Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-11
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house building in Harrisburg We're
dispersed when the building was
torn down to make room for the
1 erection of the present temple of
justice sixty years ago were present
ed to the Dauphin County Historical
Society by b. M. Mead, the presi-
dent, a few evenings ago and they
Illustrate the way such things turn
up years afterwards. Mr.. Mead was
discussing the wanderings of the old
court house clock which was pre-
sented to the Society by w. NJ
Hoerner and in the course of his
remarks told how the Legislature
took possession of the court house
during the days of the war of 1912
when it came here for its first ses-
sions in Harrisburg as the State
Capitol The clock, it seems, fol-
lowed the courts, probably because
some one wanted to sell the State a
more up-to-date timepiece. Per-
haps. the clock, said Mr.. Mead, this
clock held telepathic converse with
the dome of the old court house and
inquired how it liked to serve as
summer house on Sylvan Heights or
1t held wireless communication with
the spire, the weather vane that
once capped the dome, the fierce In
dian with his bow and arrow which
years ago was elevated to q proud
position on the roof of the old
Calder barn still standing opposite
the entrance to Reservoir Park.
Mr.. Mead says that these two OBJ
jects are still in existence and in
their places. The cupola of the
court house Is familiar to people
who have visited the Sylvan Heights
Iorphanage and the vane has been
Hooked at in awe by many q Har-
}risburg youngster going to the city's
lpark.
The baseball score board at Chest
nut street hall was the attraction
for more prominent men in Harris
burg affairs during the worlds Sc
ries than the average man realizes
and there must have been many an
office whose boss" was off the job
during the closing days of the series
at least. AS matter of fact, there
are some very ardent fans among
the prominent men of Harrisburg
and If they can not go to games at
the Island they can at least see big
games played by electricity and
score board.
J President Judge George Kunkel
> is not only known far beyond the
: borders of Pennsylvania as a jurist
5 and throughout the State as a man
3 profoundly versed in the ballot law
and taxation acts of the Keystone
State, but he is also a prophet
Thursday afternoon VIII en- he
: worlds series was drawing to
close and the score was 10 to In
favor of the Cincinnati Reds, the
I Judge had an inspiration.
Were going to see garrison
finish; now you watch" said he to
Charles H. Bergner, who was pre-
7 pairing to go home.
D "Guess not; maybe next year." re-
piled the eminent lawyer, who is
s somewhat of a baseball fan" too.
l The Chicago team made four runs
in the eighth and almost scored in
. the ninth.
appealed" remarked the judge
e rather grimly to Sheriff William
9 Caldwell when the game had fin-
1 ished.
3 "Bin" KLEIN, the umpire at the
game between the Kline Choco-
l lateers and New York here recently,
lis ready witted. He was presenting
. a man at the bat and said, "The
3 batter is one of the greatest pitch
1 ers in the League, he is Mr., Mr..
: Mr."
whats his name? What's his
= name?" he whispered to the catch
= er.
a "Jess Barnes" said the catcher in
:. a loud voice.
n "Oh, didn't you know me?" asked
Q Barnes.
e sailed KLEIN.
:. While Forrest c. Hausman, a
e Philadelphia business man, was set
( tling his fathers estate, he un-
e earthed some interesting documents
g which show that along some lines
there have been other times when
old Gen. H. c. L. also made siege
t of the people. The period covered
in from 1853 to 1878. The memo
f randa reveal that during the Civil
o War coal sold at $3.50 a ton, half
: the present price. In 1857 ham sold
s at rs cents a pound, cambria, 16
cents a yard; muslin, 20 cents
I" yard; flannel, So cents yard; eggs,
" ~ cents a dozen; sugar, II cents
s pound; coffee, 35 cents; butter, AZ
cents. The papers show that there
O was no perceptible drop in prices
r until after the panic of 1873 was
O we'll under way and times were
t hard.
). In response to requests from a
number of men who served In the
army overseas and who went
through special courses OF me-
J. chanical instruction in army camps
n in France and also at schools in this
. country, the Harrisburg Public Ia
i brary trustees have ordered text
. books which will be placed at the
: disposal of the former soldier stu
:, dents as soon as received. The
n, = greatest interest has been manifest
:, ed in technical books by former SOL
= diers, who say that they want to
= continue the studies which they took
= up in France and to supplement-
= such instruction as is afforded at
e the Y. NJ. c. A. by reading.