Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-09
EVENING CHAT

1iv wCvN-enu SNOWMAN IL alsap.
pearinS so rapidly that probably the
average person does not realize that il
was the heaviest fall of the winter in
this section aud that IL it had occur
red SIXTY DAYS ago 1t would have made
nrSt-ciaSs Sleighing. The fall about
here was anywhere from eleven TO nf-
teen inches, with n report of sixteen
inches trom 3 place in Perry county.
Dauphin had about foot This is
unusual even for March SHOWS. Usually
they are six inches or thereabouts and
/ disappear very quickly. In speaking
about the snowfall. a man who Keeps
| pretty close tabs on the weather and
/ Its doings says that the fall between
this city and Philadelphia was as great
as the whole fall of snow in the great
. hlL1ard or 1883 and greater than in
some other historic storms. However,
the snow was of a different quality and
as there was little or no wind TO drive
IL about there was little danger of 1t
| becoming troublesome. The greatest
gamers from the snow will be the
farmers at it will help distribute ferti-
hEer and moisten the soil. incidentally,
the snow ana the accompanying cold
weather checked the rise of the sap IN
the trees and may be the means of
, preventing much damage TO buds and
even 10 Spring flowers which became
/ very ambitious under the influence OF
the warm days short time ago.
Speaking OF the snow fall il is of in
terest to note that the average snow
shoveller in Harrisburg believes that
the early caller gets the Job Whether
/ there was much competition for the
WORK because of so many idle people
or Just because folks were imbued
WIN an idea that pavements should be
d 10 n
invaded Front and Second streets
seemed TO select 3 a. IN. as the time
Tor starting operations. Some homes
We're disturbed before daylight 10y
people wanting to shovel snow.
Miss Jessie Bowers, instructor in
L-aun and Greek at the Central high
school on her trip TO Europe hast
year. II is being looked forward to
with much interest as Miss Bowers was
forced TO return TO this country by the
outbreak of the war and had some
lively experiences.
More books have been added and
more books ordered for the Harris.
ourg Public Library in the last thirty
Gays than in any period in the history
OF the Library. Many of these books
are Tor children. including a number
OF distinctively educational value.
Tor which there has been an unprece-
dented demand. Others are popular
books and requirements of books
which have been worn out in the han
dllng. Just US an instance of the way
the circulation is going at the Library
there We're 9,969 books circulated in
FEBRUARY. of which 3.144 were taken
out by children. This is about the
same record on total as last February,
nut the number of Children's books is
TAR ahead OF that list a year ago.
Another interesting thing regard
ing the Library is that last month
there were 329 reference questions
answered. As illustrating the growth
OF this feature OF library activity it
may be stated that in February of last
year only 126 were answered. Some
daNS as high as forty questions are
answered. Some of them REQUIRE con-
siderable search, but every answer is
backed up by references. Several quer-
les last month were from business men
VINO used the telephone to get infor-
nation and large number about the
countries at war. Students use the
reference desk the most of any class.
Passengers on incoming trains Sun
day afternoon and early yesterday
morning commented on the beauties OF
I the mountain landscapes north and
west of Harrisburg. The boughs of the
trees hung heavy with snowy garlands
and every trailing vine was a frosty
festoon. The hillsides looked like
Nistas OF fairyland. Ii has been many
years since March weather has pro-
duced anything to match it.
The people of Sunbury are going to
get new bridge over Shamokin
creek. if the report of the State view
ers TO be filed this week is approved.
And what is more it is 10 be moved 70
site full square nearer the heart
Of town than the old bridge that was
washed away by the flood of last Janu-
airy and it will cost the taxpayers at
I least thousand dollars less than II II
were erected where the old one stood.
/ 1t is one of those rare instances where
{ the people will be better served and
money saved at one and the same
time.
Not all OF the letters received by
Governor Brumbaugh are compliment
I tafN OF his attitude on local option. In
| fact. he has received some which are
| critical and even denunciatory. One
man wrote him a letter in which he
/ took him TO task and in a spirit OF
| dare suggested that he give it pub
licity. The Governor took him up ana
gave out the letter to the newspaper
men.
Francis H. Bohlen, secretary of the
/ Industrial Accidents Commission. who
was here yesterday in conference on
the compensation acts, is a professor
/ in the University OF Pennsylvania and
one OF the authorities on damage
cases.
WILL KNOWN PEOPLE
DR.. J. William White. the eminent
/ Philadelphia physician, is going to
I'rance 10 work in an Ambulance 49,.