Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-13
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years of systematic study of the soils
of Pennsylvania and the printing
presses will soon be humming with 1t.
The study Is the result of chemical
and geological investigations made by
experts and 1t is expected that it will
not only prove interesting but valu-
able. And II might be added that the
advance sheets will show some things
about Dauphin county which will open
the eyes of people who have come to
regard the Conewago creek and it's
valley strewn with boulders dropped
by glaciers as forming a barrier be-
tween the exceptionally fertile lands
of Lancaster and the farms of south
ern Dauphin. AS a matter of fact
the farms in the southern end of the
county are said to show the same soil
constituents as those of upper Lam
caster. which has often been referred
to as a rich part of the garden county
of America. The Dauphin farms clear
up to the First Mountain have long
been noted for fertility, and while
some of them have not been culti-
waited with the intensity and care that
have marked Lancaster agricultural
methods. yet they are declared by ex-
ties as those which have made our
mother county one of the wealthiest
in the land.
Harrisburgers will be interested to
note the appointment of Robert ".
Massey as superintendent of the Man.
haitian division of the Pennsylvania
railroad at New York. succeeding c. S.
krick, the well-known Reading rail-
road man. MIR. Massey. who is con-
nected with several Harrisburg fami-
lies, is we'll known here. as he was
stationed for a time at Miffiin as super
visor of the PENNSYLVANIA railroad
Mr.. Massey is graduate of Yale and
entered the railroad service in 1892,
his first job being to drag chains on
an engineer corps, and he always
prided himself on his ability to drive
stakes. Mr.. Massey is a member of
the Harrisburg Club and has many
friends here who will be glad to learn
of his advancement
w. G. Carl. of III Pine street, has
piece of Lincolniana of which he is
Justly proud and which he has refused
to sell to New York collectors. 1t is
an original copy of the New York
Herald of April Is, 1865, containing
the dispatch announcing the assa SSH
nation of Lincoln. Mr.. Carl has had
the paper in his family ever since that
year.
The first sprigs of dandelion are
about due in the markets and for once
the Berks county farmers appear to
have gotten ahead of their friends in
Dauphin. Dandelion was reported in
Reading on Saturday. In this section
danoelion shows up about Washing
tons Birthday and has occasionally
been known as early as the 10th. This
year, however, the mild winter has
been succeeded by the old-fashioned
winter and while we do not have snow
the weather is hardly conducive for
hunting dandelion even on the lee side
of hill.
Pottsville aldermen are in a quan-
dairy because they do not know
whether they are aldermen or justices
| or the peace. Owing to the fight over
| the legality of the third class city
| charter the commissions sent from the
| Capitol have not been lifted bv the
magistrates. They do not care to as.
sumo the burden of the cost and find
that they are outside the breastworks
The upshot may be that the city may
be without aldermen for a while.
| Ex-Governor Edwin S. Stuart has
Just been elected to the responsible
post of head of the board of city trusts
OF Philadelphia. This board, which is
unique in American cities handles
millions of dollars worth of property
and Its personnel has always been
composed of eminent men. Governor
Stuart succeeded General Louis Wag.
ner who was for years the chairman
me former Governor is exceptionally
! Well qualified because of his knowi.
| edge OF city affairs when mayor and
| his financial acumen. The city trusts
include the Girard and Franklin an6
otner bequests left to the public anC
lnclude properties in Schuylkill an6
other counties as we'll as in Philadel.
phia.
Mrs. Frank M. Roessing. of Pitts.
burgh, who retires as chairman of tho
State society devoted to advancing tn,
cause of votes for women. has man,
admirers here even among the mer
VINO are not at all favorable to the
cause to which she has given SO much
time. Mrs. Roessing is one of the
women who directed the suffra q,
cause in this State in such a manne,
as to call forth astonished comment,
| from the ladies in New York who hay,
counseled modified militancy. produc
ing result in the Legislature las
winter which attracted worldwide at
tention.
banker
who died the other day. was a promi
nent figure at legal and bankers meet
lngs In this city for years and wei
known among the members of th,
Dauphin county bar. Few knew tha
before he entered the profession il
which he attained leading place tha
he had been school teacher and fol
SIN years was a member of the higI
school faculty.
Il call this an unlucky day indeed
remarked man dolefully this morn
ing to newspaper reporter who ba
him a CHEEKY good morning and asked
what was on his mind. Here is Fri
day the thirteenth and"-
Why, you're not superstitious
on, no. But yesterday l had ;
note coming due and I got a dayi
grace because it was a holiday ant
the banks were closed. And here i
Friday, the thirteenth, and I've got t,
pay 1t. If the holiday had hit tha
combination it would have chase,
away any thoughts of lucklessness.
trolley car operatives are hayin,
troubles of their own these cold dav
when the electric warmers do NO
work right. The other evening a ca
bound for the suburbs was filed witt
people who were grumbling becaus
something was out of keller with tn
heating apparatus. Finally a buncl
OF boys began to stamp their feet
More took 1t up and the car sped on
of the city to tap-tap of feet irwin
to keep in tune with Tramp. tramr
tramp, the boys are marching"
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