The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-08-24
THE SUPPLEMENTARY LIST
Colonel Asher Miner Becomes Can
mander or New Regiment--eff.
GERS Roster--Medical
Corps Changes.
Harrisburg

Colonel Asher Miner, commaader 0,
the Ninth, becomes colonel of the new
artillery regiment. and James A.
Dewey and o. +. Harvey, Jr., are to b.
majors OF the regiment. The head.
quarters will be located in Wilkes.
Barre, along with the supply company.
and Batteries d. Il and +. The other
batteries will be located as follows:
Battery A, Hazleton; b, Pittstsu; c,
Nanticoke and Plymouth.
The following officers for the regl
ment were appointed
George w. Coke, captain. not as.
signed.
William !. Rayert captain, Battery
A, Field Artillery.
VIM. II. Zierdt, captain, Battery D,
Benjamin +. Evans, captain, not as.
signed.
Robt. +. Waters, captain, Battery c.
Jacob A. Fleisher, captain, Battery
B.
Alexander A. Mitchell, captain, Bat
terry L.
Gilbert G. Jacobosky, captain, Bat.
terry +.
Stephen Elliott, captain, not as.
signed.
William S. Mclean. Jr., captain. not
assigned.
Samuel ]. Traher, first Lieutenant
Battery B.
Thomas ]. Kniff. first lieutenant.
Battery c.
Ernest X. Winters, first lieutenlni
Battery B.
Adnah G. Kostenbauder, first lieu.
tenant, Battery C.
George II. Rheinhart, first lieuten-
ant, not assigned.
John w. Cooyer, first lieutenant, Bal.
terry +.
George N. Dietrich, first lieutenant,
Battery A.
George N. Klein, first lieutenant, Bat.
terry e.
Thomas II. Atherton, Jr., first lieu
tenant, Battery ID.
William II. Smith, first lieutenant
Battery f.
Robert C. Miner, first Lieutenant,
Battery d.
William X. Russell, Jr., first lleuten-
ant, Battery +.
Neil Chrisman, first lieutenant, Third
Field Artillery.
Leon A. Tierney, second lieutenant
Battery D.
o. Raymond Snyder. second lieuten'
ant, Battery D.
William w. Lazarus, second lieuten-
ant. Battery A.
William j. Spry, second lieutenant
Battery c.
Martin p. Hart, second lieutenant
Battery C.
William S. James, second lieutenant,
Battery A.
Charles II. Zierdt, second Lieutenant,
Battery E.
Edward Brown, second lieutenant
Battery d.
Thomas N. Troxwell, second lieu
tenant, Battery +.
Harold r. Mahoney, second lieuten-
ant, Battery F.
David R. Palmer, second lieutenant
Battery d.
The following officers of the medical
corps have been relieved from assign
ment to the Ninth Infantry and are
assigned to the artillery under date
of today:
Major Lawrence NJ. Thompson, First
Lieutenant Edward B. Bixby, and First
Lieutenant Raymond L. Wadhams'
First Lieutenant Charles l.. Shafer,
assistant surgeon medical corps, Oh
the Ninth Infantry, is relieved ana
Will remain unassigned.
Captain James M. Farr is appointed
chaplain with rank from February ~
1911, with the pay and grade Of tirs'
lieutenant and assigned to new arm
lery regiment.
The following officers of the MIMI
are transferred to the supernumerar!
list:
Captain Andrew C. Overpeck, quar-
termaster,
Captain Atherton Bowen, commls
sary.
Captain John L. Fehllnger, Com
pany =.
First Lieutenant John T. Jeter, Jr'
battalion adjutant
First Lieutenant William Snyder
Company c.
First Lieutenant Patrick j. Gibbons
Company H. ,
Second Lieutenant Conrad P. Smitn
battalion Quartermaster and comms
eary. !.
Second Lieutenant Edward y
Womelsdorf, Company l.,
Record Hay Crop For 1915.
One of the largest hay crops eve
harvested in Pennsylvania is reports,
by the State Department OF Agricu'
ture. which estimates the 1915 crop .
5,SDO,OOO tons. The production ias
year averaged lis tons to the acre ap'
3,55S, 900 tons were harvested. Ins
year, the acreage was increased grea,
ly and the yield per acre was muo,
larger The tenyear average Is is
tons to the acre. In some counl'e'
the present average is nearly two 'os !,
and II Is expected that final figures "" y,
make an average per acre close 70 4