Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-13
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If the amusement park proprietora
mad known at the opening of the sea-
son what kind of a season was ahead
of them there would have been no out
door amusements of that kind in this
vicinity this year. The daily rains
nave ruined business and IL they could
do 1T without embarrassment every
park within fifty miles of Harrisburg
would be closed at once. They have
not only not paid, but have been OPP
Grated at a loss all summer, and no
matter what the weather may be after
September there will be no mora
picnics, the opening of schools putting
an end to such festivities. The rail-
road and trolley offlcials say the same
thing about the weather conditions and
their business and 1t is said that at
least two amusement propositions
which were being considered for open
ing In this vicinity next summer have
been definitely laid on the shelf. Whne
the weather has played havoc with big
picnics 1t Is also said to have effect
ually stopped the smaller family and
neighborhood affairs. 1t has put a
stop to the old-fashioned plan of taxi
on one of the islands near the river or
in woods near the city or Steelton.
A motorcycle baked in Third street
the other evening just about the time
Rockville car was stopping at Mar
the car that passengers had to squeeze
by. BY the time the machine had been
steered to the curb it had stopped two
cars, three Jitneys, another motorcycle
and two automobiles. When the man
started it it jumped the curb and
started toward store door.
The home coming of the Harrisburg
Indians tomorrow promises more
baseball history Fans have been lone
some. Manager Zimmerman and his
players started on a trip three weeks
ago. Interest over the return of the
team recalls similar enthusiasm dur
Ing previous baseball seasons. Har-
risburg baseball teams have welcomed
home local champions at all hours of
tho, night. Crowds numbering from
| 200 to 400, with band, have escorted
the manager and players through the
main streets to their hotel, where a
warm welcome and cheers were given.
During the days of Jim harrington.
when there was bitter rivalry hetWeen
| Harrisburg, Altocne and York, these
I nightly receptions were frequent. Citi-
| zens have turned out in big crowds for
| former State League and Tri-State
| teams. During the reign of the late
| e. K. Meyers baseball enthusiasm was
at high pitch and the club seldom re-
| turned without receiving a welcome
| from a big crowd. Due to the fact
| that the Harrisburg team will not
reach home until early Saturday morn
| ing. 1t being a long jump from Provi-
| dence. there will not likely be any
boosters at the station, but according
to reports, an old-time welcome awaits
the team on its appearance Saturday
afternoon on the island.
The Hazieton Sentinel contains the
following about legislator who is
| we'll known to many residents of this
city; William l.. Adams, of Beaver
Brook, representative for this district,
has been named chief of staff for the
national convention of the United
Spanish American Veterans, which will
be held at Scranton August 80 and 81
and September 1. The local LEGISLATOR
, was the sponsor of the bill that gave a
state appropriation for the financing
or this convention, and the appoint
ment which has just been announced
is made In recognition of his services
to the Spanish veterans in that line.
The convention will have about eight
hundred delegates from all parts of
the country. In addition to this sew
, eral thousand of the men who fought
in the Spanish war will attend to hold
; reunions with old comrades, and the
members of the Ninth and Thirteenth
, Regiments, National Guard of Penn
sylvania, will take part in the festivi-
ties and the parade that will be held
in connection with the convening of
: the convention"
While on a visit to this city recently
. Lieutenant Richard c. Dubois. OF
2 Washington, D. c., recalled to his many
old friends incidents occurring during
his service as soldier at Camp Cur
tin in the early months of 1861. Mr..
Y DUBOIS was for some time orderly to
4 Colonel George A. c. Seller. conn
' mandant at Camp Curtin, and was
I later commissioned as first lieutenant
!, and adiutant of the One Hundred amt
s ifty-eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers,
D Colonel David B. McKibben command
0 ing. Lieutenant Dubois had some in
= teresting experiences during his ser5-
e ice at Camp Curtin and in the city in
E keeping order among the turbulent
soldiers and others.
/ Allan Sangree, the short story
E writer. has been spending a few days
r in the city with his mother and is be-
ing greeted by numerous Harrisburg
\ | friends. Mr. Sangree has been in New
York during the summer and is PLAN
/ ming to put out new series of stories
! this Fall.
: A. Leo Well the Pittsburgh attor-
: ney, here yesterday on the milk rate
cases, has been the moving spirit in
;, the league which stirred up political
> and municipal affairs in that city. Mr..
We'll is not taking much hand in poll
!. tics just now and has not staged an
exposure for some months He is still
Keeping an eye on things, say his
Z friends.