Weather forecast: fair. WEATHER FORECAST: FAIR. READ THE CITIZEN SAFE, SANE,,. SURE; !READ, the citizen Kk SAFE, SANE, SURE. Ax 68th YEAR.NO. 53 HONBSDALB, WAYNE CO., A WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1911. MB 2 CENTS A 11 YEARS OLD T A T IS IT? RUNAWAY ON WOULDN'T SIP , MAIN STREET WITH JOHN D. IMA NEARLY DISTRIC 1 Smashes Wagon Against Tree on East Street; 'Caught Near Bethany BELONGED TO JOHN R. BO WEN OF ALDENVILLE, WHO IjEFT IT UNTIED. Persons who were sitting on their porches on North Main street Satur day night were startled to hear the cllckety-cllck of horses' hoofs drumming along the road, when a horse belonging to John R. Bowen, of Aldenvllle, dashed merrily by as If he were In a hurry to get some where. Some thought at first that it might be Paul Revere come back to life until It was seen that the horse was riderless. Others said that the animal had probably slipped out of his barn and giving a gentle horse laugh had started off on a spree all by his lonesome. Neither of these views proved correct, however, for it seems that John R. Bowen, of Aldenvllle, had met with an accident Saturday evening in which his wagon was demolished, air. Bowen had stepped into Clark & Bullock's store to do some trad ing and left his horse standing un tied. The horse started and in do ing so the Bowen wagon locked wheels with the delivery wagon of Mr. Bullock overturning the latter. This frightened the Bowen horse and It ran down 'High and turned up East street, colliding with a tree In front of John Allenbacher's home. The horse got free from the wagon and continued up the street. It was caught near Bethany and brought back to Honesdale. When the Bowen wagon struck the Bul lock delivery wagon one rim of a wheel became loosened and fell on the ground, while the rim of a sec ond wheel was thrown over the tie post in front of 'Mr Allenbacher's. There were. several p. pkages In the wagon but Ibey were liot Jarred out or broken "by the Impact. There probably would have been another runaway had Mr. Bullock's horse not been tied. Two spokes were broken In a wheel on the delivery wagon. No other damage was done and fortunately there were no other teams or children In the street at the time. Well Known Honesdale Merchant Dies XiEWIS UREGSTEIN PASSES AWAY SUNDAY AT THE AGE OF FIFTY-NINE. The many friends of Lewis Breg steln, father of Bregsteln Bros., the well-known Main street clothiers and gent's furnishers, were greatly sad dened to learn of his death early Sunday morning at his home, 215 River street, after a long Illness from stomach trouble. In the 59th year of his age. Mr. Bregsteln was born In Kpvnaw, Germany, where at an ear ly age he was married to Miss Sarah Hendler. Several years later he emigrated to America, and for the past 3G years he resided In Hones dale engaging in the mercantile 'business until the year 1900, when failing health forced him to retire. He Is survived by his widow, four eons and one daughter, Xj: Nathan, New York, Harry, Chicago, 111., Harks and August, Honesdale; Mrs. Robert (Rae) Cohn, Honesdale. Two brothers survive: Julius and Ben nett, New York City. Largely-attended funeral services -vere held at his late home, Monday 'ternoon, Rabbi Etsentauf, Carbon tAlle, officiating. Burial was made In the Jewish cemetery. 2000 EAGLES EXPECTED TO FLY HERE. At a meeting of the local order of Eagles of this place, held Sunday, the date of their celebration In Honesdale was fixed for August 11. Invitations will be extended to Wllkes-Barrp. PIttston, Dunmore, Carbondale, Blnghamton, Oneonta and Port Jervls. Two thousand Eagles are expected. Fourth of July Hours at the Post- office. General delivery window open from 10 to 11 a. m and from 2 to 3 p. m. Carriers will make one delivery at 11:30 a. m., and one collection. The money order and registration department will be closed all day. M. B. ALLEN, Postmaster. REAL ESTATE DEALS. Executors of William Correll, Haw ley, to Charles Snruks. Scranton, 117 acres in South Canaan town ship, $5,430. Charles Van Vllet, Salem, to T. Hughes, Hazleton, 20 acres In Salem township, $1,300, First National Bank, Susquehan na, to Thomas L. and Edward L. Smith, Preston, two tracts of land la said township, 11.800. A. V. Tyler to A. G, Gregg, both ot Damascus, land In said township, $1 and other valuable consideration, DASSELL MONUMENT ERECTED. The Dassell monument was erect ed on Saturday In St. Mary Magda lena's cemetery. R. F. Martin of Hawley, Would Rather Raise Chickens LARGE ATTENDANCE FROM HONESDALE AT MEETING OF WAYNE COUNTY POUL TRY ASSOCIATION. At a regular meeting of the Wayne County Poultry Association held Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the R. F. Martin Poultry farm, Hawley, a committee, consisting of Messrs. B. F. Lord, F. W. Schuerholz and W. H. Karslake, was appointed to confer with the managers of the Wayne County Fair association with reference to making suitable ar rangements for housing poultry at the coming Fair. About twenty-five ardent and en thusiastic chicken fanciers were in attendance. W. H. Karslake was appointed Superintendent of Poultry at the Wayne County Fair. Charles L. Dunning, Honesdale, was elected a member of the society, and all out standing bills were ordered paid. In the absence of President E. j E. Kinsman, Honesdale, First Vice president B. F. Lord, Honesdale, act ed as chairman. Honesdale sent a large delegation to the gathering. Among those present from the Maple City were: Hon. A. T. Searle, B. F. Lord, Frank W. Schuerholz, E. A. Lindsay, F. W. Stephens, Beech Grove, R. G. Erk, C. M. Erk, H. A. Robinson, Charles Hermann, W. J. Rief, A. M. Lelne, R. F. Martin, E. A. Penniman, C. L. Dunning. Mr. Martin escorted the Citizen man through his 100-acre farm, ex- plaining the" points of interest, chief i of which were 800 old and 1800 young White Leghorns, for be It known that -Mr. Martin goes in for wime .egnorns a'.ugewier. He told the re'Jrter that all he went In for was eggs. "We raise all the pullets," he said, "and ship the cockerels to New York when they are ten weeks old. I ship all my eggs to New York. I get 28 cents a dozen now. Last winter I got 60 cents a dozen." Most of the large farm Is pasture land, with the exception of about twenty acres whloh is left for hay. We haven t had a good year for hatching," he Informed the reporter. "Eggs haven't hatched as well as other years. They died in the shell. They didn't develop. We were able to raise all wo hatched, though." Mr. Martin makes a business of raising White Leghorns. He mixes his own feeds. This is his "dry mash combination": "I use two parts corn meal, two parts middlings, two parts bran, one part oil meal, one part alfalfa, one part meat scraps. "I'll add the gluten when It .be gins to get cool. You know you can give too much corn in hot weath er." When asked whether he would ex hibit any of his fowls at the Fair In August, he laughingly replied: "Well I don't know. I said I wouldn't exhibit this year. I took everything for two years. I think that's enough. I'll give the other fellows a chance. I am going after garden truck prizes." -Mr. Martin has a largo plum or chard consisting of about 200 scale proof plum trees. The yield prim ises to be a heavy one, For five years, iMr. Martin, who used to live In Honesdale, has been In the chicken business. These are his reasons for going Into it: "I wanted to get out In the open air. I was sick and tired of being in an office." "I like It very much," he said. "I wouldn't change places with John D. Rockefeller! "If you go Into the chicken busi ness," he told the reporter, who once took a 'flyer' in White Rocks him self, "you have to like the business. You have to be on hand every hour that it's light. I don't get through till 9 o'clock. I have to close the colony houses, and see every chicken Is In. If you don't, a hawk will come along and gobble them up. I don't get up on the hills till 6 o'clock In the morning." iMr. 'Martin showed the reporter his young chicks, t'l keep the youngest In colony houses, scattered In the underbrush. About sixty In a house Is the average. , "In the morning I feed a mixed grain, consisting of one part cracked corn, one part oats, two parts wheat. I have the 'mash' in hoppers before abouft them ail the time. I feed twice as much in the evening as in the morning, sending them to bed with a full crop. I use rye straw in the laying houses. It doe'-" crum ble up as easily as gu , corn at fi lire nrwl Vaana nlann 1 .At" The reporter left Hawley with a number of touching souvenirs of his visit In the shape of mosquito bites. Tho reason for their existence there In such large numbers Is due to "the fact, it Is said, that the ore. canal hasn't been entirely drained supposed that they grow In Hawley never takes a bac for any town, so when she- to breeding mosquitoes sht mined to beat the Jersey braf she did too. They are thorough' breds. Why, would you believe It, a good many of them weigh a pound, and they sit on logs and bark! felt is Wfe. P seat Kit in- feter- And Walks Towards D. & H.iDn Franklin Says "It's a Train in Middle of j 'Monument of Early Track , ! Pride" ENGINEER ARNOLD STOPS JUST IN TIME; NOT KNOWN WHO SHE WAS. Taking her life In her hands, an unidentified woman attempted to cross the Delaware & Hudson rail road bridge Thursday evening in front of the approaching 7:30 pas senger train. Peering from his cab window, Engineer Jael Arnold saw the woman slowly walking In the center of the track on the bridge towards the engine. He had sound ed the whistle for Honesdale and was about to blow for the crossing, and as he did so he continued the toots. The woman apparently un conscious of the approaching train, did not look up, stop or step to one side of the bridge, but slowly, step by step, picked her course on the ties. 'Mr. Arnold then applied the emergency brakes and while the train was coming nearer and nearer the lady stopped or seemed to realize the dangerous position she was In The passenger train was brought to a standstill within three ties' width, otherwise the cowcatcher of the engine would have struck the woman and she would have been tossed Into the Lackawaxen river or ground beneath the wheels of the engine. When the train stopped the woman, not being able to pro ceed any farther in a straight line, stepped around the engine, which was about one-third on the west end of the bridge. Slowly, and acting strangely as if meditating, the might have-been suicide passed over the remaining section of the bridge to terra firma and disappeared from sight. No one knew her, where she came from or whither she went. She was about 25 years of age, of slight stature and wore a dark brown skirt and white shirtwaist. Her head was uncovered. Eye witnesses claim that the woman did not attempt to, .cross the bridge until the train had rounde'd the curve a few hundred' feet above; that she walked very slowly and from appearances it looked like a case of suicide. Our informant claimed that he turned his head and entered a building, that It was too much for him while another stated that he waited to see if the engine struck her. The Huge Sum of $3.50 Rewards Hard Working Burglars RIRDSALL BROS., SEELYVILLE, VISITED BY AMATEURS WHO LEAVE SAFE UNTOUCHED. The large woolen mills of Bird- sail Bros., Seelyvllle, were burglar ized last Thursday night. Entrance was gained by breaking a pane of glass In the office window and then unlocking the fastener of the win dow. The office was found In a turmoil when the clerks entered Friday morning, Papers were scat tered right and left and the broken window pane told the tale. Further Investigation was made and It was found that J3.50 was missing from tho cash drawer. The safe was in no way disturbed, which leadfe the firm to believe the burglars to be amateurs. Nothing was disturbed or found to be missing in any other part of the mill. Hottest Day of the Year NO PROSTRATIONS REPORTED, HOWEVER; MANY SLEPT OUT IN THE OPEN. Honesdale sweltered under the rule of General Humidity Sunday, along with the rest of the Eastern cities. It was thevhottest day of the year. The temperature rose to 97 degrees In the shade at 2 o'clock and all self-respecting thermometers re gistered at least 104 degrees. What made the heat still more insufferable was the oppressive hu midity which accompanied It. Re lief was sought in the parks, and under the ambrosial shade of back garden apple trees. Even the "gasoline buggies" were put oui oi commission, ana me motorists who braved Old Sol's rays were few and far between No prostrations from the heat were reported, thanks to the fact that It was a day or rest. 'Many of the Inhabitants of the 'Maple City slept out of doors Sun day night, where a cool breeze made slumber more possible. The old but somewhat dangerous trick of reducing the body heat by holding the wrists under a faucet of running water was resorted to by many perspiring Individuals who re celved temporary comfort thereby. The Glorious Fourth promises to I be a scorcher, and a good place to wool off Is the ball grounds, espec ially if Honesdale wins both games from Archbaldl Meet me at . the. suit mm grounasi WILL BE SEVENTY-FIVE IN A fJ-JW WEEKS, BUT HASN'T COMMENCED TO GET OLD YET. "Making other people happy. Thai Is my profession. I haven't commenced to get old yet. I'll be seventy-llvo in a few weeks. I was boni in 1830." A real philanthropist Is Doctor Franklin, who gave expression to this optimistic view of life to a Cit izen reporter, who called at the Al len 'House, Friday morning, to see this' celebrated Philadelphia special ist who has devoted half a century to the alleviation of the aches and ills of his fellow beings. Doctor Franklin has been coming to Honesdale for more than twenty five years, which Is the highest kind of a recommendation for any one engaged In an occupation where quacks and charlatans live and move and vagabondize and grow rich at the . expense of the always gullible public. "I sell nothing," said the vener able disciple of Aesculapius. "I have nothing for sale. I don't use any medicine at all. What I use In my practice, I give away. I draw no 'blood." After being shown boxes full of corns of all shapes and descriptions, varying in dimensions from the size of a pin head up to specimens as large as a half dollar, the reporter asked the pedal surgeon for his de finition of a corn. "A'eorn, he replied, "Is a hyper trophied condition of the epider mis, caused by friction or pressure. A shoe too large or too small, any thing that will cause friction, will cause a corn." "What Is a bunion?" asked the reporter. VA bunion," said Doctor Franklin. "Is an exostosis of the mediostldal Joint. The mediostldal joints are the bones of the feet. Bunions are caCSjJ&d by. enlarging ot JAM) bnhe caused.ljy wearing a, shoe too short or too long, or from contracted and narrow soles. "Here's a corn producer," remark ed the Doctor, showing the news paperman a fashionable shoe taper ing to a pin head point, and fearful ly and wonderfully made, and still more horribly put together. Then to make the comparison still more striking, he took up a baby's shoe, and held the two side by side. "That's what the mother $;ars," he said, ''and see, here ,is comfort. A nice broad shoe without a toe cap! ' "I made the feet a study. I don't know anything else," continued the Doctor, whose whole life has been wrapped up in alleviating some of the many aches and pains that mor tal man Is subject to." "Did Adam or Eve have corns? asked the reporter. I never examined Eve's feet." laughingly exclaimed Dr. Franklin. "Tho supposition is she hadn't. Shoes were not in vogue then. Eve never had corns orjngrown toe nails. She wasn't In the Garden of Eden long enough to produce them." "I commenced the study of medi cine in 18.64," explained the doctor.- I studied at Jefferson Medical Col lege, and devoted my life to the surgery of the feet. That Is my oc cupation. "Where does a corn end and a bunion begin?" he was asked. "A corn," he replied, "has no re lation to a bunion. No relation whatever. They are two , separate diseases. A corn Is caused by fric tion, or pressing on a bone, by In terfering with the free action of the mediostldal Joints. It is Intended by Nature that the Joints be lubricated. In wearing too tight a shoe, that pressure will Injure the perlostum or outer covering of the bone, and cause the bone to enlarge. "A bunion can not be cured. It Is an Impossibility. I may as well tell you the truth. If you soften a bone you ruin the chances of re storing It to normal condition. You can relieve bunions. A gloss starch poultice put on at night will give relief over night." "How many instruments do you use?" ho was asked. "Nothing but scalpels," he re plied. "Are wo born with corns, do we acquire them or are they thrust up on us?" asked the reporter. "You acquire them," said the doctor in reply. "In all the thous ands of cases I treated I found oi.'- one case, ana that a little child, born with a corn. She was born with one the size of a huckleberry. I removed It." "Shoes should be changed often. You should have two pair always, and change them frequently," ad vised Dr. Frapklln. "What make of shoes do you rec ommend?" "None. Only a low heel, and a broad-soled shoe, I practice what I preach. Bee, here la a shoe I wear. It Is free from caps, has a low heel, with a revolving rubber heel on It. J "I sell nothing," concluded the doctor. -" "I don't use any medicine at all, W. H. Ham Built 63 Boats in Six Months FIRST TO USE MACHINERY IN MAKING ONE-THIRD OF BOATS ON D. & H. CANAL. William H. Ham, one of Hones dale's venerable Justices of the peace and artists, celebrates the 77th anniversary of his birth on the Nation's birthday, both occurring on July 4th. 'Mr. Ham, who is still well preserved in health, first saw the peep of day when the nation was booming forth the triumphs of lib erty, which occured 57 years pre vious. Honesdale has been enriched by the personality of Mr. Ham, whom everybody likes. He Is dally seen upon our streets and always has a smile and a kind word. Mr. Ham was born on Fourth street, Honesdale, and is one of the old native-born citizens. His fath er was Thomas Ham and his moth er, Elizabeth Bellamy. Both came from Cornwall, England, with a number of other people and were among the first settlers in Hones dale. The subject of our sketch was edu cated in the Honesdale Academy, afterwards going to Wyoming Sem inary, where he was drawing master for some time. Mr. Ham Is a nat ural artist as his paintings and wa ter color sketches on display in Petersen's Jewelry store from time to time will verify. Being especially talented In this art Sir. Ham went to WUUamsport during the winter of 1859-60 to paint photographs. He remained there a short time and then returned to Honesdale. Dur ing 1854 he was clerk to Prothono tary John Mcintosh, In the court house. Mr. Ham was also prothono tary for three years, being elected to that office In 1S66. He also served as clerk under Prothonotary Carr from 1888 to 1890 inclusive. After serving under Clerk of the Courts Mcintosh, Mr. Ham worked for two years In the Delaware & Hudson Canal company boat yard at jLeonardsvIUe. For many years Mr. Ham followed boat building, having built boats by the mile for this company. The "boats plyed pn the Delaware & Hudson Canal from Honesdale to Rondout, near Kings ton, carrying freight, lumber and coal between these two places. Mr. Ham stated to a Citizen man that he manufactured one-third of all the boats used upon this canal and in six months made a record of turning out 63 boats for which he received $1,700 each. "I was the first per son to put machinery to work in boat building In the .United States, and it was for the Delaware & Hud son Canal company. As soon as the company realized the advantage of making boats in this manner and the time saved In boat building, they took my plans and built a large boat yard at Rondout. They bought the property In 1862." "When young," Mr. Ham con tinued, "I took first and second prize for offhand rifle shooting In Jones' woods near New York. The distance was 40 rods. I shot 31 times in succession in a foot ring and was never more than six in ches away from the center of tne circle any time during the 31 shots." "No, my military record did not amount to much., it was of a week's duration. I enlisted as a high private and went as far as Washington and then returned." Mr. Ham has been a justice In Honesdale since 1894, seventeen years. He has served twice on the school board and town council and was elected chief burgess in a Re publican town, which bespeaks in words of highest praise of his pop ularity. On March 22, 1869, Mr. Ham and Miss Mary A. Wilbur were married in Honesdale. They are the par ents of three children. Mr. Ham Is also a newspaper writer of some note, having written many articles of Interest In the lo cal press and also for magazines and periodicals at large. The Citizen offers congratulations' to Mr. Ham in the celebration of his natal day piiS ' jpes he will rnjuy It and live to enjoy many more like occasions. What I use In my practice I give awar. I use no local anaesthesia. I folloyf the line of demarcation and don'txdraw blood." Common sense seems to be the secret of Doctor Franklin's success. As one pleased and happy elderly lady patient remarked, in leaving-his suite of rooms na tha rpnnrtar pn- ter.?d: X - "i man i nave common sense yeu.s ago. I always wear common sense shoes now!" DR. BURNsTcEIiEBRATEfl BIRTH DAY ON tHF FOURTH. July 4th is jha birthday of anoth er of Honesdala's well known citi zens and physicians, Dr. E. W. Burns. Iraf Burns has planned a famlly-ftreumon at which time the folljwplrare, expected to bo pros- eBt:ffr ana, -Mrs. Reed Burns, Mr, aaiptaa A'. R Foote, son Arthur, of.'tBCranton; Mrs. Joseph Walte. Glenburn; Mfb. L. A. - Smith and. and 'Mrs, A. O. Hamlin, Syracuse, N. FOR WHITE MILLS Court Orders Re-establishment of Independent District EVIDENCE SHOWS THAT EVERY ONE FAVORS IT AND THERE IS NO OPPOSITION. After a hearing held Saturday af ternoon at 2 o'clock before Judge A. T. Searle, In the matter of the re establlshment of the White Mills Independent school district, when a petition signed by 13S taxpayers of White Mills was presented by C. A. Garratt, Esq., no opposing petition being filed, the Court ordered and directed that an Independent school district be established with the same boundaries as heretofore. Ten days' notice had been given the directors of Texas township as required by law, and a hearing or dered for Saturday afternoon. This Independent school district was first erected May 13, 1879, and the files in the case were offered in evidence. Three witnesses were called to prove the necessity for re-establishing the district. Their testimony' follows: John C. Sonner, White Mills, the first witness called, testified that he was a taxpayer and served on the school board three years. He visit ed the schools, and knew the class of work done there. A third grade High school has been maintained in White Mills for the past two years. Three years' work Is taught there. Mr. Sonner thought It would be a benefit to the people of White M11I3 to continue as an Independent school district. According to his tstimony White Mills Is a compact village In Texas township, quite a long distance from any other High school. A flve rqpm brjck school building was erected several years ago at an ori ginal cost of ?5,000,. half of which has been paid, leaving an Indebted ness of ?2500. People are satisfied with present arrangements, and no complaints have ever been made. Joseph Stephens; the, second wit ness, said that he had been a school dlr&ctGt- for -four 'years.- '-'I believe the Independent school district has been established thirty-two years. During that time, due to the great prosperity of the glass business, the population has Increased. Children have grown in greater numbers. The population got so great we had to build a new building. It is one of the healthiest places In Wayne county." Five teachers are employed, ac cording to Mr. Stephens' testimony. They are teaching a three-year third grade High school and the people are all well satisfied. 225 scholars are enrolled. The school district takes In almost all the voting dis trict. There have been no troubles or complaints, and the people are greatly disturbed to think the Leg islature has abolished it. White Mills is four or five miles from Texas township High school. Charles S. Burger, White Mills, the third witness, stated the popu lation of that town to be 950, and thought the Independent district was a benefit to White Mills. In handing down the decree. Judge Searle gave these as his rea sons for granting the petition of the taxpayers ot White Mills: " I am very glad to have the op portunity to re-establish this dis trict. It Is probably one of the largest independent school districts In the 'State. The people In the dis trict with one accord are In favor of it. And there Is no opposition to It either In the district or out of it. Therefore the necessity Is well es tablished. " This puts you where you Were before," he said, addressing the di rectors present at the hearing. " No Inconvenience will result from the abolishing of this district. You go on just as you were before. It will be necessary for you to re organize, and relevy your school tax and appoint your teachers. In order to be perfectly safe, call a meeting at once. You have good schools, and their reputation has alwaySjbeen good." Five pf the original directors were reappointed in response to a petition presented by the attorney, viz, Messrs. John Tuman, John C. Sonner, Henry G, Schiller, M. J, Decker, Joseph Stephens, the sixth member of the old 'board, Michael Weinberg,," -having very graciously withdrawn his .name. jgr- COULD . A, 'DRIVER WIN THIS MEDAL? "Mayor Kuhbach and tho police force are now equipped with stop watches and the . police will make arrests, irrespective of persons, who violate the borough ordinance of running faster than ten miles per hour through the streets of Hones dale. A fine ot 26 will be Impos ed. !f Honesdale Citizen. What Honesdale should do is of fer 'a gold medal Jnlald with ten dla- rijonds to the person who can drlyef an auto through. It's main streets'fsft ter than ten mltea' an hour anistar In the machlne.-'HawIey Times. MARRIAGE LICENSE, Scott RutledwE West SkmMcus neien m, wtrey. ,u. ...Tyier Hill J
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