Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-02
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one thing the city of Harrisb
mas succeeded in acquiring along
parkway in addition to some very
tractive bits of scenery and prd
pieces of hill and dale, is a
iection OF echoes. In fact, it wo
seem that several sprites have ia
up quarters along the route of
parkway between Cameron st,
and the Reservoir PARK. Someyb
between Nineteenth street and
end of the Cameron parkway. wh
the road winds along some very
turesque sections of Snrine or
there lives a real lusty echo. He
cause from the strength of
answer 1T must be a masculine dive
IN the lowlands, hurls back voices
calls almost with shout. Over n
the county almshouse there is amt
echo, one with rather thin vo
who pipes up from near the ana
over along the Paxtang section IN
is lively echo, one which chases
and down the creek valley betw
the pike and the cat-o'-nine
patches, tossing back and forth
echoes of the cries of children.
barking of dogs and even the cl
of trolley cars and the rattle of ira
| Further up the hollow, half way
the Reservoir, there is a spot viii
voices scarcely raised above the G
versational pitch may be heard ed
ing from the stream. The echo II
Reservoir park is old, we'll establis
and has a certain rotundity of VI
which rather bespeaks the resid
OF many years. Perhaps, there
echoes up in Wildwood Park,
who may be linked up with Il
brethren and sisters in South and L
Harrisburg one of these days.
Among the applicants for a n
riage license at the Dauphin reed
er's office yesterday was a bear
Canadian from faraway Saskatd
lWan. Naturally the request from
whose home was so many miles fl
Harrisburg caused a whole lot of
cussion among the attorneys and
taches of the recorders office.
Recorder James e. Lentz had to
swer quite a number of quizzes.
Saskatchewan? exclaimed
lawyer why, Jimmie, why do
suppose a fellow would come all
way down here from Canada to
a marriage license?"
WELL" gravely replied RecoI
Lentz, Il suppose he wanted to
me the business!"
Public Service c ON m IS OF
Michael j. Ryan seems to have
old style way of putting things in
apt way. Yesterday afternoon in
Marysville street car service cas-
minister was called to testify and
witness and Jesse E. b. CunninghM
former deputy attorney general
one of counsel for the company,
not seem to get along very we'll
gether. The minister could not
Mr.. Cunningham viewpoint
finally Mr.. Cunningham asked for
formation as to where the wit
was going.
Perhaps" remarked the conn
sioner, "he will yet lead us to
ter things"
Harrisburg guardsmen will be
terested in knowing that the War
partment has detailed as an inspe
of the Pennsylvania militia Cap
Robert McC Beck, Jr., of the Sed
United States cavalry. He was fo
erly stationed at Fort Ethan Al
VT. He succeeds the late Cap
Stephen NJ. Kochersperger,
known to many here.
Announcement that the State m
be able to continue it's quail propi
ting operations and that a closed
son might be asked on bob WI
for half a dozen years to oVerc
the decrease, has resulted in all k
of offers being made to the S
Game Commission and to the
ers of game preserves. When
federal quarantine against the
portation of Mexican quail was
nounced it was stated here tina
least 10000 quail contracted
could not be received and that
only thing left was a closed sea
Consequently efforts were made
find the quail in captivity and o
have been made at fancy prices,
though some owners of lands
been trying to buy.
Among visitors to the Capitol
terday was Franklin S. Edmunds,
of the prominent younger attor
of Philadelphia, who appeared
in case before the Public Ser
Commission. Mr.. Edmunds use(
be active in the Old City Party
is more or less known in indepen
movements lately. Yesterday he
marked while here that the prog
sives of whom he has been a
member, will get what they strug
for in five years except" he ad
"the credit"