the crnzKN, Friday, November s, 1000. CORRESPONDENTS' COLUMNS THE MOST RELIABLE MEDIUM FOR SPREADING INFORMATION w st & it& st st stst St BETHANY. St St St Si St St St Mrs. Bcckwlth visited her brother, Mortiinorc Lavo, nnd family, recent ly. Mr. Kcirhmoyc. of Prompton, moved into the Schoonover house last weelc. Mrs. W. It. Signer went to Scran tno Saturday to visit friends and was Joined joined by Rev. W. I). Signor, Monday; both returning Wednesday. During there absence there son Duanc staid at the home of 1. J. Many Mrs. J. 13. Faatz is entertaining a friend, Mrs. Brundage, of Scranton, she also expects her sister, Mrs. Mrs. Cott, of Miners Mills, this week for a visit. Mr. and Mrs. Ameigh and Mr. and Mrs. Tremain entertained the Meth odist choir at supper Saturday. In the evening the young folks were given a good time. Beardsley Shredded Codiish is delicious. Mrs. Slayton and daughter, Mrs. J. V. Starnes, spent Tuesday at Whites Valley. During last week daughters ar rived at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Blake. Mrs. Wesley Paynter and daugh ter, Isabelle, of Carbondale, arc visiting Miss Grace Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bodie and daughter, Helen, are spending sev eral days at Haines. Rev. J. B. Cody gave a very inter esting account last Sunday morning of the recent convention at Harrls burg where he was sent as a dele gate. He leaves this week on his annual vacation, probably spending it in the northern part of the county in the interest of Sunday school work. St St St & it St St St St HAMLINTON. St St St St Si StJtSt St St St Election day passed very quietly. Not many voters in evidence. Mrs. C. M. Loring spent Monday in Scranton. A largo attendance was reported at the social held by the East school last Friday evening at Emerson Conklin's. Try a box of Beardsley Shred' ded Codfish. Mrs. Amanda Clearwater and Miss D. P. Hamlin visited in Nichol son over Sunday. H. D. Spangenberg left on Friday last for St. Cloud, Florida, where he expects to spend the winter. Miss Flossie Edwards of the Lackawanna State Hospital, is spend ing some time with her parents here. Mrs. Alice Bldwell, of Hawley, visited her sister, Mrs. Florence Chapman, last week. The reunion held at Ira Ressigue's Thursday, Oct. 2S, was a very en joyable affair. About eighty-four people were present. Mrs. C. D. Wolfe and Miss Mae Walker visited Scranton last week. Earl Williams visited his family over Sunday. Mr. LaBarr, Irvin LaBarr and two friends from Wllkes-Barre, are out for a few days' hunting. Mrs. W. H. Alt is ill at this writ ing. Mr. and Miss Rutledge, of Da mascus, visited Florence Boyce over Sunday. H. M. Simons of Scranton, spent part of last week with his brother, C. L. Simons. Our schools will be closed next week on account on the institute. Miss Martha Goodrich, of Haw ley, visited relatives here last week. st st st st stast st st st st St CLINTON. St Election passed off very quietly here. The Ladies' Aid met with Mrs. H. P. Curtis for dinner to-day. Mrs. Henry Arnold and daughter Mrs. Susie Cook, are visiting another daughter at Kingston, Pa. On Friday last George Cramer fell out of an apple tree. He was boverely bruised and strained but by the full but the doctor found no broken bones. Henry Lavo, of Dallas, Texas, Is spending several weeks with his sister, Mrs. George Cramer. Bert Snediker, wife and two daughters, were recent guests of Prompton relatives. Potatoes and apples are nearly all harvested. A great many bush els of apples from orchards lying near the mountain have been stolen and carried off In Backs by men, women and children. Beardsley Shredded Codfish Is delicious. Mrs. A. R. Peck spent several days the past week with relatives at Steene. Mr. and Mrs. II. M. Bunting were recent guests of their daughters, who reside in Carbondale and Waymart. Messrs. John B. Varcoe, H. E. Snediker and Lewis Arnold have improved their houses by a coat of paint. Communion at tho Clinton Centre Baptist church Sunday, Nor. 7th. St J St&St St GOULDSBOHO. St it St St St The Sunday school of Grace Luth eran church celebrated their annual Reformation and Home Mission ser vice on Sunday evening. There was a large congregation present. The following program was rendered: Processional, "O Word of God In carnate," sung by the school, as they marched into the church by classes; vcrslcles; Gloria Patrl; epistle and gospel; "Little Deeds," exercise by Mrs. Smeltzer's clnss; "Our Work," by class of Mrs. C. E. Eilenberger; song by class of Mrs. S. W. Eilen berger, "What Can the Children Do?"; hymn No. 2GS; Reformation responsive reading; "The Luther Story" nnd song, "We Belong," class of Miss Flora Flower; Scrip ture verses and song, "Work," by classes of Mrs. G. L. Marshall and Mrs. G. Tritchler; address; hymn No. 288; offering; "We Give Thee But Thine Own"; hymn No. 274; closing service and benediction. The children took their parts well, and I acquitted themselves most credit ably. Kerling Moore, who has been spending the summer at Irvington, N. J., returned home on Saturday. M .S. Drake, of Irvington, N. J., is visiting friends in town. The first meeting of the grammar school society was held Friday af ternoon, Oct 29. The program was as follows: Song, by society, No. 194; referred questions, Clifford Newell and George Adams; decla mations, Harry Flower and Charles Keesler; "Story Without Adjec tives," Jessie Matthews; oration, Benjamin Smith; essay, Florence Keesler; sentiment roll, Charles Sebrlng, Robert Courtney, George Adams, George Sebring, Harry Flower, Charles Keesler, Alta Geary, Sophie Piscko; question box, Verdon Crooks; extemporaneous speech, Jas. Crooks; debate, "Resolvea, That Manufacturing is More Important to the People Than Farming." Af firmative, John Crooks, Frances Newell, Maurice Dowllng; negative, Raymond Crooks, Seldon McAree, Madge Edwards; the judges decided infavor of the affirmative, as well as the house; critic's report; song 187; adjournment. ask your grocer to get you some Beardsley Shredded Codfish Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Morgan, of Scranton, spent the week-end anu Sunday as the guests of their son's family, Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Morgan. Miss Nellie Timlin spent Sunday at Rocky Glen. Miss Mary Scull visited relatives at Peckviile over Sunday. Messrs. George Tritchler, E. F, Sebring and Harry Decker attended the banquet of the Salem Masonic Lodge last week. Miss Mary Harvey, of Princeton, N. J., is the guest of 'Squire and Mrs. W. L. Harvey. st st st stast st st st st St USWICK AND LAKEVILLE. St st st st st stmst St st St Mr. Sanders and daughter, Au gusta expect to visit their home at Mt. Vernon, N. Y this week. Mr. and Mrs. E. Audricth from New York spent two weeks at Mr. John Schlenpner's pleasant home at Uswick, and had a jolly time. They returned on Friday. Mrs. John Mains attended the funeral of her cousin, Nelson Chap man, on Tuesday, at Chapmantown Church at 11 o'clock. Deceased shot himself in the mill while standing near his father on Saturday. The gun in his hand was accidentally discharged shooting the boy, who died instantly. He was 12 years old and was an only son of Mr. and Mrs Marvin Chapman. Mr. N. C. McCane of Honesdale Is visiting friends In this vicinity He arrived at Olmsted's on Tuesday evening. Mr. Sanders had the misfortune to lose a cow last week. Laura Cortrighe and her friend Mr. Marsh, of Honesdale, visited at John Rueschers on Sunday, returned to Honesdale in the evening. Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Harloe and two vhildren, of Ledgednle, Ivisited Chas. Utt and wife, on Tuesday of last week. He returned to his era playment in Scranton on Tuesday evening. Mrs. Walter Walker and daughter Olive, of Narrowsburg, arrived at Lakevllle, on Monday evening. They are visiting the former's parents, L James and wife. Mrss Hazel James, who has been visiting her uncle, William James, at East Orange, N. J., for the past ten days, returned home on Tuesday evening. Mr. Rlchter moved on Mr. Gauser's farm at Uswick on Tuesday, Oct. 26. Miss Sophia Rlchter, who has been working at Rowlands, is now at homo with her parents, Mrs. Lewis Curtis and daughter, Ellen Gertrude, of Pink, are visiting tho former's father, F. B. Pennell, and family, at Uswick, and is also vlBlting and calling on her friends at this place. Roy White, of Gravity, arrived In this place on Saturday to hunt for a week. Mr. B. F. Garing, also Miss C. L. Gredleln of Cherry Ridge, visited Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Olmsted on Sun day and returned home In the even ing. St St StSt St St St St St STERLING. St Election is over and a very light voto was cast. Last week S. N. Cross and J. G. Simons spent the time in the vicin ity of the court house. Mrs. Victoria Noble, of Tracy vllle Is spending a week with her broth er, Albert Bortree, and called on a few of her mnny friends last Sun day. The High school held a social last Friday night and realized ?30 to apply on the library fund. Although no serious damage was done Hallowe'en night the boys were out and on Sunday morning Charley Howe's carriage was found riding the church shed. Rev. Webster is now holding ex tra meetings at South Sterling. This evening (Tuesday) over thirty of Miss Bculah Cross' young friends made her a birthday sur prise party and a very enjoyable evening was spent. Report says Hallowe'en was cele brated at Jericho Sunday evening and a number of out buildings bears "testification" to the fact. Ask your grocer to get you some Beardsley Shredded Codfish. iC St St StSt& StSSt St it WHITE MILLS. St St St St St St it St St . St St The Central Republican club held its second annual ball at the Flor ence Theatre last Saturday evening, and it was a success financially and otherwise. The Ideal orchestra furnished music. The new White Mills Cornet band serenaded the club before the opening of the fes tivitles. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Berger and Mrs. William Webber were guests of friends at Beach iLake recently. John Winders is the new chauf feur for C. H. Dorfilnger. Mrs. Fred Warner and Mrs. John Foos have returned from New York after two weeks' stay. Joseph Fish sold his property on the hill to Harry Williams; consid eration ?1,250. Mrs. Thomas GUI, who underwent an operation lately, is improving rapidly to the delight of her many friends. Charles Smith and family of Honesdale, attended services here Sunday. They came In their auto and had as their guest Rev. Whlt taker of Grace church, Honesdale. Prof. Wagner will hold a ball and reception at the opera house at this place Christmas night, December 25th. REMARKABLE SPRAYING RESULTS. Franklin County Man Realizes 95,- 000 From Orchard He Intend ed to Abandon. An article having recently ap peared In a Harrisburg newspaper in regard to the remarkable apple crop which Mr. Gelwlcks, of Frank lin county, realized from an orchard which three years ago he had decid ed to abandon, on account of its unpromising condition, due to the ravages of San Jose scale, Professor H. A. Surface, State Zoologist, whose name was used In the article, has been the recipient of a number of letters inquiring as to the truth of the statements made. To each letter an affirmative answer was given. As the article is worthy of the widest publicity, it Is given here in full: "What is considered the most remarkable 1909 apple crop in Pennsylvania has just been sold at the ordchard of C. C. Gelwlcks, St. Thomas, York Township, Franklin county. Gelwlcks raised 4,500 bushels of apples on a thirty-acre plot and sold them at the orchard for ?5,000. "Three years ago Mr. Gelwlcks was unable to get even ten cents a bushel for his apples and decided to chop down all of his trees and raise wheat and corn. "The entire orchard in 1906 was affected with San Jose scale. The trees were withered looking and the apples very small and wormy. Economic Zoologist Surface heard of the decision of Gelwlcks, visited the orchard and found It filled with trees about eleven years old. He ad vised the spraying of the trees with a boiled lime and sulphur solution. "The trees were sprayed in 1907 and that year off of six acres he got 600 bushels of the finest kind of ap ples. Last year the crop was fine again, but this year, when all the neighboring orchards were bearing only a third to one-half a crop the trees were loaded down with apples, some of the limbs being pressed to the ground by the weight of the fruit. "After spraying the trees none of them died and now all are in a most flourishing condition. The spraying has had a beneficial effect upon all of the orchards in the neighbor hood, for all of the farmers, who formerly believed only peach trees could be helped by spraying, now know that the San Jose scale can be driven off of apples trees for good. "It Is necessary In spraying that the 'proper solutions ho used. S. B. Rlnbhart, of Mercersburg, recently sprayed 22,000 trees in his orchards with i an oil solution and practically every, tree has been killed." ADDS IN THE CITIZEN ALWAYS BRING RESULTS. A 50-YEAR FIRE EXTINGUISHED Four Hundred Million Tons of Coal Saved. In order to save four hundred million tons of coal from a flame that had been burning half a century, one of the most remarkable opera tions In the history of American engineering has just been completed at Mauch Chunk, Pa. This is one of the garden spots of the country. The scenery of the famous Panther Creek Valley and of the heights that overhang It caused this section to be spoken of as the Switzerland of America. Some of its beauty has been torn from It by the great coal mining operations that have been continually In opera tion, but much remains of the pic turesque. But under this smiling face of nature has been raging for half a century, beginning before the Civil War was started, a consuming fire that has eaten ton after ton of coal In its relentless advance. Nobody knows how this fire start ed, but it was first discovered in the mines on February 19, 1859. Dur ing the time It has been raging, while two generations were coming and going, it has consumed ten mil lion tons of coal, estimated at a loss to the company of J25.000.000. Succeeding administrations of the Lehigh Valley Coal and Navigation company, owners of the land, have recognized that the greatest service they could do to tho company was to stop the progress of the flames, be fore they finally got Into the main deposit, and destroyed ail the coal. Four hundred million tons of that lay in danger, and this represented a value of $2,000,000,000. It was a stake well worth playing for, and well worth exerting the last atom of Ingenuity, and spending a fortune In cash, If the advance of the flames could be checked. But how to do It was the problem. That flame which may have been started from hot ashes raked from a stove at the foot of the slope, or from a miner's lamp, carelessly left among the timbers, presented a problem so serious that the best en gineers failed in their efforts at a solution. One plan after another was tried by engineer after engineer, but the result was always the same failure and a big outlay of money for which no return could be shown. In the early stages the blunder was made of attempting to subdue the flames with water, but this only made the situation worse. The wa ter coming in contact with the flames produced explosions that cracked the coal open, andraade new paths along which the Are could make its way. Sometimes the fire would slow up a bit, and engineers would get the idea that they had succeeded. On one occasion, Indeed, it seemed to have stopped altogether, but just when the hope dawned the flames broke out afresh, in still more pow erful volume, and the sacrifice of valuable coal land went on una- j bated. Only one fortunate circumstance came to the aid of the man who has now finally succeeded in making the winning fight against the fire, W. A Lathrop. This is the shape of the deposit. Because Mother Nature elected to place the coal in such direction as she did, Mr. Lathrop was able to devise the scheme that has finally brought success after five decades of failure. The general shape of the Panther Creek coal basin has been likened to that of a man's hand, with the thumb extended and the other fing ers held together. The spur that marks the thumb extends to Summit Hill, and at the end of the thumb the slope was originally opened up. The point where the fire started fif ty years ago was on the outside of the thumb. It has taken fifty years for the flame to eat up this giant thumb, but now the job Is vitally accom plished, and the next step of the work of devastation would be to get Into the main part of the hand. Once Into the hand there would have been nothing to stop the pro-i gress, and four hundred million tons of coal must Inevitably have been sacrificed. But there is where science in the person of Engineer Lathrop came to the rescue. W. A. Lathrop, in addition to be ing an expert on engineering sub jects, is also the president of the Lehigh Valley Coal and Navigation company, and he has been for a long time devoting himself to study of the subject in order to save the great coal deposit. He first tried the plan of "slush ing holes." Long borings were made across the spur and in ad vance of the rapidly moving flames. It was difficult work, for the heat was great, and the men who gave the battle had to be relieved often. These seven hundred holes were driven down to the water level and were then filled with mud, the Idea being to form a barrier of wet clay between the fire and tho main coal deposit. The deepest of the holes was so deep that It took eight thous and tons of the Blush to fill It. But ten times that much wouli have proved unavailing. The flames went right through tho slush the same as if it had been so much com bustible material. In December, 1908, tho Are went through the last of the mud defenses, and brought Mr. Lathrop to tho decision that only one thing could save the main coal deposit. A solid concrete wall must bo placed ahead of the flames. This was to be built exactly on the same lines as the fireproof, wall that guards a dwelling, for instance a theatre. Only In this case was presented the enormously difficult project of sinking Buch a wall 175 feet deep Into, the earth. It had to bo twelve feet thick to make sure that no flame could get through it, and in order to make a long enough contact to tho flames, something they could not work around. It was nec essary to have 1,050 feet of It, or nearly one-fifth of a mile. In some places It was found that 175 feet was not deep enough; the wall had to be carried down to n depth of 247 feet. The building of this wall was a heroic task. Shafts were sunk and then the cut was walled up on all sides with cement. The lire was only 400 feet away when the work started. The engin eers recognized that this was too close for safety, but they had no choice, for If tho wall had been built any farther away it would not cut off the main body of the coal basin and hence would be useless as a barrier. Therefore all the risks had to bo borne. As soon as the first shafts were sunk they created a draft that carried the fire literally roaring to ward the barrier line. The ground was so shattered that it seemed almost like cutting through quicksand.' The rocks through which the men had to cut became so hot that a miner could not touch them with his bare hands. An insidious gas came through the cracks in the rock; it filled all the shafts. Lights would not burn In It, and men who were subjected to Its fumes quickly collapsed. When this fire damp first began Its work, it created panic, and vol unteers could not be Induced to go down Into the shafts. Undefeated, President Lathrop Immediately in stalled powerful ventilating machin ery, and a field hospital on the ground was equipped with the most powerful restoratives. Surgeons were employed to take care of the men, high wages were offered to volunteer miners, and the dnuntless president, Mr. Lathrop, set an example of courage by going down into the mine himself and di recting the work. Finally tho requisite number of BREGSTEIN BROS. FALL OPENING. The need of heavier garments is as insistent as we are about hurry ing you male folks hero. We know what a great store this is; know how well prepared we are to save you. That's why we cay with all the confidence in the world, "Come Here." HIGH ART AND COLLEGIAN Suits and Overcoats are ready In all tho striking patterns for the present season. Styles for the young man styles for the older. All in all, It's a grand gathering of clothes you should wear 910 to 920. Hats If your price is 91.50, we'll Bhow the Prominent; if you'll pay 92.00, Gold Bond Is tho hat for you. Then comes tho Knox at 93.00. Variety a plenty. Furnishings There are a great many places to buy fixings, but thero's always one n . n xl 825 MAIN STREET, Bregstein Brothers, Honesdale, pa. volunteers was obtained, and the three shifts were placed on duty, each working eight hours a day. Thirty miutes at a time was all that a man could stand in tho shaft, and so every half hour the forco at work had to be changed, and oven with this precaution thero were frequent cases of prostration. But so well did the hospital forco work that not a single death oc curred during the entire operation. The work of excavation Is practi cally completed. The lino of shafts and the open cut have been filled up with fire-proof material. The alternating Bhafts have been sunk and filled up. Thero is a fireproof wall 700 feet long, twelve feet thick running from the top of tho hill where the coal outcrops to the last shaft, which at a dept of 175 feet, reaches the permanent water level. From this shaft to the boundary of tho coal seam, 247 feet below the surface, a tunnel Is being driven. This will cut the lower coal seam In two, leaving not a scrap of com bustible material. When the tunnel Is cut through, It will be walled up with cement and filled with mud. This will make the fire wall 1,050 feet over Its total length. 700 of which goes to the sur face of tho ground and Is In some places 175 feet from Its top to Its base under ground. The cost of the work Is estimated at ?250,000, but If it does its work and there are no misgivings on this point It will save a 400,000, 000 coal-filled field and extinguish a fire that has burned for fifty years In the recesses of the earth. ARRIVAIi AND DEPARTURE OP TRAINS Delaware & Hudson R. R. Trains leave at 6:55 a. m., and 12:25 and 4:30 p. m. Sundays at 11:05 a. m. and 7:15 p. m. Trains arrive at 9:55 a. m., 3:1b and 7:31 p. m. Sundays at 10:15 a. m. and 6:60 p. m. Erie R. R. Trains leave at 8:25 a. m. and 2:48 p. m. Sundays at 2:48 p. m. Trains arrive at 1: :40 and 8:08 p. m. Saturdays, arrives at 3:45 and leaves at 7:10. Sundays at 7:02 p. m. STEADY ACCUMULATION of funds will wear away the hardest rock adversity plants in your path. Dollars, dollars and yet dollars, slowly but surely deposited with us will Blowly, but regularly and sure ly win 3 per cent, interest each year, with its compounding. FARMERS & MECHANICS BANK Honesdale, Pa. We want you here today ! Rather a pointed request but we're saying it by right of superior knowledge on the subject of FALL AND WINTER CLOTHING. best place. It's here. The Eclipse shirt, 91.00 to 92.00. Ever wear the Just Right Glove, 91.00 to 92.00 and the Corliss Coon collars? In quarter sizes, 2 for 25c. Underwear Wo feature tho Australian natu ral wool underwear at 91.00 per garment; also Setsnug Union Suits for men at 91.00 to 92.00 per suit. COPtniOHT K-t wo or t i J If STROUBE fffiJ Minn. jUft
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