Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-20
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Unveiling of the marker of the site
or Fort Loudon of Colonial days by the
State Historical Commission in the
Franklin county town to-day is to be
Followed by similar ceremonies at the
sites of Fort Granville, near Lewis
town, and Fort Hunter, just above this
city. The commission has already
marked sites of forts in Franklin.
Berks. Chester, Northumberland and
| other counties and is considering
others in the central and western parts
OF the State. Fort Loudon was an out
post of the people of Pennsylvania
prior to the French and Indian War
and the stockade was built for pro-
lection of the settlers in 1856. 1t is
about twelve miles from Fort McCord.
which was marked by the State a short
time ago. The style of the marker
unveiled is similar to that at the site
| Oh the landing of John Harris ferry
IN this city, which commentaries the
beginnings of Harrisburg and the great
crossing for the pioneers for Western
| pennsylvania and the Ohio valley. The
| Mit1in county fort dates from 1855
and Fort Hunter is probably a year
or so earlier. The latter fort preserves
some features of the original forti-
| hcations and near by is the old mill
which was erected on the site of one
constructed before the fort was built.
Samuel Small. the prominent York
resident who retired yesterday as a
| member of the board of trustees of the
Pennsylvania State Hospital, was the
Oldest member of the board. Mr..
Small was appointed in 1889 and
served continuously. Spencer c. Gill
bert, who succeeded his father, tho
late Henry Gilbert. as a trustee, was
appointed about the time Mr.. Small
took Office, but resigned recently. Mr..
small. who has been identified with
Harrisburg matters, has taken a great
interest in the STATE hospital. Richard
70. Cochran, OF York, who succeeds
MIN, is we'll known to many residents
| of this city. He was formerly Deputy
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
j. Douglas Forster, formerly of this
| city, who has been living in MARYLAND.
has gone back to engineering. He will
be connected with some big projects
IN North Carolina. Mr.. Forster served
with Skunk on the Pan-American rail-
road survey. with the Nicaraguan Ca
nal Commission and in the Philippines
and in Texas for the government,
Colonel George Nox Mccain, Journal
ISL and lecturer, is back at newspaper
work. No one thought the gifted Phila-
delphian could keep out of it. Colonel
Mccain was the legislative correspond
ent for the Philadelphia Press for years
ana knows Harrisburg we'll. He took to
occurring and his lectures were we'll
| worth going to hear. Not long ago he
bought farm in Bucks county to
! settle down, but the other day his
friends were delighted to see an article
III the Philadelphia Ledger headed in
the old familiar style, by George Nox
Mccain"
| The degree given to Governor Rrur,-
| baugh to-day by Lafayette is really
one which he has always wanted. He
has a couple of degrees conferred by
colleges in the state, but the Lafayette
oeSree is doctor of literature. The
| abbreViatlon is Lit. D. The ATTORNEY
| General becomes DR.. Brown because
ne is given the degree of learned doc
tor laws. Secretary of the Common
wealth Woods is already doctor.
Among the guests at the Common
wealth to-day was Jacob II. Schiff.
the noted New York financier. NJ
Schiff, who was accompanied by nj ~
Schiff and Miss Marburg, was on His
way home to New York after a motor
visit to Gettysburg,
Attending the meeting of the Fed
Grated Humane societies to-day was
John S. Ritenour, one of the best
known of the newspapermen in West
ern Pennsylvania. Mr.. Ritenour Is
| now the active man in the Western
Pennsylvania Humane society and his
newspaper experience and long and
intimate acquaintance with Allegheny
county makes him a most valuable
man for the place. For years Mr.
Ritenour was active in Pittsburgh
newspaper life, being managing editor
of the Pittsburgh Post and then pub
Usher of the Uniontown Genius of
Liberty He has lately been keeping
his hand in by editorial work on the