Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-11
MORE MARKERS To
Be PUT UP BY STATE
Historical Commission VIII Mark
Site of Fort Granville Some
Time This Fall
CUNNINGHAM FOR ERIE
Called to That City to Look After
Repairs to the State High
ways at Once
CUNNINGHAM FOR ERIE

| R3yUSSSSoW# nounced plan of
! erecting a marker
EzaiAHaz at Fort Hunter and
will also make some inquiries regard
ing Fort Halifax, which crowned the
hill back of the borough up the river.
The commission is preparing a
marker for Fort Granville near Lewis
town, one of the early colonial forts
in the Juniata Valley and has received
word that the Enoch Brown associa-
ton proposes to mark the site of Fort
Loudon, one of the famous forts of
early days.
The site of Fort Mccord in Franklin
county was marked last year and so
was Fort Augusta, near Sunbury.
Will File Brlefs-It is believed that
D. E. Dallam, the Philadeipn;an VINO
| is fighting the rapid transit plan will
file brief against approval of the
plan by the Public Service Commits
sion. He has until Friday to do so.
Nothing has been heard as yet from
John H. Fow.
Wardens Active. - State fish war
dens, who have been working In Berks,
Monroe, Clarion, Clearfield and other
counties to put stop to pollution of
| streams by mines and manufacturing
establishments have sent a NUMBER OF
names of manufacturers who refuse
to install filters to the State FISHERIES
!
ed to the attorney general for action.
The wardens have been summoned to
meet at Pleasant Mount on Saturday
for a general conference on patrol
work which they are undertaking in
| conjunction with other departments
and on means to halt pollution. More
is being done in this line recently than
in years.
On Inspection. - Highway Commits
sioner R. j. Cunningham and Chief
| Engineer w. d. Uhler left to-day for
a tour of northwestern counties to in
spect damage done by the cloudbursts
in Erie and to look over places where
State-aid has been asked for improve
ment of roads. The inspection will be
| the first for Mr.. Cunningham in some
sections and important engineering de-
! tails will be looked over in northern
tier counties and in the western
border.
Warning on misunderstanding is
given in a bulletin just issued by the
State Department of Labor and In
dustry on infiammable liquids. In
spections made throughout the State
| by inspectors of the department re.
veal the fact that persons who use
| benZine, gasoline or otner easily in
| fiammable liquids do not exercise the
amount of care necessary in handling
this material says the bulletin. 1t is
lIlotiillSu lIldl III SOlIle SdTdBGS CttE6l0Ss-
ness has been found and recommen-
dations for care are given with inti-
| nation that If it is not done more
drastic steps will be taken.
Mr.. Brusstar to Speak. - The Erie
| food situation having called Highway
| Commissioner Cunningham and Chief
Engineer Uhler to that county on in
spection and repair work, George M.
Brusstar registrar of the automobile
division, will speak in Mr.. Cunning
hams place at the Center county auto
mobile club picnic on Friday near
Bellefonte. Mr.. Brusstar will leave
tomorrow night for Bellefonte.
Beard VIII Build. - 1t is expected
that the contract for the new building
at the State arsenal will be awarded
to the Beard Construction Company,
of Lancaster. 1t is within the appro-
priation.
Stein to Wed. - Representative A.
C. Stein, of Pittsburgh, is to wed this
Fall. He met his bride-to-be at San
Francisco, according to western pa
pers.
Morrison to Be a Judge. = Frank
w. Morrison, former clerk to the au-
ditor general and assistant chief clerk
of the last House, is slated to be nom
mated for magistrate in Philadelphia.
Naval Militia Busy. The naval
militia of four States will cruise on
Lake Erie this week with Erie as a
base. 1t is the largest peace gathering
of naval militia since it was establish
ed in this State.
Commissions Work. - In addition
to acting on the Nineteenth street
bridge application, the Public Service
Commission last night granted the
charter for the Farmers Electric
Company, of Penn township. Lancas-
ter county, and various other electric
companies. T he contract of the Penn
Central Light and Power Company at
McVeytown was also approved.