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T11I2 CITIZEN, FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1010.
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Important Happenings and Personal Items Contrlb-
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ALDENVILLE.
Ball
Team Will Go on it
Tour
Horses Stolen?
H. E. Teachout of Des Moines,
Ia Mrs. II. D. Morehouse, Mrs. G.
Kelly and W. II. Teachout of New
their sister, Mrs. D. Clemens, last !
week.
Mr. nnd Mrs. W. D. Wntklns re
turned to their homo here Saturday,
and moved to Waymart Tuesday
where Mr. Watklns has the prlnci
palshlp of the High school.
Miss M. Doyle of Brooklyn, N. Y.,
Is staying nt G. II. Knnpp's.
Grace Wilmarth resigned her posi
tion as postmistress recently.
The Alerts of this place won their
fourteenth victory by defeating
Unlondnle nt Pleasant Mount Satur
day last. The game was won on
the hitting of Aldenvllle and the
pitching of S'tarnes, he having nine
strikeouts to his credit and Union
dale only getting three hits from
his delivery. Other features were
the double plays by Starnes, F. Cun
ningham and Grey. Score 1G to 4.
Mr. Lozier was umpire. The Alerts
intend to start Tuesday on a four
days' trip to the northern part of the
county, where they will piny Lake
Como, Shehnwken, Hancock
nnd
Stnrrucca.
One of W. L. Hopkins's tennis
disappeared Sunday night and nt
present it Is not known whether it
is strayed or stolen.
LAKE COMO.
Austin Lyons and Daniel Cole
man of Honesdale spent Wednesday
and Thursday in town.
Dr. Rosalia Underwood nnd sister
spent Monday at Coxton lake.
Mrs. Robert Murray and son, Ed
ward, of Honesdale are spending n
week nt Charles Knapp's.
Walter Underwood of Bloomiield
Is spending his vacation here.
Rev. Emmll was in Scranton Sat
urday. Thomas McDermott of Dinghanl
ton, N. Y., is visiting his mother
here.
Mrs. L. E. Woolsey and children
of Hancock are spending several
days at H. A. Williams'.
LOOKOUT.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Hathaway and
son, Leiand, and Mr. and Mrs. Nor
man Tyler and son, Merlin, spent
Sunday at John Hathaway's at Equi- lca. He leaves a heartbroken family
nunk. to mourn his departure. Those sur-
Laford Teeple spent Sunday with viving are his widow, five girls and
friends at Galilee. two boys: Nettie and Sophia of Scran-
Mrs. Potter and two granddaugh-, ton Mario of thls pmce, Philip of
ters of Tanners Falls are visiting New York and Clara) A,Igusta and
at Albert Glllow's. , Ellvs at home. His family have the
Harris Hill is remodeling his 1 sympathy of the entire community,
kitchen. Hiram Gaston is doing the i The Moravian minister from New
work. foundland and Rev. H. T. Purkiss of
Mrs. Warner Lester, who spent the thls ,,lnce officiated at the funeral,
past week at the home of her son, Interiiient was in Ledgedale ceme
Frank Lester, returned to her home terv
in Seelyville Sunday. Mlss clara jjerwlg of New York
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Tyler and, ls honle for a time.
son are visuing ai jesse nawiawuy s. i
About Sept. 1 they expect to start
for Florida, where they will make
their future home.
uert uernarut oi urooKiyn, in. i.,
who spent the past two weeks at
Mrs. A. Daney's, returned home
Sunday.
F. M. Lester Is erecting a silo.
Miss Frances Edsall spent a few
days last week at the home of her
uncle. William Brannlng. In Lord-j
vle- " , J
Frank Bruce Is sick With typhoid
feer. I
Floyd Bruce made a business trip
to Hancock Tuesday.
The church lair Wednesday of last
weeK was a complete success, i ne
sum of $103.73 was cleared.
USWICK & LAKEVILLE.
A. Pflomm and baby and Miss
Anna Vogel of New York, who have
been sojourning at C. Sanders's the
past two weeks, returned home Wed
nesday. Mrs. Wlrth and daughter, Mrs.
Frank Miller, Jr., of Newark, N. J
and two children, Frank and Lavlra,
arrived at C. Sanders's Aug. 13 to
spend a few weeks.
Mrs. Frank Miller, Sr., of Hawley,
who has been spending a few days at
C. Sanders's, returned this week.
There was a party at Mrs. Oehler's
Saturday afternoon and evening.
Among those in attendance were
Mrs. Seltzer and son and daughter
and Mrs. Seltzer's sister and Miss
Scliumaker and Mr. Schumaker and
others.
Mrs. George S. Purdy of Hones
dale vlalted at Keith's Wednesday
of last week and Friday Mrs. Purdy
sent her auto to Uswlck and took
Mrs. Purdy's sister-in-law, Miss C. D.
Purdy of Chicago, 111., and the two
Misses Keith, to her home in Hones
dale. Tho former remains there for
a week. Tho two latter returned
home the samo evening.
Christian Schrader of Rasor Hill,
near Ledgedale, died from blood pois
oning, caused by falling and breaking
his arm a few weeks ago. The funer
al was held Tuesday. Interment was
in Ledgedale. He was a member of
tho Lakevllle lodge, No. 1161, I. O.
O. F. ot Lakevllle.''
Fred Relneke of Hawley was
brought to Uswlck to the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William
Relneke, Sunday. He is quite sick
again.
NEIGHBORING TOWNS
KtUtHH-f tHtttHtn tmHU j
Miss Maud Locklln of Lakevllle !
was thrown out ot an auto Friday
while enroute to Lake Ariel. In go
ing over a sluice bridge one wheel
rnn off nnd upset the auto. It U
learned that one nrm was badly
bruised, but that she can now use
It. The bones In tho wrist of the
?r nr,,n ;f misplaced and 8il0
still cnrrles that arm in a sling,
Charles Daniels of Lakevllle, who
hns been sick all summer, Is still
very blck.
The fair at .Lakevllle Aug. 17 was
well attended nnd was a great suc
cess In every way. About $02 was
the proceeds. There were some items
of expense to be paid, and we have
not yet learned the net proceeds.
Mrs. Bertha Dopp and son, Charles,
of Chicago, who have been spending
nine or 10 days with the former's
brother-in-law, John Keer, nnd fnm
ily nt Arlington, returned as far as
New York Monday, where they will
visit two or three days nnd then re
turn home.
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LAKEVILLE.
Mrs. A. Evans and son, Harold, of
Scranton are visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. R. Loveless.
Oliver Locklln. we much regret to
stnte. is conilned to his bed with ty-
pliold fever. Drs. White of Ariel and
Budd of Peckville are in attendance.
A trained nurse Is caring for him.
The Hildegard Rebekah lodge held
their first annual fair Aug. 17. Every
body hnd a grand time. Sincere
thanks are extended those who kind- i
iy assisted. The net proceeds ,
amounted to $50.
The sad news lias reached this I
place of the death of Christian
Schrader of Ledgedale, which oc
curred at Dr. Burns's private hospital
in Scranton Aug. 19 from blood
poisoning due to a broken arm which
lie sustained by falling from an ap
ple tree. Mr. Schrader had many
friends in this vicinity. Ho was a
member of the Odd Fellows and of
the Patriotic Order of Sons of Amer
Mr and MrSi A Gobie nre enter-
talnlng guests from Jersey City
Heights, N. J.
j William Relneke of Brooklyn, N.
V., was home last week.
Robert Loveless is indisposed.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Sheeley returned
to their home nt Port Jervis, N. Y
Sunday.
Miss Lena Osborne is staying for a
I time with Mrs. A. Coble.
News was receive,i i,ero 0f the
death of Stephen Short of 818 Rich-
moIlt avonue( Scranton, who escaped
a watery grave Nov. 4 at Locklin's
,ake hore whUe he and frlend(
George Kinback, were fishing. It
ls clallned the shock was so great
: that he never enUreiy recovered. Ho
Au ,7 at c ln the mornIne
from a stroke of paralysis. Mrr
Short was bom In New York state In
1S4 4 and went to Scranton four
years later and had Bince lived there.
He was a member of the grocery
firm of Dlmllch & Short and also a
member of the Odd Fellows. He ls
survived by the following children:
Cornelia Short and Mrs. H. A. Dlm
llch; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Hart and
Miss Sophia Westhouse, and two
grandsons, Stephen and Carl. The
funernl was held at his home Friday
at 2.30. Interment was In Dun
more cemetery.
Frank Buckingham was the lucky
one to win the quilt and Miss Louise
Sowdenburg the china fruit or salad
bowl, the prizes awarded at the Re
bekah fair.
Miss Hazel James is entertaining
her couBln, Miss Rachel Shaffer of
Gravity.
Tho Lake View house lias a great
many boarders.
Miss Maude Locklln ls convalescing
nicely.
HAWLEY.
Damming New Lake Burial of Mrs.
Itnumun Fine String of Pick
erel. Mr. Racker, the baker, has launch
ed a very pretty new boat on the
Paupack.
The Paupack Water company have
finished surveying about Wilson-
ville and now have their gang at
work up tho river, near Ledgedale.
Norman Vandemart took 25 pick
eral from the Paupack Saturday.
Fred Relneke, who was taken to
his home at Lakevllle Sunday in a
critical condition, ls some better.
W. T. Suydain, Sr., 1ms hnd bis j
silk mill plant ro-roofed with tin. I
Ills etone mansion Is now being re-,
paired. I
G. A. Kessler of Damascus has j
been making a several days' visit j
with his daughter In WlisonvlUe. I
Mr. and Mrs. D. .T. Brnnnlng called j
nt tho Woodslde cottage Sunday.
s- "ortree or Ariel, wun two
Stanley steamer automobiles, one t
tun uy nm son rioyu, tne oiner uy 1
lils son Howell, made a tour of a
section or the county Sunday. They
i ode through Honesdale to Hawley
and cnlled on relatives at Wllson
vllle on the way home. They were
accompanied by Mrs. Bortree's niece,
Mrs. King, of Brooklyn, N. Y her
husband and son. Mrs. King is n
daughter of George Sidel, who was
adopted nnd lived with the late Ja
cob Sledler, who conducted a hard
ware store In Hawley. George Sidel
left here some 38 years ago.
Miss Rachel Shaffer of Gravity
called on Mrs. George Helchelbeck
Tuesday.
The Misses Burnett returned to
the city Tuesday.
While bis parents arc away on
their vacation, Arthur Wnll will stay
a week at Wcstbrook, Pike county.
W. W. Cook, a distinguished cor
poration lawyer of New York and a
member of the Blooming Grove
Hunting nnd Fishing club, who re
cently purchased the Rollson estate,
comprising GOO acres, at the Knob,
Pike county, is having built n con
crete dam 27 feet In height, which
will make a good-sized lake. The
lake will be stocked with fish and I
will also be used to furnish power
for any purpose to which the owner
may see fit to apply It.
Mrs. Edward Bauman, daughter of
Henry Reafler, the Church street
blacksmith, died at the home of her
parents on Saturday, aged 27. Five
years ago she was married to Ed
ward Bauman, a glass cutter, who
two ago followed William Gibbs to
Stroudsburg, where he was working
at his trade. The funeral was held
at the Lutheran church
Tuesday.
Rev. Rudolph Lucas conducted the
services. Interment was In Walnut
Grove cemetery. She leaves no chil
dren. Miss Cclla Langan has moved her
millinery goods across the street to
the Gus Frank building, where she
is presenting a fine display
STERLING.
Grange Meeting Good One People
That Visit nnd Are Visited.
Granville Webster has a fine gov
ernment position at Pittsburg, but
is now home on a vacation.
Joseph Fergerson Is now at Dr.
R. B. Stevens' at Dunmore, where
he has undergone a surgical opera
tion. Sunday morning Rev. Mlksell
preached at the West Sterling school
house and expects to preach again In
two weeks.
Claud Bortree has purchased F.
G. Swingle's farm for $2,600,
possession to be given next spring.
Mrs. Lizzie Hildebrant has return
ed to Cortland, N. Y. She has been
visiting her sister-in-law, Mrs. A. J.
Cross.
I. G. Williams has Just finished
threshing over 500 bushels of oats
for P. W. Gillen. Oats are a pretty
good crop here.
A. B. Williams is now attending
the P. O. S. of A. state camp at Eas
ton. Last week Rev. F. L. Hartford
and A. C. Howe were delegates to
Pomona Grange, No. 91, at Canaan.
For over one year Grover Shear
has faithfully carried the mall from
Moscow to Ledgedale and on Aug.
19 he engaged a young driver to
help him. Congratulations!
Earl Rockwell, contractor, and
George Ball, carpenter, have just
completed two new porches at the
high school building. John Schaef
fer was the boss mason.
Mrs. I. M. KIpp is now at a Scran
ton hospital.
Mrs. Catherine Van Campen of
Throop ls tho guest of her sister, Mrs.
R. B. Simons.
S. N. Cross pleasantly spent last
week at Atlantic City and Philadel
phia. The Sterling Grange had a pic
nic Saturday. Revs. Boyce and
Webster were the speakers. George
Gilpin gave a reading and the choir
sang.
The Sterling team and the Maple
wood boys crossed bats, with the
score of 28 to 8 in favor ot the
homo team.
Myrtle Cross is home on a vaca
tion from a Scranton hospital, where
she Is studying to be n trained
nurse.
Floyd Cross Is spending the week
at Goose pond.
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MILANVILLE.
J. J. McCullough and Harmon Wed
eral are enjoying the sea breezes for
a fortnight.
Mrs. E. A. Carpenter ls with her
grandmother, Mrs. D. H. Beach, af
ter a visit with her cousin, Mrs. Wil
liam Crane, at Port Byran, N. J.
Mrs. M. L. Skinner entertained
Mrs. Martha Bedford ot Narrows
burg, N. Y last week.
Miss Agnes Drlscoll ot Brooklyn,
N. Y will bo the guest ot Miss Edna
Luscombo this week.
Klngsley McCullough has returned
to Blnghamton, N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Tyler and
children, Martha hnd 'Ralph' of Cort-
lnnd, N. arrived Sundny to, spend
some time with Mr. nnd Mrs. G. H. I
Tyler.
Herbert inman ot Washington, u.
C, Is spending ills vacation with his
mother, airs. Abigail niman.
Volney Skinner was In Port Jer-
vis, N. Y., nnd Honesdale last week.
Miss May Burcher of Port Jervls,
N. Y., spent a pnrt of Inst week at
Volney Skinner's.
Paul lllman of Buffalo, N. Y Is
spending n few days In town.
Miss Minnie Gay, who has been
visiting in Scrnnton nnd Union the
past six weeks, is expected home this
week.
lt. It. Beegle, for nearly eight
years manager of the creamery at
Skinners FnllB, N. Y., has resigned
to accept a position with the Erie.
Both the railroad company and Wells
Fargo Express compnny appreciate
Mr. Beegle's business ability nnd
have expressed It In a substantial
way.
A number from here nttended the
Baptist association nt Damascus this
week.
Those who nttended the Sunday
school picnic report a very good
time.
Rev. nnd Mrs. Walter Gallant of
Pnterson, N. J., nre guests of Mrs.
D. H. Beach. Rev. Gallant was for
several years pastor of the Damascus
church.
Mrs. George Holdridge of Brook
lyn, N. Y., ls visiting friends in town.
Miss Helen Yerkes Is spending the
week in Honesdale.
UNION.
last week's paper, there will be a berry pickers go in parties and momentarily tne announcement ot a
clambake Wednesday. All are lnvlt- camp upon the ground. receivership for the property, the
e(1 When a wagon load Is taken the showing for 1910 becomes the more
Mrs Luke Mortrldge and son. fruit is measured and sent to town ' significant. Since that time the
Walne'r. of Milanville are visiting rel- In charge of one of the party, who . property has undergone a consider
atives In this place i can be relied upon to find a market ' able amount of improvement and de-
Mr and"Mrs Alva Gifford visited for the same and return with the , velopraent. its cars and engines have
of nL. nt i.nnfcnnt Sun-1 oroceeds. The berries at present been raised to a higher standard of
(jaj '
William Stephen of New York Is 1
very sick at the home of his mother, I
Mrs s. A. Stenhens. Dr. Corson of
Rlleyvllle Is the attending physician.
"NEWFOUNDLAND.
An illustrated service on "Pil
grim's Progress" will be given In the
Moravian church Sunday evening i
next nt 7.30 o'clock. ,
Mrs. Lelbert and son, Richard, of!
Bethlehem are visiting Rev. and Mrs. I
A. E. Francke.
Dr. Decker has returned to Phila
delphia. Quite a number of New York peo
ple are boarding nt Hiawatha and
Hopedale cottages.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lange and
son, Russell, of Brooklyn, N. Y., were
callers in town Saturday.
Mrs. W. H. Rommell and little
daughter, Jay, of Carlisle are visit
ing the home ot Mr. and Mrs. F. A.
Eberhardt.
Malcolm Jones has returned from
Valparaiso, Ind., where he has been
attending college.
Mrs. Theodore Harvey and her
bnby daughter have returned to their
home in Westfield, N. J.
A. J. Connelly is on the sick list.
Don't forget the Children's day ser
vice at the Moravian church next
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock.
REUNION OF THE ELKS.
High Old Times nt Bradford For
Antiercd Brethren of Pennsylva
nia. BRADFORD, Aug. 25. The first
session of the fourth annual reunion
of the Pennsylvania Elks' Reunion
association was begun here Wednes
day. I
There Is a good-sized representa-1
Hon from Philadelphia, Harrlsburg
and Scrnnton, with scattering dele
gations from nearly all the cities.
The western and central Pennsylva
nia delegation is large.
A green corn shoot, under the au
spices of the Bradford Gun club, was ,
a feature. L. E. Mallory shot 261
straight targets without a miss. (
Charles F. Willard of the Curtlss i
aviation forces made two very suc-i
cessful flights ln a biplane In the
presence of G.000 people, five miles
below tho city.
T nn , V. L wm MrnnWn,l
? mB?J?.
John K. Tener, who promised May-
Massachusetts summer resort.
The Elk parade will be held Fri
day afternoon.
Mark P. Lull of Munders, Pa., a
convention visitor, fell from a street
car and fractured his skull. He died
at his son's home.
SCRANTON BUSINESS COLLEGE.
The old reliable Bchool, the Scran
ton Business College, Court House
Square, Scranton, Pa., will begin Its
seventeenth year on Tuesday, Sept.
6th. Monday, Labor Day, will be
Enrollment Day. Write tor litera
ture H. D. Buck, Principal.
Fair Fan Tell mo, Charlie,
what's the squeeze play?
The Expert Oh, it would take too
long to explain It here. I'll drop
around this evening and show youl
Exchange.
CASTOR I A
For Infanta and Children.
!bi Kind You Hava Always BougM
Bears the
Signature of
berries on a mountain.
Indlgnnnt Natives Grnb nil Huckle-'
berries to Keep Trust From
, Getting 'Km.
MIDDLETOWN, Aug. 25. A
Montlcello corresnondent of tho Mid-
dletown Arcus writes tliat. fearing
that negotiations for the purchase
0f Buck mountain in Sullivan coun-
ty by New York capitalists might
result disastrously to their Interests
should the deal be put through be-
foro the berry season ends, a raid tho Erie should have been able to
u,)on the huckleberry crop has been show a surplus for the year suillcient
instituted by the Indignant natives In volume to have met full 4 per
0f that locality and thousands of cent, dividends on both clnsses of
quarts are being picked and carried preferred stock and at the same time
0ff unly. Not only hnve the Inhab- leave a balance available for the
Hants of that thinly populated sec- Junior issue, equal to 2. SO per cent,
tlon lying In the vicinity of Buck'wn the 112, 378,900 now outstand-
mountain been Incited to Immedl- Ing. Deducting the $737,087 charg-
nte action by the widely circulated ed to Income for additions nnd bet-
report, but tho countryside for miles terments during the year, It Is found
around Is In n state of feverish ex-1 that there Is still left a balance or
cltement. 1 surplus sufflclent to meet full 4 per
This year's huckleberry yield on I cent, requirements of the preferred
nuci mountain eclipses in quan- I stocks and have left a balance avall-
titv. nn wnll as nualltv. anvthine able for the common equal to 2.23
eVer before known.
While Buck mountain Is in Itself
a natural curiosity, and will nrob-
ni,iv niWavs remain ns such, regard-!
caa 0f wn0 owns the land, the '
huckleberry bushes, which spread I
ije a blanket over Its entire sur-!
lace and arc loaded with ripe, blue 1
fruit just now, render it a truly I
wonderful sight. At the summit of i
ile mountain one may gaze over n '
territory of hundreds of acres un-j
obstructed by any growth other than
the huckleberry shrub.
The berry pickers, who come from
miles nround nnd number hundreds,
work from daylight till dark with
only an occasional interruption caus
ed b.v a rattlesnake or deer, which
seem to be about the only evidences I
nf nnlmnl life in that localltv. The
bring 10 cents per quart and a man
or woman can pick from 50 to 75
quarts In a day of twelve hours.
Hannah Conklln, living within a
stones throw ot iiuck mountain,
picks more berries than any other
womnn In that locality. She has
absolutely no fear of a rattlesnake
and claims the wildest deer that
roams Buck mountain will permit
her t0 gtroke its glossy ulde
Come to the fnlr early in the
morning and stay ull (lay. Bring
your lunch and enjoy nn outing.
Meet your friends and neighbors.
Every effort will be made to make
the patrons of this fnlr happy nnd
comfortable. Leave your daily hum
drum life for ii day nt the fair.
113. Joseph
! Sibley. Republican nominee for con-,
the Twentyeighth district.!
announcing his withdrawal from the
In a brief statement Sibley states
that when be went Into the campaign
his eyesight was troubling lilm, but
since ttiat time lie had suffered a gen
eral breakdown with tieart trouble. He
also states that bis wife's health ls
mor. For these reasons he says It ls
impossible for him to undergo the
rigors of another campaign. What ef
fect his withdrawal will have on the
audit of Sibley's campaign expenses
account which was to have been made
before Judge Crlswell of Franklin
Aug. 20 Is a matter of speculation, but
It Is believed the proceedings started
by W. J. Breen of OH City, Demo
cratic nominee for congress ln this
district, will bo dropped. Sibley de
feated Nelson H. Wheeler, present
congressman, nt the June primaries by
COO votes.
In his sworn statement of expenses
Incurred during the campaign Sibley
stated that he Bpent $42,000, or $4.80
for every vote he received in the dis
trict Mentioned aa a possible succes
sor to Blbley are James P. Wbltla of
kidnaping fame; Colonel W. N. Hill
ings of OU City and Hon. Nelson P.
Wheeler of Endeavor, Pa.
I Candidate Who Spent $42,000 ,
j For Nomination Withdraws.
' Sharon, Pa . Aug
business of thi: erie.
Earnings Very Favorable mid OlHccrs
Tnlk In Optimistic Tones.
Earnings of the Erie Railroad
company for the fiscal year ended
June 30 last were the most favor-
ever Previously published in the
history of the company, so far as the
gross is concernea, while the net ex-
ceeded any previous year as far bac
s laud, wnicn wns a most excep-
tlonnl year. It Is significant that
per cent, on the outstanding amount
mentioned above.
The showing by the company for
the last ilscal period was even better
than bad been expected, although it
was n foregone conclusion that the
Anal operating results for the 12
months would be the most gratifying
that had come to light for a number
of years pnst. "Other Income" of
the company enjoyed the phenomenal
Increase of about $1,000,000, or
33.44 per cent, as compared with the
year previous, the Improvement hav
ing been the rsult of nn unusually
good year's earnings in the company's
coal department.
When consideration Is given to
the fact that only a couple of years
ago the company
along and Wall
was struggling
street awaited
efficiency, as well as new ones added,
so that at the present time the road
is in condition to operate effectively
at all times. Quite in contrast with
a few years ago the present ser
vice of the road, as Its freight and
passenger business is now handled
promptly and considerable prestige
is being gained for the property ln
this respect. Attention is called to
the fact that in January last, when
snow blockades were prevalent
throughout the country, both East
and West, the Erie showed a gain
of 22 per cent in car movement,
while in February, when practically
the same conditions prevailed, the
increase was over IS per cent. This
achievement, according to those In a
position to speak with authority, was
the result of the excellent condition
of the company's engines and rolling
stock as a whole, and the greater
efficiency of operation.
In the last few years the Erie has
made many Improvements which will
before long tend to greatly Increase
the company's business. One of
these, and perhaps the most import
ant, was the completion of the open
cut through Bergen hill, back of Jer-
I sey City. Several other cutoffs which
! have been completed will eventually
mean a great saving for the com
pany nnd increased gross earnings
It would seem, then, that a continu
ance of the present policy of turning
back surplus into rehabilitation of
the property will ln the long run
prove very beneficial. New York
News Bureau.
OUR SHAFT IS RISING.
Memorial Monument to Pennsjivn
nia Soldiers nt Gettysburg to
Be Dedicated Sept. 27.
GETTYSBURG, Aug. 25. The
magnificent monument which the
state of Pennsylvania is erecting as a
. memorial to the soldiers of the
commonwealth who fought In the
bnttle which turned the tide of the
Civil war Is rapidly nearing com
pletion. It will be dedicnted Sept
The memorial cost $150,000. It
stands at the junction of Hancock
and Pleasant avenues, a short dis
tance to the left of the Bloody Angle.
The design was made by W. L,
Cattrell, a New York architect, In a
compeume coiim. i u.
the, monument is 100 feet square
and the enclosed arch sixty feet
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the Goddess of Victory, twenty-one
feet high, surmounts the great
dome. From the ground to tho tip
of this statue the height is 101 feet.
The memorial ls of granite.
There are bas-relief figures of
Lincoln and Curtln, each eight feet
tall, at the main entrance to the
arch.
One hundred bronze tablets are
on the facade. They are six feet
high and three feet wide and con
tain the names of all the Pennsylva
nia soldiers who participated in the
battle. It ls estimated that these
names aggregate about 22,000.
A wide opening to admit a stair
case 13 cut on tho face ot the foun
dation. This leads to a wide es
planade, which passes around the
four columns on which the dame
rests. This esplanade makes the
memorial the greatest observatory
of tho battlefield.
Co. M, 17th Cavalry, was organ
ized in Honesdale, under Col. Coe
Durland, Among its men were J.
B. Cook, Pete Cullom, William Jus
tin, Earl Sherwood, George Van
Wostrall, Ed. Belknap, John Keen,
"Hub" Rounds and George Sampson.