The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, August 04, 1911, Image 1
WEATHER FORECASTS FAIR. WEATHER FOHEOAST: FAIR. READ THE CITIZEN SAFE, SANE, SURE. READ THE CITIZEN SAFE, SAXE, SURE. HONESDALE, WAYNE CO., PA,, FRIDAY, AUGUST? 4, 1911. PR; 2 CENTS 68th YEAR. NO. 62 SHORT HISTORY OF WAY! T L. J. Dimock Tells What it Used to be OFFICE OF JUSTICE OF PEACE IX DIMOCK FAMILY 05 YEARS. 'BIKERS" BETTER NEW RESERVE WATCH OUT-FINE Mustn't Ride on Sidewalks Anymore OLD ORDIXAXCE PUBLISHED FOR 1JEXEFIT OF THOSE WHO MAY RE ARRESTED. " This town was made a borough in 1851 live years before Scranton," said Justice of the Peace L. G. Dimock, of Waymart, to a Citizen man, Wednesday. " From 1828 to 1803 they used to dump all the large lump coal here, winters, and go down to Hones dale and put It In boats. There were about 800 people here in 1SC5. All the families were very large. "Now we have a knitting mill, two creameries, a glass factory, three or four stores. "No one who was brought up here has ever been In State's prison that I know of," laughingly replied the 'Squire when asked whether any one had left the town and gone out Into the great wide world and acquired fame. "I was born In this town Just this side of the cut glass factory. There were eight In our family. Most all the families in town at that time, were from six to eight chll- dren. Now you can go up this street and find hardly a dozen children. remarked the 'Squire who seemed to deplore this apparent attack of race suicide from which the thriving borough of Waymart is suffering. " They had Patterson's tannery here, when I was a boy. They load ed coal here in Spring on cars, and took it to Honesdale and put it on the boats." The office of Justice of the Peace at Waymart has been In the Dimock family for 65 years. In 1846, Asa W. Dimock, the father of the pres ent 'Squire took out his first com' mission, and was succeeded by his son who has been filling the im portant office most acceptably since 1888. Waymart came into prominence a number or years ago, when a mur der was committed there, for which a man was sent to State's prison for twenty years. About two years ago a man hung himself from a tree be hind the hotel, after trying to com mit suicide In two or three differ ent ways. " I am next to the oldest man that was born In this town. remarked Squire Dimock. "Luther Bryant is the burgess. We don't have a high constable, but we should have one There Is talk of raising up the town hall and putting a stone basement under it." Dr. H. C. Noble happened to be on the 'Squire's front porch, and talked about the health of the com munity, which Is very good, he de clared. " There's two or three very mild cases of typhoid fever," he said. "There is some hay fever around here, although we are 400 or 5J30 feet higher than Honesdale. I cur's every one of them. I never had case to beat me yet. " I have cured people from Scran ton. I just went to work several years ago, and found something that does the business. You can't And-- it In any of the books." Doctor Noble by the way doesn' ravor the hospital project. "There already too many hospitals in the country," he said. " They have their tag days, and go to the mer chants and get the greatest lot of stuff and sell It, and pretend It costs too much. It's a graft." In his opinion no hospital surgeon could be secured, and an expert woum nave to De sent for, at a pro hibitive cost, from Scranton or New York. In a town the size of Honesdale there Is no use for a public hospital It wouldn't pay anybody. A private maiviauai enterprise might flourish All this information and much more, the reporter gleaned as he sat on the verandah of the 'SaulreV colonial residence waiting for a de fendant in a suit of assumpsit to show up. The Sheriff of Wayne county, SI. Lee Braman, was the defendant in the case; and judgment In default was entered against him for the sum of $18, and costs. Doctor Noble was the plaintiff. Ho alleges that he left a rain coat In Sheriff Braman's liv ery, last Winter, at the Sheriff's sug gestion, that It would be perfectly safe. When he returned to the stable, after transacting business in the county seat, the raincoat was non est Inventus, and so ho decided, after a six months' delay, to bring suit against Sheriff Braman. Dep uty Constable P. J. Moran served a summons on the sheriff July 26, but the Sheriff didn't show up at Way mart Wednesday afternoon for a hearing. Earl Sherwood, Esq,, was also present at the hearing, and althnneh he said that " he hadn't done any justice business for a long time," he made out the naners with a Hklil that a Washington, D. C, or Phila- aeipnia lawyer might well envy, FUND COMMITTEE "Backward, turn backward, O Time, In your flight! Hake me a boy, If just for to-night!'1 - Were you ever a boy? And did ou ever have the bicycle fever? What are you doing with your ' bike now? Is It rusting up In the garret along with the other de bris of those halcyon days? Echo answers, yes! Bicycles are almost as scarce In Honesdale as the Dodo of pre-hls- torlc times. ' Now, nights you might be here a whole month, and not see any at all," remarked Patrolman Levi De- Grote to a Citizen man the other evening. " 'Benny' Dittrlch used to be a great bicycle rider ten, twelve or fif teen year. ago. Twelve or sixteen ears ago, , was just a regular bi cycle craze round here. ' Now, you' hardly ever see a man ride one for pleasure. It's only fellows who are going to work that ride them. ' Some of them are riding on the borough sidewalks. I see quite a few the last couple or three weeks. Some are Ignorant of the borough ordin ance. There's $1 fine and costs or $2.50 or $3 in all for doing It. " No one has been ' pulled ' in three or four years for it. I'd like you to put a piece In the paper, so If they are pulled, they can't blame nobody but themselves." Here Is the slumbering ordinance. Read, mark, and inwardly digest' Jt: ORDIXAXCE NO. 7. Rlcycles. Sec. 1. That It shall be un lawful for any person to ' ride a bicycle on any of the public sidewalks, or walks of the pub lic parks, In this borough. Sec. 4. Any person violating any of the provisions of this or dinance, shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine or penalty of one ($1.00) dollar for the first offence, and not .less than two. ($2.00) dollars nor more" than' five ($5.00) dollars for each subsequent offence. " The autos, I see, are running pretty slowly, lately," concluded Of ficer De Groat as he resumed his lonely beat from City Hall to North Park. tlelect- wTKfthe , wno is W. B. Holmes Elected Per manent Chairman E. II. CALLAWAY SECRETARY AXD F. P. KIMIJLE ELECTED TREASURER. The members of the committee of the $20,000 emergency fund, a committee recommended by the Greater Honesdale Board of Trade for the purpose of creating a reserve fund to be used by the Board of Trade In promoting the Industrial development of Honesdale, met Tues day afternoon at 4 o'clock In the city hall and organized. F. P. Kim ble was nominated temporary chair man and E. B. Callaway temporary secretary. The name of J. D. Wes ton was mentioned for permanent chairman, but he declined the office. W. B. Holmes was then unanimous ly elected permanent chairman, E. B. Callaway permanent secretary and F. P. Kimble permanent treasurer, All members of the committ' ed by the Board of Trade exception of M. E. Simons absent from town, and John Krantzj who declined to serve, were present. On motion It was unanimously carried that F. W. Kreltner, presi dent of the Board of Trade, be elect ed to fill the vacancy caused by Mr. Krantz, thereby completing the mem bership of the committee. The following resolution which was adopted at a recent special meet ing of the. Greater Honesdale Board of Trade, was also adopted as a part of the minutes of the emergency committee: " On motion it was carried that the committee on an emergency fund, composed of Messrs. Holmes, Weston, Kimble, Simons and Krantz, be empowered to modify or change the resolution adopted by the Greater Honesdale Board of Trade of May 12, 1911, concerning the ad visability of creating a reserve fund to be used by the Board of Trade in promoting the industrial develop ment or Honesdale." The time of meeting was discussed and it was decided that 4 o'clock In the afternoon was a convenient time. TOM QUICK'S OAXOE FOUND. The canoe sunk by its owner, Tom Quick, In York- Lake, -near Lacka waxen, over a hundred years ago, has been recovered. It was discov ered Friday by L. T. Campbell, care taker' at the lake, In twelve feet of w,ater and was brought to the sur face' by Mr. Campbell, assisted by Earl Thorn, Lackawaxen. Tom Quick, the Indian Slayer or the Avenger of the Delaware, was bprn In what now is the borough of Milford, in 1739. When but a boy his father was killed and scalped by Indians. Over his father's body Tom made a vow to kill one hundred of his murderers. He hunted alone and had succeeded In killing ninety nine when he was stricken with smallpox and died in 1796. He ex pressed the regret that he could not live until he killed one more. How ever, he had inspired the Indians with such terror that they could not believe he was dead and they open ed his grave. As a result nearly the ' whole tribe was wiped out by smallpox contracted from the dead body of Tom. Tom just before he died sunk his canoe In York lake. It is hewn out of a cedar log and despite Its long rest under the water It is still in such condition that It can be paddled over the water. MERCHANTS DAY OR JUL! EjJ A GRAND SUCCESS! YOUNPN CUPID Honesdale and Carbondale! Only Nine Licenses Were Business Men Enjoy Issued; 12 Last Year Themselves OVER 5000 PEOPLE OX THE GROUNDS AT LAKE LODORE. FAIR NOTES. CHESTXUT TREE BLIGHT. The Starrett's troup, which carry nine acrobats and performers, all stars, will give free exhibitions in front of the grand stand fair week. This alone will be worth the price of admission. It is claimed to be the finest of Its kind on the road. Come with the expectations of seeing an excellent entertainment and you will not go home disappointed. The management of the fair has made arrangements with the Erie officials for a morning train Into Honesdale from Hawley. The train will leave Hawley about 11 o'clock, arivirig at Honesdale about a half hour later. This will accommodate a number of people from southern Wayne county. The train will leave Honesdale at 6 p. m. This is everybody's fair. Come and meet your friends and mingle with the jolly throngs. The fair is about two weeks away. Remember the dates August 14, 15. 16 and 17. Don't forget the hitch race. It will be both interesting and amus ing. Fifteen dollars in prizes are offered. " We had the biggest crowd there this summer. We ought to be satis fied. 3,776 people were counted on the grounds before the last special from Carbondale came In." So said John Erk, chairman of the excursion committee of the Busi ness Men's Association of Honesdale, to a Citizen man Thursday, In, speak ing of the successful joint picnic conducted at Lake Lodore, Wednes day, under the auspices of the Busi ness Men's Associations of Carbon dale and Honesdale. A conservative estimate places the number of people on the grounds at 5,000. Fully 3,000 people came by rail from Carbondale,the first ex cursion train alone carrying over 1, 400 people. 895 tickets were sold at iHonesdale, 783 of which were pur chased by adults. Probably a thous and more motored or drove to the lake. The weather conditions were ideal. Old Sol was out in all his glory, and shone all day long on the jolly holi day crowd. Not a cloud dimmed the horizon. Not a single raindrop fell. It was a great day. Two specials were run Honesdale to the Lake, one PRETTY DULL TIMES DURING SUMMER MONTHS IX MR. HAXLAX'S OFFICE. Dan Cupid found Wayne county a pretty poor field for his operations during the month of July, only nine of his votaries applying to the Clerk of the Orphans' Court for marriage licenses, as compared with an even dozen in the corresponding month last year. The county seat takes the lead with three grooms and three brides. White Mills and Hawley were each represented by a bride and a groom. The average age of the applicants was unusually high, that of the grooms being 30 7-9 years, and that of the brides 26 and 7-9 years. TEe oldest groom was 48 and the young est 22. The oldest bride owned up to 44 years and the youngest two blushingly confessed that they were eighteen. In only one case was the bride old er than the groom, and that was where a young man of 22 took out a license to marry a young lady one year older than himself. Two coup les were of exactly the same age. Two of the grooms and two of the brides had previous matrimonial ex periences. All of the brides gave i their occupation as "at home," Bavo from one who said she was a silk weaver. train' For the grooms, the laborers took leaving at 9:15 a. m. and the second, the lead, three of them being so oc- m A blight, similar to the pear blight, is killing the chestnut trees In the Eastern and Middle Atlantic states. The blight or canker may extend over the entire country. As a preventative to save the tree pois onous solutions poured around the roots of the trees has been highly recommended. Of the 1,500 specimens in Bronx Park, New York, only two are stand ing. With the more general recogni tion of the perils of the chestnut canker serious steps are being tak en to prevent Its spread. Pennsyl vania, whose Forestry Department values the chestnuts of the State at $50,000,000, has been the first to take up the matter on a large scale. After a special message from Gov. Tener the Pennsylvania Legislature voted an appropriation of $275,000 to fight the plague. Various meth ods are under consideration, and vigorous quarantine methods will be carried out, though quarantine for a tree plague is a difficult matter when the wind, migrating birds, and even the squirrels with cheerful Ig norance carry the spores for miles and miles. The squirrels are among the most dangerous propagators of tne disease for short distances, for the spores must find a place where the bark is scratched and broken to enter and make a home, and the sharp claws of the squirrel make the necessary abrasions and admit the spores at the same time. The blight started on Long Island. RILEYVILLE 95 YEARS Has Forty -Nine Living Descendants READS WITHOUT GLASSES AXD CAN REMEMRER WAY WAY BACK. William W.- Atkins, father of Mrs F. W. Kreltner. Fourteenth street. celebrated his 95th birthday at his nome at Rlleyvllle in Lebanon town ship on Thursday. August 3. Mr. At kins Is well preserved for a man of his age and Is also In the possession of all his faculties. He reads the county and dally papers without the aid of glasses, having never been compelled to wear them. A number of Mr. Atkins relatives gathered at his home and offered congratulations Thursday, wishing him many happy returns of the day. Mr AtklD has seven children, twenty-seven grandchildren, four teen great-grandchildren and one great-great-grand child. Many were present and Joined in the festivities of the day. He Is remarkably bright and has a clear memory. Mr. Atkins told a Citizen man that he remem bers as far back as when he wore HIGH SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS Examinations for entrance to Da mascus High school -will bo given In the High school building the first two days of the new term, Sept. 5 and 6. The PrlnciDa will ba elad to answer the questloij of any lnter- estea in mese exam' yatlons. Ad dress Harry H. Pathlck, Damascus, fa, SIR. STIIAUSS A CANDIDATE. The many Honesdale friends of Attorney S. J. Strauss, Wllkes-Bar- re, will be elated to hear of the an nouncement of Sir. Strauss' name as a candidate for the office of Com mon Pleas Judge of Luzerne county A Wllkes-Barre paper says: "It is the consensus of intelligent opinion, both at the bar and among the peo pie, that a man more specially fitted to fill the high office of -judge could not be found in either political party than Mr. Strauss. He has been In the active practice of the law In this county continuously for moro than thirty-five years, and occupies place in the front rank of his pro fesslon. His high personal charac ter, his large mental culture and thorough equipment as a lawyer, .his broad public spirit and his judicial temperament all make him a pecu liarly and desirable man for the of fice of judge. His character, ability and personality, have alike won and. neid tor mm xtxe respect oi ail classes." Mrs. Strauss was former ly 'Miss Minnie Weiss of thla place. dresses, which was about 92"years ago. He was named for his uncle, William-W: Atkins, and the uncle artdunrt arrived.at jhlsj home jin U lit I, H U ,WI U 'U tu - u When Honesdale was young In years, there being' but twelve houses stand ing, Mr: Atkins used to pick berries where a number of Honesdale's most imposing buildings now stand. The lower part of the town was of swampy composition, while laurels grew in abundance. Mr. Atktns first came to -Hones-1 dale in 1832 and later in ,1848, he started a pottery, which Is claim ed to have been Honesdale's first in dustry. His early life was spent in his .home town. For fifteen years he was a boatman on the Hudson river. For many years the subject 'of this sketch, who is a grand old man, was in the employ of the Weston pottery at Ellenville, N, Y. He traveled over the country selling the products of the factory, a branch of which was started in Honesdale. He received 1 per dozen and upwards for stove- ware, crocks, jugs, pitchers, etc., sold. Sir. Atkins has been a staunch Democrat all his life. Ho voted his first ticket in 1836, when Van Buren was elected, and has voted every presidential election since excepting one. The Citizen extends congratulations to Sir. Atkins and hopes his health will continue to be good so that he may be privileged to enjoy the even ing of ills II fo in happiness among his relatives and friends. WILLIAM W. ATKINS, 05, RILEYV 1LLE, PA. DAUGHTER ON LEFTS SIARCELLA BENNETT, DAILY SOUS, BACK OF MR. ATKINS; MRS. GEORGE KEESLER, DA SIASOUS, HER SON AT LEFT, CLAUDE KEESLER AND BAB Y, CLAUDE, JR. at 1 p. m. Both were comfortably filled and consisted of ten coaches each. Wayne county cleaned up a good proportion of the athletic prizes, considering that they were outnum bered four to one by the Pioneer City delegation. The base ball game in the after noon between the business men of Carbondale and Honesdale was a screaming farce. One of the local celebrities, who covered (we shan't say which position) sprained his an kle badly. The six-innings played resembled a comedy of errors, and the most consoling feature of the game was the fact that we won, 11 to 6. ' ",NickV,iSpencer was selected to "detect;"-, wefroeanumpire" yf' the b"allsandiatrikes1Waust?whldh,onodf the' ex-leaguers-who -figured'- ln-the' game made the most errors, it Is hard to say. This was .the Honesdale line-up: George Deltzer, pitcher; William Welch, catcher; Frank Schuerholz, .first base; H. Theobald, second base; John Rlckert, third base; R. SI. 'Salmon, shortstop; Robert Slurray, right field; Fred Marsh, left field; Thomas-Charlesworth, center field. Honesdale looked like a deserted village' Wednesday. No one was .left to take care of the vacant places, no, not even the policemen. Practically every business place In town was closed in honor of the event. There are those who go so far to say that the two horses that departed this life in the Slaple City, that day, died from sheer loneliness. Not a leaf stirred, not a blade stirred, not even a shooner sailed across the bar until late in the evening. It was a regular field day for Wayne county politicians. It took a man just ninety minutes to run the gauntlet of Republican, Demo cratlc, Keystone and Independent candidates who lined the walk near the pavilion at Lake Lodore. Never In the history of Wayne county were there so many candidates gathered together in such a small space. Sir X. was there. And they do say that the ease and ability with which he picked up babies and kissed them was surprising. This feature of campaigning has been overlooked In Wayne county for lo, these many years, but Sir. X. revived It and kiss ed his way through a small regiment of infants. And Sir. Y. was there too. He was there eighteen ways. He didn't kiss any babies, It is declared, but made up for it in greeting the breth ren from the Central Methodist and St. Slary's with a warmth and earn estness only equaled by the vim and vigor with which he greeted the old sinner. whose breath smelled strong ly of 40-rod whisky. Candidates for commissioner? Good 'Heavens, there were1 a dozen of them, at least. Each had a couple of lieutenants at hand and these reached out Into the passing throng and grabbed voters and made them selves acquainted. Then the voter received a warm handclasp and candidate's card. "How many cards, did you get Bill?" asked a fellow from White 'Mills. " I got 10 commissioner candi dates and two prothonater ' candl dates," was the response. " Huh, that's nothing. I got you beat a mile. I got eleven cards from candidates for commissioner, two register and recorder cards, one county treasurer and two prothona- ters. You better get busy." It can easily bo seen that this was indeed an exciting little game and after a time wicked men began betting on their success in getting cards. The winner of them all. when the thing wa3 over, had a fine assortment or 23 cards of candi dates of all shapes, sizes and condl tlons of servitude It was a. picnic for the candidates cupled. There was one liveryman. one machinist, one restaurant keep er, one farmer, one glass blower and one clerk. Two of the grooms, and one of the brides were born In York state. One couple came here from the Electric City to take out license papers. The summer months are usually dull months In Clerk of the Or-", phans' Court SI. J. Hanlan's office, and July was, and August doubtless will be, no exceptions to the general rule. But Love, who laughs at locks and bars calls all seasons her own. And when a man and a maid love each other with an all-consuming passion not all the celestial signs in the calendar, much less irate' fathers and mothers, can keep them from having their own way about it. kWhen- aj.womanwllls, ,:she wills!- there you a?5! " The ages of the contracting nar- ties with those of the grooms given first follows: 26 18; 26 19: 4844; ;2223; 2718; 3838; 37 35; 2722; 2424. a to be sure, that picnic of the Car bondale and Honesdaj4" Business Slen's Association. There has nev er beenfctihythlng like it before in old Wayne county. The prize winners in the athletic events were as follows: 100-yard dash for boys from 12 to 15 years. First prize. John Kelly. boys' pants and cap; second, John SIcNeal, shoes; third, Lynn Kls- paugh, umbrella. All the winners were Carbondallans. Three-legged race: First prize. Lynn Kispaugh and Russell Haboner, two sweaters; second, George Lark ins, and Kenneth Reynolds., two base ball bats; third; Sllles Kispaugh and' ranit HooKer, two hams. 50-yard dash for girls. Flr3t prize, Slartha Williams, umbrella; second, Elsie Bailey, art linen; third, Komaine Stephens, cut glass; fourth, Isadore Dowd. roller skates: fifth. Cella Wade, box of candy. sacK race for boys. First nrlze. Miles Kispaugh, base ball mlt; sec ond, Patrick Devlne, shoes; third, Frank Hooper, bottle Nutreo. Lemon race: First prize. Frank Welsh, hat; second, William De- lanoy, five-pound box candy; third, Fay Kirby, jack knife. Fat (Men's Race: First prize, T. Hendricks, chair; second, William Brownell; third, George Slaldfleld. The nail-urlvlng contest for wom en was won by Sirs. Horace Hoyle, Carbondale. The prize was a $15 cut glass vase. George Disch, Honesdale. won sec ond prize In the boat race, a pair of shoes. Edson H. Blandin, a Scranton drummer, won a travelling bag in the commercial men's wheelbarrow race. Del Walsh won second nrlze. a pair of cuff links; Chas. Markle, Honesdale, third, a safety razor: George Meyers, Scranton, fourth, box cigars. The committees In charge of the affair were: Executive Chauncey' Bates, A. SI. Lelne, S. T. Ham, John Erk. Athletics John Rlckert, H. G. Rowland, N. B. Spencer. 'Base Ball R. J. Slurray, F. W. Schuerholz, N. B. Spencer. Sluslc A. 'SI. Lelne. Advertising L. Blumenthal and A. M. Lelne. The Honesdale Band and the SIo zart Band of Carbondale furnished music for the hundreds of young people "who tripped the light fan tastic toe." Slorgan Davis, wife and eleven children won the prize for having the largest family on the grounds. Sir. Davis Is a coal miner who lost both hands and one eye In a mine accident. John P. Dunn, the Hones dale meat merchant, and John Krantz, Carbondale, marshaled fam ilies of ten members apiece, and di vided second prize, 3 HI