CENT A WORD COLUMN I HatatSI9l5 FOUND, on Krle train, between Hawley and West llawlcy. Friday cvcnlnc a purse containing money. Owner may have same by calling at lleraMomce and najingfor this advertisement. tl ANNOUNCKMKNT. The eleventh annual ballot the Alert Hire IV. of Kart Honesdale, will In- lviii al Alert Hall on WtsltifMlnv evening, Oct.. l:K A general invitation is j cxleiuled. Tickets, 30 rent. In conneftlon li with the hall, the Ladies' I tmirovemein rietiesoF Kat Honesdale, t'llit. Cottage and Kivcr St will f-erve a sumer in the dining room ot the Hall, with nrM tame at in. Shujht t irfcet s, Xi v-ent s. t2 WANTKH. -Hferyhody to know that lr. li.Soldcn,eye.iglil specialist. orOnilMiidale, will lie tit the tiale. Ilonesdale, Kriday. Oot. i 2.1. ot tliis week, from KiHIa. in..unlil T.M juu.: i and at Hark View Cottage, Hawley, from 3.1M . P. in., until K.W ji. m. WK HA VK a large assortment of ladders on lisndf.irai.nlc picking. .WArM.atS ! 1 KOI! SALE oil FOJS i:KN'T.-welllng , tiuusu.coiiier of Court and Klg'itli sttt-ots. quire ot II. .. KussWI. WK Al!i;xlVilin.in winter aimles and 1 cidt-r :tw'.ci tiiBlieM cih Mice jald tor ianie, C A, t'oiiriclit. W.TK1.-Sue,vss Magazine require:, the aervuviol -i man in llonc-daletu IihiV alter (-Milling subscriptions and to wi-ure new bmslness by means of s;vlal methiHls un UMiuIlyelTcclive; tnisitioii jHTinanent: pivfer one with experience, hut would onsiderany applicant m all tro.nl natural qualifications; salar H.5 1 j'r day. wjtli Himmlssiou ption. Address, with re erentvs. I!. t I'eaiMck.. Kooni iaJu.-,-ens .Masazine bids, ew ork WAYNK HA KM AtSKXt'Y.-lf you have any Uim proisTty or realty ot any kind, you can n-sisler withux free if lost, and projerty will le ad verified throiifh the I'nlted Stales. Send loreimilar. WAYNK HA KM AtJKNCY, Honcsdale. Pa. 2flf HK SAI.K.-llouse, 1U1H tViurt Itent ley, llonesdale, l'a. St. V. T. LOCAL NEWS. A black bear weighing lotl pounds, was on exhibition at the Oakland Ho tel, Narrow sbnrg, last week. It was killed by Benjamin Dexheimer, of Swamp Mills, X. Y., who was acting as guide for a party of deer hunters. State Zoologist Surface will make a number of addresses in various counties this week. This being the season of the year when the tree primers are at work and when spraying for insect pests should be done, he will lecture on the best methods. The Adams House, Knoxville, Pa., ownei by Mrs. Adams, formerly of Ore con to .Miship, this county, was consid erably damaged by fire on Thursday morning, Oct. 2:Jd. The kitchen tloor was ignited by a gas jet carelessly left burning in the cellar. Miss Lottie Ellis and her Mandolin Club, of Carbondale, entertained the people of Waymart last Saturday even ing with a concert given for the benefit of the Methodist church of that borough. The club comprises twenty-one mem bers, all whom were guests at a supper given in recognition of their services, be fore they went back over the mountain. Theodore LaBar, of Starucca, has brought suit against Susquehanna bor ough, claiming for injuries alleg ed to have been received through a fall front an unguarded sidewalk in that place in 1000. He charges that while passing by a vacant lot, he stepped from the walk, which was without rail ing, and fell several feet, injuring him- j self severely and permanently. The case will be tried in November. A few days since Dr. John M. Plant, of Syracuse, in speaking of the misbe havior of children in schools, at an educational conference, said that "de fective teeth and breathing apparatus form a dangerous ally to criminal ten dencies" and that "the amount of cussedness produced among young per sons by toothache is almost incnrable." Which reminded the writer of the sooth ing words of his "Uncle John" when he was a lad and howling with a "jumper" "Nasty pain ; nasty pain. No won der dogs go mad 1" Ariel is having an industrial boom from all accounts. A new knitting mill, financed mainly by Scrantonians, with C. Hebbard, formerly of Hawley, as foreman, and employing a number of girls, is turning out underwear which finds a ready New York market ; a large creamery and ice house are being built by the Alexander Campbell Milk Co., of Brooklyn a branch of the Borden system ; a concrete building is being erected in which an Italian cheese fac tory will be installed by Snntori and Lombardi ; a new coal washery has been started on the Horace L. Butler prop erty at No. 12, and the trade in apples promises to reach a record volume this fall. Good for Ariel 1 Shortly after noon on Saturday last, Mrs. Charles A. Knapp, of Madison, N. J., who, with her husband, is a guest at the home of her sister, Mrs. S. M. Deck er, corner of Court and 11th streets, met with a sad mishap. Mrs. Knapp, who is a heavy lady, considerably advanced n age, and somewhat crippled by a for mer accident, was in the act of descend ing the stairs at Mrs. Decker's when the misfortune occurred. Beaching next to the bottom step, and supposing herself to be on the last one, she stepped off and fell to tiie hallway tloor. Being un able to rise, it was at once seen that she was seriously injured, and an examina tion by Drs. Searle and Powell, w ho w ere promptly called, confirmed the fear that she had fractured the right thigh bone at the hip, a misfortune which not infrequently befalls elderly people. The bone was at once set andjthe patient made as comfortable as possible, but it is feared that she will be housed for a long time, We are obliged to leave correspond ence front Maplewood, Steene, Sterling, Drclier, llethany, and Carley Brook ovct for insertion in Friday's issue. As a further protection against fire, the doors and windows on the south side of the Lyric theatre have been provided with iron shutters. Martin Connor, of Carbondale, has purchased of the Del. & Hud. Co., the car "rassaie, lormeny muse on me ravity, and is fitting it up as a restau rant. The various Improvement Associa tions in Texas township, adjacent to the borough, are endeavoring to secure suffi cient means to light the main thorough fares of their respective districts. The next session of the Wayne Co. Teachers' Institute will be held in the p ,.rt ii...., f,,r ,ne uk cnmiiieiie-' -ourt Mouse, lor one week, commute ing Monday, Nov. 9th. An able corps of instructors has been secured. -ltev. Dr. A. J. Van Cleft, of King-1 hlliitnn. Imt fiirlnerle if Iliillt.inle. I ..... . : . . . . I w no had lus pocket picked a lew nays ago, losing JSX) in cash, besides some checks and valuable papers, has had the pocket book returned to him at Hinghamton, minus the cash. Samuel Phillips, of Stroudsburg, who has reached the ripe age of S(l years, took his first trip by train on Saturday, when he came up to Hawley to visit his brother Iewis Phillips, of that borough. He enjoyed the journey, but claimed that he was too busy with his truck patch to waste much time running around. While at work painting in Dunkcl berg's meat market, early in the week, John tierry was thrown to the tloor by the breaking of the step-ladder upon w hich he was standing, and sustained a painful injury to one of his feet, one or two of the metatarsal bones beiug splin tered. He is getting along comfortably, and hopes to be out in a few days. An inspecting party comprising State Highway Commissioner, S. W, Hunter, of Harrisburg ; State Engineer, Arthur, W. Long, of Scranton ; Wayne County Commissioners, Thomas C. Madden, J. K. Hornbeck and John E. Mandeville ; Supervisor, George Scheiterle ; State Inspector S. II. Khodes and contractor, W. L. Harvey, examined a seven mile section of the proposed through State road in the lower part of this county on Friday last. The highway inspected ex tends three miles east and four miles west of Uouldsuoro, and was at once accepted as a splendid sample of work, in fact, according to the views of the inspecting patty, the finest piece of road in the State. Work on the road was started in April of last year and was continued for seven months, when un favorable weather ended operations. They were resumed May 1, of this year and have just been completed. The party dined at the St. Charles Hotel, Gouldsboro, after making their tour of inspection. Commissioners Hornbeck, Madden and Mandeville were in Forest City last night arranging for the erection of a much needed bridge at that place. Two ot the commissioners oi ciusqueiiauna and representatives of tho Erie railroad and the Hillside Coal and Iron com panies were present and all parties came to an agreement. The two counties are to construct the bridge over the Lacka wanna creek and build abutments on each side of the Erie tracks for an over head bridge, which the Erie company will construct and maintain; and the Hillside Coal and Iron Company will make the fill across the culm dump. All parties are to meet again Nov. 10th to sign agreement. The Wayne county commissioners appropriated $7o for the construction of a temporary bridge, which C. H. Wilmarth will erect at once. The old bridge was demolished by the ice last spring. This action by the Wayne commissioners will be a great accommodation to people of Clinton, Mt. Pleasant, Preston and Dyberry, who market in Forest City. PERSONAL. Jay and Boy Smith visited Carbon dale friends on Sunday. Miss Celia Theobald is being enter tained by Scranton friends. Misses Mabel and Blanche Secor spent Sunday in Carbondale. Miss Lizzie Brady was the guest of Carbondale friends on Sunday. Miss Constance Kimble called on friends in Carbondale on Sunday. Mrs. Henry Owens, of Seelyville, is spending a few days in Scranton. Walter Hennig, of Wilkes-Barre, was in town several days last week. Joseph Hendler and family, late residents of llonesdale, removed to Car bondale last week. Howard Pelton, of Barryville, N. Y., visited William Pelton and wife, Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. J. O. Christiana, of Hancock, Is visiting Hawley, White Mills, Hones dale and Scranton friends. District Superintendent M. D. Fuller occupied the pulpit of the llonesdale M E. church, on Sunday morning last. Mrs.T. Lincoln Medland, Mrs. Harry Morgan and Mrs. David Bobbins con dted a charity rummage sale in Car bondale, last week. Mrs. M. Slavton. of Bethany, and daughter, Miss Laura Slayton, of Port land, Maine, were entertained by bcrau ton friends UH week, George Nicholson was a Carbondale visitor on Sunday. Mrs. W. B. Holmes was in Oxford, Chester Co., Pa., yesterday, attending the sessions of the Home Missionary So- cicty of the Synod of Penn'a. " i Geo. A. Sweneniser, of Milford, has 4 been appointed Chief Burgess of that borough, to fill the vacancy caused by . .i im . . the death of Thomas Armstrong. Miss Margaret McGettigan, a trained nurse, has retnrncd to Scranton, after , . ' , . ,. , . havmg been professionally engaged in Honesdale, for the past three months, i , , I'cv. Dr. Hichard S. Holmes, Philadelphia, editor of "The Westmin- ster ' will preach in the Presbvtenan ! church, next Sunday morning ject, "The Kace Question. Sub- Martin Hehbein, of the firm of Ueh- bein Brothers, Piano Manufacturers, and i sister. Miss Florence Kehbein, of Brook- . 7. , , i lyn, N. ., are visiting at the home of August J. llehbein, East street. -Mr.andMrs.T. A. Lighthiser, Mrs. . , , ,. , Bussa, Mrs. m. Bader, and Mr. and Mrs. John Ktthbach, of llonesdale, at- tended the funeral of the late Mrs. Geo. .. :..u.. i.... uv: i.. i Awee, in Hauley, on rriday last. Daniel Crandall, of Waymart, who . had been under treatment for tvphoid , , . .i. l- ii :.. fi bondale, for some time, was discharged from that institution on Friday last. C. W. Teed, of Walton, and his; daughter, Mrs. Edward Payson Woods, with her daughter, of Los Angeles, Cat., paid a visit last week to Mrs. Teed's mother and sister, in Equinunk. Thomas Sheridan. Joseph Kosar and Charles Bruner, of Uie South Side, Scranton, spent last week hunting in Wayne county. They bagged twenty one rabbits, six pheasants and a number of squirrels. Mrs. Herman Harmes, of Bethany, who had been an inmate of Dr. Burns's hospital, Scranton, where she submitted to a severe case of skin grafting, return ed home, last week, greatly improved in health. Col. Ezra Hippie, postmaster ofj Scranton, and a member of the Gover- nor's staff, is ill at his home in the Lack- j nni mnniKwut fil !!! ia nm. .- .i i , ... . ... . ... ot the best know n Guardsmen in the , State, and has many friends on Capitol ) Hill. j -Norman Jump and wife, who left , , , , , . ' Kqn.nunk for Colorado tenty-three years ago, and remained twenty-one years before coming east and locating in Utiea. N. Y.. have been reeentlv renew- ing old acquaintances in the northern part of the county. Mrs. Elizabeth Hix, of Middletown, N. Y., died in that city on Wednesday evening last. She was the eldest daugh ter of Horace and Mahal a Thompson, and was born at Hopewell, Orange Co., v v -ii km- i, .;m1 ,.. N. 1 ..Jan. 31 lhJ. She married A,a- briel Horton, in 1859, becoming a widow four years later, and in November, 1S73, marrying Ebeu Hix, who survives hei with one son. Mrs. Hix was a sister oi Justiceof the Peace, John II. Thompson, of Hawley. She is also survived by two sisters. John C. Westbrook, Jr., the Demo cratic candidate for Prothonotary of Pike county, was a student at the Prompton Normal School, while that institution was under the control of Hon. F. P. Kimble. His uncle, the late John 0. Westbrook, held the office for upwards of forty years, and the present candidate is certain of his fourth election, having been successively chosen in 1S99, lSXtl and 1905. The duties are combined with Register and Recorder, and Clerk of the Courts. HYMENEAL. Married, at Hollisterville, Oct. 22, 1908, by the Rev. H. P. East, pastor of tho Baptist church, Miss Carrie Yeith to Charles Heffner, both of Salem. They were attended by Miss Florence Heffner and Harold Veith. The house decora tions were roses, carnations and chrys anthemums. Married, in Hollisterville, Oct. 22, 1908, byE. B. Hollister.Esq., Miss Cora Hiney to Merritt Edw ards, both of Sa lem township. Married, at Pueblo, Colorado, Miss Alice Sims, of Colorado Springs, to Charles C. Knight, of Pueblo. The groom's family are all former residents of Manchester township. Married, in the M. E. parsonage, Da mascus, Oct. 24, 1908, by the Rev. J. M. Coleman, Miss Lucy Appel to Era mett Schweighofer, both of Girdland. They are enjoying their bridal tour in Biughamton, Ehnira, Buffalo and Ni agara Falls. Upon their return they will found their new home at Dyberry, near the Pleasant Yalley school house. They are two of Girdland's most prom ising young people, and all join in wish ing them a bright and happy future. The marriage of Miss Mary Soete to Edward Murtha, both of Honesdale, will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 4th. WARNING. We have been informed that the next issue of a Wayne county paper will con tain a specially manufactured article in which an attempt will be made to dam age the reputation of a Republican can didate by wrongfully accusing him of doing what his opponent has done all his life. Better not. Wayne county voters nre not fooli, OBITUARY. Henry Croft, of South Sterling, died in a Scranton hospital, Oct. 18, 1908Jof blood noisoniii". aired 51 vears. He leaves a wife. Rev. J. M. Smellier, of pu!daboro, conducted the funeral ser- vices. Mrs. Mary Higgins, an old and highly r5CC,.ed ""Went of Clinton township, died at her home on Sundav morning ( a8t, aRcd 73 yearg ghe is 6Irvivod by i li followingsons and daughters : Mrs. , ' of Independence, Kansas; I.Y. II. Lagan, of Kansas Citv, Mo.; J. p. Digging, of St. Louis, Mo.; Thomas 1 and Catharine Higgins, of Clinton ; onei sister, Mrs. Joseph Messitt, of Carbon- j dale. The funeral w ill be held this af- ternoon. with interment in St. Hoseceni- cicry, uaroonuaic, ot wnicn city sue was formerly a resident. I Warren D. Keen died of Brinht's Warren D. Keen died of disease, October 24, HWS, in Prompton, n ins -U year, lie was born m or ,ear Pronijpton. During the civil war; ie served in the U. b. navv from Aug. I 2l, istfl, to Aug. W. ItiOI. He was on the U. S. S. Minnesota, during its meiii- ?b, the noted Confederate iron-clad Mernmac, in March, lhtii Kor his services he received a pension of $' per month. He leaves no near rel- atives, his wife having died in 1SW, and his two married daughters a few vears ago lmrlmnl in u pr(,nl,n :,.. tery. . . David linllin, for many years a resi- ,;s bed. at his home on Sprinc street. last Saturday morning, death beinc caused by a stroke of paralysis. He was born in Lackawanna county, in what is now Scranton, June 12,IS24, making his age 84 years and 4 mouths. Deceased was for a number of years an employee of the Del. and Hud.'C. Co., in llonesdale. Since the death of his wife he had lived alone, getting his own meals. His wife died here in 1SSJ. th is survived by a son Wallace, of Port Jervis, and a" widowed daughter, Mrs. George Baldorf, of Waldwick, N. J. In terment in Glen Dvberrv. After battling with an affection of the lungs for a number of years, two of the last winters having been spent in Arizo na and the south in the hope of relief, John H. Smith passed away at his resi dence on Church street on "Saturday af ternoon last. For several months he had been confined to his room and mainlv to his bed, fully realizing his condition and patiently awaiting the inevitable. He was a niun of courteous disposition and gentlemanly bearing, and leaves a large circle of friends to mourn his decease and sympathize with his stricken fauii- h. Mr. Smith was a son of Mr. and Mrs. jacoh Smith, of Court street, and was born in llonesdale in ISt4. Educated in ,ur 1,UU,1C schools, he Jearned the trade oi glass culling, oecoming verv proncieni an3 ewntuallv brinB made foreman of the T. B. Clark factory, which position he filled acceptably for three years. In IW he engaged ill the same business for himself in companv with John E. Krantz. the firm of Krantz, Smith A Co. becom ing one of the leading cut-glass concerns and occupying one of the most commo dious factories in llonesdale, employing usually 150 hands. Mr. Smith, beside; his wife and fourchildreu, is survived 1) lus lather and mother and lour sisters ;The funeral services were held yesterday afternoon in tirace Episcopal church, in ,m. ch(1jr of wlicl u.m(r v;ict of Mr. Smith was for many years hearei and appreciated. Kev. A. L." Whittaker, rector of the church, officiated. ANNOUNCEMENTS. The Ladies' Aid of Pleasant Mount wil serve lunch and dinner at D. Lake's Election Day. Price 15 and 25 cents Voters and everybody cordially invited Hallowe'en Social, Episcopal Sundav school rooms, Friday evening. Admiss ion free. See witches, play games pumpkin pie and coffoe, 10 cents. The members of Texas No. 4 Chem ical Co. will open their new and con veniently arranged engine house on Mon day evening, Nov. 2d, with a grand ball The Maple City Fife and Drum Corps give their annual ball in the hall of the Alert Hook and Ladder Co., of East Honesdale, on Wednesday evening, No vember 11th. Only Way To Use State's Surplus. Mr. Editor : In Smull's Hand Book for 190S, on pages 607 and SOS, the of ficial total receipts of the state treasury are given for the year ending Dec. 1st, 1907, as $27,027,132.72. This is the of ficial record. In the same book on page 815 is given the total cost of schools which is stated at $31,007,304.64. Of this amouut $16,945,995.51 is for teach era' wages and text books (the two items we want the state to pay) the balance, $14,111,309.13, being the cost of buildings, renting, fees of collectors fuel, janitors, school supplies. We have not proposed to touch the direction of the schools or interfere witl directors in building or management our purpose being to give tax relief in the only way that the state's great sur plus and increasing revenues can read all the people. Our bill provides for the payment o these sums to the school directors or boardof education, the first week in Aug before the opening of the schools, thus obviating any necessity of borrowing by directors or delay in paying teachers. Treasurer Sheatz has exceeded all re cords in paying, hence the present sur plus has been cut down a little, but it is now over $10,000,000 and will increase rapidly as no further school payments will be due under present rulings till June next, and then will be two or three months in being paid. These statements are all official. There is much more that could be said but rest our case on official figures. Very truly yours, W. E. Periiam. DeWltt's Little Karly Klsers. the fatuous lit tle liver pills. Tbey are small, sure, safe pills, Sold by PKIX.Tu Droggijt, TAKE NO CHANCES-n cross us below will be a sure vote for W. E. PERIIAM. REPUBLICAN School Taxes, Mr. Fuerth should not be blamed for the many misstatements made in the long article on Schools which he signed and which aiwars in the Herald. His short acquaintance with the article which he merely carried from the auth or to the Herald olllce did not give him time to peruse it carefully. His mind is occupied with a more important que lion and one in which schools are not to be considered. Christy Babbitt should not be lilamcu for the article as he has been placed in jail, and his vote will be lost to Ins friends. 1 he siroiray condition of the figures ncd in this ar ticle are due to the fact that they haw been working overtime in the local op tion fight, and if they convey a wronj! impression it is due to the fact that tin men who are using them have :i very severe attack of heartache over what other people will pay in taxes, ii they are compelled to take their stiuiu lints on the sly. A vote for M. E. Simons can be re gistered in this way REPUBLICAN J2L and it will help elect a man whoiscapa ble in every way to fill the position. T3 C - . LADIES' AND GENT'S GLOVES, Points to think of in buying Gloves: Bight qunlitv. Made especially for I'S. We insist upon the best possible kind to be had, for OUR 1 GLOVES. KATZ BRO'S. Local Option. My Dear .Mr. Editor : Will you permit me to add a note to my letter of the IKlrd 7 The second reason (?) given by the "Business Men's Anti Local Option League" why we should oppose local option is this : Should the revenue from liquor licenses be cut off. the tax will fall on the farm ers and property owners of the county. "The State will have no money to pay to school, hospitals or charitable insti tutions, only such as they receive from a direct tax." One would infer from the above that the liquor men pay all oar State taxi5. I.et us see: Total Stateevenue for fiscal year W7 - - f-7.tl27,i:K Vli ptati: RKvr.xfn ihom i.iiroi:4: 1. Wholesale liquor li cences ... $731,974 59 WS.S-JC 35 331,828 70,427 80 SI 1.74 4 y Ketail liquor licenses - 3. Bievvers' licences - - 4. DNlillei' license -". Bottlers licenses - - Total, $1,S74,S)1 HI Uevenue from liquors a fraction less than seven per cent, of total revenue; or about one dollar in fourteen. l'lie gentleman who kindly called my attention to this showing, adds : "As- uiuing the same percentage of truth in all the other statements and predictions by the Liquor League, the damage to be wrought by prohibition shrinks to very mall dimensions." W. II. Swift. At The Lyric. Next Monday evening Manager Dit iic' presents "Mnrv Einersson in her new, model n play, "The Making of Mad- lalena. hv Samuel Lewis. It is by lar the best production she has ever had and gives her an advantage over all parts -he has piaved in recent vears. !!0 THEATRE ! BEKJ. D. D'TTRk'H, - - LESSEE ASD MiKACEB MONDAY EVfcNING, NOV. 2 Annual Tour Mary Emerson In a New not!rn Play The Making of iVtaddalena By Samuel Lewis Complete Production Strong Supporting Co. PRICES-25, 35, BO, 75, and$l. i- SKAT SALE at the box office, a. m., Saturday. Oct. 31. at 9 LADIES' iLY Suits, Coats Skirts Better Styles, Better Worrk manship, Better Values than we have ever shown. J