Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-07
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is commencing to give concern at the
Capltol. Under the regulations all of
the clocks in the various offices of
the Commonwealth here are owned
by the state and are in charge of an
official clock repairman, who keeps
them good tempered and accurate.
Lately there have been some changes
In offices and more clocks have been
added to the list A halt has been
called upon the acquisition of time
| pieces and hereafter Joseph Pyne,
| the official repairman, will have only
| 200 to watch. This is the season of
| the year, says the repairman, when
| the clocks behave best. In summer
ime, especially hot days, Father
Penn's clocks are apt to speed up
owing to the effect of the heat upon
| the oils used. while in very cold win
| ter, owing to the habit of people in
| leaving windows open at night the
oils grow thick and the timepieces
run slow. The weather is more
| equable just now and the clocks are
maintaining their dignity, accord
ing to Mr.. Pyne. The official repair
| man has been in charge of the
| clocks for couple of decades which
means several generations of men in
politics. according to the ordinary
Harrisburg rating, and in the last ten
years the number of clocks on his
list has doubled. When the Capitol
was finished an effort was made to
use only standard clocks, but the
| necessary creation of offices outside
caused others of various types and
dispositions to be installed and they
are all under supervision.
The half dozen or so mulberry
trees which are in the Capitol Park
in front of the State Treasury are
not to be made away with when the
plaza in front of the building is
changed and the terraces created on
the Third street side in accordance
with the plans of Arnold w. Brun-
her. These trees are over thirty years
old and will be moved. They are just
now in bloom and attract much at
tention from the children, successive
groups of which have played about
them for years. The trees were right
In the line, but have become such a
feature that they will be moved
around.
The federal government has put
crimp in reedbird shooting, although
the state allows it, and the black
birds are now furnishing the early
fall shooting. Because of a treaty
with Canada the bobolink is protect
ed, but the game code prescribes an
open season. This being a war year
the federal government wins. Black
birds are being shot in fair numbers
in many counties. This is the favor
lite bird for the young hunter and
many farmers boy has been trying
shotgun. The law does not pro-
vide any limit on the bag and early
trials have been numerous, the
weather having kept the birds in
northern districts. A number of
starlings, the European nuisance
which has been multiplying in this
state, have been flocking with the
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Game officers point out that starlings
are not protected and that they are
a pest. Sportsmen after blackcoats
are urged to watch for the starting,
which is slightly different in color
and as to bill. Similar advice is
being given to sportsmen to make
J sure this fall of the difference be-
tween pheasants and ruffed grouse.
The latter are protected everywhere
except Philadelphia and Delaware
counties and some counties protect
pheasants. Attempts are being made
to propagate both birds extensively.
Col Samuel FELTON,, who has been
in charge of important movements
of troops in France and who Is COM
mended by General March, is a
brother of Edgar c. FELTON,, for years
president of the Pennsylvania Steel
Company, and has a number of
friends here. He has been president
of big western railroads, but like At
terbury and Kennedy and other rail-
road chefs went into the army.
|
There are now four stars, all of
them for overseas soldiers, on the
service flag at the home of Mrs.
John Y. Boyd, of this city. Her two
sons and two sonS-in-law are now
with the American Army in Europe.
They are on various fronts, the last
heard of one, Captain Jackson Herr
Boyd, being that he was right up
where things are thickest. In ad-
dition to this splendid record in the
immediate family one of the best
known residents of Harrisburg, over
fifty members of her Sunday school
class are in service. The class is
in the Pine Street Presbyterian
Church. where Mrs. Boyd has been
a worker for years, and is one of
the most active religious organiza-
tions in Central Pennsylvania.
|
Charles w. Crowther, who has the
job of making out the schedules for
moving the drafted men from Penn
sylvania has to unscramble the time
tables of something like twenty-five
railroads to get the trains going all
right Once in a while he has to
go to some town TO see what the con-
nections are like. In any event he
is acquiring a large amount of
knowledge of what state railroads
are like. The transportation from
this state has been accomplished in
a manner that is simply wonderful.
Practically no mishaps, plenty of
cars and special train schedules. Mr..
Crowther was formerly with. the
Pennsylvania railroad transporta-
ton department and knows the
state, which is fortunate for Uncle