Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-17
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some idea of the lack of anything
like system in the way of preserva-
ion or data regarding marriages.
pirths and deaths which prevailed in
pennsylvania thirty years ago is afr
iorded by the inquiries which afs
dally made at the Office OF City Clerk
Charles A. Miller. Almost every day
tnere is an inquiry for some facts
ABOUT one of the above Important
events in our daily life. It was notI
until shortly after the Civil War that
anything like a proper record OF
deaths was kept and when an in
curry came the other day ab1t al
ueath IN 1855 there was great Sort
ing over or documents. A week agoI
some one asked about a marriageT
solemnized in this city in 1875, men,
tlonlng the Importance of the date in
court case. The State marriage liz
cense law did not become operativeI
until 1885 so 1t took some searchingI
or records and inquiries of church off,
flcials. Now the State has charge or
such matters and under the system|
evolved by Commissioner Dixon everyI
marriage, death or birth is recorded
at the Capitol within a month, andI
Pennsylvania's records for the last tenI
years have been something worth
while: In fact. by their very accu-7
raey they reveal the conditions which,
formerly prevailed.
The poster stamps of HARRISBURG
which are being issued by the Har-.
risburg Telegraph are going to far
parts of the earth. The other dayl
they decorated couple of letters de-
signed for Manila and one for To-
kio. If II were not for the war I'M
Europe in all probability they would
have been heading for the continent
before this The poster stamps give=
| a splendid idea of what Harrisburg
has and their popularity is we'll es-
tablished now.
The red and gold Of the State draw
ing room of the Executive Mansion=
in which as many notable functions
| have been held since the Civil War
will give way to an ivory colored
decorative effect. The alterations Ia
| the interior Of the mansion are now
| under way and the red damask has
been taken from the walls which
will be panelled with ivory colored
silk, matching the woodwork. The
improvements to the interior of the
mansion will not be finished unit
about the middle Of September BY
which time it is expected the Cover
nor will be home from the San Fran
cisco Exposition. Throughout the
color scheme will be toned down and
TUG llSHl HldHOSdHy III the Qlllllle
room, which has been in use since
the Stuart administration. will be
stained the customary dark red.
It does not seem likely that tho
Public Service Commissioners will
get much opportunity for vacation
during August and for the first time
since the creation of the old State
Railroad Commission there will be
hearings held throughout the heated
season. The commissions calendar
is taken up with cases until late in the
Fall and the members of the com
mission will be compelled to work
after hours to prepare their opin-
ions and decisions. The commission
will sit here for the next three weeks
and then hold hearings in other parts
of the State.
Governor Brumbaugh has received
| numerous suggestions for the desig1
| nation of the Pennsylvanian to be
position for eminence in scienceH
| literature or other lines. A numbeI
of editors were asked to send names I
and the responses have bee4. arriv
ing at lively rate The Governor
will announce his plan of action
shortly.
Hester " White, the chairman o
the new State Agricultural Commis
sion, is a milling expert and has
| been connected with agriculture mos
of his life He is a trustee of Stat
College and for years lectured on bet
ter grain raising for the farmers in
stitutes.