Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-21
Ehrntng Chat

Captain Joseph p. Thompson in ad-
dition to his regular police duties has
assumed the guardianship of a bunch
of youngsters. These boys are not
really bad and up to the present time
have not given their parents any serl-
Gus trouble. The guardianship, in all
instances. was undertaken at the re-
quest of the parents of the boys. This
is the way they put 1t up to the Cap
tain: I'VE want our boys kept on the
straight and narrow path. If they
know someone is watching them
closely we believe temptation can more
easily he overcome. If at any time
YOU hear of them doing anything for
which they should be punished, we
want you to go after them" The boys
have been given rules to follow. They
must keep off the streets at night and
must spend a certain fixed period over
their lessons. Captain Thompson ar
ranges to make an inspection trip
every once in so often in the locality
where the boys reside and also keeps
in touch with their behavior at school
The boys have become attached to the
Captain and call upon him frequently
for advice.
watching with more than ordinary in
terest the growth of Harrisburg's s
building boom thus far for the month
of May for the indica tions are that the
100000 mark will be more than
topped. To date the quarter million
figure has been passed and Building
Inspector James II. Grove expects
some more large permits to be taken
out before the end of the month. The
amount thus far represented is way
beyond that of previous Spring
months. May, incidentally, will easily
be the big month for 1915 unless the
months that follow should develop a
remarkable boost.
The first annual dinner of the Har-
risburg Councilmanic Association Tues
day evening resulted in many an odd
little reunion of former city fathers,
who, perhaps, may have passed each
other time and again in the streets or
have met one another in a business
way from time to time since they sat
together in Council but who, prior to
Tuesday night, had never gathered
round a banquet board. Some of the
former councilmen had never really
met in social way since they left
their seats as the business heads of
the municipality years ago. Over the
festivity fostered by the coming to-
gether again of brother officials of
years gone by hung the ever-present
suggestion of.the passage of the years.
however. One former commoner of
years ago briefly referred to this when
he looked around the table and then
in smiling answer to a question said:
Why. I'm just looking for those with
whom l sat in Council and remember
ing. not the present, but the absent
faces!"
Locust blossoms are blooming.
Farmers say this is a sure sign that
warm weather Is here to stay. OF
course there will be more cool morn
ings and nights. However as soon as
the locust blossoms appear farmers
change their heavy clothing for lighter
material. One farmer said to-day that
he never feels safe about a fruit crop
until after locust blossoms bloom; that
frost cannot iniure the buds now
He added: Il always watch my locust
trees. When the white blossoms are
full and give forth their sweet odor,
then l know | can go ahead and figure
on my prospects for the fruit season"
One of the queerest Telegraph
newsstands in the city can be seen any
afternoon by folks who stroll over the
Mulberry street viaduct and Mulberry
street to the Hill. Just east of the
bridge youngster has printed in
childish fashion a sign, TELEGRAPH
For Sale Here" The sign is tackled
to shade tree in front of his home
and the papers are spread out for sale
on the pavement beneath. Needless
to say the papers go like hot cakes 70
people hurrying from and to the CEN
tral part of the city.
The washing away of the dam at the
old nail mill along the Conodoguinet
creek half mile up from the mouth
of the stream has destroyed a very
famous swimming hole. the joy of the
small boy hereabouts for many q
year. The hole is known as 1.-THE
rope big bull rope being swunl
| from tall oak on the creek bank
! On this rope hundreds nay, thousands
I OF young Americans have swung out
onto the bosom of the dam amid the
| joyful spluttering of "woppers" ant
! hack -flippers" The water was anv.
where from eight TO ten feet deep ever
in midsummer and was considered one
| OF the very best swimming spots in
/ this vicinity. Not only did the lads o,
| that vast territory known as Wes
| Shore cool their tanned little bodies in
the cool depths of the dam, but hun
| dreds of boys from Harrisburg ant
Steelton daily slipped over to the creek
And many's the little chap who. with
out the titney for car fare, 'hoofec
it, to the Conodoguinet.
It is not often that anything appear
| on the scene quick enough to catch ;
Capitol Park squirrel mapping. Blu
, 1t happened yesterday morning whel
a big touring car ran down and kill
ed big, fat squirrel in front of tn,
Scottish Rite Cathedral in Nortl
street. The driver tried to avoid tn
accident but the little animal wa
| frightened and ran directly beneatl
one of the front wheels.