Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-27
HUNDREDS WORK ON
GOOD ROADS DAY"
Miles of Highways in Central Penn
sylvania Put in Splendid Condi-
ton With Aid of Volunteers
SbseidI 10 The Telegraph

Waynesboro. Pa, May 27.-Y ester
day was Good Roads Day in the vcin-
ity of Waynesboro and the old Quincy
road was given a thorough overhaul
ing by several hundred men-volun-
teers and otherwise. In addition to
the mon there were two road rollers,
two traction engines, two road scrap
ers, six plows and carts and wagons
by the score.
In the borough and Washington
township section there were engaged
about 10 men; out at the Nunnery
section about so were busy, and on
the Mont Alto end 80 men and teams
were employed.
A trip over the road yesterday
showed 2S4 men and 80 teams at
work. in addition to machinery.
Borough Engineer Brehm, of
Waynesboro, had six of the Waynes-
boro street force and seven of the
Hydraulic Stone Company's men at
work in the borough. Several volun-
teers worked several hours for him.
The Washington township super
visors, A p. Baker, A. f. Funk and
A. H. Morgal. had charge of large
forces of men from the borough limits
Marshall Baumgardner with a good
sized force and at the Nunnery hill
section Supervisor D. H. Mentzer, of
Quincy township, was engaged cutting
down the hill. Messrs. Baumgardner
and MentZer had sc men under them.
Further on. in Quincy township.
Supervisor John D. Gates had his road
force of 25 men employed. Just on
the edge of Mont Alto about 80 men
graded the road and put crushed stone
on it.
In the borough of Mont Alto 25 men
improved a street there.
Included in the men in Quincy town.
ship were ten students of the State
Forestry Academy and eight boys from
the Quincy United Brethren Or
phanage.
Lunch, consisting of about 1000
ham sandwiches, coffee. cream and
sugar, was served the several hundred
road workers by the Waynesboro
Woman's Suffrage Association and the
w. G. 7. L. Mrs. d. S. Fahnestock
had charge of the suffrage associations
work and Mrs. ]. G.. Corbett, of the
w. c. T. US
Good Work Near MilIersburg
Millersburg, Pa, May 81. - Good
| Roads Day was observed here yes
| terday and more than 100 persons,
representing all walks of life, took
| part in the work of improvement.
The road leading from Millersburg to
Berrysburg was chosen, it having had
some very bad sections. Near the
farm of George b. Shaeffer a rocky
| hill was blasted and turned into a bet
ter road. Several teams and a road
! machine were employed at this point
and all along the road to Berrysburg,
| ten miles distant, groups of men were
at work. The Millcrsburg women were
on the job with well-hlled lunch bas-
kets, chicken being the staple article
of food. ..-. -.
Big Success in Miff1ln
Lewistown, Pa, May 81. - Good
Roads Day in Mifflin- county met with
great success yesterday. At Milroy
supervisor Crissman reports that he
was pleased with the turnout of men
| and teams, Is men and teams being
| on the job in his section, filling in
| bad places with stone. At the Gran
Vile township section, where Charles
NJ. Smith, the truck farmer, is super
visor, 76 men and 10 teams were at
work. A stone crusher at Prospect
Rock furnished crushed stone for the
| work.
In Derry township John Shirey. su
pervisor, many teams and men were
! at work. In the McVeytown section
| the rainy weather and mud interfered
with the work and but little was ac-
mplished In LewistoWn the street
| force was at work repairing a num-
| ber of the streets that needed filling
| In. At the Mount Rock addition streets
were put in good shape.