1 CENT k WORD COLUMN .TPvrsIMiTw'rvTwT1SrwTvTwTV'l PEItSONAL.-If the person who wrote mo last week, expressing a desire to purchase a iarm of about 80 acres, will write again, I will be pleased to show him Just such a placo as he desires. You forgot to sign your name to the letter. DOIUN, The Ke.il Estate Man. BRIDGE BUILDERS' NOTICE-Blds for the construction of a stone arch bridge, laid In cement, over the Carley Brook at Kast lloncsdale, will be received at the County Commissioners' office, Honesdale, until 10 A. m., Tuesday. June 1st. 1!KH. and opened one hour later. Plans and specifications on file at the Commissioners' office. 38t3 I HAVE Just listed and offer for sale two hotel properties located In Wayne county. Both fully licensed and doing a line business, Jever offered before. Good reasons lor feli ne. Prices reasonable. Terms easy. If this nterests vou. drori mo a line or call at my office. M.F.DOKIN. The Ileal Estate Man. Honesdale. 37t2 FOB RENT Five room tenement, with lavatory, in good condition, opposite the Elevator Works, on Eleventh street. Inquire of J. E. RICHMOND or A. T. SKA RLE. Mt THE HONESDALE SCHOOL BOARD will sell the old Mcintosh house at public auction Saturday. May 10.1M09, for ensh. The house to remain until June 15th, and to be removed before May IS, 1909. By Order of fachool Board. WE have on hand about fifty tons of agri cultural lime guaranteed 97 per cent, pure lime. It Is slightly wet. and we will close out same Wednesday. Thursday, trlday and .Saturday, May 12-13-14-15, at Krfe rfatfon at til per ton and no charge for weighing. This lime Is slacked and already for use. U, CORTRIGHT& SON. .Jitl ROOMS TO RENT. Apply Brothers' Store. at Bregsteln 3Jtf BRAMAN has some splendid Native and Western horses for sale all In excellent con Itlon at Allen House Barn. 25tf SPECIAL attention pl at Charlesworth's Studio. Iven to children at CLEVELAND liny Horse, six years old, 10 hands and one-half Inch high, fine looking, sorel. right every way. Price. $J25. 20 I)n. Noiilk, Wayniart. $50.00 REWARD. You run makecvenmore than this on your goods by getting me to do ling me to uo A. O. Blake. your selling. rile for elate. Auctioneer. Bethany. FOR SALE. A 1kiun and lot. 1314 West street, Honesdale. 10 rooms, with all con veniences. Desirable for a boarding house, or two families. Inquire on the premises of Mrs. K. G. Sccor, or of her attorney. A, i . Searle. '-'Utf FOR SALE Ray house, on East Extension street. Large lot with sixty feet front. M.K. Simons. Srteoltf SCHOOL TE.U'HKItS If you have a few hours each day that you can .pare from you work wo will show you how to Increase your earnings. Drawers lloiii'sclali' Pa. FARM of lfi acres for sale, (iood house, a barn that will aeiiimmodali'40 cows, Shorses and 100 tons of bay. l-'arm well watered. New chicken house that will itceomuiodalu 200 chickens. Large silo. No better farm In Wayne county. Situated one-half mile from village. Inquire at Tim Citizk.v office. LOCAL NEWS. Nature is doing what it can to make Honesdale a beautiful place to reside in. Let the good people put their shoulder to the wheel and do their share also. Clean up! Miss Eleanor Gibbons, of Dunmorc, the successful contestant for tbe literary prize in the recent tri-school entertain ment, and whose essay appears in full in another column, is a daughter of Rev. W. K. Gibbons, who, on Sunday last celebrated the fourteenth anniver sary of his pastorate of ttie Dunniore, Presbyterian church. Wm. H. Krantz, of the Honesdale Footwear Co., and W. W. Wood of the Citizen, have entered into a part nership for a term of one year, or longer. The nature of the business Is that of a Holding company, as both of the men are the active heads of industries which are still in swaddling clothes, and require their undivided attention. Mr. J. A. Nitor will assume the active duties of the company. Until a prospectus is pub lished further particulars of the nat ure of the company and the benefits to be derived by proper living in a community like Honesdale will bo given those who are anxious to know, by Mr. Krantz at his residence on Main street evenings, or at his fact ory (now being erected) during the day. The wood acid factories in Wayne and other counties in this section art all practically out of commission at this writing, largely In consequence of the fact that there is at present no market for char coal, one of the most important products of the industry. The acid business is said to be the poorest now that it has ever been since the manufacture started on a big scale; following the removal of the tax on grain alcohol, used in the arts, etc., coming the consequent drop in the price of wood alcohol, and final ly the charcoal slump. Hence most factories are closing until the mar ket improves. Fortunately for many of the acid employes of the Reifler interests in this county, the very large land holdings of the firm enable them to transfer a large per centage of their help temporarily In to other channels. Rarely do we put an edition of The Citizen to press without em bracing the opportunity to chronicle the praiseworthy advancement of some former Wayne countean. The fact, however, that James Hazen Hyde's father and grandfather were at one time Honesdale merchants. does not add greatly to our gratifi cation in adding this cable from Paris, France, to our list of person als: "James Hazen Hyde, of New York, former vice president of tho Equitable Life Assurance Society, and his chauffeur, Ladwlce, have been condemned by default, Mr, Hyde to one month's imprisonment and a fine of ?100 and Ladwlce to a month's imprisonment and a fine of 1 30. They were charged with running into a public taxlcab and injuring a passenger. Under a law passed ,last July flight after an ac cident Is a special offense." In the New York Sunday Tribune of May 2, there are printed Bplendldly executed engravings of three of the superb oil paintings, illustrative of historical episodes of the Revolution ary war, and other conflicts In which tho United States took part, which are to be placed in the municipal school buildings In New York city, with a view of stimulating and per petuating a proper spirit of patriot ism among the pupils. We take nat ural pride in stating that by far the handsomest picture of the three Is a copy of "Mrs. Murray Receiving the British Officers," the recently finished painting by Miss Jennie Browns combe, who, though the exigencies of her art oblige her to live else where, still claims Honesdale as her home. The story upon which the painting is based is as follows: " On September 15, 1775, General Clinton, in pursuit of General Wash ington, landed his troops at what is now East 34th street, New York. General Putnam, with four thous and American troops, was in the lower part of the island of Man hattan. It was essential that time be gained for their escape and Junction with Washington's forces in the northern part of the island. The British officers in command of the pursuing party stopped at the home of Mrs. Robert Murray, on Murray Hill, for refreshments. Mr. Murray was not nt home, but the good Whig woman entortalned the British officers so well that they remained almost two hours under her roof; long enough for the bulk of Putnam's force to escape over the Bloomingdale Road, only a mile away. -The May number of the Book News Monthly contains a splendid sonnet by Estelle Duclo, Inscribed to Edward Rowland Sill, the lately deceased popular poet. Mr. Sill was a nephew of Dr. Henry W. Row land, for many years the Presby terian pastor here, and was in part educated in the old Honesdale Academy. -Pennsylvania is now well pro vided with holidays. With tho re cent addition of Columbus Bay, the legal holidays in the Keystone state now number 12, being New Year's day, Lincoln's birthday, spring election day, Washington's birthday, Good Friday, Memorial day, Inde pendence day. Labor day, Columbus day, fall election day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. This gives the workingman and others the oppor tunity for a little relaxation on an average ol once a month, and mere seems no reason why the peoplo will not be better for it. Rt. Rev. Bishop M. .1. Hoban, of tho Scranton Diocese, will attend the golden celebration of the Amer ican college in Rome and tho silver jubilee of the Alumni association of the same institution during June. He will sail from New York May 20th. Bishop Hoban, during his stay abroad, will visit Poland, Ger many, France and the British Isles. He will be absent probably three months. He has not definitely de cided upon his itinerary, but for ad ministrative reasons he is anxious to visit countries from which a large portion of his flock have come. His stay in Poland will probably be more prolonged than in any of the other countries, except Italy. Dur ing the absence of the bishop. Rev. Andrew J. Brennan, D. D., formerly of Towanda, will be in charge of diocesan affairs, he being secretary to the bishop. It is gratifying to know that the re mains of the gifted Olive Logan, whose course lecture here ranked with the best efforts of the celebrated platform ora tors brought here by the Literary Club when that association flourished, is not resting in a pauper's grave as it was feared would be the case shortly before her death. Her body was interred in the municipal cemetery atMorden, Sur rey, England, on the 4th inst. The ar rangements for her burial were made by Lieut. Commander George W. Lo gan, her nephew, oi tne American gun boat Scorpion. Honesdale boys not only achieve distinction in the various professions and callings in which they enlist, where ever their lines may be cast, but sheer good luck seems generally to fall their way. The brothers Herbert H. Coston and Willis Coston, natives of our most thriving suburb, Seelyville, but now of Scranton, who have frequently served as expert stenographers in our courts, are thus pleasantly referred to in last Saturday's Truth : 'I congratulate Willis Coston upon winning the season base ball ticket of fered by The Truth to the person who made the most accurate forecast of the result of the opening game of the base ball season. Mr. Coston is a fan and is proud of it. What he doesn't know about baeeball isn't worth knowing. And this expert knowledge doubtless served him in good stead, when he came to pepare his forecast of the game. That it is no slight honor to win this ticket is evident wh,en one realizes that there were nearly 10,000 answers to The Truth's question, "What will be the result of the opening game?" Three hundred and twenty persons had the number of runs correct, but Mr. Coston was the only one to have the enors right, if that paradoxical phrase is permitted. As everyone knows Mr. Willis Coston and his brother, Hebert II. Coston, are the two official court stenographers. And there are none in the land more cap able." Dr. and Mrs. D. Dwyer, the former a native of this county, who for several years past have been residents of Forest City, have lo cated with their family In Scranton, where the Doctor has formed a professional partnership with an other physician. Prior to her mar riage Mrs. Dwyer was vice-principal of tho Forest City schools. A marriage license has been granted to George K. Spangehbe'rB and 'Miss Mary E. Miller, both of South Canaan. Bromley Wharton, Secretary of the Board of Charities, and William J. McGarry, of Philadelphia, were In town last week, and inspected the county Jail and the Honesdale-Texas Almshouse. These gentlemen are on a trip inspecting the county buildings of Monroe, Pike, and Wayne counties. It has been decided to hold a county fair at Tunkhannock, Pa., this summer. For the past few years no fair has been held in that county. Years ago the "Tunkhan nock Fair" was considered one of the best In the State, but owing to lack of Interest the association was broken up. In reorganizing the society tho following officers have been elected: Ex-Sheriff Charles S. Knapp, President; Stanley R. Brun- ges, vice-president; Thomas M. Dunn, secretary; and George N. Doyle, treasurer. Several of our past and pres ent Wayne county teachers finished their education in the Mansfield Normal School, and take an inter est in the present prosperity of their alma mater. Such win be pleased to learn that under the direction of Miss Reagan, of the Department of Elocution, Shakespeare's "The Tam- ng of the Shrew," was publicly rendered in Mansfield, on May 7th, entirely by the talent of the institu tion, the character of The Widow being most acceptably portrayed by Miss Edith Boland, of Carbondale. a large house greeted the young performers, and tho papers say that the enthusiasm shown through out the evening was a fitting trib ute to the splendid manner In which each part was taken. On or before July 1st, connections will bo completed between the McAdoo tunnel and the Eric railroad on the Jer sey side. Passengers bound for New York city will be able to take a subway car on the Jersey City side and get out at 33d street and (itli avenue in fifteen or twenty minutes. Tho road commissioners of Wnvinnrt are making extensive improvements to the roads in that borough. They are using the Clinton township stone crush er. The open season for yellow perch is from June loth to December Jllst, and tlie fish must be six inches or over in length ; rod, line and tip-ups to be used onlv. The commissions of the newly elected Justices of tho Peace for Wayne county should have been lifted on Monday of last week, under the old law, but we are under the impression that a bill was passed by the last Legislature extending the time for" four or live days, in order that the ollicers residing remote from the county-seat might have reasonable opportunity to file their bonds, etc. Iie tween forty and fifty Justices were chosen in this county at the last election, but it is not probable that more than one-third of that number will take the oath of of fice. The commissions which have not been lifted are in the hands of Register and Recorder K. W. Gammell, at the court house. Way back "befo' de war," when the writer hereof wasemployedin a store on lower Main street, he sold many barrels of Hour to stalwart customers, who, rather than pay a drayman a shilling for trucking the over two hundred-pound package home for them, took pride in shouldering the barrels themselves and trudging off thoroughly contented. Even if a farmer bought a sack of Ashton salt in those days, weighing 240 pounds, it was considered quite a favor on the part of the salesman if the latter lent a hand to help the unwieldly bag into his wagon. The mothers thought nothing then of taking home a forty yard piece of muslin, and, if occasion required, were equal to lugging a gallon of molasses, or an arm ful of smaller packages. Times have changed since those days, my masters. Now, the smallest purchase must be sent home, and woe to the merchant, or butcher, or druggist if the delivery is not prompt and in every way satisfactory. We have heard of instances in Hones dale of 'phone orders to be delivered at the house, of a box of matches, a paper of pins, a package of soap, and similar trifles, but it was not until last week that wo were told of the uptown lady who went into one of our prominent stores and, buying a spool of thread, asked that it be Bent to her home. The proprietor, who is somewhat of a prac tical joker, got a dray and sent two men with planks to the back door of her resi dence. They then rolled the spool of thread, labelled with a shipping tag, from the dray along the planks, and stood it on the porch, where the neigh bors, who had been put "wise" by 'phone, turned out to see the perform ance. A Scranton dispatch says: After eight years service as cashier in the postofilce, Arthur W. Close has re signed his position and on June 1 will take up the position of secre tary o the local Young Men's Chris tian Association, to which he will de vote all his time. The directors of the association had for some time realized that the business of the Institution had reached such pro portions that the undivided atten tion of one man was needed to bring good results. The ability of Mr. Close to handle his new position Is not doubted and be will take up bis new work with the well wishes of all his friends In the city. PERSONAL. Frank Albcrty, of Dyberry. who has been confined to his bed for the past three weeks with rheumatism, is ablo to be out again. -Julius Freund, of Wilkes-Barre, vis ited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Freund, over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Edson Krcitner, of Scranton, spent Saturday and Sunday in town. J. Kirk Rose, of Carbondale, was a caller in town on Sunday. James Burke, of Carbondale, has been appointed general foreman of the Honesdale branch of the Del aware and Hudson railroad. J. R. Smith, of South Sterling, was a business caller in town on Friday. Llewellyn Polley, of Seelyville, is visiting his grandmother, Mrs. Abbey, at Wimmers. Louis Hilkowich, proprietor of a large clothing house in New York city, spent Friday and Saturday in Hones dale. Frank Brechtel, of Carbondale, was a visitor here one doy last week. Miss Llla Agnew Stewart, whose phenomenal successes we have al ways been glad to mention, since the charming entertainment she managed in Honesdale some years since, has Just completed a klrmess in Portland, Oregon, the net pro ceeds of which were over $27,000. William H. Kennard, of Mauch Chunk, was a business man in this place last Saturday. Senator Miles C. Rowland, of Rowlands, was a Honesdale visitor on Saturday last. Mrs. Osborne, of Lake Ariel, has returned to her home after spending some time with her niece, Mrs. Oscar Hudson, of Salem avenue, Carbondale. Mrs. Slgmuud Katz is enter taining her sister, Misses Emma and Florence Roos, both of Scran ton. Mrs. Theodore Strong, of Pittston, sister-in-law of the late Dr. Adonijah Strong, of .this place, and her three daughters, who have been spending the winter in Europe, having sailed from New York on the 14th of October, re turned last week on the White Star Steamship Oceanic. The Harrisburg Telegraph of Fri day last says : "William J. Ferber, one of the solid business men of Honesdale, Wayne county, was in the city for sever al days attending United States District Court. Mr. Ferber left to-day with a party to visit the Gettysburg battlefield." Charles J. Smith, of Honesdale, and William Amos, of Hawley, have announced themselves as candidates for nomination for Delegates to the Republican State Convention, and have filed their petitions accordingly. S, J, Freeman, who for some years was one of our most prominent merch ant tailors, left for New York city on Saturday, where he will make his future home with his daughter, Mrs. Tillie Borchardt. Mr. andMrs. Frank Ryan, of Scran- several days last week. Mrs. Robert N. Torrey and daugh ter, Miss Clara, are spending a few davs with her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Hull, of New York city. Miss Mary Lohman left on Satur day for a week's visit with her sister, Mrs. Bippua, of Port Jervis. Mrs. Wesley M. Gardner and son, Perry, of Scranton, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Benj. Gardner, of East street. Mrs. John Strongman, of New York city, has donated to the M. E. church, of Bethany, a set of new Hymnals. The books are a new edition, and are ap preciated very much by the congregation. Have you solved the "Kitchen Comfort" problem for this coming summer ? Why not put the coal range out of commission during the summer ? Why not do all the family cooking in a sane and restful manner over a stove that does not overheat the kitchen and costs less for fuel than either a gas or coal stove why not ? You can do this with a New Perfection Blue Flame Oil Cook Stove. The NEW PERFECTION is different from all other oil stoves. No smoke ; no odor. Oil reservoirs and burners are made of brass and will not rust. Will cook or bake perfectly. We guarantee the NEW PERFECTION to be the superior, in every way, to any other oil stove on the market. Made in three sizes, one, two and three burners. O. M. SPETTIGUE -Mlss Gertrude Boa, of Hawley, visited Honesdale friends on Satur day. Slgmund Katz was a visitor in Scranton Sunday. -Mrs. J. M. Arnold nnd son, Earl,' are spending the week with relatives in Wilkes-Barre. Miss Mao Taylor has returned to her home In Carbondale after spending a few days in town. Edward Yarrlngton, of Carbon dale, was a visitor in town last week. Miss Mame Brader has returned to her home In Plains, after a few days visit with Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Brader, of Dyberry Place. Mrs. W. J. Ferber spent last week with relatives in Hancock, New York. George Foster has accepted a position in the Samuel J. Katz un derwear factory. H. L. Dorflinger and C. O . Northwood, of White Mills, who have gone to New York this week on business, are at the Hotel Wolcott. Attorney E. A. Delaney, of Car bondale, was a business caller in town Saturday. Miss Elizabeth Brady spent Sun day in Carbondale. Miss Mary Lohman is visiting relatives In Port Jervls. Miss Mae O'Neill recently visit ed relatives in Carbondale. Frederick Rockwell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rockwell, of 16th street, entertained a number of young people at a birthday party on Saturday. Martin Canfleld was a visitor In Carbondale, on Sunday. Joseph Denk and son, of Scran ton, visited relatives in town recently. Albert Steinman and Dr. George Butler enjoyed an automobile trip to Scranton on Saturday. They re turned on Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Lewis, of Carbondale, spent Sunday at the home of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Brown, of High street. Miss Florence Soete visited her sister, Mrs. Frank E. Ryan, of Scran ton, on Sunday. Mrs. James Dunigan is spending several weeks with relatives in Mon treal, Canada. Miss Tillie Grambs has returned to Scranton after a few days' visit In Honesdale. Mr. and Mrs. T. Lincoln Med land and family, of Carbondale, came to Honesdale on Sunday by auto, and spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Betz. Frank Hutchins, of Carbondale, spent Friday in Honesdale. .Miss Dome Maynew was a Scranton visitor on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. James Lindsay and family spent Sunday at Keene. Mrs. C. M. Betz was a Carbon dale visitor on Friday. Miss Annie Rippel spent Satur day and Sunday in Carbondale with friends. Arthur and Henry Mason of Tanner's Falls, were guests of Honesdale friends over Sunday. Angus Lawyer Is spending a few days in New York city. For NOBBY and UP -CALL Plum's Livery Formerly Galvln's old stand, Cor. Court and Seventh streets, HONESDALE, PA. DHfllMP fiD WDITC fr up-to-date conveyances of all rllUnC UlV YYlMlCall kinds. Rigs stylish, horses gentle. Service prompt and efficient. Rates Reasonable. A Kitchen Comfort Stove RECENT DEATHS. News has been received of the death of Charles Stone, a former resi dent of Clinton township this coun ty. He was burled at Hornell last Sunday. He is survived by a half sister. Mrs. George McMlnn of Carbondale, a daughter by his first wife, and his second wife, who waB Maud Gaylord, formerly of Clin ton, who he married last October, also survive him. Lester Lovelass died at his home near Mllanvllle, Pa., April 29th, of congestion of the brain and pneumonia. He was 51 years of age. He Is survived by his wife, who was Miss Angelina Conklln, of Callicoon, nnd two children, Emelyn and Harold. The following sisters and brothers also Bttrvlve: Mrs. Frank Kumble of Calkins, Mrs. F. W. Tegeler, of this place, Mrs. Llb bie Nesbltt, of Warren, Pa., and Wil liam Lovelass of Maryland. Tho funeral was held Sunday, May 2d, at 2 o'clock from his late residence, Rev. Manley of Scranton, officiating. Interment in the M. E. cemetery at Damascus. SOOOOOOOCOOOOOOq CARNEGIE'S IDEA OF FIRST STEP FOjlWORLD'S PEACE Washington. Andrew Carne gie, as president of the Peace Society, being asked what was, In his opinion, the next easiest and moat practical step that could be taken to limit further naval expansion In the interests of International peace, replied: Britain and America to agree as follows: America will defend against at tack the British possessions g upon the Atlantic, Including G the Islands In the South. Q Britain will defend against at- p tack the American Coast upon g the Pacific and Hawaii and j the Philippines. Q This agreement to terminate at M Q the end of five years' notice C Q given by either party. Sj OCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOC Marriage Among the Immortals. Elllcott City, Md.A marriago license has been issued here to the following: Hood Wink. James E. Hood, 24; Roslo May Wink, 23, both of Balti more. If you don't insure with us, we both lose. 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