Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-10

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III GfNHfgHzhzk9 cial charts and sta
HaHH THJnJWN tistical tables to
9gSSSoSS illustrate the work
=sEkS of soil renewal and
care of crops. In
stitute lecturers have been making
first hand studies of agriculture at
various places in the State and in
addition will have the aid of the farm
advisors who will unite forces with
them.
Special attention is to be given to
questions and farmers will be urged
to ask whatever is in their minds re-
garding modern methods.
The first Institutes will be held at
Scenery Hill, Washington county, and
Kane, Mexican county, on Monday;
Blue Ball, Lancaster county, and
Chiopyle, Fayette county, commence
ing November 10 for those districts,
and Monroe Grange. Monroe county,
commencing November IS.
The Meade Statue. - Further steps
will be taken within a few weeks to
complete the preliminaries for the
Meade statue at Washington. The
State Commission is planning to have
a meeting with representatives of the
Philadelphia architects in order to get
the benefits of expert advice.
Grade observation-disclosures stud
les of grade crossings along the Lin
COln highway ana III over a QOZen
counties in the State where complaints
have been made are now before
members of the Public Service Com
mission for approval. Some of the
studies occupy many pages of de-
scription and statements regarding
the surrounding properties. while all
are accompanied by blueprints show
ing exact conditions. Most of the
crossings would cost thousands of
dollars IN eliminate
Many Want to Enlist. - According
to advices from Pittsburgh many men
connected with the Fourteenth In
fantry are applying to enlist as mem
bers of the new batteries f and F.
Colonel A. " Crookston is in charge.
Diphthcria About. - Outbreaks Of
diphtheria have been reported from
some of the townships of Carbon
county.
Laboratory Ready. - The new
laboratory of the State Department of
Agriculture has been completely
equipped. 1t was inspected by State
officials to-day.
Water Supply Commission. - The
State Water Supply Commission last
night approved a number of plans for
bridges including Reading railroad
bridges in Schuyll<ill and Berks coun-
ties and a bridge for the Huntingdon
and Broad Top railroad over Franks
town branch of the Juniata river A
number of applications from Scran-
ton and vicinity were held over.
To Hold Hearing. John p. Do
honey investigator of accidents for the
Public Service Commission, will hold
a hearing tomorrow at Green Lane
in grade crossing proceedings.
Cunningham Day. - Highway Com
missioner Cunningham will go to
Johnstown on Friday to make an ad-
Il.
merce which is giving q dinner in his
honor and calling the day Cunningham
day. Engineers Biles and Wynn will
accompany him.
Board to Visit. - The board just
appointed for establishment of the
prison labor system in the State will
make a visit of various institutions
this Fall. The new system will be
managed from an office in Philadel-
phia.
Watch Smallpox. The outbreak
of smallpox in Mexican county is being
very carefully watched by State off,
cials. Efforts are being made to
round up over thirty persons supposed
to have been in contact with the pa
tient who is superintendent of an oil
works.
State to Build. - The State Board
of Public Grounds and Buildings will
erect bridges near Sunbury and Camp
town this Fall, bids to be received in
December. The bids for the new
sewer at he Capitol are due this
month.
Filed Increase. = The Merchants
Ice Company, of this city, to-day filed
notice of increase of debt to $3S,-
000
New Electric Companies. - Char
ters were issued to-day to several cleo
trio companies to operate in Beaver
county and for one in Berks and one
in Lancaster. The Red Lion Farmers
COOPERATIVE Co., of Red Lion, was
also chartered
No Appointments To-day. - No
appointments of referees or other
officers will be made by the Governor
to-day.
Spent Less Than $50. - William d.
Wallace, candidate for superior court,
to-day filed notice that he had OK
pended less than $50 i'm his campaign
for election.
Insurance Fund Board.-The State
Insurance Fund Board is in session
this afternoon working on some of the
details of the rates. They will hardly
be ready for action this week. +. r.
Downey in charge of the actuarial
and statistical work, is on the job now.
Pardon Board OF - The November
meeting of the State Board of Par
dons was to-day annulled. The list
filed for November will be continued
until December 15. The application
of r. S. Pennington for rehearing
will be listed for December and it is
possible that he may get a respite to
enable his case to come up.
Suspend Payment. Payment of
State school appropriations has been
suspended for the present owing to
the heavy demands on the State
Treasury, whose cash balance is
lower than known in years owing to
slow payments of State tax Yester-