Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-09
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Some very funny incidents were told
about town last night and today about
conditions arising from the uncer-
tainty of the Presidential election. 1t
seems that many Harrisburgers went
to bed yesterday morning firm in the
/ belief that the will of the people had
been expressed. They mad told their
families about 1t and were prepared
to go along. Other men 1t likewise
seems jubilated or took steps to over
pressions that it was all over. Conse-
quently when they got downtown
yesterday morning and found q stateA
of uncertainty existing they were den
cidedly uncertain themselves. One
man who had paid over some money
for which he was a stakeholder during
early morning hours yesterday went
around hunting the men to whom he
had paid with an ardent desire to re-
| cover the coin, while the jubilators or
sorrowful ones wondered IL they
would have to do 1t all over again or
reverse the process. Some of the
funniest incidents were at the stations
when men who had gotten into berths
| in other cities believing that the re-
| suit was known got into excited argu-
ments on arrival here in the midst of
many rumors and reports One of
the best stories is told of an uptown
man who had given an order for q
supper based on the election before
| he went to bed and who had to recall
| invitations because he was not quite
sure whether he would have occasion
to have 1t. The sudden turn of the
| election recalled the, days of the 1884
| campaign when the final result was
obtained after half dozen turns of
fortunes wheel and the long delays
which occurred in 1888 and 1892. But
| ic
over its surprise of yesterday morn
ing in long time.
Members of the Dauphin County
| Historical Society will commemorate
a centenary of more than ordinary in
meeting as addresses :. will be made
upon the centennial of the Harrisburg
bridge. This bridge, which was
brought into being by an act of 1909,
which was followed by another act,
which carried provision for State
cash for bridges at Northumberland.
Columbia and McCalrs Ferry. The
Harrisburg project took form pretty
promptly as the act to construct the
bridge was passed in July 1912. and
the cornerstone was laid in December.
According to records compiled by the
late William A. Kelker, the first toll
was collected October i6, 1916, al
though the dollhouse was not COM
pleted until the next year. People
were anxious to use the bridge and the
thrifty Harrisburg folks collected toll
regardless OF, the lack of dollhouse.
The bridge has had a good many
lively episodes in its hundred years.
Part of it. was swept away by flood
in 1S46 and a rope ferry had to be
used. In 1866, part of it was burned
and in 1902 the ice flood put some of
it out Of commission. The present
= l. L N
ing opened for business on November
10, 1908.
i The Scranton Republican makes this
reference to an address made by the
bishop of, that city on the subject of
public libraries Bishop Hoban spoke
a very kind word for the Albright
Public Library at the meeting of the
Catholic Club this week. He urged the
people OF the city to take more interest
in the institution and to avail them
selves more generally of its advan-
tages. 1t would be well If other men
of prominence in this community were
TO lay the advantages of the public
| library before the people in helpful
way. The library, as 1t is, is doing
fine work as an adjunct to education. .
1t can be made of greater usefulness
to buy certain new publications
promptly. 1t is stating a we'll rec
ognized truth to say that books of all
kinds are needed at the library"
Harvey f. Knupp. the attorney. is
proudly displaying a big "she coon"
which he and several other coon hunt
ters got last Saturday night just before
midnight with the aid of three dogs.
Harvey refuses to tell where he got
the rascal as he says there are more
where he got this one and he expects
to for another some night this week.
So sure is Mr.. Knupp that his dogs
will get coon that he has already
hired a cook to prepare big coon
J feed next Monday evening at his cot
tage on the Heights at Dauphin.
Jim" Cramer, the Democratic cam
didate for State Treasurer, turned up
a winner in the official figures in
the Juniata county contest on Tues
day, although almost everyone else
who ran ahead in that district was
Republican. Mr.. Cramer comes from
that county and has large "freund-
schaft" which remembered him.