Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-12
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FROM ali accounts PennsylI
peaches seem to have been apr
ated in Ohio. The new burea
markets. which has been stud
supply and demand and their b
maiden. the railroads, succeedd
doing better than. expected.
bureau started out on the theory
II could get markets for carload
and that every peach could be %
good use and the growers get
prices. 1t did well. It seems tha
bureau located some peach gro
VINO mad peaches ITO burn and
got into touch with some cars.
III started, out to get markets
large lots Some of the peaches
sold' up in New England where
do not know what fine peaches
what fine apples, Pennsylvania
duces. They brought some fine u
and in the northern part of the
some markets were also found.
youngstown woke UP. Youngs
is a steel city and money is abun
They paid SO basket for the u
sylvania peaches and wanted m
Death of Adjutant General Th
j. Stewart has caused a postr
ment of consideration of pla
take the votes of the PennsylI
soldiers in November and will
ably retard the formation O.
Pennsylvania Reserve Militia
which the general had been wor
Attorney General Brown. who W
the Capitol on Monday night 70
first time after an illness of on
month. planned to take up witt
Adjutant General the problem
tending the taking of the sol
votes this week and had been
pairing some data. on the su
Just what will be done about tn
dier votes is not known at the
itol, but 1t is possible that
there are Pennsylvania organiza
intact and not scattered by batts
through other divisions commits
ers may be sent to take their vo
was done at Ell Paso last wear.
what will be done about orga
tions abroad or about the men /
National Army camps and scat
through the various branches
military service no one is able I
at the Capitol. Pennsylvania
furnished so many men to the
ular Army that the mere listiI
them would be a big task. The
ton will be taken up after thl
turn of Governor Brumbaugh
month.
Some interesting fiction fs
received at the Harrisburg q
Library for the soldiers canton
libraries, which the Red Cross
international Y. NJ. C. A. and
organizations are underta kin
provide with the American Ii
Association in direct charge.
library is the central point for
district and the books are mad
into bundles here preparatory t
ing shipped. The committed
charge is making an appeal for
live, up-to-date books, not
shelf-worn books unless they
standard fiction or classics.
People who have marched owe
streets of Harrisburg in the
well demonstrations the last
days have opinions of their ow
garding the various highways
Some of the work under way
central part of the city is in
the same shape as 1t was q n
ago and members of bands say t
to their horns when they strik
spots. The approach of the
period for the paved streets is
eagerly awaited.
Ar
serves have been deposited Al
Harrisburg Public Library
they will be displayed until the
comes for them to be used In
rades and for special drills.
are the first Harrisburg flags
placed in the library.
The Harrisburg Rifle Club. v
moving spirit is Cassius A. Dunr
executive officer, is arranging to
Il shoot for beginners only on
urday. The marksman course, v
is 200 yards, will be used, and
man making $50 points or bette
have scores. certified to Washin
This club IS moving to boost
shooting and defense game in
risburg and has been increasin
membership.
Considerable interest has
aroused here by the moves
taken by insurance comp
throughout the state to run
automobile thieves. HARRISBURG
suffered from the depreciation
such gentry and the insurance p
and police have been getting tog
to spot" the men who have n
gard Sfor property on wheels.
The meeting of the DaI
County Historical Society to-mc
night will be the annual au
home coming, an occasion whe
members gather after the sun
and 1t is always an interesting d
The paper of the evening will be
by DIR. Hugh Hamilton on j
Peacock, native of Dauphin co
former postmaster of Harris
president of one of the early d
libraries here and long iden
with the newspaper enterprise
the state.