Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-25
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Some very attractive contributions
toward Harrisburg's celebration of
the ter-centenary of Shakespeare have
been made by the citys Public Library
which in accordance with the practice
established when the present building
was opened has been displaying spe-
cial collections of books in keeping
with the uppermost subject of the
day. The Library has added num-
Der of Shakespeare books. especially
for the use of the students and
shelves and they have been in great
demand, while the Shakespeareana
OF the Library has been grouped
where 1t can he easily reached. In
addition the Library has provided an
interesting collection of Shakespeare
prints. The State Library has CO. .
operated with the city library in sup
plying some OF the Shakespeare books
which have been in most demand and
some valuable works have thus been
made available for reference. The
observance of the ter-centenary has
been more or less confined to educa-
tional circles in Harrisburg and the
Library has been able to render assist
ancc in the measure asked and TO fur
nish many suggestions.
James McCrea Cramer. OF Young
wood, who is n candidate for the
Democratic nomination for State
treasurer. is well known in Harris
burg, where he has many friends and
relatives. Mr.. Cramer is a son of
David Tate Cramer, of Mifflin, a retir-
ed Pennsylvania railroad official and
the last survivor of a family we'll
known in the history of the Pennsyl-
Nanla railroad since its organization
ana previous to that connected with
the Old Portage road over the Allie
gheny mountains from Hollidaysburg.
David Cramer and James McCrea, at
the time of his death president of the
pennsylvania railroad, were close
friends in their younger years and the
present candidate was named for him.
Following the inclinations of his fam
llN James entered the service of the
Pennsylvania railroad at ConemauGh
when young boy and was the young
est engineer on the Pittsburgh divi-
sion, being in charge of an engine be-
fore he could vote. lie left the rail
road to join the Tenth Pennsylvania
regiment-the famous Fighting
Tenth"-when it went to the Philip
pines and served there throughout it's
period on the island. Four years ago
he was elected recorder of Westmore-
land county on the Democratic ticket.
| William Cramer, of Denholm, i'm
charge of freight classification on the
Middle division. is a brother.
There are a number of youngsters
up in the northern end of the city that
have the preparedness bug" to such
degree that it is a question il they
couldn't give cards and spades to a lot
of regular soldiers. Up at Front and
Emerald streets there is a large open
field and in that field there has been
some strenuous work accomplished in
| the last few days. Preparations have
| been made against the invasion of hos
| tile hordes and the embryo fighters
| have dug a real trench three or four
feet deep and about twenty feet long,
above which the American flag has
been proudly planted. There is Il
smouldering patriotism i'm the youth
of America that somehow or other is
| so firmly imbedded that it seems to
| be unShakable. IT is Just such Incl
! dents as this simple. yet efficient build
| ing of miniature trench. that show
| in what channel the American mind l.,
running to-day and which is conVinC-
ing proof if any were needed, that in
spite of our unpreparedness the United
States will render a good account of
! herself in whatever the future may
hold in store.
Cheese it, the cop!" What mem
ories do those few significant words
not recall to the minds of the old
boys; what memories of stolen pears,
broken windows, trespassing and what
not! Who of us would not give even
unto half our worldly kingdom TO be
able to be a boy again, with all the
cares and annoyances OF the busy
world of business cast into the pale.
The old haunted" house at Second
and Seneca streets. which was COM
pletely gutted by fire several weeks
ago, was the meeting ground a day or
so ago for a bunch of lively little ras-
calls who were doing either one of two
! things: either they were stamping out
the fire that was raging over the field
next the wreckage of the haunted
! house or else they were urging the
! blaze onward 10 consume the rest of
| the building that still stood. Observ-
ers were constrained TO decide upon
the latter, for the appearance of a
! large bluecoat around Front street
caused a hurrying and a scurrying OF
! little feet such as only bluecoat can
cause, and the locality was deserted in
three shakes of rams tail.
Sheriff George w. Richards, of Al
| legheny county, who was here yester-
! day to see the Governor. is a former
legislator. He served in three sessions
and was one of the popular members
of the lower branch. The sheriff
| lives in Duquesne.