The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-09-28
700 Freedmen Raise Opening Enroll.
ment To New High Mark.
Fifty-Three New
Teachers.
Harrisburg

Il. A. Fessenden, formerly OF the Uni.
versity OF Missouri, 10 be professor OF
mechanical engineering; DR.. s. W.
Fletcher, OF Cornell University, TO head
the department Of horticulture; Fred
Rasmussen. Of the Iowa State College
professor OF dairy husbandry, succeed
Ing c. w. Larson; II. l.. Ridenour, o.
Harvard University. assistant professor
OF English; Nicholas Schmitz, profes
sor of agronomy extension, and DR.. C.
Il. Kennedy, of the University OF Pitts
burgh, Instructor in physical educa
ton. Six faculty members are on the
Mexican border with the troops. They
are expected here within month.
Machine Gun Squads Differed.
Two more appointments OF officers
to command machine gun companies
OF Pennsylvania infantry regiments or
the Mexican border were annouced al
the Adjutant Generals Department All
but one Of the infantry regiments now
have such an auxiliary organization, (;
Is understood here.
The appointments are as follows:
Charles II. Chambers, Harrisburg,
first lieutenant, Company |, Eighth In
fantry. appointed first Lieutenant and
assigned TO machine gun company.
Eighth Infantry.
w. A. Ruch, Allentown, captain and
inspector of small arms practice, ap.
pointed first lieutenant and assigned
to machine gun company, Fourth In.
fantry.
Marshall Henderson, Pittsburgh,
captain and inspector OF small arms
practice, appointed first Lieutenant and
assigned TO Sixteenth Infantry.
r. ID. Jenkins, Harrisburg. second
lieutenant, appointed first Lieutenant
and assigned to Eighth Infantry.
Horace ]. lnman, Philadelphia, sec
ond- Lieutenant, appointed first lieuten.
ant and assigned to First Infantry.
George w. Edwards, Bethlehem.
first lieutenant, Battery A. First Artil-
lery, was appointed a second lieuten.
ant in the United States Army.
ist, srd,. 10th, Likely To Return.
Adjutant General Stewart received
a telegram from Major General Glenn
ent. commanding the Seventh Division
at FL Paso, to the effect Of the brigade
OF North Carolina infantry Company Of
Engineers. field hospital company and
ambulance company, ordered to the
border, would be assigned to the Sew
enth Division. The major general
commanding win select the organlza-
tions to be sent home and the COM
mander of the Southern. Department
has suggested the first to arrive from
Pennsylvania be given precedence in
orders to return. The First, Third and
Tenth Infantry were the first to arrive.
II has apparently not been determined
whether the physical examination and
musterout of the Pennsylvania guards.
men will take place at FL Paso and the
men sent, direct to their homes or
whether they will be returned to the
mobilization camp at Mt Gretna. II
is possible, however, because OF
weather. the men may be mustered
out at El Paso. The belief here Is that
the Second Infantry, now the Second
Artillery. will remain at the border for
a time, as it has just received its
ordnance and material.
Plant Wheat Late; Avoid Hessian Fly.
In bulletin just issued, the State
Department of Agriculture urges farm.
ers TO do their planting of wheat AS
late as possible this fall in order to
avoid the Hessian fly pest, which
causes most of the damage. Late plow.
ing, 1t is pointed out, will destroy the
eggs. This was done with success in
many counties last year. Reports 30
the Department indicate big decline
in the oats yield because OF the
weather conditions during the late
summer, and that cold. wet weather
has affected potato crops to a great
extent.
Rifle Shoot In Florida October 20.
Ad1utant General Stewart announced
the National Rife matches, which had
been cancelled, would be held In Flor
ida beginning October 90 and would be
open to teams from organizations both
in and out of the Federal Service.
Pennsylvania, he said, would send a
team. Civilian rifle clubs will be per
mitted to send teams, but they win no:
participate in the appropriation for
subsistence or per diem pay. They
probably will get transportation.
Quick Mailing OF Handbooks.
The first copies OF Smulls legisla-
tive handbook for 1916 were delivered
to the Division of Distribution OF Docu-
ments and in an hour the first lot OF
500 was wrapped and sent out under
the personal direction of DR.. j. w.
Esler the chief This work made
record for the division, The other
copies will be sent out as fast as re.
ceived
To Force Weight Supervision.
The Attorney Generals Department
has brought suit in the courts Of the
Adams-Fulto,l District against tho
Commissioners Of Fulton county to
compel them to establish the Office of
sealer OF weights and measures