South Canaan. Jas. 1. The oyster supper, held in the Grange hall Xew Year's eve., was a grand success, the receipts being $39. The bachelors' club, of Carbondale, spent New Year's eve at Hotel Bent ham, enjoying themselves with vocal and instrumental music, and "tripping the light fantastic toe." At a season able hour refreshments were served, to which all did ample justice, it being seven o'clock in the morning when they started for home, all seemingly filled with the best of spirits. Wishing their host a happy Xew Year, the ringing of Ibcir merry bells, together with their hearty laughter could be heard faraway. It goes without saving that Mr. and Mrs. Bentham are right down, good enter tainers. Jerry Buckley, the popular blacksmith, was united in marriage to Miss Edith Batter, of Wyalusing, Christmas, and they are now nicely settled in what was known as the George Wildenberger res idence in this place. Our best wishes go with them, for happiness and prosperity. Mr. G. A.Spangenberg has placed the Bell telephone in his home, which makes it very convenient for those who wish to call on the 'Squire. Some night prowlers visited the cellar of John Chamberlain last week, and made away with a lot of provisions. A search warrant has failed to locate the guilty parties at this writing. We hope he may trace them later on. Frank Barhight, of Carbondale, with two of his chums, spent last week with his grand-father, James Mandeville, and was quite successful in enticing the finny tribe, as most of their time was spent in fishing. Alvin Bron son, who we reported very sick last week, we are now pleased to say is convalescent. Mrs. Martha Dull, of Pittston, was the guest of his sister, Mrs. Jerry Buckley, New Year's day. Her younger sister, Miss Rath Butler, of Simon, accompa nied her home on the Erie evening train. Wm. McMann, of Wimmers, was a New Year caller in town. Haplewood. pEC.j)l. Christmas was celebrated T atthV5feth"oisr church on Christmas eve. A good program was rendered, the music, both vocal and instrumental, being especially good. The Grace Evangelical church congre gation had their tree entertainment on Christmas night. There was a lull house and an excellent program ; an especial feature being a Star Drill and chorus by seven young ladies. A missionary offer ing was taken. An epidemic of chicken-pox and whooping cough is sweeping over our town and the school attendance has fallen off considerably in consequence. F. S. Keen is in Pittsburg, engaged on the "Councilmanic Grafters' " case, which will probably detain him from home for several weeks. Christ. Colwell and family, of Scran ton, spent several days with relatives in this place last week. The Maplewood dramatic club met at the home of Frank Black, Monday even ing. Our genial townsman, John Bart low, and his "Mauds" were in attend ance, and a good time is reported. Mrs. F. S. Keen spent several days with Pittston friends last week. Dr. Ely called on some of our people yesterday and left a trail of yellow pla cards in his wake. We hope this will prove effectual in preventing the spread ing of disease among the children ofthis' town. Fanny, stricken in years, died yester day morning after a life of faithful service. She w.is well known and re spected by all who knew her unusually spry for one of her age, having made a trip to Scranton and return just the day preceding her death. Fanny was a horse over thirty years old, owned by O. P. Sharp. She was faithful unto death, having literally "died with her shoes on!" Peace be to her ashes. Orson. Dec. 31. Miss Grace Hall in tpend ing the holidays in Brooklyn. Mrs. Jay Walling, of Deposit, is visit ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. 1. Hine, of this place. Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Lee celebrated the fiftieth aniversary of their wed ding, the 30th of December, very quiet ly, at their home here, owing to the ill health of the latter, and the recent death of a son-in-law. The auxiliary of the Womang' Home Missionary Society will hold their next meeting on Wednesday afternoon, Jan, Cth, at the home of Mrs. II. Palmer. Dr. and 'Mrs. II. A. Evans spent Christmas' at the' home of Mrs. Soules's father, S. II. Lee. A quiet wedding took place at the home of L. A. Hine, December 21th, when his daughter, Florence, was mar ried to Egbert I. "Sanord. The wed ding trip was omitted, and the" couple Correspondence Items Gathered by- THE CITIZEN STAFF -About the County. are passing the time at the home of the bride's father. They have the best wish es of their many friends for a long, hap py life. Mrs. Margaret Belknap is visiting her son in Port Jervis. Hawley. Dec. il. Liveryman H. P. Plum lost one of his valuable sorrel horses last Tuesday night. Fred. Killam, of Philadelphia, is spend ing the holidays with his parents, on Academy street. Edgar Mackie, of the Eddy, will open a tobacco shop opposite Freethy's drug store, on Main street, the first of the year. Paul Bohan, of Xew York city, spent Christmas with his brothers, on Hudson street. It. W. Murphy was in Xew York city, last Monday, on business. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lange and son, Russell, of Brooklyn, X. Y., are visiting Mrs. Lange's mother, Mrs. It. T. Ames, on Penn Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. B. Palmer, of Strouds burg, are visiting relatives on the East side. Miss May Miller is spending a few days with her parents at Lakeville. Joseph Murphy, of Buffalo, spent Sun day with friends in town. Mr. and Mrs. James P. Ughe, of Mid dletown, X. Y., spent Christmas with his parents, at the Eddy. Fred. Snyder, of Brooklyn, spent the holidays with friends on Main street. Charles Shearer, of Carbondale, spent Christmas with his mother on Bishop Avenue. James P. Reilly and wife, of Dun more, were guests of M. R. Barrett, of Keystone street, on Christmas. A. T. Gaffney, of Xew York city, spent the holidays with his family here. 3Ir. and Mrs. Ray Ammerman, and daughter Mary, are guests at the home of Alfred Decker, .on Main street. Mrs. Kathryn Keleher, of River street, is visiting relatives in Middletown. Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Hensel and daughter, Dorothy, of Carlisle, Pa., are here spending some time with relatives. Bramaii. Jas. 4. The winter weather is all we can ask for. Sleighing is good, and just cold enough to keep it so. Schools and churches are closed for a time on account of whooping cough and scarlet fever. Ladies' Aid meets Jan. 7th at the home of Mrs. George Bloom, Sr., and we hope to see a full attendance. Coe Young, Sr., is unable to do any work, having an attack of heart trouble. Vern Tyler is nearly well, after a few weeks' sickness with scarlet fever and whooping cough. Charles Cole had the misfortune to get in the way of a falling tree while cutting logs, and had one arm broken near the elbow, besides receiving some other bruises. Mrs. White, from Kellaui, spent Xew Year's day with her son, Ernest White, at this place. John Mittswagner, from Conklin Hill, has rented and moved onto D. M. Stalk er's farm on the hill. We are always glad to get a good family in the neigh borhood. Dreher. Jas. 4th. A light rain on Sunday af ternoon has made traveling with sleigh or sled rather uncertain, but we have had delightfully fine sleighing for this season of the year and it has been well worn. Since the high school building was destroyed by fire one week ago, the hoard of school directors have been busy summing up the resources at hand, to continue the school. The building, owned by Charles Seig, has been rented to ac commodate the pupils and teachers, but , some time will elapse before a part of it can be roolied in, windows put in and the walls plastered. Heating the build 1 ing and the arrangement of temporary ! school furniture, an outfit of books and other paraphernalia will also require some thought and expense. While all this is going on it would be well to give some thought in the line of protection against fire iu the future. Only a most favorable wind saved the village from great loss on this occasion, but such conditions do not always exist. Anything in the line of improvement is usually of more or less expense, but some protection against fire, even if it is costly, should be provided. This ad monition is not alone for the township's "dads," but for every taxpayer's con sideration. In fifteen years, more or less, Dreher township haa had five school buildings destroyed by fire, entailing a loss of several thousand dollan, and it's time that we stand up and take notice. John Marsch, an honored and respect ed citizen of Greentown, Pike county Pa., was born in' Rhine, Proasfa, on Jan. 3) 1634, and came to America in 1817. He haa resided in Greentown for 00 years and in commemoration of bis 75th birthday, a Utile company of rela tives and friends, namely, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Marecb and son, Mr. and Mrs. John Simons and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hebcrling, and Mrs. Geo. Robackcr, all of Greentown, and Mrs. Angelica Seig, Miss Amelia Beehn, C. A. Beehn, Mrs. Franke, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hause, all of Dreher, were invited to the residence of Chas. A. Seig and family, of Dreher, on Jan. 3d, where Mr. Marsch was brought from his home in Greentown, to receive the kindly con gratulations of the guests. Brother Marsch was taken by surprise when ushered into Mrs. Seig's parlor, where the little company was seated and could scarcely find words to express himself ; but like all such occasions, some one else could help start the talk and then everyone could say something pleasant. We cannot write of all that was said, I but it was a pleasant meetinc and the good substantial dinner prepared by Mr. and Mrs. Seig and served to the guests was worth traveling miles to en joy. Congratulations first, then the pleasant talks, the dinner, and then the good-by's were said and we separated, hoping that Brother Marsch may live long and enjoy many more such happy birthdays. Angie Biesecker assisted Mrs. Seig in the entertainment of the guests and J. R. Hause was the handy man. W. J. Beehn and D. W. Hause are getting the Seig house ready for school purposes. F. G.Haines, merchant of Greentown, is seriously ill with abscess of the brain. Earl Bird, a ten year old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Bird, cut his left hand with an axe while chopping wood a few days ago. From Jan. 1, 1908, to Jan. 1, 1J0, J. W. Hause gathered from a flock of 75 hens, 8,680 eggs or a trifle over 723 dozen. They are only ordinary chick ens and have had ordinary care, but it shows what can be done with improved breeds and good care. This flock have paid for their feed and trouble of caring for them. Haplewood. Jas. 4th. Clarence Ferris, of State College, spent the holidays with his parents at this place. Mrs. Marvin Tuthill, of Duumore, spent Xew Year's day with her mother, Mrs. Amanda Moore. The Rev. Mr. Rosenberger, of the United Evangelical Association, is con ducting a series of Evangelistic meetings which began with the Xew Year's Eve Watch Xight service. Everybody is urged to attend and help to make the meetings interesting. The whooping-cough patients are all doing well, none of them having been seriouslv ill. British Old Ago Pensions. Ireland has always contributed more than its due share to the humors as well as the worries of parliamentary proceedings, but It eclipsed itself the other night when Mr. Lloyd-George made a statement as to the claims so far made for old age pensions in dif ferent parts of the kingdom. While In England only 3CT.197 persons out of 898,000 over seventy years of age have claimed pensions, In Wales 23,908 out of 59.000 and in Scotland ca?85 out of 134,000, it appears that In Ireland no fewer than 193,138 persons 'iare put in claims, although there are only 184.000 persons known to be living over sev enty years of age. London Outlook. Retires to Have Time For Golf. St Louis, Jan. 5. Just to have pienty X time to play golf George II. Wright, president of a big dry goods company. , baa resigned at the age of sixty-five. TIMELY SUGGESTIONS FOR 1309. Subscribe for The Citizen. Open a bank account in a Honesdale bank. If you will send us three new subscribers we will open the ac count for you. We will show you how to increase your balance and help you to do so. This offer is open to the young people, as well as the older ones. NOTICE TO PAID UP SUB SCRIBERS : If you will send us 50 cents we will send you the i "FARM JOURNAL" for five (years. This offer is good only I until Jan. 31, 11)09. Register land Recorder Gammell says it is J the best Farm Paper in the United states We have made arrangements go that wo can send for $1.75 the CITIZEN for one year and tho FARM JOURNAL for five years. For $2.00 THE CITIZEN for ono year, HUMAN LIFE for one year, arid the FARM JOUR NAL for five years. ( Theso offers are good only dur ing January. Sicily and Calabriai By GEORGE II. PICARD. APPALLING aa It la, the recent ca 7m lamlty which has plunged the J Italian peninsula Into the deep est sorrow and the remainder of the civilized world Into sympathetic horror Is nothing especially noveL More than once baa it been demon strated with awful distinctness that Calabria and Sicily are not terra Anna. It la a region which has been shaken so frequently and so disastrously by seismic convulsion that it has long ago passed Into history an "the home of the earthquake." In ancient times It was the battleground of southern Eu rope, and even at that early day it was a saying common enough that "the earthquake takes from Calabria that which war haa left." It is a bright and smiling region, a sunlit and fertile land, a country so kindly dealt with by nature that it seems to be man's ideal of everything that constitutes a fit abiding place. In mtnoy. z.sarHjiim IIABBOB OF MESSINA AXD MAP 8HOWI3ia ltEttlOX AFFECTED BY RECENT SKISMIC D18TCBBAHCE. reality it has proved itself to be the most treacherous of earth's beauty spots, as little to be trusted as arc the historic Scylla and Charybdls at the entrance to the strait of Messina. It has always been an active center of seismic disturbance of almost every variety. Even before the recent horror It might bare claimed the record, for the great Calabrlan earthquake which began In 1873 continued for four years. Great Earthquake Region. Xo native of Sicily or the Calabrian mainland ever reaches man's estate In Ignorance of the earthquake. With some form of the dreaded upheaval he must become familiar long before he reaches the Scriptural age limit. These manifestations vary in Intensity from tremors so slight as to be observed by the most delicate Instruments to vio lent destructive shocks. While the more serious and death dealing blows are felt at Intervals so remote as to in spire a sense of security, the slighter manifestations are so constant that It requires years of habit to make them other than premonitory- signals of trou ble to follow. It matters not at all to the surviving Calabrian peasant, whose entire. inter est in the business of living has been cut off suddenly by this abnormal trick of nature which has swept his every living link into oblivion, that science Is at hand with its theories of the cause of his misfortunes. It will not revive his hopeless spirit to be told that the blow which has felled him Is but another evidence that the foot of 1 the Italian "boot" Is sinking into the I sea. It Is a scientific fact that has been going on for centuries. Like the 1 California earthnuake of 100(1. the re cent Italian disaster was due not to volcanic disturbance, but to the sub sidence of the earth's crust, and it'ls believed by experts that should this settling continue It will be followed by volcanic activity and that the gran ite hills of Scylla and the greater por tion of the mountainous region of the ' mainland will be submerged. As for Messina, It hob always been a city of tremendous disaster. Long be fore the Apostle Paul preached his novel evangel In the crowded streets , of Syracuse It had known affliction of the deepest, to tho fifth century be j fore Christ It was captured by the Greeks, and its Inhabitants wcxe sub jected to fiTcit Indignities. In300X.C. It was destroyed by the all conquering I Carthaginians and was rebuilt by DIo nyslus, the tyrant of Syracuse. In the . following century Hannibal and his Carthaginian hosts again sacked the town. After the fall of paganism It fared not a whit better, for It was taken by the Saracens In 831 and prac tically destroyed. Two hundred years later It was pillaged by the Normans. In 1740 the plague carried off over 40,000 victims, and forty-three years later an earthquake practically buried the city and its remaining Inhabitants. As late as 1848 It was nearly wiped off the map by a bombardment, but ceems to bare been restored sufficiently to lose 16,000 Inhabitants by cholera In ISM. Ill Sicily Devastated. The seventeenth and eighteenth cen turies seem to bare been the moat pro Ufk agrtfaaftake period ''In modem tfasea la fe-pUmber, 1968, all Sicily -. .-5-.-.-:- t Quake 0 Ridden I La.ndf was devastated by a series of shocks' which destroyed fifty-four cities acd 300 Tillages. .Catania, with 1R0C0 pop ulation, was blotted out of existence, and the total loss of life in Sicily was upward of 100,000. In 1783 Messina lost 30,000 by an earth convulsion which lasted only half a minute. Within a period of seventy-five years, from 17S3 to 1857, the kingdom of Naples, ac credited with a population of 0,000,000, lost 110,000 by earthquake. In point of loss of life and property the most disastrous earthquake of the last two centuries occurred In Tokyo, then called Yeddo, In 1703. Exact in formation concerning that gigantic up heaval is not available, but from the most authentic Japanese accounts It appears that nearly 200.000 persons were destroyed. Twenty-eight years later Pckln had Its fatal shakcup. with a loss of over 100,000 persons and an Immense destruction of property. Nei ther of these oriental catastrophes was accompanied by greater violence than attends similar events in other coun tries, and the greater mortality is dae to the densely populated area within the zone of shock. Some other great earth convulsions of the eighteenth century were that of 174G at Lima, In which 18,000 were lost; that of 1754 at Cairo, with Its 40,000 victims, and the memorable up heavals at Quito In 1797 and at Guate mala In 1773. In 1755 Lisbon experienced its never to be forgotten blow. The great tidal wave which accompanied this earth quake was announced at the month of the river Tagns by the sea retiring and leaving the bar perfectly dry. Then a huge wave fully sixty feet in height rolled in from the ocean and over whelmed the city, which the earth quake had already toppled over. With in a period of six minutes upward of 60.000 persons perished. This Lisbon earthquake was especially remarkable for the great area covered by Its activ ity. ITnraboidt estimated this area its more than four times the size of Eu rope. In the track of the disturbance Immense mountain ranges like the Alps and Pyrenees were shaken vio lently. The solid earth was jarred as far north as the shores of the Baltic, and the lowlands of the North sea re gion were visibly disturbed. Flowing springs In Germany, notably the hot springs at Toplitz, disappeared for sev eral hours, only to return as boiling torrents. The wave of disturbance even crossed the Atlantic, causing phe nomenally high tides In the West In dies and even on the South American coasts. It shook the North American continent as far west as the great lakes. In France a deep fissure opened in the earth, and In northwestern Af rica many thousand persons were bur led In fallen bouses. Seismograph Gave Warning. It is now the theory that premoni tory i-Irus of the recent quake were observed as long ago as November. Central and r.outlicrn Europe were dis turbed, as Indicated by the seismo graph, and various well defined roar ings and even explosions were heard In the vicinity of volcanic heights all over the continent. One marked elTcct of this Impending seismic outbreak was noticed nt the German mineral springs of Baden-Elster, where the temperature of the water rose 15 de grees. Until the recent lamentable af fair In Italy the seismic record of 1003 k j, yODEJIN- ETSEi-T SCENE El CATANIA. TO WHICH CITY UESSLNA. BEFCQEES FLED. made less or a snow man usual, in March there was a disturbance in northern Mexico, near the Itlo Graude river, which did not do much damage. On the following day Chllapa, over the Mexican border, was roughly shaken, and there were even a few casualties. Earthquakes arc so Infrequent In Af rica that some scientists have been In clined to regard the dark contlucnt as Immune. This year, however, that the ory lias been made untenable. Two heavy shocks were felt In the Kongo Free State, almost directly under the equator, covering an area of a hun dred square miles. Rut the most convincing realization of the Insecurity with which we walk the earth lias come to the American lieople through the seismic exhibitions which have occurred nearer home, the horror of April 18, 1000, In Ban Fran cisco, the devastating shock of 1002 which wrecked the Island t of Mar tinique In a twinkling; and the iimuar x Isltatlona on the Carolina coast Nor does It detract greatly from the Inse curity ot oar position to be told by the sc lan tilts that It t only the necessary settling of tbe earth's cnurt. "It's a long time set.Vtejf," we retort, ratbtr Bnaralably. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF - TUe Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank OF HONESDALE. WATXE COUNTY. FA mi ioe ciose 01 Dusincss. aor. zi, 1983. KE80CKCZ8. 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