SOMETHING ABOUT
SOLDIERS' MEMORIALS
Can "Wayne County Build a
Soldiers' Memorial Hall in
Honcsdalc. or Improve
ami Maintain the Sol
diers' Monument ?
The County Solicitor of Luerne coun-
ty line just Med an opinion relating to ,
tiif power of the county commissioners
to erect, finish and maintain a suitable i
soldiers' monument or Soldiers' Memo-1
rial Hull in Wilkes-Harre, under which
it would appear that if any addition or ,
repairs are required by our monument
in Central l'ark, upon the petition of
fifty citizens of Wayne, and the approval
of two successive grand juries, such improvement:-
would properly become a
charge upon the county. Indeed, it is
not entirely clear that under a similar
petition, findings and approval, the
county might not lie warranted in build
ing a memorial hull in llonesdale, the
prci.'iit monument having been entirely
a work of voluntary subscription and
personal enterprise, and in no sense hav
ing been under county control.
The opinion of 'the counsel, addressed
to the C iisioners, is as follows:
"In compliance with your icquest for
information as to your duty lelative to
the resolutions of the several grand juries
during the past year directing yon to
erect a soldiers' monument in the county
of Luzerne, 1 advise you as follows :
"County Commissioners cannot erect a
monument or public building unless the
authority to do so lie granted by some
act of assembly. An act of assembly
relative to the erection of soldiers' mon
uments, approved May 11, l'.Kll, 1. L.,
184, amending the act approved May 'S2,
1895, reads as follows :
"That upon the petition of at least
fifty of the citizens of the county to the
Court of Quarter Sessions of any county
in this Commonwealth, for the erection
or completion of a monument in mem
ory of the soldiers and sailors of the late
war, or to pav debts heretofore con
tracted for and about the erection and
construction of such a monument, it
shall be the duty of said court to lay
said petition before the grand jury; and
if approved by two successive grand
juries and said court, the county com
missioners shall be authorized to pay
any and all debts heretofore contracted
for and about the erection and construc
tion of such a monument, for work don"
or material furnished therefor, to erect
an entirely new one, or complete any
Mich monument now partly elected but
not. completed, and maintain, at the
county seat, a suitable monument, in
memory of the soldiers and sailors of the
lute Wa: of the Rebellion from said
county.
You will notice by the act of l'.Kll
above jcfeiied I", thai the county could
do one of three thimis only. It could
pay any and all debts contracted for and
about the election and construction of
the in mum.'iit, it oitild erect an entire
ly new one r it could complete unv
monument p.irtly erected but ie: com
pleted. In pursuance of the above recited act
a petition of fifty citizens was pie'ented
to the grand juries of September session1-
and November sessions I'.HU for
the payment of an indebtedness du l
tin- i. A. It. Memorial Hall on .South
Main street in tie- city of Wilkes-Harre,
the county seat of Luzerne county.
Whereupon the said grand juries and
the court approved the payment of the
indebtedness in said petition refened to
and the county commissioners in .Ian
uaiy, l!Kr paid off the said indebted
ness amounting to $12,001), and expend
ed the further sum of $(i,000 in paying
for certain alterationsand repairs on the
Bame. The county 1ms maintained said
building since January 'M-, and is now
maintaining and keeping in repair the
said building.
"A Memorial Hall may be a monu
ment and it has been so decided by the
Supreme Court in Yoho vs. Allegheny
county, 218 I'a., 401, and the courts of
this county have decided that the said
Memorial Hall in the city oi Wilkes
ltarre is a monument.
"The parties interested having made
their selection and invoked the aid of
the statute to pay off the indebtedness
contracted as aforesaid, cannot again in
voke the aid of the statute for another
purpose.
"1 am of the opinion, therefore, that
the county of Luzerne having exercised
its power relative to the erection of a
soldiers' monument under the act of
1901 in paying off the indebtedness of
the O. A. K. Memorial Hall in the city
of Wilkes-Harre, and now maintaining
the same, cannot erect and maintain an
other monument as recommended by
the grand juries during the past year,
and that you as commissioners of the
county, in doing so would exceed your
authority under the law."
CASTOR I A
For Infanta and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of
OBITUARY.
Winifred Haggerty, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. James Haggerty, died
at her home on Marble Hill. Hawley.
Thursday morning, May 27, 1909.
The funeral was held from St. Phllo
mena'si church. Saturday morning.
Mis. Reginald Waters, a highly re
spected resident of Jerinyn, where she
had lived for three years, died Wednes
day evening, .May 20, 1909, after a brief
illness. Mrs. Waters was formerly Miss
Lydia Thompson. She was born in
llonesdale, and spent a considerable
portion of her life in C.irbondale. She is
survived by her husband, her parents,
thru1 brothers and three sisters.
Elijah E. Wood died at his homo
In Lai kawaxen Thursday lost. May
27, 1909. of old ape and general de
bility, aged !'2 years. Five sons and
one daughter survhe, namely, Wes-I
ley, of llclltl, X. Y.; George of Carley
Hroolr, Sullivan county; Hyron of
i'.i'vansi, X. .1.. Hates and William of
!.:k kawaxen and Adelaide, wlfo of
lohn H. Cole of Sullivan county. The
funeral was held on Sunday afternoon
from the Union Church, Laekawaxun.
Miss Xellle D. Xortou died at her
homo on Wanguni avenue, Hawley,
on Thursday, May 20. 1909. after a
long illness following a severe at
tack of the grip. Deceased was aged
years and was a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Patrick Xorton. She was
a graduate of the Hawley High
school (class of 1S90) and for a
number of years taught school. She
is survived by one sister. Miss Anna,
of Hawley. The funeral was held
from St. Philomenn's church with a
high mass of requiem, Rev. Father
Dunn officiating. Interment was
made in Hillside cemetery.
Chrysostom 11. Smith died at the
Home for Incurables in Philadelphia,
on Wednesday afternoon, May 2o, 1909.
He was long a resident of Carbondale,
and the Leader of that city says that as
a young man Mr. Smith was of un
usually happy disposition and possessed
a vivacity that made him a favorite
with all. He occupied several promin
ent positions in Carbondale. being for
some vears deputy postmaster, then
general agent for the Leader and later
was in the job printing business with 1.
S. Josliu. On leaving that citv be set
tled near Philadelphia, where be was
engaged in business until overcome by
illness. He was forty-seven years of
age. Deceased was the son of Kev. and
Mrs. C. Wilson Smith, the former be
ing pastor of the Herean Haptist. church
Carbondale, for a number of years. He
is survived by his wife, his mother, a
brother, C. Ford Smith, and two sisters,
Miss Carolyn Smith and Mrs. A. J.
Itehbein, of llonesdale. The remains
were taken to West Chester, the home
of his wife for interment.
Mm. Catharine Gill died in Pitts
ton on Wednesday morning;. May
Hi. 1909. after an illness of ten
la. .Mrs. Gill was horn in
iloneadale. more than GO years ngo,
the daughter of .lohn and Julia
kin. The .Mai-kin family mov
ed to Piltston when she was yet
wiy young, so that nearly all her
life had been lived in that city,
.mt lor the past 2.1 years at 1.1
Milton street, where she died. Mr.
.aid Mrs. Gill were married in Pitts
about 40 years ago. Mr. (Jill
lied a number of years ago. A
daughter. Miss Alary Gill, passed
.iway only three months ago in
:ittsb;irg, and was taken to Pitts
ton for burial. The surviving rel
atives include three sisters and
brother: Mrs. Uose Ueddington, of
North Alain street, Pittston; Miss
Elizabeth Maekin, of Pittston. and
John Maekin. of Pittsburg; also
the following children: Thomas P.
Gill, of Scranton; Mathew Gill, of
Pittsburg; Mrs. Thomas Smith, of
Pittston, and Katherine and Rhoda
of Milton street, Pittston.
William Wilds, a former resident
of Hawley, was so badly injured at
Oneonta. N. Y.. May ISth, that he
died of his injuries on the follow
Iiik Sunday. Mr. Wilds was a car
Inspector for the O. & W. railroad.
A train had pulled in with a crip
pled car and the engine cut loose and
was run to the tank for water. Mr.
Wilds thinking he could repair the
broken car before the return of the
engine crept beneath and started to
work. The engine returned soon
er than he expected and bumped the
train in making the colliding thus
catching the unfortunate man's foot
in some manner. He attempted to
crawl out and while in the act a
second bump caught him, cutting off
both legs and breaking his back.
The remains were brought here on
Tuesday, accompanied by his broth
er John, of Schenectady, X. Y., and
taken to the home of Curtis Wilds,
from whose home the funeral ser
vices were held on Wednesday after
noon. The services were conducted
by llev. R. C. H. Catterall with
burial in Walnut Grove cemetery
beside the grave of his mother. Mr.
Wilds was born in Hawley 40 years
ago and was a son of William and
Phoebe Wilds. He is survived by a
wife and three chlldre',, four broth
ers: Miles and Curtis, of Hawley;
Jesse, of Scranton; John, of Schenec
tady, and three sisters, Mrs. Abner
Conkllng, of GouldBboro, this coun-
.tyj Mrs. James Runyon and Mrs.
Samuel Hlshop, of Hawley. Hawley
' Times.
John Bailey, a veteran of the civil war, '
died at his homo in Little Equinunk, on
Friday, May 21, aged tl.'l years. He leaves
surviving a wife. For years he had at
tended the toll bridge across the Dela-'
ware at Little Equinunk. Deceased was .
a member of John Plaskett Post, U. A. ;
1!., of Hancock. ,
John X. C. Dnder. for nearly
forty years a resident, and for j
most of that period a prominent
merchant of llonesdale, died at his '
home 211 Thirteenth street, at!
quarter past eleven o'clock on
Thursday nlgl.t hist. May 27th.
1909. He had been suffering
from an affection of the throat for
many months, ai.d In December last,
probably largely on account of his
Impaired healtl . he disposed of his
tailoring and Cents' furnishing es
tablishment to Louis A. Helferleh.
Aftr that date his do line was
notii viible. :it:u tome ivtks binio
lie was obliged to take to his bed
Irom which it was ordnined he was
not again to rise. Mr. Hader was
of a genial, companionable disposi
tion, and in his earlier manhood his
exceptionally line voice found for
him a warm welcome among our
musical organizations, while his ap
titude in amateur theatricals In
sured him a place on the various
roles selected to render the play.?
from time to time offered for the
benefit of our local charities, im
provements and societies. For
thirty years he was a member of the I
German Lutheran choir, and was
connected with, the church for some
jours in a business capacity as its,
leerotary. in short it may be said j
of him that in society, in business, I
and in the church he was prominent
and popular; while he rared a large
family of children, all of whom are
occupying important positions in the
community, and all of whom feel i
the deepest sense of bereavement I
it his departure. John X. C. Ha-i
der, son of John X. and Margaretta !
Bader, was born near Bayreuth, i
Bavaria, April Sth. 1S49. He was1
given a good, practical education in
Germany, where he also learned the !
tailoring trade, after which, in 1SG9, ,
he emigrated to America. He first j
spent four weeks in Albany, X. Y., ;
and then came to Honesdale, which I
has ever since been his home. He i
worked at his trade for some time 1
as a journeyman, after which he en- 1
tered into partnership with Mrs. j
Julius Bach, the widow of a former;
employer, and tho late John Green,
under the firm name of Bach, Bader i
and Green. This concern was sue-1
ceeded by the firm of Bader &
Green, and this later by Bader &;
Krantz; but for some years before
lie finally disposed of his business it
.vas condutted wholly by himself,
vith the able assistance of his old-'
est son, William 11. Bader. Air.
Bader married Miss Elizabeth ,
lvrantz, daughter of John and Mar
garet Krantz, for many years street
commissioner of the borough. The
Miioii was blessed by ten children,
ill of whom, with one exception, are
living: Julia, wile of Christian Berg
man; William II., married to Ida.
daughter of Mr. and .Mrs. Julius
Hussa; Waller P., (Philadelphia!,
married to Miss Elizabeth Pfluim-;
John C. (Philadelphia,) married
.Virs Mary Cook; Louis married to
.Miss Eva. daughter of Frank Mills,
of Berlin township; Miss Anna, :u
home; Edward, Robert K.. and Alice,
at home. A daughter. Bertha, died
at the age of 1G years. Besides his
wife and children. Air. Hader is sur
vived by a number of grandchildren.
The funeral services were held on
Sunday last. Rev. Dr. W. F. Hopp.
of tlie German Lutheran church, ofli
riuting. Interment in the German
Uitheran cemetery.
nun-: won't issue honks.
The directors of the Erie Railroad
at their monthly meeting on Wed
nesday of last week authorized this
statement:
"The company has disposed of tho
balance of the $ 1 .".,000,000 of 0 per
cent, collateral gold notes which in
April, 11)08, were authorized to he
issued for the purpose among other
tilings of refunding obligations of
.he company maturing on or prior
to July 1, 1901). It is therefore pro
posed to proceed with the refunding
of such obligations and accordingly
to purchn&e the coupons and other
obligations of the company maturing
on or prior to July 1. ll)0!i, and to
pledge them as additional collateral
under the indenture of April S. I Dili),
t-.ecuring said notes."
"This will provide amply for the
company's present cash requirements,
and in view of the marked Improve
ment in the earnings of tho company
it is believed that it will not he nec
essary now to proceed with the plan
of funding later coupons, of the
general Hen and general mortgage
convertible bonds hy an Issue of
collateral trust twenty year gold
bonds, as recently authorized by tho
Public Service Commission of the
State of New York."
The company also announced the
earnings for the month of April and
the ten months of the present liscal
year. It was stated that tho sur
plus above expenses for the last ten
months would be $2,543,000, as
against a deficit of $1,8G7.000 for
the ten months of the fiscal year in
1 908. The April gross earnings were
J4.013.4C5.41, an Increase of $373,
732.27; the operating expenses and
taxes, $2, 992, 494. 12, an increase of
$120,425,28; operating income, $1,
020,971,29, an Increase of $253,306.
99. The operating Income for the
ten months Is $1 1,019, 97S. 57, an in
crease of $3,771,300.07.
Try nn nd. in The Citizen. You
I know It paya to advertise.
MONKEYS MUTINY AT SEA
Gallant She Hundred Pull Out the :
Cook's Queue and Fight Excited j
Sailors on the Tannenfels. '
Brooklyn, N. Y. Capt. Lubko and j
the crew of tho German freighter Tan-'
ncnfels, which docked at Bush's !
Stores, a few days ago. after having '
discharged a carso of 600 monkeys at j
Boston, declared that they would nev
er sign again on a vessel, which feat
ured ring-tailed roarers an' slch In its
manifest.
It seems that while the Tannenfels
was in mid-ocean six chimpanzees mu
tlned and made a murderous attack
on Wing Fu. the cook.
"Them chims were the biggest of
their breed I ever seen," said Engi
neer Newman. "There was one in t'lu
bunch that had the build of T.iat
Hharkey, and he was n terror. As fast
ns we put in new- bars in his cage he
tore them out. Every time a chap
would go near Iris bunk he'd reach
out an' grab him by the hair, pullln'
it out by the roots.
"He pulled out Wing Fu's queue,
which got the chink sore, so one day
when the big chlm wasn't lookln' the
cook dumped a bowl of hot soup on
him. 'Twas this that set the whole
bunch in mutiny. The big lad got out
of his cage nn' then pulled the bars
out of his friends' cage, whereat they
nil galloped up forward, pickin' up be
layin' pins an' marlln spikes, an' mak
ing for the cook.
"Wing Fu saw 'em comln' an' bolt
ed with a terrible scream. Then wo
had the battle of our lives with them
monks. The leader of the gang busted j
my wrist, and bruised me all over.
Then when I got him cornered ho
dives overboard, marlln spike an' all.
His suicide sort of quieted the rest of
the bunch, and put an end to the mu
tiny. But from then on all the mon
keys hollered murder, from morning
till morning. They worked in relays,
makin' the dod-blamdest din that over
was heard this side o panjandrum.'"
Big Tomatoes on a City Lot.
Kansas City, Kan. E. M. Wiggin
manages to raise fine tomatoes on a
small plot of ground in this bustling,
city. The picture shows Mr. Wiggin
and one of his mammoth Amazon
vines which is 1 1 feet. 4 Inches from
the ground to the extreme tip.
This vine was full of great toma
toes and the top full of blossoms on
October 4th, 190S.
A large number of tomatoes on the
other side of the vine cannot be seen
in the picture. Mr. Wiggin writes
that some of these tomatoes measured
5 1-2. inches in diameter and 1G inches
v . tri . m ti -T- . . . . 1 ,
rroni vicy ui tomato vine. j
in circumference, and many weighed
from two and a half to three pounds
each.
They were smooth, red, and with
out the hard, green core most large
tomatoes usually have. No special
cultivation was given the vines ex
cept to make the ground very rich.
Some of the shoots were pinched off In
tho early growth of the plants.
The way Wigin explains his process
of giant-tomato culture follows: About
the middle of April he plants the seed
in holes 18 inches or two feet deep.
As the plant grows he tamps earth
mixed with stable refuse about the
stalk until the hole is completely
filled.
The tomato, Wiggin explains, is the
product of South America, where it
grows to tho height of 20 feet in the
damp und warm morasses along the
Amazon River. To accomplish the
best results, then, It would seem nec
essary to have tho temperature about
the plant evenly warm and moist Tho
decaying manure furnishes the uul
form warmth and holds the moisture.
"Any one can grow enormous toma
toes," says Wiggin, "If he will take
up the work and then try to imitate
the conditions the book says were en
Joyed by the original plant. That was
the way I did, and these are tho re
sults." LOST BET ON HIS WIFE.
Richards Wagered She Wouldn't Meet
Another Man She Did.
St. Louis, Mo. John II. Richards
laid a wager with a friend that his
wlfo would not make an engagement
with the friend. The stake was a new
hat. lie lost the hat. Now he's afraid
he will lose tho wife.
A divorce suit has been brought
against him by his wife In which she
nccuses him ot having a man call her
up and represent himself to be a
friend of her brothers and ask her -.o
meet him In East St. IxhiIs in regal il
to railroad transportation.
Mrs. Richards says she kept the
appointment, and while she was talk
ing to the man her husband nppcntv
and accused her of "making d:ttc
with other men. Itlchardu ml iP
was a put up job mid t, ,,,
because bo lost the hi '
LateStSMoSt Novel
SHIRT WAISTS
For SPRING, 1901),
Menner & Co's Stdre,
KEYSTONE BLOCK
IT.. C. HAND. I'RKSIDKKT.
W. B. HOLMKS- Vice l'i!F.
We want you to understand the reasons for the ABSOLUTE SECURITY"
of this Bank.
WAYNE COUNTY SAVINGS BANK
HONESDALE, PA.,
HAS A CAPITAL OP - - - $100,000.00
AND SURPLUS AND PROFITS OF - 355,000.00
MAKING ALTOGETHER - - 455,000.00
F.VKRY DOLLAR of which must be lost before any depositor can lose a Vh.nn Y
It, has conducted a growing and snccessful business for over 35 years, serving
an increasing number of customers with tidelity and satisfaction.
Its casli funds are protected by MODERN STEEL VAULTS.
All of these things, coupled with conservative management, insured
hy the I'AKKFl'I, I'KltSOXAL ATTENTION constantly given the
Rank's affairs hy a notahly aide I'.oard of I llrectorsassiirei-.Uu' patron'
of that sl'l'itKMK SA FF.TY which i the prime essential of a good
Dank.
Total Assets, -
BMP DEPOSITS MAY HE MADE HY MAIL. "533
DIRECTORS
II. C. HAND.
A.T.SF.ADl.i:.
T. D. CLARK
ciiAs.. 1. smith.
H..l.Cl)N(iKi:.
W F. Sl'YDAM.
Still Take the Lead !
Over'JT.O'iO lbs. of
No.
We
.:LS.",
The No. 40 is the popular Flat Land Plow. Wi; also keep in istevfc the No. K. 19. 2U and
SS Iron ISi'.ini. W.'irlv ! mm v,,M In Wnviw. mtintv. Tin" fnllowinir Siih-Aireilts keen stock ot
Plows ami liepalrs on hand': .1. K. Titfany, Pleasant Mount ; W. U. Shaffer. Varilen. Pa.:
s. Woodmansee. LakeComo: 11. N. Farley. Kqulnunk : A.J. Abrahams, (inlHee: trunk I.
"Minn iniiiuu',i ; w , uuiirr. 'U'mvi'iowii ; riin imphh-i. .i.- m,
U'llsulnW; V. K. Corey (irtvntowu, mul Wntts's llonesdale and Hawley stores.
The Oliver Sulky Plow Cannot be Beat !
Honesdale andirpAllAM WA TTQ I Honesdale and
Hawley Stores uKAilAlYl YY.A1 lo Hawley Stores
Sash. Doors. Illlnds. Front Sash Poors. Sewer Pipe
mul llullders' Hardware of F.VK1U Description.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS : Vi?.ii?rfiKfc". iflS?
Ins Machines. Iron. Oravel and Tarred Kootins. Harh Wire. Woven Fence Wire. Poultry
Netting, Lime unit Cement.
Estimates slven
ou short notice
for
HOT AIR and
STEAM HEAT.
PLUMBING in all
its branches.
Telephone Announcement
This company is preparing to do extensive construction
work in the
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 nny
other service without conferring with our
Contract Department Tel. No. 300.
CONSOLIDATED TELEPHONE CO. of PENNSYLVANIA.
Foster Building.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
WAYNE COUNTY SAVINGS BANK
HONES DALE, WAYHB CO., PA..
at the close of business. Am. m .1909,
Rnsoi-ncr.
licserve fund $
I'nsli, specie and notes, J31.41H W
U'Biil securities 15,000 00
Due front approved re
Checks mill cash'St'eni's.'.'.. '
serve fluents.... 12.1,121 OIUIMM.KW h&
3.K 7,1
3.127 stt
Due from Hanks and Trust Co's.not
reserve agents
ltllls discounted not due. JifT'-'.KU M
urns (lisrouuieii. time
loans with collateral... :ls.G?5 00
I.oans on call with col
lateral 5S.000 00
Loans on call upon one
or more names 57,710 00
Loans secured by bonds
or mortgage Uj.'WO HiMVN it
Investment securities owned ex
clusive of reserve bonds, vlj;:
Stocks. Ilonds. etc.. I.lij.tlU !
MurtcnuesaiHl Judg
ments of record.... lH7.1lil 0'I-2,0(tl.l.Vi m
Ileal estate Sl.tKio on
Furniture ami Fixtures. -.'.(loo oil
Overdrafts V M
Miscellaneous Assets too )
l Jrj.7(.7.757.a.'
I.IA1UI.1T1KS
I t'aiillal Slock, paid in $ lOO.dOO 00
I Surplus Finn! IWO.OOO U0
I Undivided I'mlits. less expenses
and taxes paid (I7.1SS 74
! Deposits subject tocheck $llll.-.'SI :il
Deposits special LUOti.li.1 t'J
I Time certllleates of de
posit i;(os ,s
t'ertlllecl checks Lit ID
('ashler's check outstV 1.121 ilM.MTl.a!'!) fit
Due to t'oininomvcalth li.l.ooo IM
Due to hanks and hankers, not re
serve agents i,(i7S -JJ
Mate ;nr. Pennsylvania, County of Wayne. ss
" 11 --ainiou. i aincr oi uie nnove.
named t ompan.v.do solemnly swear that the
above 'statement is true, to the best of my
niiunilllnl I Ml lll-lici,
(Signed) II. S. SALMON, Cashier
itayofSmyViia ' ""l ,m! ,,",,sl
(SlgnedHKOr.KliT.'A. SMITH. N. P.
(V. .,...!..! II
Correct Attest :
It. C. Hand.
W. V. StlYDAM
CI. Smith.
I k 1.11 iL'U l
Directors
i
H. S. SALMON, Cashier
W. .1. WAHO, Ass't Cashier
- -
$2,733,000.00
.V. It. HOLMEs
F. P. KI.M1ILK
11. S. SALMON
Plows and Kcpatrs received In March.
this ct'T snows Tin:
56 SIDE HILL.
also have No. ".a size smaller.
BICYCLES and
Sundries.