VOL. LXXVIL § CENTRE COUNTY IN THE CIVIL WAR, 148th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. tty 1. P. Meyer, Sergeant Co. A., 148th Kegiment, P. V, {To be Continued } CHAPTER X. Lieut. W. W, Beirly was mustered s+ First Sergeant of Co. A and served as such in camp, on the march, and ir battle, for nearly one year. On July 26, 1868, he was commissioned as Sec- ond Lieutenant, official announce ment of which reached the Comuany in temporary camp at Warrenton, Va, July 27, 1803, we ‘hoisted’ and car ried him throuczh at ones entered upon the duties of Lieut. © Sept. 26, 1863 he was commissioned a» First Lirutenant, official potice which reached us oun Sept. 28, 1813 while io camp at Cedar Mountain, Va on the Rapidan River, and once more “hoisted.” ( The writer i» in possession of these two commission camp, he i he was yuk saad + Bimiva. ) in Hue bearing dsie as before Lieut. W. W. Beirly was promotion, aud the eaptainey belong ed to him. He was just us well quali fied to be Capiain, ne Johuston, OF mii other officer of the live, in the Req ment. The old muster rolls show tha he was in commsod of Co. A, winte of 63 64 while Johuston was away fron the Regiment, in the porthh., This shows that Lieut. Beirl) was considered qualived to tain, or he would not have beeu allow in stew here be Cur ed to act as such. The transfer of Johuston from 1 H to the Captaiucy of Co. A wus Uo- Just and far reschiog i'n its ir justices, deserve 0 because it held back fromm well ed promotion, to the end of the war, DBOL~COII Ie A. fully every commissioned and sioned officer in Co. every fifth man was not only to lead a Regiment, a ter the first six of training and service, The of Jobuston from Co. H, every commissioned sud vou-cotmis sioned officer tn that Company iu which qualified, Company, but mont ls tratinfe:r protuoiea Delow HM gained just what was taken from Co A. pr ————— — First Lieut Simon 85. Wolf, age 24 Rebersburyg, Pa, Firs Litvut., August 30h, Disclinrges oun Surgeon's certificate of disability Bept. Zin, 1863 Died at Centre Halil Pa., Janu. I=, 1875 E First Lieut. Wesley W. 26, Rebersturg, Pa., mu tered as Fos Bergesut Aug 25h, 1882 Comins stoned as second Livud, July 1863, aud on S-pt. 2B bh of the sans year as First Lieut, down sod br jured by couclssion of «x Captain, oue step higher, aud Co £4 mustered as 1862, Beirly, aw “Bt Was Kuockeo ploding shei, in battle of Gettysburg, Pa, Juiy 8:0, 1863. taken prisvoer, Jule 1864 14 bai. tie at the Hare H use, after wards Fort Steadman, Pe tersburg, Va, died of this wound, a Petersburg, Va, Sept. 2d, 1864. Flac of burial uukuown, great efforts bave been wade, iu vain, to locate bis place of burial, First Lieut, Bimmou M Spangler ag 22, Hebersburg, Pa Mustered as Cor poral, August 25un, 1862, Promoted First sSerg-ant, Nov 15 1863, 10 Ix Lieut. Nov 80in, 1864 Wounded i shoulder, tmttle at Spots) Ivauis, Va, May 1220 1864 Returued Hegt , Aug 25 nu, 1864 Co. st Harrisvurg, Pa., June Ton, 1865 Becoud Luwut. Erastus J. Burkert age 23, Rebersturg, Pa. Mustered se Becond Lieut, Aug 30h, 1882, ed with the Uo. wo the close of Chancello.svilie esmpnign, Was cunt ged ou Surgeon's certifleate of dis ability, June 20.n, 1863, Second Lieut. Daniel E ~p afer, nue 26, Madisouburg, Ps. Musiered Sergent, Aug, 25h, 1862. Promotes to Second Laeut, Nov 156 «, 1863. 1, command of the Company thie wound ing of Lieut, Beirly, June 22.9, 1864. Died at Madisouturg, Pa, Sept. 12 b, 1864, while home on sick leave of absence from the wry, Second Lieut. Jared I. J nes, sg 21, Woif's Store, Pa. Mustered sa cor poral, Aug, 25h, 1862 Promoted Bergeant, Nov. 15th, 1863, and to Sec. ond Lieut, Nov 30th, 1804 Recruit. fog service in the north, winter 63 64 Dischargsd with the Co. at Harris burg, Pa., June 7th, 18656 Bergeant Johu A. Miller, age 25, Re- bersburg, Pa. Mustered as private, Aug. 25th, 1862, Promoted to corpo ral, Nov, 16th, 1868, and to Hergeant, Dee. 7th, 1864. Discharged with the Co. at Harristurg, Pa, June 7th, 1865 Bergesut Thowus P, Mever, age 20, Rebersturg, Pa. Mustered with the Company as n privaie, at Rebersburg, Pa, August 25 h, 1862. Promoted to Corporal, May 14 1 1843, to Sergeant Dee. Tin, 1864. Had charge of Reel mental Pioneer Corps during 1868 Was knocked down sud bi jured by concussion of exploding shell, in bat. tle of Gettysburg, Pa, July 8rd, 1868. (Couruued vi foot of Lest Qui Leg shit ofl sue ied sth Lelore Fer several Year» io Dscuarged with tie ~~ Elie din Be miter Lar AGAINST RURAL DELIVERY, Country Merchants Complain That It Is Ruining Thelr Business, A concerted movement against the continuance of the rural mail delivery system in its present character has wen started by organizations ot busi- ness men and merchants all over the country. The men in these organiza- sions will protest to Congress agains the extension of the present system wind will advocate its curtailm-nt dong sweeping lines. It is understood that the system has “ever been pronouncedly popular with busivess mien, and opposition agains it has become more pronounced than ver recently account of the ex- posure of some of the uses to which it nas been put, aod especially since the publication Postmaster Genersl Wynne's estimate of the cost of the ex- vusion authorized by congress for the coming year. ue ciass of business men who are supposed to be Lhe most directly hur y the rural free delivery system sr he country merchants, Torough the they are sala 0 be more than ever exposed to the on ol peiation ol the systems upetitiou of the mal order houses, sid Lhey declare that in usu y sections be fariuers have stopped coming to own Lo buy establishen routes, This, ul urs, reacts ou Lhe jobbers aud whole #luge Lie [ the free delivery siers lu Lhe large cities, sud the resul i= Lhut the trade of both city and cour ry bas sull red severely. Mir. Wyuoe's estiuates show that ir wder Lo carry out plaus authorized b) vougress there will be needed an sddi ton 1 appropriation of more thay $6 UO U0 fur thie eXteusion the rars This wil tal cost of the service sbou: 227,000,000, which, it is estimated, is » u $4.25 a head for Lhe beue v syslem, Of fee delivery systema alone, nunke Lhe Le cost uf aby Holaries of Lhe AA —— Apples, Waluuts, Butteruuts, Shell mikes wanted at once, CP. Loug. tot Previous Colum, | in battle at Au tire Mills, Va , Oct. 141, 1963. Ex- , 1864 Heturved Disctinr ed ut Harrisburg, fi, 1865, Nas taken prisoner sinuged May 10 Hegliuv nt, Va, Juue 7 Harper, age 5 Mustered with the fsbiurg, Pa, a8 ouvi- romoted ih, 18563. Willis Pa Hat Sergeant Hebersburg, MUPpsuYy al Allg FReant yi, 1842 . 15 Peuusyivauia from Feu 9 ou, 1864, to the vod of the war, Dis June Died » vilefoute, P is Ny y rar, Ou recruit. HR EV Ieee 1 charged “Hoh, 1865, Wl Sergeant Augusius 0. Deinluger, Mustered wil he Co. at Kebersburg, Pa, as Sergeat Ou detached ser vice al Usinp Distribution, near Wasti- y from Sept 230d, 1563, 14 14.0, sge 24, Mitlbelws, Pa Lugust 25 fh, 1862 fuglion, D. i thie date of bis discharge July 1865 Sergeant Heury Miller, Millbeiw, aged twen Penusyivanis,. Mus red with the Co, as Corporal, at Ke. versburg, Pa, August 25th, 1862. Pro noted Ist, 18656 Harri « ¥ LO Sergeant Discharged with April the Co. urg, Pa, June 7th, 1865, Sergeant Daniel Folie Store, Pa, at Weaver, age 22 Mustered with the ‘ompany Be a private, at Rebersburg, Pu, August 25 n 1862 Promoted Cor. poral Dee. 7 1864 Sergeant, Apri Ist, 18656 Badly wounded in hand i aitie ut Deep Bottom, Va, north he Jutes River, August 14 fh, tscharged with the Company st Har isbtirg, Pa, June 7 h, 1865, Sergeant George W. Leiizell, age 88, dilibeim, Pa. Mustered as Hergesn #ith the Company st Kebersburg, Pa | Vagus 25:0, 1862 Severely wounded te deft bg, aod permanently jsabled i bmitie of Gettysburg, Pa., July 204d, 1863 Never returned to the Regie ment, Trans«ferred to Veteran Reserv: orporal Mareh 17th, 1865. Discharg: wt} June, 1865, Sergeaut Elias Mingle, age 33, Mii heim, Pa, mustered as Sergeant, with he Company, at Rebersburg, Pa, Aug, 2h, 1862 Leg shot oft iu the battle of Getiystvurg, Pa, in Death Valley, duly Zod, 1863. Died of this wound st Gettysburg, ou the 8lst of Lhe same month. Corporal Samuel R. Gettig, age 28, Madisouburg, Pa. Mustered with the Company, as a private, at Rebersburg, Pu, August 25th, 1862. Promoted to Corporal Nov. 15th, 1863 Was taken prisoner iu battle at Heam Station, Va, Aug. 25th, 1864. Paroled at Sal isbury, N. C., March 14th, 1865. Re Joined the Regiment at Fort Reynolds, Va, in May, and wes dischinrged at Harrisburg, Pa, June Tih, 1865, Corpo al Jacob Breckbill, age A, Wall's Store Pa. Mustered with the Company we a private, at Rebersburg, Pa, August 25h, 1862 Promoted to Jirporal Dee Tubs, 1864, This was one of the lueky men of be Company ; al Wasa ut the front, and never received sgernteh, Was discharged with the Compeny st Harrisburg, Pa, June Tob, 1600, . th, i" LOCALS, J. A. Reesman ware, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Weber, of Al toons, came to Ceatre Hall last week for a short stay, advertises nickle James Dubbs, of Linden Hall, who Is not content when off a stave mill recently moved from Linden Hall t« Unionville, and, of ¢ urse, is at the old business of cutting staves, Edward D. Royer, the sawyer on the mill of Brisbin & Co, in this place, was a caller the other day. Although + young man, Mr. Royer has shifted the saw for many a log, large small. Mrs. F. F. Farner, of Philadelphia, weompanied by little daughter, Chursday of last week, returned to her home in Philadelphia, after spending some weeks with friends and relatives in Potter township. and her &V. C. Farner, of near Colyer, was » caller Thursday morning of Inst week, to buy a five for the label on his news. paper, and iocidentally remarked that ie would be a candidate for superviso: of roads io Potter pring. Wm. H. Sinkabine, of near Spring lowuship, nex Mills, was in town Thursdy of las veek, and favored the Reporter with » urief He on the Woods farm, along the Spring Mills pike, snd eall. Hives iw one of those farmers who is busy wu wil gies } ar — ot ” . “ Uspt. G M. Boal recently received » traft from the government (no the sun of for ices rend - red duriog the civil war, N Hit some seventy dollars Br Ve interest vas allowed. Although a tie tardy, the governnent is a good greditor, / A A THE NATIONA. VINANCKS In the fiscal year 1908, after the war tuxes had been removed, there was a surplus of §64 207 667 For 1904 the de- fieit reported by Becretary Bhaw was $41,770 571 He estimates the ds fic for the current yesr at §$18.000,000, which is more than §7 000 000 less than that of the first five months of the year wid he estimates the surplus for next year at $22 000 000 The estimates for he coming year, however, do not in- clude interest on bonds to be issued for ‘he Panama Canal, and payments on seeount of the sinking fund bave veen reduced much below the legsl require- ments, There was applied to the re duction of the public debt in 1908 §29,- 511,328, not much more than which consisted of the purchase of ju- bearing bounds, In 1904 there was applied the reduction of the public debt $24 402 64, by which $10.- terest io | THE RECORD CORN CROP. | Although new corn is on the market {only a short time, the statistics for the | erop of 1904 have been compiled. The | totnl §« 2 573,868 000 bushels, the largest lever grown. The crop in 1902 was almost as large, The difference is less than 20 000 000 bushels or less than 1 per cent, The smallest crop in recent years wes in 1901, when there was Jit. tle more than half of the present crop, Usually the returns from a large crop have been little more than from » “cant one, Iu some years they have been even Jess, where the cron was larger than the copsumption woulo absorb, This year the price is high. I'be price of the wheat crop is hich be cause the crop is not large, but with # banner cora yield the farmer is rec-iving more per bushel than in fnauy past years when there was only # moderate crop, 000 000 of interest bearing debt was re- $55 000,000 au year. Fhis is the condition which confronts | the Administration. The expenses of | 1904 were greater than those of 1903 by $85,661,495, of which $30 000 000 was | HOL due to the caval or 1he exposition, Fhe customs revenue declined $23 205.- | O17, aod the internal revenue uereased $2 UB3 BUS abilislhituent The cost of the military es | lusi year, apart iver snd harbor works, decreased $6, 650 000, and the cost of the from | HBVal ex i sbhlishiuent ine eased $20 838 067 i Ibe Secretary does not vXpe et much For 1800 eliminates the Collections fromm customs tncrease 1D Lhe reveutios, hie | nid jutlerusl revenue at $8 000 000 each | more thao in 1004, He musnkes no sug- | drstious regarding ai increase of taxs Hon, vol su y regarding a reduction of i eXpretses except that public works Clyde Stam, of Linden Hall, was » day He industrious young man of g caller th other is an abil nod hiatits, | He recently Concluded to go to farm anid is looking fora farm to rent Just tug, which sceounts for bis pot sirendy | HBaVIDg a piace, —— PR a — The Javunry Smart set of the Jat unry indiestion of ths i Fhe coutents page “mart Set is the firs »Xeellenee which jet smiark the sgn | zine for 1905 : Fhe S nart St was hn Lhe Lit] zine of cleverness,’ w sie copeeded eof Lhe tua s- aid ils plans or | ihe coming “inh nee Hist of «tani for the very Lest year already new coutribu Hie Ww [ime i the fiction sid verse of the day A fp — Taking Care of Form vaonine ry The man who leaves his farm ise | chinery out fo the wet in lisakedd upon | It hurts and Too many [riers neglect to ax being shift less these days i his credit with the meronant the mnker i oil the polished parts of plows, spuds *, i sickies, ete. and when he again wants atid cost that they do not work weil, mtd esd are somet fises out of order, «light Valuable mist then be spent to pul the mnchinery in proper workiog A Tew Auours spent ou rainy sutumno days, or whenever outside work esunot ried on, might have saved which In the. busy repairs tite coudition, te cure him Beason time ueals money, pins fat coim— Rebekatis usta Offleers, Distriet Deputy Mra Haines, of Altoons, tustalled the of tlerrs of the Rebekalis, fu the Odd Fellows Hall, Tuesday night of jas week. The officers are as IN ble Grand, Eisie Moore, Right supporter, Gea Smith, Left Supporter, Tillie Keller, Viee Grand, Edith Lu z. Right Bupporter, Anis shonp Left Supporter, Harry Burkholder Secretary, Mrs. T. G. Wilson. Treasurer, Mrs Lucy Henney. Irwide Guardian, Mrs Jos LIL Lutz Outside Guardian, Josep L. Lutz, Conductor, John Pufl, Warden, Mrs. J. F. smith. Chaplain, Mra Joho Puff, Right Altar Supp rier, Mary Wolf Left Altar Sapporter, Jose pt Carson. Trustees, Mre. J. F. Smith, Mrs Joseph Carson, Samu | Shoop, A MU Se President, follows : Japanese Soldiers mm Vaudeville The latest novelty in vaudeville at Keith's Chestiut Street Theatre, Phila, is s fancy drill exhibited by » company of Japanese soldiers who have come to this country for the pur. pose of raising funds to assist their BOvernment iu its present struggle, ail their surplus earuiogs being devoted to this purpose. These young Japs are said to give as fine an exhibition os did the Zouaves, who recently ap. peared at Keith's. These Jupnuere soldiers ae oder orders to returs to their various regiments in April next, Another festure not on the 19 h will be Liquid Air or the “Magic Csu'e dron.” This msrvelous demons: ge tion bas been causing wonder in every city where it bas been exhibited. It is something that will entertain the theatre-goer ; It will interest selene tistn, cheminte, physics and medics) should be curtsiled, sud this he COU ples With so srgutuent ie Dudas lo Washington ou G that il is cliesper {r Lhe ent Lo build them then Lo bitre i Lae vApeudittte of money is a go wionlsee fost of the reve from luxaties aod west of the »Xpendi- Ure on butidiugs is io Lhe ei jdoyinent of lubor Fis argument would put a HY Cousiderable reduc of | fou I be increase of custom sleetion mie for the mttioting $14 000 0 =tiort of thie 1g fin ihe giowih of jrptiintion sO fae extin Lexl year uid still leave thi0ts "* ollectiions vim fevenule LCs wid Werpeti'y, DUL Liv InCrease is slows Aen Lier the # that, wn! Waka Iberense Of $3 6543 nu colivetions on Spirits, Uw i Denvy the i i us isX Is 0 i I» BOL LieaVy enough lo stop the growl h i " wae $1 140 998 snd on oof dist th Fhe increase oni tobaseoo | i beer $1 535 602 i ——— McConkey, of York, Misi plation the presetitation uegt Senator BE. K fins ju © of un bill al the ueral Assen protection of Lhe stress and springs of the State, He proposes to have the tax remov- ed from sil wooded laud, 20 as 10 eu- courage the cultivation of forests, and this protect the waler supply. his all but why should the prople of menus be relieved of this tax 7 AL Lhe presen’. time the large peicentage of wood lauds, vast is very goud, woliuiaiu tracts, are owned by specu intors wud they are abundantly able 10 pay the lux levied and thus contribute a stall shire toward the local govern- went expenses. Prior to ten years ago this class of real estate was owned by twnny tndividusis, who paid their tax uneviwplaivingly., Poday, wheo these conditions have changed, the specula- tor has his represeatative io Lhe siale legislative hall to reduce bis tax, and vie of the meaus 90 lop off the tax ou wood laud uader the pretext of pro- tee lug the water supply, fA ns The proposition to except sugar and totmeco, w hile admitting other imports from the Puilippiues free of duty, mars the insular program put forth by Lhe President. He proposes that 25 per tected ou these two products. It would be very difficult to j stify the different treatinent accorded the sugar and toe bacco growers of Hawaii and Porto Hieo ou muy «round of fairness Toe Pobaeeo Trust sud the sugar Trust — two of the ost fusoleat aud oppressive combinstions in the couuiry—will doubtless Le well pleased to have their monopoly made more complete by the imposition of a duty on tobacco and stigar sent hither from the Philippines A policy that ooddies the Trusts at the eX peise of our eolonies and our cons sumers is defeonible neither on eronnds of fairuess nor of eonstity- tionality, nm —— The Republioaus of #nyder county sre eX periec cing some diff utty in gets Log a candidate for sherill. Pie vmol- wens of the office are sostuall that it The short crop of 1901 has been great. stock of corn carried over. The short- nage of 1901 exhausted reserve supplies ers sold part of their corn which they bad reserved for seed, IHlinois raises the most corn—381. 7250 0 bushels, Towa is close second third, with 100 000 000 bushels les than Iilinols, snd Texas, Nevranks in tie with about 150 000 000 bushels each. The Pacific Const Sates raise little the Sistes slong the Canada border, although Minpesols is in the saroe class with Pennsylvania [Hivois averages 87 5 bushels of cor acre, lows and Nebrasks New York the Soul averages less than 20. jer 34 RB 37 2 #0, and whol The value of the corn Crop st present New York prices i« almost $1,000 000, 00). ns President Roosevelt, it is said, favors Premliniasiers og ppor- Lhetre ix e civiloervioe list, This ls sn « fie tine 10 do so when ties tmaster jon thousand who 1» it ou Ke publican #irike That's of Lhe in polities, great On Lhe pari Ju«t recall the Potters Mills post of ine dent. hie ulin politicians positively refused 10 forse Republican 1illi- sy one but =» Heputtics i Lo there no Republican voler to be found to take faltier ne peoslasier, and when the place, 8 wotnsn that appolutl Lhe % Nouseuse ! That rule will be applied only when u~cessary to Civil service ! who hold sppointisents as fourth-class acai o——— Usually, at this tite, the period im- tediniely precveding the session of the state legisinture, reforin agitation stirs the Que of the reforms for which a strong eflort will be made will be the passage of a law permitting every community. city and borough to by a vole of the people whether license to sell liquor sha.l be permitted in such community. The purpose of this vill is to regulate the present method of grantiug licease to sell vinous, spiritous «od malt brew. jugs. It is more conservative action thao the advocates of strict probibi- tion generally strive for. The passage of the bill will meet stubborn opposi- tiou by the liquor interests of the state. St MS — The apportionment for the present atd the next Congress and for the elec. torial colleges for President is based upon the ratio of population as origin. ally established by the Federal Coustie tution, But it Is now proposed by several bills in Congress to change the basis of inhabitants to the basis of vo- ters wi bout making a cuange of the Constitution in this respect. The thing is not merely absurd, but so muligautly sectioual iu its aspect and d sign that reasouable Republican members of Congress ure quite ready to give it up. I is only unserupulous detungogues who are advisiog iguor. Aut partisans on this sul jet, President Roosevelt is earnestly in favor of economy in public expendi. ture except when it comes to appropri. ations for the tall ships of war with whieh he expects to police this hemi. sphere. His folly somewhat resemble that of the Prowisn King who sent tis erimps all over Europe to recruit his sriuy with tall soldiers, and would be satisfied with only such as were over six feet high, IO MY POA [tis thirty-nine years since the war closed aud oo the frst of Deosmber there were a greater aumber of pen. sioners on the rolls than st soy time sinoe the war. The new order of the president added avout four thousand to the list aud wade the total number of peusiovers at that date slightly ex- people, determine NO. 49. TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS. HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS, The coal and clothing dealers rubbed their bands for joy us the mercury fell 10 zero, During the year 1,593 post offices were robbed, 2,807 mail pouches were lost, damaged or rifl-d, Mrs. Rev. Dubbs, of Centerville, re- cently visited her father, Samuel Floray, at Tusseyville, Mre, Yates accompanied Mrs. Haines to Centre Hall to install the Rebekah officers. Both ladies are from Altoons. Bamuel Wise, of near Spring Mills, will move to the farm of M. J Deck- «r, io Gearges Valley, next spring, and begin farming again. Prof. Harrington announced that he expects Lo give a concert, after the holidays, in Centre Hall, for the bene- fit of some organizstion, J. W. Mitterling, this week, shipped 4 car load of Crawford county cows to Collegeville, near Philadelphia. They were all large cows, some being as heavy as sixteen hundred pounds, You would think 5+ had been put on the bargin counter ac the the orders for them came into this office during the If you have nb on your label, you'r sll right. rate past two weeks, feClure-Phillips promise Miss Ida M. Tarbeli’s “The History of Standard Oil Company” in Amon works of the year this oue will probably first place, * FE Wieland, Linden Hall tnerchant, sdvertises Christmas goods, the fur early December, & the seri His lake the Apong Lhe articles went joned sredin. eT mel, fancy plates and disties fare oF CUps ay f sau ers, IRrgde Ware, shaving mugs, catidie George Houser, Lhe propriet Mili Woe wr of the fousery lle Wanlen to New York | He tnout his, LU recently “ent treat. dics been Hl for the nent, fim past bought peralion, R f i= fw Lhe sUrgeons iL best not to peifarm His Wm. F. Risue D No 1, vflers two horse Dob sled ut F. or a used s Rpri Mills ¥ for aie Lhe roi Ee Were & short the. Sled was burned when the Risgel bara was d= royed, Hat a gow econdiud Will be suid Very reasousble, the irooas ar ou. A free delivery route has been estab. Hi