People's Register from Chambersburg, Pennsylvania • 1

12 set I. 4 4 CHAMBERSBURG. JULY 21. 1911 VOL. XXXVI NO.

29 7Tr MARION CITIZENS ulSv. three former commissioners TO DECIDE ON DISTRICTS Faria and Garden GRANGE PICNIC AT PEN MAR AUGUST 1ST QUICK DEATHS FOR TWO. 3l (r 7 1. Quincy Township Residents Petition for More Election Districts Judge Scholl Hears Argument on Mercers-burg College Tax Case Divorces Granted; Opinions on Cases Grangers and from Franklin, Adams and Nea) Hyland Counties to Assemble for-, Vreation and Edutcatlon Congressman Lewis to Speak on Parcels Post PEACH CROP SPORT, SWEET CQR1 PLENTY, Well-Known Residents Meet Tragic Ends Government Proposes to Change the Name Claiming it Conflicts with Merion, Post-office Department Desires another Title Protesting Patrons Send Long Petition to Washington. HE rood people of the prosperous little town of Marlon are somewhat stirred up over a communication received by Postmaster Clair from the Department at Washington last week, requesting that he consult his patrons regarding the propriety of changing the name of the postofflce, inasmuch as the word Marion sounds and looks too much like Merion a suburb of Philadelphia causing more or less annoyance to the postal officials and frequently resulting in the delay and sometimes absolute loss of mail matter.

Some of the citizens, among whom was John A. Diehl, got busy at once and had a petition framed, protesting against any such move on the part of the postal department, the paper receiving the s.gnatures of every patron to whom it was offered but one (almost one hundred) and has been forwarded to Washington with the hope that it will receive consideration and that the present name be permitted to stand. Some "of the representative citizens of Marion were seen by a "Register man among whom were John A Diehl, John E. Latshaw, John Diehl, Dr Weagley, Fred Biesetkcr. Postmister Clair, C.

B. Hege, Ledy, and others, these gentlemen voicing the same opinion that anv proposed change of name would result in complications that would seriously interfere with business, several corporations having the title of Marion attached, and as the name dates back over a hundred years, they think thev are entitled to its preservation. Even if the postoffice i changed, and the town remains the same, much contusion will ensue, giving rise to endless trouble. Marion proper is situated six miles south of Chambersburg, on the great road which leads from the county seat to Greencast'e The village, first known as Independence, had its beginning in 1810-ll. The name wa3 changed to Marion when the first postofflce was established in the place, March 2, 1833, under tne Jackson administration According to the local histories, "It was to doubt called Marion, after General Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox of the Carolina, so dreaded by the British and Tories of the South in Revolutionary days Settlements were made in the neighborhood as early as 1748, and what was known as the Filson tavern wras kept near the south of the village for many years.

The first store was opened in 1822, by Major Cook When the Franklin railroad was re-opened in 1860-61, and that dilapidated thoroughfare came into the ownership of the Cumberland Valley railroal company a station was established about one-half mile east of the old village, called Marlon station The predion of a warehouse followed in 1863 by Diehl A Co, and a new town raplldv spring Into existence which is tonnedod with the original village bv a beautiful shaded avenue The new to Kdiv contains many attrietive hi lldipg" on this avenue from which streets south have been opened and building lots have been improved Within the last three years a state road has been built between old Marlon and the Brown's Mill road Tom and Dick' IV Argue Matters Adam Forney, who was Railroad Track with Detrich, Despondent, CCIDENTAL death, resulting from struck engine freight while on the being by the of a train walking track, was the untimely end met by Adam E. Forney, resident Hamilton township for many years, a war teran and afflicted with deafness. Mr. Forney had just left his humble home along the Up per Strasburg road not far from the bridge crossing the creek at the Wolf works in Chambersburg and was about to take the short cut into town shortly after noon on Monday, when the fatal Impact occurred Mr. Forney was well known as a fbrmer Hamilton township farmer and laborer and with his wife had only moved to Chambersburg in the fall of 1910.

They resided here less than a fortnight when his wife died. Following her death he removed to a small dwelling along the Upper btrasburg road near the railroad as above stated, owned by his only brother, William L. Forney, of Chambersburg. Mr. Forney was very deaf and to this fact his death Is in great part due.

He left his humble home at about 12 15 on Monday and reaching the M. R. R. tracks started to walk towards town He had evidently not looked whether a train was approaching as he was struck within less than a rod from the point upon which he had mounted the track. The ett-dneer bad sminded the whistle the fireman was ringing the bell Mr Forney was struck by the pilot of the engine and knocked twelve feet ahead He alighted on his head, striking a tie at the side of the track, his body rolling off the slight bank.

Th train was stopped and the crew and veral mn who had witnessed the accident carried him to his late borne near bv Mr Forney was dea ere they could pick him up Coroner Gr-enewalt and the dead mans brother were at ont-e notified Tha remains were removed to Kraiss Bros morgue. After the Coroner had examined th- he found a fracture of the base of the skull; broken Jaw bone and an Intra-capsular fracture of the left thigh Death was Instantaneous and inevitable with such injuries Adam Forney was born in 1845 and at the time of his death was in his 65th ar He as a veteran of the Civil War and rved in Co 79th Rest Penna Volunteers and was but 18 years old when discharged from the service. He as a good soldier and dr.w a pension; was an industrious and hard working man and h's tragic death is regretted by all The remains were taken to the home of his only survviing brother. William Forney, on East Queen street The funeral being held there at nine oclock Wedmsday morning The interment was made in Cobles gravevard The Coroners juri found that Mr For-nev came to hi death being st- ck bv the 1 otmtive if le fist fif-i-1 A tl 1 that his dath was purely accidental and that neither the crew nor company were in any wav responsible for tee accident QUINCY TEACHERS ASSIGNED Director Select All Except High School Head Some New Teachers on the List. The school board of Quincy Towship met at Quincy Saturday aft-noon and assign teach, rs to the township schools as follows Qulnci grammar E.

Snyder; Quincy prlmarv, Marion Oyler; Fairview grammar Miss Eia Heefner, Fairview primary. Miss Moilie Dull Blue Rock. Miss Gladys Harhaugh; Snow Hil Miss Hazel McFerren, Oak Hill, Flovd Snid Wharf, Miss Lottie Deardorff, Rock Hill Miss iressl Snider, Pig on Hill H. Benedict; Ryders Miss Carrie Brant-hav er Mont vlto grammar J. Slav laugh; Mont Alto intermediate.

Miss Ethel Miller, Mont Alto secondary. Miss Nellie Duffield. Mont Alto primary, Ezra Wile, N-w Baltimore, Ira Kn pper, Gap, Morrow; Fox Hil, Miss Clara Hess Polk Hill Hess; Tontstown grammar, Miss Idelle Kahi, Tomstown primary AI.ss Ellzibeth Mlddour; Hess, ingert The high school assignment will be made lnt-r The school t.rm will begin Sept mber 4th, for a term of seven months Has the Old as tlie New Appear Mrs. Andrew Miller, resident along R. D.

9. on the old William McKnight farm, still has a few apples of the 1010 crop left thus carrying out a custom she has practised for some years, that of having apples of the old crop on hand as the new ones appeared. Mrs Mllier this week sent a few specimens to this office by Carrier Herr to prove her statement A special session of argument court was held on Tuesday at which both Judge Gillan and Judge Schull, of Perry county, presided, the latter to hear argument in the Mercersburg College taut case. Judge Schull took the papers in the case and will no doubt render an opinion in the near future. The charter of Mercersburg college was mended in a decree handed down by Judge Schull.

Judge Gillan handed down these opinions: Keefer and Phlel vs. Meyers and Zimmerman. Motion for a new trial. New trial refused. Minter vs.

Minter. Libel in divorce. Divorce granted. Faust vs. Faust.

Libel In divorce. Divorce granted. Mouer vs. Burkhart, motion for a new trial. New trial refused.

McCoy vs. Wolf Company, motion for judgments for the defendant notwithstanding the verdict Motion refused and judgment ordered on the verdict Estate of Jeremiah Staley, deceased. Exceptions sustained, appraisement set aside. Rinehart vs. Avery, motion to amend appearance.

Amendment allowed. Chambersburg school district vs. Guilford township school district demurrer to plaintiff's statement Reargument ordered. Rinehart vs Avery, motion to quash foreign attachment Re-argument ordered Judge Gillaif appointed former Countv Commissioners II Trltle, John F. Gelwkks and Jacob E.

Royer commissioners to inquire into the division of Quincy township into more election districts A number of guardians were ap-1 pointed and petitions presented. Judge Gillan appointed John M. Rossart and James W. Shields. Ham-i llton -township Wallace Craig and Lev 1 Mvers Montgomery township: D.

Shook, Greencastle; and H. Small. Mont Alto, viewers for the proposed railroad fo the Ickes sand bank near Shippensburg Four Column Real Estate Adver A four column real estate advertisement by a single individual, the largest ever appearing In the "Register may be found on page four of this Issue It Is headed Runks Realty Report," and is an exhaustive and comprehensive listing of farm properties for sale In rranklin and Adams counties bv that intrepid and roll able Chambersburg J. M. Hunk real estate agent, John Runk In this advertisement a complete list of properties dwelling and business plares and lots sold bv Mr Runk is published as a proof of the fad that as agent he not only lists for sale hut sells Mr Runk enjoys an enviable reputation for connecting prospect with seller and with reliability not only In having for sale what he advertises or presents to prospects but in the title and details concerning the sale.

He has been a salesman practically all his life and is In every way deserving of the success he has met with tn recent years, in the real estate field. The Dates for That Celebration Greencastle Is to have an old home week celebration next month but the local papers at the Antrim capital have studiously refrained from giving the date of the same. Prof. Rolar while in Chambersburg this week announced the date, the first seen for some time The dates for the celebration extend from August 5 to August 11 The formal opening exercise will take place Wednesday August 9 with address of welcome by C. H.

Clippinger Esq and response by Hon l5 Rowe, followed by addresses by half dozen former residents. Business Dull in Largo Centers The Register office was favored with calls recently from Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Chicago and Brooklyn residents each being engaged In a different line of business In conversation, it was learned that the outlook for a revival of trade is anything but encouraging, each visitor testifying to the fact that conditions were dull, extremely dull, and they all seemed inclined to the belief that there would be but little change until after next ears Presidential election Mr. Stamcy Growing Weaker The condition of David Stamey, the farmer near Chambersburg who was go terribly Injured in a field runoff as told last- week, has been unfavorable the past few days Word from his bedside this morning Is that he Is gradually growing weaker. The injuries he sustained are of such a character that his recovery is Impossible. First Vacation in Seventeen Years Fraker Byers, the genial and effl-I cient mail agent on the South Penn branch road, has been on a vacation this and last week.

This is Mr. Byers first vacation in seventeen years, aside from a day or so off al times because of illness, and is taken because of the departments ruling that the vacation privilege must be taken advantage of. The substitute on the South Penn run during FrakeFs absence is R. Fore. Undertake a New York State Contract Jonas Heffner and Jacob Cluck, well known residents at Mont Alto, a correspondent writes, have taken the contract for the hauling of material a distance of thirteen miles for the new sanatorium that is being erected In the Catskill mountains.

New York state. The contract is a large one and will take quite a while before its completion. They left this week to be-I gin work on their contract Additions to Family Tree Captain Robert J. Boyd, of Upton, one of the best known men in the county, has been receiving congratulations upon additions to the Boyd family tree, a granddaughter and a great-grandson having been added, both during the past six weeks. The Captain's son Jno.

U.Boyd and grandson Tawney Zacharias, both of Cham-beraburg, are the happy fathers and Grandfather Boyd is none the less happier. Antrim School Report The statement of the Antrim township school district for the year ending July first, shows receipts from the tax collector of 8,723 and 5,391 from the state appropriation. The chief expenditure was that of 9 938 for teachers salaries; for repairing school houses 812; fuel 680; school books 829; school bupplles 396; tuition for high school attendance 530, The year closed with 3711 in the treasurers hands. Pen Mar park will be the place ond Tuesday, August first the date for this years annual picnic of the Franklin County Pomona Grange. The committee in charge announce that in Addition to the strong attractions af- forded by the park itself a fine music- al and literary program has been ar- ranged, the la'tSr to include address by a national and by a state celebrity.

The music will be by the celebrated Pen Mar orchestra. The Grangers and farmers generally, are urged to make it a point to participate in this picnic to take a day off for rest and a change of scene and for edification and education. The orator of the day will be Hon. David J. Lewis, member of congress from the sixth Maryland district, known as, the "Miner Congressman.

He la a' progressive Democrat, a singietaxer and is the author of the parcels post bill now before Congress the most comprehensive bill for -postal reform ever submitted to tb' body. His address at Pen Mar be on parcels post and no doubt ,1 be heard by a big crowd of fe from this and neighboring unties. The Grangers of Adams county and Washington. Carroll and Frederick counties, will join th Franklin county In this big outing on the mountain top, August 1. Fra kilns Taxable Exhibit Slight Increase in the value of real estate and the adding of 2461 acres of timber land in Franklin county within tlie past two years is shown by the annual report of taxabe In Franklin county about to be forwarded to the pioper department in Harrisburg 3 he valuation of real estate in Frank- 1 lin county, for the year 1911, is or 1233 696 more than -In 1910 The total amount Of county tax, assess at the rate of 2 mills on the dollar, is 181,179 33, in 1910 It was 42.

In 1909, before the new assessment was made and when the tax rate was four mills, the amount of tax was 86,174 14 The report a. so shows Number and value of horses, mar-g ged-ings and mules over the age of four years 876 287. Number and val- ue of meat cattle over the age of four years, 11,538, 281 701, cleared land acres, timber land 99 884 acres. I An Exceptional Hail Storm Hail of the usual abnormal size and In quantity sufficient to cover the ground and remain there for at least two hours, is the report concerning the outcome of a heavy electrical storm In a section not far from Rox-bury, Luigan township, Friday evening last. The storm spent Us fury along the mountain road between Itoxbury and Upper Strasburg on the properties of Mr.

Helman and on the John ZuUinger farm, the latter tenanted by Messrs Snearer and Nesbitt. The hail badly cut and stripped the corn and also dislodged and stripped tomato stalks It was the most destructive storm of the season in that corner of Lurgan township, A storm accompanied by heavy rain and plenty of wind, passed over southern Franklin county at about 6 a. m. Monday. Between Midvale and Weltys a great quantity of water fell; in many places the advanced corn was broken off while the younger corn was beaten down.

Changes at the Forney Sanatorium Ned Miller who about six weeks ago moved up to the Mont Alto sanatorium to become one of the assistants to his father-in-law, W. L. Forney, in the conduct of affairs at the I Forney sanatorium, will return with his family to Chambersburg early In August and It Is said, re-engage In the milk business. Al Peters who has been associated with W. L.

Forney In the conduct of a store and boarding house on the South Mountain adjoining the State sanatorium, has sold his interest to Mr Forney and will leave on October first on an extended trip south. Off for me West Martin Caufman and Harrison Brown, both of Chambersburg (car- penters by trade) left for Illinois last Monday afternoon on a visit and prospecting tour. If they strike anything encouraging they will remain; if not, they may Journey farther west or they may return. P. W.

Hafer and wife and their cousins, William Arris and wife, all of i town, left this week for Roberts, Wisconsin, where they expect to remain for a month, visiting friends and rel- 1 atives. Gets $200 for a Fine Colt Elias Flory, the veteran and horseman resident down near Quin-sonia, spent Saturday tn Chambersburg Mr. Fiory a few weeks ago re- I luctanty parted with the three-year- old blooded mare colt he raised, to Simon Shank of of Waynesboro al the fanev price of 200. The mare Is an extra good driver and pacer and 1 has speed Mr. Flory says she was as good as anv he ever raised and that he has another blooded colt coming on, that will turn out just as good.

Next Tuesday at Pen Mar The annual reunion of students and teachers of Blue Ridge College will be held at Pen Mar Tuesday, July 25; program at 2 p. Probably one thousand people will attend. A Coming Family Reunion The reunion of the Kriner family, which has been an annual event for the past three years, v. ill be held this year at Cold Spring Park near Waynesboro, on Saturday, August 5 for which arrangements are now under way, and at which a large att ndance is expected J. Kriner, rural carrier.

No. 5. is president of the association, and Jacob Kriner, of ayntsboro, vice president Important to Tax Collectors Every school tax collector in any school district of the second, third, or fourth class in this Commonwelath, shall" within thirty days aft receiving his tax duplkate, properly notify by mall, or otherwise, through a printed or written notice, every taxable on his duplicate; such notice to contain the rate of taxation the valuation of property and occupation asscss-d, and the amount of school taxes for the current year, and that the same are dbe and payable, and requesting payment thereof. Such shall also designate a finite place In said district, and a stated time or times, where and when the same may be paid Provided that the expenses of postage and printing of such tax no-tices shall be paid by the district Wf The "Register will send samples of the proper form to ail collectors who request them, and Is in a position to supply post cards (government or otherwise) at the minimum coat. Send for samples and price list ITS THE TALK OF THE TOWN AND SURROUNDING COUNTRY The great sale of the stock of J.

H. Witter, North Main street Mercersburg, Penna, which Is now being sold by The Great Eastern Mills 8ndiIe, and well It may be as this is unquestionably the greatest comme rival sensation bearing record in the annals of Franklin county meeehadislpg. Not particularly on acount Mr. witter going out of buai-n but because of tb geest slaughter of tea aaoreaeua stock. 7 a e-t go o- a i i 1 -J of w'hich the connecting avenue forms a magnificent starting point One enterprise brings another and thus it has always been with Manou and its recognized possibilities.

Contemporaneous with the state road was the coming a'ong of the G. W. trolley, affording additional rapid transit facilities to the county seat and principal towns of the county. The growth of New Marion dates from 1862. The grain elevator was followed by other building enterprises and marts of trade, such as the creamery and stores, as well as numerous delightful homes In the heart of a rich agricultural community, it has been a center of remarkable business activity.

The grain shipments and shipments of the creamery have been extensive and unequalled by but few centers In the county. The imposing new Reformed church edifice was erected in 1876, end the new and modernly equipped school building in 1893 In 1887 there was quite a contest between old and new Marlon on account of the proposed location of the postofflce to the latter place, which won out For a time quite an enmity existed between the two places. With the early Improvement and building up of the avenue connecting the rivals, consolidation was but the matter of a few years, and the community of interests and good feeling have been effeitUaliy restored. A11 are now for New Marion, one and lnsepararble. NEW ERA FOR FAYETTEVILLE Progressive Spirit of Residents of the Greene Township Capital Gravity Water Co.

in New Hands and Service to be Improved Town to be Incorporated Into a Borough AYETTEVILLE, the staid but progressive town along the Gettysburg turnpike six miles southeast of Cnambersburg, comes forth in the limelight bathe re-urganization of a water company and the announcement ot the purpose to have the little town incorporated as a borough. Perhaps no town in Franklin county has made the substantial advancement i Fayettev file has the past half decade, due chiefly to the passing through its long mam street of the Chambersburg Ac Gettysburg trolley. Nearly every property in the town has been improved and made more attractive as a result and the people have been awakened from a spirit of lethargy to a spirit of progressiveness. Recently proceedings instituted against the Fayetteville Water Company to compel it to improve the service or suffer a revocation of Its charter, were begun. There had been much complaint on the part of the citizens, with the result that under the laws of the state a time limit was set for the providing of an improved water supply.

The water is secured from the mountain nearby and flows to the town in pipes by grlvity The company was organized in 1896 and the ISO shares there-in held by John W. Dull, Amos Lehman, Jere Dull, William Dull and John A. Sowers. Negotiations for the purchase -of the stock held by these gentlemen were concluded in Chambersburg on Saturday last, the purchasers being headed by John L. Reside, P.

Austin and Irvin C. Elder The purchase price is said to be 13,500 tl is the purpose of the new company to im i prove the water service for Fayette- viUe. repairing the pipe line and giv-j ing a better water pressure. In connect. on with this sale the 1 matter of incorporating Fayetteville as a borough, is advanced This pro-I ceedlng will be necessary in order that the plans of the new water company may be properly carried out It Is likely, therefore, that application fur a charter with this object in view, will be made in the near future.

In any event, it will be worth while keeping an eye on Fayetteville. To use the expression of an enthusiastic resident. Watch us grow. LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS The Fulton county bank, McCon-nelisburg, is to be re-organized with a capitalization of 50,000. The stock has already been over-subscribed.

Mark L. Heefner, of Waynesboro, is one of the twenty out of 200 candidates who passed the state dental examinations. Lightning killed a cow belonging to Harry McCleary, on the Brown's Mill road, east of Marion, last Friday. The animal was insured in the Centennial Insurance Company. The sale of cows by A.

A. Shrader in Greencastle, called by Auctioneer Hagerman, Saturday, was a good one. Twenty-four head were sold, prices running as high as 60. Complete Lodge Building at Quincy Washington Camp No. t5, 8 of of Quincy recently puchased from Dr.

Frits a buidlng in Quincy which it purposes converting into a modern lodge building. A fourthr story will be added for use as a lodge room for the camp, while the lower portion of the building wi I be continued as a dwelling house Washington Camp is said to be the strongest O. SL of A camp financially in Franklin county. It waa oganisad nineteen years sgo and now has a membership of seventy-six. Alt through these years It has paid out large ssmg for death aad sick benefits.

During Its pest fiscal year Its disbursements for these purposes wsis fed, I I I I 1 i I 1 Very Deaf, Walked on Fatal Results Calvin Suicides by Hanging. Melancholy brought on by brooding over the death of his wife and leave taking from his old home place in Hamilton township within the past week, caused Calvin C. Detrich to commit suicide by Hang. In the stable at the home of his is. Ward and Bert Detrich In West Market street, in Chambersburg on Tuesday afternoon at about 3:30 oclock.

He had secured a rope to a rafter, ascended a ladder against the side of the upper floor, tied the rope about his neck and then swung his body into space. Noticing the absence of Mr. Detrich from the house his daughters-in-law, Mrs. Ward and Mrs Bert Detrich, started a search for him and noticed him standing, as they supposed, in the upper floor of the stable. Returning to the house and tiring of waiting for his return they enlisted their neighbor John Shields to go to the barn.

He was horrified to find Mr. Detrich hanging from a rafter, his feet only a few inches from the boor. Thinking there might still be some life in his body Mr. Shields eut him down, but the vital spark had fled. Coroner Greenawalt was notified but upon investigating and learning facts about Mr.

De-richs case, he deemed an inquest unnecessary. The body was removed to the Sellers Brothers morgue, prepared for burial and on Wednesday taken to the home of shannon Detrich, on South Federal street, from whence the funeral will take place this Friday afternoon; interment In Cedar Grove cemetery. Mr. Detrich had followed farming with success In Hamilton township, having farmed the ark farm for eleven years. Nine years ago he bought a small place near Housum where he lived until the death of his wife January last.

Shortly after her death he disposed of his personal property and came to Chambersburg to make his fc0rae with his sons. Since then he has shown a restless dlsposi- tion. Only a few days ago he re-I tu wed from a six weeks visit to his i dauguter, Mrs. David Shatzer on the I old home place, and was very much averse to coming back to town wept i bitterly when leaving her and since had shown signs of becoming melan-I choly. Mr.

Detrich was a member of one of the well known families of Frank-1 lin cq ty and had he lived until August vo Id have been 67 years old. He was a devoted member of Heidelberg Reformed church and enjoyed the esteem of all who knew him. These children survive him: Mrs. I David Shatzer of Housum, Bert, Ward, Frank and Shannon, of town; Har- vey, of Greencastle; Clinton and John living along the pike west of town. These brothers and sisters also survive him- Mrs.

Sue Shank of Greencastle, Mrs. Jennie Sarabaugh, of Shadv Grove, Mrs Kate Lehman, east of Waynesboro, Mrs. Martha Kennedy and Mrs Maggie Goetz, of Greencastle, John Detrich, of Middle-burg, Jerome of Markes, Mrs. Hettie Grove, of Shady Grove Early Home Grown Tomatoes Mrs Reuben Ricker, of Brandts Church, St. Thomas township, on July 13 brought to the Register office fine specimens of tomatoes grown in her garden They were from a lot that had ripened early, she having secured over a bushel by mid July.

Buys Kee Mar College for Hospital Kee Mar college including eleven acres centrally located on an eminence in Hagerstown, has been pur-1 chased by the Washington county, Md hospital association The price paid is said to be 60 000 Possession will be acquired within a few days and the buildings at once converted into shape for hospital purposes. The association some time ago purchased the 70 acre McKee farm outside of Hagerstown for 37,000 for a hospital site and it is said will hold the same pending detelopments upon the reconstruction of Kee Mar college into a hospital. Road Improvement in Quincy The Qu.ncy township supervisors have purchased about 400 perch of limestone from Earl Rtley, the farmer at Blue Rock. The township will make better roads about the Tomstown vicinity this summer. Road-master John Gates will crush this stone in a few days.

In addition to Mr Rileys lot of stones, Harry E. Miller at Tomstown has a large pile of stones which the township will crush. Mr Miller collected the stones from an old stone wail upon which at one time a barn was-bullt A Cumberland Independent Restored In an order filled by the Cumberland couny court this week the Independent School district composed of sections of four townships a short distanoe east of Carlisle lias been reinstated The boundaries of th- district are the same as the original The action grew out of the provisions required by the new school code If all present indications do not fail, there promises to be some startling development regarding the Sheriffs fight, mads more vivid by the introduction of a new element not yet ready for publication. They say that Al" Cook la not troubling himself much over politics these torrid days, trying to regain some lost flesh and seeking a complete restoration to health. That Pop Garlinger feels rather confident of succes at the primaries is indicated by more tha one sign.

tV Because Gus Small and Al" Raff were seen hobnobbing with a Register representative last week, the report got started that a deal was on foot to put the latter back in the Court House in some capacity. Rumor has It that John Etch-herger will not have clear sailing In his so far Iona fight for th Regtstar and Recorder's nomination on tb Democratic tlokeL IV Stories of Successes and Conditions at Home and in other Frts of the Land A Game Preserve Nearby Local Truckers Troubles. D. E. Baughey, the genial retired miller and now toll gate keeper at Stoufferstown, took an afternoon oil on Tuesday and almost persuaded a "Register representative to accompany him to his fine country home north of Marion, the old Mull property.

Mr. Baughey hied himself to that place for the purpose of looking after his ginseng beds and plants. He is one of the pioneer ginseng raisers in his section of the state and has been very successful in cultivating, this profitable plant during the past eight years Mr. Enughey has a number of beds about four feet zqUare, extending along a space almost 100 let long The ginseng plants in these beds are advanced to different stages. He expects to make his ginseng patch one-third larger in the fall when he will set out between 5 000 and 10,000 ginseng plants.

These will be from a lot of 35,000 seedlings which he has ready for market He also has about 12.000 yearling ginseng plants and some three year old plaints in fact has seeds and plants In abundance, considering the size of his beds, as a reward for his persistence and care in their cultivation. Recent reports that this years crop of peaches would be an exceptionally good one, receive a set back when those from authoritative sources are learned. Maurice Wertz, of Waynesboro, the most extensive grower In Franklin county, stated one day this week taht the peach crop in his Quincy and Mont Alto orchards would be only about one-third the normal crop. The old trees will not bear largely this year, while the young trees will have a good crop. Mr Wertz apple crop, however, will be a large one.

Simultaneously with Mr. Wertzs report is that from peach growers along the Maryland fruit belt skirting southern Franklin county, who believe that the seasons peach crop with them will not be much more than a half crop According to the statement of a prominent peach grower of Smithsburg district. It is the young peach trees vhlch this year are full of fruit. The buds on the older trees were not frozen, but the trees had been bearing a succession of heavy crops and are exhausted in fruit-producing vitality These conditions, it is said, represent the general situation over Washington county, Md. As an evidence of what the dry i weather during the early sumther, combined with the blight, bugs, etc i did to vegetation, B.

Dice, who has a truck patch along the pike between here and Fayetteville failed to come to market on Wednesday of last week 1 the first time he has missed since he began several years ago He had absolutely nothing to bring, there be- 1 1 ing almost a total failure On Saturday, however, he was able to bring a few things Just enough to partially satisfy some of his regular customers, 1 Two thousand tomato plants In one 1 field Is not a common s.ght, and it Is I to be doubted if this can be found in but a single instance in Franklin county. A visit to the extensive truck patch of Daniel Zearfoss, In East End extension, Chambersburg. will reveal this sight, In addition to which there are se.eral thousand cabbage plants one patch being especially fine, and which the owner expects to convert Into sauer-kraut many rows of beets, beans, radishes, potatoes sweet corn etc. nearly all showing vigorous growth, notwithstanding the dry weather, the bugs, the blight, and kindred drawbacks that infest vege- i tation this season. Mr Zearfoss is a worker, putting in a strenuous time each dav, his four 1 acres requiring his undivided atten- tion.

although he does find time oqj casionally to do some carpentering work, being a master of severa' trades and a mechanic of no mean ability. His soil is of a superior grade of limestone. has been religiously tilled, and shows what intelligent labor will bring forth That a cat has nin lives bom anrouneed that it wi 1 establish a new came pr sent- In Tolovn township Perry county New Germantown This is tl first game preserve to be establish-d since the cent sslon of the legislature appropriated 15.000 for the purpose It Is believed that a second will he locate! In Son: era county The rrv eountv preserve will be established on the Pennvpacker reserve of the stat forestry department The game prisene will be like the three which al-readv exist The commission wll erect the necessrv buildings and will surround the pr serve with a single wire, as is the custom, so that small animals can I run under it and large animals kap it 1 The general crop report from Washington this week had it that all crops except cotton are below normal due to drought. Early trucking crops were damaged seriously. I Where two season crops are possible they are being tried.

Potatoes i lead in this class Oats in the north- west were ruined. In the central west and eastern states with earlier harvests, they were damaged. Second crops oats and hay may rescue the I farmers If the weather is propitious General rains were this week ex- pected throughout the wheat, corn and cotton belts. The week began and continued with loner tempera-, ture in all the sections where higher temperature had prevailed. In some I places unusualiv low summer temner- ature prevailed.

Unsettled weather and showers were predicted in the Atlantic coast section as the week closes. The Buffalo Valley up tn Union county, one of the bat agricultural val eys In the state, the opposite of the Cumberland valley being short instead of extended in length, and having up-to-date farms and farmers, was harder hit by the drought than perhaps any section of the State, according to the report of A 8 Thomson, the agent for Patapseo fertilizer, of Chambersburg, who spent a few days there the past week Mr Thomson said the wheat In that valley was not worth cutting; hay was a complete failure, not bit of pasturing was while corn was short tn the stak and curling up. Mr. Thomson said it was one of the sorriest looking sections that be had aver seen aad teat the Cumberland Valley smart, while having redheed orore, bv reW to wWg V- In a grouchy mood and began to de ride the efforts of the Borough Fathers to give the town a better drainage system I cannot understand, was his oremng remark, why it is that men as sensible as the present body of Couiiciimen appear to be. should build a sewer system that does not include the disposal of the surface water as well as the drainage from the homes.

I believe that the State Board of Health objects to this exp'ained Tom, "the disposal plant not being Intended for anything but household, toilet and bath-room waste. "Then all I have to say, pursued Dick "is that either the Health authorities are crazy or that the town officials are making a botch of the work Its vtrv likely that you do not have a cltar understanding of conditions mildly observed Tom Dont have, eh- sneered Dick Ill wager that I have a much better understanding than you think you have. Did you ever stop to think that at least ninety per cent of the homes of Chambersburg are without bath-i-ooms and tne necessary conveniences'1 I never made an investigation, and evpn if I had I do cot know what this has to do with the present argument," was Tom's significant retort. I suppose not, and this only goes to prove my contention snapped out Dick "You know that It Is the Intention of Council to charge against each property so much per foot front, to help defray the expenses of construction whether the ocupants can or cannot make use of the sewer, and this to me seems very unjust," On the other hand, philosophized Tom, it may have a tendency to induce more people to Install bathtubs etc. How is that to be done if thev havent the money growled Dick, and Tom turned away.

The next time these chums met, Dick was in a happier mood, and when he put his hand on Tom's shoulder, he burst out laughing, saying that he had heard a good one that day. Upon Tom demanding to know what the Joke was, Dick said that he understood that there was at least one family in town who would not eat home-grown huckleberries for fear that the fruit had been gathered in the mountains by people afflicted with small-opx. I see nothing to laugh about In that, was Toms remark. It is always well to be cautious "Probably it is, assented Dick, but if people are going to be scared out of their wits by every new germ theory that comes along, they will soon be seeing skulls and cross-bones at every corner." However that may be, commented Tom, it is not much trouble to wash and clean all kinds of produce, and in this day of hygiene, it is highly recommended. Dick gave a titter.

Indicating that he thought all such precautions unnecessary. How about cantaloupes he queried. 'All I know about cantaloupes at resent la the fact that they are too igh In price, facetiously rejoined Tom, but as they have been coming from Georgia they will remain so. I Ea.26. tor one last week, and large one at that.

haul Joe Ledy or F.J1 CricUr-bomee to town wtth their pro- 'i we wont pay a- prices. (Coatiiw- -j rl It is intimated In some quarters that the appointment of Dr. Maclay to succeed Dr. Frank Skinner as physician at Scotland School is based on politics, although others assert that no political significance is attached to it BtT The first Keystone Party announcement to be made among the political cards in the "Register appears this week, Samuel H. Shatzer, of near his name as a candidate for Sheriff.

3 With the approach of August days, the intensity ot the campaign will intensify. As a solicitor of votes, "Dick Allday, Democratic candidate for Treasurer, is a hummer, leaving no opportunity to go by that will advance his cause. Friends of Billy FUnder declare that it is att open field now, the cry being anything to beat Flinder. fif An error was made by th political reporter of the Regtuter" last week la F- l-r a r. Improvement Inkleta Frank Hoover, who bought the John B.

Hege farm, at Bast Fayetteville, last year, is patting up 300 rods of No. 0 wirs fencing. Harry Greenewmlt has torn down th old house eased with brick) at Old JUarion, and Is builu-a a meisra f-.