Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-13

cloudbursts struck the State fish
hatchery at Wayne county fish hatch
cry on Tuesday night. The storms
washed out the ponds and carried
away half a million young perch and
the same number of small-mouthed
black bass, which the hatchery had
been very successful in breeding. The
rainfall caused the portion of the
hatchery in use during reconstruction
to be flooded over two feet and the
/ fish went into the Lackawanna and
thence into the Delaware.
Grade Crossings. Arrangements
have been made for the first hearing
on the subject of grade crossings be-
fore the Public Service Commission
next Wednesday. The crossings are
in Berks county, all in rural districts
just outside of Reading, and the pro-
ceedings will enable the commission
to make its first declaration on cross
ings.
Want State Police. - The authori-
ties of Montgomery county have
asked for the services OF the State
Police in breaking up the "keg par
| ties which are so numerous in that
county on Sundays. The local omicials
have found the job to be pretty heavy.
New Lebanon Bank. - The North
Side Bank, of Lebanon, was incorpo-
rated to-day with $4,000 capital.
Among the incorporators are John Nj.
Allweln, j. K. Brubaker, w. l.. Daub,
H. b. Horst, z. 5. Keiser, b. +.
Patschke and G. L. Kembel, all of
! Lebanon.
OFF Early to Camp. - Governor
Tener left for camp this morning at
j Afn IIa xnFin n
there and may return here for the
weekend
Harvey Quits. William r. Harvey,
of Turtle Creek. has withdrawn as So
cialist candidate for the Legislature
in the Tenth Allegheny District.
Eight Party Squares.-As expected,
the official ballot will have eight party
squares this year. The Democrats
lead.
Hunter Reappointed.-W. r. Hun
ter, of Erie, has been reappointed a
trustee of Warren State Hospital.
Boroughs Make Trouble. - l.. II.
Mountney, general manager of the
Slate Belt Electric Street Railway
Company, advises the Public Service
! Commission that the company has
trouble with boroughs in hampering
the operation of cars at the terminals.
Bangor and Nazareth, he says, have
| ISSUED OTueTS COMP pelllHB lIOlley cars
not to stand and wait for connec-
tions with other lines running there,
thereby compelling the public to wait
an hour before completing the jour
ney. The commission is requested to
exercise what jurisdiction it may have
in the matter.
Steelton's Check. = The school dis
trict of Steelton to-day received its
check for its school appropriation,
amounting to sS.429.25. 1t is the
largest to be drawn for some time.
Many of the nearby districts have
received their checks lately.
Liverpool Factory.-The charter of
the Liverpool Shirt Company to man
ufacture shirts at Liverpool was
granted to-day. The company has a
capital stock of $500 and the in
corporators. are II. f. Earring, James
A. Wright, Charles E. Deckard, all
of Liverpool.
Going to Philadelphia. r. Pal
mer, acting Commissioner of Labor
and Industry, will go to Philadelphia
tomorrow to make the usual inspec-
ton and to attend meetings OF safety
committees.
Candidates at Picnic.-Capitol Hill
people are waiting with much interest
the farmers picnic at Dry Run on
Saturday. Senator Penrose and Can
didate Mccormick and Congressional
Aspirants Focht and Dershem will be
on the same platform.