Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-06
EVENING. Chat

The late Maurice G. Eby, who was
perhaps known to most of his fellow
citizens as former mayor or as a
vigilant volunteer officer of the So
ciety for Prevention of Cruelty to Ami
mails, was one of the most ardent ad-
mirers of the scenic surroundings of
this city, or rather to put it more liter
ally, of the beautiful river on whose
banks he was born and spent his life.
Mr.. Eby was very strong in his devo-
tion to his native State and was keen
ly Interested in the movement which
has become SO strong for the giving
of Pennsylvania its proper place in
American history. When abroad he
always made 1t a point to talk of the
Keystone State to those whom he met
and his next step was to tell of the.
beauties of the Susquehanna. On his
return from trip to England he told
of how he had silenced an enthusiastic
man from the Rhine provinces. This
man had met him in one of the Eng
lish shires and began to talk about
the splendors of the river of the Faith
erland. 81 let him go as long as
could and told him L did not think
that some of the rivers of Europe
could touch the river that flowed by
my home" said Mr.. Eby. HE was
polite about it, but doubtful. l told
him about the Rockville gap and of
the valley just above it, but he insist
ed they could not compare with rivers
of Germany. That evening / found
in my baggage some books with pic
lures of Harrisburg and the Susque-
hanna. The next day I showed the
photograph of the gap and after he
had admired it exceedingly. thinking
it European view. 1 told him 1 could
see that scenery from my home" Mr..
Eby related how on another occasion
he had discussed the revolution with
man from New England, one of the
kind that thinks the Hudson bounds
enlightenment. This man was telling
how New England had fought the
Revolution. Il let him so on and he
told me how New England had been
the battle ground" said Mr.. Eby.
And then / told him Pennsylvania
had furnished the stiffest of the fight
ers for it." Mr.. Eby's interest in ami
mails was well known land on cold
morning, especially a market morn
| ing he would go along the streets and
spend five or ten minutes hunting up
the owner of a horse which had not
been blanketed. He caused conster-
nation by walking into a saloon one
day when he was mayor because some
one told him that farmer had been
|
ShiVering in a snowStorm. The man
at the bar very quickly pointed out the
owner of the horse but the farmer was
not so speedy in recognition of the
demand that he blanket the horse. He
asked for some authority for the or
der and the barkeeper whispered that
| it was the mayor. Mayor? Where's
his badge?" demanded the rustic. Mr.
Eby wore badge as an officer of the
! S. p. C. A. and promptly displayed it.
The man did not blanket the horse
| He drove away.
! The death of Mr.. Eby leaves only
five former mayors of the city They
are Samuel w. Fleming, who served
after the death of S. c. Wilson; DR.
John A. Fritchey, Vance c. McCor-
mick, Edward u. Gross and DR.. Ezra
S. Meals.
! Bishop Earl Cranston, who presided
at the recent session of the Central
Pennsylvania Methodist conference in
Grace Church, has been doing some
characteristically plain talking at the
meetings of the Wilmington confer
ence which have been m progress a
Berlin, Maryland. The bishop said the
other day in addressing class of new
ministers that the teaching of eugen,
les is the natural consequence Of al
effort to substitute scientific theology
for genuine heart religion. The bishoI
said that he did not believe in teach
ing what is called eugenics in th'
schools, saying 1T is not necessary t.
teach the children how and why the!
are here. 1t is enough to make then
realize that they are forever indebted
ed to God for being born with per
feet healthy bodies, alive PHYSICAL.
and alive Intellectually"
A group of people We're going HON,
in car the other afternoon and near
ly everyone was either sucking o
nursing scratches on the hands ant
wrists. Some of them had swatheC
hands in handkerchiefs and all look
ed as though they had been in
clawing contest. a man happening IL
asked one of the group whom he kney
the cause of the carnage. Bargain
day in rose bushes. You got what yo,
grabbed" was the reply. And the res
nodded.