Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-07
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Gen. H. S. Heidekoper. the Phila-
delphia veteran VINO was here rev
days ago, tells a pathetic story about
the great memorial which Pennsyiva-
MIA erected to her valiant sons who
fought at Gettysburg. One OF the
features OF this memorial which brings
it home to everyone Is the fact that
the tablets contain the name OF every
soldier OF Pennsylvania regiment Ah
the battle. Not long ago the general
was at the battlefield looking after
some repairs to the memorial when
he met an aged man and his wife. The
man was blind and asked the way TO
the memorial. The general escorted
him and then the blind man said that
he wanted to be sure his name was
there. He gave the name and the
regiment and the general found 1t for
him. With trembling fingers the blind
man felt the letters. BY the sense of
feeling he spelled his name. I knew
It," he cried and then with tears
streaming down his cheeks he put his
arms about his wife and was led
away.
One of the many incidents with
heart throb in them when the LIB
erty Bell was here was witnessed by
Samuel B. Rambo, superintendent of
the State Capitol Mr.. Rambo was
standing on the car when a woman
well on in years, apparently of foreign
birth and with a rather sorrewfui ex-
preston. edged her way close to the
car. Taking off her wedding ring she
handed 1t up with a plea to Mr.. Ram
bo to touch it to the bell. Mr.. Rambo
did so, wondering why she had asked.
The woman was all smiles in an in
slant and receiving back her ring put
| 1t on in a hurry and rapidly worked
her way out of the crowd.
During Steelton's independence Day
celebration two of the borough's en-
Iterprising merchants combined in
unique scheme to advertise their
wares. One is a baker: the other,
butcher. Both decided to place floats
in the big street parade to exploit
their wares. The one decided he'd
give out little rolls as a sample of his
baking: the other thought small frank
furters would be the best things with
which to get advertising. Some one
suggested that they get together and
give a sample of their wares from the
same wagon. So they gave away 'hot
doggie" sandwiches.
| over on ex-senator John f. Fox's
country place near New Cumberland
is just one certain sparrow that had
better be very careful in his treat
ment of a certain wee wren; the SEN
atorll surely get him If he doesn't
watch out! Senator Fox told all about
the troubles of the tiny wren and the
insults she has had to suffer from the
arrogant sparrow, while in Prothono-
tary Holler's office yesterday and upon
the suggestion of the prothonotary the
senior member of the law firm of Fox
and Geyer phoned to ex-Prothonotary
Lockwood B. Worden and borrowed
his fiobert rifle. The wren, according
to tho senator, has been trying for
weeks to build q home for itself in
the little birdhouse on his lawn. The
sparrow has learned of this and has
made life miserable for the wren by
tearing out the carefully gathered
ltwigs and straw and things as fast as
the wren places them in position. Now
Senator Fox says he likes all kinds of
birds and up until now he had included
even sparrows in the general category.
But this particular one doesn't stand
in at all we'll with the senator me-.
The senator'll certainly get him If h
doesn't watch out.
More birds of all kinds are to be
Iseen and heard in the country around
about Harrisburg this summer than
for many years past. Blackbirds and
robins are particularly numerous. AL
: ready focks of blackbirds almost al
latter part of the summer, just before
the time for the annual migration,
have made their appearance and farm
ers say that the ragged condition of
some cornfields is due to the ravages
of these birds earlier in the season.
The outlook is for two heavy peach
crops in succession. Ordinarily farm
ers expect one heavy year and then
one when the crops are light. Last
summer there were so many peaches
on the market at times that they went
begging. This year the trees are
again full and 1t begins to look as
Though prices will be reasonable for
ifirst-class qualities of fruit. The ap-
lple crop also looks well.
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Among visitors to the city yesterday
Twas Chester P. Ray, executive officer
of the Pennsylvania Panama-Pacific
Exposition commission. Mr.. Ray was
lin charge of the installation of the
exhibits, and handled the details of
the commissions work. He says Penn
Isylvania has one of the finest build
lings In the exposition.