Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-22
EVENING CHAT

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If State Commits ssioner of Fisheries
n. r. Butler realizes his hopes the
fishermen of this section of the Sus-
quehanna will be able to re-establish
their shad batteries in a year or so.
The commissioner is arranging to
plant" young shad in the Susque-
hanna later in the year and the taking
of roe shad will be under way within
a short time. The shad propagation
work in the Delaware last year was
very successful and it is believed that
the shad fishing of the Susquehanna
can be made worth while with some
care. The catching of shad was a
great institution hereabouts forty
years ago, there having been batteries
at McCormick's island and Spayd's
wharf and smaller affairs at other
points, while gill nets were extensively
used. The fishing was spoiled for
time, but ten years ago was revived,
being shortlived, however, because the
McCalrs Ferry dam put it out of busi-
ness. The construction of the fishway
at the dam is completed and tests are
now being made to see If the fish can
get through it. If it works. and there
are hopes, there will be shad taken
opposite this city. The planting" of
the fish will be in various parts of the
river and Mr.. Butler figures out that If
his hopes work out there will be good
shad in the Juniata as far as Newport
and still farther up the Susquehanna.
1t all depends, say fishermen, on the
flshway. If it does not work, other
changes will be made. Many shad are
reported about Port Deposit and they
are going into the smaller streams
around the Maryland line, but not
coming up because of the cold water.
The planting will be done at points
n n1 lot in
State will have its new shad hatchery
at Torresdale working within a few
months.
Flowering shrubs are already fgur-
ing considerably In the color scheme
of the river front. While the new
grass and tiny shoots of leaves are Just
I about giving a bare suggestion of
green to the river park, the yellow
golden bell'' is adding a brighter spot
of color. From the pumping station
to Paxton street the trailing shrubs
are blooming and the appearance of
this. one of the first of the Spring
blossoms. has been more than well
come sight to the thousands of prone.
naders.
One of the interesting papers read
before the snow cleaners convention
at Philadelphia last week was a dis
cussion by Scranton man on the
advisability of washing the accumu-
lated snow of the streets into the sewer
| inlets. Commissioner w. II. Lynch,
of the streets and public improvement
department. commented on this plan
but questioned its feasibility so far as
Harrisburg is concerned Possibly
the sewers in Scranton are differently
constructed" said the commissioners,
| but what they do there we certainly
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| trapped in such a way as would pro-
| hibit following out this scheme"
John s. Musser, who presided as
| toastmaster at the Rotary Club dinner
at the Colonial Club last evening,
| didn't look like himself. The fact of
| the matter Is, Mr.. Musser had been
stung; not in the figurative sense OF
the word, but literally. He motored
to his old home in Columbia on Sun
| day and INDUCED his curiosity as n
bee fancier by visiting the hives of a
! friend near that town. One Of the
bees behaved as though he thought
Mr.. Musser was a Mexican invader
| and attacked with Vigor, the shot talk
ing effect directly between the eyes,
The general effect on the features was
to lead club members to believe that
their president had suddenly devel-
oped tendency toward taking on
| flesh.
Reginald Kearns who is one of the
former Harrisburgers in Mexico, is in
the midst of the territory disturbed
but 1t is hoped by his relatives here
that he has started out of the country
Mr.. Kearns is a nephew of James
Brady, president of the First National
Bank, and is connected with large
mining company and has been in Mex
leo for several years. He left here
about fifteen years ago after attending
the Harrisburg Academy.
National Guard officers are busy
these days telling men that the militia.
men have not started for Mexico-yet
Yesterday several officers received q
number of applications from men whc
wanted to enlist. The offices at the
Capitol have been receiving many in
quiries about the way to get into the
service and the advice is given t,
people to apply to United States re-
cruiting officers for the present.