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W. W. WOOD.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1908.
Tmiouoii the aid of a trust fund, tho
foundation of which was laid by Presi
dent James Buchanan, 600 Lancaster
families were supplied with Christmas
coal. Since President Buchanan left
money for this coal fund other Lancaster
ians have added to it and to-day it is
large enough to warrant the purchase of
300 tuns of fuel. A half ton was given
to eacli worthy applicant. The work of
distribution was in the hands of a Lan
caster charity society.
HARRISBURG LETTER.
Dec. A considerable amount of
discussion is being given at present to
the mercantile license tax and to the ad
visability of repealing it. Opponents of
the law have charged that the entire
amount received was used up in the
cost of collection, but Auditor General
.Young has compiled a table which
shows the entire costs by items and
olosses, and it amounts to less than
eleven per centum. The entire cost of
collection represents moneys paid out in
the community where the tax is' collect
ed, representing the fees of county treas
urers, mercantile appraisers, mileage,
postage, advertising lists, etc., and does
not represent departmental clerk hire to
the slightest amount. General Young
further shows that the constantly grow
ing needs of the state in the care of its
insane and unfortunate, its purchase of
forestry reservation, the development of
its Health Deparment, its rebuilding of
bridges, its construction of highways
which it may be asked to maintain, its
increased appropriation to the public
schools, together with the Departmental
and other expenses, make it very in ad
visablc at this time to lessen the revenue
of the state, without making provisions
for that deficiency. Charities are ask'
ing for more money than was appropri
ated by the Legislature of lwi, and a
committee appointed by the veterans of
the Civil War have prepared a bill which
provides for an appropriation ol about
$4,500,000 for pensions and clerk hire-
Pennsylvania will need for the next few
years all the revenue in sight.
It has been announced that the foot
and mouth diseaso has about run its
course. In all, sixteen counties were af
fected, some of them only slightly. The
first case was noticed on Nov. 9, and
since that date there have been slaught
ered a total of 1193 cattle, 1118 swine
and a few sheep and goats. l'enn
sylvania came off very luckily for it is
sometimes n labor of years to stamp out
this pest, at a heavy expense. Dr. Pear
son and his ellicieut corps of assistants
have worked hard and deserve lots of
credit.
9
Senator Knox having accepted the
portfolio of State in the cabinet of Pres
ident-elect Wm. II. Taft, it will be the
duty of the Legislature that convenes on
Tuesday, Jan. 5, 1909, to elect a suc
cessor to him, as well as to Senator Pen
rose. The latter will succeed himself in
spite of any eleventh hour opposition
Choosing a successor to Senator Knox
will be delayed until there is a vacancy
which will occur, of course, prior to
March 4, 1909. Several prominent He
publicans have been mentioned for the
place, butGeorgeT. Oliver, of Pittsburg
seems likely to be the favored one, and
he has received the unanimous endorse
ment of the Alleghany Senators and
Representatives. Having the good-will
of Senator Penrose, Oliver can secure
the assistance of the Philadelphia con
tingent, and that practically assureshim
the office.
The question of who will be the next
Speaker seems still unsettled. The same
gathering that endorsed Oliver for U. S.
Senator endorsed John F. Cox of the
same county for Speaker, but Oliver
does not favor Cox, on account of his
attitude on local option. Meantime- ex
Speaker McClain is saying little but pro
fessing confidence in the outcome.
There are those who believe that Mc
Clain may yet be chosen to preside, and
there are not a few who believe that it
will bo an error for the organization to
turn him down. He would bo a thorn
in the flesh on the floor of the House, if
he chooses to fight.
Mock Bern, a Chinese leper, died in a
little .house erected for him near tho
city a few days ago. Some years ago he
was found serving as cook in a restau
rant at Steelton and an effort was made
to deport him. He was Bent to Balti
. more, his original port of entry, but
eluded his companions and came back
to the Keystone State, becoming a charge
on Dauphin county. Friends helped
him, giving him ducks, chickens and
other things dear to the Chinaman's
heart, and on these lie subsisted, putting
in the time at drawing and painting,
His case attracted a great deal of atten
tion. The climate or exposure proved
too much for him and he fell a victim to
tuberculosis. All his belongings were
burned. N. E. Haube.
Tho rate of fourth-class postage in this
country is, as all know, sixteen cents
per pound. The rate to China, witli
which we have a reciprocal treaty, is
twelve cents per pound. The inequality
of these rates is' well illustrated by the
statement that a 4-pound package sent
from Honesdale to Seelyville would cost
64 cents, while tho samo package could
be sent across the continent to San Fran
cisco, ana thenco over tno racinc 10
Shanghai for 48 cents.
Why Road Was Not Built.
Interesting Testimony Ancnt
Old D. & H. Canal.
the
Somo very interesting testimony was
taken last week in the federal suit in
New York city, which is designed to dis
solve tho combination of tho anthracite
coal carrying roads. E. L. Fuller, a re
tired coal operator of Scranton, testified
that he had built several collieries and
had been what was classed as an inde
pendent operator. Six years ago he
disposed of his interests in the combin
ation now charged with controlling the
coal situation. Ho knew of the proposed
Delaware Valley and Kingston railway.
This road was to have been built from
Hawley or Lackawaxen down tho line
of the old canal to Rondout-on-the-Hud-son,
and was to give the independent
operators an outlet to' tho metropolitan
markets which meant to them 65 per
cent, of the average tidewater prices. It
was expected and intended that the line
would carry the independent's product
to tidewater for CO per cent, of the rates
they were paying. Later, when the
Erie purchased the Pennsylvania Coal
company, it secured the charter of this
proposed new road and it was never
built. This explains to the public for
the first time why the Eric paid such a
large price in its purchase of the Pennsyl
vania Coal company's interests and why
the once-talked-of road was not built.
Mr. Fuller, on being asked if he con
sideredtho purchase of the Pennsylvania
coal company a good bargain for the
Erie, replied that with his associates
he had offered $5,000,000 more. The
Pennsylvania Coal company at that
time, he continued, had over a hundred
million tons of coal in sight.
The Erie paid for the Pennsylvania
Coal company properties, it was unof
ficially stated, $32,000,000 in bonds and
$5,000,000 in first preferred Erie stock,
which then had a marketable value of
about $28,000,000.
WAYNE IN LINE.
Resolutions Adopted Favoring
Benjamin Dlmmlck for United
States Senator.
J.
On Thursday last a meeting of repre
sentative Republicans was heldvnere
and the following preamble and resolu
tions adopted. After being signed by
the parties whose names are appended,
the endorsement was forwarded to the
committee having HisHonor the Mayor's
boom in charge in the Electric City.
Whereas, The resignation of Senator
P. U. Knox to enter the cabinet of l'res
ident-elect Taft will leave a vacancy in
the representation of Pennsylvania in the
senate of the uniteu states, ana
"Whereas, It is our firm belief and de
sire that such vacancy should be filled
by the selection of a man of ability and
lush standing from the north-eastern
section of the state, a section which
heretofore has not received a fractional
part of the high practical recognition to
which its population, commercial im
portance and great civic interests en
title it : now, therefore :
We, the undersicned Republican citi
zens of Wayne county, urge upon the
legislature about to be convened in Har
risburg, and upon the Republican party
in this commonwealth the importance
of improving this opportunity to select
uir me purjjuau ui mini; iuu tiuuvu men
tioned vacancy, a man who in every
way will measure up to the require
nienls of the high position, the Honor'
able J. Benjamin Dimmick, mayor of
the city of Scranton, and it is with the
greater earnestness and the greater
pleasure that we ask lus selection, be
cause his honored father, at one time
attorney-general of this commonwealth
was one ot the chief citizens ot our coun
ty : because Mayor Dimmick himself
was born, crew up and spent his young
manhood among us. and is still one of
us hv reason of faniilv ties and friendly
association, and because by reason of
our personal acquaintance with him and
his career we are thoroughly convinced
, it.... i .1 I 1 1
uiut ins line iiiauuouu, uiviu Kjiuiuue
pohtical acumen, splendid mental ami
ity and high sense of public duty pe
culiarlv fit him to occupy such an lion
orablo position as we ask forhini.
Homer Greene, A. T. Searle, W. F
Suydam, T. 11. Clarke, F. P. Kimble
T. J. Smith. II. F. Salmon, II. C. Hand
II. J. Conger, W. J. Ward, C. T. Bent
ley, J. Adam Kraft, D. D. Weston, J
1). Weston. Thomas iu. luUler, w. ii
Stone, E. C. Mumford, W. H. Lee, An
drew Thompson. E. A. Penniman, II
Wilson. A. C. Lindsay. W. W. Wood
GeoreoM. Mueller. C. C. Jadwin. O. T,
Chambers. Martin Caufleld. A. B. Tran
buo, Henry Fr'eund, Win. H. Swift
Louis J. Dorflinger, Harry B. Ely, II
. Russell."
A GREAT SCHOOL.
SCRANTON BUSINESS COLLEGE.
Tho Scranton Business College began
its fifteenth year on Tuesday, Sept. 1st,
with a large enrollment. Despite the
hard times the enrollment has been very
heavy since and the school is now very
large. Tho suddenly greatly increased
demand for office help this month is an
indication that good times are here again
and that those who soonest qualify as
bookkeepers or stenographers will reap
the greatest rewards. School will open
again on Monday, Jan. 4th. Write to
II. D. BUCK, Principal, Scranton, Pa.
Menneh & Co. will close out a lot of
single suits for Ladies and Misses at less
than coat. 41ei7
OBITUARY.
Arthur K. Stone died at his home in
Scranton on Thursday night last, Dec.
24th. Ho was born in Hawley, Pa.,
forty-six years ago, and is survived by
a wife, two children, Claude and Ralph
ond four brothers, Victor, John, Earl
and Sidney. Ho was a member of the
Jr. O. U. A. M., Royal Arcanum and
Scranton Typographical union, No. 112.
Mrs Rebecca Harwood,' wife of Albert
Harwood, died at her home, in Scranton
on Thursday night last. Mrs. Harwood
was seventy-seven years of ago and a
nativo of this county. Besides her hus
band, she is survived by three sons,
Harry, Charles and John, all of Beckley,
Va., and two daughters, Mrs. Sarah
Kizer and Mrs. Bessie Abbey, both
of Scranton. The remains were brought
to South Cannan for interment.
Charles Householder, of Harrisburg,
who thirty or forty years ago was a pro
fessional ball player, and for a season or
two was third baseman for the Hones-
dale team, when it was in its early prime,
died at his home at the State capital on
Saturday morning last, Dec. 26, 1908,
aged 52 years. Ho had been ill for the
past eight months. He is survived by
his wife and five children ; also by his
father and three brothers. "Charley"
Householder first became prominent as
a pitcher in 1872, when he threw a swift
underhand ball. Later, he developed
into a third baseman. His main pro
fessional career was with Springfield,
(111.), Chicago, Providence and other big
league teams. He was injured in a game,
and then took up wood-working, which
he followed until about two years ago,
when his health failed.
Frederick Mebs died at his home on
River street, on Frsday last, Dec. 25,
1908, of concerof the stomach. He was
born in Bavaria, in 1856, and came to
this country in 1883, shortly afterward
locating in Honesdale, where he has
since resided, and reared his family. He
is survived by his wife and six children,
four girls and two boys. The funeral
services were held at the residence on
Monday last, Rev. W. L. Hopp, of the
German Lutheran church, officiating
Interment was made in Riverdale ceme
tery. Mr. Mebbs was of a jolly and
convivial disposition, genial and cour
teous in his intercourse with his acquain
tances, an experienced gardener, ana a
faithful employe at any task in which
he might be engaged. He was ever
willing to accept any kind of labor, and
was always in demand when work re
quiring strength and judgment was to
be done. Notwithstanding such foibles
as he doubtless had, he was n useful
member of the community, and will be
missed.
Orson Case died on Friday last, Christ
mas diiy, at his home in Scranton, aged
72 years, 8 months and 14 days, having
been born at what is now known as Hop
Bottom Station, Susquehanna Co., Pa.,
March 11th, 1830. His ancestors were
Connecticut people, but came to .North
eastern Pennsylvania when the section
was almost an unbroken wilderness. His
father, Orson Case, Sr., was a noted
millwright and was called from long
distances to build new mills and repair
old ones. When the war of the Rebellion
broke out he enlisted in Co. A, 107th
Reg. Penn. Vol. Infantry, being mus
tered in October, in 1862, and discharged
February 2(5, 1863, on surgeon's certificate
of disability, having contracted a throat
and lung trouble in the service, from
which he suffered until his death, March
31, 1876.tOrson Case, Jr., the subject of
this notice, was the fifth child of Orson
and Ann Eliza (Smith) Case. He com
menced .working with his father in the
millwright business at the age of four
teen, and followed that calling for sev
eral years, after which he engaged in
saw milling at different points in this
State and New York. At the age of 22
he bought a part "of his father's farm at
Hop Bottom, on which he lived until
1861, when ho came with his family to
Wayne- county and bought the saw mill
and farm of Amos Denslow, the latter of
which he took much pride in improving,
especially in tho matter of fruits. Later'
ho became interested in bee culture, and
during tho later years of his residence
in Clinton township, he was very suc
cessful as a producer of honey, both in
quantity and quality. He was married
July 13, 1864, to Miss Orpha A. Alden,
whoso ancestors wero also New England
people, and who died some years since.
Mr. Case is survived by a daughter, Mrs.
J. B. VanNan, of Scranton, and two sis
ters, Mrs. Philip Street, of Scranton, and
Mrs. James Tiffany, of Jermyn. The
funeral services were held on Monday
afternoon last from the residence.
Patrick Gibney, one of Honesdale's
oldest residents, but for some months
past living with his son's, Patrick J.
Gibney's family, in North Scranton, died
on Saturday morning lust, Dec. 26, 1008,
aged about eighty years. More than
fifty years ago, Mr. Gibney was employ
ed as a blacksmith in tho boatyard of
tho late Thomas Hani, and continued in
charge of the shops of William H. Ham
after the latter succeeded to the boat
building business. He also worked for
somo time in the shop of the late Thomas
Charlesworth, He was in his early man
hood a person of remarkable physical
strength, and was known the entire
length of the Del. & Hud. Canal, as a
superior workman at his trade. As a
noteworthy exhibition of his strength,
the writer well remembers his carrying
three 240-pound sacks of Ashton salt
a total weight of 720 pounds, from one
cud of a long store room to the other, and
back, without a stop, a feat of which Mr.
Gibney made frequent boast after the
infirmities of years had begun to assail
him. He was born in County West-
meath, Ireland, and came to this coun
try in his early youth. He married, and
reared quite a large family of children,
his wife dying about fifteen years ago,
on the farm near the D. & II. "Horse
shoe," which ho owned and occupied
after he gave up working at his trade.
A few days ago he sustained a heavy
fall in Scranton, and the shock doubt
less hastened the end. He is survived by
three daughters, Mrs. M. J. Fahey
(whose husband is a brother of Sheriff
Fahey, of Lackawanna county), Mrs.
John P. Mahon and Mrs. George Lunny,
all of Scranton, and a son, Patrick J.
Gibney, also of that city. Another son,
William, died here on the 20th of last
month, and the last time the subject of
this notice was in Honesdale was on the
occasion of his coming from Scranton to
attend his son's funeral. A brother,
John Gibney, also an old Honesdale
resident, is still living. Mr. Gibney's
remains were brought here on the 10 A.
M. train, Monday. They were accom
panied by a large number of relatives
and friends, who with Honesdale sym
pathizers proceeded at once to St. John's
(R. C.) church, where mass was cele
brated. Interment was then made in
St. John's cemetery. Most of the Scran
ton party returned on the 1:20 train,
Monday afternoon.
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BENJ.H.DITTRMI.
LESSEE m KAKAQER
New Years Eve.
THURSDAY
DEC. 31
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WAYNE COUNTY
SAVINGS BANK Election
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Wayne County Savings Hank for the
election of Directors, will be held at the
banking o ice, on
TUESDAY. JAN. 12, 1909.
between the hours of three and four o'clock,
p.m. U.S. SALMON, Cashier.
Honesdale, Pa.. Dec. 21. 1008. w3
NOTICE.
There will bo a meeting of the stockholders
of the Honesdale National Bank, at the bank'
Ing bouse, on
TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1909.
between the hours of one and four o'clock, p.
m., for the election of nine Directors for the
ensuingyear.
l)y order of the Board. ..
K. V. TOIUtKY, Cashier.
Honesdale, Dec. 18, 1906. Mel7
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ft D3J Oil
HENIlY Z. RUSSELL,
PRESIDENT.
ANDREW THOMPSON
VICE PRESIDENT.
HONESDALE NATIONAL BANK.
This Bank was Organized In December, 1836, and Nationalized
In December, 1864.
Since its organization it has paid in Dividends
to its Stockholders,
$1,905,800.00
Bank Depositors
are Entitled at
all Times to
Know What Se
curity is Behind
Their Deposits
This Bank will hef pleased to receive all
or a portion of YOUR banking business.
GENTLEMEN'S CORRECT CLOTHES
fr.i.ii.mtoih
Mint not. t u,
Furnishings
and Young .Men.
The newest ami latest
Novelties for Men
Fllll HrPCC Tuxedos and all the lit
I Ull Ul Coo tlo necessities that go
to complete the dress of u Man for so
cial occasions.
Dninnnnto The sensible
lvaiuLuatd pr
twuiii'
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occasions.
BREGSTEIN BRO'S, Honesdale, Pa.
ROLL of
HONOR
Attention is called to tho STRENGTH
of the
Wayne County
The FINANCIER of New York
City has published a ROLL OK
HONOR of tho 11,470 State Ranks
and Trust Companies of United
States. In this list tho WAYNE
COUNTY SAVINGS HANK
Stands 38th in the United States.
Stands lOlli in Pennsylvania.
Stands FIRST in Wayne County.
Capital, Surplus, $455,000.00
Total ASSETS, $2,733,000.00
Honesdale, Ta., May 20, 1008.
Mknner ic Co, will close out their
winter stock of Ladies' cloaki and suits
at cut prices. 41ol7
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EDWIN F. TORRKY,'
CASHIER.
ALBERT C. LINDSAY.
AS8I8TAHT CABHIEB.
The Comptroller of the Currency has
placed It on the HONOR ROLL,
from the fact that Us SurplusFund MORE than equals
Its Capital Stock.
Whatever of success and stability has been attained
durliiL' thlsunbrokPii seventy-two years yenrsof finan
cial depression and convulsion, as well as of prosperity
und profit Is largely due to the liberal conservatism
which always characterized its management and in
regard to which its directors have always acted as a
unit.
To those who appreciate no logic but that of figures,
the following statement is taken from our books, this
2(ith day of December, 1908 :
TXTir.d.0,,.t8ft.nd.r: $254,404
The security we offer our depositors Is, therefore,
with stockholder's liability, equivalent to
CCC ACA In addition to the Integ-PfJor.lvMt-.
r!y 01 the men who havo
w charge ot the bank's affairs.
On account of the mild weather
we are offering suits at greatly
reduced prices. Decidedly new
designs for young men who ap
preciate a difference and desire
to be a little ahead of others in
the matter of dress.
There's a Special Model for r very
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HONESDALE. PA.
i ii a r x r oiiinn i ii
oii inoiKiuv, jan. is, luui viz :
John Wade. Texas townsliln: Rral.
, M.J. HANLAN, Clerk.
iionesuaie, uec, a, luuo.
ACCOUNT OF F. L. TUTTLE,
GUARDIAN OF
FRANK SMITH, a person of weak mind.
mini avuuuub ui ilia uuaiuiau auuvo nam
third Monday ot January, 1909, and will
rieuBoi warns couniy. lor approval, on
on Thursday, Martini, 1000, unless eiceptl
are previously tiled.
Doc. 27. law. M. J.'.ITANLAN,
7w3 l'rothonot