Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-06
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| many fruit trees there are in Har-
risburg at this time of the year
when the peach trees are just about
| losing their pink leaves and the pear
ana apple blossoms are showing and
| some or the cherry trees are in
mower. The trees, like great bou-
| quets, can be seen peeping over
FENCES and showing behind houses
and the number one sees in the
course or ride about town is no
| table. But go to one of the knobs at
Reservoir Park and look out over
the Hill section. Every block has a
| couple OF trees in flower and stretch
| ing along some streets there are to
be seen rows of backwards wherein
there are fruit trees all of the same
variety. Judging from the flowers
| the cherry seems to have the call as
the city fruit, but there are many
peach trees. Out in East End sec
tions and up in the Tenth and Four
teenth wards the number of apple
and pear trees in bloom suggest the
1 times when those sections of the city
were farms and the trees survive as
| reminders of natures reluctance to
allow useful tree to disappear
| The march of the householder has
| wrought havoc with some very fine
orchards and splendid trees have
| disappeared in recent years and it
| 10 plly IlldI SOUl0 OI the trees
cannot be saved and moved.
|
Speaking of trees it is the inten-
tion of George A. Shreiner, the Su-
perintendent of Public Grounds and
Buildings, to move the superb spec
linen of the copper beech in front of
the Capitol when the Drummer i'm
provements are made. The plan is
to extend the plaza some eight to
fourteen feet and this would take
away the old mulberry trees near
the State Treasury and the copper
beech just above the main entrance
to the Capitol. If possible the null
berry trees will be moved back. The
beech can be moved without diff
cult and be as good as ever, says
Mr.. Shreiner.
"a ride through the applebelt OF
Adams county is we'll worth any
mans time these days." said a Har-
risburg automobilist who motored
through that region yesterday. Tho
trees for the most part are in full
bloom and if they were damaged by
the recent cold snap they do not
show it. Near Flora Dale we drove
through mile after mile of blossom
ladden trees. The air was heavy
with the perfume and 1 have never
beheld a more charming picture
than those bouquet-like trees, row
upon row of them, as far as the eye
: could see. Apple Blossom Time in
: Normandy never had anything on
, appleblossom time in Adams coun-
ty. If you want delightful trip
drive over there before the blossoms
5 fall, anytime within the next week"
What time is it?" a passenger OIL
, a Reservoir Park car asked the con-
ductor.
"I don't know" was the answer.
, We're due at the Square at 1.24
: this afternoon, but ] don't carry q
watch. Don't need one, we use a
: calendar on this line"
"I have always admired the way
l Harrisburg has undertaken its prob
S lens of Improvement of the river
. front and other municipal enter
prises which have made Il notable -
l said A. f. Sisson, of Erie, former
3 for the last few days on a visit The
general says that Harrisburg's treat
ment of its river front has been
| much admired everywhere.
; A couple of men were talking
about the narrow guage railroads
: that flourish in the Juniata valley.
|
of them. well, he was up in Perry
, , county one time on business and
, when he departed from New
Bloomfield one day he found he
; had left his samples on the station
platform. He was greatly worried
2 as the train was on it's only trip of
1 the day and woFthwith consulted
:, the conductor. The conductor told
= him not to mind and ran the train
;. back again." The other man said
e he could beat that story and told
= how one time a woman on the way
/ from New Bloomfield to the river
complained that the train was go
n ing too slow. The conductor jocosely
;, told her she might walk. The wom-
a an took it seriously and replied.
9 But I'm not due there before train
= gettin' in time" These two stories
: aroused a man who knows the Tus-
carora valley and he told how once
in the neighborhood of classic
:, Academia a party of campers once
= shot cow. "Of course, they
promptly packed up and started
away" said he. THE owner of the
: cow was a wise one and when he
: heard they had left he drove to the
c station and saw the train pulling
e away. Now he knew that some
| miles up the line there was water
e tank and he figured that the engine
s would be thirsty. So he whipped up
: and when the train slowed down for
o q drink he was there waiting for
|. | the cars and arrested the whole
o camping party"