VOL. LXXVII HALL, PA.. TH URS DAY. R 22. NO. ‘50. CENTRE COUNTY 143th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, 8, T. P. Meyer, Sergeant Co. A regiment, P, V. {To pe Continued | ——— CHAPTER X. Corporal Benjamin Beck, age Wolf's Store, Pa. Mustered with thi COmpany as a private, Rebersburg, Pa., August 23th, 1862 Promoted to Corporal Dee. Tin, 1864; wounded a Po River, Va., May 10.0 1864 and sis at White Oak Road, Va., Mure 381 1865. Discuarg=d at Washlugion, C., June 24th, 1865, Corporal Mauoasses Gilbert, 20, Woll's Store, Pa. Mustered Lhe COupany asa private, Rebersburg Pu, August 25th, 1862. Prowoted to Corporal, April 1st, 1865; severely Wouaded ia the shodider, 1a battle Gettysburg, Pa, io the ** Wheat Field July 2ud, 1883. R-joined the Regi ment ; discharged with the at Harrisburg, Pa., Juue 7ub, Corporal George Corman, Woll’s Store, Pa. Mustered with the Company as a private, Rebersburg, Pu., August 2500, 1862 Promoted Corporal April 1st, Kuockeo down aud stunned explo ling shell, aud taken prisoner hr Baitle of Gewtysvurg, Pa, in Whe Fieid,” July 2ud, 1563; paroled ut Richmond, Va, August 2ad, * X- Crang «d aud returnsd B® Discharged with the company at Har- isburg, Pa., Juae Tih, 1565, Curp seal Heury Crouse, barsbu rg, Pa. Mustered wit Puy &¢« a private, August Z5ih, 1862; Pratl Avril 1a, part of 1863 aud 64 pwy, D Harrisburg, Pa., Jun- at Asrousvburyg, Pa., Corporal Frederick Madioaburg, Pa. Muster: a with t C rupany Pa, August Corp ra’, Apri 1+, 186) 3 verely ia righ fo ot, burg, Juiy 2ud, R+«iusped to the 1865, in closing ed at Harrisourg, Pa Corporal David Mati-onvurg, Pa CHUPHNY us » Pa., Augiast Corporal, Apri La, 1865; Po River, Va, vay lu.n, 1851 Cold Ha bor, Va , June 3nd Oe of th: buandred of P. V., woo cnarged and eapuret wn Coafederste “*Urater F wrt,” before Pe ior Va., of Oe 27h, 186% Discharged with the eon i at Harrisburg, Juue 7 1564 Corporal Liovi Strayer, ag- 39, Bore, Pa. Musiered wit ny asa t H-bersburg, August 25: n, 18682; discharged on Sur geou’s certificate of disability, Apri 4th, 1863. Died near Rebersburg, Pa, 1903, Corporal Henry Meyer, berstiurg, Pa pany as a private, at Rebersburyg, Pa August Lon, 1862 Promoted poral Nw. 15:0, 1863. [+jured fragme it of susll tu th battles of Chane cellioigviile, Va, May 38d, knocked down aad injured UY CoLCus sion of vxploding shell, Battie of tysburg, Pa., near Bloody Angle, July rd, 1843. Snot through left baud, i battie st Po River, Va, May 10th, 1564 Haud amputated, Discharged a Washington, D. C., Bept. 12: h, 1864 Corporal Thomas E Royer, age Rebersburg, Pu. Musiered with COMPatiy B8 u Private, at Pa.. August Hih, 1862 Promote ‘Corporal, Nov. 16th, i863. Thumb aod forefluger of right aod shot off and permanently disabled for aetive service in the field st Spotsylvania, Va, Muy 12th, 1864. Transferred 1 Veteran Reserve Corps, which was os duty st Washiogton, D. (,, 20th, 1865, 1865, Corp. George M. Rupp, age Anrousburg, Pa. Mustered with the Cotupany, as a private, at Hebersburg, Pu, August 25th, 1862 Promoted to corporsl December 1864 © jured by » Inrge fragment of suell striking his kospesck in battle at Gettysburg, Pa , July B, 1563, causing a bisck bruise, the size of two bands, on right shoulder bisde. Relieved of Lis luggage and aus, he remsined with the company Also wounded In the battle at spor. Bovauin, Va, May 12 hb, 186), never returned to the company. Urnosferied to the Veteran Reserve Uorpw, Febru. ary Bih, 1865. Dud st Aswrousturyg, Pa, Sept. 24:0, 1805, Corp. Daniel susflor, age 22, Madi soubuirg, Pa, Mustered with the con» pany, as u corporal, at Reberstury, Pr, August Zin, 1882, Died in comp, tua Frodericushurg, Vi, Minreh 6 un, 1863 Brome Wome and ihe nt Mudiso ue I | vamtuvi vis 80.0 Pegoy Rs y 148th men ya why ut ' age with al Of Company 15 i uge 18S, ul 1865 CoLCUssion of by 1863 ; Lo gras nt Kee 1 Lhe Conn age 18, tebersbiurg, Pa, promo ed to Cor oitfieer’s Kj nued the oo i834; dis al 1565 ; servan Mi t weamaber, sharged st Tih 1865 : died 1894 Limbe y § age Zo 4 8 DFiIVAie, 1 Heborsbury 23a, 1882; promoted t Wal wd 8s tle of Getty» Davils De Hegiim=al, Mare n. Disch June 7 Hossa, 1883 Campniy nr h, 1865 nde 5 Mustered with tue private, at Rebersbhn =; promoted t =» hh, 188 woul added wt td = Wa HS 6 ING 4 fa Llpw on the evening i Pa., Ww FEED |) ue i's it Lhe © Pa. irporal, at age 21, R Mustered with the CO to Cor hy » 1863 ; (Fest 21 Li Reberstary Janunry Discharged August 24th, oe - THE JURY WHEEL. 550 Names Will be Pleoed in the Jary Wheel for 1005, The Jury Commissioners are in ses- sion this week, and tostead of placing the usual six hundred and filty names in the wheel, one hundred less will be placed there for 1905, The jurors drawn for the Jacuary term of court are appended : GRAND JURORS. Miu {ORS~FIRST WEEK Heim Transfer of Heal Estates, John J. Paul, et, ux., to Catharine J. Fhomaes, Nov, 21, 1804, lot in Spring $450 ury Meyer, Dec wp H- sn, $125 denjumin Corl’s adm. to John H Neidigh, Dec 8, 1904, 1 scre, 34 4-10 perches in Fergusou twp. $1500, J. C. Orndorf, ux., to Susan Haine, March 20 1895, Leuse and Jot n Gregg twp, $475 Fergus Potter to Henry E. Homan, Dee U3, 1595, 5 acres on Nittany Moun $200 Louise V. Harris to Even M Huyet!, Dee. 3, 1904, 58 acres, 148 perches in Harris and Potier twps, $1,167 76 Naney O Benner to Jas, P Oder « kirk, Oct. 28, 1901, lot in Centre Hall, $1800, Jas. P.O lenkirk to John Benner, Oet. 281901, lot in Centre Hall, $1800, John N Lauth, #t, al, to Howard Brick Co, November 1, 1004, 14 acres in Howard twp, $4500 F E sand C. Weideunaul to A. F Har er, Aug 25, 1902, two lots In Mii: tim. $100 Adam ¥ Laeitzell, Doo avin, $100 Andrew Acker, et, ux., to James Rachuu, Juve 1, 1885, 2 mores, 130 perches In Gregg twp, $300, Edgar Holt, et. ul, to John T. Dix- ony Dees 11904, 145 sores in Burnside twp, $164 das, W Marshall's oxra. to Matthios F Uhall, March 22, 1884, lot lu Benner twp. $600, Matihius Thall, et. ux, to George Beger, Doo. 8 1904, 10 Bovew, 150 perches in Benner twp $1000, Bolom n Furch, et. ux , to Jona hap Amory Hostnll, O 4, 10, 1904, lot in snow Suoe. $100 Jon Hicks, ot ux, et. al, to Mat thins Toul, Murch 22, 168d, lot tn Bug: et. yo A. U. Cor 5, 1900, land 10 Miles twp, ot tain. Harter, ot, ux, to P. P 8, 1904, two lots la Mil. wr wp, 0, —- — FOCHT'S BALLOT LAW, Ex-S8enator Benjamin K. Foeht, the futher of the present ballot law, as. erites the fact that 100,000 voters in Pennsylvania were partially disfran. chived to ignorance, and further adds : “It is a woeful commentary on the tntelligence of the voters of Penusyl- vauls when election reformers demand 4 change of tue ballot on the ground thal carviessness and lguorauce caused the los of 100,000 voles for all save Lise Presidential wiectors, “lusome New Eagland states a read- tog sud writing educational qualifica- tion is required of the voter, In Penu- sylvania all =» voter needs to do is to look before he marks, sud yet ther ure those who iosist that this much of a tax on the brain of eluizeus in a the “chools cost the Commounwesith 50 000 anvually, nearly Couuly has s Uuiversity. “I'he present form of ballot may no y but the grouud for a chisuge sould possess more merit thao that 1 should to sccommodate Lhe iguorauee of the people,” is Lowe Hviog slate where publ #5, aud every Le perfect be doue No matter what the cause for the 100 000 ore Bua ar a much simpler ballot could errors, Couvenieut be ruuged. EN —. bk A movement has ves set ou foot une der. the of the Dee partment of Commerce aud Labor sud lo induce Tuited conjoint auspices the Southern railways, irae wigranis lsudiog tu the Siales Lo locale in Lhe Southern States, where Inck of uu=Killed Inbor, Cue teudeucy of the negro population there is a great to drift sway from the country to the Lowus sud Cit # has become al Blsrin- ing feature of the labor situation ~atilh, 10 Chae bie large proportion of wi Sistes fad Oil grauts arriviog to the United irom Souther Earope would in the Gulf States favorable climate for men aud io the virgin ion of ditions aud =» women williog to warn a livie field open K developrueut of comparatively resources, 'o brig t Lent lie & arriviog alieus 10 an au horitative Lhe NES sclunl loducemeuts oflered for sellivinent in the southern MNisles is Curisiuly a suitable undertaking, WA A jolut resolution was introduced {i atid eight ple for repre. Cougress for election of President Vice President of Years ahd se pe aud tern the for " uators by terms of Lhe sate length selilatives lo cougress for terms of fous introduced Nebras who Tue resolution was Norris, Kn, nud provides that oifice of Hye Withio a yesr prior Years by Represcutative of no person President fo succeed fhias Lield he Al Bivy Liig seller tou shall be eligible to bis wel f, A Fiom birth u boy can hold property; al seven he is, if otelligent, auswers- tle for m erie, at fourteen he is pute ishable for a mdsdemieanor ; at eight- wen he is qualifi od for the military ser- Vice ; al tweniy-one he may declare nimself independent of his father and to At hie is eligible to Congress ; at thirty to the United States Senate, and at for ty-five he is exempt from military futy. id enough vole, twenty-five A Rew * “Rev.” Daniel Westfall, fed Nimsell 8 Methodist minister from Ty» for the Companion at the rate of fifteen mouths for fifty cents, aud ten patterns thrown in, He did «ite busines, and alter he was gone its “rare bergaiu’’ was reported to his office, Suspicion was at once aroused, and IFanitel Weostinil ag Fake, Who sis solicited Home fone, subscriptions Noman's i ‘o watisfly any doubt correspondence wus opened with the publishers of Lhe usguzine, who replied that no ope vas sith rized to offer such ridiculon - iy low rates, snd that “Rev.” West fall was a scoundrel, The Re vereud” stated that he was Just recovering from a serious iliness aud was tnkiog a few subscriptious when not engaged in tuning pianos, which ovcupsstion he was following until he recovered his normal health, From Laud lord Shawver at the Oud Fort hotel, hey secured an advances of 1.25 for tuning a piano, but failed to sppear later, ly Central Peposyivania Dry, The map prepared hy the national wenther buremu, showing the precipi tation in Pennsylvania for the month of November indicates that four-fifths of the state had less than one inch of ral, A smd seetion vxtending from the central part of Usmibris county south to the central part of Sovoerset ewnty had a fall of ons neh of rein. Cranford and Warren counties had a shintiar fall. The enstern part of the state from mu Hoe beginning on the west ern border of Susquehanna south to the western bord or of York county hid one fneh of rain The preaipiise tion lucressect toward the souti east, the territory sur rounding Philadel MASTER W FF, HILL. Unsalmously Re.slect Leading Officers of State Grange, The eleation of officers of the Penne created consid- Warthy Master W, * Hill and the leading officers were vet legted wivania State Grange rable (nterest, made and the lelegntes voted for whom they pleased ut the result was known some time wiore the off ial The ofcers chosen No nominations were ANNOUNCE INeNT Was cud, for the eu- wing term are : Master —-W, FF, ‘ranklin eounty, “ars in offices =A. OC Susquahianng VYEur, ~Albert M ( Altus, bradford enanty, re-elected for seveutn Hil, M nit Alte, re-elected after nine New Mil re-elected Overseer Barrett, rdf, county, Ww aeventh Lecturer arnell, SRY, Ariel, Lo succeed H steward Theodore Klein, Vay ne county, elected 4. tionderham Lsadenth rg for four treasurer of the Pressurer—=, E Vivin, ester enunty, reslootsd eanth vear © second rang», Jd T Allman, , Juniata county, Mecretary — Thom peor re-elected fos YW Ventlh year. Fall for -Wallnoe £/ county, (1 stv Keeper ok, venth year Vel ity, eecied hase, iro Piog « re-elected “ent Went . werd Ceres irs ma Corry, Sein Cand LO suse Mrs {diday Potion Mrs Ek . Lhe Fiors Mary Wiaher Uaty, J.8 Du “ minty, slay re-elected Mrs Mintle cred Miss {College “iire © elected Ly su Clnrenos Huoue H. ted H for Be Vent Pratt, bh Assistant »tewsrd tient « To-eivg “ar Frances B. Ar Erie counts BD Landy steward vi Inge . 3 corps iite Vv MeWil a REIAKY's HEVORT Bic mberohip of S189 Fina cond Ke port Secretary J T. Allman repored s iiss NiX thousand two bundred sod fon: Ww names have been added iis hi ated ave on # dows nol juchude those ree Many of the older OIERANIE 4 increased thelr rue mts ruhiy nd un Inrge number Hew granges ave Dew planted It i= especialy of + thea varity of gole that a number a rages thal heave barely held waked Thise | ra bmg time have uj sypridd sirides Hirward i ' Wirs PEs in the this Mirans Oriogiog the bilities and Llessiogs of a broads r fife to of hese suooess-s shiould inci sito renewed effort and should promt will ati] 8 grange is withio resch of « Very a] wlier those thousands stich 1 earls, fie resolution thal we Bol test farmuvt’s home here s wk hier are now 540 granges on the grange, Lad year {Hives are paid for on 4 For the “1% 1d « of the «tae 501 0 1D are jistter, 8 49H “items Were in two Yruarivrs, Dec 31. 1903 Feporis Ba Were ty Li i Eig weliayg others Were iid tated, 174 reinstated, 461 dro ped from the rol, miaRiog a vel gain of 588 1. r Lhe quarter For the quarter ending March 31, id, 26278 Uae Inttistious were ends ir inivrg were 1375, reinstates 268, d opped fronn the roll 683, Kon nel gain of 960, Fweniywight thousand two hundred sid fifty-four members were reported for the June reported, avi i 1416 Fur be quarter ending Sept 30, 29. G68 embers were reported. lotta tions were 1 044, reiostatements 233, bowen 396, vet gal B81. Foe total junitiations for were 4 056, reinstatements 963, Charter members of new granges, 1,. ah 7.967 set berate ed 1943 members dropped from the ing the year, making a total 38, which, added, leaves a net gain of 5 loss of 2, deducted from the number 129 I.ast vear the pet gain wax 3 550. Io 1901 dues were paid for the tember 19 548 This year for the correspinding quar- | ter dues were paid on 29 668 Lo i quarter on members, Thirty-five new grunges have been orgsnzed, Following is the amount of money # this last year, $11 440 - $0 035 72 were the ¢ xpendi- the receipe hive e Xoreded the orders £1 505 08 mines In hands of 1, 1903 $11 498 31 : wil $11 Pald out as Hilunes- 1904, $13 Froese fi 601.85 is gra fapamine, - tnken in dari 80, fires, while which shows that trenstrer, Dee frovems fown 25,016 KS $9014 16 D.e. 1 received lies, 526 67 ; total, pur in haads of uez 16 Volehers, reasUrer ures show a net gaio of §31 .- it the stale over last yesr’s balances, sud Know that good sou ad Penge, will pirasiug to i= sna fluancis! hint good Ke Bud Hiarisony pitime prerity sud prevail every where, madi ——— DEMAN NEW LAWS sate Patrons Favor lnereased School | Appropriation ineressed section appropria!ion » Biate and enforcement of tie BI Ust AWE HI'v BIOL 11 g Lhe reo ive jo f the Misle Patrons Cirnngs Hor Chairman of the of Hus-| bandry, William | Cressy | Legislative Com i presented that eommittve’s | report. Among the messures which | are recommended in Lhe report vide {or wd al purposes, inws which will pro a lax ane mill og © ITPOTARie we prraons bre pie in Glee} rod | Pelle g to pu g trolley com relention i Uy coud ICs Nspe Pp § id inxes on rom At #3. The Inilint ave itn, atike and A i Pareed Prost, [row sl a law which wi rican Cilizens ax Clhivsp % operations sri Rye otmbine, being f the after i eal the “jsIN y (ie tryin provi sw by RB 1o give thelr (vin afticle the oolor ade pre Finding for a regwa law, ¥ tax on col vo paraiions 1o re peal the he gentiment too of the isin garine stron 10 cents a pound sire id the Combing Beet lax F'rust fron wt iunetion with the "= Bow irying to reduce 101 4 Ou the question of school appropri the cents & pound.” slions, Lhe report says ; “We favoran increased public sche al least the $11,000 Gx hould be Kept for the publie schools Appropriation ; with no deductions therefrom, excep for high Tins stmount appropriated at the last sessio. Legisintture 10 thes schools wa We are in favor of £ hie Lo 3200 000, of that amount |i tu earry out the provision creating Liywaship hig! township schools if the £100 O00 HHO Teons fs +f the $1 YF WRRATY s Ohm Continuing, the report says: “The Grange demands that our Legisiatur a law prohibiting freight dis whether done directly o Excessive freig! enscl crimination by indirect means robbed the Penmsylvania farmer o of dollars, We favor ihe of lucreased powers to the Interstate Commerce Commission. “We indorse the action of tis National Grange in favor of a tele millions him “The trusts are still further advance: that 1h Government enforoe tin antitrust Inwe, and if there is not suf ficient Ima to protect the peopls, I ———————m———e ww! TT AA —— Sunday, January 1st, 7 P.M. - Uv ited + Rvangelical Church Monday, January ad, 7 P. M. Topic : Tuesday, January Topic : Wednesday. January 4th, 7 P. M. Topic: All Peoples and Nations. Thursday, January sth, 7. P, M, . Topic : Friday, January 6th, ¥oylenaa he: Saturday, January jth, 7 P. M. MPM . Pr. M. - . Reformed Church . Presbyterian Church Leader, Rev. Danie 1Grem. . BE. Church Leader, Rev. w, H. SA . Lutheran Church Leader, Rev. J]. F. Shultz, . United Evangelical Church Leader, Rev. J. M. py caste, Church Sunday, January Sth, 7 P. M, yo J y Reforwd Church - - TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS. HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS, P home from Nice new glassware at (' Mie E Lancaster for the holiday season Long's, nie Behuy ler is You will not be disappointed if you vour "X uas at C. P. Long's Wes the wrek presents in the first ‘kB of prayer will be observed Hall churches new year, Centre iti the Ex Sheriff heim for several Mill. mia k- in week rungart wes days las ing repairs Lo his property. A wish for a Merry Chr Huppy Now Your and from J. A. Auman, of 1 Mita d blo Pl snd news iio. rimas $5 (Hi Let wig, iw Sigeer ISI wWing his house. Wil- shied hotel + from the jl at Hamsport to his vewly furud ul Logauton, Ksul, of of CE Amsociate Judge Andrew Ek county, busioess J. KEP iy 11 of Bright's disease, partner Congress=tinn Hull is serious. Daniel W Fon, alter hel ot sed ap Weeks, little fri Caine od, for ul fee on K «. D | uerdny tf Inst we Mise ANS iv {elite ii ried astism ne Ver Ha tO Lhe Boeporter A “Ira day Inst we (sige D,of Lew- K, w ho Rev, Las ros miephe rg shurg, visited dutighiisr, fins Churge of tl of D. er ber ship, Wilts Dre Red siXt AlE viel Tiutie, Farmers tock will d cunees sale of $111 Hoe 2 : Pi BERL stents March 1 ' Biis Liotoe al Bpring al ired hile, meeting Le Dn T- Unie d of Nee burch vy ¥ aeugn- fiioon SOG MN, Walker Miss ia town Iasi ['ressier Mave of we ue Weel 4s dinmpiomne Hoe, and oo ity's Fergus P tall, vithotigh able to uBrkels reguiariy , Evy was iu town F ler any be abog pparently the worse from a none all indder, he states that his houlder pains him considerably, cold, 8 when Lhe Prof. W. P of Penn Hall, made one of his very infre quent to Hall Saturday, and here this office. He ia we of the race-ssfal school teschers in Va IIE a lenCiier bids oral text spriog Wien the Booki js ued jis first number, two years ago, it that each better, or It is evi- tent that no backward step hime been aken, judging from the appearance of he Jupuary for 1905. The dockiovers Magszine has come to day, but not to stay still, wriaily wealthier is Hosterman, nits Centre virile called a * “lm and each suaiper ene n Hail de the ivy "normal at Pes it intention to in Coll vers Magszine nade no promise other than wonld SOR, than iis predecessor ucoreding iseie be number “A boy, eight weeks old, weighing wenly pounds.” This was the uf r- vation sent to this office by W, W, ionder, of Wall. With It was w» two toilar siiver certificate which will en- title Mr, Gonder to a #ix on his label. He further states that business is pick- ag up on the railroad, sud that seven angioneers were promoted withio a few lays. Mr. Gonder is an engineer, and was formerly from this place. Ephraim Dodd who resides about 4 wiles north of Havnsh Furosee in Caylor twp, met with & serious scole feut fn a singular masner. He was nunting rabbits with bis boys when his foot caught in the side of a stump and be falling forward over the stump, sustained a compound fracture of his right l+g between the knee aod ankle which wil! keep tim couflvel in the nouse for = loug time, E. 8 Garver, editor of the Worth County Thues, Grant City, Missourl, wd formerly from Potter township, ill have charge of the Missouri ex- Orego 1, Bext summer. He recently “peut two weeks in Su. Lous selecting desirable exhibiis for that purpose from the spiendid eX hibit winds ot the World's Fair by ts sate; Mr Gury : neld wiinilet st the ou Wu Wy |’ re »
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