HY Fhe Critve Democrat, tRACLAAY Jor] ——————— ng, Qotober 27, 1887, THE REUNION. BRIEF HISTORY OF THE 148th REG - IMENT, WHICH HOLDS ITS FIRST i REUNION AT BELLEFONTE TO- Onin Hg MOT ERIE news, mod ial i 3 aly pat ' tuty. No communionat'ons DAY. Ericd SB inar aco ape edt By Lie real name 0) the — wher nin ae - ~=As the first re-union of the 148th F.ocal Department, A. Corm nx for bargains, — Sarr eribe tog est, Monday day. — Cold weather is hard on ean candidates, wis ~The western fever has struck a few of our onizen-. Another new house bas been erect- ed ou Linn street ~ on the Orators heard in the land, voice will Mr. Jonkh Street is rapid wd great was eratic vietory nearing completion, + is coming, ~Remember Al G, Minstrels will he hare on the 31st —Rovnold's + ew building presents a fine arvcearance, ince the be Center Democrst, — A tragedy ty telephone is the lat- a cold winter-like Republi- be '“* new house on Howard a Demo- the 8th of November Fields ( )peratic inst, scaffolding takes place in Bellefonte, Thursday and Friday, we give a brief outline of its history taken from Bates History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, It ie eminently proper that its first re-union should be held in Bellefonte, it is the one regiment a majority of whose orig- the inal members came from Centre county and while Centre county boys were found in almost every regiment of Pennsylvania troops and always distin- guished themselves the largest organiz- el body of Centre county soldiers was found in the 148th. Its first Colonel and a large number of ils commissson- ed officers still live in our county, The man who sent them forth to battle asgov ernor of the great commonwealth, who reviewed them before first fight who always cared for them and after their and who is proud of their achievements Ex-Gov, A. The man who (GG. Curtin, will greet them led battle as Colonel will now greet warmly. them to them as comrade in arms and Gov. of Pennsyl- vania, The people of Bellefonte and has Seen removed. . . ’ i Centre county will extend to them a ~The Y. M C, A, antiversary on i wn hearty welcome, The Democrat ex- Sunday last, » us a thorough success in . ; ! teuds to the 148th a welcome thrice all resp ols . : —Conrad Sizer of Beech Creek was | Welcome, and may its stay be one o in town oon Tue-day transacting busi- pleasure and profit to its members ness The 148th Regiment was organized with Many parties from the country are |#even companies from Centre, one from in town srransinz their business mat- | Clarion on from Jefferson and ters, me from Indiana counties, Organ —Jobn GG. Lo and J. L, Spar gler, | zation Ww effected on the Lh" Esqs., will defend Poorman and Strat- | Sept er with Jas, A. Baay ton, | Robert McFarlane Lient, Col., Geo. A —Many persons took advantage of | Fair b Mejor, On the day following the pleasant westher on Sunday, by \s org n was it ordered Lo « n taking a stroll ont into the country. Eg a tion of N More of our citizens who are able | ral railw nd on December Tth should uild bouses as they will be in | i i to ! i demand before long. | i n the 18th ‘ ~The pavement from Crider's new | Of i . g had been | i building to the Centre county | fost " re As | to th : not as even as it htt B le | Div 1 Of LD¢ ! —A few pew st ‘ nod Oa the 27th of A er al sections of the town could nt moved with the corps and oa ted. ; 1 the Raj ne | ~—Jack L. Spangler is at home, and | Unit ates ford, and a San is down to hard work in his office. H reached the White House a short d is home to stay and we wish to impress tance west Lhanceliorsvlie, on 1 that fact on his oid clients, : Ae g of May Ist, it marched out = . : m towards Fredericksburg between - The shootir 2 affair on hs turday |... vor road 1 old turnpike, but evening 1s likely to prove jatal, there u n after ret red and final {OOK § powsib Hiy ol : ! , ep! 1 8 mile front Chinnoe — Election is close at hand and every ville. avon the t t Hing his 1 Democ: tic voter shou! see to i t tion the er 1 vy Bie 4 | : i fe 1 ’ his heighbor bas a way of attending the night. | dawn on the i ® election. Rog d sh the eDLion hia —Winter ap; back J said to t ROA tn 8 1&1 on Lhe i ket ine fe in and shout 1 tion, farmers hay ' & ght e ond n front ing any for sale should ms the Chancellor House where breast this. WO " ’ n up. At eight Kk - New walks have been placed in [On the morning of the 3rd, being Sun- many sections of the tow: but not {day companies D, ( H snd G half as mar y as were ordered by the } bavi sarge the « : authorities, el 1 the intrenchments and led a —A large radicoce was in atter lanes | 8 AOU } ju OR ! Lie » at the Episce ] sl chureh. on in if 5 the W a 1 EL morning and neeasions Rev, He lelivered al discourses, A gral i ball w : A given by ths colored people of this tow non Thurs dae evening nex the rin! ] A ticket and take —W, G. Morrison is a poor man a cripple, but he supports himself ar his father by his own industry He worthy of the support of eve voter " ‘ -At this writing Mrs. Ryan who w the vietim of a pistol on Saturday evening last is apparently improving, ~ Married at the Oct, 25 IS8T by Garman House on lohn B. Linn Feq. Mr Jereminh Womer to Misa! unty Pa. ~The Detroit is st good work w ly on, ~The demoerstic er both of Blair Ce Hi Keeping up the alle the world looks » ent tpeaking cam paign began on Tnesday night at Farm. er's Mills in Gregg township, Messrs, Fortney, Willian 8 and Bower were to be the speakers, ~The amount of crime reported daily by the city papers is enormous, and is by no means on the decrease, eannot something be done to remedy this evi? ~John Rapp will receive a handsome complimentary vote from his républi. ean neighbors of Harris and College townships. If he were not thoroughly competent he would not command sucha compliment from his political upponents, ~W. H. Leyman exacutor of Nancy Leyman will offer at public sale all the h usebold goods of the deceased on Saturday November 5th 1887, Sale to evnmence st | o'clock p. m. when terms will be made known, Un Monday evening a large and distructive fire broke out in Lancaster, destroying the planning mill of Henry Burger sud causing » loss of at least $35000 with an insurance of $14,000, The fire originated in one of the lumber sheds where large » acks of seasoned material was stored, the origin of the ial ond: as It = i 1nd gn ’ " y 4774 J er YY rw 4 r rou thick erbrush itr w n ve 1¢ ‘ t : : } : the Bar f Perry FRY y wh I Was | mn vB v SPFAK, Wa ! 8 | & § ur : ® vii f 4 | ed nd the 6 BE 800ON beoarne gens h LOOK pia o No I : f A ‘ow M ¢ £8 OX - snd rapid, Co Beaver was here severe ad > : ntato % ¥ ; pleasant and ngroe og - ly wounded and borne from the f §, | rent re to the sho ‘2 t i Unt] elev no ock e lin wa i wh : "a I ’ a th ' M RB Fan TRE t Sun back ward and forwa elore the t« ¥ no Mn o r n TF. » Ra ml oO batt] t heid » 3! n " . to : r 5 } r I « Mr Hn | ® one y riginal position when “ Lov r n 4 ¥ the a that ehureh and rele 1 and retired loa pos wm ’ ! _ 1 od 10 atte i a the the op; n ete breast H i ’ 3 ative sherings. He is w MKS Were erected the meantim : ! " ’ A ted) irfimentary | and Te | the x companies which had been t [*¥ Right Latween urs ) | {and h * are invaluable in the | upon the preket line on the ;§ *' ’ ntered the om o 4 the TL | gre ind occupied in the morning | ryan, w ; i Far pa : Hewitt | r'y rector | ga ntly held their position against u by t Hin t { : fis i i s pla overpowering wids, repelling repeated | " ' : nandl » 4 y nN } t Nobra % {charges of the enemy's line of battle | passed between her and Poorman when | 172 fiends ia mite, Mr. Hewitt {and finally rejoined the others in their | he roughly to hold of he she ord * west § m i ¢ [ new position. The loss in the reg { ed him to leave the houses, at this tin be i. ely, ; t health 8 excellent ment was very revere being 35 killed | Stratton also entered when she threaten. | Yinee he left Bellefonte be mado at: Pi | and seven officers and 93 enlisted men ed to shoot them, and went toa orga to | ngland and while there kad the wounded. Lieutenants Willis H. |P*teopened it for the supposed purpose | honor, aecorded to few Americans in- i among the regiment returned to its camp near June 14th corps via Thoroughfare Gap, on ita way to the great field of Gettysburg, The story of its part in that great battle is simply but elquently told by the offi cial record book, of the Regiment, “July first advanced about sixteen miles in the direction of Gettysburg. A slight breast work was erected in our front as we bevouacked and the night passed quietly, the battle field and took position along the croet on the left of Cemetery Hill on the farm of Mi, Hummelbaugh, At 4 p. m, the First Brigade was order- od into setion on the left, advancing through a wheat field in front of Round Top mountain, This field was quite surrounded by wood in which nearly all of the six companies on (the left were obliged to move. Firing com- fire is unknown, Bible and Francis Stevenson After the Were the killed, battle remained with where it when Falmouth until it moved the July 2nd marched to aim before firing, At the expiration of | with Poorman, of getting a revolver, left the house tance of fifty feet from the house, heard the report of a revolvor, ant's story is as follows. ting in the front room when Poorman came in her and forced her onto the lounge, the screamed, and Stratton came in, she asked Stratton “for God's sake take this man away.” remark but did pot attempt to inter fere. Mrs. Bryaot struggled und fioal- ly got lose She then got a revolver out of an orguinette which stood ou the ible and threatened to shoot them if they did nos leave. Poorman attempted to take the revolver from her and in the scuffle it was discharged, tue ball enter- ing ber abdomen. The young men fied on the ducbarge of the revolver and the woman went up stairs to a neighbors, and aroused them ’ R aati ’ 4 he young men deed, of officiating in Westminister when about a dis abbey, and Maxuigp —On the 13th inst,, by Z. A, Yearick at Asronburg Mr, Elias Bross. ler and Miss Candace M. Bower both of Haines township. At the residence of W, W, Leach Mr. H.C. Koarr of Lemont to Miss An- nie Duff of Boalsburg Oct, 20th, -87. byRev. J. H. Welch. Mr. C. E. Hauts and Miss Emma J. Weaver both of Lemont, were married on Thursday last by the Rev. J. H. Welch. Mrs, She was bry #®il- took and hold of Stratton made some ~We notice the Daily Herald of Fyrone. that burguinrs visited the resi dence of Presiding Elder Leidy, by means of a step indder causing genera disorder over the entire building, noth- ing of any considerable value was taken, 16 1 certainly « mean way of calling, especially ou » minister, ~Counterteit postal cards have boen found in Pittsburg that are so skillfully ex-cutod that it is difffoult to detec. Ahis bs the first attempt 10 put into oir- culation a spurious postal wilh : ; | i coolness, and in general took deliberate | B ryant says it was fired in the scuffle We give both stories, one hour from the time the firing | there are many other circumstances | | Tux Vespvier Uwsaxivove, -W. D. | Desocsaric Merrixos Bult, Draggist, Bippus, 1nd. testificg; | 8 Vist of meetings arranged 1 enn recommend Eleetric F le Withee vy Olinle litters as McClain to be held nt tt ! ny beart bis | con 0, H Slr mn for ' i ’ : Pp AY or ¥ hich ww i by 5 : Ww ok i y w : : 120 ner gr : é ed : ets r ih A ! Ri trea ment of the t Ww pleased (of rendered by the «¢ ‘ ed We | sinta the rpeiett Rabie Rta Have Sighted the Golden Gate Ati ad a roturs " y . i SN . this point D MM. Lieb introduced ts 1 ; ib jie . r y! ii ; rishur i ol k > . ra ) A ‘ w : ned 3 : ! ' ui ! vo eo ROU : 1 hm t § ’ forts y n : ‘ ‘ W n 3 £4) n | { eo! g ’ hp the Sunday Chu : | 8 ian Aj ‘ he store Lie b Ri pis Nn ol = i 0 M } A 4 el op ¢ i rst : “ 8 A TL " “ al the » of i » | H TE 5 } 4 4 i 1 well chosen remarks the spplications of | pince in the Nain were true and iid can the v oi 5 WW Li he ‘ he art : nt KM | nd H ippy daak! on woatl was said, finally the principio heators so i by i the } speaker of the svening, Mr. Dave: POrt | in this tows of Erie, was introduc: d to the sudiend gl {and entertained it in a fine manner, Un Friday of last week vn ill illustrations | giving them taken from Dessextending over ur ves Sikle | obsery ations in his own town citing | Durst only son of Hiram D “ ) many other cases where the influence | He was just entering his o betes nti of the YY. M. C. A. bas traly done a year, hopeful unti! a very recent a { | great and good work, his words should | od, of a final recovery from his dises a, be carried nto every family in this | but Providence willed it ot be reise. aod town and encourage not only the young when the final oll summoned him men to push forward this good work | hevoe he went prepared for a better but the parents who have the welfare of their sons at heart, to contribute 1b erally of their mesns and build for th. Young this much needed home, Arye the singing of the Doxolugy the bows wodier bef qe be wind, “Mama | have diction Was anuounced by Rev. 5, C bon a god boy tv you" nothing Chambers when all repaired 10 ther 0oud wre forcibly illustrate his char homes having gained & beer #0er than thos: words, Ue vad been koowledge of the working of the Y. a good boy. He bore his swiferings lil + M.C. A. and the benefits derived for amsocialing with it. The ocoksion aii | always thoughiful wi those around bas through was & success and the youuy men under whose direction 11 was held deserve much crediv for their excellent The funeral wok place on Sunday iat world, Bible Durst was 8 bov of ex. eaptionally bright intellorr, a kind Forige IN, ous snd bowing disor on, sol 8 bue chosen, When he soil to his (Veil our sympaiie: 1 tae bereaved % #5 of the Cexvar family in us hour of ther geaent Desocear, t ouble, NAT © © Cf fT EIEPTEIILE EF 5 .ZEEY FUT ® REET ® i : A & Limes commenced the line was relieved and | evnnected with the case which will ba | the very best remedy, Every bottle | pisces designated, Good sponbars fell buck in good order occupying the | brought out in the trial, and as the sold has given relief in every case, 8! ench, snd ori 1s position held in the morning. During { press is not the place to try such eases Doe man took six bottles, and was cur. | ict the meetings wre to be i io ¢ T i . ‘a i j 3 the night a substantial wor was erect { we pass them over, It is a sad thing ed of Rbeumatism of 10 years standing | put lorih every effort to have & is pe ed, July 3rd a determined attack was {all around. Mrs, Bryant is st this | Abranam Hare, draggist, Bellville, O,, | tendance. Let everysody ture ous made on our line by the enemy in the | writing still living but her life is hang- | sflirms: The best seling medicine 1 | bear wha issues discussed afte: noon, and under eover of his ar- | ing by avery slender thread. It isto | have ever handled in my 20 yours’ #x- Gregg twp, — Farmer's Mille, Wedel tillery the infantry advanced in mast- | be hoped that she may recover, Edward | perience, is Electric Bitters, Thou | day evening Oct th, rpeske ( y N TN | : : ’ oh erly strength and order but was tri | Poorman is only 19 yearsof aga, and be’ | #0ds of 0' hers have added their testi- | Bower, J ©. Mover g : N | 4 ‘ / umphantly repulsed by the troops to {longs to an excellent family who will | mony, so that the verdict is unanimous | Gregg twp, Murray's schon he y y a er is r was | : » : : ¢ : our right and the force of his blow was fen) groatly grieved that this son and | that Eiectric Bitters do cure all dis | Thursday evening, Uect. 27th | ak i "' The » ' , | ; | ag : signally broken. The losses of the | brother should be aparty to such | ©ares of Liver, Kidneys or Blood, Only |C. M. Bowser, J. C. Meyer t B ille . y . bok ! regiment was about fifty killed and |ajerime. Harvey Stratton is 27 years of | # half dollss a bottle at J, Zellers & Miles twp, Madi rg Frid wi ded sing Cy | . ' A 4 un he | among them being Capt, | age. Both men were arrested and lody ou's, evening Oot, 28h, Speskers, J lol > nl fh C TR . . | 4 n a Ro gs M. Foster of Co, C, and Lieuten {ed in jail on Saturday night but were | pangler, C. M. Bower, DD. F. Portnss lavar a | y | y : 5 hut. ohn A. Bayard mortally wounded, | released on bail on Monday m waing. | A Woman's Discovesy —Another Potter twy Tussey ville, Baturf, On the 16th the regiment crossed the | wonderful discovery has been made and | vvening, Oct, 20, Bpeskers, OC. M. Bod. | { 0% ; WY, Te Me, . 29, Bg rh M. Bo ) ; ’ ( vo}. } Personal , ! [} ne a IY { by * i ny, £3 a0 dass Potomae into Va snd on the 19th Col, | that too by a lady in this eounty, Dis-+J 1+ Bpangle Beaver having recovered from his John Q. Mi} y | ease fastened its clutches upon ber and Miles twy Brumgard's sch "He JO . » a 1 wounds, resumed command. The regi- D : ¢ ol Wad A caller at the for seven years she withstood its se- Monday ever ng, Let, 31 a | : " NOC yp | g 4 : ment during the fall and winter of 63 | VENOCRAT on Friday Inst. | verest tests, but her vital organs were | 1 Bower J. C. Moyer and 64, Was filled up to its old quota Vey, Mr. Chambers of Harrisburg, tis i Penn tw Coburn. Tussd ; preached in the Preshyter t i undermined and death seemed immi J itn, Tuesduy ever i " n vant i . f » esbyterian church | & with new men and went into quarters ) Sund ' TCU nent, For three months she coughed Nov. 1st. Spesl C. M. Bower, J Dec. Tth near Stevensburg. The winter | ‘®t Sunday, : Spangler, T. J. B 0. 1 8 No incessantly and could pot sleep. She |7V "F ake was spent as pleasantly as the condi- 0. I Bechoonover of Kyler town gave bought of 2 bott] (I j . Hulones tw H sol 4 . . . y ; za ’ Bs F Us n ollie Ol Fr, Sig . “ tion of a soldiers life would permit and the Desocrar a pleasant call on Wed- I us ; ¥ Phordday avinis W ‘ . : : | ward v | IF k | New I) scovery for Cons implion and ’ Har with the coming of spring came stirring | PO*44Y 0 lust week, l was so mual vod on tab p M. Bower, J C. Mey ’ 3 | tay J 3 ri " nin ad 5 | a ®( nucn relieved on taking fH times. At 8 o'clock on the evening of | Rev, A.D. Wirts will preach in the | dose that sho sleot all. niebt ar a Ex-Judegs Of snd other promi j . | Baptist ol 7 Milest ! inl she siept all night and with May 3rd the regiment crossed the |'P church at Milesbarg Sunday | f ' peakers, ave consented { ‘ ; ¥ : Oct 2h ¢ 11 LM one bottle has been mMirace i usly cured Rapidan at Elys Ford and reached ch, oULh, at 11, A. MN, | H A : . th 10 Ue held as » : ol | Mr. D. P, Miller of Jacksonville was | HF Name is Mrs. Luther Lutz. Thus : Chancellorsville at 11 a. m. of the 4h} ™''- '. ¥. Biller of Jacksonville was | _ ow ¢ Hamrick & Co, of 8 1elby At Eobersburg on 7 Ay evenin ’ ; | a caller his office ‘ednesday of | . Es ’ bid N 144 just one year from the time of the bap- | * © ler at this office on Wednesday of F.C Gat 2 free. sini bolo J. 7 : . d Inst wask and on aike p atkiivd 3 ‘3 trial bottle 1s ’ N ' tism of fire. At an early hour on the | ist week and engaged in an pleasant er & Boas Penn Hall, Wed y ning. Ne ; t fe fow omaents : oy be following morning the [45th acting as | chat Wr a le moment | 9 | A SRimnual truant . | ry ~ skirmishers and flankers was on its way Mr. imuel Rrugear of Unionvi . { hands Ahursiay evening, N » . . § 3 i | | i 148+} api Hm x ' to the Battle field of the Wilderness. |W ER caller al this offic And left BOY 9 1 RB giment which WW 1 ' h 1 ita hirst 3 i ¥ eral books t + b { 4d 1 eeting 8 regiment bles : Io the engagements of the two sucered beo ob und, i N A RIT : H i " ; Bs + ing days it acted in the main ss sop- | Mrs. Frank Thompson, Curwer f Hpal1a come 0 1m wn PorUarY | th poris to other troog 5. Ont Ith bay has b en spending the week with Mrs } ) 5 regime nd + M ' . x Vivor Lré Lh i 1 1 ing reached the Potomac river, the | Murphy on Valentine street, ’ y He " } ¢ ‘ | i | 4 1 0 41 enemy was found on the opposite ide. | }, Kilburne Orvis br her « udg iy A § ' 3 A) ft) ve " i ae ; | Ibe reg ment w ordered to « nd Who i V ting re i ' w ¢ take the he ghis be yd foriding the n : LO ; 4 : : R : i i nary ¥ } Pe : i tream in the face of I the | * 1 } vy N Af Le i { Fans N £4 » ¢ \ ¢ ene ih never Ww ’ nr : r ana ¢ | ; \ i for l & i + en $ My : 4 v 5 : a | ¢ @ gr at ( ‘i R La : i ver wou od [ i losin i . af t i "ne » Vi , indred | : : o fs) ‘ ' Lr ’ ¢ f 1X] Le and m x Cot ned , X : i inOst A Oe - {1 | nt old tf y : ‘ py ’ ! LT tt ’ n fui f n I t pi 1 i 13 } ' 4 ui RT hore 1 fe : . . . 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