CENT A WORD COLUMN 'io!ejioi!eiCKJio!e,ieie!o,,e: . TO LLT. for children, pony and cart hold Ins four. Terms, 6u cents for first hour-Iioc per hour after. C. A. Cortrlght & Son. itllS HOO.MH TO KENT. Apply at BrcBStchi ' Brothers' Store. 3Jtf 1 BRAMAX has some splendid Native and I Western horses for sale all In excellent con dition at Allen House Karn. 23tf J SPECIAL attention clven to children at 1 at Charlesworth's Studio. 'JH , A $50.00 KKWAKD.-You can make even more ! than this on your goods by Lret 1 1 utr me to do i sour selllns,'. Write for date. A. O. Jllake, . Auctioneer. Jlethany. FOIl SALE Kay houe.on East Extension street. Laree lot with sixty feet front. M. E. Simons. 3i?coltf j SCHOOL TEACIIEKS If you have a few hours each day that you can spare from you ; work we will show you how to Increase your earnlnga. Drawer 5 lionesdale J'a. FARM of 1K2 acres for sale. t!ood house, a barn that will accommodate 40 cows. 5hortes and 10U tons of hay. Farm well watered. , New chicken house that will accommodate 200 chickens. Large silo. No better farm In Wayne county. Situated one-half mile from village. Jiiuuirent The Citizen otllce. LOCAL NEWS. The regular monthly meeting of the i supervisors of Texas township was held , at the court boute Wednesday after-; noon. ; Isaac B. Garrett, of Eleventh I street, suffered a stroke of paralysis on i Wednesday evening. - The following young men have en- I tered the employ of the Bell Telephone Co. : Joseph Jacobs, Joseph Caprio, Russell Burcher and Kdward Kelly. The Ladles' Aid Society" will serve supper and strawberry short cake in the M. K. church Friday, June 4th. First table at 5:30. Jno. A. Codding, a former sher iff of Bradford county, and an In fluential Hepubllcan, died at To wanda, aged !)1 years, on June 1. A thirty-eight pound snapping turtle, captured in Collins's pond. Cherry Ridge, wns on exhibition at Ilnrtung's meat market on Wednes day last. The employee of Ilerbeck and Demer's Cut (.tins factory started work ing VI, hours a (lav on Tuesday. At the present time the concern is nhed with orders. The factory of Martin Caulield on Main street was closed several days this week, so that repairs could be made about the place. Twenty-three marriage licenses weie issued during the month of May by prothonotary, M. J. Hanlan. The following were elected trustees of the .Methodist church on Wednesday evening: J. C. llirdsall, Isaac Lobb and C. r. Bullock. The two latter trustees were elected to till the v.ieaiieie caused by the removal from town of (.-i. II. Knapp and the death oi l'.. II. ( lark. Henry Collum, of Hnwley, was re leased from the county jail on Tiie-day, June 1st. Collum wns arrested some time ago uu the charge of illegal tithing. He refused to pay his line and was com mitted to the county jail, where he served thirty-eight days. Richard Parry, of Carboudale, was drowned in Bronson's pond, formerly known aa Itoblnson's pond, in South Canaan township, tins county, on Sunday last. Parry, with a party of seven others went to the pond Saturday evening to fish. They stayed over night and on Sunday morning decided to go in bathing before returning home. The water was colder than expected and Parry was soon seized with a cramp and sank out of sight. The efforts of those nearby to recover the body were successful but not until life was extinct. The re mains were taken to Carbondale the same afternoon. Deceased was a very estimable young man who had resided in. Carbondale only about two months. He had no relatives In this country and came here from Clydach vale, Wales. He was twentvflve years of age and was employed in the mines. There are said to be 2,700 peo- 1 pie In Carbondale who were born in Wayne county. There are not ! so many Honesdalers as that i who are natives of this county. , Carbondale appears to bear about the same relation in the matter of citizenship to Wayne county that London does to Dublin; the former containing more natives of the Emerald Isle than the entire popu lation of Ireland's capital city. William Bosch, a Sullivan county (N. Y.) farmer and boarding house keeper, Is in the Monticello jail charged by his step-daughter Florence Van Eastenbrldge, with having taken advantage of a visit of her mother to Honesdale in March last, to invade her room and force her to a submission to his will. Bosch is 34 years of age, and is said to have a bad reputation. The girl is not yet sixteen. The County Commissioners and their clerk, Geo. P, Ross, are delivering the ballots for the primary election, June 5th, throughout the county, this week. The Commissioners have awarded the contract to erect a stone arch bridge near Penwarden'8 factory, at East Honesdale, to Frank Varcoe. The new structure will replace the one recently damaged by the high water. Mr. Varcoe's bid was $740 j the next lowest bid being that of Seaman and Brenneman, $750. ( REPUBLICANS :-Attend primaries on Saturday. June 5th, and vote for Win. C. Ames and Charles T. Smith, delegates to State Convention, adv. Attention Veterans! Regular meeting of Capt. Ham Post, No. 198, this (Friday) evening. Memorial Day was appropri ately celebrated In Hawley. A large parade, participated In by the a. A. R. Post and patriotic citizens, passed through the principal streets, headed by the Hawley band, and thence to the Eddy cemetery, where the ceremonies were held. At noon a .public dinner was served. In the afternoon there wero nmusements In the line of a ball game between a Scranton club and the local team, resulting In a score of 11 to 4 In favor of the visitors and an Inter esting quarter of a mile foot race between three Scranton and three Hawley boys. The first prize was won by Raymond Wall, a Hawley contestant. Albert Paff, aged 20 years, of Scranton, met a terrible death on .Monday, by falling down the ele vator shaft In the Mears building, that city. Paff was engaged In oil ing the machinery at the top of the elevator shaft, when he lost his balance and fell backward Into the shaft. For a moment his feet caught in the cables and he hung head downward in the shnft, while his terrorizing cries filled the build ing. Finally his feet became loose and he dropped into the shaft. The elevator was ascending at the time, and wns just about to stop at the third floor, when Paff landed on the top of the ear, his body breaking through a' portion of the Iron cage. Paff was still alive when removed from the elevator, but was uncon scious and died an hour after being received at the State Hospital. Henry Sprague, of Nicholson, Pa., shot and killed Roger Green wood, al-o of Xliholson, on Tues day of this week. Sprague was held without ball upon, the recom mendations made by the coroner's Jury. Tl.e man who committed the murder ts low In the Tunkhannock Jail. He is past (10 years of ago and was employed In the Shields stone mill at Nicholson. It is the general Impression that on the day of the murder the men, after filling up with intoxicants, began quarrel ing, and the shooting followed. Sprague says he will tell all upon tho witness stand. --.lames .Murray, of Maylleld, had his right arm amputated at Emergency hospital, Carbondale, on Sunday last, lie had left home in the morning to go on a fishing trip ill Wayne county, and rode on a (oal train on the Scranton branch of the Ontario and Western rail road. When near Pleasant Mount, In; jumped from the train and In ome way got under the wheels. His arm was terribly mangled. He was taken to Carbondale where It was found necessary to amputate the member at the shoulder. While his condition is serious it is hoped clv.t lie will mover. -By the enforcement of the Nolan anti-noise ordinance, the ''.eath-knell of "canned" music on Lackawanna avenue, Scranton, and tit '.'or sti efts in the central city viievo inoving-phtuie shows flour ish has been sounded. Formal or ders were Issued to the police by Director of Public Safety William CI. O'.Malley last week to arrest all violators of the ordinance, which was passed in the closing days of the Dimmiek administration, and is aimed at the unnecessary blow ing of locomotive whistles and the tooting of automobile sirens, as well as at the graphophones. Al ready the railroad companies have notified their engineers to blow the whistles' only when necessary. Hucksters and venders of Ice cream are likewise affected by the meas ure, because It prohibits the use of a bell while disposing of merchan dise. The minimum fine for each offense is $5. On petition of Kathryn Shaffer, who claims that her brother, William Malloy, is insane, the following commission was appointed. Dr. P. V. Grillin, Herman Hannes and P. R. Murray. On Wed nesday the commission announced that Mr. Malloy was insane and an order was issued by the court that he be sent to the hospital for the insane at Dan ville. The following is the list of unclaim ed letters at the postoflice for the week ending June 1, 10()!t: Mrs. Ella Dailey, Mrs. Joseph Dooley and George Kines. It will bo noticed that this week's chapter on Poultry Raising by our White Mills contributor, Joseph Stephens, ends very abruptly; the writer explaining that precisely at the moment he was finishing the sentence he was robbed of a goodly sum. It appears that Mr. Stephens is the collector for some fraternal or ganization, and had the sum named in his cash box, in a closet adjoining the one in which he was writing. Being momentarily called outside he placed his manuscript on top of the box. On his return, he immediately discovered that his papers had been disturbed by some intruder, and on investigation he found that the money had also been taken. He at once started out to find the thief. His investigations brought htm to Honesdale on Memorial Day, where the servlc'es of Detective Spencer were enlisted, but their persistent watch till nightfall brought no results. The Farmers' and Mechanics' bank will be closed every Saturday after noon during the month of June, July and August. There will be a Sunday school service next Sunday (Trinity Sunday) at St. John's Lutheran church at 7 p. m. Parents and friends or the i'l'tidr." r.ci'.oi a-e for:"n":' '-d to attend. William Campbell, of Equlnunk, was arrested by constable C. R. Ros encraner, of Lackawaxen, early yes terday morning on the charge of stabbing his wife. Campbell and his wife had a few words on Monday, re sulting In his pulling a knife from his pocket and cutting her In the thigh. Campbell left Equlnunk and went to the home of his father-in-law, G. J. Kerwln, of Mast Hope, where he was arrested. He was given a hear ing before Justice of the Peace Sam uel Alman, who committed him to the Wayne county Jail, In which he wns lodged yesterday afternoon. The prisoner Is said to be a dangerous character, having only recently been sentenced to a long term of imprison ment under suspension of which he has lately been at liberty. Rev. W. F. Hopp will conduct Lutheran services at the White Mills chapel on Sunday at S:30 a. in. Wash Dresses in English Rep, Linen, and Linette, at 45w0 MENNEK h CO.'S Stores. PERSONAL. Miss Gertrude Reilly, cliler operator at the Bell Telephone company's exchange, has resigned her position nnd is succeeded by Miss Helen Jacobs. Miss Anna Bolkconi has accepted a position as operator. Edward Hand has accepted a position In Katz Bros, store. Frank Dlx, of Park street, has purchased the Gager property in Mt. Pleasant; consideration, $900. Dr. William Clark, wife and son, are expected to arrive in Honesdale Saturday for a visit witli Mr. Clark's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Clark, of Cliff street. Misses Nelllo and Kathryn Kelly, of Scrnnton, spent several days this week with the Misses Kelly of Park street. Frank Deenier has returned home after a few days' visit with his brother, Christopher, of Bingliam ton. Mr. nnd Mrs. Frank Gardner, of the Gardner-Vincent Stock Co., returned to New York city on Wed nesday. Before leaving they made parting calls on many Honesdale friends. Fred Olsen Is visiting relatives in New York city. , Horace C. Hand, cashier of the Wayne County Savings Bank, who has been ill at his home on Church street for many weeks, is suffering from a recent paralytic attack, which ills immediate family and friends, owing to his advanced years, natur ally regard with much apprehension. Symptoms of the present phase of his illness were noticeable on Tues day, and a gradual progression of the trouble was noted until on Wednes day night, when the lower linis both became involved, and the power of speech was lost. We have no later information up to the moment of putting The Citizen to press, but, considering Mr. Hand's advanced age, and the nature of his malady, we can only hope for the privilege of recording a more favorable condition in our next issue. The following personal item ex plains itself, and will be welcome news to many near friends of the "Auswanderers," as showing that at last advices they were well and happy. A fine post card photo of the Cunard Liner, the "Lusltanla," which readied The Citizen office yesterday, contains on the address side the fol lowing, directed to Thomas J. Ham: "On board Lusitania, off coast of Ireland, May 24. This to remind you Hint friends are thinking of you and our old home, even on the other side of the earth with regards and best wishes! Horace G. Young, Richard H. Gibbons." Attorney E. A. Delaney, of Car bondale, was a business caller in town, Thursday. Miss Grace Clark has returned home after a few days' visit with rela tives in Pittston. Miss Jessie Treible is visiting at the home of lion. Henry Wilson and wife, of ."07 loth street. Beulah Freeman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Freeman, of South Church street, returned to her home from Scranton on Tuesday, having recently underwent an operation for appendicitis In Dr. Burns's private hospital In that city. Earl Sherwood, James Keen, William E. Justin, George Van Os doll, Verdine E. Odell, Peter Col lum, John E. Cook, and George C. Brown, surviving members of Co. M, Seventeenth Pa. Cavalry, par ticipated in Monday's parade, and had a little campllre by themselves when the public celebration was over. A. J. Rehbein, travelling salesman for the Durland-Weston Shoe Co. left for his western trip yesterday. From Chicago lie will go to Seattle, and thence to San Francisco, Los Angeles and Denver. In Seattle he will have the pleas ure of meeting a brother and in Los Angeles will have a visit with his son, Ford. W. Corbett, of Rockvlllo Cen ter, N. Y., manager of the Carnegie Steel Co., visited his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. W. Hulslzer, at West street, early in the week. The veteran, Capt. C. E. Baker, ex-mayor of Waymart, called at The Citizen office on Monday. Mrs. Baker was in town with her hus band to witness the memorial ex ercises. Roy Male, of New York, spent Sunday and Monday with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Male, on th- Ban Side. Havc" Attorney-at-law Henry Dun ning, of Wllkes-Barre, whose fath er, Rev. Charles S. Dunning, was the Presbyterian pastor here from 1SC1 to 1880, was in Honesdale early In the week on business con nected with the trolley line. He was entertained by the Golf club at supper on Monday evening. Homer Davenport, the cartoon ist, nnd author and stock raiser, who recently gave an entertainment at the Lyric under the auspices of tho Honesdale Realty Company, has sep arated from his wife and moved his fancy stock from Morris Plains to a farm near Goshen, N. Y. Miss Anna H. Brown returned on Tuesday from a six weeks' visit with friends In Elmlra and Greene, N. Y Dr. A. R. Dimock, of New York city, spent the first of tho week In Waymart, as the guest of H. C. En sign nnd family. Miss Bertha Lane returned on Monday from a visit with friends In Port Jervls. Miss C. Louise Hardenbergh is spending the week with relatives at Glenburn, Lackawanna county. Misses Harriet and Ella Sharp steen visited Dr. and Mrs. George Rodman and family, of Hawley, the first of the week. .Mrs. Harry W. Rowley and chil dren, of Brooklyn, N. JT., are spending some time with Mrs. M. L. Tracy, of North Main street. Mrs. John- Congdon of East street, Is quite seriously 111. M. J. Kelly left yesterday for Mt. Clemens, Michigan, to Join his wife nnd children, who are visiting at that place. ' Miss Carrie Williams, of Stand ing Stone, Is spending a few days in tills place. Eugene Babbitt, clerk at Katz Bros, store, is taking a month's vacation. Mr. Babbitt is recuperating after a slight operation, which he recently under went in Scranton. Morris Freeman and son, Harry, left Wednesday to attend the funeral of a relative in Paterson, N. J. Mrs. John Bone, of Scranton, is vis iting at tlie home of her brother, Gilbert White, of East street. Miss Margaret Kberhaidt is visiting relatives in Scranton. Thomas Wynn and son, Paul, of Carbondale, spent Sunday with the Misses Igo, of Erie street. The Mis.-es Weiss, who pent the winter and spring in New York city, have i cturued to their home in this place. Louis Helferich was a business caller in Scranton, on Wednesday. Charles W. Douglass, whose death is announced in another column, was a railroad man fur most of his adult life, and yet met with only one severe acci dent. That was in the fair's Bock (now Parker's Glen) disaster, on the morning of April 1", lsus, the wreck of which the writer, with many other Honesdalers, went down to see. Mr. Douglass was returning home on No. 12, to Poit .lervis, when the train was de railed at Carr's Bock. The four rear coaches were precipitated down an em bankment one hundred and eighty feet to the Delaware river. Superintendent Douglass was in the rear coach, which together with the other coaches burned at the edge of the river. Twenty-eight passengers were killed and ninety-six were injured. Mr. Douglass was taken out of the burning coach by the engi neer, Henry Green, and Jay Lynch, conductor of the sleeper. But one other person was taken out of that coacli alive, a man named Donahue troni Oil City,. Pa., whose back was broken. Mr. Douglass's injuries consisted of burns, three broken ribs, dislocation of the right shoulder and dislocation of the right hip. The latter injury was over looked by the surgeons, and not until the trouble was located quite recently ,by the X-ray was it known that the right hip joint was dislocated, and in all the years from 1808 he had endured un told suffering from a trouble which emi nent surgeons had failed to discover. Miss Cora Eck is visiting the family of her uncle in Port Jervis. Gilbert White is visiting his son Irving, in Rock Island, 111. REPUBLICANS :-AttenU primaries on Saturday, June oth, and vote for Wm. C. Ames and Charles T. Smith, delegates to State Convention, adv. Jackets and Cloaks for cool day and 6torm wear. 4owo Hard on Her. "Officer, I appeal for protection. A man is following me and attempting to make love to me." "Begorry, Ol've been lookln' for an escaped lunatic! Where Is he?" Always Won. "Have you ever loved and lost?" sighed the swain. "Nope," responded the maiden promptly. "I've won every breach-of-1 promise suit I ever brought." Accordingly. ''Are prices regulated by supply and demand?" "Certainly," answered the Trust dictator; "by whatever supply wo choose to have on hand and what ever demand we choose to make." Groundwork. Madge What Is the object of haz lng In college? Majorle I guesB It's to teach the boys brutality for use In the football games. MATRIMONY. Pointed Philosophy from One Vho Has Had Experience. What It marriage? Marriage la an Institution for tho blind. Why do somo poople never marry? Because) they do not believe In CI vorae. When a man thinks seriously of marriage, what happens? He remains single. Should a man marry a girl for her money? No. But he should not let her bo an old maid just because she's rich. When a girl refers to a "sad cou.'t "li'p," what does she mean, She means that the man got away. Is an engagement as good as a u.... rh.se? It's better. In selecting a husband, why (.'-,: a girl prefer a fat man? Because a fat man finds It hard I stoop to anything low. v When asking papa, how should :. young man act? He should face papa manfully r.ia never give him a chance at his bac'.c. When the minister says, "Do yo take this woman for better or It., worse?" what does he mean? The bridegroom's people construe It one way, and the bride's family In'.e.' pret It another. It is very sad. When a man says he can manaso his wife, what does he mean? He means he can make her do any thing she wants to. When a child is smart and good, to whose family is It due? To Its mother's. When a child Is bad and stupid, to whose family Is it due? We refuse to answer. Is It possible for a married man to be a fool without knowing it? Not If his wife Is alive. United Presbyterian. The Gentle Sex Again. The patient conductor had been waiting for their fares for fully a minute. Each Insisted upon paying. "It Is ray turn," said the one In blue, "and I am going to pay just as soon as I can find that dime." "No, I Insist," spoke up the one in brown. "Here It Is, conductor." "I shall never forgive you. I was just about to " "Oh, I made a mistake. That was a penny. Give It back and " "Gracious! I am so glad. Here nr the two fares, conductor." Tho one In blue paid. When s" reichod home she said to her 1... band: "The stingy thing! She just pi"' thjt penny as a bluff! I'll neve, shopping with her again!" While the one In brown said to ' .. better half: "Close! I never saw such a cln c woman in my life. Why, she nc'i: '.' frrcod me to pay both fares! Ik:i' q- i i:r how stingy some people i.... b-.V ' Grateful Little Creatures. rtoaius Ward called on a friend t Light before one of his panorima !( 'ires. There were some three r fn.-r large roaches scurrying aho- t t'.-.e room, and they attracted his at'on t!o L "I am very fond of Toaches," he oa.d. "Once, in my own home, I fo.md a roach struggling In a bowl of water. I took a half walnut shell and put him In it; it made a good boat; I gave him n couple of toothpicks for oars. Next luo.ning I saw that he had fastened a hair to one of the toothpicks, and Lad evidently been fishing. Then, overcome with exhaustion, ho . had fallen asleep. The sifjit moved me. I took him out. washed him, gavo htm a spoonful of boiled egg, and let him go. That roach never forgot my kind ness, and now my home is full of roaches." SHOPPING. Mrs. Towne This piece of lace was made on a special order; there 1; not another bit like It tn the world. Mrs. Browne Won't you lend It to me this afternoon, dear? I am golnj shopping and I can try to match It, Circumstantial. "Ah, I see you are married!" ex claimed the merchant. "No, sir," replied the applicant for a position. "I got this scar in u rail road accident." A Cure. Borelelgh Yes, Miss Doris, I surf ah dweadfully from insomnia, y'know," Miss Doris (suppressing a yawn) Did you ever try talking to yourself Mr. Borelelgh? Change of Locality. Rudd They say Jerome Is going to stop gambling In New York. Soudd Wfoere la he going to pum hie. IT I OPENING OK THE GOLF HEASON. Hill Top, the homo of the Golf Club, had the appearance of a good sized city on Memorial Day; tt pre sented a very aminatcd scene as there wero gathered there nearly 125 persons. It was opening day, and a tournament had been nrranged which was participated In by a largo number of golfers. The ladles' first prize was won by Miss Etta Nellson with a score of C3. Other prizes were won by Mollle Parker, Nelllo Hulslzer, Beatrice Rehbein and Jen nie Schoonover. The prizes for gentlemen were captured by Walter M. Whitney with a score of 92, and H. Scott Solmnn, 93. M. J. Kelley was tho winner of the handicap prlzo with a score of 84, and William B. Holmes coming next with 90 to his credit. After the games were fin ished 11C of those present sat down to an excellent repast and all agreed that a most enjoyable day had been spent, 'and voted for another good time on July 4th. Pongee, Taffeta, and Ottoman Cloaks and Jackets, at 45W0 MENNER & CO.'S. UNION MEMORIAL SERVICES. The Baptist church last Sunday evening was filled to overflowing, the auditorium, the annex and galleries being packed with those who had come to join with the G. A. R. and Company E, 13th Regiment, in me morial services. The pastors of the Methodist, Episcopal, Presbyterian and Luthernn churches assisted the Baptist pastor In the exercises. The sermon was delivered by the Rev. George S. Wendell, of Chester, Pa. This wn.i a i excellent discourse well delivered, and held the attention of the c.a a -'.Nonce very closely. Tho Drum Corps was present and as sisted !: tie eyertises. The choir, reinforced by string and brass in struments, rendered the old patriotic songs in an Inspiring manner. The solo by Mrs. Archer, tho duet by Misses Wagner and Mnntle, and the anthem in which Mr. Wagner took I the principal part, ably assisted by tno entire enoir, were most excellent ly rendered. White Lawn, and Madras Princess and line-Piece Dresses at 4")w0 MEN NEB oc CO.'S. Latest-s Novel SHIRT WAISTS For Summer, 1BOS), Menner & Co's Store, KEYSTONE BLOCK STRAWS Tlie finest line of STRAW HATS can be seen by calling at HELFERICH'S The store where you can find THE GOODS THE STYLE THE FIT THE FINISH THE PRICES iST Are all 0. K. Come in and be convinced. L. A. HELFERICH.
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