.
MENACE TO THE CONSTITUTION,
The following, from Judge Alton B.
| Parker's address of acceptance, should
{ be carefully studied by every American
It becomes desirable to call attention
to the fact that the people, in whom
all power have seen fit,
through the medium of the Constitu-
tion, to limit the governmental power
conferred and 10 say to departments
created by it : “Thus far shalt thou
go farther.” To secure the
ends sought the people have by the
Constitution separated and distributed
resides,
and no
among the three departments of gov.
ernments—the executive, legislative,
and judicial—certain powers, and it is
the duty of those administering each
[department so to act as to preserve,
{rather than destroy, the potency of
of the gov-
ernment, and thus secure the exercise
| by
the co-ordinate branches
{f all the powers conferred the
Thomas Jefferson, in a letter to Wm.
i
ing him are his fe and four
wi
daughlers
He
was Lhe last
whom was Count
{v :
nt Weave
r.
¥ Superinten-
ile of Clearfle
*
} fii - .
ie Ube rsi MR
HOE
Interment inth
fills
I
s EW Cerne.
»
tf Pine Grove )
Veeidentally Kills His Companion
Arn
Lhe
ig W
aim
death,
L LB
shint
Ho unt
¥ : :
Of fils i
Bi
SERIE ime exonerated his
oing the shooling purposely,
——
dohn C. Merrill Hobbed
Merrill,
f
unes of his
Faylor, was re.
OR Condsibinug
ington, Ky
iB LRRing 8 Tvinarka-
ing i the grand circuit
gion §
Lexi
ot
Lexi
the glon
carniugs have
JAR
a -
If, after serving on the bench |
t
years, Mr. Ouvis proves t
age
then it will be time to say he has
pot be re-elected.
Judge a political
judge ; he has been the head of a po-
l.ove has been
litical faction ; he has dispeased po.
litical patronage ; the Patton
township school decision ; he has been
a familiar figure at political meetings,
and consequently should not be re-
elected.
Ten years is enough for that kind of
8 judge.
lie gave
S—————— A 1 A i SAAS
Because Mr. Kimport is a Democrat
is uot the only resson why every one
in his party should support him.
There is no questioning his ability.
He is acquainted with every detail of
the work in the Prothonotary’s office,
and every one who has business with
tha: official will find it a decided ad-
vaniage to entrust his business to one
scquainted with the work.
A tas
Haturday, October 16th, is the time
set by Judge Love and his friends to
restore the Potters Mills postoffice,
Whether or not this pledge will be ful-
filled is 8 question much discussed on
the South side, and no matter which
side wins, there will be some scrap-
ping afterward, Next week's Repor-
ter will tell you what has been done
in the matter,
i ——— AA
John Noll, if elected, will make a
capable representative in the lower
house of the state legislature. He
knows the needs of people living in
counties devoted largely to agriculture,
and be ean be depended upon to sup-
port only such measures as will prove
beneficial to his constituents,
A ride in a prison van is one sort of
trial trip.
It takes the long green to paint the
our institutions, written many years
had retired to private life
‘If the
wvernment
alter |
He
’
paid : three powers of our
their
other,
maintain mutual
it
CAL #/s-
er.” It
musi be confessed that in the course of
independence of eacl may
but u
0
Pr dot or f §
al ong, #0 if eilher
i
} } itv nf p
i authority of the oti
!
i
story executives have employed
:
them ; stat-
thint
the Constitution,
wiwers not bel nging to
have
fo
been passed
Were ex-
pressiy iden by
1
Rie
i statutes hinve been set aside as un-
when it was difficult to
4
st # "
Ek 4 1 i
point out provisions said to be of-
fended against in their enactment
i
aon ii
off
nev
Dis Lins beer e with a good purpose
ioubt, but in disregard,
"i
of the al ours ROVE!
iB
men, deriving |
wi, Judge
$e RL
ee,
I
dee
i
that
i#
{
FOIA
fis
the
al party.
¢
#0 partizs
fe nition
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
Bend the loeal news to the Reporter,
October has thus far been a delight.
ful month,
Trespass notices can be had at any
time at this office.
George Bmull, was appointed poste
master at Bmuliton,
Mrs. J. Paul Rearick is visiting at
the home of her parents at Zion.
An infant's coat was lost near Aaron
Lutz's by Mrs. Foster Jodon, and she
would be very thankful f
for its return.
fast
f
i
The election is approaching.
Bee that peighbor of yours
him that little talking to
been putting off from time
and give
you have
0 Lime
Dr. Lincoln Hulley, who oceupied
the chair of Hebrew and history in
jucknell University, was recently
elected president of Btetron University
Deland, Florida
William A. Ode:
Glenn Iron,
kirk, station agent
al is taking
of two weeks and will
his vacation
the time
the World's Fair, having started for
that point Wednesday.
spend
§
ui
Why is it that a man takes such de-
light in repeating
three-year-old bo
is
lo
the sayings of h
y and yet seems
have no especial pride in those of his
eighteen-year-old son?
Among the recent visitors to Centre
Hall was John Cantner, of Washing-
ton, D. C who holds a Re t
vernmen
He is a brother of Mrs. Ma-
D. Geiss Wagner, of near
now liveson thet
i
i
i
i
i
homestead, near
ved by David Glasgo
Hev. J. F
daughter Jean, t
ip
and Mrs
fis
week,
Wi
Yad
poin
be home by Saturday.
B.
a
to Jersey Bhore
ther
J of near ¢
KH
caller
yer,
hw an
of
Of
saturday
posters advertising sale his |
k and
held Thursday, November 1
slo implements, which wiil
§1 3
Post the fourth class
ve
C
hot
fea
ig
] ifYices si
the united States were
closed 1
ir several irs Friday of last
week during the funeral services of the
late Postmaster General Pay ue
Mrs. Leht
Elizabeth tm
her «
Ali
ue hundred bh
pavimeuls were
aver a period of four years
Judge Love set the pace for this out.
weous deed by his de cision
agains
he Pation
or
township school board, and
hat decision, it
Was expected by
y of his friends, he would be ele-
valed to a seal io the higher courts,
Does not entitle
Judge Love tothe title, partizan judge?
this one decision
rt As ——
Phe silliest argument against Mr,
for judge is the assertion that
election would
of
gumenis
mean an increased
conducting the courts. The
put forth are absurd and
withoul the ieast foundation,
The tax payer will pot need
brush bis memory hard to recall how
times court has been dismissed
one, two, three and more hours before
the regular time, sometimes for good
reasons but more often for reasons of a
trivial nature. Every hour lost in the
improper conducting of the court
means increased cost No one has
dared to question the ability of Mr,
Orvis, and is bot that sufficient reason
to believe that there will be no neces-
sity for him adjourning court in order
to consult with attorneys and read
law before giving decisions ?
to
many
LLM At —
The farmers as a class frequently
complain, and ofttimes justly, that
they do not receive proper recognition
by political parties. Mr. Kimport, the
Democratic nominee for Prothonotary,
has been selected from among the
farmers, and those who desire to ele
vate one of their number will have an
opportunity todo so, If the agricul
turalist stops to think be will also be
convinced that the office fur which he
is a candidate is one not cast away by
other classes, but is one of the best of-
fices in the county. Oa the other
hand no ove will dispute Mr. Kim-
port's fitness for the ofMice—besides he
is aflable, a quality not to be lightly
regarded when it comes to selecting
county officials,
ot i
It ie necessary to have a distriot ate
toruey who is in every way capable
sod has sufficient energy to push to
speedy trial all commonwenith cases,
Buch a man will be found in the per-
son of William G. Runkle, the Demo-
eratic candidate for that office. Every
voter on the South side of Centre coun
ty, where Mr. Runkle was born and
Monday she gave an ali-ds
the people of Lavcaster cot
Mr.and Mrs. W
this place, Sunday drove to Barn.
ham. They brought back with them
Mrs. Mary J. Odenkirk who had been
visiting her son, Porter Odenkirk and
family.
The editor of the Milton Record was
honored by being permitted to lay the
first brick on Front street. The Rec-
ord waged a long war on the Milton
moss-backs who opposed street im.
provements, and finally won its
battle,
Frank 8ra ford
f
03
W. Howard Durst and Jacob Sharer,
of near Centre Hall, recently made a
trip to Warren, Warren county. Mr.
Durst had been in communication
with a gentleman at that place who
offered a farm for sale, and it was to
look the premises over that the two
gentlemen made the journey.
The automobile, driven by Thomas
8. Johnson, of Lewistown, came in
contact with a pile of dirt on the Lew-
istown and Reedsville pike at Yeager.
town and threw the occupants from
the machine. Before the frightened
party fully realized what had happen-
ed the car was a mass of flames and
finally burned up.
Mrs. James Myers, of Lock Haven,
brought home with her from St. Louis
a bright-eyed, flaxen haired boy of
three summers as a fair souvenir,
Mutual attachment grew during Mrs,
Myer's stay io the exposition city,
and since she was childless and
the boy motherless, the lady decided
to bring the little waif home with her.
John Noll, the Democratic candidate
for the legislature, was in town Sat.
urday and called on a number of
voters, Mr. Noll is a mechanic, and
if elected to the legislature will know
the needs of the mechanic and Isborer,
and will be ready to support any legis.
iation considered by the house that
will prove to their advantage.
Messrs, George Tate and J. W. Ri.
den, of Yeagertown, stopped at the
Reporter office for a short time on
their return from the Centre county
fair. Mr. Tate is a contractor and
builder, and is also president of the
Derry townsiip school board. He was
pleased to say that that township will
occupy its new school building at
Yeagertown within a very short time,
snd that a township high school of
town red.
*
raised, should give him his support,
the second class will be established