THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST a, 1010. CENT A WORD COLUMN FOIt SAIjE High bred trotting and pacing horses, brood mnres and colts. A number can show 2.30 or better. A chanco to get a good horse worth the money. J. J. Jer myn, 119 Wyoming avenue, Scran ton, Pn. 6 US LOST A pnlr of eye glasses on Friday last. Finder will kindly re turn same to the Citizen office. 61t2 FOK SALE My residence on Wood avenue, house containing eight sleeping rooms, five living rooms, three sun parlors, billiard and bath rooms. Everything In lirst class condition. M. J. Kelly. 57tf. FOIt SALE Kelly & Stelnmnn brick factory building, Including en gine, boiler and shafting. Inquire of J. B. Robinson. 50tf. ALL KINDS of legal blanks, notes, 'eases, deeds, warrants, bonds, sum monses, constable bonds, etc. Citizen ofllce. FOIt SAIiE A walnut upholster ed, parlor set of furnlturo consist ing of sofa and two large cnalrs. In quire Citizen Ofllce. tf LOCAL MENTION. James M. Gilpin is the new postmaster of South Sterling. He was appointed last week. A number of Honesdale young people enjoyed a straw ride to i Beach Lake and attended the dance Friday evening. The senior attachees of Lyric theatre spent Sunday at Laurel Lake ns the guests of their mana ger, B. H. Dlttrich. Scranton has been selected as the place for holding the 1911 con vention of the State Federation of German Catholic societies. The violent hailstorm at 5 o'clock this morning chewed the gardens and worked havoc In the corn and buckwheat, but the light ning did no damage so far as re ported. It was announced from Harris burg Saturday that Gov. Edwin S. Stuart would take the stump this fall In behalf of Congressman John K. Tener, Republican candidate for governor. John E. Richmond's new horse to replace the one burned in the Rlckert stable fire July 17 was bought in Olyphant. Mr. Richmond has a fine animal whose price he does not care to give out. The Daughters of the King of Trinity Episcopal church left Car bondale Monday for CAnaan, where they will camp at Hemlock Point for the week. The Knights of St. Paul have occupied the camp the .past week. We acknowledge the receipt of the forty-eighth annual catalogue of the Mansfield State Normal school. It Is a neat book of 90 pages and properly represents the school, which is acknowledged to be among the best of Its class. One of the Delaware & Hudson engines recently taken over by the Ontario & Western was badly dam aged in a collision at Forest xuy a few days ago. Five D. & H. en gines are being used on the Ontario and Western, owing to the pressure of business, and it is reported 10 new engines will soon be shipped from Mlddletown. While on roller skates at the corner of Church and Ninth streets Saturday Miss Anna Lambert caught her feet In her skates and fell, sus taining a collls fracture of the arm. She was taken home and Dr. Burns and Dr. Nellson were sum moned to set the bone. Monday night an X-ray examination showed that It is knitting nicely. Deputy Sheriff Edward Mills, who has been enforcing the state law against expectorating on the sidewalks In Wilkes-Barre, was in town this afternoon. He says he will commence enforcing the same law In this city next Monday, and gives due warning to all persons to be careful not to spit on the walks. Plttston Gazette, Satur day On the schoolhouso grounds at White Mills Saturday there will be a pitnie for the benefit of the local school. A Jolly good time Is In otoro for every man. woman and child that goes. Bellman's orches tra has been engaged to play for tlu dancing, and this will start at 10 in the morning. It will stop when the dancers get tired, which means practically all-day dancing. Other sports, including a ball game have been arranged, and there will bo enough refreshments to feed all comers. It Is expected about 30 stores will close Wednesday, Merchants' day, though not all the proprietors and help will go to Lake Lodore to Join the business mon of Carbonuaio, In tho latter place Wednesday will bo generally observed as a full hon day Those stores which have been closed at noon Wednesdays will tloso all day and tho drug stores butcher shops, confectionery stores and barber shops will have a half holiday. If tho weather continues good it is bolleved tho largest ex curslon ever run by tho business men will take place. Tho singing contests will, it is expected, bo be tween Carbondalo parties. Nobody In Honesdale It appears, has thought of entering tho vocal competitions. fhe state Republican campaign will open at Chnrlcrol, the home of Congressman John K. Tener, Re publican nominee for governor, the night of Sbpt. 3. All the state can didates will attend. Honesdale and Whlto Mills will play on the silk mill lot Saturday at 3 to end the series of 'five games. Honesdnle has already won three games and the' series, but the fifth ! gamo must be pulled off to make the agreement good. Wayne County Pomona grange, No. 41, will meet with Cherry Ridge Grange at Clarks Corners, Cherry Ridge, Thursday, Aug. 11. All members of tho Grange are re quested to attend this meeting, says W. H. Bullock, the secretary. The commonwealth of Pennsyl vania has Issued 20 summons for storekeepers In Mnyfleld who have not paid the mercantile tax. Among these are the Erie Coal company, this being the first time that they have been mnde pay a mercantile tnx. Landlord Shorty Weaver of the Commercial announces the engage ment of a new porter, Emory Sad ley of Gouldsboro. Doc the Porter, who has always been good natured nnd accommodating to the hotel's patrons, will enter another line of business. The appearance of the Kohl mann house at Hawicy is being greatly improved by the application of a new coat of paint. Painter Ralph Turner has charge of the work. Honesdale patrons are al ways glad to learn about the Kohl mann house's prosperity nnd Im provements. It Is figured in Carbondalo that the one smallpox case will cost the city $1,100. Dr. J. D. Day, the at tending physician, spent six weeks on the case at $15 a day and the nurse was engaged at the rate of $30 a week. Three men were hired at the rate of $3 each a day to guard the house where the patient lived. A dwelling belonging to Allen K. Martin of Scott township was struck by lightning during the se- ere storm of July 25 and totally destroyed with nearly its entire contents. The house was partially Insured, but there was no insurance on its contents. Mr. Martin had been the owner of the property only few weeks. About 25 of the Y. M. C. A. boys camping at Big pond walked from that place to White Mills Wed nesday. They had a permit to go through tho glass factories of C. Dorflinger & Sons and were much Interested by what they saw. These boys are all from Brooklyn, N. Y. They think Wayne county is a won derful place. Through the courtesy of Hon. Miles C. Rowland, The Citizen is n receipt of a handsome memorial volume containing the proceeding of the memorial services held in the senate in memory of G. Frank Row land, who died a member of that body. Eulogies by colleagues attest the high esteem in which he was held by his fellow members. His brother Miles is now completing the unexpired term. Plans for the transfer of Scran- ton's handsome Hotel Jermyn are being completed. G. E. Webb, form erly of the Ansonia, New York city, will become manager. He is in the city getting squared up. Stock is being taken and plans are being discussed for improvements under tho new management. Mr. Webb states that these plans are In their infancy and that as soon as there is anything definite they will be made known. Just now he has de cided on but one point, nnd that is that there will be extensive changes in the decorations. An old map of Milford in the county of Wayne shows that the road at that time crossed the Saw- klll near its mouth and that a saw mill stood about In front of the old LeClere house on the river bank. Israel Wells had a sawmill near where Strublo's mill stands. Buch anan had a tavern across the creek In front of Metz house, the house now occupied by Bulst was called Torrey's house and a house on the site of the Dr. DePlasso cottage was called Jensen's house. Thero was a tavern where Brooksido villa stands. Thero nre eleven dwellings noted. four saw mills and three grist mills on the town plot. Tho map was mnde prior to 1803. Plko County Press. If Phoebe Snow ever takes a ride on tho D. & H. she surely will have to send her moussellns to the laundry, snys tho "personal and pertinent" paragraphor in the Cnr bondalc Leader. Not that tho D. & II. Is not ns dustless as the road of anthracite, but becauso tho travelers up In this region take tho greatest delight In riding with their car win dows open in the fond belief that they aro more comfortahlo with tho frosh air coming In but not Booming to roallzo that they aro making things mighty uncomfortable for those who do not enjoy having their eyes, ears and noses filed with soot and cinders. You can always toll tho greenhorn travelor by the way ho or Bho shoves up tho window on tho railway train. Tho samo class of people aro tho ones who cannot sleep at night unless their windows aro closed and tho room hot, stuffy nnd polsonoua. Tho railroads ought to publish a booklet on how to act while on the cars, and send a big supply to Carbondalo and the towns along the way. The Merry Heart club enjoyed a rlcnlc nt Fiddler's Elbow Friday. The drum corpB holds a picnic In Bellevuo park Saturday, Aug. C. There will bo music by Maple City orchestra. Ladles free. Don't fall to go to tho Enter prise Grange picnic In Taylor's grovo on Wednesday, Aug. 10. Good dinner and Interesting exer cises. The Boll Telephone company are moving their office from tho Fos ter building to the Schoell building, corner of Main and Tenth streets, today. Newton Palmer, a Syrncnse, N. Y., restaurant mnn, nnd Miss Flor ence Tyler of Damascus took out a stronger after her operation of Frl marrlaco license In Honesdnle Mon- '"' day. They will be married this week In Damascus. Danco and ice cream soclnl by the Seelyvllle Fire company Frl- day night. The cream will be eaten on the lawn nnd the dancing will be in the now hall, whose floor Is so , smooth nnd cxhllerntlng. i "In the Valley 'Mong the Penn sylvania Hills," the song that made a big hit in Scrnnton last week, is 1 now In Carbondnle. It ought to make out as well as "In Good Old Colorado" and "My Little Georgia Rose." Patrick F. Leonard and Mich ael F. Coyne hnve leased Hotel Flynn from T. F. Flynn and will tnke possession this week. Mr. j Flynn will go on his farm In Buck-: lnghnm township. Certain rooms I in the hotel he reserves for the use of himself and his family. A rattlesnake was killed re cently while making its way across tho school grounds to enter the building. Remarkable how a good, up-to-date school building attracts! One of the directors of the school whoso veracity is beyond repreach tells the above story and insists that It is true. Hawley Times. A terrible storm passed over Deposit, N. Y., Wednesday night, doing much damage. The house of Mr. Warner was struck, the light ning going through a bedroom win dow and burning the bedclothes and destroying the furniture. Another incident was reported near Deposit, when seven cows were struck in a field. The freight agents of the Erie railroad have received from head quarters a bit of information they view with pride and satisfaction. The Erie operated 295 fast freight sec tions during the month of June and but four failed to reach their destina tion in time for advertised mark ets. All connections were made and this record has probably never been equalled. Mrs. Henrietta Pohle, aged 86 years and four months, died at her home on Cliff street Friday morn ing. She was born In Germany April 13, 1824, and came to this country with her husband and four children In 1854. Her husband died in 1882. She is survived by one son, William of Honesdale, and five daughters: Mrs. Chris. Hartung and Mrs. Adam Reltenauer of Hones dale, Mrs. Edward Peterleln of Grand Rapids, Mich., Mrs. Joseph Krantz of Carbondale and Mrs. Charles Karper of Brooklyn. Twen ty grandchildren and 12 great grand children also survive. The funeral was held from St. John's Lutheran church Sunday afternoon, Rev. C. C. Miller officiating. Interment in the Lutheran cemetery. When Judge Searle went to the postoflice Monday morning the first thing he pulled out of the box was an invitation to the annual feast of victuals and flow of avoirdupois of the New Englnnd Fat Men's asso ciation at Music hall, Boston, this month. The Judge, a New Eng- lander by raising nnd education, knows many of the men that belong to the association and he Is eligible to join it, but ho will not go. To belong to the New England Fat Men s association It Is necessary to be a white man, 200 pounds or over (nvoirdupois, not drugstore weight), good-natured and fond of an old- fashioned Northeastern clam and blueflsh dinner. It Is hoped the as sociation mny bo able to get Presi dent Tnft for a guest this time, as Beverly, tho summer White House, Is not far from this year's dinner. Mr. Taft weighs 309 and the asso ciation wants his presence badly. In 1908, when ho was running for president, he received an enrnest request from tho president of tho Fat Men to go to the gntherlng at St. Johnsbury, Vt., but ho facetious ly declined by saying that from Wnshlngton to the north woods of Vermont was too strenuous n Bum mer trip for a fairly busy man of 309. Of Interest To Glass Cutters. Tho Crockery, Glass and Brass Salesman has the following bit of satlro, which 1b full of menning to tho glass-cutting fraternity: Hones dale, Pa. Someono might endenr himself to tho trado by compiling a complete, list of tho cut glass man ufacturers of tho United States and keeping it up to date in looso leaf form by monthly nddltlons. This would avoid tho risk of duplication of names for thoso starting now factories. It would also help cer tain buyers of largo quantities to find tho newest concerns whom they aro always eager to help, not only by placing orders when they nro most needed, but also by, furnishing the prices of tho goods to spare tho be ginners tho time-consuming task of figuring. PERSONAL MENTION Rev. H. E. Burko was a Carbon dale caller Friday. Dr. II. II. Ely was a professional caller In Starrucca Monday. William Schiesslcr of Carbondalo spent the week-end In Honesdnle. Edmund Flnncrty of Scranton spent Sundny with his parents here. Mrs. Wnlter W. Wood is with her son, Charles B. Wood, In Derby, Ct. Miss Isabel Rellly Is visiting her sister, Mrs. M. E. Dardls of Brook lyn. Mrs. J. B. Robinson Is much Miss C. Louise Hnrdenbergh leaves Wednesday for a sojourn nt Atlantic City. Mrs. F. T. Bishop and son of Rowland have been Honesdale vlR - tors. Chester Gerry of New York Is with relatives spending his vncatlpn here. Miss Delia Gibbons of New York is on nn extended stay with relatives here. Mr. nnd Mrs. Edson Krletner of Scranton are visiting Honesdale rel atives. Nelson Lambert is camping with j tho Kiilchts of St. Paul at Lake Lo-1 dore. George Thomas of Carbondale passed Sunday with relntlves in town. Mrs. O. L. Rowland and daughter, Lucille, are visiting friends at Glen burn. Edward D. Katz spent the fore part of the week with Wllkes-Barro relatives. George Foster, who Is employed by the I. C. S. In Scranton, passed Sunday In town. Miss Sarah Hendrlckson of Port Jervis, N. Y., is the guest of Miss Luverne Dunning. Mr. and Mrs. Ch'arles Cook and two children of Scranton are visit ing relatives here. Mrs. Francis Gibbons and daugh ter, Bertha, are spending two weeks in Honesdale. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lafrance of Baltimore, Md., are passing a few days in the Maple City. Percy Lyman has returned to his home in Brooklyn, N. Y after a brief business trip here. Mr. and Mrs. John Eno and son, Frank, of Brewster, N. Y., are on a week's visit with relatives here. Myron Dodge, who Is convalescing from an appendicitis operation, was i able to be on the streets Sunday. Fred Smith went to Mount Pleas ant Monday to attend the funeral of Julia O'Neal, a cousin of his wife. Fred Lestfange of the local post ofljee was confined to his home a few days of lasf week with sick ness. Edgar Brown returned to his duties In New York Sunday, after a two weeks' vacation with his par ents here. Miss C. Lilian Baker of New York city will be the guest of her aunt, Mrs. E. A. Pennlman, for the com ing two weeks. John H. Weaver, Jr., of Towanda spent Friday, Saturday and Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John 1 H. Weaver, at the Wayne hotel, Mrs M Dunn,ng nnu grana. daughter, Adelaide, hnve returned from a two weeks' visit with the former's son, George, at Strouds- burg. Miss Antoinette Brown of Hones dale spent yesterday with her sis ter, Mrs. Milton Lewis, on Wnsh Ington place. Carbondale Leader, Monday. George J. Mueller, who began his vacation Monday, went to New York I Wnilnosrlnv nnil RTiont spvnrnl rlnvs vprv l.nnnllv In thi frront rltv nnil at Coney Island. Miss Edna M. Doollttle, daughter of Mrs. Sarah E. Doollttle, will marry John H. Weaver, Jr. of To wanda. The wedding Is to take place In September. William J. McKenna, on tho road for tho Wayne Cut Glass company of Towanda, reached town Saturday after a trip of two months west and south. He found business good. Justice. James Hoag of Autumn Leaves was In Honesdale Friday and Saturday and greeted old friends In tho borough. Including somo of tho county olllclnls at tho court house. Dr. A. F. Davis of St. Marys, Elk county, who took a patient to Whlto Haven sanitarium Thursday, called on his fnther-ln-law, Charles Spettl guo of East street, and returned homo Saturday. Miss Nellie Hulslzor, after spend 1 1S a few days with her uncle, John C. Lott of Brooklyn, N. Y., will visit nor cousin, John T. Lott, at his summer homo nt New Suffolk, L. I., where Bho will stay several weeks. I J. Clarence Evnns, former secre tary of tho Scranton Railroad Young Moil's Christian association, now ( office secretary of tho Toledo Central association, Is visiting his friends in j Scrnnton during his stay with Ills mother at Clark's Summit. His brother, Stanley Evans, assistant! secretary at tho R. R. Y. M. C. A., In Scranton, while his brother was secretary, has lately been appoint ed secretary of tho Railroad asso ciation In Portland, Mo. LEONA LORD'S SHARP FIGHT (Continued from Page One.) by means of poison, or lying In wait, or by any other kind of wilful, de liberate and premeditated killing, or which shall be committed In tho perpetration or attempt to perpetrate any arson, rape, robbery or burglary shall bo deemed murder In the first degreo; nnd nil other kinds of mur der shall be deemed murder In tho second degree." Tho Jury are to detcrmino the degree, except when tho accused pleads guilty, In which enso the court hears evidence and determines tho degree. Murder In tho first degreo was made punish able with death; murder in the second degree and mnnslnughtcr by imprisonment. The homicide is not deemed mur der unless the victim dies within a yenr and a day after receiving tho Injury, tho day on which it was re- celved being counted the first day f this period. As to tho guilt of tho parties con cerned In a homicide, when they act In concert, with the common pur 1 poso of Injuring their victim, tho act t of each, In carrying out this pur pose, Is the act of all and they aro equally guilty. The one who nctual i ly makes the fatal assault Is a prin- cipal In the first degree. Others who aro present, aiding and abetting, or with intent to aid and abet, aro prin clpals in the second degree. Thero Is, however, no distinction between them, In either the procedure or the penalty, Tbe public buildings bill re cently passed by congress provides for tho purchase of a site and the erection of nn $80,000 postofflce building at Port Jervis. The build Ing will be one of the finest in the state. THE STORES -OF Majority of the MERCHANTS of Honesdale WILL CLOSE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3 at noon, for the remainder of the day enabling the Merchants to attend the Carbondale Business Men's picnic at Lake Lodore. I EVER INCREASING. 4000 - f - fOOO - f -t- A 6 -ajs- --3 g A bank account is like a snowballroll it gently along and it will get larger (almost without your 1 noticing it) as the days go by. Like the snowball, " too, the hardest work is making the first deposit, giv- t ing it the first push, after which the initial impetus g gains as the ball runs down, the bank account rolls 6 f up. We want to help you with your financial snow- t O ball. FARMERS and MECHANICS BANK. A Small Investment which repays the investor more than a hundred fold is Bell Telephone Service Rates are reasonable. The service and equipment in Honesdale are of the best. To be without telephone ser vice is akin to locking your business door. Call the Local Agent and arrange for service to-day. The Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania Honeidale, Pft. Mrs. Emily Porter Dies in Cnr lioiirinlc. Mrs. Emily Porter, aged C3 years, died Friday evening nt the homo of her son, Charles II. Porter, at his home 119 BIrkett street, Carbon dale. Mrs. Porter was born In Eng land, but coming to this country at an early age she had been a resi dent of Carbondale for 55 years. She Is survived by her son nnd her sisters, Mrs. J. E. Blockslge and Miss Anna Kenworthy, both of Car bondale, and three brothers, Ru dolph Kenworthy of Wllkcs-Barre, Edwin A. Kenworthy of Carbondalo nnd .Intnes H. Kenworthy of Pater Bon. She was a member of Trinity Episcopal church, Carbondnle. Services were held at the house on BIrkett street Sundny afternoon at 3 o'clock, with Interment nt Maple wood cemetery. Rev. H. E. Rob bins conducted tho services. Mrs. Porter had relatives In Wayne county nnd was well known In Prompton. GUARANTEED Water Bonds TO YIKM) From 5 to 6 per cent. In denominations of 100, 500 and 1,000 If interested call on or address D. D. WESTON, 303-I4th St., Honesdale, Pa. KitlG ft- - f - fOOO - f - f - fOOO - f - f . t 2
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