The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, January 12, 1910, Image 5

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    THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUAKY 12, 1010.
CENT A WORD COLUMN!
COME TO HONESDALE arid so
uro ono of tho lino coata sold nt
half price nt KATZ BROS. 3tf.
DAIRYMEN, ATTENTION! A
Star litter carrier will save one-half
of the labor about the barn. Seo
them at MURRAY CO.'S, lloncsdalo,
la. 3t3
FOR SALE Real i estate of the'
late F. D. I'ennlnmn. Inquire of E. '
A. Pennimnn, or on promises. tf. 1
FOR SAliE CHEAP A sot
ot
knnd-mndo light bobs. KRE1TNER
BROS., lloncsdalo. 2t2.
UP-TO-DATE" FARMERS use tho
Star litter carrier. Come in nnu see
them. MURRAY CO., Uoncsdnle,
Pa. 3t3.
WE CUX SAVE YOU big money
if you wish a Fire and Burglar Proof
Safe. Write or call nnd be nstonish
?d at the saving. WYMAN W. KIM
BLE. lmo2
ATTENTION"! Tho Kimble plan
ing mill is always ready to plane
match and rip lumber of any kind.
Also estimate on cabinet work. WY
MAN W. KIMBLE. lmo2
nni.n i"niv lwtci.' ifii'm.M?
kills insects of all kinds on cattle. J
No danger.
MURRAY CO., Hones-
dale, Pa.
3t3.
WANTED Three inch maple, 5
inch wide, and up. Also one inch
hass wood. WYMAN W. KIMBLE.
It2.
YOU WILL FIND th largest lino
of sleighs, prices ritht, at E. T.
Smith's. 1120 Church stroot, Hones-
ual0' 1 i
COME to tho big store for cutters 1
and heavy bobs.
MURRAY CO., i
3t3. '
Honesdalc, Pa.
FOR SALE A heating store, in
good condition, suitable for offlce or
house. Inquire of Kirs. II. Wilson,
307 Fifteenth street. S9tf.
7,000 buys best stock farm in
Wayne county. Between COO and
700 acres. Would make a great
club resort for city boarders. A
lake covering about 200 acres. Best
of Ashing and hunting. 14 build
ings, lumber, wood, etc. 16 miles
from Beach Lake; 6 miles from
Honesdalc. Good roads. Come and
look at it. Inquiro of
E. E. WILLIAMS,
97tf
Honesdalc, Pa.
IjOCAJj mention.
Wo aro sending out bills to our
subscribers. Do not look upon tlicm
as duns. They nro to remind you
just how you bland on our books; if
wo nro wrong, kindly let us know.
If correct, wo will thank you for fi
remittance ns soon as convenient to
you.
Valentine Weidnor carried 5S00
on his dwelling, in the Wayne Coun
ty Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance
ompany.
The Appellate Division has up
held the constitutionality of the law
providing for the semi-monthly pay
ment of railroad employees.
The following young men walk
ed to Carbondale Saturday after
noon Henry Qulnlan, Warren
Smith, Leon Hagaman, and Bernard
Rehbein.
Miss Editlr Torrey, a sister of
ihe Evangelist, R. A. Torrey, died
last Tuesday in New York City. Sho
had been ill for a long time and her
death had been expected.
Track Supervisor J. E. Lynch,
of Port Jcrvis, who has been in
charge of the Erie tracks between
Port Jervls and Goshen for ten
years, has been promoted to Assist
ant Division Engineer with head
quarters at Jersey City.
A crcosotlng plant for treating
railroad ties has been started at
South Paterson by tho Lackawanna
company. The process is a secret
one, nnd tho ties now on hand are
of Georgia pine. There are 1 CO, 000
ties now In tho ynrd, and tho ca
pacity Is 400,000 annually.
On Sunday evening Charles i
Walllnger, of Hawley, was com
mitted to the county jail on the
charge of forgery. At a hearing be
fore "Squire Smith on Monday
morning ho was committed to tho
jail in default of 300 bail to await
the action of tho grand jury.
Tho Erlo car shops at Port Jer
vls were closed from Wednesday
night of last week until Monday
morning. Tho Erie employees in
most of tho shops nro working on
very poor time. Tho boilermakers
are working nbout half time and
some of tho employees of tho ma
chine shops work one day and lay
off two dnya.
Occasionally we have a Citizen
returned to us by tho postofllco with
no address on showing to whom it
belonged. This means that the label
with name on has fallen off, and
somebody has failed to receive their
paper. If it is you, notify us by pos
tal or letter and w'o will repay you
for tho expense incurred and see
that your missing paper is spnt you.
Dr. P. B. Petersen attended the
annual meeting of tho Enterprise
Cut Glass Company ot Elmira on
Saturday at which time tbo follow
ing oUlcers were elected: Georgo E.
Gnylord, President; Dr. P. B. Pet
erson, VIco President; Wm. Bennett,
Treasurer; and C. Spencer, Secre
tary. The first threo gentlemen aro
well known in Honesdalo; busi
ness waa reported to be In a flourish
ing condition.
Lawyer R. M. Salmon Is now oc
cupying tho offices formerly occupied
by Judge Searlo.
Mrs., Crlssman, mother of
Frank Crlssman, formerly host of tho
Allen House, died last week nt Mil
ford, ngcd 8G years.
Tho Aldonvlllo Lcalcs' Aid bo
clety will meet at thcM. E. parsonage,
Bethany, Thursday, Jan. 13, for dln
dln. Everybody welcome.
Tho Mnyor of Soelyvlllo made
us n plensant call on Monday. Ho
Is strongly In fnvor of changing tho
law that makes It a penalty to catch
halt fish with a not.
Officers elected at tho spring
election will servo as follows: Jus-
ucc or tho Pence, six years; election
olllcers, two years; school directors
nnd councilman, four years.
Company E will have their regu
lar spring Inspection on Thursday
evening, January 27th. The Inspec
tion will bo made by Cnpt. Taggart
of the Regular Army.
Tho Ladles of tho Maccabees
will hold their .regular review on
Thursday evening, Jan. 13, in tho I.
O. O, F. Hall. All monibors are re
quested to bo present.
'Rev. Cody is to lecture at Orson
on Wednesday evening, January 20.
Ills subject will be "Personal Experi
ences on the Prairies of the Great
Northwest."
A. J. Stobor. who was elected
stn,t0 Treasurer of Pennsylvania at
urn lust uiecuon, was iounu ueaa in
bed at his home in Lancaster on
Monday morning. The cause of death
was heart disease. He would have
been G8 years old)on January 20th.
"Quit the booze or lose your
job," is the latest order of the Read
ing Coal Company to Its fire bosses
throughout -the, region. The order
was effective gfter January 1st. Af
ter that date saloon-keepers will be
barred as contract'mlnors under this
company.
,w. C. Cruser, for many years
editor and nnhHshnr nf Mip Mnnt-
rose Democrat, has sold out his in
terest in the paper to his son, Ray
D. CrUser, and Chas. S. Gardner,
young.'mcn who have been associat
ed with him In the publication of the
paper "for several years.
Patrick Mack, aged 97 years,
the oldest communicant of St. Pat
rick's church, West Scranton, walked
to Mass on Christmas morning. He
was three years old when his father
lirst took him to Mass on Christmas
day, in Ireland. Ho has not missed
a Christmas Mass since then, 94
yearsmgo.
Seelyvllle thought they had a
fire on their hands Sunday afternoon
when the Chapel boll rang out of
season, accompanied by a roaring
noise which was caused by Edward
Ordnung blowing steam through tho
steam pipes of the mill In order to
got up a good circulation and main
tain a proper temperature.
The caso of Henry and Le,o
Theobald versus the Honesdalo Con
solidated Electric Light, Heat and
Power company, to recover ono
month's wages from above company
for work, was decided in favor of
Messrs. Theobald by Justice Ham.
C. A. McCarty appeared for the plain
tiff and E. C. Mumford for tho com
pany. After October 1st next tho town
of Hancock, N. Y., located at the
junction of the East and West
branches of tho Delaware River, is
expected to go "dry." The bibulous
residents of tho village are basing
their hopes for future drinks upon
tho erection of a new hotel in Buck
ingham township, Wayne county, Pa.
A suspension bridge spans tho Dela
ware at this point. Exchange.
The Seelyvllle Fire Company
nro very carefully considering the
stylo of apparatus best adapted for
their particular locality. There is an
automobilo Ilro engine now built
which can out-do tho best steam en
gine in throwing a stream of water;
is always ready to travel, and car
ries n tow chemical tanks that are
handy when n fire is In Its Inciplency,
or when a fire is too far away from
a good water supply.
From an apparently reliable
source, Tho Citizen learns that some
of the big milk dealers in New York
are sending a new kind of milk bot
tle to their plnnts in this county.
It takes fivo of these bottles to hold
a quart of milk and they aro retailed
in New York nt a nicklo each, bring
ing the price of milk to tho consum
er up to 25 cents per quart. While
the attornoy general of New York Is
investigating the milk questjon, It
might be well to investigate tho size
of tho milk bottles.
By April 1, the Scranton Auto
mobilo Association expects to have n
fund of $50,000 for good roads in
Its treasury. Part of this sum will
be expended on tho work of build
ing a good road over the Pocono
Mountains. More than halt of this
amount hns already been subscribed.
Improvements to tho highways ovor
tho Poconos aro now completed to
about tho centre of Moscow borough,
and just as soon as tho frost Is out
of tho ground tho work of continu
ing tho improvements will be taken
up. It is expected that tho road will
ho ready for uso next summer.
Division No. 1 of tho A. O. II,
of Honesdalo elected tho following
officers for tho ensuing year at tho
K. of C. rooms: Martin Galvln, Pres.-
ident; Wm. Mullen, vIco president;
Patrick Dunnlgan, treasurer; Jos.
Clnrke, recording secretary; John
Flnnerty, financial secretary; Michael
Rollly, chairman of standing com
mittee; James Sweeney, sergeant-nt-arras.
After tho meeting tho so
ciety left the rooms nnd went In a
body to tho Hotel Flynn whoro n
banquet was servod to thirty-five
members. All present reported a
very enjoyable time.
-It Is now reported that tho Erlo
will hnvo Its open cut through Ber
gen hill ready for use March first.
Tho Society for Provcntion of
Cruelty to Animals re-elected their
ollicient corps of officers for another
year.
The grand Jury Is now In ses
sion having organized on Mondny
afternoon with our townsman, W.
L. Burnard, as foreman.
Dig pine tree3, although grow
ing scarce, are not entirely extinct In
Punnsylvnnln. A. T. Swingle, who Is
operating a sawmill at Ulster, Brad
ford county, recently cut ono which
sawed 2,087 feet of lumber.
Commissioners' Clerk Geo. P.
Ross, believes in having fresh eggs
the year around contrary to tho con
ception of tho ogg trust. ,Mr. Ross
keeps sixteen pullets which recently
layed 70 eggs In eight dnys
Jno. Male, Sr., passed his 92d
milestone In tho Journey of life on
Saturday evening and a number of
his frlonds called to congratulate
and present htm with a ntco cane nnd
a splendid pipe.
Hans Wagner for Congress; dis
gruntled Republicans and Democrats
are booming Hans for Congress to
roplace Barchllold who Is unpopular.
Hans says he knows more nbout run
ning for first base, than he does for
Congress. ,
Wayne County Pigeon and
Poultry Association held their an
nual' meeting Saturday afternoon at
tho court house and elected the fol
lowing olllcers: President, Rev. J
B. Cody; vice president, E. E. Kins-
urer, Georgo Erk.
John W. Polio, formerly of
Honesdale, now a prosperous mer
chant of Scranton, has purchased a
four-story brick building on Lacka
wanna Avenue for which ho paid
' ?25,000, which is ? 1,000 per foot
front. This Is a record price for real
I estate In that section of Scranton
We have a number of letters
from subscribers asking what com
binations of pnpers we have to of
fer with The Citizen. In answer will
state wo. will send any subscriber of
The Citizen any magazine or papers
they wish charging them for same
the reduced price which as newspa
per publishers wo receive.
The School ' Directors' Depart
ment of the State Educational As
sociation will meet at Harrisburg on
Thursday and Friday, Feb. 10th and
11th, 1910. Tho delegates from
Wayne county are: A. W. Eno,
beelyville; Georgo Ehrhardt, New
foundland; I. J. Many, Bethany;
Thos. Smith, Orson; Edward Deit-
zer, Honesdalo.
The Honesdalc Democratic cau
cus will bo held on Saturday even
ing, January 22, at the Town Hall,
between seven and eight o'clock.
They will nominate two candidates
for school directors, two for town
council, one for judge of election,
one for' inspector of election, ono for
auditor, one for justice of tho peace,
ana ono for assessor.
Dr. Landes, State Secretary of
the Pennsylvania Sunday School As
sociation, will address tho conven
tion at Honesdale on the 20th Inst,
which Is to bo held at the Baptist
church, and also tho convention at
Hawley which will bo held in the
Baptist church on the 21st. He is a
very interesting speaker and you
will miss a treat if you fail to hear
him.
Tho Democratic caucus of Tex
as township will be held on Saturday,
January 22nd, between tho hours of
C and 8 to nominate, two candidates
for supervisors, one for one year and
ono for three years, also two candi
dates for school directors, one for
auditor, one for assessor, two for
Justice of tho Peace, one registra
tion assessor, ono judge of election,
and ono inspector of election.
Tho Calllcoon Bridge Co., at its
annunl meeting on Monday of last
week, declared a three per cent.
dividend which would have been
greater had not tho company lost
money by the recent Knapp failure.
Charles T. Curtis, Jacob Knight,
Martin Hermnnn, John Deering,
Chas. F. Strack, C. A. Thorwello
and Charles E. Curtis were chosen ns
;dlrectors.
' Tho Republican caucus for tho
borough of Honesdalo will bo held
In tho city hnll from G to 8 p. m. Sat
urday, January 22. Two council
men, two school directors, assessor,
auditor nnd election officers, Justice
of tho peace are to bo nominated.
All persons who deslro their
names printed on tho ballot
should notify tho committeeman,
Geo. P. Ross, and deposit fifty cents
toward the printing bill.
James Johns, of Bethany, met
with what might havo been a vory
serious accident. About 5 p. ra. on
Saturday ho slipped on tho ico In
front of his homo, striking heavily
on tho back of his head, which ren
dered hi in unconscious. He was
carried into tho houso nnd although
strenuous efforts were mndo to ro
vlve him it was not until Sunday
morning that ho regained conscious
ness. Ho is now rapidly recovering
from tho shock.
With hor Jaw dislocated, Miss
Casslo Connors, of Camden, was ad
vised by tho physicians who fixed
hor up to -avoid Jokes for nwhilo,
Miss Connors had laughed so heartily
over a Joke told her by a friend that
hor Jaws went snap! and sho couldn't
get them together again till the doc
tor came. This was tho Joke: A man
took his rather staid wifo to tho
theatre and in tho play were some
high-kicking dancers. Tho wlfo was
astonished and said: "Well, that
beats mo." Her husband, deeply In
terested in tho dance, replied: "Well,
I reckon It does."
Twonty-ono divorces were grant
ed Inst Friday by tho Lackawanna
county court, bringing tho total num
ber granted In the county during
1909 up to 119,
Picking a soro finger with n pin,
Edward Gallagher, 35' 'years old, of
North Scranton, doveloped blood
poisoning, which cnused his death
after ten days' suffering.
Fred Robson, of Cnrbondnlo, a
Lehigh Valley brnkemnn, mnklng his
first trip, was struck by an overhead
brldgo nnd thrown In front of the
train. Ho wnB Instnntly killed.
Rev. and Mrs. Will II. Hlllor
hnvo Invited tho members of tho oill
clal board and their wives to an in
formal social at tho Methodist par
sonago next Friday cycnlng nt 7:30.
Glbboney, Philadelphia's model
rofornier, is now on the rack on ac
count of Irregularity in his nomina
tion papers, many of tho reputed
signers claiming their names arc for
geries. Mrs. C. H. Rockwell, who was
seriously Indisposed last week, Is fast
regaining her normal good health
and her many friends will bo glad
to know that In a few days sho will
be able to resume her duties in
church and missionary work, where
her activity and enrnest Interest have
been a source of help to her many
associates. t
It Is understood that Edward
Tlorney, one of tho proprietors of the
Marlborough hotel in New York City,
and Arlington hotel in Binghamton,
Is negotiating to secure the lease of
Hotel Jormyn In Scranton. Tho lease
pf Fred S. Godfrey, proprietor of the
Jcrmyn, does not expire until April
1, 1911, but is is believed that he
will give up the proprietorship of tho
hotel as soon ns satisfactory arrange
ments can be made for a new tenant.
Besides being interested In tho Marl
borough, Mr. Tlerney is the proprie
tor of hotels In Binghamton and
Rochester. His hotels number
among the largest in the cast and It
Is understood that ho wishes to ex
tend his claim of hotels In this part
of the country.
Children and Infant's coats to close
out at less than cost. Menner & Co.
Ladies' long winter coats at very
low prices at Menner & Co.'s store.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Miss Nellie Boyce, of Corning, N.
Y., Is visiting friends here.
William Diener, of New York city.
Is visiting his parents here.
George Foster of Hawley, spent
Saturday and Sundny In town.
Miss Gertrude Bea, of Hawley, is
calling on her Honesdale friends.
Miss Mario Ward was tho guest
of Scranton friends over Sunday.
Thos. A. Depou, of Trenton, Is
spending a few days In Honesdale.
Helen Burns entertained the Merry
Heart Club on Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. J. S. Brown and daughter,
Virginia, spent Saturday in Scran
ton. Mayor John Kuhbach was a busi
ness caller in Carbondale last Fri
day. John Mandevlllo, of Hawley, was
a business caller in town last Satur
day. Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Doughlln
are spending a few days in Hones
dale. Georgo Ort and wife havo return
ed from visiting WIlkes-Barro rela
tives. Frank White, or Mt. Pleasant, has
been spending a few days In this
place.
Ernest Tolley and John Gray left
Saturday for Wheeling, West Vir
ginia. Miss Selma Knapp, ot Hawley,
called on Honesdalo friends on Sat
urday. Mrs. Horace Welch, of Bingham-'
ton, N. Y., Is Visiting Honesdalo
relatives.
Frank Hurlburt nnd wifo, of Phil
adelphia, aro visiting Honesdale
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell P. Van
Kuren were Scranton visitors on
Saturday.
Carmine Strinno returned to hlB
homo In New York after a few days'
stay hero.
Miss Margaret McGettigan left
Thursday for Scranton after visiting
her homo here.
Mrs. Reed Burns returned to her
home in Scranton, after a visit witn
her son, Dr. E. W. Burns.
Mrs. Delevan Woodward, of Haw
loy, Is visiting hor daughter, Mrs.
E. W. Burns, of Tenth street.
Horace Smith has been making a
brief visit with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. T. Smith of Thirteenth
Btrcet.
Stephen Ncufeld, for tho past two
years employed at Honesdalo, loft
Thursday evening for his homo In
Buffalo.
Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Kimble nnd
Miss Fannlo Bennett attended tho
funeral of Mrs. Jano McKown at
Rowlands on Saturday,
Mr. nnd Mrs. Josoph Fryer, of
Thirteenth street, entertained the
Card Club, of which tho latter is a
member, on Saturday last.
Margaret Greene loft Saturday
morning to resume her studies at
St. Agnes School at Albany, N. Y.
Sho was accompanied as far as
Scranton by hor fathor.
Mr. and Mrs. "Roddlo" Lesch
arrived in Honesdalo Sunday with
their tamo tlgor "Frpaf" Thoy
will remain only a few days and
while here will bo tbo guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles McArdlo of tho
National Hotel.
AN INTERESTING REPORT
Of Wnyno County Society for Proven
tion of Cruelty to Animals.
Tho year 1909, tho second year of
our work ns a socloty, has been most
encouraging. Though wo havo lost
n few members, some by death, sev
eral through, change of residence,
nnd n very few through lack of In
terest In tho noblo work, still we
hnvo much to bo thnnkful for at tho
cIobo of tho year.
Our expenses this year have bcon
hoavler ns you will sco by tho
treasurer's report, but wo have been
able to meet everything without nsk
Ing extra help from tho members.
Early In tho year, Mr. Frank Stev
enson of Hawloy, was commissioned
an honorary agent with nuthorlty to
work nnywhero in tho county.
N. D. Spencor reports:
Number of cases investigated... 5
Numbor of cases prosecuted.... 3
Number of cases convicted 3
Disabled animals taken from work 3
Horses blanketed 31
Horses killed t
Number animals involved 4 9
Mr. Hennlg reports:
Number of cases investigated... 17
Number of cases prosecuted.... 2
Number of cases convicted 1
Disabled animals taken from work 3
Pads ordered or provided
Horses or mules blanketed 18
Number of animals Involved. ... 70
Mr. Stevenson reports:
Numbor of cases investigated . . . 12
Disabled animals taken from work 5
Sick or fallen nnimnls assisted. . 4
Horses and mules blanketed. ... 39
Horses killed 3
Dogs killed 3
Cats killed 4
Our treasurer reports that ho has
TUPENDOUS BARGAINS IN PifiNO
FOR 30 DAYS
$5,000 worth of high grade pianos to be sacrific
ed. Highest awards given these pianos at all In
ternational Exhibitions. An Iron-Clad Guarantee
of the Manufacturers with each piano. Book, Stool,
Scarf, House-Cover and two years' tuning free.
OLD INSTRUMENTS TAKEN IN EXCHANGE.
5
$ $10.00 SENDS A PIANO TO YOUR HOME.
J $.27 A DAY PAYS FOR IT.
If you are ever going to buy a piano, do not let
Ij. this opportunity pass. Make up your mind to have i
a piano, then tell U.
t 4. '
I MclNTYRE, The Piano Man. t
? 1216 Main St., Honesdalc, Pa. f.
4 3.
4 --H4HH"K,I"H
I Dollars Cents. !
As n matter ol Business wc earnest
ly sallclt the accounts of Individuals or
Firms, either for Savings or Checking
Accounts.
n :: tt
A FRIEND OF THE
Farmer, Mechanic, Merchant,
Manufacturer, Laborer and
Professional man
ti n
Money loaned to parties having relinblo
backing.
Safe deposit boxes for rent in our lire
proof vault.
" J
When in Honesdale do not fail to give ns
n call at the corner ol Tenth and Mainetreet.
$ iFarmors &HBGhaniGS Bank $
Bob
received 230.G1 and expended
$203.80 with a balance now in tho
treasury of $20.74. Grateful that
there are so many people In Hones
dalo and Seelyvllle who ore Interest
ed In tho wolfaro of tho animals, and
thanking all the members for their
hearty co-operation, we look for
ward to the year 1910 hoping to
make it a banner year In our work.
Respectfully submitted,
FLORENCE STUART WOOD,
President.
GOLDEN GOLDMAN WEDDING.
Jewish Ceremony With lYnst lug mill
Dancing.
A Jewish wedding, with feasting
nnd merrymaking, took place In Sec
gar's Dancing Acndemy, Syrnruse,
on Sunday evening, when MIs Mol
llo Goldman of that city and Dr.
Bnrnett Golden, an optomotri.it, ot
Carbondale,' Pa., both young people,
woro united in marriage by Rev. M.
J. Brande, rabbi ot Both Israel Con
gregation in Syracuse. There woro
present 150 guosts, a large number
of whom were from out of town.
VERY GOOD RECORD.
D., L. & W. Railroad Killed But One
Person in Ten Years.
According to reports of the Dela
ware, Lackawanna and Western
Railroad, there has been ono passen
ger killed on that line from Jan. 1,
1900, to Jan. 1, 1910. During that
tlmo it has carried 193.7S7.224 pas
sengers, each traveling the averago
of 19.91 miles.
Closing out sale of Made-up Win
ter Goods at Menncr & Co. during
January to clean up before inventory
ing. 2eoI4