Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-01
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In spite of the rain and winds and
the generally disagreeable weather that
caused folks to declare the grounding
the falsest of prophets and the leonine
quality of weather which marked the
third month there were quite a num-
Der of FITTINGS in this section. Most
OF them appeared to be coming to-
ward the city, which is interesting in
itself. This is the season of the year
when folks "flit," hold sales and make
changes in the country, although just
why the hard-headed Central Penn
sylvania farmers pick this period,
which is sure to be unpleasant, is
hard to say. Probably for the same
reason that we inaugurate Presidents
IN the worst time of the year and in
s'all our Governors at a time that is
sure to have weather which could be
styled atroeious. In any event there
nave been Fittings" for the last ten
uays and pretty forlorn sigh it is to
see household goods piled on a big
wagon with the snow sitting in or the
Minu driving in sheets against the rolls
Vi VI peqdlng or else causing rivuletS to
run run down the glass front of grand
lalhers portrait. Another thing which
SaIlhot fail to attract attention of
| those who get out into the country is
tne manner in which motor trucks
nave entered into the moving busi-
ness dozen or more from Lebanon
anu other places have been seen COM
ing INTO Harrisburg the last few days.
bringing the household goods of new
residents
Here's a new one, fresh from the
Bolton House barber shop, where
Rabby' holds forth in the dispensa-
tioh OF shines and coat helpings-on.
Rabby' is a firm believer in the
efficacy of certain witch-like machi-
nations for the cure of whooping
cough although he confesses himself
stumped when it comes to a matter
Oh solving the measles cure. There are
TWO very sure ways of preventing
whooping cough from getting
strangle-hold on your child, according
10 TINS sage dispenser of witchcraft
wares one is to take an absolutely
brand new shoeString, black preferred
and 1t must be absolutely new, re-
lnember-and tie it around the child's
neck in nine knots; or, if that doesn't
WORK, select a young married couple
whose last names were Just the same
before as after marriage and secure
from them piece from an entire loaf
OF bread; have thesuffering patient eat
the butter bread and the charm will
work. Simple, isn't it?
zone of NV earliest recolIections is
or George T;odd," remarked DR.. j.
George Becht, secretary of the State
Board of Education, in 'reminiscing"
the other day. He was referring to
Col G. a. Dodd, who is leading one
wing of the cavalry pursuit in Mex
leo and who is very much in the pub
lie eye just now. II lived in the town
of MontOursville when | was young
ster and it had local normal school.
guess | was about eight or nine
then and the most familiar sight was
George Dodd marching the students
up and down the streets. The mill
tary instinct was strong in him then
and it was the most natural thing in
the world for him to be named to
- West Point"
\ For the first time in his military
career Captain Robert c. Williams,
commandant of the local recruiting
station, commanded a battalion of in
fantry last week at Fort Ontario, Lake
| OswegO, n. Y. The officer command
| ed the four companies in working out
a problem in actual warfare which
had been propounded to him in the
J course of his professional eXamina-
ton for a commission as major. Cap
S. tain Williams has just returned from
;" the New York military post and has
resumed activities as the officer in
lie charge here The fighting in Mexico
n and the prospects of continued guard
er duty on the border has stirred up the
g. recruiting business to remarkable
degree and Captain Williams to-day
g, will open branch offices in Williams
T. port, Shamokin and Lancaster.
IS High school students have formally
ly inaugurated Spring even if the wealth
s. erman does not promise there will be
j. no fiarebacks in the shape of snow
st storms. Yesterday afternoon they ap-
q peared in the streets in running garb.
J. They were getting ready for the ath-
m letic meets and they gave the folks
t quite shock. A prediction made a
st week ago that they would be out
ST would have seemed quite out of
is place
PC The synagogue of Kasher Israel,
m which has been put under bond by the
State Capitol Park Extension Com
nr mission in condemnation proceedings,
N is The first church that had to be so
AZ handled This church was originally
Baptist church and was dedicated
-, February g. 1865 1t was organized
- by some people who left the Church
>. of Cod and organized in 1862 what
=, was known as the Free VIII Baptist
~ ~ Church. The church building cost
re- about $4,000. The Hebrew congre-
&c CATION secured it a few years ago and
Vi removine the spire substituted the
rounded dome which has been a
feature