Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-02
Ehrntng Gl1at

Back in the days before Harrisburg
was Harrisburg the voters of what
constituted the townships of Derry,
Paxton, Londonderry, Bethel, East and
west Hanover, Lebanon and Heidle-
perg OF Lancaster county used to
eathef at Mfddletown, Hummeistown
ana Lebanon to record their votes for
ehe general assembly of the province
or pennsylvania. Middletown was
Known as place with houses wf,Sd
lancaster county was in it's infancy
ana lebanon started early, too. Both
were towns when Harrisburg was a
Ciuster or houses about John Harris
Ferry. In the exciting political days
peiore the Revolution the men used to
sa.her IN those towns to vote and 1t
was not until the tide of western i'm
migration definitely established Har-
IIspufg as the most important carry
hs place and its advantages for
nomination of men and supplies was
recognized. In the way that 1t became
OF much Importance. AS a matter of
Iact 1t did not figure in the political
anairs s., OF the upper part of Lancaster,
untll Just before the Declaration and
when the proposition to create a new
county out OF the upper townships of
Lancaster and a part of Berks there
was protest made and the people OF
Mlodletown and Lebanon made the
ulrect issue that the county seat should
not be at Harris Ferry. This is what
held pack the formation of the county
as the people of those populous dis
tricts, comparatively speaking, did not
want to have to come so far to trans
act business Harrisburg was not con-
Venlent to them and they did not want
10 nave to travel so far to vote or to
attend court However, Harrisburg
was backed by John Harris. who had
I nats~ L. l..
state affairs and by his son-in-law,
william Maclay. who was a man OF
wlde influence and it won out over the
protests of the older towns. BY and by
lebanon became county of its own.
i remember the first night we tried
tlc-tac! 1t was a good bit like what
nap aaappeneu TO you fellows when you
nrst tried pancake night" said one
OF the older citizens For a long
time Halloween was celebrated on the
| proper night, but we could not work
of enough spirits and we arranged for
uc-tac, so called because of the
racket we made. The watch arrested
us and we had to cart back some
wagons and gates
Who will say that a certain promi-
nent clergyman, who recently Off IL
ciated at large wedding ceremony
is not interested in a popular game
of the Fall season, when he declared .
as the professional rang from the
organ loft: rs everybody ready for
the kickoff?"
Edwin S. Herman gets a lot of fun
out of life In quiet way. AS presi-
dent of the Planning Commission his
associates are much entertained by
his philosophy. He believes there is
a lot of good in most men and always
seeks the best in them. Yesterday Mr..
Herman spent with some friends in q
little hunting jaunt down Lebanon
open and 1t is believed hunting is
simply one of his excuses for rambling
the fields and enjoying the panorama
of the autumn hillsides.
Frank r. Robertson, whose travel
ogues under the auspices of the Tele-
graph are attracting delighted audi
ences to the Chestnut Street AudtR-
ium every night, paid Harrisburg he
compliment of saying that the Rhine
and the other picturesque rivers of
Europe had nothing on our own Sus-
quehanna. Gradually 1t is being
driven into the minds of many Har-
risburgers who formerly thought
otherwise that this is a good old city,
an attractive place in which to live,
and a place with a promising future.
| The importance of the election was
indicated to-day by the appearance of
some collegiate first voters" They
came home to cast their ballots. Bacls
in the days when there were two cleo
tions year 1t was great stunt TO
come home to vote. Now it is a treat
because there are no passes.