WEATHER FORECAST: Showers. WEATHER FOHECAS7,2; "Jtoivers. READ THE CITIZEN SAFE, SANE, SURE. READ THE ZEN SAFE, SANE RE. 69th YEAR -NO. 68 HONESDALE, WAYNE CO., PA., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1911. PRIS 2 CENTS to I ARE CHAMPIONS DFWAYNECOUNTY Honesdale Team Defeats1 Hawley by Score of 4-3 CLOSE GAME UNMARKED BV ANY ALTERCATIONS ; 1 1 A W LEY MANAGEMENT CONGRATU LATED. The Honesdale base ball team won the championship of Wayne county at Hawley last Saturday afternoon, when they defeated Captain Gib bons' men by the close score of 4 to 3. More than' five hundred men, wom en and children watched the County Seaters trounce their old-tlmo rivals In a well-played game, which was ab solutely free from any demonstration of any sort whatsoever. Save at critical moments the si lence was so intense, that some of the spectators remarked that the game reminded them of a Sunday school picnic, and the management of the Hawley team is to be congratulat ed upon the splendid order main tained throughout the afternoon. Ben. Hessllng, who Is still twirling for Honesdale, pitched in his old tlmo form, allowing only four hits, and handing out but three passes to first, wMle Sheridan was touched up for a total of thirteen hits. The re sult was never in doubt because Hess llng had the goods, and Sheridan didn't. The County Seaters made a geta way start of three runs in the first inning, and they added another one In the sixth. Hawley threatened In the seventh, when they made their three runs, and again in the ninth, when a splendid catch by Bader cut off the prospective tlelng run, and cinched the game. Mangan, the first County Seater, to face Skeridan, in tho first Inning, fanned. Captain Leslie Brader doubled to right field. Ross bounced the ball two feet from the home plate, advancing Brader, and prompt ly stole second. Sandercock laced the ball to Shortstop Wilson, who tried to put out Brader at third, and as a result the bases were filled. With the bases crowded " Duffer " Weaver clouted the ball to centre, scoring Brader and Ross, and stopped at midway. Jacobs lined the ball to Wilson, who threw wild to Seller in a fruitless effort to cut-off a run. And the score Was "3 to 0, at -the end of the fatal first, Bader fanning and Schilling fouling to J. Mpcloskey. " They shouldn't have scored a' run," heatedly remarked a Hawley player to his teammates, at tho end of the weird first. And by rights, they shouldn't have either! (Continued on Page 8.) HONESDALE PEOPLE DISGUSTED WITH WEDDING AT RINK Alleging that they " desired to be married so that marriage shall be recorded in Pennsylvania," E. Frank Vernon and Lillian E. Vernon, pro fessional roller skaters, of Worces ter, Mass., publicly plighted their troth In the Honesdale Roller Rink last Saturday night, before a crowd of 600 people, 'Squire William H. Ham officiating. The wedding was widely advertis ed as a " legal and lawful marriage of a young couple prominent In Honesdale," who were to be married on roller skates. Shortly after ten o'clock, E. H. Cortright stepped Into the middle of the floor, and announc ed that everything was In readiness for the real marriage, and Introduc- ed as tho contracting parties, the Vernons, who have been filling an engagement at tho local rink. The piano softly played the faml liar strains and tho blushing bride and happy groom, circled around the rink, and met under a huge leafy bell In tho centre of the floor, whore 'Squire Ham was awaiting them. The brido and groom were dressed in white. 'Squire Ham began the solemn marriage ceremony by saying "Wo aro gathered together in tho sight of God and in tho face of this assembly." The light was poor, and the print In tho littlo black book rather fine, and the 'Squire advanced nearer the light. What he said after the opening words coul'd hardly bo heard on account of the jeers, hisses and yells of disapproval from the spectators. The reporter even could barely catch tho important question, "If any ono can show Just cause why these two people shall not be joined together let him now speak, or else forever hold his peace." Lillian promised to love and obey Frank to the accompaniment of " Ahs " and " Hip, Hips" from the audience. After the wedding was over the 'Squire shook hands with Frank and Lillian, disregarding tho vociferous shouts of "Kiss her! kiss her!" As the disgusted crowd flled out of tho rink they -were treated to a stent of tho legal documents attest ing a previous legal marriage in Co lumbus, onio, u'CDruary a year ago. neatly framed and hung up in tho lobby of tne nuiiaing. Since the event, the people of Honesdale aro divided Into hostile campa over the answers to questions like this: "was it a legal marriage" "Can a couple -who are already mar ried once, be married again t" etc. VETERAN TELLS OP VALLEY WRECK J. Edward Cook Describes Catastrophe in Graphic Terms WITH DAUGHTER NELLIE LAST FRIDAY ON THE ILL-FATED TRAIN. Tho accounts of the fatal wreck last Friday near Manchester, N. Y., on the Lehigh Valley Railroad, In which thirty people were killed and scores injured, which have filled col umns in the dally papers, were not exaggerated In the least, according to J, Edward Cook, a veteran of the Civil war, of Honesdale, who, with his daughter, Miss Nellie Cook, were on the Ill-fated train. Mr. Cook and his daughter board ed the express train at Rochester Junction and secured seats in the first of the three day coaches that remaining on the track, and safe ly passed over tho trestle near Man chester. To a Citizen reporter Mr. Cook related the following narra tive of the awful wreck: " Wo were seated In the train having a pleasant time conversing one with another, relating little In cidents that different ones had ex perienced and seen while at tho en campment at Rochster. The train slowed down as we passed through Manchester, but as it was an ex press, we did not stop. Then all of a sudden the heavy train came to a stop. There was a slight jar -which we felt but we were not Injured by tne Impact. Our car, two passen ger cars, a baggage car and thd huge locomotive had passed safely over tho trestle. A young man and myself wore among the first on the scene with axes to aid the unfort unate ones that were pinned under the cars. A lady approached me and asked me If I had any stimu lant with me. I volunteered to go and assist In caring for the Injured but she said, 'You are too old a man for such work, besides there are enough young men hero to look af ter the Injured.' I returned to my daughter Nellie, who was -made very nervous by the shsck and remained with her until the train started about two hours after the wreck oc curred. "The newspapers gave a number of different accounts of the wreck. It was tho worst thing I ever wit nessed! I have traveled a great deal in mr life but-never saw nnx- tnmg as terrible as this was. It was an awful sight. The dining car. full of neople. who were eating, their dinner, pass ed over tho trestle and then fell down an embankment of 40 feet. Another car stood on end in the stream. The front end of the next car swung around across the tracks, followed closely by another car. A soldier In the last car of the train applied the emergency brakes and prevented the rear cars of the train from piling up. The cars came to a sudden stop. It was an hour and a half be fore a doctor arrived. Then others came and the people on the train assisted In caring for the injured. My daughter and I counted iii bod ies that were laid along in a row on the gravel bank, all supposed to have been dead. I have learned since that there Is not as many, but as to tho exact number I do not know. " Judge Wilson returned home on Thursday, but Mrs. Cyrus Wood en and Mrs. Charles Myers aro still In Rochester. " Tho shock was a severe one. In war we expected- to see blood shed, but its coming so unexpected as It did last 'Friday, it unnerved us both I have not yet recovered from the shock and my daughter, Nellie, is also suffering from it. It was an experience I do not wish to repeat and ono that I will always remem- oer. " In that the two large locomo tives and our car passed over the rails It hardly seems possible that there was a spread rail at first, but the heavy weight of tho engines and loaded cars probably weakened tne tracn and it gave way." Union Revival Services at Holllstcr- ville. The churches of Holllstervllle will unite in special revival services dur ing tho month of Soptember. The meetings will begin Sunday evening, Sept. 3, In the Methodist Episcopal church. They will be conducted by tho pastors of tho churches. You are Invited to attend and help make this effort a success. O. G. Russell, pastor M. E. church, Hamlin, Pa. THE LETTER LIST. Unclaimed letters, for the week ending August 28, 1911, remain in the Honesdalo postoffice for the iol lowing persons: Mrs. Lizzie Burke, Edward Dexter, Mrs. Maggie Gar rett, Mrs. Sam Muller, Indian Or chard, Miss Marjorlo Ross, Miss Anna Sohroeder. M. B. Allen, post master. Death of Charles Wesley Sutton. Charles Wesley Sutton died Satur- day night at his home in Bethany after a lingering illness, aged s& years, 4 months and 19 days. Ho was born In Stevensvlllo. Sullivan county, N. Y., his parents being Charles Wesley Sutton and his -wife Susan Knanp. On June 22. 1307 he was married to Augusta, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Mortlmore a, Lavo, Bethany. REPUBLICANS NAME HOMER IS10, : i M h Vimnnp onri lintnt A I 111. L UllUUHd U1IU T IblUl rt. Decker Will Go To Conference COMMITTEE DECIDES IT IS TIME FOR WAYNE COUNTY TO HAVE SHARE IN POLITICAL HONORS. The Executive committee of the Wayne County Republican Commit tee met in the grand Jury room Mon day afternoon pursuant to the call of the County Chairman, M. E. Si mons, for the purpose of naming congressional conferees. The call was read by the chairman after which the following resolu tions were unanimously adopted: Resolved, That this committee do hereby name and elect M. E. Simons of Honesdale, and Victor A. Deck er of Hawley to be conferees from Wayne county to tho congressional conference which Is to meet for the purpose of placing In nomination a Republican candidate for Congress from the Fourteenth Pennsylvania district to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Hon. George A. Kipp, and that the conferees above named be and they are hereby empowered to fill any vacancies which may oc cur In their body, to make any sub sume. ons wnicn may do uesirauie and to add to their own number If necessary In order to accord with the rules of tho Republican party In the State and District. Resolved, That tho congressional conferees this day elected to repre sent Wayne county in the forthcom ing Republican Congressional Dis trict conference, be, and they are E BAPTIST CONVENTION HELO Very Large Attendance at south Clinton Last Week f, OFFICERS CHOSEN FOR ENSUING YEAR; OTHER RUSINESS OF IMPORTANCE TRANSACTED. The Wayne Baptist School con vention was held at South Clinton on Tuesday last week. The devotional services were conducted by Rev. H. J. Baker, the secretary, after which officers were chosen as follows: Eu gene Qulntln, Ariel, president; Or ville Beckwlth, South Clinton, vice- president; Rev. H. J. Baker, South Clinton, secretary; J. H. Penwarden, Honesdale, treasurer. An excellent paper on "Class Or ganization " was given by Miss Mil lie Tuthill of Hawley, and "A Glimpse of Our Past" by Mrs. Geo. P. Ross. Both papers were well re ceived and aroused much Interest. Rev. E. M. Stephenson, D. D., of Lewlsburg, Pa discussed "A Stand ard for .Baptist Bible Schools." He advocated a union of the Bible school and Young People's Society work in our conventions. In the evening Rev. R. D. Mlnch. Damascus, conducted a Bible drill In advancod work. The young peo ple did themselves and instructor credit. The class was composed of Paul Griffith, OrvIUe Walsh, Harold Mitchell; Misses Pearl Tyler, Hazel Tyler, Emily Mitchell, Florence Price, Hazel Young, Myrtlo lley nolds, Elsa Brown, Bessie Welsh, Sadie Welsh, Marlyn Brannlng, Juanlta Orannlng, Hiram Mlnch. Tho address of the evening was on "Factors in Religious Education" by Dr. Stephenson. A resolution was unanimously adopted to unite tho Young People's society with tho Bible School conven tion and the matter was referred to the Young 'People's meeting on Wed nesday evening for concurrence. Tho Association convened on Wed nesday morning with the Moderator, Rev. C. S. Smalley, Hawley, presid ing. Rev. H. J. Baker, pastor at South Clinton, welcomed the dele gates and visitors and the Moderator responded. Officers were elected as follows Rev. George S. Wendell, Honesdale, Moderator; Geo. P. Ross, clerk; J H. Penwarden, treasurer; A. H. Curtis, W. H. BIdwell, Geo. P. Ross, trustees; Rev. C. S. Smalley, trustee or Keystone Academy; liov. Geo. a Wendell, vice-president of the State Mission Board; Rev. C. S. Smalley, vice-president of the Education So ciety; Rev. E. H. MacEwen, Holllster vllle, assoclatlonal secretary of For eign Mission society, and Joseph Qulntln, Ariel, of the Home Mission Society. A very able and Interesting ser mon was delivered by Rev. C. E. Cordo, pastor of one of the Philadel phia Baptist churches, from Mark 13081 "My Words Shall Not Pass Away. Rev. George 6, Wendell and J. II Penwarden were appointed to draft a minute to Deacon E. K. Curtis who is confined to his home near Aldon vllle by Illness. (Continued on Page Fire.) WAYN GREENE fOR CONGRESS I hereby instructed to present to the cunieronce xne name oi nomer Greene, of Honesdale, Pa., as the unanimous choice of the Republi cans "tit Wayne county as a candidate for Representative In Congress to fill the vacancy in tho Fourteenth Congressional District caused by the death 'of Hon. George W. Klpp, and to use.every honorable means In their power to procure the nomination of Mr. Greene as the district candi date. Resolved, That whereas, Wayne county during her ono hundred and thirteen years of existence, has had the honor of having but two of her citizens sit for one term each as her representatives In Congress, one of whom has been her only representa tive during the thirty-seven years since the organization of the pres ent congressional district and whose single term ended twenty-eight years ago. And Whereas by reason of her population, her Republican vote, and the ability of the candidates whom she has presented for nomination, she has been entitled to a vastly greater share than she has received of such political honors, it Is now the feeling and the determination of Wayne county Republicans, and the conferees this day elected are so In structed, to present the claim of Wayne county for the forthcoming nomination with such force and ef fect that her right shall at this time be recognized by the District, and she shall receive the justice which has been so long delayed. Mr. Greene was called before the committee and he -expressed his hearty appreciation of the honor conferred upon him. He said the action taken shows a united party In Wayne county. Matters of Importance were dls- i cussed and, the committee adjourned. SPENCER REUNION A GALA EVENT Celebrate 99 Years' Resi , . dence in Wayne Comity ENORMOUS DfNNER SERVED TO MEMBERS OF FAMILY LAST SATURDAY AT LAKE POYNTELLE. Ninety-nine years' residence in Wayne county is tho proud record of the Spencer family, who gathered together in large numbers on the placid shores of Lake Poyutelle, last Saturday, where they enjoyed a day of unalloyed delight, featured by a sumptuous dinner, the election of officers and by the absence of long winded speeches, essays and histori cal articles. Next year will mark the 100th an niversary of the coming of the Spen cer clan to tho hills and dales of dear old Wayne, and a still larger gathering of the Sons and Daugh ters of Spencer will assemble along the hospitable shores of the moun tain lake to celebrate tho glorious event. These officers were elected: Presi dent, F. E. Spencer, Pleasant Mount; secretary, N. J. Spencer, Honesdale; vice-presidents, u. m. apencer, Pleasant Mount, Charles Butler, Dunmoro, J. La Barre, Scran ton; treasurer, George Butler, Carbon dale; historian, Mrs. Alma S. Bor tree, Preston. There was some class to tho din ner served in tho old picnic grounds last Saturday and tho table fairly groaned under tho weight of 32 different kinds of meat, 72 kinds of cake, 9 kinds of baked beans, and succotash galore. F. E. Spencer was the oldest In dividual present, and there were a number of babes in arms. Tho cele brants were; Marlon, 111. Bessie M. Spencer. Schenectady, N. Y. E. E. Spen cer. Scranton Mr. and Mrs. Jay E. La Barre, Captain R. L. Granger. Dunmore Mr. and Mrs. J. Butler. Carbondale Mrs. Geo. H. But ler, Geo. Butler, Lyman W. Spen cer, Owen Lewis, Mary Lewis, Rhodle Lewis, Mrs. Clark Spencer. Honesdale Mrs. Kate Clenio, N. J. Spencer. Pleasant Mount Dorothy Clerao, F. E. Spencer, Mildred C. Spencer, Jennie Boyle, Blanche Spencer, Anna Spencer, Edna A. Doyle, Norman E. Doyle, Emory Spencer. Robert J. Spencer, Mrs. Graco Spencer, Roso M. uutior, Mary K. Spencer, Mr. and Mrs. Milton J. Snencer. S. B. Doylo, Arthur E. Spencer, Clark Spencer, jj-rea apencer. Poyntello W. H. Doyle, David S. uoyie, Javidvi. Doylo. Mrs. w. n Doyle, Elmer K. Doylo. Nelson W. Doyle, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis G. Spen cer, Clara Doyle, Wayne Doyle, How ard uoyie. Frank a. Doyle. Equlnunk R. E. Watson, Ade laide Watson, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Watson. Starrucca Mr, and Mrs. Theo dore LaBarre. BRIDGE TO BEJRECTEO Long Delayed Proposition Finally Acted Upon Friday BRIDGE WILL JOIN FOREST CITY AND BROWNTOWN; CON TRACTS TO BE LET SOON. After hanging fire for more than twenty years, the proposition to build a ?10,000 bridge across the Lackawanna River from Forest City, Susquehanna county, to Browntown, Wayne county, was signed, sealed and delivered at an Inter-county meeting, Friday morning at 10 o'clock in the Grand Jury room of the Wayne county court house, when the Susquehanna County Commis sioners, the Wayne County Commis sioners and the supervisors of Clin ton township, Wayne county, de cldedf on the advice of legal coun sel, to go ahead and take the meas urements of the proposed structure and let the contracts, without any further delay. The necessity for a brldgo across the Lackawanna at this point has long been felt. The river Is fully a hundred feet wide between Brown town and Forest City. Some Idea of the Inconvenience and delay to which tho residents of both Forest City and Browntown are being put may best bo derived from a state ment made to a Citizen man by Harvey Dan, who resides near Way mart. He said: "We go Soutn from Browntown half a mile Into a hole In the river and there at present we are fording the river with our loads. When we cross the river we come to the foot of a hill. We got to go up a high, steep embankment, to cross the Rail road tracks, and there are four of them. Another reason for a brldgo Is, we have no public road from tho river to the city. The road Is never worked from the river to the county line, a distance of half a mile. Two thirds of tho year It's almost im possible to get over the high em bankment to the railroad tracks." Browntown is a mushroom min ing town, with a population of about 400. It sprang up In the last two or three years. People living there have to walk over a mile out of tho way to get to their work in Forest City. The whole town has been hoodooed on account of tho lack of a bridge. Browntown boasts of one hotel, a restaurant, several stores and business places, and Is located one and one-half miles from Forest City, across tho tracks of two rail roads and the Lackawanna River. Application is being jnade to the Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gener al requesting that a postofllce be es tablished there, and a postmaster appointed. At present the town Is supplied with mail pouches from the Erie and the "Ontario and Western Railroads. The Grand Jury room was crowd- (Contlnued on Page Eight) MAYOR KUHBACH IS DEMOCRATIC CHOICE FOR CONGRESS Hon. John Kuhbach, Mayor of Honesdale, was unanimously nomi nated as Wayne County's standard bearer In the light for the election of a representative to Congress from tho fourteenth Pennsylvania dis trict, to succeed the late Hon. Geo. W. Klpp, at a meeting of tho execu tive committee of the Democratic County Committee held Saturday morning in the office of County Chairman Hon. C. A. McCarty, Esq., Honesdale. All the mombers of tho commit tee were gathered in tho office of the Democratic boss of Wayne coun ty, save Rhamanthus Mortimer Stocker, Esq.. viz. Hon. Perry A. Clark, Peter H. Iloff, Esq., Frank Schuorholz, Esq., Honesdale, and Frank E. Gries, Damascus. iMayor Kuhbach will select his own conferees to attend the meet ing which will be held In Towanda the first of the week, when Brad ford, Susquehanna, Wyoming and Wayne will decide upon a candi date. In the Intor-county conference, Wyoming Is entitled to two, Wayno three, Susquehanna lour, and Brad ford five conferees. Two other candidates aro promi nently mentioned as aspirants for Congressional honors, one of them being Johnson, a sonJln-law of Kipp, and Rockwell, a Republican, who wants to get tho endorsement from the Koystone party. Tho plans of the Koystoners of Wayno are to nominate Rockwell Susquehanna and Bradford, It Is said, have an understanding that Alney is to be nominated. "We're going to lick Alney I" is the way an enthusiastic Keystoner politician put it. All of which re malnoth to be seenl Seelyvlllo -'Mrs. Wayno Hazen, Mariorie tiazen. Preston Mrs. James Spencer, Mrs. Alma a, uortroe, Herbert M Spencer. Thompson G. F. Spencer, Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Snencer. Avoy Mrs. Katie Swingle, G, H. Swingle. Starlight Orva Dir. IN L John Hanley May Be The Man Who Was On Quinney Roof. FINED $25; TRIED TO STRIKE MANAGER DITTRICII; PAINTER 11Y TRADE. John Hanley was given a hearing before Mayor Kuhbach Monday af ternoon at 4 o'clock on a charge of disorderly conduct, being intoxicat ed, begging, Intimidating persons, vagrancy and also with being a sus picious character. "Hanley said ho was born In Al bany and for the past year had been In Wllkes-Barre, being employed at his trade, that of a painter. Dur ing the paBt six weeks he said he has been working in Honesdale. Saturday evening Hanley was In the Lyric theatre an'd was seated In the front row of the balcony, smoking a cigar. An usher told him that he was violating the rules and asked him to stop. Still Han ley paid no. attention to the re quest and continued to annoy the peoplo sitting near him as well as making himself obnoxious. Mana ger Dlttrlch went to Hanley and told him he was violating the rules of the house ani that ho must put out his cigar. B. H. Dittrich, who appeared against Hanley at the hearing, claimed that Hanley made an effort to strike him, but John Carroll, who was near, caught Hdn ley's arm and prevented it. The ci gar, however, struck Manager Dit trich in tho face. Mr. Dittrich or dered the man out of the theatre and called Mayor Kuhbach, who was In the house. He turned Han ley over to Chief of Police Canivan who arrested him and took the pris oner to Jail. Mr. Dittrich told the court that Hanley mado threats, claiming that he would get even with him before he left the town and he has every reason to believe that the prisoner is a bad actor. The Mayor told the prisoner that he could not do anything different but follow the law In the matter and under the existing conditions would have to fine him ?35, which If Han ley paid he1 would be released, if the district attorney did not want him, otherwise .he would undergo hard labor on the streets of the town. Hanley said ho would take the pun ishment and was at once taken back to Jaij, where he will await-the pleas ure of District Attorney Simons. There Is no doubt but that in the arrest of Hanley the police have the proper man behind the bars; the ono who attempted to enter the home of Mrs. Herbert Quinney a few nights ago; also the night prowler who askod for matches at 12:30 one night recently from Mrs. Fannie Histed; also that he Is the person who frightened the Inmates in the homo of Mrs. Richard H. Brown a few nights ago; also that this is the bird that was playing hide and go seok with Chief Canivan In front of Mayor Kuhbach's homo one night last week. Mayor Kuhbach gave Hanley a good lecture In that ho told him that any gentleman would not smoke In a theatre and made It especially strong concerning endangering the lives of hundreds of peoplo by smok ing, in that the cigar stub might set lire to the building and cost a num ber of lives. Hanley told the mayor that he was sorry that he had to bo brought before the court, that this was the second time he had been arrested, the first being at Hazleton. District Attorney Simons Is confi dent that he has tho man that has been disturbing the neighborhood during the past few nights and will In all probability hold Hanley for court. MOUNTAIN OF COAL. A mountain of coal has been dis covered at Fernle, Cnnada, Edwin J'erry, secretary-treasurer of the United Mine Workers, who has just returned from there, claims that thero are ten million tons of loose coal in sight, and that It Is estimated that thero aro seventy million tons in tho deposit, which is covored by about one foot of soil and Is In tho form of a mountain. A drill was sunk 1,000 feet without reaching the ootcom oi tno coal. GOES TO ATTEND BROTHER'S FUNERAL. Attorney W. H. Leo left Tuesday afternoon for Climax, Mich., to at tend the funeral of his brother, A. 11. Lee, -wnoso remains will be brought from Kiona, Wash. Mr. Lee will be absent a week and will visit relatives in Detroit and Ger manla, Mich., before returning home. D. & II. SETTLES FOR CUT OVER EYE. Henry Clear, who was injured returning homo from tho Shoemak er's picnic, Aug. 19, at which time ho received a severo cut over the eye, has obtained a satisfactory set tlement -with the Delaware & Hud son railroad company. It was made on Tuesday of this week. Attorney W. D. Alnel, of Mont rose, has been endorsed by the Brad ford county Republican committee as the choice of the 14th congressional district. s KING ARRESTED
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