VOL. LXXVII. CENTRE COUNTY | IN THE CIVIL WAR. HORRIBLE DISCOVERY. The Mutilated Body of Albert Johnson Found Near Moshasnnon, It was a blood-curdling spectacle ! 148th Regiment, Pennsylvania | Volunteers. | . — {of Moshavnon, at an early hour on 8, 1. P. Meyer, Sergeant Co. A., 148th Wednesday morning of last week, He Legiment, P. V. was proceeding down the tracks of the CHAPTER 1X IN. J. & H. R railroad on his way to [To be Continued | | work. When he had reached a point The order for thise review was read | two miles below or east of the Gillin. at dress parade, to every Regiment in [town station the early morning light these four armies, on the even- | disclosed to him the body of a man ly- ing. Every soldier at once realized [log alovugside the track. The body that this was not an ordinary review | was so mutilated as to be ecarcely re- of these armies, ‘in the field,”” as be- cognizable as that of a human person. fore ; but we were to pass in review,| Mr. Weaver st proceeded to and be judged by the President of the | Clarence snd reported the ghastly dis- United States, Senators, Congressmen, | covery to Constable W. B. Hall, and Generals of great European armies, | that official, sccompanied by several ministers and critics of every foreign [other men, smong whom were '"Bquire great nation, and above all, by the | Weaver, of Moshannon, proceeded to American People, whose hearts would | the spot indicated, either bound with admiration | The usual panel of six jurors was se light, or be disappointed and disgust- | lected and all the identification and ed over the display made by their re-| investigation possible under the cir- turning victorious armies. | was made, The remains The boys of the Army of the Poto- | iventified those of 8 man mac, the greatest of American Armies, | named Albert Johnson, but nothing is apparently to a man, resolved that|certain regardiog his place of resi- this, the last of our “Grand Reviews,” | dence. Johu Confer, the undertaker must surpass, in discioline and brill. | 8! Sow Shoe, took charge of the re- iant military display, all former, simi- mains. lar demonstrations; military pride and ambition once more fully ed the boys. The button yoke and brush were again in general use, and the brass buttons were mad- to like polished gold. Bhoes were to shine as never before. Gloves were washed to snowy whiteness ; pants were washed, and the “kuoee-bags’’ pulled straight while drying, and the barber soldier boys were kept very busy. same once and de- | jcumsliances were ns A tp Centre County Pomoas Grange, possess y & The Centre County Pomona Grange will meet in the hall of Bald Eagle Grange, at Milesburg, Tuesday, Nov. 220,10 a. m. and 1p. m. Following is the program : Opening grauge, music, roll call of officers aud fire insurance directors, reading minutes of last meeting. Welcome by Bald Eagle response, by George Li, Ebbs. shine made address Grange ; Appointment of committees, music, reading, Mrs. Wm. Grove. Re port secrewary fire insurance company. the Pomond Grange best aid the local graonges 7" report of report of The Zlst and 22ad, were quite rainy days, but the work of prepdration for this, the greatest of all our military | eveuls, went persistently on, so that, | by the evening of the 220d we were, | : 4 i | Afternoon session, music, in every detail, not only fully ready, | i commitice but anxious to march in review before |” | Eveam pment committee, select Discussion; “How can on credentials, ye 2X CAME HOME TO YOTE, whe Young Men Who Came Home to © | The presidential election and the | contest in this county brought home the large majority of voters who chanced to be engaged in various pur- suits of life at other points. Append- ed will be found the names, location and character of engagement of these voters, most of whom are young men : Paul Murray, senior at Penusylva- nia State College. Charles Mitterling, Chicago, Illinois, drug clerk. Mr, Mitterling has enter- ed a drug store with the intention of qualifying for a druggist. J. Frank Ross, Pittsburg, holds a splendid position in the office of the Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad. The particular department he is en- gaged in is iu the office devoted to the business of the in-bound freight over the live named. William A. Baondoe, Jr., Pittsburg, holds a clerkship in the auditors’ de- partment office in the Union Depot, | and bis particular business is with the receipts of the Pennsylvania Railroad lines west of Pittsburg. Earl Flem- ing, Pittsburg, in the same office, Messrs. Samuel F. aod Milton SBoy- der, burg. They are bqgth carpenters, the | former having under his care 8 number of men. P. Hoffer Dale, Philadelphia, a graduate of Pennsylvania State Col- lege, is a student in the Medical De- partment of the University of Penn- sylvauia, this being his second year in that institution. brothers, are located at Greeus- | DEATHS, WILLIAM BROWN, | Milroy Wednesday evening of last week, after a long illness of stomach trouble. He was the father of A, M, Brown, of Pennsylvania Furnace, and B. B. Brown, of Milroy, both well known here. He was an old pioneer settler of Mifflin county and a citizen who will be greatly missell. He was kevenly years of age and is survived by his wife and five children. Early in life he united with the Methodist church and was a faithful member. The funeral took place Friday morn- ing, Rev. C. T. Aikens, of Pine Grove Mills, officiating. Interment at Milroy. MRE, FRANK KENNEDY. Btate College, passed peacefully away Monday morning, at her home at the above mentioned place. Bhe had been a patient sufferer for a long time with rheumatism, BShe was aged about six- ROME NOTABLE SIEGES. The siege of Port Arthur has lasted nive months, With the improvement in the weapons of warfare, the tenden- cy is toward briefer contests of this | character, though certain positions | strongly fortified by nature, like Gib | raltar, may remain impregnable for an indefinite period if properly garri- soned. The longest siege of antiquity was that of Ashdod by Egyptians, Ac cording to ope authority it Jasted nine. teen years. Another fixes it at twenty- nine years. Fabled Troy was besieged for ten years. The siege of Jerusalem by Titus, A. D. 70, though not the longest, it was the most sapguinary on the record. Byracuse, 214 B. C., held against the Romans for three years, and Carthage resisted them, 147 B. C., for two years. Famous among sieges was that of Parma, which capit- Capdia, in Crete, surrendered to the Turks in 1669, after a siege of twenty- ty-five years, and is, survived by her | husband, six daughters, ove son, two | brothers and three sisters. The de-| ceased was a conscientious member of | the Lutheran church and always | found in her place of worship when | ber health would permit. The funeral | kens officiating. Iuterment in Pioe| Hall cemetery. i MES. JANE WILSON SBHIVERY. Mrs, June Wilson Bhivery died at] her home in Bellefonte, from a com-| plication of diseases. She bad been ill | about six months, Bamuel Weber, Altoona, is taking! an apprenticeship in the Penusylva-| nia Railroad shops, devoting particu- | lar attention to the electrical depari- | went. He is a graduate of Pennsylva- | pia State College, ‘baviog taken =u! course best sulted to fit him for the] line of work he has selected, i Will D. Bhoop, Reedsville, where since beginning of this fall, he has! been employed in a bakery. | The decensed was born in Half Moon | Valley, February 10, 1828. Her grand- | father organized the first Friends | mee ing in this part of the state. | Bhe leaves the following children : Dr. G. B.,, of Winburn ; D. H., Mar-| garet EK. | E., of Bellefoute, | David Wolf, an sged blacksmith of | Clintondale, died at his home at that | and Sarah DAVID WOLF four yeare, during which, it is said, 200,000 were slain, Gibraltar success- fully resisted the Bpanlards and French from July 186, 1774, to February 5, 1783 Among modern sieges that of Bevas- topol, 1854-55, is interesting, inssmuch topol and Port Arthur are seaports, When the former was invested the Russians blockaded the harbor with When the evacu- ation took place they sank all of their remaining ships. The siege of Sevas- topol lasted 349 days, during which In the American Civil War, Vicks burg was invested on May 19, 1863, and capitulated on the Fourth of July fol- lowing. The siege of Petersburg began July 11, 15864, and ended on April 2, 1865. In the Franco-Prussian War, Paris held out for 131 days, though the bombardment of the city continued only 30 days, ————————p Aaronsburg. TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS. HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. The roads are in splendid condition, The new capitol at Harrisburg i= to be finished In time for the next Leg- islature Application has been made for an additional rural mail route covering the country east and south of Salona, Laudiord Bhawver entertained a Bellefonte party Friday night of last week. Chicken and waffles served. were A large black bear was killed by Aaron Embeck and his two sons Al. bert and Edward, in the Bugar Valley Mountaine, near White Deer Valley, A birthday party was given iu honor of Mrs. George Markle, in Buffalo Huu Valley, at which her brothers, Amos Koch and Willism Krape, both eighty two years of age, were present, J. E. Campbell, of Linden Hall, was u brief caller Baturday. He reported farm work well on in his section, and that the grain fields in Harris town ship, like elsewhere in the were greatly in need of rain. Arthur Kelley, son of Joseph Kelley of Reedsville, was accidentally through the foot. He was seated on the ground, when a rifle lying by his side was accidentally discharged one of hls companion rabbit hunters, county =i ay Joseph Brothers purchased the block, in Bellefonte, in which cated the furniture store of Frank E Naginey for the sum of $5000. The purchase was msde from the hel { the late Edmund Blanchard and John B. Linn. “Election Night in a Great News. paper Office’ is the title of a thrilling aud up-to-date article in the November Woman's Home Companion. It readers a valuable idea how tion-returns are oollected 1% i gives the elec- and ine | place on Wed: esday evening of last! persed. week. His death was caused by blood | | poisoning, the result of 8 cut received Mise Kathryn Smull has gone to vig it among friends at Lemont. { whomsoever might be in attendance, | : a 8 | Recitation by Miss Edith Lutz and to be judged by them ; for, of our | ‘ : 1s Jude +o | Discussion : “What legislation is most q'alifieations, we had doubt, | : Austin R. Krape, Reedsville, car. Austin R. Krape, who has been em- penter, ployed by Joseph Kelley, the Reeds- RO was. Bell, of Huntingdon, spent a Many of the boys were up and around | all night io gleeful anticipation of the | HIOTTOW, At two o,clock on the morning of May 23rd, 1885, the last general reveille | oreded by the farmer to make his in- dustry more remuverative ?’’ Ebbs. Recitation, Miss “How systematic method George Florence Rhone. Discussion : CAD we of book-keeping for the Pomona Grange, derive a more sounded throughout the camps of the | aud should the investment of its funas Leslie W, Jacobs, Glen manager of a noted county. Iron, hotel hostelry in Union | William A. Odenkirk, station agent | Glen Iron,on the LL. & T., who | handles the product of the Laurelton | Lumber company, and possibly bills | at Army of the Potomac; the promptly turned out. Roll eall wenrcely ended when thousands camp-fires glimmered all over tented plein, A frugal breakfast pork, crackers and hot coffee, quickly piaced inside, and we were] ready. The weather looked threaten-| ing; a dense fog and deep darkvess | overhupg the land. boys be io the name of the county organ had Gilliland. of the of Was ization 7" Juwiues CU Conferrivg of fifth degree. Talks on | the good of the order. D. M. CAMPBELL, recretlary co Ar —— Dfove Over Embankment As George P. Shaffer, of Mill Hall, accompanied by bis housekeeper, Mrs, Gratuley, was returniog from Sugar Valley, with borse snd buggy aud had reached a point in Mill Hall just above the school house bridge, along Fishing Creek, Mr. Shafler drove too near the edge of the bauk sud horse, buggy and Jugle calls were soon heard every-! where ; these were quickly followed by the more general din of hundreds | of drum corps and brass bands, and! the entire army was rapidly moving | toward Washington. At daylight the troops began crossing the Potomac, in- | to Washington, by the Chain Bridge, occupants were suddenly dropped over a pontoon bridge just below, through the bigh embaskment. Mr. Shaffer Georgetown, and by the Long Bridge, snd the lady were thrown out. The just below Arlington. For hours the horse and buggy caught on a small Army, one hundred thousand stroug, | tree which held them from being pre- rolled into Washington and marched | cipitated to the bottom. Dr, A. B for position. The Becond Corps (ours)! Painter was called and it was found reached and crossed the Potomac by | that Mr. Shaffer had his collar bone the Long Bridge shortly after day-| broken and was otherwise bruised, dreak ; moved out Maryland Avenue | Mrs. Gramley was but slightly bruised, and “U” St. and formed on 4th St, The horse was univjured and the bug- North East, head of the column rest- | ing on Capitol Hill, near BSt. N. E. | By eight o'clock ull the troops seemed to be in position. The f g had lifted, and the sky had cleared ; the day con- tinued clear and beautiful throughout, The Army of the Potomac was now ready, formed on streets east of the Capitol, heads of all columns resting on Capitol Hill; the Cavalry Corps and artillery to lead, the Ninth, Fifth, and Second Corps to follow in the or- der nsined. The streets designated as the route of march, were reserved for the military display exclusively Guards were stationed along the curb lines, and peither carriages or pedes- trians, were allowed on these streets, not even to cross from one side to the other. Precisely at nine o'clock, the sigoal gun was fired ; the time for the start had come, and the head of the column moved out ; the Yin of drum corps and brass bands became general, sud continued throughout the day, Measuring Macadam. I'he owners of the Spring Mills pike Lave been testing the depth of the Macadamn at maby places on their road. The tests will be part of the testimony to be produced at the hear- fog of the pike case before court, The case has been postponed, it is said, until January court, —————— — —————— Nineteen Year Old Editor, B. Foster Balentine, nineteen years old, is the owner of the Juniata Her. ald, published at Mifllintown, one of the most important newspapers in Ju- | niata county. He is probably the gy had but the single tree broken, Report of Borisburg High School The following is the report of the Boalsburg High School, for the months of September and October, Theodore F. Rupp, teacher: The school is divided into the following Classes : Senior, sub-Senior and Junior, The averages of the members of the diferent classes are ss follows : Benior, Marion Murray, 95.8; Bub-Henlor, Fay Weber, 895; Claudia Wieland, 88 1, and Margaret Weber, 87.8. Jun- for, Grant Charles, 907; Howard Bricker, 91.5: May Btover, 88 3 ; Har- ry Keller, 87.4 ; George Meyers, 87.2; Exrl Ross, 86.7; Charles Rose, 85.8; Hara Hunter, 852; Mary Lee, 84.7; Viola Segner, 80 3, and Roseela Ging- erich, 78 6 Little Girl Broke Her Arm. Verna Frantz, aged seven years, fell from un fence Thursday of last week, and broke her arm between the shoul. der snd elbow, Dr. George Lee and Dr. J. RB G. Allison rendered the ne- cessary professional aid. The child, with a number of her associates, was climbing over a fence into an oschard when the rail bearing them broke, causing the injury. She is the daugh- ter of Harry Frantz, at Earley stown, AM A PASM) Broke His Arm, James Lelizell, Jr., of Spring Mills, was very unfortunate last Saturday afternoon. While descendiug a ladder from a hay loft, the ladder broke lets ting him fall to the floor below. His arm was broken midway between the school, one of | few schools of that cless in Centre| county organized under a recent law ! Newton E. Emerick, Wall, a rail. | road brakeman in the Pennsylvania! yards at that plsce. Clyds Smith, Hollidaysburg, goged with the United Telegraph and | Telephone Company lostalling tele. phone exchanges. J. Bamuel Rowe, New York, repre- senting the National Drill & Maou- facturing Company. This concern has its headquarters in New York city, and Mr. Rowe has been sent to various points in that neighborhood. John Banders, Ashiola, is a sawyer, and after a short stay here will go to Johnstown or West Virginia, Andrew Gregg, Philipsburg, en- gaged in constructing telephone lines. i i AI APA World's Falr Excursions. The low-rate ten-day coach excur- sions of the Pennsylvania Railroad afford a fine opportunity for those who have not yet seen it to visit the greatest exposition ever held in this country. Wednesdays, November 2, 9, 16, and 23 are the dates during the last month the fair is open. Rate, $15 95 from Centre Hall. Train leaves at 8.18 a. m., connecting with special trein from New York arriving St, Louis 4 156 next day. A A AN Birthday Party for Aged Woman, Wednesday of last week a very pleas. ant birthday party was held at the home of Ge wrge RB. Roan, near [Le mont, in honor of Mrs. Rosanna Will- lame’ eighty-fifth cirthday. Three other old friends of Mre, Will iams were present at the party, name- ly, Mrs. Lena Wasson, aged eighty- two ; Mre. Barbara Kaup, aged eighty- one, and Mrs. Ellen Weaver, aged eighty. As fT hs bbs, LOCALS, Clover seed wanted. Price accord ing to quality—J. H. & 8. E. Weber, Centre Hall and Oak Hall, Mr. and Mrs. John Milea, of Martha, were guests of the former's sister, Mrs. George O. Benner, over Bunday. Mr, and Mra. Henry Bhook, of Will Inmsport, came to Centre Hall Friday of last week and remmived over Buus day, and were the guests of the latter's brother, D. J. Meyer. Mr. Shook isa carpenter, and for the past thirty-three years has been in the employ of the Pennsylvania rallrond company. He Is un staunch Democrat, which caused him to cut his visit short in order to youngest editor in the state. + elbow and shoulder, be home to vote, Mr. Wolf October 26: hb, 15850, and bas resided in | se Lite ago, was born Clintondale ever since he was a young | The fuversl services were con- | ducted at the church at Clintondale, | by Rev. J. M. Price. NANCY JOHNBONBALUGH Navey Brown Johnsoubaugh, wid died at her bome in Scotia Thursday | of Inst week, of diseases incident to oid | age, six of her | nine children was one of the early settlers of Penas Valley and She is survived by Deceased had been 8 member of the Methodist | life. Interment made at Pine Hall. JOHN STROHM Jolin Strohm died at his home near Zion. Death was due to the infirmi ties of ol » age. He passed Lhe seventy. e'ghth milestone in life's journey. He was a farmer all his life and for forty years was a faithful wember of the Lutheran church. Interment in the Zion cemetery. The Library, The library, under the management of Progress Grange, in Grange Arcadis, will be open Saturday, 19th inst. from four to five o'clock, and every two weeks thereafter. These hours are calculated only for the returning and exchanging of books. A new section of books will be on hand within a very short time. This library is not only for the mem- bers of Progress Grange, but all who may wish to take advantage of a first. class library. The rate is the small sum of ten cents per member for six months—twenty cents a year. The low rate i= possible owing to the fact that the state furnishes the books, the small fee charged being to cover ex- penses of operating. The reading public are indebted to Hon. Leonard Rhooe for the library, as it was through his efforts that the scheme was put into operation in this place, Patronize the library. A Sr ——— Farmer Landed on the Cow Catcher, Bamuel Hoover, a farmer residing at Hanvah Station, while driving his team across a railroad crossing at Vail, near Tyson, Thursday night, Srd inst. about eight o'clock, was struck by a fust Bald Esgle freight train, demol- ishing bis wagon and injuring one of his horses, Mr. Hoover was thrown a considerable distance snd landed on the front of the cow catcher. The en. gineer did not know of the accident until arriviog in the yard at Tyrone, when the sealesmsn noticed the form of aman on the cow eatcher. The train wae stopped and the unconscious victim wae 1emoved. His head and face were badly cut and he was severe ly bruised sbout the shoulders. He was removed to the operating room at the station and bis injuries given ats I. was town, Miss Eliza Moore returned from a week's visit among friends at Centre Hall. Mra. Sara Wyle and Mrs. Ida Wyle fillbeim. Misses Blanche Burd and Bara Haff: friends at Bellefonte, Mis¢ Lola Stover and Miss Elizabeth Acker returned home from a few days’ visit to friends in Boonville, Nath. Boob and wife, of Hartleton, were guests of Mr, Haines at tolls gale, un few days last week. Mrs. Kizzie Swabb and Mrs. Emma Hinds spent a day with Mrs. Sadie Wolf, at Spring Mills, Mrs. Beckie Charles returned home after a few weeks’ visit with her sis ters at Hublersburg. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tomlinson, of Clearfield, were guests of Mrs. Sara Leitzell, mother of Mrs. Tomlinson. Prof. Edgar Stover and family spent a few days at Woodward with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hosterman, parents of Mis. Stover, Mrs. 8. M. Campbell, of Millheim, and her brother, Tom. Harter, of Bellefonte, spent a day last week with their aged mother at the home of Lew- is Mensch. Following is the report of the Wolf's Chapel school for the second month, ending Nov. 4th : Number enrolled, male 15, female 26, total, 41 ; per cent. of attendance during month, male 95, female 97. Mary Minich, Jennie Gramley, Edoa and Katie Winkle blech, Ruth Hinds, Estella and Loril- la Musser, Mary and Miranda Mowery, Maud and Mabel Stover, Helen and Mabel Bower, Blanche Condo, Orvis Gramley, Henry and Ebon Stover, Chas, Boyer, Stover Hess and Samuel Gilbert were present every day during the month, while Bertha Mowery, Gertie Musser, Maud and Bessie Host- eras were present every day since they entered school, the inst few days of the school month, E. R. Wolf is teacher. A SS on, To Begin Lumber Operations, ‘Messrs. Brockerhofl, Thompson and others in Bellefonte have just closed the sale of five thousand acres of tim- ber land in Ciay county, W. Va, to the C. L. Ritter Lumber Company of that state, for the sum of $125,000, re serving all mineral rights. The Cen- tre county gentlemen still own bet ween fifty and sixty thousand acres of time ber lund sod eighty thousand acres underiaid with a large deposit of coal, They are now organizing a company to be known as the Elk River Coal and Lumber Company, will build thirty miles of railroad through their Isnd and will then go extensively into lumbering operations and also go into the coal miniog business on a swale, » Lhe ville builder and contractor, since ear- ly in the fall, was home to vote Mr. Krape has decided to move to Reeds. ville, and will leave Centre Hall about the first of December. Mrs. Mary Shoop, while on ber way from Porter Odenkirk’s, at Lewistown, to take a trolley car, fell and sustained a severe bruise sud cut on the fore- head. It was Mrs. Shoop’s intention to go to Harrisburg, but the accident delayed ber visit there. It is thought she wiil be able to go to the capital city this week. Mrs. Mary W. Jackson, widow the late M. W. Jackson, of Berwick, died at the Brockerhoff House, Belle fonte, last Friday afternoon. Mrs Jackson, who is the mother of Mrs Wilbur F. Reeder, was sixty-eight years of age. She had been ill since inst December, suffering from a com- plication of diseases of J. 8B. Showers, of McElhattan, was in C ntre county for a few days last week, and was gathering and shipping apples and potatoes from his farm, south of Centre Hall, to his home for winter use. Mr. Bhowers is engaged on the railroad—a section foreman— having had experience in that line before he began farming. The MiMlinburg Telegraph has this to say of ove of the Reporter's readers : Chas. F. Lontz, one of the efficient and courteous clerks at the Pennsyl- vauia Station in this place, isspending his vacation, in part, trying his luck in bagging seasonable game. As he is quite a noted sportsman and crack shot, no doubt his hunt will be a great success and plenty of .ame will adorn his belt on his return. Success, Charles. Mrs. J. H. Meyer, of Boalsburg, last week spent several days visiting Mra. Mary Burkholder, at Centre Hill ; Mrs, B. W. Ripka, at Spring Mille, and Friday came to the home of her broth. er, J. H. Weber, in this piace. Mrs. Meyer devotes considerable ‘ime to reading current history, is well posted in local and national politics, and shows a special interest in educational matters. Io these as well as in many other traits, Mrs, Meyer can be safely imitated by young people. While Mrs. Charles Corl and two other Indies, of Boalsburg, were driv ing home from Centre Hall Wednes- day of Isat week, their horse fell and broke his leg near the shoulder blade, The accident happened near the home of Bamuel Bruss, west of town. The Joint was ilies by Robert Bloom following morning and thus put out of misery. This is the horse that, about eight or ten years ago, was stolen from a hitching post ia Centre Hall, driven several hours, aud then left
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