Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-21
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1t is a great pity. but nevertheless,
1t is true that Col. Charles e. Covert
will not be able ito vote on the next
election day, November z. 1t will be
the first time since he has been OF
age and the pity is increased because
on that day the colonel will doubt
less be in excellent health and spirits
and able and willing to vote. But the
law does not appear to have taken the
coloneFs case into account. Col.
Covert was appointed one of the COM
m1ssioners to take the votes of the
soldiers at the Mexican border on cleo
tion day and he will be in the vicinity
or El Paso presiding over the voting
or the men of the Eighth infantry,
which comes from this section of the
state. He will see many men vote
and give instructions how to vote, but
he will not be able to mark a ballot
himself. The colonel is in the same
boat with a number of other Penn
Syiyanians, including Major Generals
=. B. Dougherty and ]. B. Coryell and
Others we'll known in affairs. 1t seems
that when the Legislature was busy
arranging for it's soldiers to vote it
forgot all about the commissioners
and as result no provision was made
t tpr them to vote at the place where
they might be at the time engaged
IN helping other people to vote.
- some of the young squirrels in
capitol Park are having a hard time
IN these days of frequent rains and
nigh winds and they have been exc
cutting some lively ground and lofty
tumbling in getting about from one
nome IN the trees to another. The old
squirrels know how to trim their sails
or rather their tails to prevents
preezes from swinging them out of
.nelr courses. but number of the
young ones have been blown down
and hurt.
The blackbirds have commenced
their flights to the south and they are
scarce article about Reservoir par1
ana other places in this section where
| tney were pretty numerous as we'll as
strenuous few weeks ago. For a
,lme the blackbirds ruled the roosts
IN the RESERVOIR district and some OF
them were good bit of a nuisance
10 farmers and others east of the
CITY. The flocks were larger than
usual this year and the birds about
as sassy" as could be. They raideJ
gardens and fields and appeared to
pay no attention to anyone, appar-
entity going on the assumption that the
law protected them and they did NOT
oaie what was said about them.
|
Harrisburg man who observes the
weather we occasionally instead of daily.
L never knew it to fail II has como
around like the full moon and it has
always cost me money. I ought to
know better" W
Three people standing at the lock
poxes In the post office heard his
lament and asked what it was ali
about. ""' aii
started my furnace and lust 1ooIs
| Where the weather is. We're having
,ne usual hot spell that comes the
ltst hait or October. My furnace is
| OPEN" "S are
rom all accounts cities in the
state are Keeping an eye on the man
ner IN which Harrisburg is poing =,
rSs Tsal with its High school problem
,,,h ahlee or TOUR men from various points
~ho were mere yesterday on some
business at the Capitol referred to 10
mnen talking about the city and one
expressed an anxiety whether If wouiJ
pass, saying that If it did not he fear
eu tne erect on his home com ,nr,,
lem. 'ie 'aiiie PROB
one car get a pretty 1ood ,ao.
.ne richness OF the agricultural com
~ winch surrounds Harrisburg NV 90.
tiis 70 market some Wednesday or Sat
uIroay this month. Saturday preferred
~ ~ nice to get up in the morninp he
tore the sun begins to shine. as s,,ne
py noted Scottish comedian. and it's
worm while to go to market tbis
month to see the array of prod,ne
When one gets over the shock of +ba
prices now demanded by the farmers
ana the produce men it is interesting
10 see how scientific agriculture and
horticulture has developed var;oma
pfoducts and likewise how the de-
mands OF the larger cities have all hnt
orlven the country butchers out of the
| city markets. Va ING
1t used to be that the farmers who
| came TO the Harrisburg markets wonId
stay until about noon to do their shon-
ping and go home between noon ana
o'clock, and Saturday afternoon driv-
ers or walkers on roads leading TO the
CITY would pass many of them. Now
the farmers. judging from what ia
seen about the market houses. come in
tnelr automobiles and come to town in
the late afternoon or early evening to
DO their buying and incidentally to
TAKE mother and the youngsters to the
movies" ~ 'i-o