Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-15

favorable.
Ihe Dauphin "Narrows' work is
Wen toward completion within the
oorough and the Nawn company has
iiiaue good progress considering
eNerythlng on the upper end, which
eAoenos u to Clark's Ferry bridge.
Inc work on the main highway
pet"een Millersburg and Elizabeth
siIie mas gone ahead, but can not be
iihlshed before next summer.
Ine third contract is in Lower
faxton and has also been retarded
py Iapor and weather conditions.
Ihese three contracts will form
Important links in much travelled
roads, the Dauphin work being on
'1., DoIn the Susquehanna Trail and the
william Penn highway.
II is probable that next year there
VIII De main highway and State-aid
WORK In this county.
ie meeting of the State Board
vi fafdons on Wednesday, which
WIN nave so cases, will be we'll at
tended by attorneys. Judging from
INQUIRIES being made here. 1t will
oe tne hnal meeting this year.
fTom all accounts there were
pIenty or men out after bear in the
iorthern tier of counties the close of
the week. The season ends to-day
ana the number of bears that have
peen worrying flocks has probably
oeen materially reduced.
beh q. Eynon, registrar of the
ga ga te automobile division, is to be
tne speaker at the netting of the
Fhliadeiphia Truck Association this
week. He will explain the law to
the members.
owing to discovery of an old mort
gage the freeing of the Willow
grove turnpike was held up a few
Gays, but Commissioner L. S. Sadler
day. N0"h w.
II. j. Adamson, who served i'm the
f1ouse in 1909 and was an active
!nember of the Philadelphia delega-
!.ion, died at his home after a short
iiiness. He will be buried to-day.
Dhei IL. Hunihan, sergeant-at-
arms OF the last House of Repre-
sentatives. died last night in q hos
pital at Pittsburgh, after a brief
illness. Mr.. Hunihan served on
school boards and in other offices in
Ahesheny county, and belonged to
lhe eastern end of the county. He
was special inspector for the State
insurance Department for two years
and was twice elected sergeant-a
arms of the House.
state Food Agents have rounded
up a mum Der of men who have been
seiilng stale eggs as fresh in SchuyI-
XIII county. In several instances
.ile eggs were so stale that it did not
require a chemist to give expert
evidence as to their quality.
According to figures issued Inv the
state Highway Department, Penn
sylvania leads the nation in the
amount of bonds issued for road
construction purposes, with a total
at this time of $73,725,0O0. Texas is
close second, however, it's total
being $73,532,000. OF the Pennsyl-
vania total $50,000,000 is in bonds
authorized by the voters in 1918,
when the proposition was endorsed
with a majority of $4,000 votes.
me pennsylvania total of bonds is
sued by State and counties will an
proximate $4,000, 900 before June
L, the department estimates, numer-
Gus counties now having bond issue
propositions under consideration.
Inc newiy-revised elevator code
mas been issued by the State Indus
trial Board. 1t contains several
changes.
State health inspectors are look
ing up an outburst of chickenpox at
Akron and other points in Lancas-
ler county.
DR.. II. B. Tietrick, chief of the
state Bureau of Attendance in the
Department of Public Instruction.
was a speaker at the Lackawanna
teachers institute.
residents of Lewisburg. Milton
and Watsontown have started a
move to contest the new rates of
the White Deer Mountain water
co. They will enter protest before
the Public Service Commission.
Governor William C. SprouI is to
make an address at Reading to-
night and will be here Tomorrow
morning.
The ID. G. Derry Co., of Allentown.
has filed notice of increase of stock
from s1.700,000 to $4,000, 900.
According to word coming here
Allegheny county will start the erec-
ton of a county contagious disease
hospital. This is the first move nm
der the 1919 act.
The parties who lost the test of
the State vaccination law in the
Centre county courts have given no
tlce of intention to appeal to the
Superior Court. The State Health
Department will defend the law.
Another turnpike was freed i'm
Lancaster county to-day.