Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-03
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The new borough of Paxtang with
its electric lights and board of health
Is right up-to-date in everything ex-
cept debt and Is just now giving an
Illustration of fixing up it's streets with
the road drag. The drag is being used
on the streets effectively and is fur
nlShlnS good demonstration of what
can be done with such an appliance.
Ihe drag is being taken over all OF
the streets ana is making even sur
faces after the winter weather Drags
are also being used in a number OF
the townships OF Dauphin and Cumb ber-
land counties to get the roads into
passSoie condition and where such
tnlnss were unknown a couple OF
years ago they are now quite common
Within a short time the State High
way department will put its repair
gangs to work on the main highways
which radiste from the city like the
spokes from wheel and it is expected
that by the first of April the roads
will be in fair shape for automobile
travelling in portions where the winter
was severe upon them. Already there
is considerable automobile travelling
in the vicinity of the city and the
pleasant Sundays have brought out
the owners by the score.
"Hawkshaw, the Detective" a car
toon service furnished TO many of the
newspapers for their Sunday supple
ments, was the leading character in
a detective drama being presented on
the legitimate stage in the sixties.
The play was entitled, The Ticket of
Leave man" and was presented in this
city March S. 1865, in Brant's Hall,
known as RouSe's theater, and located
in the present Commonwealth Trust
Building. 222 Market street. ]. w.
Jennings, prominent actor at that
time, played the part of "Hawkshaw, D."
who was supposed to he the best
sleuth of the age.
II is generally thought that the pres
ent cartoons drawns by the comic ar
tist originated from this character,
and that possibly some of the exciting
tnlngs portrayed in the comics were
CHOSEN from the old-time play. \
number of the older residents OF the
city when asked about the play, said
that they recalled It, and also had seen
II when they were children. All of
which goes to prove. There is moth
ing new under the sun
n number of prominent Pittsburgh
newspapermen were here yesterday to
call on the Governor about the child
labor bills and to meet legislators.
Among them were George S. Oliver,
Vice-president of the Gazette-Times:
\. h. Braun, vice-president of the
Post and sun; \. r. Williams. of the
Press. and Edward Hope, of the
Leader.
March has been living up to its repu-
tation since it came in according to
the people at the weather bureau.
h.a xs-sr, l.,
and the rate has been running about n
dozen miles. Up at the Capitol and
on the Mulberry street bridge the
wind has been especially noticeable,
and the folks instinctively put their
hands to hats. The people who live
up along the River Road say that the
wind has been blowing continuously
and that 1t is hard work to keep flower
beds covered.
The st. Patricks day dinner to be
given at the Board of Trade on March
16 has been a biennial feature of life
in the city for more than twenty-five
years. 1t is arranged by committees
OF legislators and newspaper CORE
spondents and some of the best speak
ers among the public men of the State
have been guests. The Governors have
always been the chief speakers ana
some interesting stories about st. Pat
rick have marked the occasions.
Judge Isaac Johnson. of the Della
ware county courts. who has been here
for couple of days is one of the au-
thorities in Pennsylvania on the in
sane. the dependents and the wayward.
He has been long on the bench and
has laid down some excellent rules
and brought about good results with
out attracting much attention. He is
one of the most useful members of the
State Board of Charities.
The mobilization of the fire depart
ment for the alarm of fire in
Market street yesterday afternoon
attracted considerable attention from
visitors to the city. including firemen
from Pittsburgh. The apparatus gath
cred in pretty fast time and there was
enough to fight a first-class fire in
short order. When the outlying COM
panies gathered there was more appa-
ratus than could be handled in the
street and it lined up in Market Square
for inspection.
People who have been on the city's
island the last few days say that
couple of the Capitol squirrels have
established homes in trees near the
point How the squirrels got there
no one can say, and the tollgate men
declare that no animals beat" it
through the gates.