Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-22
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Tor the National Guard 1t is interest
ing Tor Harrisburg people to recall
that not only did the people who
lived about here acquit themselves
most gallantly in the French and
lnd1an war, but that men who were
mobilized at John Harris Ferry and
known as the Paxton Boys marched
| from this place, then not even more
than a cluster of houses around a
trading post and ferry, by way of
Lancaster and PHILADELPHIA. to ioin
Washington at Cambridge and some
| OF them left their bones at Quebec.
| Within ten days after word came of
the battle of Lexington, Matthew
Smith had raised a company here
and at Paxton Church. where they
camped, they Joined a battalion
| which started for Boston. Letters
| from New England towns told of
their passing through and one jour
nal says: "They are remarkably
stout and hardy men; many of them
exceeding six feet in height" The
| New Englanders were also much i'm
pressed with their ability to shoot.
These men were detached from be-
| fore Boston and sent with Montgom-
cry and Arnold to Quebec, where a
number were killed, wounded and
captured Some of them lived to be
exchanged and fought with Anthony
| wayne in half a dozen States. Others
/
ton and Savannah and still others at
yorktown. Harrisburg soldiers of to-
| day have inspiration in the splendid
service of the men of Harris Ferry
and Paxton in the war for independ-
ence to say nothing of the valor of
| Dauphin countians in every war
since that momentous time.
|
| The average child is no respecter
| or official forms although he is
brought up in a State Capital where
government occupies a large space
In daily life. Yesterday morning
when all was moving solemnly in
the Governors department the big
door was pushed open and freckle-
faced and red-headed youngster
poked his head in and asked
where's them girls?" Everyone got
busy at once to see what the boy
was fussing aboutand there were sup
pressed giggles from the corridor
leading from the big reception room
to the Governors office. Two girls
who had hidden in that passageway
from the boy were having the time
of their lives in places where the big
gest in the State have to sit around
and wait their turn to see the private
secretary. The boy found the girls
and they all left with Good bys"
for the folks in the outer office.
1t is an interesting fact that a boy
or girl runs a better chance of be-
ing able to see the Governor than
even some of the most influential
, senator's or most powerful State Of
, ficials. The boys and girls lay for
the Governor. There are no terrors
such as closed doors or big tall mes
sengers or guardian secretaries for
them. They wait until the Governor
comes down stairs in the elevator
and hold him up. The Governor al
ways shakes hands all around, asks
their names and tell them to be good.
They can get to the Governor when
the Legislators are sitting around
wondering when they will be able to
see him.
The Capitol Park squirrels and the
State policemen on guard about the
big building have struck up quite n
friendship and the little residents of
the park appear to realize that the
stalwart men in dark green are up
there to protect them as we'll as to
keep things all right on the Hill.
When the policemen first came here
the squirrels did not know what to
make of the men who had no pea
nuts to pass out and they were view
ed with suspicion. However the squir-
rels apparently held q conference
with Deputy Superintendent Lumb.
who told them to make friends and
now it is nothing unusual for n
squirrel to bounce on the broad
shoulders of a State policeman when
he passes by one of the trees.
DR.. Nathan C. Shaeffer, State Su-
perintendent of Public instruction,
will celebrate twenty-four years in
State service on June 1. DIR. SchaeG-
fer was commissioned as sCperin
| ton6pnt on ,Inna 1909
Officials of the Harrisburg Ral-
ways Company last evening declared
that the circus travel had been the
greatest they had ever known on
their lines. Every car was in serv-
ice and more could have been uti-
!ized: The traffic was much COM
mented upon, especially during the
lafternoon, when its attained it's max
imum.
Henry S. Jones, son of Senator
e. e. Jones, of Susquehanna county,
is now full-1edged aviator in the
French army and is making daily
flights. Mr.. Jones left his studies
at Dehigh to enter the American
Ambulance Corps in France and aft
er some thrilling work around Ver-
dun, went into training for the avia-
tlon corps. He passed the test with
| III SlN months instead OF nine months
which is the ordinary period. He is
twenty-three years of age and met
every requirement.
The use of the summer cars for
the circus crowds brought about
some amusing incidents. People are
used to riding on cars where there
are side push buttons, and when they
got on the open cars they had to
stand up and shout for the con-
ductor to stop or else wave their
hands. 1t happened that on one
crowded car a woman passenger
tried hard to get the eye of the con-
ductor who was garnering in fares.
AS the car sped by her stopping
place she got mad. AS it passed the
next block she got madder. At the
third corner beyond where she want
ed to, go she got up and rang the
fare cord with vigor. The car was
stopped in short order.
|
M. S. Niles, prominent young York
attorney, was here yesterday attend
ing to business at the Capitol. Mr..
Niles is golfer and hunter and is
keenly interested in outdoor sport.