Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-21
WILLIAMSPORT
ASKS CROSSING
Liverpool Ferry Increases Its
Rates and Waynesboro Gas
Withdraws Increases

Prominent residents of Williams
port to-day appeared before the Pub
lie Service Commission to ask ap-
proval for the contract between the
city and the Pennsylvania railroad
for the crossing at the end of the
new Fourth street bridge, which will
give a through way for traffic be-
tween Lock Haven and Sunbury. The
speakers included Mayor A. M.
Hoagland, Senator C. w. Sones. EX-
Judge Max l.. Mitchell, City Solicitor
j. c. Rogers, County Commissioner
John Durwachter, the Rev. j. f. Gill
loegly and councilmen. The Penn
| sylvania railroad counsel set forth
that there were no objections and
the commission will act in the mat
ter next week.
Complaint was filed to-day with the
commission against an increase of
the rate for hauling milk cans by the
| Bangor and Portland Traction Com
pany, from ten to twenty cents;
against the Altoona Gas Light and
Fuel Company, on the ground that
it would not install meter without
a payment of IS and by the borough
of Dravosburg against the Monga-
hela Valley Water Company alleging
that the borough was without fire
protection and the schools and many
residences without water.
Among cases heard to-day was for
| incorporation of three electric COM
panies for Bernville and vicinity in
Berks county, the matters being un-
usual in that the system was owned
by an estate which was forced to
incorporate companies in order to
divide the property. The contract be-
tween Wormleysburg and the Valley
Railways Company for tax payments
was heard to-day without protests.
The Liverpool Ferry Company
operating between Millersburg and
Liverpool, is the first ferry company
to file notice of an increase of rates.
1t raises adults to 20 cents and chill
dren to 15 cents each way. Other in
creases filed were by the Farmers
Telephone and Supply Company
Shickshinny, LuZerne county; Johns
town Traction Company, fares from
five to six cents, and Butler Water
Company. The Waynesboro Gas
Company, filed notice cancelling all
increases effective March 25.
Tie Governor to-day appointed
John A. Armstrong, Connellsville, to
be trustee of the State Hospital at
Connellsville, and the following JUS
tees of the peace: G.. G. Brown,
Greenwood township, Perry county;
JONI L. oHldll, TdSI NlCnSCopOll w .
Ernest Brown, Herrick township,
Bradford county, and Arthur II.
Bernwagen, Locust township, Co.
lumbia county.
Charles $. Townsend, Philadelphia,
was to-day promoted from second
lieutenant to captain in the Reserve
Militia and assigned to Company f,
First Infantry. The resignation of
Clyde e. Probst, Lock Haven, as sec
ond lieutenant, was accepted.
The Serb Federation Sloboda, in
convention at McKeesport, to-day
telegraphed the Governor message
of loyalty to Democracy"
Representative D. A. Rothenberg-
err, Democrat, second Berks, to-day
filed a petition to be a candidate for
denomination. Other petitions filed
were f. f. sutton, Democrat, Greene,
and John ID. Storm, Republican,
Wayne.
The meeting of the State Defense
Commission, which was to-day post
poned from to-day until tomorrow,
will be asked by Secretary of Agri-
culture Charles f. Patton to appro-
pirate funds for the purchase of more
farm tractors for use on farms OF the
state. 1.-THE demandsNor the services
of the tractors are far beyond what
we can furnish. We need number
of additional tractors as soon as we
can get them" said Mr.. Patton to-
day.
Juniata Valley College trustees at
a meeting at the Executive Mansion
to-day outlined the spring and sum-
mer work and will aid in agricultural
extension wherever possible.
Adjutant General Beary is in Phil
adelphia to-day in connection with
muster in of the new units of the
militia.
Five new cases of smallpox were
reported from York county to-day,
one in York Haven and two from
Woodlawn, Beaver county.
Members of the Susquehanna
Trail Association will be received to-
morrow by the Governor who will
talk over the plans for the big high
way in the Susquehanna Valley
passing through Harrisburg.
Harry NJ. Heidelberg, Waynesboro,
and Roy II. Shirk, Mannheim town
ship, Lancaster county, were ap-
pointed notaries to-day.