Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-03

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10000 will have been licensed. De-
partments OF the State government
having to do with the forests and
game say that there appears to be n
very keen interest in hunting this Fall,
! IJudging-from the demands for licenses
and for permission to camp and hunt
! on State reservations. More permits
for camps and hunting on State forest
land have been granted than is usual
at this time of the year and number
are on file awaiting examination.
Philadelphia is reported to have is
sued over $500 hunters licenses al
ready and in the northern tier and
mountain counties where bear are
found there have been comparatively
large issues. Bear have been reported
| to have become a nuisance to farmers
| in number of districts near the Blue
Ridge the prohibition of the use of
traps having caused them to increase.
New Medals-Small arms practice
of the National Guard which will be
extended until the last of November
this year will be for new designs of
medals and decorations which are
now being prepared by the military
authorities. The extension of the
lpractice season have stimulated aCtiv-
Iity and numerous company and bat
talon matches are being heard of
from parious parts of the State. This
year for the first time there will be
| but three classes instead of five as
heretofore. These classes will be eX-
lperts, sharpshooters and marksmen
The new design for the medals will be
announced shortly and there will also
be new design for the bars designat-
ing successive years. No more medals
viii be given for fiVe-year records,
lanu the ten and twenty-year medals
VIII be given only for consecutive and
record without regard to classification.
More ChaftcrS-Application for in
corporation of electric companies,
winch took slump after the first of
the year when the public service com
mission Will go before the commission
Tor approval next week Last wear
Ielectric companies We're incorporated
by scores, whole counties being COW
lered and as some of the companies
were merged in larger corporation ap-
lpllcauonS for new companies for
townships are commencing to come In.
a number of applications for motor
bus companies have also been made
lately.
Fires Appearing-Dry weather dur
ling september caused numerous small
tlres according to reports which are
reaching the State Department of For
lestrN, but thus far none of very great
extent have been reported. Most OF
the fires were on private tracts of tim
ber the losses in State reserves being
small.
Bell Congratulated.-Atto Cen
eral John c. Bell was to-day con-
!, graduated by his office staff and by
friends on his birthday.
Public Service.-The Public Service
Commission will meet Tuesday and
spend four days in hearings. Several
water cases are to be heard.
Sigler Charter Out-The c. NJ. Sig
Ter Co. Inc, Harrisburg, was char
tered to-day with capital of $4,000
the incorporators being c. NJ Sgler
w. w. Lott William 7. Rodgers, Nor
man h. Kurzenknabe and G.. p
Sheaffer. Harrisburg
Vinegar Case Tuesday.-The pure
vinegar case will be argued in the
Superior Court on Tuesday at Phila-
delphia. Deputy Attorney General
Hargest will appear for the State.
Rodcrick Better. - State Chief oil
Mines j. +. Roderick is improving
and will probably be able to be at his
office here next week.
Rev. Brunbaugh Worse.-Word was
received at the Capitol to-day that the
, Rev. G. G. Brumbaugh. father of the
gubernatorial candidate. had had a
relapse. He is in the Blair Hospital
at Huntingdon.