Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-09
EVENING CHAT

Father Penn will celebrate the sec
ond of the arbor days proclaimed for
this Spring by Governor John K.
Tener by planting about fifty trees.
These trees will probably be set out on
the 24th of this month and the stakes
are now being driven by corps of
State College men who have come
here for the purpose. Native Penn
sylvania trees, to be selected by Pro-
fessor Charles Colwell. of State Col
that an occasion will be made of 1t
and that Governor Tener may be in
vited to plant a tree near the south
wing of the State House. Superin-
tendent Samuel B. Rambo has been
having professors and students OF
State College handle the horticultural
work in Capitol Park this year instead
of hiring tree DOCTORS" the services
being given by the college free in re-
turn for the appropriations made by
the Legislature. All of the surgery"
now in progress on the older trees in
the park is being done by students
under the direction of George II.
Johnson senior in the horticultural
work of the college, and the selection
of the places for the new trees has
been made by Professor Colwell. The
tree planting this year will be the
most extensive ever undertaken at the
Capitol and the trees will be specially
chosen because of conditions.
One man who did not ask for a
special number in the issuance of
automobile licenses has secured tag
which is out of the ordinary. There
have been about 400 applications for
special numbers. freak numbers, num-
bers corresponding to post office boxes,
mouse numbers and the like. but this
number just went naturally 1t was
received by r. w. Mcfarland, Park
ivenue and Jefferson street, Philadel-
phia. 1t is No. 41144.
Harrisburg boys have gotten a bad
attack of stiltitis since Wilvert started
to walk across the continent with the
Harrisburg Telegraph sign on his back
Ind there Is hardly a section of the
-ity in which some young hopeful Is
lot looking upon the passing show
from a greater height than usual. The
other evening, just about the time
folks were going home to supper,
there were half dozen boys noticed
within two blocks. all on stills and all
having lot of fun. walking is
something that appeals to every
youngster and the boy with tall pair
| S one to be much envied.
The trustees of the HARRISBURG
Academy have elected John Boyd, Jr
| son of the late John Y. Boyd, to sue
ceed him as member of the board
and in so doing have not only rec
| ognized the alumni but the memory OF
| one who was deeply interested in the
n nf 1an IL t.EX
| Young Mr.. Boyd attended the Acad-
| emy and was for a time an instructor
| In the Academy. He was instrumental
| m the development of the athletics ot
the institution, especially in the forma.
| ton of the classic division of the
| Greeks and the Romans. The board
also selected Edwin S. Herman. one
| of the city's best known business men
as a member of the trustees to sue
| man has been much interested in the
school and has been active in pro-
noting its welfare.
Miss Josephine Rathbone, who is in
charge of the noted library instruction
class of the Pratt Institute in Brook
lyn, has written very Complimentary
letter to Miss Alice r. Eaton. librarian
OF the Harrisburg Public Library. ex-
pressing thanks of the class for the
courtesies extended on the recent visit
or inspection and praising the beauty,
appointments and system OF the
| library.
People who ride on the Hummels-
town and shorter division cars which
traverse Derry street have taken to
paying an extra nickel instead of hav-
ns to wait. Owing to the reconstruc.
ION WORK on the Derry street tracks,
ne cars nave to run single track be-
.Ween Thirteenth and Nineteenth and
oftent1n1es there are waits until the
line is clear. The other evening some.
one spied Nineteenth street car
1eading into Berryhill street with very
! Few people on 1T. In a minute two
men were offCthe DELAYED cars and
heading for the Berryhill street line
They got to the Square five minutes
ahead of the those who did not spend
the extra nickel.
The stops along the Derry street
| Inc OF the traction company because
OF the rebuilding of part of the double
| track east OF Thirteenth street have
| heen the occasion of u good bit Of
growing, but there is a lot of fun tf
be had in observing. Saturday nigh
me car fingered and fingered long
awaiting the coming of car to LEI
It go in on the single track. Suddenly
there was rapping at the door ant
when the conductor opened childish
voice asked Got change for a five?'
!The lad came from store which ha(
run short on change and the con.
| iuctor who had been reaping q har.
vest of one dollar bills made tht
| exchange. Then the overcrowded cal
became hot and a window was opened
to furnish ventilation in addition tt
the Ventilators. Immediately there
was a protest about drafts" Ane
while the car was waiting a lady o.
mature years and much weight got or