Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-01
Enrnittg Chat

Where the Public Library stands
to-day used to be one of Nthe show
places of Front street, indeed. of the
city, for 1t was the last OF the old
that of Mrs. Sara J.. Haldeman- -Haly,
whose oenefactions made the hand
some library possible for the people
or the States capital. There were more
FORMAL. gardens, those of the late
James j. Dull, Mrs. John G.. Kunkel
and others, for instance, but the gar
den of Mrs. Haly was one Of the mid
die nineteenth century type. 1t was
laid out when Stephen Hill, the archi-
tect of the State Capitol, built the
residence long occupied by Mrs Haly
and now the home of William B. Nc
Caleb. 1t had quaint statues, a foun-
tain, boxwoods and old fashioned
shrubbery and flowers, the kind that
people pay good money for these days
to reproduce. We can all remember
the low brick wall with its spike iron
fence in front and how we used to
walk along its edge, holding on to the
rods while we looked into the garden.
Then the Walnut street side with it's
high wall was one of the reminders
of old times. In the rear the old stable
was for while an armory, then po
litical headquarters and finally the
home of the Mannerchor. The old
garden and it's shrubbery, it's statues
and its walls have gone, but a more
fitting and permanent memorial to
their owner has been reared on their
site.
The chimes of Zion Lutheran Church
have rung in the new year for almost
half a century in Harrisburg. The
chimes. in fact, have been part of
the city for people within range of
the sound listen for them on Sunday
mornings and when midnight of Janu-
airy and July 4 comes the chimes
can be heard above the din of whistles
and other bells sounding forth GLORY
to God" and America" The ringing
of the chimes has come to be part
of every celebration in Harrisburg and
chorister after chorister has given
great pleasure to the people of the
city by the airs played on the bells
that hang far above Fourth street
The Telegraph family dinner last
night at the Colonial Country Club
marked the decennial of such affairs.
The first dinner was given about ten
years ago when the employees of the
Telegraph were invited by President
Stackpole to dinner at the old Grand
Hotel now occupied by the Bowman
store Just fifty sat down to that
feast. Last night there were over one
hundred. These gatherings are uni
que and have always been marked by
that spirit of good fellowship that
marks the Telegraph's daily activities.
AS if to remind everyone that the
bear season closed with to-day three
or four big bears were shipped
through the city last night from
northern counties. These bears were
shot in the northern tier where the
snow enabled hunters TO track the
animals. 1t seems that some of the
bears were surprised by the sudden
cold snap and hustled for their winter
uarters The carcasses seen at the
stations were fat and promised good
eating.
II don't believe I've seen a single
automobile without q 1914 tag said
one of the policemen last night. Here
it wants a night until the black and
white tags have to be shown and every
car I've seen has been provided with
them. People evidently did not want
to be caught mapping with old year
tags"
mers who were out to greet the new
year got to bed is question. u
went to work this morning about halt
past ! and / met three groups of mum
mers and they did not seem inclined
to go home" said a motorman this
morning. "They were not lit up,
only having lot of fun. 1t was cold
for that sort of thing, but they seemed
to be enjoying it hugely and they
guyed me and everyone else that
crossed their path
To-day was farewell day on the
traction lines Men who had held
passes for years gave up fare and in
most instances their pass books. The
conductors were on. the job and when
a man flashed book of passes the
knight of the fare cord would gently
take ii away, remarking in some in
stances that he did so to spare the
holder pain. Last night every man
who got into a car and gave a pass
ticket was merrily "kidded' and told
to kiss the pass goodby, and admon-
ished to have his nickel ready here
after. The political lights were espe-
cially the targets of the merrymakers
and they had no end of fun with the
men who produced" coin for rides
to-day