VOL. LX] CENTRE COUNTY IN THE CIVIL WAR, 148th Regimort, Pennsylvania Volunteers, Tr. P. Meyer, Sergeant Co, Legiment, P. V. {To be Continued | CHAPTER X iy HE REGIMENTAL GUARD HOUSE, The recollection of the Guard House the 145th P. V. will always linger in the memory of the boys of the The Guard House the colonel, an of meunt, was, in the opinion of indispensa- ble adjunct of the regimental camp. The colonel was the designing archi- tect, It was a rough building of | with the bark on ; about ten by twelve feet in size, about seven feet high, Ti roof consisted of a across the level ing of pine branches completed roof ; rain, snow and hail through upon the unfortuuate inmates. Ogs top i os ve 80 guard house and in wet weather it a mud hole. At one end was wooden chimney high, but the forest before the the was now scarce and the guard there was block or prisoners stood ap until tired out, settled down to rest frozen ground, as the weather would | make it. The absence of fire and other conveniences rendered it be found anywhere among the p rison | pens in the Southern ( ‘onfederacy s large ght feet { about ei had disappeared axes ol army, and wood to bring WAS IAT house thers nome, fire Th log to sit upon no ere was not and the | then in it, upon the miry or | all | common in camp, as desolate a den as conld | Men were sent to this for fenses, the most trivial or imaginary of- of omission * Red Tape commission, The or against * militarism, the guard house, where there was 1 shelter main, it mattered not how they shiver- ed in winter's cold, in snow or rain 10 but they were required to re- | Heidom were they allowed even to go | to their rods for grub or water, for fear officer might gallop along and pass by mean | and suffer the aoguish of wounded dignity of passing the guard | unsaluted, The guard house was generally buiit along the road where officers were con- stantly galloping by, for every these the boys were required to fall in, take passed, and woe nt when the if cpmrades of guards and guard did bring rations to them they would have | a hungry time during their stay. | There wns nothing about our csmp | aad regiment that was so heavily con- | tents, a few Away, some while one of salute them to the guard the camp prisoners arms aod as they man who was | abe was formed, iis house not | demsued as our system of camp guard | the guard bouse. The guards | generally in sympathy with the | and often in bad would guard only the door and the chimney, which was large and not high, so that a man could easily clisub up through and down outside and escape, when the guard was will- ing. At such times would escape as soon as night set in, go to their tents to sleep and return to the guard house before day-break, by way of the chimney, next morning and still lose no time on their sentence, In view the trivial offenses for which good men were thrust into the guard house, no odiam attached to the men who were serving or had served time in it, Drunkenness, high crimes, misdemennors, outrage and low crimes were unknown in the regiment, aud Wer prisc they not Lers weallier | the prisoners One cold, snow-stormy afternoon, winter of 1862.3, when the guard house was well filled with offenders against the red tape rules of Lhe management, the prisoners put a match to the dry pine twig roofing and iu a moment the jail was burning furiously, The prisoners rushed out pell mell. The yell of fire! went through the camp and we rushed to the scene, not to put the fire out, for we wanted the thing destroyed, but to save the logs for fire. wood, which was very scarce. We tore it down, hauling the logs from the fire, carried them to our tents and get the axes to going on them, The colonel rushed upon the scene to find that his ** Rebel Den," his cherished Reformatory was no more ; while the ringing axes in the company streets plainly told that the guard house logs were being put to a useful purpose, The snow storm continued and next morning we had a snow four inches deep ; sleet and rain falling. Shortly after day-break a fatigue detail of men was called ; I was one of this detail. We reported at the colonels tent, where we found the four balky gray horses of the Regimental Team hitched up and in waiting, The colonel came out of his comfortable wigwam " and said loudly to us, *' go out, bring in logs and rebuild the guard house !"’ The driver mounted the saddle-horse PA sy MARCH THE LEGISLATURE, ills Passed by Senate Iatrodaced or or terest is appended : BILLS PASSED FINALLY. Extending the act creating a State of Undertakers to Mtate. Limiting the use of n teacher's pro- ficate for a period not ex- ura to be sale or article or ar- seeking. the of teachers, private water of eminent Prohibiting schools canvassed by solicitors for public the or by signatures from right Taking away the do- Encouraging the. building of wire fences along public bighways Providing for the election of town- ship supervisors and fixing their term of office at three years, Prohibiting throwing of waste pa- any kind into contents the ar rubbish of to disturb any receptacle per, ashes streets or the placed upon walks for collection Hii INTRODUCED, Mr. Hoke, Franklin ~Increasiug the marriage license from 1 +1 Ww cents Mr. Reynolds, L awrence-—FProviding than $300 be eligi- lean state shall not of county assessor, Mr. Francis, Allegheny--Appropri- late Senator Quay on the { Capitol grounds at Harrisburg, “that sgricult- branches lepresentative Maust desires the elementary principles of, shall be luded in Et thie now re inw to of juired hy the Common- taught in the common Ha fiutriots rural distri wealth.’ this VERXNOR Requiring iplicant » practice to illege in of ‘ennsylvania gradustes eputable © pharmacy Reorganizing the board of Colle ge. courts to time Giving Judges of the power | determine from time the is number of jurors to be uroed to serve io th oouris. BILLE PASSED FINALLY IN HOUSE Authoriz ng shi ie £ i to pay 8 sal- ary to the burgess and Lo em- ploy a policens 18850 CUlnsse Day. Fhe class of 1880, Penunsylvapial State College, is arranging for a class day at the coming Commencement at State. The chairman of James I. Hamill, lumbus, Ohio he James I ie gradaates Hamill, { lawyer Building, Columbus, ©. Hickman, died 1902; Ester 1567; J. Kelly Me- raiser } R. F. D. No: 2, Louis EE Reber { Dean, gineering Pennsylvania State College, Pa. 2085 Harrison John F. died stock Neb En Btate College P. Rishel, sireet, Benson, Nehool of : (Feo, Diamond Robb, physician Philadelphia died in 1868 James F, The class of it sixty-t being made by 1580 had connected with wo members, and au effort is of the in attendance on that day as large a number as possible, the chairman commiliee to have List Corrections If you paid subscription tre Heporter will find this issue, to the Cen- Fevruary 7th you a change on your label on Please examine same, and if an error is found, notify this office at once, An error can easily be cor rected if attention i= called to it when made, but if the matter ia delayed for a year or =o, it is difficult to discover the cause, since 50 Change of Address If the address of your paper is in. sufficient or wrong in any way, please notify the Reporter at once, Continued from provioos column and we mounted the canvas covered wagon, and started through mud, snow aud raion for the nearest timber, five miles away, which we reached in due tim», cut and loaded the logs ; but every horse in the team was balky aod refused to pull guard house loge, We were in bad humor aud fell out with the balky horses readily snd beat them unmercifully ; but the more we beat them the more balky they got. We unloaded the wagon and got it out of the mud, We reloaded it, but there was no go ; we unloaded and reloaded over and over, and though there was a club and s man to each horse and men the wheels, there was no go, For hours this battie raged. The white horses were streaked with blood ard covered with wells and wounds, and the colonels’ ears were kept ringing. But there was no use, they would pot Continued In Next Column, HALL, i DEATHS i MRS. MIRANDA A. MOTZ, Mrs. Miranda A. Motz, widow of J. i C. Motz, died at the home of her iJ. Frank Motz, Cleveland, Ohio, | Bunday evening, 10th inst. Mrs, Motz was a daughter of Dr. and Mrs, Jacob Reighard, and was born May 25, 1835, in Colungia county, On November 14, 1569, WHE Tare ried to John CC. Motz at Woodward, Centre county, where her then lived. Three sons were this union, viz, J. Frank, of Cleve- land, Ohio; J. C. F., of Motessen, Pa, and William R., of Ambridge, Pa., all of whom sur 80D, at she parents born to vive, The deceased was a lady of fine in- tellectual powers, and gracious woman- gifts of mind and heart made her home at Woodward a social centre, She was beloved by all in the she who her death, liness, whose community in which lived will sincerely mourn The remains Wood- ward where her late home { of last were brought to were | services at that place week i EPHART 3 fn the death of "Squire Gephart on lost one of its most vicinity of 24 sped and respected citizens Monday interment His wenl occurred morning Inst week, and Thursday follow iineas of short duratior ty-four years The deceased is ing He the BUTVIVE d by lowing children : Elwood, Grass Flat Mrs. Henry and Mrs. Bi The foll Mrs. Eliz Katharine Feidler | Eve Taylor, Mifinburg; Mrs | Stover, Norwood, Kas. ; Mrs | Kline, Bellefo ite ; Mrs. ( | ner, Houserville ; Mrs | Centre Hall, and o1 i Giephart, Eid . Bail § . L McCloskey, Beech Creek, wowers, at home wing sinters ale } abeth Wise glurvive Berwick Mrs « Madisonburg Julia Marah Wag a Bholl sroline Rabe Her 1 1@ Drot orado, Kas, HENRY Heury P. | Bellefoute, nine years Thu Harris, born and raised in the age of seventy He the undertak- Ligne i in WHS BU died nt raday of last week. | succeeded his father in ing business the same ufdl he ceeded by ! a bis son i Mr. uee Misa Harris his wife Mary children Es survived by Toner and the fol W.H., of aud Harrie James H., of lowing jburg ; Hardman P. Bellefonte ; Mrs. C | Radford, Va., and John, of Altoo { Also, John P. Harris, of Bellefonte, | wother ; Mrs, Elliott, of { Tenn Miss Elizabeth efonte, sisters, harles Galloway, of La. a Knoxville, , and Harris, of HON. A A.Y. {| Friday night, ion the old Pleasant Gap, being = Larimer. He studied fonte and was sdmitted 1852, after which Council Bluffs, the practice of elected LARIMER : Hon, Larimer died in Chie Mr. Lari Larimer BRO mer was born homestead at of James law in to the he son time went to lowa, and engaged the Later he engaged in and cattle business judg ge of county court. the real esiste The deceased ia survived by Also two wmisters—Mrs, Bpear, Belle. fonte, and Mrs, Ellen Furey, Pittsburg. MARY « Mary CU. Fetzer, a highly esteemed lady, passed from earthly scenes at the residence of her sister, Mrs. B. E, Yarnell, of Spowshoe., The deceased was forty-seven years of age. She had been ill about seven weeks, . The following sisters and brothers survive her: Mra, Hannah Fetzer, Yarnell, Mee. B. E. Yarnell, Snow Shoe; Mrs. HB. P. Bird, Holt’'s Hol. low: Mra. Annie Confer, Nantyglo ; George M. Fetzer, Ranville, and Joseph M. Fetzer, Holt's Hollow, FETZER MRS JACOR SHAFFER Mrs, Jacob Bhafler, a highly respec. ted resident of Zion, died at her home in that place Thurs my afternoon of Inst week, aged seventy-three years. Her death was due to a pradual break. ing down of the system incident to old age, Her maiden name was Mise Hannah Whiteleather and was a resi dent of Zion for a great many years, She was an earnest and attentive member of the Reformed church. JOHN MARKLE John Markle died at the home of his stepson, Bamuel Ray, at Roopsburg. He was marsied twice and leaves two children, Laurie, of Pittsburg, and George, of Jeanette. He also leaves three stepchildren aa follows : Bamuel Ray, with whom he made his home at Roopsburg ; Mrs, Elsworth Miller and Mes, John Coughenour, of Greens: | (ry Transfer of Heal Estate Sarah B. March 31, 1904 ; 11 acres, Haines Twp. $1562 Harry J. Goss et. ux., to Horatio L.| Buoyder, March 17, 1905, premises in | Philipsburg. $2,900, Chas, Blerly et, ux., to Bamuel Btrohecker, May 16, 1004 ; 5 acres Miles Twp. $500 Jacob Hicks D. W. Behres March 6, 1905 ; 2 acres, 107 perches in Half Moon Twp. $5,000 KR. Orlando Way to Harbison ker Co., March 15, 1906 ; laud in Half Moon Twp Mary LC. in to Wal- two tracts of $1,300, Thompson to Jacob January 13, 1805 ; Half Moon Jasper R. Brungart et BStrohecker, December Miles Twp. Annie R. Royer to George December 6, 1902 tre Hall, $250 Mre. Dor March acres, 121 $4,000, ux. t i G0 ches in Twp ir ac $45. Fes in it perche raker to J. 11055 12 a Btoneb Ar. in Union Twj $80 J. Ho Liydin A) in Btate Coll Auman ef. ux. Houser ge, $2 to H. A overs! ser to iN} Det- ftracis In - is Township al Mpov visiting DON ome of aries Kiser berg last week, Mrs, Effie Jacols has na for a few weeks Harrison, o say f Sia f § cus here last § Mra iting of Jer- sey Mhore Edwin week with assisla nee made % Mrs, A Annie Kreamer, James Co Mrs (ieorge Raup @ister. ‘ Mrs, Bellefonte « called to the flit Miss Nannie Stover Was Mi scooting of jens of her sister, farm i% Ioving to have charge of 5 ing, of { up wilh olyer, has been wing the sales and supplying Wwopie IRD es Wm. A Alto and aud Mra Wagner and daughter Helen, of Mr OR, are visiting her phe Mrs, IL. W Kimport, Mre. E. E. Brown attended the wed- ding of Miss Isabel bride's inst Wednesday Mr. and Mrs home, in moved to where home with Altoona they will make their daughter, Mra Bara Hunter Mre, W. A, Murray and Mrs Barr attended the funeral of Mrs. J. J. Arney, at Hall, spent a few days with Centre and that Saturday friends at place Mr, and Mrs Samuel Grove, of Pine Grove Mills, are visiting at the home of Edward Lucas, the chief attraction being a little granddaughter, who ar rived a few days ago. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mayes and Master Wayne Keller, of Houserville, visited their grandmother, Mrs, Mar. garet Keller, Saturday. A confirmation service was held in the Lutheran church Bunday, in con- nection with the regular morning service. Officers were siso elected for the church and Bunday school. I'he joint consistory of the Reform. ed congregati ns comprising the Boals. burg charge held a meeting in the Re- formed church Saturday morning. The knnual settlement wae mode, and J. H. Neidigh, of the Pine Hall con- gregation, was elected to accompany the pastor, Rev. A. A. Black, to the meeting of Classis at Huble reburg, the first week in May. Families who are moving this week and others who moved last week are : Ji A. Rupp and Mrs. Katharine Wie land to Boalsburg, 0. L. Rishel to Oak Hall, Solomon Lohr to Mra Leech’s farm, Joe Myers to the farm vacated by Mr. Lohr, Grant Houser to the Goheen farm, Charles Kuhu to the Spare far, Amos Koch to the Awl farm, Elmer Houlz to his father's home and Lloyd Worrel to Mrs. Brown's farm. “The coming ball player will soon be trying to make a hit with the man ager. 1905. NO (3. INCIDENTS OF 1568, | Local Items Taken from the Centre He. porter of Interest to 1905 Readers, The Reporter will reprint from time to time local items taken from the Cen- tre Reporter of 1368 that will be of in- terest to present readers of this paper. July 3.—Work was begun on the Bellefonte fair grounds.—Money was being raised to defray the expenses of making a survey for a railroad to run from Bellefonte to Milroy. Later the was sbandoned, and a line jellefonte to the east through talked of. Three hi subscribed for { this preliminary survey. July 17.--Henry Fryer was taken to |the Pittsburg penitentiary to await | trial for having robbed the U, 8. mails containing ymmitted be- Centre Hill, was mail carrier, and bore a rep- that caused On i i { Wy | | ron ‘enns Valley was housand dollars was { Pe Lt {of a registered I'he Potters Mills and package robbery was of tation al once suspicion Him A A rial of mowers took i the farm of township, st which tlie fates Hlover, William Car. , James Runkle, Jacob Wag- and From. The the Keystone tured al mas J, William Wore Centre and offhein, Excelsior Leystone was given The huareh pipe organ io Lhe formed at Boalsburg was ated Bunday, October 11. The death of Joseph Moyer, the organist, urred time. —J. G. Moyer the store at Mingle. lefonte Fu dedi GO atl that sold out his interest in WwW. B. Bel in stock § Mant Asronsburg to offered to ded the Cen- Company A the company fail- sovember 27 rovi ifacturing te plant to that place, afterward’ smen bed very heavy. A. A. Kerlin, of a resident ussey ville ) was sough or superintendent { Centre county. Teachers held oe al etuber 11 was consider. rx Citement in ‘ Loop ’ the farmn find of coal on of Later {J. 8 Bush. tested the sinte hills bit the builk Ain cause Uj i Compt § Thomas Treaster » farm « ling of was Lhe prospecting campaign tcc Hope for Milton be Milton Council bas adopted a resolution that its proceedings shall hereafter be opened with prayer. pests et ———— New Lodge of Kagies A new castle of the Knights of the instituted at Vio- Cambria county, lately, of John H. Krambine, formerly place, is Noble Chief, that ing the highest office in the order. len Eagle was LoL dale, this Prone BE A New Religious Paper Dr. Silas C. Swallow, of Harrisburg, inced that the Pennsylvania Methodist, of which he is the editor and proprietor, will suspend publica- tion the of this month. Dr. Swallow will at once begin the publication of a new religious journal, will ominationsl] in ano with close which not be den any setise, Woman Had 100 Pound Tamar. Miss Mary Strack, of York, has fal- ly recovered from an operation for the removal of a one-hundred pound tu- mor, the largest on record. Before she was placed on the operating table she weighed one-hundred and seventy- two pounds. Bhe now weighs ninety pounds, She has gained eighteen pottday since the operation. ES IAA irate on all Canned Goods All canned goods sold in Pennaylva- nia must have the date of the canning stamped thereon, if a bill introduced by Representative Rose, of SBusque« hanna, in the Legislature shall become a law. The bill provides that all bot. tied foodstuffs shall be labeled, and such label shall bear the date of prepa. ration, quality and exact quanity of such goods, aii dt Remembered Their Pastor, The members of the United Evan. gelieal church of the Centre Hall charge remembered their pastor, Rev, J. R. Bechrist, and family, Saturday evening. At that time a number of the church members and friends gathered at the parsonage, each with a package, to become acquainted with their pastor and family, An hour or more was spent in a very pleasant way, both the pastor and people have ing profited by the “ arranged "'un- expected meetiog, Horses for farm work are much in demand, TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS. HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. Homan sale to-day (Thursday). Charles A. Leaster, of Colyer, called last week to advance his subscription on the Reporter to 1906, George Koch has been confined to bed for the past week or more. His condition may be regarded as serious, Rev. G. W. Mclinay at the Methodist conference by Bishop Fitzgerald. The ceremonies took place Baturday afternoon, was ordained Farmers are delighted peats for a first-class wlient coming harvest. The young ¢ in said to be in fige « ! John D. Lucas, of moved to Centre Hall, is employed by uring Company. with the Pros- crop at the i ver alro Before buying pew get prices from D. A. formation will be wor essary i inform yoursel! F % 1 sr gual H Homan moved to i Dur purchased by him. of the George most pro township. Rev. W. L First German Lock Haven, | the pastorate of sey, church fl. BR. From, of Mim tour through Cen terest of the which manufacty will be found in this H. D. Bhlegal, of Bpring town the latter part « making deliveries of goods Mr. plasterer, and a good mechanic is tre co Bed Cross he res jrsue Mills, was in f last hie week i BOI Shiegal is a paper hanger and he, The 6x7 inch pict public schools office within a ites of the Usen may few De seen al this daye. They fx 1 thirty-o at th ve cents each. The supply at price is Mr.and Mrs. R. for several B days BEpangler, of week, in Centre by ne last visited the former's parents They their niece, with them, were a Mn pated who makes her he One hundred and fifty telephones wal rural tel in U ines pon sion The | y's | #L is growing rapidly. with the far. ’ The goods handled Geiss, Centre Hall, found elsewhere, include waist suits, Japanese silk waists, and walking skirts. Prices are very reas. ounable considering style and quality, Merchant F. E. Wieland, of Linden Hall, supports his belief that there is money in farming by reoting the Hess farm, near his home, for money rent and stocking it himself, and securing the services of James Raymond, who will perform the bulk of the manual labor, by the Misses card is silk shirt w hose On condition that the boroughs of Tyrone and Bellefonte release their claims on certain property set aside by the late Col, Pruner for the benefit of homeless children, Mrs. R H. Hayes, the beneficiary, bas offered to give each of the boroughs $10,000 in cash, The authorities have not yet decided in the matter, but it is likely that the cash consideration will be accepted, 4, H. F. Musser has purchased a half interest in the farm stock and imple. ments of Peter Smith, of Centre Hill, and will conduct the farm for him in the fature. The agreement under which he is farming has become popu- lar in this section, and where an ener- getic and business-like young man takes hold of the farm in this way, the scheme works out well for both tenant and landlord, Rev. H. E. Bayder, Ph. D., of But- ler, preached a masterly sermon in the Presbyterian church Sunday morning, using as his text that wonderful vision described in the first chilpter of Ezek- lel. Rev. Boyder is a graduate of Heidelberg University, Franklin and Marshall Theological SBedainary, and a post graduate of Grove City College. At present he is engaged in canvassing for the Presbyterian Banner, which is one of the leading papers of that de nomination, Dr. G. W. Hosterman is having his dwelling house papered, P. R. Auman, of Spring Mills, baving the contract, A high class paper is being used and the designs are very pretty and novel, Dr. Hosterman has one of the prettiest homes to be found anywhere in the county. It is built of native brown stone and the architecture is modern aod handsome. When the interior of this home is completed, Dr. Hoster- man will be entitled to pardanable.
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