Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-16
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Bishop II. B. Hartzler editor of the
Evangelical, has received word from
Johnstown that one of the missions of
the United Evangelical church there
has suffered terribly as a result of the
trolley wreck last Saturday evening
Ten of the members of the new coz
gregaton were killed outright and nl-
teen others are in the hospital, some
OF them seriously injured. Among
those who were killed were a number
OF the most prominent members of
the church. The pastor of the con-
sregation had been invited to attend
the outing as guest of honor, but ow-
ing to slight injury received the daAs.
previous he was unable to go and sd
escaped. Never in the history of the
United Evangelical Church has sucs
a catastrophe fallen upon any ono
congregation.
Have you noted the renewed inter-
est in fireplaces?" asked a West Shore
builder the other day. "A few years
back II l had put an open fireplace
into a house of moderate price
would have found that house on my
hands at the end of the selling season.
In those days open fireplaces were re-
garded by many people as relics of
the past and few houses were built to
include them, except by people who
had money for luxuries. But times
Il
large number of low priced bungalows
and every one of them includes a
hearth. So far as being a drawback
these freplaces are now one of the
drawing cards and help attract buyers
to the houses. People have outlived
the age when a house was regarded as
four walls divided up into rooms"
Harrisburgers who visited Wilkes
Barre recently are telling about the
patriotism of the people of that city.
In every store window placards are
displayed calling for recruits. Wagons.
automobiles and street cars carry
banners on which are patriotic in
scriptions. Every night there is a
band concert, sometimes two. At these
concerts patriotic selections are feat
ured, and circulars are distributed,
urging young men to enlist for their
country's cause. AS a result of this
campaign, it is said, that Wilkes
Barre is sending a large number of
rockies to the Southern camps, almost
daily.
There are some folks in Harrisburg
who enjoy a real vacation at home. A
well-known railroad clerk is given two
weeks off each year. Having pass
privileges he takes his family to the
seashore. This year, with mother
and the little ones. he spent one
week at Atlantic City. That was
enough. Tired and sunburnt he re-
turned home last Saturday. This
week he is putting in the time TAX
ing his family to independence Is
land and on fishing trips along the
Conodoguinet creek. on his way
across the river. he said. II always
get real enjoyment at home. There
is more fun and real recreation in
these daily trips than in a month AZ
Atlantic City" There are others just
! like him.
All the steamers, "sand-suckers" and
| flats of the Harrisburg Light and
Power company which remain any
where in the Susquehanna basin at
| night anchorageS are now equipped
with red lanterns. fore and aft, for
| the protection of canoes, motorboatS
and other lighter craft. The move
ment was started voluntarily by the
electric light company as co-opera-
tive measure with the Greater Har-
riSburg Navy" The Navy" recently
| advocated the lighting of the river
! fleets at night as a protection for the
! pleasure craft and the problem was
left to a committee to be appointed orA
| police regulations, etc. The electric
| company, however, which controls the
! largest fleet. inaugurated the move
ment on its own hook with the idea
that other fleet commanders might
follow suit. And the idea is taking
wonderfully. Four or five other river
coal operators who at first were
wee bit mystified at the tiny twinkling
''lower lights" cleaning redly along
the water, are\ already planning to
follow suit.
Whether or not the sun shines by
day or the moon or stars by night is
a matter of supreme indifference to
the "Grayce Construction company,
which is building the splendid con-
crete arch bridge across the Susdue-
hanna for the Cumberland Valley
railroad company. The work goes on
a-pace by night as we'll as by day and
huge electric flood" lights swung
from each pier-head turn darkness
into daylight. In the food of electric
light that is poured down upon them
the cranes, hoists, tiny concrete and
sand trains, and scores of men work
steadily on, long after the o'clock
whistle has signaled that for you a
days work is done.