Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-22
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This week, when Harrisburg cele-
brates its progress and when the site
of the ferry that brought 1t into be-
ing is to be marked by the common-
wealth, 1t is not out of place to re-
call that it has been one of the most
patriotic of communities from the
early days. When the French and IN
dian war ragged It's terrors were felt
right in this county and soldiers were
enlisted and equipped here who chased
Indians far up the Susquehanna and
who we're commended by the English
for bravery. When the news of the
Battle of Lexington told of the revolt
against England, Paxton township.
comprised the section about Harris
burg raised a company in ten days
and 1t was sent eastward from Harris
Ferry, being the second company from
south of New York to reach Boston.
1t was practically annihilated at Que
bee. Other companies from Harris
Ferry and the townships adjoining
fought in the battles of Long Island
White Plains, Princeton, Crooked Bill
llet, Paoh, Trenton. Germantown,
Brandywine and so on to Yorktown.
Some were with Gates and some
were with Greene. Men from Harris
Ferry were with Wayne, of course,
Lafayette. Its men enlisted for the
war with France and the whisky in
surrection, for the War of 1912 and
for the Mexican, Civil and Spanish
wars.
Reports received here fail to bear
out predictions of a failure of the
chestnut crop because of the weather
conditions and districts in counties
where the trees have escaped the raw
ages of the chestnut blight report the
usual yield. In spite of the spread of
the troublesome tree disease there was.
a big crop of chestnuts generally
throughout the State last year, only
a few portions being very much short.
The reports which have come to the
| Capitol are that the chestnut trees,
are we'll filled with green burrs and
that with the coming of frost there
will be found to be more than ordinar-
| lily supposed. The continued rains and
warm weather did not materially in
jure the chestnuts and there will be
plenty in the mountain counties.
| Hickory nuts are also reported as
showing signs of being abu ldant in
those portions where the trees survive,
but there are doubts about the wal
nut crop in some counties. Beech
largely disappeared and this is one
treason why it has been so hard to
keep wild turkeys alive. In years
gone by the turkeys and other game
lived on beech nuts, but this food sup
ply has practically disappeared.
Now is the time to take care of
lpeach trees, says DIR. Surface, the State
zoologist. The wise man, according
to the zoologist, gives attention to his
Ipeach trees from early in the Fall un-
til they get through bearing. 1t does
not leave much interval. AS soon as
possible the brown worms that de-
stroy the fruit and make it drop should
be dug out with knives and every tree
carefully looked over for pests In
the Spring the trees should be pruned.
The cold snap following yesterday s
rain drove the straw hats from the
streets faster than any ringing of the
courthouse bell or proclamation by
the sheriff could have done. Monday
night there were numerous straw
} hats to be noted in Market street
Last night they were few and far be-
ASHAMED of something. To-day there
were precious few in sight.
"The rainy weather we have had
llately has caused more cheap umbrel-
las to be sold than ever knew be-
fore" said one of the city's mer-
lchants. mo one was sure when IL
was going to rain and a man who
lstarted out without an umbrella had
to buy one often before noon. Con-
sequently there was a run on the dol
lar umbrellas and some which were
sold at even cheaper rates I'll bet
, there are some queer umbrellas to be
: seen in Harrisburg homes"
The fiocks of blackbirds which have
ben so noticeable on the outskirts OF
the city were hard to find to-day. The
. birds were about as late as Sunday
J but the change in the weather has
lstarted many of them on the way tc
southern climes. A few linger about
Capitol park, but 1T is because there is
easy food. -.-.,