Centre Democrat. (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, August 25, 1898, Image 1

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CHAS. R. KURTZ, Ed. and Prop.
GRAND REVIEW
AT CHICKAMAUGA
Dav in The South to See
[he Troops.
A Gala
MUCH SICKNESS PREVAILS
The pitals are Filled and Overflowing
¢ Centre County Boys are Improving
of a Clearfield Soldier—— Letter
1 Our Regular Corresponden
vr GRORGE H
CHICKAMAUG
-The greatest military
» witnessed since the war was
rand and
tacic
review witnessed
last Wednes
|
thousand
final
un Chickamauga field
forenoon. when forty-five
commanding off
ASS in re
arted to
1fth Minnesota an
in
tae
ansylvania were
ments in the park, and the
wlhiat the Chattanooga Eve
Wednesday said of the Fif
il
“The Fifth Pennsvivania in command
of Col. Burchfield followed the Minnesota
Idiery. It was headed by an excellent
ps playing Dixie, and as
regiment passed the reviewing stand t
crowd sent up sach a i
which was heard at no
’
yell the
other Um
afternoon
is this
Lxington, Kentucky,
The patients at the
The
boys do not have the same vim ner do
they take to duty as readily as they did
prior to the time that the war was prac-
, as all had expected to get
all
that
to-morrow evening
we
move
hospital are being moved to-day
tically over
to the front and show their valor, at
times they were anxious to see a hostile
Spaniard, but as it is, there are a great
many who prefer being mustered out to
doing garrison duty, as the purpose for
which they enlisted is at an end.
they will obey all orders and go wherev.
er they are ordered, and do their full
duty until such time as they shall again
become citizens
On Tuesday a sham battle was fought
between the Second division of the Third
corps and the Third division of the First
corps. We moved out at six o'clock in
the morning and returned at twelve
thirty.
There are a great many sick here and
last week the Third division hospital had
three hundred and fifty patients, but a
new reserve hospital has been started
pear Lytle station and all these patients
will be furloughed home as soon as they
are able to travel, but if the rate keeps
up this hospital too will soon be filled up
to overflowing.
Company B's sick are doing about as
well as can be expected, Private William
Allen's case developed into typhoid fever
and has been removed to Bternberg hos.
pital near Lyde, and the writer is uot
able to give his condition since being
moved to that place, but expects to go to
see him to-morrow morning at about five
o'clock, pefore the regiment breaks
But | and window in the rear end of the build.
| not get the door open.
|
|
:
hably be Sternberg
removed te
between pow and to-morrow
morning, from whence they will be fur
loughed home as they get able to travel
0. Hazel is
privates Walker and Williams are abont
Private D, now better, and
the same as stated in my letter last week
i Pri-
from
Corporal Barnes is still very weak,
vate Wallace has been discharged
and sent
the regimental hospital
i
the compuny but is still
Lose seems to be all right
Yonge ve
He has ma
obtained
Garbrick has
yesterday and to-day
Private Lloyd has
ty days leas
home with
His brother i
Charles
Anderson, of Compa
1
i C
resided at Clearfield ut his
evening with a combinati
war we have
Prof. 1.. >. ] »r, an instructor in the
Warren
town on Wednesday
publ Garland,
Pa.,
returning from
Mr. aod Mrs
Grove Mills
county was
a brief vi
(rar
at Dunkirk
jou and his many friends will
be pleased
did posit
to hear of his success and the
ceremony to take place tod
happy Ay
.——
Were in the Station
unto the Bald Eagle
Burglars broke
valley railroad station at Mill Hall some
Friday and attempted
break open the safe. They
in kcocking off one of the knobs, but did
The safe outside
time night to
succeeded
was badly scarred. The men effected
an entrance by prying open the shutter
ing. They used a crow bar taken from
the Beech creek railroad tool
the purpose
stolen,
house
No money or tickets were
- .-—— .
Went Through the Bridge
Last Monday afternoon a traction en-
gine was being taken across the bridge | proceedings were taken up, after which
| Com.
on the edge of Millheim, on the road
leading to Aaronsburg. The bridge was
too weak to stand the weight of the en. |
gine and broke down, the engine landing
in a heap in the creek. The men escap-
ed without injury, and for several days
have been trying to clear up the wreck. |
age.
A
Was at Santiago
Clifford A. Lucas, a sou of Nelson A,
Lucas, Esq., formerly of Colevills, this
place, has followed in the footsteps of
his valiant sire and in years to come will
be known as one of the veterans of the
Santiago campaign. He is ranking cor.
poral of Co. I, 1st Reg. District of Colum.
bia Vols, and has seen some hard service
fo Cuba.
for
BELLEFONTE, PA., TH
AUGUST COURT
SHORT SESSION
The
Cases
Complete List of All
Tried
VERDICTS
AND SENTENCES
A Large
Lases
Number of Petty Com
The
Proceedings Carefully Reported
rs by W mn Walker
Deliberation of Gr
Reade Harris
The
began Monday
reguiar
on |
on the
exceptionally
Cases
r was entrusted
attentio
1t Bis ents
ratthe
ighborhood, at
§ Cciosest
througho
student. whethe
of his ne
atl col
prepara
8<
ig
int bis enfe«
ege
teristic d marke
healt
juish
fess n
m with a rot
th surprise :
y
learned, about
renas
hat a fatal d I
His temperate habits and consistent
life enabled him wo battle against the
disease for many moaths after it was
supposed it would prove fatal. He was
na upright man, siways desir
of dolog his duty towards his fellows
men and seeking the good of others
In view of his antimely death
resolved by the members of the
Association : That in the death of J
Kline, Esq., the profession has i
honorable, conscientious member, the
community a good and useful citizer,
his family a loving and devoted hus
band and father. Resolved, that a
copy of this minute and resoution be
spread upon the records of the Court
and a copy be transmitted to the family
of the deceased,
W. Hannisoxy Warken
Cremest Dark,
Wa. C. Hess
Carvix M, Bowkn
H. H. HArsunenaen
Court adjoined to 2 p. m
Monday afternoon court called at 2
o'clock. Quite a number of petition
were presented and several partitions
WHS Ww SOrrow
one ve
sense threatened his
noble, ns
be it
Bar
an
10% Aan
| was the trial of the case of Common-
| wealth vs Mathias Parker, who was in-
| dicted by his brother, Joseph Parker,
for assault and battery. Thiscase was
Ia “scrap” between brothers which
| made it more than ordinarily interests
ing. After an hour's deliberation the
jury returned a verdict of guilty.
| Next were the cases of the Common.
wealth va J. F. Harshberger and Com
| monwealth vs Clyde Davis. The charge
| in both cases was fornication and bass
{ tardy. Both plead guilty and were
sentenced by the court to pay a fine of
one dollar, the costs of prosecution,
twenty-five dollars for inlying expenses
and the sum of one dollar aid twenty
five centa a week for the period of sev.
en years, respectively,
The case of H. H. Berry vs H. A.
i
|
:
|
:
| assault and battery ;
m———
URSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1808
Com
Mary
LA
Bear
quor laws Con Samuel
man, ety of the
Pat
way.
The
Com
sur peace |
Gorman, obstructing pubic
Harvey Miller
were settled
assault and bat.
Garman, fast driv.
assault
Clemens,
Com. vs Geo. Het
tinger, fand b ; Com. vs Wm. Lengle,
fornieation and bastardy : Com. vs W
I. Goodhard, embezzlement; Com. vs
Chas, Spigelmyer, f and b; Com. vs
Lewis Gettig nod Jared Kreamer, pub-
Com. vs
following cases
vs Wm. Strong.
ys M.B
vs Jonas Emel,
N
tery : Lom
ing ete. ; Com
and threats ; Com. vs reo
| lie nuisance
The following cases were continued
ve Wm. Jobhnstonbaugh, { and
b; Com. vs Chas. Mons, f and b; Com.
vs Benj. Bradley, fand b; Com. vs Al
bert Klinefelter, f and b ;Com. vs W, C
Young, f and b; Com. vs H. T. Irvin, f
and b; Com. vs Harry Johnson, { and
b ; Com. vs Dr. Hafer, assault and bats
tery ; Com, vs ll. 8. Alexander, prac
ticing medicine without a license ; Com,
vs Chas. Klinger, f and b.
In the case of Com. vs Sadie Ross
man, the grand jury ignored the bill
alleging the keeping of a disorderly
house, and directed that the county pay
the costs.
The following Is a reportof the grand
jary for August sessions :
To the Honorable, the judge of the Court of
Continued on page %
CONDITION OF
OUR SCHOOLS
Report
intenden
of County Super
t Gramley
COMPULSORY SCHOOL LAW
SCHOO. system 1
noyment
satisfactory
wt
1 the part of teachers
|
S10
paresis becomes
apparent
|
i
A
were held
he close of the term examinations
ing appl
All
these examinations were held under the
direction of the superintendent. Fifty
| applicants were examined and thirty.
five diplomas were granted. The work
by these soung people was
speaks well for pupils and
teachers. These cxaminations and
diplomas are not intended to impress
pupils with the idea that they are equip-
ped with a liberal education, but rather
to encourage them and urge them om to
“farther and better effort.” Term re.
| ports were given to all the teachers in
the rural districts and in the smaller
boroughs, and to the supervising princi.
| pals of our larger boroughs. These
| papers were to be properly filled out at
| the close of the term and be returned to
| the superiatendent. A few teachers fail.
| ed to obey instructions. From the re.
| ports received we see improved classifi-
| cation. We now have very few pupils
| who do not study all the branches of
| thear respective grades. These reports
| wi be given to the proper directors for
| inspection after which they are returned
in the districts has
cants for graduation in the course
submitted
good, and
to the schools trom which they originally |
emanated, and thus be a help in classifi.
cation to the incoming teacher,
The gliblytongued Chart fiend found
no Klondike with us this year. We had
|
i
i
| trial.
{ out for
. I
1 &
ad fr
Samuel's and his son Ed's wardrobes
When the
the house rifled they made inquiry amoung
avd §
family returned
No clue was had unt
Ed
having heard of the robbery,
the neighbors.
Nerhood
related the
instance of meeting a man on the road
below Old Fort wearing clothing which
seemed familiar to him. The man was
followed at once, and he was traced to
Millheim, where he offered to sell the
watch for f4.00. A warrant was sworn
his arrest, and a short distance
the next morning when
| below Aaronsburg be was apprehended
by constable Mensch, of Millheim. He
was wearing the clothes and still had the
gold watch. All the articles stolen were
recovered but a shirt of Samuel's which
the owner did not care to wear agaiu.
In charge of the constable be was taken
to the Bellefonte jail, and now awaits
The fRllow had a full set of bur.
glar's tools upon him. He gave his
pame as William Smith, and age about
45 years. It is supposed this is the party
who attempted to rob the Spring Mills
postoffice Thursday evening and was
shot at by postmaster Long. Reporter.
Postponed,
The Harvest Home services, in
Lutheran church at Zion, have been
the
poued until Sunday, re
owing to the absence of . Diehl, at
Ocean Grove,