Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-22
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Probably more late Fall building
operations are under way in Harris
burg this year than known in the last
decade Indeed, the activity in build
ing Just now reminds one OF what was
doing back In 1901 and 1902. In prac-
ticaiiy every outlying district of the
city contractors are at work on con-
struction and one of the interestingr
FEATURES is that so many cellars are
lust being dug. In one portion of the
East End district alone something like
fIteen cellars have been started in tho
last week and in the Tenth ward
PROBABLY twenty houses are just being
started. The contractors plan to get
as tar advanced as the weather will
permit by the time the snow COM
mences TO fly and to push things will
De their aim. The activity in building
is causing scarcity of labor. as the
demands from mills and factories in
me city and vicinity and from the rail-
ioaus as well as the hurry-up calls
coming from farmers are causing a
shortage of good, strong hands Men
familiar with building operations are
sure OF work clear up to the time
when the Thanksgiving turkey is to be
oousnt- The supply stores are COM
mencing to feel the way they did back
IN the busy times of the last decade
anG very lucky is the contractor or
builder who got his estimates based on
low prices.
The sudden change in the weather
from warm summer to bracing au-
tumn in twentyfour hours has brought
the leaves from the trees at a whole
sale rate and cider thoughts inevitably
lntrude themselves. After school the
vacant building lots are welcoming the
aIhietlcalIy inclined youth of the city
ana mighty few of them can resist the
healthy temptation to kick goals, have
httle scrlmmage, or at least get into
game of foot and a half" or, if he
must postpone this pleasurable sport
ior season, perha ps he takes pleasure
IN IN raklhs up the yard and piling up
the leaves in huge mountains and then
turning somersaults onto the soft bed.
ana when it has become pitch dark,
ana the football is no longer ANYTHING
but dim shadow somewhere in the
air. and the lights in the houses shed
warm welcome out into the streets,
| the outdoors must yield to a hot sim
| per and early to bed if the beauty Of
the next day is to be fully appreciated.
| God does not make the days any better
than those which we are ENJOYING
right now.
This is bulb planting time in many
Saruens ABOUT the city and the prizes
oHered by the Telegraph and given
through the Civic Club have stimulated
number of people, who have an
nounced that whether there be prizes
| or not next year they are going TO
make showing in the way of earlA
gardens. Bulbs, in spite of the war
are cheap. there being no INTERRUPTION
OF the shipments to Holland and some
choice varieties being offered by the
New York and Philadelphia importers
to the Harrisburg firms.
|
Miss Alice r. Eaton, librarian of
the Harrisburg Public Library. has
| arranged an unusually attractive and
timely table of books at the library
II Is me custom at the library to make
| collectlons of books on each special
occasion, suggesting courses of read
ing and offering ready access TO refer
ence works. During the municipaI
| celebration many books dealing with
civic affairs were grouped and bust
ness books were put to the front for
me Rotarians. Now collections oS
pooks OF halloween stories have been
maze and also a table containing
| books and articles on the SusnIIe.
hanna. The war table" is as popular
as ever.
Here is an idea from Pittsburgh. It
is taken from the Pittsburgh Gazette-
Times: The Honor the Flag move
ment is to be launched in the 1872 pub
lie schools of the city within n few
days. C. Foster Young, retired resI.
mental sergeant of the Ninth United
States Infantry, father of the project,
announced yesterday. Mr.. Young will
establish guards of honor at each
school to raise and lower the American
| flag at the opening and closing of
school sessions each day. The guard
will be changed weekly.