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WEDNKSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1910.
Knterod at tiu- i.nliitllcp ut Kfcynoldsvllle
Pa., an second rltta rnallirintler.
80MMSHVII,T.. Tklepdoke No. 01.
.1 GRAFTLESS CUL'AVIL.
Those who oppose the municipal
ownership of the public wuter sybtern
on the ground that It would result to a
carnival of graft, will find an interesting
statement In the report of the last
meeting of council In this Issue of The
Star. The atreot committee of
council had general charge of the con
struction of the big culvert over. Pitch
Pino Run, and if ever there was an
opportunity for "easy money" It was
there. Yet their report shows that the
whole cost of construction will not
exceed SOO, a sum so smutl that It had
been the marvel of all who watched the
progress of the work. There Is one
Instance of a small brldpe 'near town,
constructed by contract, where the
concrete floor alon cost about $1,000.
The borough's portion of the new
culvert was 2J4 feet long, with a
h ight of 4 feet, a bruadth of 15 feet,
and a solid concrete bottom runs
throughout. The price is pretty good
evidence thai there is one municipal
body in the state that is not tainted
with graft and which can be trusted to
honestly administer the financial affairs
of the town, even if those afTairs should
become much more important than at
present.
THE FIELD OF GETTYSBURG.
Prohibition Candidate for Assembly
ANDREW W. SMITH
Of Washington Township, Jefferson Co.
General Election Tnefday, Nov. 8, 1910.
I will be honored by your support.
Notice!
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JOHN W. SLAYTON
Socialist Candidate for
Governor
Will deliver a lecture la toe
Centennial Hall, Reynoldsville
y Thursday, October 13
ADMISSION - FREE
Women Especially Invited
' Don't miss this opportunity to hear
a most excellent lecture on very
important issues.
BUSINESS CARDS.
"E. NEFF
JUSTICE OP THE PEACE,
Pension Attorney and Real Estate Agent.
fJMITFT M. McCREIGHT, '
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Notary public and real estate agent Ool
eotlona will receive prompt attention. Office
Itittie Roynoldnvflle Hardware Co. building
Main street Keynoldxville, Pa.
RAYMOND E. BROWN,
attorney at law,
Bkookville, Pa.
G. m. Mcdonald,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Real estate agent, patents secured, col
lections made promptly. Olllce In Syndicate
building, Reynoldsville, Pa.
DR. B. E. HOOVER,
DENTIST,
Resident dentist. In the Hoover building
Ilaln street. Gentleness In operating.
I)RL?L?MANs
DENTIST,
Office on second floor of the FlrgtiNatlonal
fcatok building, Main street.
DR. R. DEVERE KING, .
DENTIST,
Office on second floor of the Syndicate build
tng, Main street, Keynoldsvlllo, Pa.
HENRY PRIESTER
UNDERTAKER.
Black and white f uneralcars.
Beynoldsvllle, Pa.
Main street
HUGHES & FLEMING.
funeral directors.
Main Street, Reynoldsville, Pa.
ROYAL ARCANUM, '
Reynoldsville, Pa.
Meets every second and fourth Thurs
day in I. O. O. F. hall.
1
Oh, Mr. Merchant!
Why don't you
get on the
map
and Advertise.
if
.The following sketch of the fBmous
field of Gettysburg, written hy Major
John MeMurray, of Brook villi, w(U be
of interest to every veteran. v
Last week we made our first trip to
Gettysburg. We woro not In that
battle, nor had. we visited the battle
fluid during all the yt urn siiiro the war
closed.
On Tuesday, September 27th, the
lino monument ereotrd by the state In
henrr of the Pennsylvania soldiers who
fought at Gettysburg, was. formally
dedicated, and In company with many
thousands of old soldiers and citizens
we were present to witness the cere
monies and honor the occasion.
It Is Impossible to Btate how many
visitors were present but tho crowd
was as' large as any that ever visited
the town since the battle was fought.
We heard It estimated at thirty
thousand, but think that estimate too
largo. However, the crowd present
was an immense one, but It wag
orderly, good natured, and was well
handled. The" people of Gettysburg
have become skillful in handling the
large companies of people who go there
from time to time.
The memorial structure erected by
the state in honor of her sons who
fought at Gettysburg Is an imposing
structure. We cannot give its dimen
sions, but it Is large. It is a square
Btructuro, forty feel square, and forty
feet high, The distinguishing feature
about it is the series of tablets arranged
about it at the base, on the outside,
each tablet bearing a complete roster
of a Pennsylvania regiment or battery
that fought at Gettysburg. Each
tablet, made of brass, or brass and
copper, bears the names of all the
officers and men who were in the battle.
Of course the killed, wounded and
missing cannot be designated. We
understand here are over seventeen
thousand names on these tablets. This
indicates the number of, men the Btate
of Pennsylvania bad in the battle-
about one-fourth of the men Meade
took into the fight. So far this memo
rial has cost over one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, and it is not com
pleted.
The dedicatory services were Vief
and simple, and took place Tuesday
afternoon. iThere was a prayer by
Chaplain M. B. BIddle of Pittsburg; an
address by General H. S. Huidekoper
on the part of the commission that
erected the memorial, turning it over
to the state; Governor Stuart's address
aocepting it for the state; an oration by
General James W. La'tta, on behalf of
the state infantry; an ' address by
General D. McM. Gregg, on behalf of
the state cavalry, and one by Captain
James A. Gardner,- 'on behalf of the
state artillery. These addresses were
all brief. We have not room to repeat
any of them except the Governor's
which was as follows:
"Soidlers of the Army of the
Potomac:
"Ot all the places made historio and
immortal by heroic deeds there is none
toward which the patriot turns with
greater reverence of interest than Get
tysburg. Here it was that the Rower
of the north and south met in battle
array; here it was that the; waves of
rebellion broke and fell before the stern
and unyielding bravery of tbe Army of
the Potomac, and receded, never to
return; here is found the story of
courage, of bravery and fortitude, the
like of which wil! ever remain un-
equaled. Forgetting not the men of
other states who fought upon this field,
we are here today especially to honor
the heroto sons of Pennsylvania who
here fought In defense of their country.
'And now, in the presence of your
surviving comrades of the Army of the
Potomao and tbe people of Pennsyl
vania, who have honored this occasion
by their presence, I wish to express my
sincere appreciation and thankfulness
tor the services rendered to the com
monwealth by the Gettysburg Battle
field Memorial commission, and, as
Governor of Pennsylvania, representing
all her people, I accept from your hands
this enduring evidence of a people's
regard, which, for all time will be
known as 'Pennsylvania's Memorial,'
placed In honor of the soldiery of
Pennsylvania who served this country
at Gettysburg, . feeling that it will
always remain an inspiration to the suc
ceeding generations, and remind them
of tbe deeds that made this place im
mortal, remembering also that to those
who fought here and to those who stood
the test on tbe other fields of confl ict, we
are Indented for the preservation of the
freest and best republlo the world has
ever known."
As we said at the beginning of our
article, this was our first visit to Get
tysburg. What we saw there was a
revelation to us. We had taken part In
a few battics, and hud seen several
battlefields, but hud never seen any
thing beginning to equal this field of
Gettysburg. The lines occupied by the
two armies were over seven miles in
exent, forming nearly a circle,, enclos
ing several thousand acres of land-.
Tub Union lines were south of the
town, nearly in a straight line, a little
over two oillus long. The Confederate
lines extended around the west, north
and east sides of tho town, In a circular
form, and were a little over five miles
tu length, The battle covered three
iHys, July 1st, 2d and 3d, of 1863. The
J lighting did not extend along the entire
lines of eltber army, but ' took place at
Intervals. The armies nuraoered from
70,000 to 80,000 men each, General
Meade's forces outnumberln2 Lee's by a
few thousand. The most fighting was
done during the first two days, in
wnieh tbe confederates bad tbe advant
age both days, esyecially the first day.
The lirst duy'ti fighting was done hy
Swell's and Hill's Confederate corps,
and Reynolds' and Howard's corps of
the Union army. The heaviest fighting
the first day, and the prlnctprl part of
It, was done west of the town, out the
Chambersburg turnpike. There Gen
eral Reynolds, commanding the First
corps, was killed. Some fighting was
also done north and northeast of the
town.
The heaviest fighting tbe second day
was southwest of the town, along tbe
EmmettBburg road, in tbe peach orch
ard, In the Wheatfield, around Devil's
Don and the two Round Tops. This
fighting was the result of Longstreet's
corps attempting to get possession of
the two Round Tops. It was In the
second day'B fighting, near the Peach
Orchard and Wheatfield that General
Sickles lost his right leg by a cannon
bull, SIukIus' stout reelstauce prevent
ed Longstreet from gaining the two
Round Tops, aud really saved the battle
of Gettysjury, for If Longstreet had
gained those points the battle of
Gettysburg would have been lost for
ever to Meade. Whilo the desperate
fighting was going on between Sickles
and Longstreet there was also more or
less fighting east of the town and
around Culp's Hill, which Ewell was
trying to occupy. Tbe second day
closed with Meade's troops all south of
the town, and occupying Culp's Hill,
Cemetery Ridge and Big and Little
Round Tops, and the ground between
Cemetery Ridge and tbe Round tops,
and in front of Big Round Top.
Falling to get possession of the Round
Tops Lee was compelled to assault
Meade's position and drive him from
it, or withdraw. He decided to assault
the line about midway between the
summit of Cemetery Ridge and Little
Round Top. The assault was made
about 4 o'clock 'on the afternoon of the
third day, and was the only fighting of
that day. The assault is known to us
as Pickett's Charge. Tbe Confederates
call it Longstreet's assault.
Lee's purpose in this assault was to
break Meade's line, thus cutting his
army in two. All forenoon of the third
day the armies remained quiet, and
continued so until 4 o'clock in tbe
afternoon. Between three and four
o'clock the Confederates opened fire on
tbe union line wltb more than a bun
dred cannon, directing their fire against
the center of Meade's line, held by
Hancock's corps. For a while tbe
Union artillery replied to tbe Confed
erate fire, but soon ceased. Long be
fore the charge began tbe Union guns
were quiet. About four o'clock tbe
Confederate column was seen to emerge
from the woods directly opposite to
Hancock's position, a It came in three
lines ot battle. The assaulting column
numbered eighteen thousand men. It
is most frequently spoken of as the
charge of Pickett's division, but Pick
ett's men formed a good deal less than
half the assaulting force. It numbered
nearly as many North Carolina soldiers
as Virginians. Tbe distance from Lee's
guns to Hancock's line was exactly a
mile and an eighth. That wasvthe
distance the column bad to march to
reach our line. The first half of the
distance was marched in ordinary time.
Then the men quickened their pace as
they neared'our position, The terrible
havoc wrought in the assaulting col
umn was during the last balf of the
distance they traveled, where they
suffered terribly from our artillery and
as they Beared our line also from our
musketry. But on the column came
until, decimated, torn, and bleeding
about two thousand of them flung them
selves against Hanoock's - low stone
breastworks. A thousand or more,
after a hand to hand contest with our
men, got inside Hancock's line, only to
be killed or captured. General Arml
stead, commanding a Confederate bri
gade, was killed about four rods inside
of our lines.
This ended the fighting at Gettys
burg, and that night Lee began bis
march back to Virginia. The first two
days was almost entirely in his favor,
but the third day he risked everything
on Longstreet's assault, and failed, thus
losing the battle. ' What tbe loss was
in this charge I do not know.' Accord
ing to the reports made by the two
armies, Lee's loss during tbe three
days fighting at Gettysburg was 15,854
killed and wounded, and 7,405 missing,
or prisoners. Meade's loss was 17,684
killed and wounded, and 5,305 missing,
or prisoners. Lee's total loss was 23,-
029, and Meade's 23,040.
The Confederates reached high wator
mark at Gettysburg. Up to that time
tbelr armies la tbe east hud been al
most uniformly .successful. Form that
time forward they met defeat after
defeat, " until the burrender at Appot
matox.. John McMurray.
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Undisputed Drug Store Supremacy
A multitude of pleased customers proclaim our unquestioned Drug Store Supremacy
and it i9 gratifying to feel that this recognition by economical drug and medicine buyer9
ha9 come at a time when pennies are as carefully counted as dollars were a lew years ago.
From thejvery opening of our store success lias been with us and our continued honest
dealings ever since have;made it possible for ..us to become the largest drug 6tore in the
state. The very appearance of our spic and span store inspires confidence and a single
dealing withjus establishesjt. You may consider yourself fortunate to have such prices
as ours offered to you on
Drugs Patent Medicines Toilet Articles Rubber Goods Candies Cigars
Stationary Photographic Goods Paints Oils Varnishes Wall Paper
Pure Goods
AND
Low Prices
has ever been our aim
as these twocondi
tions cover every suc
cessful feature of any
kind of business, but
especially the drug
business.
Low Prices
aloneis sufficient to
attract a large trade.
We realize that and
with pure goods hold
our trade.
The Well
Appointed
Bath Ifyom
A complete bath room
equipment of to day embraces
such items as
Flesh Brushes Nail Brushes
Hair Brushes
Sponges Talcums
Fragrant and Antiseptic
Soaps
AU these articles you will
readily find in our stock as
we keep a full line of such
goods always, yet handle
none but the beet qualities
even though our low prices
may not convey such a
thought Let ub have the
pleasure of an order from
you.
We Fear No
Competition
as long as ourpatrons
continue to appreciate
what we are doing for
them.
Special Effort
is put forth here to
give the yery 'best
attention to orders
brought in by children
and treat them with
as much favor and
courtesy as we show
to grown ups.
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We want to sell you' our bhoes, they
are sr;me of tUe worids boat. Adam'i
Bm Shop.
G. H. Hall
-SELLS-
Hoosier Kitchen Cabinets
sanitary self-cleaning flour bins, self-feeding
metal sugar bins, colonial spice jars
with aluminum tops, and full extension
aluminum covered work tables.
Mouse Cleaning
Just Commencing
, We have the Ilirsh double drapery rods; a fine stock of lace
curtains, portiers and window panels, Wo beat them to a frazzle when ,
it comes to floor rugs, ingrains or brussels carpets. In fact we can
, furnish your house complete.' . .
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