Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-28
EVENING Chat

time or the year. Especially at this
season when changes of weather are
thkelS TO occur at any time and when
| one does not know whether a snow
storm is lurking among the mountains
the trackwalkers and repairmen have
to be literally on the Job at ali times.
Next time YOU take a trip watch the
trackmen picking and whacking at the
ralls and the repair gangs standing at
attention when the cars go by. At
night the lanterns of the trackwalkers
can be seen going along the rails like
VIII -the-wisps and when 1t is foggy
Ior there is a snow storm the solitary
man patrolling the lines along the
lSusquehanna or out the Lebanon val
/ ley shows that the precautionary
work of the man who must spot dan
ger is going on. The Rockville and
cumberland Valley and Reading
! bridges are patrolled as regularly as
Market street and in the midst of the
hustle and hustle OF the big yards
above the city and at Enola there are
men who are keeping their ewes on
the maze of tracks. Trackwalking is
a serious business at any time and
this season of the year it is job of
a big size.
There are about half a dozen ways
OF spelling Governor Brumbaugh's
pennsylvania German remark the
other day in his conversation with the
IneWspapermen and everyone seems to
have different way. The governor
declines to say just how he spells it.
put Uncle Heinrich Houck says that
| llt is mix kun 'raus." Hon. r.. F.
Meyers has another way of spelling it
and certain people spell the first word
NIGHTS. The opinion seems to be
general that the governor meant that
/ he did not want to talk.
The demolition of the old Fourth
street plant of the Harrisburg Light
and Power Company is attracting
much attention from passersby be-
cause OF the rapid way in which the
brick work is going down. The other
afternoon the workmen took down a
couple of massive pillars in short or
der, using sledge hammers. The build
ing, which was one of the first erected
for electrical purposes in Harrisburg
has disappeared except for the south
wall and that is going in a short time
The pleasant days this week have
caused a good many people to go up
the Riverside road in automobiles and
the going is said to be good and the air
bracing. 1t Is rather remarkable the
way people walk along the river front
too. Almost any afternoon people
can be seen strolling up toward the
| Rockville bridge and enjoying the
scenery.
Thomas d. Shea. the Wilkes Barre
lawyer who figured in impeachment
proceedings against one of the four
judges attacked last session of the
legislature, was a visitor to the Capt.
tol yesterday. He came here on some
business connected with Luzerne
county hospital.
Talking about languages it is of in
terest TO know that several teachers in
this city who make a speciality of Ian
guages have been giving lessons in
! Spanish and some of the men who
have been taking them are travelling
men who are evidently preparing for
South America. One man who gives
lessons has been instructing some by
mail.
This is the season of the year when
roof painters are getting in their
work and dozens of houses are being
| prepared against the late SHOWS and
the Spring rains. This is the time of
the year when the work should be
done say men of experience in caring
for properties and the roof painters
are very willing to undertake the jobs.
1.-THE sight of men working on roofs
| and being called TO by friends in the
street is not uncommon.
| Edgar \. Wemer, elected president
iof the associated poultrymen of the
State, is a former mayor of Lebanon.
enthusiastic fisherman. big game
hunterf scientist, explorer and engi-
neer. He is also chairman of the
State Building code commission.
| Governor Brumbaugh is having
troubles of his own in getting to meals.
His office has been overrun by callers
! this week because of the numerous
meetings being held here, the legisla-
tive session and the visits of delega-
tions interested in legislation. He has
not been able to get away until long
after 1 o'clock for several days and
has'been at his office until late in the
evenings. Long after dinner time.
The passing of the dividend of
! United States Steel common has caused
a lot of the same kind of talk around
| here that was heard some years ago
| At that time a number of men bought
| and number did not. The way quo
| tations are being watched is amusing
from the sidelines.
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
David Watson, the Pittsburgh
| lawyer. is at the seashore.
| w. w. Atterbury, the PennsylYa-
mia Railroad ice-preSident used TO