Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-02
NEWS GLEANINGS IN
THE SMALLER TOWNS
Happenings in the Daily Life of Folks Who Live Outside
the Larger Cities and Boro ughs of Central Pennsyl
vania; What People Are Doing in Country Places

Millersburg's Civic Club means to
have a picnic grounds for it's people
and to that end has had citizens OF
the town examine what was once a
beautiful resort along the Susque-
hanna river between the canal and
railroad. 1t was known as Independ-
ence Woods and had been allowed to
detericrate. 1t is the purpose of the
Civic Club to turn this woods into an
attractive place for outings and to
this end citizens have given money
and are doing work to put it into
shape A bridge across the Wiconisco
Creek near it's mouth will be built
so that in going to the grounds it
will not be necessary to go by way
of Lykens Valley junction. BY this
ARRANGEMENTS people of Millersburg
can get to the grounds by walk of
ten minutes.
Unless steps are taken in the very
near future to make repairs to the
roads on the Goldsboro rural mail
route, which are said to be in a most
deplorable, and at some places i'm
passible condition, Joseph King, rural
carrier, states he will take the mat"
ter up with the Postal Department at
Washington.
State Secretary OF Agriculture Fred
erick Rasmussen and ]. Aldus Herr,
an expert in tobacco culture, the lat
ter of Lancaster, will be among the
speakers at the celebration to be held
in Fairmount Park. Red Lion, from
Aug. 23 to 80. This celebration this
year will take the place of the annual
Red Lion fair. Other speakers who
will appear during the week are w.
W. Weber, York county farm agent;
Professor Franklin Menges, a mem
ber of the State Department of Agri-
culture, and Captain Stewart Lafean,
recently returned from overseas.
On Thursday afternoon the annual
outing of the Pink Faced Ladies'
and Pale Faced Mems Club, consist
ing of Harrisburg. Camp Hill and
Mechanicsburg parties was held at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. G..
Mohler, sunny Side Mansion" Me-
chanicsburg. Among those present
were Mr.. and Mrs. ]. K. Howe, Mr..
and Mrs. B. ]. Gerdis. Mr.. and Mrs.
J. NJ. Ober, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Senseman, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. w. Ober,
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Plack. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Hesser, John Ober, David
Ober, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Secrist, Mr..
and Mrs. John Martin. Mr.. and Mrs.
A. L. Hollar, Margaret Lehman, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Forward, all of Har-
risburg; Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Bald
win, of Camp Hill; Mr.. and Mrs.
Corliss Hurst, Miss Luella Balm. Me-
chanicsburg; Miss Ruth Knudssen. OF
Mt. Wolf, Pa. The major portion of
the afternoon was spent, picnic fash
ion on the spacious grounds. A num-
Der of exciting games of ''Volley Ball"
were closely contested. Progressive
games and other sports were also on
the program. Promptly at 5 o'clock
all were seated in the banquet hall
and indulging in the good old fash
ioned chicken corn soup" feast. Be-
fore leaving the guests assembled and
rendered vote of thanks to their
hosts for their efforts.
The country for ten miles around
Gettysburg is noted for its springs,
and while the Katalysine Spring, a
mile west of the town has wide
reputation for the medicinal proper
ties of its water, and Spangler's
Spring and Mencheys Spring on the
battlefield are known perhaps around
the world, yet the little spring along
the Lincoln Highway just at the west
ern edge at Cashtown is remembered
by one of the old veterans who fought
in the Civil War with such vividness
that he wants another drink of the
water before he dies.
Last week stranger passing
through Cashtown stopped at the