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HONESDALE, WAYNE CO., PA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1910.
HIT B THE FLUID
THE CASE of
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JNO 49.
YVAYXE HAZEX AND JOSEPH
OLEMO HAVE CliOSH CALL IX
SATURDAY'S THUNDERSTORM
UOTH STUXXEI) AS THEV
IjAY UXDEIt HOAT.
The Bethany correspondent of
The Citizen writes:
There was no special damage
done In this village by the electric
storm of Saturday afternoon. The
most serious happening was the
striking of two young men, Wayne
Hazen and Joseph Clemo. at Second
pond, where they had gone to flsh.
When the storm came up they
were on the shore, eating their
lunch. The boat they turned up
and the steel llshlng rod Is suppos
ed to have attracted the lightning.
Both were stunned. Wayne re
covered llrst and discovered Joseph
unconscious. He Immediately went
for help to Mr. Frear's and was just
able to reach there and tell the
family what had happened. They
went - jiond and Joe was taken
to A. "Clemo's and a doctor
summoiill&jg.,
Joe rect?3r. consciousness Sun
day, but wllf V ..be able to be
brought home beio. today. Sun
day afternoon he was suffering from
pains in his back.
1 jglitnliif: Hits 1 derail Churr li.
During the th lerstorm Satur
day afternoon li;,mning struck the
north side of the roof of the per
man Lutheran church and ripped
off a lot of the slate, but the damage
to the roof was not extensive. The
Interior damage may reach ?50J It
is expected the repairs will be stirt
ed at once, in order that the church
may be in shape for the installation
of the new pastor.
TO KEEP SABBATH HOLY.
Secretary of Lord's Day Alliance
Speaks nt Two Churches.
Rev. Mr. Schelly, secretary of
the Lord's Day Alliance, occupied
the pulpit of the Presbyterian church
Sunday .morning and of the Metho
dist church Sunday evening. .HJs
theme was "Remember the Sabbath
day to keep it holy." He explained
that the objects of the Lord's Day
Alliance were to preserve the Sab
bath and to oppose all attempts by
legislatures to legalize Sunday dese-
cration He recounted the efforts ,
mnde by the enemies of the Chris
tian Sabbath to legalize Sunday
baseball playing by the various leg
islatures. He claimed the country
was destined to be the center for
the evangelization of the world;
that we have the greatest country
on the face of the earth in climate,
scenery and resources, and In the
magnitude of our manufactures;
that the secret of our wonderful de
velopment and prosperity lies In the
fact that we are a Godfearing,
scripture-obeying people. He spoke
of the combination of 300,000 liq
uor dealers and 200,000 baseball
enthusiasts who are anxious to have
a wide-open Sunday and whose ef-
fnrt nro rnnrpntrntP.l nn the lee-
islature of this state to have it pass
laws permitting baseball playing Sun-
day. Their rally cry. "Personal lib-
erty," Is a mask under which they
would assassinate the best Instltu-1
,i .loot,.
prosperity and properties of our
rnnntrv Rnminv iPinni?R tn p.n.i
nn,i si .lavs to us. Mr. Sehellv made '
a strong appeal to lovers of Sunday ! constables have their orders in re
ni.Borvnnro tn r.iiu- tn ti.p sni.nnrt ! card to the wheelman caught on
of the Alliance, in order that the '
bills presented to legislative bodies !
may be watched and no bill per-!
mitted to pass that will permit Sun-!
day desecration without a protest'
being made. I
Death of Miss Hailllu Kellam. j
At her home at Kellam an aged 1
and life-long resident of that place,
Miss narllla Kellam, passed awayj
Wednesday, June 8, after a sickness t
of about two weeks with pneu-,
monla. Miss Kellam was about 85
years old, a daughter of Mr, and1
Mrs. Jacob Kellam, and one of a
family of 10 children. At one time
she was engaged In the millinery
business In Philadelphia, but she
gave up business nnd camo home
to care for her aged mother. Since
then she has made her homo here.
For a number of years she had been
engaged In taking city boarders and
she was a very successful business
woman. Her pleasant face will bo
much missed in the home, and her
Jokes were enjoyed by all. She Is
survived by one sister, Mrs. J.
Cramer of Stateford, N. J., and two
brothers, H. P. Kellam of Kellam
and Preston Kellam of Long Eddy,
N. Y The funeral waB held at
her home Saturday. Rev. Long, a
former M. B. pastor at Calllcoon, of
ficiated, taking for his text Mark
11:22: "Have faith In God." Burial
was In the family cemetery at Kellam.
News Snapshots
Of the Week
unaccompanied, Louis and Temple Abernathy, sons of United States Marshal
given as welcoming reception as Colonel Roosevelt on his arrival In New York
KXAPP'S TRIAL IS OX.
Jury Finally Secured In Coopers
town Loup String of Witnesses.
The trial of C. P. Knapp of the
firm of Knapp Bros., bankers at
Deposit and Calllcoon, who failed,
owing a number of Wayne county
people, is now on at Cooperstown.
The trial is being held In another
county, as it was realized that an
impartial jury could not be obtain
ed in Broome or Sullivan, as about
every other man liable to jury
duty there had been directly or In
directly injured by the Knapp fail
ure. A Jury has been secured and evi
dence Is being taken. The case'
will take a long time, owing to the
number of witnesses.
Penny For Every Year of
Every
Woman's Ape.
The Ladles' Aid society of the M.
P. church in South Canaan are mak
ing extensive preparations for the
birthday social they will hold next
Wednesday evening.
"Census man or no census man,"
said one of the officers in speaking
of the plans, "the price for admls-
olnn la tn lip n npnnv fnr pvprv vpnr
of youp age and , that way every
woman who comes will attend her
own birthday. No, the number of
pennies won't be made public ex
cept as a whole."
Musical and other talent from
Carbondale has been engaged.
There will be refreshments and
general Jollity. The society Is noted
for its entertainments, and tills
one bids fair to be up to the stand
ard. Xo More Wheeling on Sidewalks.
It Is against the law to ride a
bicycle on the sidewalks of the bor
ough and every wheelman who
helongs here knows It, but Just the
same mere appear irom time UJ
time bold' defiant spirits inclined to
I,ellal on the these peo-
the bojtough fathers intend to
Bet whenever they can. No more
warnings in print will be given.
The next warning to the offender
fomo when 110 is lulled
taken before the court.
anil
Both the policemen and also the
,ie sidewalk. The sheriff has been
aske.(1 to co-operate. He says he
will. Most Honesdale wheelmen
lnw they belong in the street and
60 stn there' but the transgressor
caSt will be fined.
SATISFACTORY SETTLEMENT
Kit'ected In Cases of Iliillroads Who
Kicked Over Valuation.
The appeal of the Erie and D. &
H. Railroad companies and the Penn
sylvania Coal company, from the as
sessment made by the county com
missioners resulted In a satisfactory
settlement to the parties concerned,
the companies agreeing that the as
sessed valuation should not exceed
80 per cent, of the actual valuation.
This agreement does not cover
property owned by the roads In
Paupack and Cherry Ridge, or the
coal lands In Clinton township. The
appeals against valuation In South
Canaan, Lake, Palmyra and Texas
townships and In Hawley borough
were withdrawn.
The county commissioners called
as witnesses every assessor In the
county except thoso of Dreher and
Lehigh townships. Tho following
nttorneys appeared for Wayne coun
ty: Frank Kimble, W. H. Leo, O. L.
Rowland and E, C. Mumford. Judge
Knapp, C. B. Little and C. H
Welles of Scranton and Searle and
Salmon of Honesdale represented
the coal companies.
.Body of Mrs. Porter Charlton of New York found In trunk Lake Couio, Italy: United States Ambassador John G. Lcisliman
investigating mystery. Charles K. Hamilton June 13 succeeded In Hying from New York to Philadelphia and return, milking
two stops. Xew Continental and Commercial bank, Chicago, capital $200,00(1,000. headed by Hanker Oporto M. Reynolds.
Joseph Pulitzer, owner of New York World, on way btiek from Europe, seriously III. Hiding from Oklahoma on horseback
1IIIITHDAY SUKPKISE PARTY'.
Mr.
Spettigue, Three Score and 15,
Still Well and Hearty.
Monday, being the 75th anniver
sary of the birth of E. J. Spettigue
of West street, he had planned to go
to Carbondale to visit his daughter,
Mrs. Julius Spaeth, when, to his
surprise, he was greeted by a fam-1
lly gathering at the home of
his
daughter, Mrs. Frank J. Lent
West street.
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The day was spent in recalling
pleasant memories of the past and in j
teaming, inu&e jueseui were; i
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Spaeth of
Carbondale, Mrs. William H. Hig
glns and daughter Edna of Scran
ton, Mr. and Mrs. Orve Spettigue and
son Wayne of Eleventh street. Mr.
and Mrs. George S. Spettigue of East
street, and' Mr. and Mrs. Frank J.
Lent and Miss Sadie Spettigue of
West street. Mr. and Mrs. William
Spettigue of Deposit, N. Y., were
the only relatives not present
To Dam Our Highest Lake.
Itlghts on Paupack river, which
divides Wayne county from Pike,
have been bought for an electric
power plant for northeastern Penn
sylvania, it is announced at Scran
ton. The water rights cover more than
10,000 acres between Wllsonvllle
and Ledgervllle. The lake Is the
biggest sheet of water In the state.
The new owners, whose names
are not disclosed yet, propose to
build a dam that will bold back
40,000,000,000 gallons, the fiowago
going back 14 miles.
A WEDDIXfi IX GALILEE.
Clarence E. Canlleld Takes Emily
Eliabcth Wliite For His Wife.
At tho home of Mr. and Mrs.
Stephen L. White in Galileo on
June 15 a very pretty wedding took
place, when their youngest daugh
ter, Emily Elizabeth, was united in
marriage with Clarence Ernest
Canlleld, youngest son of Mr. and
Mrs. ohn J. Canlleld of tho same
place.
At exactly 12 o'clock Mrs. George
A. Whltmoro of Blnghnmton, cousin
of the bride, began to play Men-
delsshon's "Wedding March," while
the bridal couple, attended by
Alma F. Canlleld, sister of the
groom, nnd Perry It. Gregg, cousin
of the bride, took their places un
der an evergreen tree on the lawn,
where Rev. J. M. Coleman joined
the couple in tho holy bonds of
matrimony, the ring ceremony be
ing used.
After congratulations the newly
madu man and wife proceeded to
the dining room, where all partook
of a bountiful dinner.
Tho bride was charmingly attir
ed In white messallne silk and car
rled a large bouquet of white roses
and ferns. Tho bridesmaid woro
cream dotted silk mull and carried
n bouquet of pink roses and ferns.
They received a large number of
very pretty and useful gifts, con
slating of china, silver, linen, furnl
ture, etc.
Air. ana Mrs. cantleld left on
Erie train No. 3 for BInghamton,
Buffalo, Niagara Falls and other
places of Interest. Tho bride woro
u neat navy blue suit, with hat to
match.
On their return they will live
with tho groom's parents until fall,
when they will begin housekeeping
In tho house to bo erected for them
In August.
Mr. andIrs. Canfleld are a very
highly esteemed young couple and
their many friends wish them
long, happy and prosperous life.
Abernathy, arrived safely In New York.
June IS. Jeffries and Johnson both claim
Walked From Xew York to Water '
Cap.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Flather of
New York are at the St. Elmo,
Delaware Water Gap. They walk
ed the entire distance from New
York in three days.
Stioudslmrg's Glass Factory.
At the meeting of the Stroudsburg
Industrial club's Industrial commit-
icw uujts ufcu liiu ucuuu ui wie
site committee in purchasing the
Stone property for the H. Glbbs
I nut Plnca fnnfnrt' no Tirol 1 no Mio onn.
tract to shlffer Brog fop tn b W.
,ng WM approved.
Saturday Hall Game Will He Fast.
The Saturday ball game promises
to be a fast affair. East Strouds
burg State Normal school, one of the
up-and-coming teams of northeast
ern Pennsylvania, will come with
the same team that played all the
spring term. For Honesdnle Hess
linr and'Hattler will be the bat
tery. Summer Pianist nt Fern Hall.
Miss Isabel Harroun, a student at
the West Chester Normal school,
will soon take up her duties as
clerk and pianist at Fern Hall, Crys
tal Lake, for the summer. Before
beginning she Is spending a short
time with her mother, Mrs. Grace
Harroun, of Honesdale.
Broken Hip Hastens Death.
Miss Esther F. Stephens, who
fell and fractured a hip last Satur-I
day, did notrecover from the shock
and died that night. Miss Steph
ens, who was 72 years old, for some
time past had been stopping with
Mr. and Mrs. Fred M. Spencer, tho
latter being a niece. She was tho
daughter of Halloway Stephens and
was born Feb. 1C, 1838, In Orange
county, N. Y., though the family
moved to Hawley when she was
very young. She was a woman of
excellent personal characteristics
nnd a consistent member of the
Methodist church. Her pastor. Rev.
Will H. Hiller, conducted the fun
oral from the Spencer homo at 10.30
Tuesday morning.
WOULD PASS THIS WAY.
Xew York to Scranton Flight Could
He Seen lly Wayne County Folks.
James G. Shepherd, the Scranton
man who offers $5,000 for an aero
plane flight between Now Y'ork and
Scranton, knows what it is to rise
from comparative poverty to great
wealth within the span of n single
life, reaching tho competency that
makes his days happy while still a
young man, at a time when he can
enjoy It In best form. Mr. Shep
herd has a pleasing as well as an
aggressive personality and has dono
so much ..along certain lines look
ing to tho city's advancement that
his Influence Is constantly Increas
ing. Tho route of the aeroplane be
tween New Y'ork and Scranton would
be almost certain to lie across this
county nnd Wayne people, only a
few of whom have ever seen an
aeroplane, are anxious to see somo
of the sky pilots take up with Mr.
Shepherd's generous proposition.
Yl Profettor Wlri Flrt Round or
TennU Title Ply.
London, June 21. In tho first round
of the lawn tenuis championships at
Wimbledon Professor O. n. Nettleton
of New Haven, Conn., beat Pflelderer
0-2, 03 and 02. Nettloton, who
Is assistant professor of English at
Yale, la the Yal professor at Oxford
university and Is In this country on
leavo of absence. Ho will return to
Yale In the full.
Never before was a private citizen
to be ready for tight July -1.
AXOTHKH CHILDKEX'S SUXDAY,
Duy Appropriately Observed at llup
tlst Church Talk On Familiar
Hymn.
Children's Sunday at the Baptist
church had beautiful weather, a
sizeable congregation and a pro
gram that was excellently carried
out by the children, Rev. George S.
Wendell and Supt. Trask. The
form of exercise followed was called
"Make the World Brighter" and be
sides the songs "On Children's Day,"
"Our Father's Care," "Hark On the
Breeze," "Every Little Daisy," and
"Soldiers True," there were the fol
lowing recitations: "Could We Un
derstand," Bertha Silsby; "Be Care
ful What Y'ou Say," Howard Archer;
"The Household Fairy," Ruth Deck
er; "The Man Who Wins," Harold
Nelld; "What Little Things Did,"
Florence Berry; "Little Sunbeams,"
Elsa Wendell; "The Child and the
Rose," Victoria Trask; "Sisters,"
Bruce Stephens; "The Other Side of
the World," Wilmlna Bennett;
".My Pa," Fester Wendell; "Ser
vice," Beatrice Silsby; "Just Y'ou
Smile," Ed. Boyd. "The Hive of
Busy Bees" was given by seven lit
tle girls, all In' white but one, who
wore blue.
Supt. F. H. Trask in his word of
greeting showed that the boys and
girls of today are a pretty import
ant proposition, for the boys are the
future citizens and some of the girls
are future mothers, and the word
of God as taught at Sunday school "o"1 H; Prossor, guardian of Llda
ts linnnii tn lnvp n nnwprfnl in- Baker, by May Belle Hudson, execu
!f boun,i t04inae a P0"?""1 " trlx of the estate of William H.
fluence for the betterment of so
ciety.
Mr. Wendell had no sermon, not
even a talk, but he explained Dr.
Robert F. Y Pierce's emblematic
exercise, "Make the World Brighter,"
that had for unavoidable reasons
to be left out of the program. There
was no Sunday school session.
In the evening Mr. Wendell talk'
ed on the hymn, "Jesus, Lover of! of hearing In the case of Com. vs.
My Soul," which is the masterpiece! Levi Williams.
of Charles Wesley, who wrote 0,000 ' The case of Com. vs. Charles Ben
hymns altogether. He briefly out- nett for surety of the peace Is con
lined the life of the author and gave1 tlnued until October,
three reputed motives for the writ- The following civil suits are
ing of this hymn. Some have held i scheduled for trial:
that Wesley wrote it at sea, when Spielvogel vs. Brutsche, Reynard
shipwreck seemed Imminent; others, vs. Davis, Olszefski vs. Taylor. M1I
that ho threw off the Immortal ler nnd others vs. Security Under
stanzas when he and his brother writers' Policy Co., Cortrlght vs. Erie
John bad fled from a mob nnd found Railroad Co.. Buckland vs. Inger-
refuge In tho house of friends; still
others that his inspiration was a
little bird which flew through his
window nnd took refuge in tho
bosom of the 'writer's apparel.
Mr. Wendell spoke nt some length
of the Influence of hymns and told
how a gambler was converted when
a fellow player at cards carelessly
sang a verse of "One Sweetly Sol-
emu Thought."
Next Sunday night Mr. Wendell
will speak on "Rock of Ages."
Before tho sermon the congrega
tion sang "Jesus, Lover of My Soul"
to the new tune of Colllngsldo and
at the close they sang it to the old,
familiar tuno of Martyn, which
most people like better.
Change In the Erie Trains.
Commencing Sunday, a new train
will leave Scranton at 6 a. m.,
Honesdale 7.20, arrlvo New York
11.37. Returning, leave New Y'ork
2 p. m., due Honesdale 6.45, Scran
ton 8.10. This train will carry a
parlor' car between New Y'ork and
Honesdale.
The train leaving New Y'ork at
8.55 a. m. (Jersey City 9.20) will
connect at Lackawaxen for Hones
dale and reach hero at 1.50, or 10
minutes later than at present. Com
mencing the same date the usual
summer trains will be Installed be
tween West Hawley and Scranton,
serving Lake Ariel and Intermediate
points.
SOUTH CAXAAX MAX ACCUSED
OK ASSAU1TIXO NEIGHBOR OX
TRIAL 1IEFORE JUDGE SEARLE
OTHER BUSINESS OK JUXE
TERM OF COURT.
The June term of court. Judge A.
T. Searle on the bench, opened
Monday afternoon at 2.15. That
day the following accounts were
read and confirmed nisi by the court:
Account of Emma W. Harvey, ex
ecutrix of the estate of Charles M.
Harvey, minor, deceased.
First and flnnl account of Leslie
Van Dousen and Frank Van Deusen,
executors of the estate of Carrie E.
Baker, Dyberry.
First and final account of E. E.
Williams and Alonzo J. Williams,
executors of the estate of John Wil
liams, Berlin.
First and final account of Ellen
Thompson, administratrix of the es
tate of John H. Thompson, Hawley.
First and final account of Alsup V.
Tyler, admlnlstratocfofrthe estate of
Emily Wilcox, Damascus.
First and final account of James
McDine, administrator of tne estate
of Jacob Everly, Paupack.
First and final account of W. B.
Gulnnip, administrator dc'jaata noa
cum testamento annexo or tSe estate,
of Frederick Buddenhagen, Berlin.
First and final account of J. J. Mc
Cullough. administrator of the es
tate of Watson E. Beach- Damascus.
First and final accounfor 1L J.
Hanlan, executor of the estate of.
Mary L. Moule, Texas.
First and final account of F. A.
Ehrhardt, Jr., executor c fthe estate
Ehrhardt, Jr., executor of the estate
First and final account of E. A.
Richardson, administrator of the es
tate of Frank Magalski, Prompton.
First and final account of Joseph
P. McGarry, guardian of Leo F. Mc
Garry, a minor child of Patrick Mc
Garry, Honesdale.
First and final account of Emeline
E. Smith, administratrix of the es
tate of Nicholas Smith, Clinton.
First and final account of Ezra
Bishop, administrator of the estate
of George Bishop, Berlin.
First and final account of F. P.
Kimble, executor of the estate of
Henry D. Smith, Honesdale.
First and final account of Harvey
S. Brown and John D. Miller, exe
cutors of the estate of Estella B.
Strong, Starrucca.
First and partial account" of Nellie
Woodward, administratrix of the es
tate of C. H. Woodward, Hawley.
First and final account of George
M. Cobb, George McKlnney and John
F. Savltz, executors of the estate of
Usual Cobb, South Canaan.
First and final account of Johanna
Iioff, executrix of the estate of Henry
Iloff, Cherry Ridge.
First and final account of John H.
Gromllch, administrator of the estate
of John Gromllch, Lake.
Second and final account of Wll-
Prosser, Damascus.
Second and final account of E. A.
Pennituan, administrator of the es
tate of Francis B. Pennlman, Hones-
! dale.
First and final account of A. T.
Searle and E. C. Mumford, adminis
trators of the estate of Harley E.
Fleming, Cherry Ridge.
Friday has been fixed as the date
man, Whitney vs. Lake Lodore Im
provement Co., Haggerty vs. Cort
rlght & Son, Burkt? vs. Cortrlght &
Son.
Assault and Battery Case.
Tuesday the case of the Common-
I wealth vs. Philip B. Dunn, Indicted
last week for assault and battery,
was tried and at 11 o'clock the jury
went out.
I Dunn and Charles H. Baker. neigh-
; bors In South Canaan, quarrelled
over a fence line. Dunn, It appears,
didn't havo his fence up. Baker's
fence was all right. Their first al
tercation was over the telephone
nnd If their disagreement had been
limited to the conversation the men
had over the wire there .might have
been no court sequel o their wran
gle. Jg08maet a few . ays ter. had
words that led to blows, .d before
the blows ended Baker.jj.s appears
from the evidence, was pretty well
pounded.
The jury took an hour for din
ner and at 2.30 rendered a verdict
of not guilty. Two thirds of the
costs of prosecution were placed on
the defendant and the balance on
tho complainant.
Judgo Stewurt of Northampton
county was presiding at court on
Tuesday afternoon.
Monday and Tuesday were a
pair of sweltering days. Reputable
theremometors Monday went as high
as 92. '