Phe Centre Me ‘CHAS. R. KURTZ Prop OUR HISTORICAL REVIEW Additional Information Concern- ing the 148 Reg. or. THOSE KILLED OR WOUNDED | Proof that the Regiment Saw Hard Fightiog—Names and the Battles Where Wounds Were Received— Continued From Last week {Company C. concluded from last week.) Carner, Wm., Harris, wounded at Chancellorsville May, 3, 1863, Cronemiller, Reuben, Harris; lorsville May 3, 1863. Carver, Joseph, Bellefonte; killed at Gettysburg July 2, 1863 Dorman, Jacob, Walker; Chancellorsville May 3, 1863. Funk, Martin, Half Moon; wounded at Chancellorsville May 3, 1863. Garbrick, Amos, Walker; wounded at Chancellorsville May 3, 1863. killed at Gill, Samuel, Ferguson; killed at Deep Bottom Aug. 14, 1864 Jackson, John, Harris; wounded at Chancellorsville May 3, 1863. Kreps, David, Ferguson wounded at Gettysburg July 2, 1863 Lambert, William B., Bellefonte with | loss of left arm, wound received at Chan. | 1863; died at Belle. | cellorsville May 1, fonte March 29, 1868. Lee, Joseph S., Walker; wounded at Chancellorsville May, 3, 1863 Matts, Patton, Five Forks March 11, 1865 Markle, Henry W., Walker: died 1 at C Fabian, wounded at June 6th, of wounds receive 1800 ville May 3, 1863 McBath, Thos., Ferguson: Deep Bottom Aug. 14, 1864 Norris, Wm. H., Harris: Cobancellorsville May 1, 1861 I I, Harris; Lemuel, t RB + 1864 Harris 3 wounded at Osman, Cold Harbor June 13 Osman, George, Gettysburg July 2, 186 : Ports, John W., wounded May 10, 1864 Swiler, Smith, Liberty action at Spottsylvania Court-House May 1864 Smythe, Wm. ed at Chancellorsville May 1, 15 L Sowers, Henry, Harris: re- ceived at Chancellorsville May 3, 1861, 12 Marion, wounds receis wouvds Swiler, Christian, Benner wounded at Chaunceliorsville May 3, 1863 Shriver, Jacob W., Gregg, wounded at Chaucellorsville May 3, 1861 Sowers, John C, Harris; wounded at Chapcellorsville May 3, 1863 Segnor, Simon, Ferguson; killed at Chancellorsville May 3, 1863. Thomas, John, Ferguson; wounded at Chancellorsville May 3, 1861 Willlam, Thomas, Harris; wounds re. ceived at Chancellorsville May 3, 1863 Yetters, Joseph, Ferguson; wounded at Chancellorsville May 3, 1863. COMPANY D Alfred A. Rinehart, Gregg: capt. ; wounded at Po River May 10, 1864 John C. Bathgate, Harris; wounded at Bethesda Church May 30, | 1864. Samuel Harshbarger, Gregg, sergt, ; killed at Chancellorsville May 3, 1863 William Bible, Benner, corp. ; died at Potomac Creek May 10, of wounds re. ceived at Chancellorsville May 3, 1863 Willlam Weaver, Ferguson, corp. ; killed at Chancellorsville May 3, 1861. George W. Seal, Potter, corp. ; killed at Petersburg June 16, 1863, Privates. Allen, George W., Ferguson: wounds received at Chancellorsville May 3, 1863 Acker, David, Haines; died at Potomac Creek June 3, of wounds received at Chancellorsville May 3, 1863, Ballick, Robert G., Perguson wound. ed at Po River May 9, 1864; absent in hospital at muster out. Bloom, Benjamin F., Ferguson; died at Potomac Creek June 11th, of wounds received at Chancellorsville May 3, 1863, Carter, William A., Perguson; wound. ed at Spottsylvania Court-House May 12, 1864. Durst, Franklin, Potter; killed at Chan. cellorsville May 3, 1863. Durst, John, Potter; died at Harris burg October 6th, of wounds received at Gettysburg July 3, 1863. Etters, David, Benner; wounded at Spottsylvania Court- House May 12, 1864. Fraser, Alfred W., Halves; killed at Chancellorsville May 3, 1863, Harsbarger, David, Gregg; wounded at Chancellorsville May 3, 1863. Hart, Charles, Harris; wounds receiy- ed at Chancellorsville May 3, 186. Holloway, 8. H., Halves; killed at Chancellorsville May 3, 1963. Hull, Abrabam, Haines; killed at Ream's Station Aug. 25, 1865, Imboden, P. 8., Ferguson; killed at Chancellorsville May 3, 1863, (eontinned on page 4.) died | June 4th of wounds received at Chancel. | serat. ; | i CLINTONDALE'S BIG FIRE. | Complete List of Properties Burned and Insurance. Last Wednesday evening 16th, at the time of closing up the forms of this paper the news came here of the serious con- flagation raging in the little village of report of the losses and were greater than at first reported. lage was destroyed and many poor fami. lies and elderly people are in destitute circumstances as the result of this fiery visitation which swept away most of their possessions, | some idea of the extent of this fire : LOSERS AND THEIR LOSSES, The following named were the owners whose houses, barns and costents were | totally consumed: John S. Harter, house and barn ; loss | $3,000; insurance $1 200. William A. White estate, storebutid. { ing, dwelling, barn, two carriage houses, | | ware houses, corn crib, ice house and { other sheds. | insurance. Loss partially covered by Samuel! Shilling, house and barn ; loss E 000. also $100 in money; insurance [$1 | $750. Evangelical church destroyed ; carpet { and organ saved ; loss $2,500; insurance | $1,000 in the Grange, School $500 J. G. Hayes, | $2,500; in Isaac house, loss $700; insurance house and barn os QO erdorf, CArTiage no insurance Harry Suyder, house and barn OTHER POPERTIES ON § Whilethese proper 4 IRE, BUT SAVED, ties were being Ick- Dr ed Hustun also was up by the flames, the pr operty of on fire, bul was saved by heroic work of the men who rendered assistance. Ouly the side of this house was damaged. If this house had burned every building in the immediate vic innty on that side of the road would have gone yl fire, but the flames were put out before much damage was inflicted Several of the other houses close were also on fire The buildings in the burned district | that escaped being totally destroyed are the following : Dr, Haston's property; | Evangelical parsonage : Mrs. Geo. Cus. tard’'s house; T. F. Ohl's store and house; | Sayaer’s creamery; Mrs. Wolfe's dwell. | ing and blacksmith shop; the dwelling {on the Vonada estate, and Amos Over- | dorf’s house and barn, A SAD DRATH. The most distressing incident of the great conflagration was the sad death of Agnes Felding, the six-year old daugh. [ter of Mr. and Mrs. Lemuel Felding, who lived in the Voneida house. After | the fire she was missed and a general | search was instituted, When the ruins | had been searched the conclusion reach. | ed was that the child had not perished inthe fire. The foot prints of a chila were seen on the “foot board” crossing the creek, which confirmed the belief that she was drowned. Later in the day, when the searchers reached a point near the residence of M. A. Rishel, half a mile below Clintondale, Noah Snavely discovered the child's body at the bot. tom of the creek. It is now thought that the frightened child in her endeavor to get away from the 1each of the raging, roaring flames that were threatening to destroy her home started to cross the “foot board" crossing, where her foot prints had been seen, iell in and drown. ed. The force of the current carried the body to where it was found by Noah Soavely, A pathetic feature of the case Is that the father of the child is absent and as yet bis whereabouts have vot been learn. ed. Lock Haven Express, April 25, In different parts of Clinton county popular subscriptions have been taken for the benefit of those who are fn want. Neighbors and friends have taken care of those who are homeless, Lemuel Felding, the father of the child that was drowned at Clintondale last Wednesday night, heard of his be. reavement by reading a newspaper while in Walker's camp in the Black Forest Sunday morning. As soon as he read of the fire and the death of his child he started for his home. He walk: ed 25 miles in four hours to Lock Haven went by trolley to Mill Hall, and from that place walked to Clintondale. Ohl’'s store building was also on by i “i ul Ti § : real Clintondale, Clinton county. Time and | $1700 SAVED FOR TAXPAYERS | space only enabled us to give a condensed | Over half of the vil. | The following will give | BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, MAY | 'STATE MUST | BUILD A BRIDGE It Will Replace the Bridge at | Spring Mills a “Public Highway Stream” Even | it it Frequently Goes Dry. | number of large bridges in the county. Among them was a substantial county bridge at Spring Mills, across Sinking | creck, leading to the railroad station, | Since then the people have been com. pelied to ford the stream, and as there | apparently was pothing done to have it replaced immediately, there were fre. quent complaints as to what seemed an unnecessary delay on the part of the 1 % ] | County Commissioners in replacing this | . . . { bridge. This week we are able to an- | nounce that a new bridge will be imme. | diately erected and that the entire ex- pense will be met by the state, which | | will be a saving to the tax payers of Cen. | | tre county of over $1700, which is arge. { Iv due to the care and effort of our pres. ent board of County Commissioners This may seem strange and be a sur. prise to our readers but nevertheless is true. The facts in this case are inter ries, were na h has AUCs gated In of wh been fully dese ormer is of our "Historical Rey 50 that these navigable streams not be obstructed 1 ¥Y property along their course, it was necessar Act of Assembly to specify such streams as public highways and the distance each navigation A in 1526 an Act of Assembly was by which Sinking Creek, from its mouth at Spring Mills to Keller's mill, 1a Pot. ter twp., was declared a “Public High. way Stream.” “Keller's Mill", then, is better known now as the “Red Mill" As previously stated, the Commission- ers in 1578 erected a county bridge at Spring Mills over Sinking Creek and malotained it since. Soon after the above bridge was erect was used for ordingly passed ied an Act of Assembly was passed in | 1879-80 by which in the erection of bridges | | it became the duty of the township to pro- | vide the masonry and the county to sup- | ply the superstructure. It was also at | the option of the County Commissioners | to mamtaio the bridge, or put it on the | township wherein the same was located. | At present there are about a half dozen | bridges in Centre county designated as [county bridges, the rest ship structures, In 1895 another important act was passed relating to bridges. Under this Act any bridge, over a “Public High. way Stream,” erected and maintained by a county, in case it was wholly des: troyed by fire, flood, or other casualty, it becomes the duty of the state to re. place the same. In case where the county built bridges over “Pablic High- way Streams” and then turned them over to the townships for maintenance this Act does not bind the state to re. place them if destroyed. As an instance: The Nail Works bridge, near the fair ground, was erected by the county and over Spring Creek which is a “Public Highway Stream” up to Belletonte, but under the Act of 1879 was turned over to Spring township for maintenance, is tot a “county bridge’ and the state is not liable for the expense of replacing it al thongh it was swept away by the same flood that took the one at Spring Mills, The above facts having become un. derstood the County Commissioners de. cided to call upon the State for the re. placing of the latter structure, Application was made to the department at Harris. burg and the following board of viewers was appointed who met at Spring Mills on last Friday, April 25 to wit : H. B. Herring, Penn Hall; 8, A, Bell, Bellefoute ; J. Jerry Snyder, Allentown ; PF. B. Wickersham, Steelton ; John H. Alrichs, Harrisburg. They recommend. ed a new structure 73 feet long, 16 feet wide, with suitable masonry that will be 18 inches higher. The old bridge was 63 feet long. Cost to be not over $1400 for superstructure and $300 for masonry. The only expense to the county will be | | { . | A Bit of Interesting Data Relative to! | County Bridges—Sinking Creek is | | i The disastrous flood which visited this | | section about a month ago destroyed a | being town. | 1002. | that of holding the bridge view and some | minor items, in all not over $200. This will be a bit of good news to our taxpayers, a saving of £1700 due to care | and efficiency of the present Democratic Board of Commissioners, At assistance, PEN SELLERS’ MAIL CUT OFF, | Government would no longer carry the | circulars mailed by the firm of Van Kirk & Robbins, of Wilkesbarre, Pa. | Botice at once caused the firm to suspend business, and the 40 clerks in its employ were discharged The firm started They the mails offering a solid gold fountain pen $2.50 firm offered buvers $5 a we in business about a | month ago sent a circular through for To increase sales the k for writing ten letters a day to their friends, telling { them what a great bargain was the pen | offered The result poured in from school teac was remarkable, bers and pu. | pils, students at the State normal schools, | workingmen and all sorts of people were cage: for the work, The volume has increased by hundreds {8 day, until about 1¢00 letters arrive each day The daily mitts about $6000, and the firm ¢ thing like £19,000 n sa VK 1 $ now used, and all wy can make have u purchased Since the r Hahn to the letters bave t ofh at There are now withhold their wen accumulating in th e the rate of 00 an hout over 20.000 Communications awaiting them Life Crushed Out Horace G. Elder was crushed so badly by a falling safe at Tyrone last Wednes. day 16th, that he died shortly after. wards, He was helping to move a 1400 Ib. safe to the second floor of the First national bank building when a link in the chain broke, leaving the heavy safe roll back down the steps. It veered to the right, pinning Mr. Eider against the { wall, crushing his breast and breaking his collar bone and then rolled on to the bottom, where it buried itself in the floor. The ivjured man was picked up at once and everything possible dove for him, but he lived only a little over an hour. | Half Moon township, June 14th, 1856. | early life in the country. At the age of 17 be began teaching schoo! and con. | tinued at that anti] his marriage to Miss | Clara E. Van Valin, of Uniotiville, They { lived afterwards at Half Moon, Storms. town, Curwensville, Philipsburg, Bell. wood and finally located in Tyrone which he made his headquarters after being made a postal clerk in 1891. Pin. ally be gave up his run to become man. ager of the Burley Heater Co., and the very first day in his new business brought his death, His widow and six children survive. Three brothers and one sister also liv ing : Calvin K. Rider, of Bellwood ; Ed. ward C. Eider, of Greensburg ; Matthew A. Elder, Philipsburg ; Mrs. Fannie E. Gray, of State College. For Bucknell's Commencement. The Twelfth Regiment band will far. nish the music for the Fifiy.second Com. mencement of Bucknell University, to be held at Lewisburg, June 16th, 17th and 18th, 1902. Two Twilight concerts will be given on the College Campus on the first two days mentioned. Special music is being prepared for these concerts. 0dd Fellows Elect Officers. At the annual meeting of the Odd Pel. lows’ association at Jersey Shore Satur. day these officers were elected : Presi: deat, Willlam Kies; secretary, Harry Eberly ; treasurer, H. T. Kreamer, Milton was selected as the place of meet. Ing next year, There was a parade of 1,400 Odd Fellows before the business session opened. The Post Office Department last Thars. | day notified postmaster Habn that the | The | | constables of Letters Horace Greely Eider was born in | the illness of William E Gray, one of the He was a son of a farmer and spent his | ney APRIL TERM OF COURT | Beckwith Murder Trial Postponed the same | time much credit is due Col. Wilbur F. | | Reeder for his suggestions and gratuitous | | CASES TRIED AND VERDICTS. Small Amount of Business—Court Ad- to August. journed Wednesday Afternoon Reported by S. D. Getting—Re- port of Grand Jury, Court convened on Monday morning at 9 o'clock with Honorable John G. Love on the bench. A large part of the morning session was taken up in hearing motions and petitions as presented by the several members of the bar, taking returns of the the several boroughs and townships of the county, the newly elected constables having their first experience in this line ; List of sentees noted and Joseph Hoy, Br taking returns of inquisition Grand Jarors called and ab gentie man, of State College borough, was chosen loreman, and after a clear and explicit charge as to the different grades of crime and charges, retired to the grand jury room to pass upon the several bills of dictment that may be laid before them by the District Attorney Herman Fahnders of Half Moon town n Empire ¥ ed as an Amer A H ubject of the Germa Was the In Meek, It receiver Aurora Fire Insurance ( ynpany of Ph va. Herbert Deleon deiphbia, Pa summoned in assumpsit, plea non assum p- sit. Continued F. Schad v». The Bon ugh of Milesburg, summoned in trespass, plea not guilty. Continoed. Charles Robert M. Foster wa Borough of State College, I. Thornton Osmond vs same and John Hamilton vs. same. summoned in trespass, plea not guilty in all three cases Continued Washington Cornet Band va D. F. Louck {and W. O. Dougherty, summoned in tres. | pass, plea not guilty Continued The homicide case of Commonwealth va Frank M. Beckwith was, last Friday, con- tinued to August sessions, on account of counsel for the defendant Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock the Sher. If sales of real estate were held and Court | convened at 2 o'clock. Considerable time | wus again taken up in hearing motions and | petitions, and the Sheriff returned two interpleaders. Frederick Bianchard, who read law in the office of John M. Dale, was admitted 0 practice in the several courts of Centre county, on Monday afternoon, on motion of his preceptor. Mr. Blanchard is a bright young man and will make a valuable se quisition to the Centre county bar, as be passed a creditable examination before the Examining Board. Com. wa. Alonzo Grove, charged with selling liquor without a license, prosecutor Joseph Righnour. The defendant lives at Moshannon in Snow Shee township and is running a temperance house, but was sell- ing a drink known as “Rick,” which has alooholic properties in it. The defendant claimed that be did not know that this drink was intoxicating and claimed that be quit selling the stall as soon as he found out that it would make drunk. He came into court and waived the finding of the Grand Jury and plead guilty, where. Upon a petition was presented to the Court, signed by a large number of citizens of that locality, asking that sentence be sus- pended. He was sentenced to pay the cont of prosecntion and balance of sentence intimacy the defendant and the wile of the prosecu. tor, and the occupancy of the same sleep- ing room at one of the hotels in this town Continued on page 4 L. FACT, FUN AND FANCY, VOL. 24. NO. 18, Bright Sparkling Paragraphs— Selected | and Original, | BOON ERS, | Boot the little humming bird will hum | Boon Weary Willie will goon the bum. EO on the | Boon the Little treetoad will be climbing trees, | Boon the common cur dog will be catching fleas | Boon the limber show boy will be turning flips, Boon the little ch pple will be raking chips. Soon the Boon all iittle 1 refly will be starting fires, Lhe fishermen will be common lars, Boon the pesky tie fly will tickle the bald head Boon in June, the frivolous g iHlrun off and is dreadful rist and the shed his win 1 sweal, and flrs nto biz t house bh some corner in- | be thinking be making The i 9¢ Money a man Pring water should . drink to want t walk. he Wash that a certain Represntative from rural Wis. No man wh to i ever seems ut and inglon Times says cousin, desiring a drink of water before going to bed the other night, found that the bell boy bad neglected to leave the A little search, however, revealed two small but. tons on the wall, under one of which was inscribed : “Push twice for water.’ He pushed as directed, and when the bell boy arrived with the water the Cone gressman was found holding a pitcher under the button. customary pitcher in his room. ’ The Roy Scored. A Philadelphia paper relates this story, which is credited to a prominent lawyer of Pottsville, who wasonce a high school principal. The former pedagogue said “One day at school I gave a very bright boy a sum in algebra, and, al. | though the problem was comparatively | easy, be coulda’t do it. I remarked : “You should be ashamed of yourself. At your age George Washington was a | surveyor.” | “The boy looked me straight in the | eves and replied : | “Ves, sir and at your age he was | President of the United States." | | The Words That Touched His Heart. Three men determined to rob a cer- tain bouse. So on the might decided on they gathered in front of the building. One of them entered and started up the stairs. He had his boots on, and, when near the landing, his boots made a noise on the stairs. A female voice called out from one of the rooms : “You go right downstairs and take | those boots off. I'm tired of haying to | clean up mud and dirt after you come ap | here with your boots on. You march right down and take them off.” The burglar turned around, went down the steps and outside to his com. panions, and said: “Boys, I couldn't rob that house; it seems too mach like home.” Serious Accident. Harry Guusalus, of Snow Shoe, a brakeman on a coal train on the Seow Shoe railroad, met with an accident Tuesday afternoon that resulted in the loss of his right arm just below the elbow. When near the Intersection the brake. chain broke and Gunsalus, who had bold wrist and elbow. He was taken to Dr. Hays hospital where it was found neces. sary to amputate the arm near tke eibow,
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