Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-24
EVENING CHAT

AS matter of fact there is no rea-
son why Harrisburg should go out of
Dauphin county or at least very far
away for its Christmas trees. The
mountains above the city, the York
hills and the Cumberland Valleys two
ridges are filled with trees that make
the very best kind of Christmas trees
Some of them are large ones, too. AS
rule the trees from this county do
not run very large. but the municipal
trees of last year and this year show
what can be found in this county.
When ii is considered that the upper
end of Dauphin county is belted by
mountains and that there are hills
throughout the rest, many of them
wooded, it can be seen that there are
plenty of trees. Some of the spruce
trees brought to the city are fine ones,
the Kind that make people talk about
the splendid decorative properties of
trees, while pines of a fine variety have
also been found not ten miles from the
city There are probably a good many
more people who have gone into the
woods and cut or brought their trees
trom the soil and they have obtained
bargains as well as the enjoyment of
going after them. The valleys back of
Dauphin and Halifax are noted for the
trees they contain and the fires rag
ing this Fall did not do as much dam
age as feared Perry county is noted
Tor its fine trees and some splendid
specimens have been cut in the last
few years almost in sight of the State
Capitol dome. In olden times such a
thing as Maine tree or even one from
Monroe county was not known here.
The people got their trees right around
home. With Il little care the noun
tains near here could be made TO bear
many line trees for the home markets.
certain Harrisburg home has re-
Gently acquired a player piano. The
mead OF the house is not a musician
and before the arrival of the player"
had to be content to sit quietly in a
corner while his wife performed. While
dinner was in the course of prepara-
tion on the day the instrument arrived
hubby thought he would do a little
experimenting and while the piano was
rattling off lively air his 3-year- old
son happened into the room and after
one amazed glance fled to the kitchen
crying: "Oh mother, come see. Faith
er's learned to play the piano and he's
doing ii with his feet
christmas trees have been sold in
Market Square ever since l can re-
member" said one of the old resi-
dents of town yesterday. Back in
the days when the market houses
stood there my father always went
to the Square for our tree. l do not
regard Christmas as fairly at hand un-
til the trees are placed on sale there"
Technical high school students re-
Imembered in a unique way the other
day the fact that Professor Jesse f.
Inf fnr ta r.-t
time. Friday daughter. whom it has
been decided to call Betty" was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Rees. Proper and
unanimous observance of the occasion
could not be held by the student body
until Monday. However, that allowed a
little more time for preparation. So
Immediately after chapel exercises the
ceremonies occurred. These consisted
in the presentation to Mr.. and Mrs.
Rees of a tall towering azalea pur-
chased by q general subscription fund
of students and faculty. To the top
most blossom was attached tiny bank
hlled with pennies. y card attached
to the bank was inscribed For Betty
Only"
Among the visitors to the city yes
terday was ex-senator ID. f. Walton,
of Green county, a former president
pro tenn of tho Senate. The former
and called on the Governor.
Another visitor was representative
Il. T.. Jones, of Susquehanna county
better known to people throughout the
State as Dirt Road" Jones because he
introduced the township road bills.
He has been elected again and will
probably head the roads committee of
the House.
Things are commencing to slaclen
about the hotels as is generally the
case Just before Christmas when the
travelling men who constitute such a
large portion of the guests HE them
selves toward homes. One of the
hotels yesterday had fewer guests for
a long time and the night clerk re-
marked after shaking hands with n
departing guest: That's the sixth
who has hidden me goodbye and
said that he was going home for
Christmas. I'm going to call up my
wife and tell her I'm coming home
for the day, too"