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.
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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.
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