CENT A WORD COLUMN
AHOS WARD. Auctioneer. Read? to ac-'
commodatcall comers. Bethany, Fa. 4C110
FARM of 182 acres for sale. Good house, a
bam that will accommodate 40 cows, Sborscs
and 100 tons of hay. Farm well watered.
Mew chicken house that will accommodate
100 chickens. Large silo. No better farm In
Wayne county. Situated one-half mile from
Tillage. Inquire at Tub Citizen ofilce.
FOR SALK A eood two-seated Sleleli,
reasonable. Inquire Hotel Wayne. 4Stf
FOR SALE Ray house, on East Extension
street. Large lot with sixty feet front. M.K.
Simons. SSeoltf
FOR SALK Lot and building located at
1128 Main street. Enquire or write C. E.
tilbbs, Honesdale, Pa. 37tf
HOLIDAY FURNITURE at BROWN'S.
Parlor Suits at Brown's,
Bedroom Suits at Brown's,
Couches at Brown's,
Fancy Chairs at Brown's, .
Dining cane and wood Chairs at Brown's.
Chains, Lockets, Lavelllcrcs. Brooohcs,
Fobs, Belt Pins. Veil Pins. Collar Sets. Back
I combs, side Comos. scan mis. -u j.iiiks
42el5t
LOCAL MENTION.
Leo Osborne has resigned his posi
tion as local agent for the Fleischman
Yeast Co. Ho is succcdcd by Austin
Lyons.
Letters uncalled (or at the Hones
dale post office :
Miss Beatrice Harnet, Mrs. Frank
LeMoyne, Mrs. Richard Strong, Mrs.
Susan Shane.
The local institute for the Waymart
school district will be held in the high
school building, Saturday, June 1G, 1009,
commencing at 9 o'clock.
D. Bret. Mantle is a candidate for
the nomination of tax collector of Texas
township. His qualifications fit him to
fill the position satisfactorily.
An unusually large crop of ice has
been harvested from the big eddy at
Narrowsburg, this season. The accumu
lation there at one time was estimated to
reach 300,000 cakes all over a foot thick.
Dr. H. B. Searles, who for the past
few years has been the efficient health
officer of Texas, Cherry Uidge and Ber
lin townships, has tendered his resigna
tion, and N. B. Spencer has been ap
pointed to fill the vacancy.
At a recent meeting of the directors
of the Wayne Cut Glass Co., the follow
ing officers were elected for the ensuing
year : President, S. .T. Brown ; 1st Vice
President, John Kuhbach ; 2d Vice
President, John Weaver, Jr. ; Treasurer,
J. H. Weaver, Sr. ; Secretary and Man
ager, John Kimble.
The post office at Peckville was bur
glarized on Tuesday morning of last
week, the safe blown open, and a small
amount of loot carried off by the rob
bers. The postmaster, Miss Nora Pick
ering, and her mother, Mrs. Mason Pick
ering, showed a great deal of nerve,
while the robbery was being perpetrated.
The elder woman seized a revolver, and
running out to where one of the thieves
was standing, on the watch to see that
his pals were not disturbed, snapped the
gun at him a number of times but failed
to explode the cartridges, the weapon
being old and rusty. In return she was
shot at three times, but fortunately es
caped injury. In the meantime Miss
Pickering hurried to the telephone ex
change, and soon had a posse in pur
suit of the burglars, but they managed
to make their escape.
A cute little story is told of Baby
Beland, the wonderful little child ac
tress, who will please the children in Al.
W. Martin's Uncle Tom's Cabin at the
Lyric on Thursday afternoon and even
ing, Jan. 14th. Baby coming in from
her walk one morning, informed her
mother that she had seen a lion in the
park. No amount of persuasion or
reasoning could make her vary her state
ment one hair-breadth. That night,
when she slipped down on her knees to
nay her prayers, her mother said, "Ba
by, ask God to forgive you for that fib."
Baby hid her face' for a moment. Then
sho looked straight into her mother's
eyes, her own eves shining like stars,
and said, "Idid ask him, inaiuma dear
est, and ho said, "Don't mention it
Baby, that big yellow dog has often
fooled me."
The State Legislature having taken
the usual fortnight's vacation after its
organization last week, Hon. Leopold
Ftierth camo home on Wednesday, and
will probably return to Harrisburg early
next week. It was a rare compliment
to our member, and one that has had no
precedent for forty-four years, that the
Representative from Wayne should have
been mado the caucus nominee of his
party for Speaker of the House, and
actually received one more voto than his
party strength when the election took
place. Hon. William M. Nelson was
similarly honored in 1805. That Mr.
Fuerth's merits are recognized outside
the circlo of his homo constituents Is
made apparent by the following para
graph, which appcaved in the Allentown
Democrat of January 5th :
"Hon. Leopold Fuerth, the caucus
nominee for Speaker, has been re-elected
to the Legislature for many years, an
evidence of his great ability and a test!,
raony to his personal worth as a legis
later. Had late decreed the possibility
of bis election to the Speakership of the
Lower House, his presence in the chair
would be the moBt convincing guarantee
that the real interests of the people of
the State would be thoroughly rafo
guarded and the session of the Legisla
ture remain without a breath of scandal
o commonly attached to them,"
The Republican caucus for the bor
ough of Honesdale will be -held in the
City Hall from 0 to 8 o'clock, Saturday
evening, January 23, 1909. All candi
dates who desire their names printed on
the ballot must report to the Committee
man, Geo. P. Ross, on or before Jan.
20th. A uniform ballot will be used and
no others will bo received. Every candi
date will leave twenty-five cents with the
committeeman to pay for the printing.
Jan. 29th is the last day for filing certifi
cates of nomination.
A few days since a farmer having
occasion to call at a house on Spring
street, tied his horse to shade tree in
front of a residence on that thoroughfare.
The owner, a stalwart woman from the
Fatherland, soon made her appearance
at the door, and, after giving him a piece
of her mind as to his nerve in tying his
horse to her tree, demanded fifty cents
by way of penalty for the offence. The
man demurring, she hurried out, loos
ened the horse, and unsnapping the tie
strap, belabored the astonished farmer
so vigorously about the legs that he was
glad to jump into his wagon and make
off, leaving the halter in the hands of his
assailant as a trophy of her victory.
The annual session of the Federa
tion of Historical Societies of Pennsyl
vania, was held in Harrisburg on Thurs
day of last week. There are twenty
five counties and cities in the State con
taining societies affiliated with the or
ganization, and nearly all of them were
represented at the convention, but we
are sorry to say that Wayne was not
among the number. Harrisburg was
selected as the place for the next meet
ing. Shortly before seven o'clock on Fri
day evening last, Fred. Tuch, a lad em
ployed at the Nickelette moving picture
rooms in the R. W. Brady building,
Main street, turned on the electrical
current for the purpose of starting the
big graphophone which announces the
opening of the auditorium. Instantly
the little elevated room over the en
trance, from which the pictures are
thrown on the stage screen, was seen to
be in flames, doubtless from a spark or
a live wire in some way coming in con
tact with a film. The long ribbons of
pictures are of celluloid, and other high
ly inflammable material, and although
the fire was confined to a metal lined
and very small apartment, it soon had a
serious look, and an alarm was turned
in. Before any apparatus reached the
scene, however, brisk work by a bucket
brigade, and the prompt application of
a chemical extinguisher handled by
John Croghan, of Jadwin's nearby
pharmacy, had subdued the flames. F.
J. Reynolds, of Scranton, is the owner
of tho Nickelette as well as the Thea
torium, on 7th street, having recently
purchased both concerns of tho Free
man management. He estimates his
loss at about $400. The business was
only temporarily suspended. A far
more deplorable mishap connected with
tho fire was the more or less serious in
jury to seven members of Alert Hook
and Ladder Co., of East Honesdale.
The regular team used on the truck are
a spirited pair of horses, owned by
liveryman Frederick Rickcrt, whose
stables and residence are at the foot of
Church St. Very soon after the alarm
was sounded Mr. Itickert reached the
Alert building on Willow Avenue with
the team, where a number of the com
pany had already assembled. The horses
were quickly hitched to the truck, and
with Mr. Rickert on the box, and Fred,
and Ray Brown, Marshall and William
Bayly, Alexander Starr and John Man
gan mounted on the apparatus in vari
ous positions, a dash was made for tho
fire, the team running at the top of their
speed. The Fourth street, or "covered"
bridge has to bo taken almost at right
angles from Willow Avenue, but the
turn was made safely, and all went well
until tho bridge was crossed. There an
other very short curve down a steep
grade is required to make Church street,
and there the party came to grief. The
rear of the heavy truck, loaded with
ladders and other heavy apparatus, skid
ded around, with irresistible speed and
force, and striking an obstruction, was
overturned in a moment, and the fire
men were either thrown clear, or caught
among tho splinters of the truck and
ladders, which were all practically de
stroyed. It seems almost a miracle that
all should have escaped with their lives,
but fortunately such was the case. Tho
injured men were picked up, and doctors
summoned byphono from wherever they
could be reached. Mr. Rickert was car
ried into his own house, just in front of
which tho accident occurred. He was
at first unconscious, but his most seri
ous injury is a lacerated wound in the
thigh, complicated with bad bruises, all
causing intense pain for several hours
which could only be relioved by opiates.
Alexander Starr suffered from broken
ribs, Frederick Brown and Ray Brown
from cuts and contusions ; Marshall
Bayly from a badly mangled right hand;
William Bayly from a fractured left
ankle, and John Mangan from cute in
tho face and a lacerated injury of the
top of his head which carried away a
considerable slice of his scalp. Tho loss
to the company by tho smash-up is a
hoavy one. Tho truck, ladders and other
property were all up-to-date, and al
ways kept in the best working order.
The organization is one in which the
town takes great pride, and it has the
sympathy, as it will doubtless havo the
substantial aid of our people, in re
covering from its misfortune.
. Correspondence from Fallsdale, Dre
her, Harrisburg and Indian Orchard,
and an article on Improved Rural Line
Telephone service, will appear in Fri
day's issue.
Alfred, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred.
Kreitncr, of West street, met with an
accident on Saturday afternoon. The
boy was coasting down 'Fifteenth street
hill and was thrown from his sleigh, re
ceiving a number of cuts about his face
and head.
The Hawley Times printed the fol
lowing letter from "A Buyer" in its last
issue, but had a good word to say in re
ply, in defense of the merchants of that
borough :
"The merchants of this place would
like to know why the people of Hawley
o to Honesdale or Scranton to do their
uying. I don't think they would have
to wonder very much if they look at their
stocks and consider their high prices.
Two ladies went in four different stores
to try and buy the simplest little thing
and could not get it. They had to go
home without it and wait until they
could go to Honesdale to get it. The
trolley between Honesdale and Hawley
would be O. K. for the poorer class of
people and bad for the Hawley merch
ants. They would be compelled to carry
in stock what the people call for."
PERSONAL.
Edward Katz spent Sunday with
relatives in Scranton.
Daniel Monaghan, of Wilkes-Barre,
is spending a few days in town.
Leo McGarry, of Scranton, spen
Sunday with Honesdale friends.
Miss Ruth Monaghan, of Scranton, is
the guest of Honesdale relatives.
Harry Hollenbeck, of Carbondale,
was a visitor in town, on Sunday.
Wm. Silvcrstone, of Scranton, was
a business caller in town on Monday.
William Jacobson has returned from
a visit to his former home in Syracuse.
Francis Murtha has accepted a po
sition as local agent for the Carbondale
Laundry.
Miss Florence S. Wood spent Sun
day in Hawley, as the guest of Mrs. R.
F. Martin.
Miss Ella Gammell, of Bethany, is
spending the week with relatives in
Wilkes-Barre.
Mrs. J. T. Arnold and daughter
spent a few days last week with rela
tives in Wilkes-Barre.
Mr. and Mrs. George Schiessler, of
Carbondale, spent Saturday and Sunday
with relatives in town.
Hon. Leopold Fuerth and daughter,
Miss Sadie, have been spending some
days in New York city.
Mrs.. Max Levy, of Cleveland, Ohio,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Edward
D. Katz, of West street.
Thomas A. Garvey, of the Bell
Telephone Company, spent Sunday at
his home in Carbondale.
Miss Kathryn Heinickle has return
ed to her homo in this place, after a few
weeks' visit in Wilkes-Barre.
John F. Conklin is our Hawley rep
resentative, and is authorized to receive
subscriptions for The Citizen.
W. H. Hulsizer entertained a num
ber of friends at dinner, last F riday even
ing, at his home on West street.
Miss Nellie Roos returned to her
home in Scranton, on Monday, after a
pleasant visit at the home of W. J. Katz.
John O'Neill returned to Philadel
phia the first of the week, after spend
ing a few weeks at his home on Erie
street.
Misses Eva L, Wilson and Martha
Voigt went to New York city on Mon
day morning, for a week's pleasure and
recreation.
Mr. and Mrs. John McGinnis re
turned to Philadelphia, on Sunday, after
a few weeks' visit at the home of tho
former's parents.
Misses Annie Seaman and Carrie
Stephens, teachers in the Honesdale
high school, enjoyed a brief trip to New
York city, ,st week.
F. B. II. wken, of North Main street,
returned home on Monday, after spend
ing the holidays with his daughter and
family, at Wilkes-Barre.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace D. Weston
returned to their home in Oneonta, on
Saturday last, after a pleasant visit with
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Weston, of North
Main street.
Captain and Mrs. Lafayette W. Lord,
of Mount Vernon, N. Y., recently spent
some days with their daughter and son-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. John K. Jenkins,
of West Eleventh street.
Sir. and Mrs. Henry S. Hand re
turned to their home in Brooklyn, on
Sunday, after a brief visit at tho home
of the former's father, II. C. Hand, whose
health is not as good as his many friends
could wish.
Dr. Treverton and N. L. Waterman,
of Scranton, are paying a visit to the
home of the mother of the former, at
Beach Lake, Mrs. Sarah Treverton, who
is now in her 80th year. They expect
to spend a portion of their time fishing
for pickerel in the lake.
Onthe invitation of Dr. T. C. Fitzsim
mons, of the State Hospital for Insane
Criminals, now being built at Farviow,
Representative Fuerth and Senator M. O.
Rowland are visiting the scene of opera
tions to-day. The officials are accom
panied by Attorney O. L. Rowland, B.
F. Haines, of the Independent ; N. J,
Spencer, of the Herald, and Thomas J.
Ham, of The Citizen.
fhe engagement of Miss Marjorle,
daughter of Cashier C. E. Spencer, of
the Miners' and, Mechanics' Bank, Car
bondale, to Dr. T. A. Rutherford, of
Scranton, is announced.
The January Term of tho Federal
Court of the State is in session in Wil
liamsport. Commissioner J. U. Horn
beck and H. P.. Killam, both of Man
chester, this county, are grand jurors.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Smith, of
Lancaster, Pa., telegraphed the good
news of the arrival of a young salesman
at their home on Thursday last. Mr.
Smith is a son of E. T. Smith, of 13th
street.
George R. Valentine, general man
ager of the Martin B. Brown Printing
Co., and wife, of New York, spent the
holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Ed. H. Mott,
of Goshen, N. Y. All are former Hones
dalcrs. Mrs. Lewis B. Fitch and daughters,
of Skaneateles, N. Y., former residents
of Hawloy, sailed from New York for
Europe on the Cunarder Caronia, on
Thursday last. They will remain on the
other side until October. Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Martin, of Hawley, went to the
city to see the party off.
Mrs. Leopold Fuerta and daughters
entertained over Sunday, Mrs. William
P. Boland and daughter Lucile, of Scran
ton, and Monroe and William Fuerth,
nephews of Representative Fuerth, of
Wilkes-Barre. Miss Ettie G. Fuerth left
yesterday morning to attend a social
dance given in Masonic Hall, Wilkes
Barre. Mrs. Charles L. Bassett went to
Wilkes-Barre, on Sunday last, to be with
her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Bond, who
has been spending the winter with an
other daughter, Mrs. Geo. 8. Spettigue,
and, on Monday, Mrs. Bond underwent
an operation at the Mercy Hospital in
that city. At this writing she is doing
as well as can be expected.
Sanlord J. Miller, who will be pleas
antly remembered by the old patrons of
the Foster store, and who has been for
several years engaged in importing and
breeding Percheron, and ether high grade
horses, remembered his Honesdale
friends by holiday cards, wishing them
good health, happiness 'and abundant
prprperity.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Bassett went to
Carley Brook on Friday last to tie the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Penwar
den for three days, and on Saturday H.
E. Bassett, Henry Knorr and Darwin
Pen warden succeeded in catching through
the ice 34 pickerel and 1 perch, a total
weight of 55 pounds. On Monday, either
through too good luck or ill luck, Mr.
Bassett found himself handicapped by
an attack of ihcumatism and under a
physician's care.
Meeting of the Borough Fathers.
The town council meet in regular ses
sion on Thursday evening last, Jan. 7th,
all members being present, with tho ex
ception of councilman John L. Burcher.
The minutes of the last regular meeting
Dec. 3d, and special meeting, Dec. 23d,
were read and approved.
Treasurer Penwarden reported a bal
ance of borough funds in his hands of
$2,219.04, including $00.20 paid in by
Frederick Saunders. County Treasurer,
balance of license money for the year
1908. The treasurer also reported the
payment to him by Collector A. F. Voigt
of $92.43 taxes of" 1907 and $230.20 for
taxes of 1908, and also returned scrip for
$27.30 to apply on taxes of 1007.
Burgess Thos. J, Ham reported col
lection of license fees fromC. Schroeder,
Oneida theatre, $15 ; Benj. II. Dirtrich,
Lyric, $0 ; F. J. Reynolds, Nickelet, $2 ;
Theatorium, $2 ; amounting in all to $25,
which amount was paid over to the
treasurer.
Chas. J. Weaver, foreman of Protec
tion Engine Co., No. 3, and John M.
Lyons, engineer, appeared before the
council in behalf of the fire department,
asking for a better alarm service, and
that the streets and stations along the
Lackawaxen river be kept in proper con
dition so that the engines can be placed
in position for effective service in case
of fires j also that the ice be kept cut, so
that the suction hose can bo used with
the least possible delay when emergen
cies arise. Tho secretary was directed
to notify tho street commissioner to give
the requests prompt attention.
-Martin B. Allen introduced George L.
McKay, of George L. McKay & Co.
dealers in stocks and bonds at 20 Broad
street, New York, who stated that tho
Lackawaxen Valley Railroad Co. had
succeeded to'thu interests of the Hones
dale and Hawloy Railroad. Co., and ask
ed that the franchise granted the latter
corporation three years ago be modified
and repassed to suit tho conditions made
necessary by tho change of ownership.
(When the council adjonrned, it was to
meet on Friday evening, fdr tho consid
eration of Mr. McKay's propositions,
and at that timo a new ordlnanco was
agreed upon, which will be found in our
advertising columns,)
The following bills were presented,
read, and ordered paid :
Honesdale Electric Light Company,
$232.77 ; Graham Watts, $5.30 j Kraft &
Conger, $40; Honesdale Garage and
Machine Shops, $3 : W. E. Burcher, $2 ;
Levi DeGroat, $40 ; J. J. Canivan, $37.60;
W. G. Ball, $12.50 ; Charles Truscott,
$6.25; Frank McMullen, $14; street
work, $45.38 ; Kreitncr Bros., $3.50 ; J.
M. Lyons, $25 ; John Carroll, $12.60 ;
Horry Rockwell, $7.25 ;F. Murtha, $1,60.
Mennek & Co. will close out a lot of
single suits for Ladies and Misses at less
than cost. 41ei7
Sporting Notes.
The Honesdale basket ball team went
to White Mills Saturday evening and
played the team of that town a tie gome
27-27. The contest was one of the fast
est and most interesting played in that
town this season. Another game will be
played in a few weeks. The following
players constituted the locals' line up ;
Vetter, Weaver, Finnerty, Bader and
Schuerholz.
John L. Cunningham, a local
"Scrapper" went to Wilkes-Barre on
Thursday, where he was matched to
meet "Kid" Gates, of Parsons, before
the Peerless Athelctic club.
Telephone Announcement
-This company is preparing to do extensive construction
work in tho
Honesdale Exchange District
which will greatly improve the service and enlarge the
system.
Patronize the Independent Telephone Company
which reduced telephone rates, anddo not contract for any
other service without conferring with our
Contract Department Tel. No. 300.
CONSOLIDATED TELEPHONE CO. of PENNSYLVANIA.
Foster Building.
JANUARY SALE
OF LADIES'
KATZ BROS
Match
Our
Against "all comers" of their class,
without exception.
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T
he Models Make are Distinctivcs
he SERVICE Beyond Question.
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BREGSTEIN BROS.,
Honssdala, Pa.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Rev. Dr. W. H. 8wift will begin next
Sunday morning a series of sermons on
"What Shall I Believe?" "What Shall
I Believe About God?"
In the evening he will preach the first
of a series of sermons on "The Man
Born Blind," "A 20th Century Inter
pretation." The Special Picture Sermons at the
Baptist church are being continued this
week, with interest. Every one invited.
FOR JOB PRINTING call at the The
Citizen Office. Bill Heads, Statements,
Letter Heads, Circulars, Hand Bills,
Public Sale Bills, Programs, Ticket, Etc.
AND HISSES'
SUITS
Ladies' Misses'! Children's'
Winter Coats
Separate SKIRTS
and WAISTS
BEAUTIFUL
FURS
KIMONAS and
HOUSE GOWNS
Our Entire Stock of
Ready-made Garments
tD be closed out from 1-3 to 1 -2 be
low regular prices.
and $20 OVERCOATS