Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-27
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Now that legal steps have b
taken whereby the State has becd
the lease of the old Star-Indepe
ent building at Third and Bla
Derry streets which has been
modelled into an office building!
is OF interest to note that it is
of the old printing establishmd
OF Harrisburg. The generations
printers and newspapermen
worked in the old structure wd
probably not recognize it's inteI
now with its steel columns,
crete hoors and other appurtenan
of fire proofing to saw nothing
seeing an elevator in full fight VIII
men tolied up steep flights of sta
ohle OF the old ST. people will
member the store room on the
moor and the fine view that could
had from its windows to say moth
OF an hour or so of draw" that
| caslonally used to be INDUCED
after the forms went down. The
Dulldlng dates from 1873 when ID
Jamln Singerly, the State prin
erected 1T to replace an older pr
ing mouse which was burned on M
ember b, 1873. The site was ono
stapies in the fifties and after
| civil War was where Sanford's m
strels held forth. 1t had a sued
SION or amusement enterprises a
the minstrels had laid their boI
| away. The fire was one of the wt
known in Harrisburg for years
| burned houses across the street.
SinSerly was man of action and
quit the structure as we have KIND
IT, Lane S. Hart secured control
the building from the Singerlv
terests when he had the state nr&
ing contract in 1873 and later on
late b. f. Meyers became owner.
we are going to have a real al
Inoplle run this spring" said Carl
Deen' VINO in years past has
gineered n number of very success
camp Hill sociability runs. q
nave asked Clyde Myton to get
gether a number of desirable ron
Tor us and in a few weeks we
select the towns to be visited and
uate. or course we will not go II
the spring is far enough advan
TO make travelling pleasant and
roads good. We will confine the
Vltation list to Camp Hill and
neighbors at Washington He;e
who have been with us on previI !
runs, for the reason that Camn n
a,u'omoplllsts are growing so rapi|
III NUMBER the party would becoI
eoo DIG II we went outside.
iiha there are 6S automobile ownI
IN camp Hill at this time" Last I'd
me run was called off on accountI
tne war, the Camp Hill men deyotT
me time and money which vol
nave gone into the run to vari
llhes or war work. The Camn n
runs nave been in years past a !
ilshtful feature of community
IN Camp Hill and have brought /
men OF the borough together inI
way that has proved helpful in MI
ways and has resulted in manv wa
friendships.
The next big event in Y. M
A. athletic circles" said c. Min
physical director of the HarrishIl
~" today, will be the Internatiol
HeXathlon Meet for boys. in Will
all of the boys OF the Harrisbl
gym classes will take part. The ri
ords we make will be matched wi
those of Y. M. G. AS of our cIj
all over the world and from thl
the championships will be made
The lads f the local association \
ready for the events and prom
to show up we'll. Athletics at I
~" are booming. We have lust \
in 200 more lockers. $50 for bd
and young men and 40 for busine
men. The classes of businessn1
are growing Indeed if they
very much larger we shall have
push out the sides of the Gym
take care of them"
| -"Bowling is also coming ir
favor at the ~" continued Mr.. M
Ter and in short time we shall h5
league going with six or eid
teams. The association is in ed
shape to take care of these contes
which promise to run we'll into 4
summer. Altogether, we are havi
the most successful season at the
sociation we have ever had and
particularly gratifying feature is /
number of soldiers and returned s
diers who are now making tn
headquarters with u.s."