Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-08
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1t seems rather odd to us here in
this section where the trees are GOV.
cred and there is evidence of the COM
ing of summer on every hand to hear
that within the borders of our own
State signs of Spring are just becoming
manifest. Men who have come here
from the northern tier of counties
have remarked upon the lateness of
the Spring and that the trees are 1ust
commencing to leaf within a few
hundred miles of us. Only the other
day Harrisburger who was up in the
wilds of Sullivan county said that he
had enjoyed long walk through
woods which were n week or ten days
back of the woods in the vicinity of
Harrisburg. Another man whose busi-
ness took him up along the New YoEk
line said that farmers were not onfy
held back by the lateness of the
Spring, but that some of them were
only doing work now which the Cum
berland Valley farmers had done three
weeks ago. In Erie county the season
is very late and the general condition
Of verdure is ten days behind us. On
the other hand, in Greene county
farmers did their Spring ploughing
almost six weeks ago. 1t only goes to
show that this is State of consid-
erably wider ranges of temperature
than we ordinarily think. A difference
the northern and southern counties in
agricultural conditions is not uncom-
mon. AS more and more attention is
given to agriculture because of che
need of a larger home raised food sup
ply, we begin to realize the great size
of Penn's domain.
Take a walk out State street some
fine evening in the near future and see
| If you don't agree that Harrisburg in
number of ways is a whole lot more
attractive place than you ever
imagined. What with the growing in
terest throughout the city in the
window and porch box campaign, and
the already existing garden spots of
beauty, Harrisburg should in short
order win the coveted honor of being
the Flower City of PENNSYLVANIA"
Not the least of the attractive front
lawns on tl-is well-kept street is that
of A. w. Myers, of the Myers Manu-
featuring Company. whose cookbook
ing home is located at Seventeenth
and State streets. Last Fall the Rotary
Club had what they called Educa-
tional Night, and Mrs. Myers won the
fourth prize that was offered, to wit,
500 tulip bulbs. Last Sunday they
simply couldn't wait any longer, and
so they burst the bounds and came
| forth from their winter quarters, of
surprising beauty, brilliant whites,
yellows and reds, a blaze of color that
attracts the eye of every passer- by.
The prize was given by H. l.. Holmes,
of the Holmes Seed Company A large
porch and lawn with profuse shrub
berry lends the proper background for
the beautiful display. And now Miss
Margaret Myers, the daughter, is after
her father to join the window and
porch box movement, and If her ef-
forts in this direction are as success
| those Ott n
in various other contests and cam
paigns, the battle is already as good
as won.
John P. Gallagher, Of the State In
surance Department, was talking
about the war the other day and men,
toned that he had three cousins in
some German military prison. The
three brothers enlisted in the British
army and were taken prisoners some
where in France" When this fact
was mentioned to some men in an
other department, Deputy Fred God
! charles happened along and said that
he knew a man in Milton who had
been talking about the widespread re-
suits of the war and whom he de-
clared was entitled to more sympathy
than Mr.. Gallagher.
"Why?" was asked the deputy.
"Oh, he has nine brothers in thu
German army and did not know whcSe
any one of them was" said Mr.. GdN-
charles.
Harrisburg people are getting fixed
in their habits about the time to don
straw hats just as they are as to the
day when they must disappear from
the streets. STRAW hat" day was GER
tainly observed here on Saturday after
noon and about every man in ten had
on a new or freshly cleaned hat. And
as usual on the first straw hat day
there was a rain at the close of the
day. One merchant estimated that
scores of straw hats were sold in a
few hours of the busy period on Sat-
urday.
The agreement reached by the State
Highway authorities and the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad officials in regard to
the changes of the main highway near
Speeceville have attracted much atten-
tion throughout the State. This road
is destined to be the great north and
south State highway, as it will cross
the State from near Elmira to Hagers-
town, with branches by the dozen.
1t will he one of the great feeders of
traffic into Harrisburg.