Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-06
EVENING CHAT

Il EVENlNC CHAl
Those who have been out through
the country district during the last
week must have been impressed with
the beautiful coloring of the hills. es-
pecially in the Manada Gap region
and along the road between Harris
burg and Liverpool Especially at
tractive was the stretch of road along
the Gettys Rocks on the way to Liver
pool These rocks are covered by
columbine, arbutus, rhododendron,
dogwood. the mountain pink and Ju-
das tree. 1t is unfortunate, however,
that so many of the people who pass
along these beautiful stretches of
scenery are not satisfied with admir-
| ing but enter upon a destruction that
must eventually destroy most of this
attractive wild life. Whole tops of
dogwood trees were broken off last
Sunday and there ought to be some
regulations to prevent this sort of
iconoclasm.
! During this week of celebration of
| its 18th anniversary by the hardware
| firm of Henry Gilbert & Son, his
many friends in the city recall the
activity of Spencer Gilbert when he
was the Junior member of the house
1t was common thing for the pres
ent senior of the firm, fresh from col
lege to deliver hardware in a wheel
| barrow. And the same hustling
qualities and democratic spirit which
have made Mr.. Gilbert one of our
most beloved citizens were developed
in those days of muscular endeavor
| nf nj n ct
| ing recollections of the Gilbert store
and the fact that it has always oc-
cupied a prominent place in the activ-
tiles of the business community shows
the high character of its management
Two Dauphin men who had just
bought Ford decided the other day
to take their first ride and had it
rolled out of a local garage. They
both knew all about cars, they said,
and wanted no assistance from the
garage owners in getting it started.
One man took the wheel and the
other began cranking. He cranked
until he was red in the face and his
breath gave out. Then his pal got
out and he began to crank. For half
an hour they took turns on the
cranking job.
Guess they have sold us dead
one" ventured one of the men.
IT'S worse than dead" was the re-
tort.
IF you'll look you'll find your car
without gas, oil or water" ventured
| a chauffeur, who with several other
drivers was an Interested spectator.
When the car was provided with the
running necessities, it cranked easily
and the owners drove away delighted
The jitney has given a local attor-
| Iney living up the river during the
summer a thought whereby he eX-
poets to pay for his gasoline and the
upkeep expenses of his car. There
are quite a few Harrisburg business
men who summer at Dauphin and the
lawyer has contracted to bring them
to the city every morning for a 'jit-
ney," and to take them home each
evening for the same consideration.
| It's cheaper than going by railroad
and certainly a lot pleasanter to ride
on the good State roads between this
city and the upriver suburb.
When City Commissioner Taylor
shall have completed his grading and
seeding of the River Park, there
should be some way of preventing
| tramping over of this new park dis
| trict. Unless precautions are taken to
prevent people walking over the new
| ly graded section much of the work
| be a good plan for several weeks to
employ watchmen to patrol not only
the parks but also the river wall.
| Much damage has been done by the
boys throwing large rocks over the
steps and thus damaging much of
| the concrete.
heretofore enjoyed himself so thor
oughly every summer at the expense
/ of Harrisburg's trees and feminine
lpopulace. expects the usual picnic this
year. he'll be doomed to much disap-
pointment provided City Forester
Mueller's request for additional funds
| is complied with by Council. In maxi
tinue the forestry work for the re-
mainder Of the year Mr.. Mueller stipu-
| lated about 5000 for ''singeing. pois-
ons ETC." in fighting catterpillars and
other tree pests. So, if Council heeds
ware caterpillar!
Some of the customers of coal
dealers in this city are commencing
| to take notice of the litigation over
| the anthracite tax and to nose around
| and see if they cannot obtain some
memorandum of the amount of tax
they have paid. The Legislature plans
to probe the imposition of the tax on
the consumer, because IL Is repre-
sented that in some places it is be-
yond reason. Coal dealers have ar
ranged with operators to get a MEM
orandum of the amount of tax they
have paid, but have not succeeded.
The best way is to save the coal
| bills.
Vacant lots in the Capitol Park eX-
tension zone are being pretty eX-
tensively used for baseball practice
and even for some games these days
Almost any afternoon men and boys
| can be seen limbering up at battery
work on plots from which the houses
have been removed and some of the
| larger spaces offer fine opportunities
| for scrub games for youngsters.
Harrisburg visitors yesterday in
cluded DR.. James A. Dale, of York,
| former State fish commissioner and
member of the Legislature. Dr. Dale
| is a banker and one of the best known
men in the southern tier of counties.
| WELL KNOWN PEOPLE