YOL. LXXVIIL. CENTRE COUNTY IN THE CIVIL WAR. 148th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. By T. P. Meyer, Sergeant Co. A., 148th Regiment, P. V. [To be Continued | CHAPTER x. To show the losses of a company of soldiers in active war we will here give an abstract of the ‘ Monthly Re- turn ” of Company A, 145th P. V., for the month ending October 31st, 1864, when there was no commissioned of- ficer with the company. The Captain was absent, wounded, since June 16th, 1864, and both Lieutenants were dead October 31st, 1864, there still remain- ed on the company roll eighty-two men, as follows : Absent, sick and wounded, two. Absent, missing in battle and pris- oners, thirteen. Absent on extra duty and detached service, nine. Total absent, sixty-four; leaviug eighteen fighting men present for duty, out of a total enrollment of one hundred and thirty-five men. Or total loss from all dred and seventeen men in Company A, in little over two The Regiment had gone down frown about fourteen hundred to oue hundred and fifty effective fightiog men. In the Confederate Army conditions were about the same, even | the awful and decimating campaigus of 1864. A captured report for April, 1864, shows that the greater part of their army also was in he rear. It is a report of Capt. Bwift Galloway's Co H, of the 3d Regiment North Carolina ( Confederate ) Infantry, for the month ending April 30th, 1864, with a total enrollment of seventy-six. Absent, sick and wounded, sixteen. Absent, without leave, seventeen. Absent, in arrest, four. Absent, on detached service, nine. Total absent, forty-six, leaviog thirty men present for duty. Ia considering the foregoing report we are also led to believe that there was great demoralization in the Con- federate Army. Seventeen men re- ported ‘ absent without leave’ for a month, were deserters, and ** four men under arrest’ possibly also deserters, making twenty-one deserters in one company at one time ; a very unusual, demoralizing and discouraging condi- tion in an army. forty- a causes of one hun- Hn Years, wiore HAISING OF COMPANY A ‘'ompany A was recruited in a coun- try district of about three by ten miles in area, which included the villages of Rebersburg, Madisonburg, Millheim and Asronsburg, the latter, however, contributing a few The start was made at Rebersburg, which was made the geueral of tian or It was simply sspontancous outburst of patriotism aod war spirit, ia behaif of the National Government, reverses to the Natiooal Army iu the field. Every boy and man that en- listed at once re eruiting officer and his chums to join also. From three o'clock in the afternoon of August 10th, 1862 when the first name was enrolled, to the close of the day, twenty-nine men aud boys enlist ed, hundred meu had been raised. Oo Hat- urday, Augast 23d, we organized ; on Monday, August 25th, the vmpany was sworn in at Rebersburg, Pa, and became a pare of the United States Army, and at day-break August 27th, seven days after the first Hume was en- rolled, we started to war. The com- pany was raised in by far the shortest time of soy company in the regiment. Only three men were rejected on ace count of physical debility, Peculiarities of Company A.--The only men. rendezvous the company to the end. No set of men recruited the company. incited by becime wii active persuaded In three days the company of one ing than any other company in the regiment, or, perhaps, 1a the army. with few exceptions the members were all born and grew up within the above described limits; nas children and schiool-mates they had romped and played together, and there was not a stranger or foreigner in the company. They were all quiet, contented and in- telligent home citizens of the very best class. They were patriotic aud tractable to the highest degree, and from the cap- tain down, nearly all Democrats, Pro- fanity was rare in the company ; but as true soldiers they were sly and could steal when in need, and were too sharp to be caught in the act or found out afterwards, A most curious and almost endiess consanguinous chain bound many of them together, so that the company was very much like one great family. They stuck together like brothers in sickness, distress, danger or wounded . condition. A ———— A KILLED IN ACGCIDENT, Fhillp Keller, son of J, Henry Keller, of Kansas City, Kus , the Victim, Philip Bchoft Keller, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Henry Keller, died at his home in Kansas City, Kansas, 2ist ult,, aged thirty-one years, Len months and three days. The deceased was born in Boalsburg, this county, having gone west with his parents twenty years ago. He was a boilermaker in the employ of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company. The accident which resulted in his death took place while he was making some repairs in the fire box of the engine, and was caused by the blowing out of what is termed a blind pocket from the boiler of the engine thus making a hole two inches in diameter, through which rushed scalding hot water and steam After the he was taken to Bethany hospital, but nothing could be done for him. Although badly scalded exterually aod injured by inhaling the hot steam he was con- scious until an hour before sccident he was his death, being able to direct those who re moved him to the hospital, to widow, his parents and the following brothers Mes. J. M sweeney, Moyer Keller, Kansas City, Mo. ;: Mrs. Mary K. David, Chi cago, 11 Mrs I'ressier, Penn sylvania Furnace ; There are lef mourn his loss a @ and sisters : J. Ezra Christian C, Keller, Heary F Mian Verna Keailer, E Kline, Kau- J. W Keller, died several Kansas City, Kas Atchison, Keller and Mrs sas City, Mo and Charles E Fears ago The fuoeral, in charge of the Wood- men sud Kaights of held from of Kas Margaret i 'wo brothers, Pythilas orders, Was the Central Presbyter. ian church Kansas City, Kas, io r the decassed had sung for He was held in high all who knew him, as was snd I'he im mediate the family were all pres«nt at the funeral except Mrs, Ezra Tress! r. The placed to rest in Elmwood, the most beautiful cemetery in Kansas City, Mo, whose cho many esteem by demonstrated years the number beauty of the floral tributes, by members of remains were a ef———— LOCALS Small men, like small potatoes, sel. dom get to the top of the heap. The man who never anticipates never disappointed is ; but he hes yet to be born. Letter heads, note heads, envelopes, programs, and all kinds of printiog done at the Reporter office, County Commissioner A. V, Miller and daughter and Col. and Mrs. E. R. Chambers, wituessed the inauguration ceremonies A large, Bpring Creek, hollow birch tree slong in Benner township, was recently cat down, and found to contain twenty-nine pine squirrels, a citizen of Potter but Was Levi Stump, township for many veuars, now a in town Saturday, aod called st this office, resident near Millhelim, John 8. Hwterman, principal of the Walker High cated Hutlersburg, was in town Saturday. The outlook for his select school ia very promising. R ('. MeNit, of Siglerville, town one da Township Sehool, lo- at was in He has bean slaving with his A. R Me Nitt, at Dr. Hay's private hospital, Bellefonte, for some weeks last week, brother, While eutting woo! Mountain, Walter nose with an axe, up the wound, on Nittany split his Kidder sewed in so doing was Weaver Dr. and from Roxie, where he is postmaster, that business in undertaking and furniture fs very fair. His daughter Effie, he says, has been quite iil for some weeks, PB non P. King, the present land- Jord of the Musser House, Millheim, after April 1st, will run the 'bus be- tween Millheim and Coburn for both the Musser House and National Hotel, For some vears there has been great rivalry between these two hotels, and consequently both ran ‘buses. The proposed arrangement will lessen the runniog expenses of the hotels to a considerable extent, Charles Wiser, of Cincinoati, Ohio, was in town Friday and Saturday, that being Lis first appearance here since he came east to the home of his mother at Hartleton to recuperate from a severe atianck of typhoid fever, He was treate ! in the Cincinnati hose pital, and for several days his life hung in a balance, but with the care of sever. al physicians sand constant attention of several nurses, coupled with =» strong will, he lives to tell a uniqie story of hospital treatment, Mr, Wiser expecis to return to the busy Ohio city and agelu engage with W, W. Boob, the wheelmau, by whom he been employed for a number of Hepublican County Convention A call has been issued by Chairman Foster to hold the Republican county convention, April 18th. i fs A ————— Bound for Dakota, Centre county will be well repre- sented in the neighborhood of Beot- land, Bouth Dakota, the families of E M. Boon, H. A. Hess and J. D. Hess, of near Woodward, having gone there, as did also Wm. Musser, of Coburn. Mr. and Mrs, Wetzel, of Feidler, will locate at Menno. There were children in the party. eleven . pha ——— Reformatory for shooting Comrade. Bixteen year-old Harry Boyer, of Belinsgrove, was convicted of assault aad battery on the charge of negligent. ly shooting his playmate, Arthur Lud wig, fourteen years old, in the abdo men last Thanksgiving Day, Jud MeClure sent Boyer to the Hunting. don Reformatory. Ludwig has ly is now going school, ful- recovered, and £4 A A o———— Meeting of Audit The borough suditors Monday Lhe Dorough feet of next week to sudit fat estints, The auditors are Messrs ~ wr, Rreamer, Thomas [.. Moore and Chas D. Bartholomew, I'he borough statement will show up very creditably for the town coun- A fl has been canceled and a b Ci, debt large portion of “the ating § sis of WO paid. The council anticipates ial the tax rate for borough purposes be reduced to five mills without interfering with any fw- ean the extent of provements sow in pg View, Evangelicals Intend to Enlarge Seb ool Albright College al Myerstown is be enlarged at a cost of $100,000, accord fog to the plaos of the Board of § # of tees. Followiog close on the heel the decision of the East Conference of the United Pennsylvar shall remain in Myerstown, purpose of ex pansion, The purchase includes the and Behney tracts, which adjoin the of Bre present college grounds on and comprise several acres able land, on which there ings suitable for the college, Purpose — eons Haek from Hospital. Henry Homan back from Will's Eye and Ear Hospital, Phila- delphia, where he had been undergo- ing treatment for the past few weeks Mr. Homan's Very serious is aiitnent Fhe fall when, while i peculiar and trouble began last he was working in the corn fleld, a rag weod struck him in the eye and injured the member Later the members from being exposed to the dust caused bs threshing followed, and finally losing control of grew WOrse Double vision ie policed that hie was generally growing feeble The eye apecisliaiae, ut where Lie was others and bis EE cided that the eatgse of his malady was a patient who closely examined case, due to a stroke of paralysis which af. fected the nerves from the brain to the eye, aud that his condition was eritic. al, and furthermore that no aid what. ever could be given Mr. Hall, Saturday, by aim H MOan was brought to Centre his son Charies Homan, of Willismsport snmimol cpimm— in ithe Interest of Farmers Hon 1. Ruot eo, Cao wid George Dale mers of Cente Ways and Meonns or islnture at » meeting held Wednesday evening to discuss the merits of the bill introduced by Representative Wil liam T. Creasy. The measure pro- poses lo divert fram the state tress ury to the county treasuries certain taxes collected hy the State from the counties, wage Lb Goodbart represented th far * i 4 before timtiter of the Legs Bhould the measure become un Inw, the counties would be benefited to the extent of about three million dollars, An idea of the sum involved may be gained by a comparison with the school appropriation received by the various counties, since the moneys di verted from the State to the counties would be a little more than one half the school appropriation, which the reader realizes is a large sum, The taxes that will find their way back to the county treasuries under the Creasy measure are moneys levied on merchants, billard rooms, theatres, the one-fourth of the personal property tax not now paid into the county treasuries and the part of the liquor Heenses retained by the State, There was aleo a hearing before the same committee on the road question in which Mr. Rhone participated. He argued that the state should build con- tinuous stretches of and pay for it out of the state funds, U, EV, CONFERENCE fa Nession at Hagerstown, Ma firief Report, The annual conference of the United Evangelical church opeped its first session Tuesday of last week, in Ha- gerstown, Maryland, The presiding bishop was Rev. H. B. Hartzler, D. D,, of Harrisburg. In his response to the address of welcome by the Mayor, Bishop Hartz. ler, among things said : We represent as citizens, 4 of the 45 states of 159 religious denominations, as ministers snd ny men one out of 10 annual con- ferences of the U. FE. church, a confer- ence body consisting of 18.417 members and 159 and preachers Che results of their prayers, faith, ef forts and during the year KI68 conversions and over 9000 acces. other of the union, as Christians, out active local tears are sions to the church Rev. J. DD. Woodring, D. D., in aunusl Albight iustitution's his address on College, said the attendance jun creased wently per cent. ¥ shultz was appointed to First Brethren chareh iN. raised HNISSIONAry money flerent presiding elder dis y strict, tricts amounted as follows : irk dis $4 760 60 ; «A: en trict, * Carlisle di 7 21 tre districts, $2,870.44 £3.44209: Willams ort od 5: grand total, $18,173 5 his i rd " in the history of financial statement wis presented : ¥ he committee on state of missions T in membership and LE stu«