Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-16
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| A score or more of gypsies living
in tents a short distance back of the
State Arsenal is a sight which has
attracted the attention and caused
shivers among a number of Harris
burg people the last few days. The
band has half dozen tents and the
youngsters are playing in the snow as
though they were used to 1T. The
presence of the band is more or less
of mystery. The crowd arrived
here in October and pitched tents,
remaining ever since at the same spot
They came from New Jersey and un-
| like many other gypsy bands did not
have any wagons or horses. In fact.
they do not even have dogs, the usual
accompaniment of such parties. They
| just appeared, coming from trains ana
marched to the outskirts of the city
and took up a camp site. The men
appear to have nothing to do and yet
they are well supplied with money
and drive good bargains at the grocers.
1t is supposed the band is one which
got tangled up with quarantine regu-
lations at the State boarder during
the infantile paralysis days and sold
| horses and wagons, coming this far.
| Why they remain with winter racing
them is something which is hard to
understand.
Here is good one from the bulletin
of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers
association:
Many are the problems that arise
under the compensation act. Here Is
one that was put up to us recently
by a policyholder in the Pennsylvania
Manufacturers Association Casualty
Insurance Company:
October 25th, n girl, while at work
in my factory, swallowed q piece of
nail or tack and has not worked since.
Two doctors claim she must have an
operation performed not later than
tomorrow to remove the tack or nail,
as it is causing her much pain. The
| girl claims to have been eating candy,
and that it had two pieces of what
ever she swallowed in it.
"Now, what / want to know is
whether or not she must be paid for
| eating tackS?
IAN early reply will much oblige,
etc."
The Rev. Father Will W. whalen,
formerly of this city, now of Sham
okin, has written for the Shamokin
Dispatch an article on the part suf-
frage played in the recent elections.
Wilson is a ladies' man." he says.
He made a particular hit with the
sex when he married a second time
a sort of confession that he couldn't
get quite enough of feminine society.
Women will go the limit for COM
pliment. That's how the Snake got
Eve"
The turning of the Heister farm
into building lots will remove O once
famous fruit and berry growing tract
from use for farm purposes. The old
Hester farm was at one time one of
the most nOfod in tho Stafa
sands of crates of the finest quality
strawberries were grown there and
the fruit was of first quality. In
those days boys and girls of the West
End used to earn spending money
picking weeds in the strawberry
; patches and afterward picking the
strawberries themselves. In recent
years the orchards have not been
so productive as formerly.
Harrisburg people may be interest
ed in the movement which has taken
shape at Reading for a memorial in
that city to the late General D. Mem
Gregg, who was auditor general for
three years and well known to many
here. The Berks County Historical.
society, city government and various
societies will take part and a notable
memorial is expected.
Major G. w. Davis, the newly ap-
, pointed city treasurer of Pittsburgh,
, is former newspaperman. He man
r aged the Tri-State News Bureau for
years and was postmaster of Pitts
burgh. He is we'll known to a num-
Der of Harrisburgers.
, Drilling a well in the heart of Har-
risburg is something rather unusual
{ and many folks have stopped to see
! the well-driller at work beside the
1 Russ building. The drill is working
! in Strawberry street and is going af-
. ter new supply of water with q Vigor
untouched by cold weather Last
year well was drilled at the Metro
politan hotel and years ago one was
sunk at the Commonwealth.
The excitement about Capitol Hill
incidental to the speakership con-
test is not without it's humors. The
other day man came here to see
the Capitol, especially the art works.
He asked an attache where the leg
islature sat as he had been told that
the halls of the Solons were adorned
with famous works of the brush of
Abbey and others. In some way or
other the man whom he addressed
got the idea that the man was a new
Legislator. He took him in personal
charge and delivered him safely at the
Executive department