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HONESDALB, WAYNE CO., PA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1911.
W. WOOD IS
DUSTRIAL SCOUT
LUTHER LEAGUERS iBULLOCK BACK WAYNE COUNTY
HOLD CONVENTION FROM HARRISBURG TEACHERS HERE
i
MAYOR KUHBACH REPUBLICANS IN
' PASSES AWAY LEAD ONCE IRE
t ii i i n i
CdlCl UUHCMldlC DUdlU
of Trade Makes New
Departure.
I2r3I?I lilMYiUiMF ItfTCll.MMt AITTV-
if :i ia i ,rrv ksi i it )it n: v-
NOTK OF CAMPAIGN
"FOHWAItD!"
Ti n npnntor 'TTnnoRflfiln Ttnanl of
a irom wnat was stated concerning
i 1 .,.111 t.n l.-tV.-
V. W. Wood, who was elected
nrv trfla.HiirRr- iinnRiirefi URinro rno
strial scout or agent for HoneS-
it;. mi. v uuu uuiu uu uuu iumu
uld secure one of them. He stated
rti nnf-hlni nniinta Ulrn noponnnl
Mentation. Mr. 'wood is an exnor-
e small manufacturers of the met
polltan districts have to contend
th ; thftlr pxnnnF.pq. vant.tlat.1nn In
u liiULUiiua, lthj. xiu uiuuuaua lu
iinnn nvin ,lnU
en go after the business. Mr.
ood was assured the hearty sup-
i r at i i - it t- i
Trade and Its members will as-
The Board hopes to accomplish
methinc within a short time and
able to announce to the public the
uits of their careful investigation.
1U DUillU UUt'S I1UL WUUL lu uriug
detrimental to Its prospective
ockholders. For this reason its
riniiM pnmm tiops nnvp noon vorv
reful in creitlntr conservative and
lure it win uiuurLuin any proposi-
There Is a reason" and the Board
Trade does not want its people
. .. ce .1 j. , ii, i .j ii.
auuur UUU UU IUU ULUUT I1UHU W1U
1U lUUUlUlt Ul 111UUU1UV.IU11I1K UULll"
K (JUL WLUL11LV UUUUS. 1Y1I. tVUUU
ul start his scout worK this week.
L. Blumenthal, representing the
irLtII LIII1L KlIU'H LI1M 1.1 HI. 1 Will Til
eetintr the advertising committee
LII II1HF illlll It 1VHTI SHI I 1 1 r . IL II I I'll II
r riiiiifHii lih. i iih in i.H iimiiir Art.
wing to other important business
a. report on ureater wonesaaie was
. 1 Hi 1 11 1 I -I A -
arty, Esq. Mr. McCarty suggested
f 1 1 1 ii i ir (riiiiiirN riiiitr iiim im v
it ma iii i hauh luwiiMii i rHiiiini i hit
eri wnnm iir rn rn.ii 1 nnn pnnn
on.'o llnffl cnnia mhar moona inn
e suggested which would promise
puns mnv iir t no mor pirflpnvo mo
III I IT. WJiS ZKTfTHIlLHIl Jill II I. IIH I'll III III 1 1
Mir i.n .
Treasurer Edward iDeltzer made
in nwin? rpnnrr mnrprninp irno
ances of 'the Board
ing $281.30
am uui biuuu . n?tiu
Cash on hand $262.14
Dr. P. B. Peterson was elected a
pm mr wjls nnininnxen.
Bills amounting to $8.66 were or
t' i rrii i ill in .
MINSTUKL SHOW GUAM) SUC
CESS. A crowded house greeted the Ger-
number of catchy musical selec-
i i 1. 1 i n.li i
nnn n nil i n ii sh i nns uiKinir nun.
t- . i 1 1 r . i . y- . . 1 n n
'hn m li n n nnAunn IJitLrViOTlf Wnht
oan meaner. r raiiK Amuu uuu wii-
n m .1 nnfln n
iHefreshments were served and
x i xi mi..
Owing to the hit made Tuesday
'Paul Sonner, who acted as musical
lrfictor. cercamiv mernea ido nraiso
l'Aui sonner. iuuhicui airector:
rranK vettor, ousmess manager:
onn xtic&eri. cubiuuii: j. omiiu
nd P. "Wenlger, reiresnments. The
lub ofllcers are Prank Vetter, presi
dent; Paul Sonner, nnanclal secre
tary; Philip Murray, Jr., treasurer;
John B. Stegner, recording secretary;
Ed. Murtha. Jr.. marshal. Consider
able Dralse is due Her. J. W. Balta
who Is deeply Interested In tho young
men or his pansn.
lAnri whlln tha hotel men are
talking about doing eomethlng to
abolish tho tipping nuisance -why
do not the traveling men get to
gether and do something?
Semi - Annual Gathering
Held in St. John's
Lutheran Church
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING OF
YOUNG PEOPLE IiAST T1IUKS
DAV AT COUNT V SEAT.
The thirty-eighth semi-annual
convention of the Northeastern Dis
trict Pennsylvania Division Luther
League of America, was held last
Thursday In St. John's Evangelical
Lutheran church, Honesdale, Itev. C.
C. Miller, pastor, with a large at
tendance of delegates, visitors and
clergymen from Luzerne, Wyoming,
Lackawanna and Wayno counties.
The morning session was opened
at 10:30 o'clock with a devotional
service conducted by tho pastor of
the church, Rev. C. C. Miller, who
also delivered tho address of welcome
In which he said that he hoped the
community might realize that tho
young people of St. John's aro a
power and force for good wherever
they go. "Even though this con
vention," he remarked, "be held In
old Wayno, let not your work and
labor bo in vain in the Lord."
Arthur O. Kleeman, Esq., Wllkes
Barre, president of tho district, re
sponded in a few well-chosen words,
expressing his appreciation of the
welcome extended. "The reputa
tion," he said, "of the good people of
Honesdale for hospitality Is common
knowledge among the Luther
Leaguers. It is tho desire of every
Luther Leaguer to attend a conven
tion in Honesdale."
President Kleeman appointed a
credential committee comprising
Lewis Korb, Honesdale, William
Weichel, Wilkes-Barre, Mrs. P.
Thomas, Noxen. J. P. Kuschel,
Plttston, recording secretary of the
district, read tho minutes of tho
preceding convention which were ap
proved. '
Mr. Kleeman in making his report
as president deplored tho fact that
ho had had very little opportunity
during tho past six months to como
Into close touch with the various
leagues. "Tho general conditions
are normal," 'he declared. "Some
leagues are flourishing and prosper
ing. Tho leagues in the so-called
rural districts aro flourishing and
prospering, .while tho reports Jrom
the city- leagues of Wllkes-Barre
and Scranton aro not so encourag
ing. Tho report of tho -treasurer show
ed receipts for the past six months
of ?1C9.92 and expenditures of
?1 38.70, leaving a balance on band
of J31.22. Tho report was read by
Miss Carrie Maurer, Wilkes-Barre,
in the absence of the treasurer, Mar
tin Ran.
Harry Osborn, Noxen, read tho re
port of statistical secretary It. K.
Mosser. The fifteen leagues com
prising the district reported a total
membership of 649, consisting of
2G3 males and 39C females.
President Kleeman named as the
committee on resolutions, Itevs. W.
S. 'Heist, Scranton; W. J. Nelson,
Wllkes-Barre, and Miss Erna Renter,
Plttston.
Miss Grace Karchner, Wapwall
open, read an Interesting paper on
"League Attendance," and the morn
ing session adjourned at noon.
Tho afternoon session was open
ed at 2:30 o'clock with devotional
services led by Rev. W. J. Nelson,
Wilkes-Barro. Mrs. Ethel Kocher,
Noxen, read an excellent paper on
"The Social Factor."
Other topics presented and discuss
ed at tho afternoon session Included
"The Privilege of Service," and "Re
quisites for Good Service Faith and
Prayer and Loyalty," "Service" be
ing the keynote of the convention.
The evening session was featured
with strong addresses by G. H.
Bechtold, 'Philadelphia, on "Tho
Layman as a Worker, ' and by the
Rev. I. Chantry Hoffman, Philadel
phia, on "Home Missions."
Visiting pastors and delegates
were: Wllkes-iBarre Stato President
P. Walter Banker, Louis Glmble, M.
Ramonsnyder, Misses Emma Steln
hauer, Carrlo Maurer, Gertrude
Stelnhauer, Margaret Alexander,
Edna Roll, Augusta Eckor, Sophie
Belneman, Martha Banker, Oscar
Mauer, Rev. W. J. Nelson, W. N.
Weikel, A. O. Kleeman.
Scranton Revs. C. G. Splokor, W.
S. Heist, Paul Kummer; Messrs.
Robert Trefz, Fred J. Fiedler, John
Klnback, Miss Emily Fiedler.
Plttston Mr. and Mrs. J. P.
Kuschel, Messrs. C. Edwin Welsker
ger, Erwin Carichner; Misses Violet
Schmaltz, Erna Renfer.
Ricketts M. E. Kressly.
Noxen Harry Osborn, Robert
Relnhard, Mrs. Ethel Kocher, Mrs.
P. Thomas, It. L. Eckolborger.
Wapwallopen Margaret Melxell,
Grace Karchner.
Tho ofllcers of the district aro:
'President, Arthur O. Kleeman, of
Wllkes-Barre; vice-president, Georgo
Ripple, of Honesdale; recording sec
retary, J. P. Kuschel. of Plttston;
corresponding secretary. Miss Violet
schmaltz, or Plttston; treasurer,
Martin uau, wilKes-Barro.
Election Averages 20 Cents Per
Voter.
The election expenses of Novem
ber 7 amounted to ?1,&55.B3, or
an average of 26 cents Der voter,
In detail it cost Wayne county ?819
for election officers, $164.28 mileage
for return Judges. 1284.50 lor ren
tal of election -boxes, $192.40 for
constables and $72 to justices for
caring for ballot boxes.
Attended Annual Meeting!
of State Orchard
Inspectors.
SAYS GREENING APPIiES WILL
MAKE GOOD PIES WHEN TO
PLANT.
Horticultural Inspector W. H. Bul
lock, whose district embraces Wayne,
Piko and Monroe counties, returned
Saturday night from Harrisburg,
where he attended the annual
" round-up" meeting of the twenty
two Stato inspectors who are cm
ployed by Stato Zoologist H. T. Sur
face to look after the 'model and
inspection orchards In Pennsylvania.
" We were there," he said, "from
the first to the fourth, from Wed
nesday morning at 9 o'clock until
Friday night. The meetings aro al
ways held at the capital. We were
out at Prof. Surfaco's orchards ono
day. W. J. Lewis gave ua instruc
tions In box-packing apples.
"Tho apples on display in Spettl
guo's window are from W. J. P.
Warwick's orchard near Inglehart. I
did the work there. All tho work
was under my supervision during
tho past two years.
"All of the twenty-two inspectors
were there. We have over 1300 or
chards now under our supervision
in tho State. 1 myseii musi nave
about forty or fifty orchards all to
gether to look after.
"Yes, wo can do quite consider
able work in Winter. Wo do a good
deal of work pruning and making
lime-sulfur wash and giving demon
strations in Winter. We tell about
tho numns and give instructions
about spraying.
"Wo travel a good deal lurcner in
a year than you'd think. I was al
ways afraid to buy a mileage book.
Last February I bought one, and
I've used up pretty nearly throe
mllnnto hnnlra Rlnno thfin. I want
one of those things to put on tho
wagon next year to Know now lar
I drive. Wo go a long way. Thero's
no question about it.
"There are not many apples in
nniintv this vonr. Thnro's lots
of fruit In some places. Apples
Hnn't noom tn Im vnrv dear. Prob
ably they won't bo very high. There
seems to oe a Kina or siump in iuq
market. Some are. getting gooa
nrlr.ps. Those that cot nice fruit
and got their customers. They
-worked up a trado and are getting
fancy prices, une man nas, i.uuu
bushels of apples. 'He don't pack'
Tiotn In hnrrolH. Ho nuta them in
boxes, 7-8 of a bushel in a box, and
gets from ?l to $a ior nis nmu
wlns. Northern Sdvs. Kings and a
number of other varieties.
"What is the best eating apple
grown In Wayne county? Most peo
ple seem to tnins tne opy i mu
lonrllnr- nnnln for duality. The
Baldwin will stand first on the list
as the commercial applo.
"What Kind oi appies win mane
pies like mother used to bake?"
Tho rsmonlntrs will. Thev'ro the
best pie apple that's grown. There's
h a hlc annlo show at
Pittsburg in January. I rather think
I'll go. That will De a ttiaxe nuruu-
ultural Society meeting, rroi. our
tnna Id crnlnp' tn Tijivfi ftnnles from
our model orchards in every county
In the state on exhibition there.
From Wayne county either Baker or
Warwick will send exniDits to riiia
burgh. That's going to bo a won
derful show tnere.
"After the leaves are off It's a
good time to prune fruit trees. Don't
prune peaches until Spring. Spring
lo tho hoot tlmo fnr tilnntlnc stone
-fruits. Plant pome fruits, apples,
pears and quinces in tho Pall or in
the Spring.
"Quinces are aying out. us iue
borers that are doing It. Borers
work in quinces worse xnan in any
thing else I know of. Wherever I
find them dying It's caused by the
round-headed apple-tree borer.
es, I recommend people to
plant quinces. They're nice fruit
for home use. About all tho quin-
naa in riur Tnnrlfot ?ir fllilnnfid here.
They can't grow them here success
fully. Tho borers get after them.
They don't -watch them enough.
They may bo grafted on thorn ap
ples. If they are, the borers won't
bother them.
" There are no quince orchards In
thn Miintv Thorn Timillfl n't hft A
market for them. Not a great many
quinces are used, a lew nusneis
would All the market full here. It
would bo all right to bave enough
for yourself and a few to spare, but
I wouldn't co into it on a large
scale.
"There was a good many pears In
tho county this year. It was a
good year for pears. I don't know
of any pear orchards In Wayne coun
ty. Generally they nro neglected.
They aro subject to blight. Pears,
like any other fruit, want care and
attention too.
"I am almost through in Damas
cus township. I will flniBh up this
Fall. Then I'm going right on with
commencing at home In Wayne coun
ts It Is Now Judge Strauss.
S. J. Strauss, Democratic candidate
for Judge of Common Pleas of Lu
zerne county, is duly elected to that
office, "winning out over his oppon
ent, Judge Jones, by 187 votes.
Judge Strauss is well-known in
Honesdale, having married Miss Mln
nle Weiss of this place.
245 Pedagogues Attend
44th Annual Institute
at County Seat
INTERESTING AND INSTRUCTIVE
IiKOTUHES GIVEN HV FAM
OUS EDUCATORS.
With all of the two hundred and
forty-five teachers enrolled, the forty
fourth,' annual Teachers' Institute of
Wayne county was auspiciously open
ed Monday afternoon In tho High
School Auditorium, Honesdale, by
County Superintendent J. J. Koehler.
" They're all ?3 richer now,"
gushed uno fair school marm to an
other, after Prof. Mark T. Creasy,
llawley, had marked the attendance.
" It isn't the $3," she rattled on,
" but I wouldn't want to forfeit ?3."
Prof, John T. Watklns, Scranton,
pried open the annual week's vaca
tion period by putting the pedagog
ues through a course of vocal
sprouts. He opened up with hymn
number 93 beginning " Hero am I
full of joy." Tho first response he
got wan anything but of an oh-be-Joyful
nature. Gradually, however,
tho ocal chords were loosened, the
jaws opened wide, tho tongues
stuck out, and music, melodious mu
sic, filled tho room.
Superintendent Koehler admonish
ed the ladles to remove their hats.
and presto, the singing Improved
greatly. Ana, say, tne way they
SUPEJtlNTENDUNT KOEHLER,
Through Whoso Efforts a Very Sue-
cessmi 'reamers' institute Is IJo
int; Held ut Honcsdulo This
Week.
sang "Jack and Jill Went up the
Hill," etc., was enough to mako the
shingles fly.
The Rev. A. L. Whittaker, rector
of Grace Protestant Episcopal
church, 'Honesdale, conducted the
devotional exercises, following
which Profs. Mark Creasy, Hawley,
and J. H. Kennedy, 'Pleasant
Mount, were elected vice-presidents,
and Prof. A. H. Howell, White Mills,
and Mrs. Alma J. G. Dlx, Hones
dale, auditors of the convention.
Prof. Kcehler stating the law
specifies that the accounts of last
year s institute shall bo made pub
lic, Miss Vera Murray, treasurer of
the association, reported as follows:
Receipts: Cash on hand, $205.15;
enrollment fees, $491; door receipts,
$284.10; song books, .60; commis
sioners' clerk, $200; total $1180.85;
expenditures: day Instructors, $424.
75; evening entertainments, $275;
board, $31; printing, $50.35; rent,
$140; juvenile orchestra, $4; secre
tary, $10; livery, $1; pianist, $5;
song books, $22; association, $48.20;
personal expenses, $30.39; total,
$1041.69; cash balance, $139.16;
interest, $4.17; total. $143.33.
" Wayno county for a number of
years has bad the best Instructors on
tho market," declared Superintend
ent Kcenior in his opening remarks,
" We need your attendance," he
continued by way of cautioning "just
a few of the teachers who act a lit
tle wayward. We need your atten
tion, and we need you here every
day. we have to be very strict In
tho matter of attendance since the
payment of teachers under the new
school code has been Increased to $3
a day for attending institute.
" Tho Institute of Wayno county
costs the county $4,000 a year and
we want to mako ourselves worthy of
the money expended. In New York
state Institutes have been done
away with, tho authorities claiming
that they did not pay. Wo want to
prove to the public that their money
is well expended. I want you to
stand by your Institute. There are
four places of amusement open every
evening this week. If the public
sees you walking the streets they'll
say if tho teachers don't patrionlzo
tne entertainments why should we7'
" I want you to be punctual at
each session. Hero Is another
' Don't.' Please don't ask to bo ex
cused Friday morning to go home
from institute. The law allows you
hair a day coming and going,
That's all -we can possibly grant you.
Wo want your attention, co-opera
tion ana interest."
Prof. Watklns. he of the golden
singing mouth, bad 'his innings
again, and started the teachers sing
ing " Stllle Nacht, Helllgo Nacht."
(Continued on Page Eight)
Honesdale's Chief Execu
tive Summoned Tuesday
OARHHIt OF PROMINENT CITIZEN
AND POLITICIAN DROUGHT
TO AN UNTIMELY END.
John Kuhbach, Mayor of Hones
dale, died at his home, 901 Court
street at 6:30 Tuesday morning, af
ter an illness of about six weeks'
duration. Mr. Kuhbach was taken
with lagrlppe about tho first of Oc
tober. He regained sufficiently to
go out, but suffered a relapse and
had since been confined to .his bed
and had gradually grown weaker un
til tho end came Tuesday morning.
Mr. Kuhbach was born in Texas
township September 12, 1865, and
was therefore 46 years of age. He
received his education in tho town
ship school and was graduated from
the Honesdale High school in 1885
with great honor. He taught sohool
at ieonardsvllle for two terms and
was a director in his homo township
from 21 years of age until he moved
into Honesdale. During his com
paratively short life Mr. Kuhbach
has been very active. He has held
positions of trust and has rapidly
climbed the ladder of success. He
served as deputy postmaster for Wil
liam H. Krantz, was bookkeeper for
tho Durland-Thompson Shoe Com
pany, clerked two years In C. C.
Jadwin's pharmacy and was also a
bookkeeper with the Delaware and
Hudson Canal company.
In 1885 he registered with Hon.
P. P. Smith as a law student, but
did not devote his entire tlmo to his
studios until 1894. Ho was admit
ted to the Wayno County Bar Oct.
7, 1895. Since that time he has
been manager of tho Honesdale
branch of the Central Pennsylvania!
Browing company.
Mr. Kuhbach In his private and
public life has endeared himself to
every person with whom he came In
contact. He was a man of broad,
liberal views on all questions, in
which the community were interest
ed and never failed to take a deep
Interest In tho welfare of tho town
and county. lie was .indefatigable
In his exertions to make Honesdale
greater and more progressive. He
expended his money freely upon
every occasion whore any hope of
realizing tho interests of the town
or the community In which he lived
might be attained. While in the
Pennsylvania Legislature thouch
ono of the youngest members, his In
fluence was felt In the making of
tne laws by which the people of
this Commonwealth wero to be gov
erned and more particularly was his
lntorest centered In laws affecting
our own county. Mr. Kuhbach was
democratic from principle and since
ho arrived at the age of manhood
has always taken a deep lntorest in
tho political affairs of tho commun
ity, though partisan to the extent of
vigorously supporting his own par
ty, so judiciously and diplomatical
ly was this done that he never lost
the good will of tho opposite party,
and whenever Mr. Kuhbach was a
candidate for office, party lines
seemed to Do disregarded and only
his personality considered. His
disposition was always cheerful and
apparently happy; under the most
adverse circumstances, no person
could ever detect any outward marks
or any Indication of displeasure; to
his friends and those who knew him
best ho was most affable and con
genial and no conditions could arise
when his genial good nature was
ever In any way changed or clouded.
His education had been carefully at
tended to In early life; his store of
knowledge which he garnered ac
cumulated as years went on. As a
speaker he was ready, forcible
and clear; ho had a grasp on all
public questions far above the ordi
nary. His early death will be
mourned by every person in this
community and his bright, cheerful
personality will be missed by all.
He was a chairman of the Demo
cratic county committee for two
years. In 1893 ho was elected to
the legislature and served ono term.
He also was prominently Identified
with a number of fraternal societies
and was interested in .home indus
tries. He held membership In the
following lodges: Knights Templar,
Anthony Wayne Chapter Royal Arch
Masons, Honesdalo Lodge, No. 218,
Preo and Accepted Masons, Freedom
Lodge of Odd Fellows, Fraternal Or
der of Eagles, Oslek Tribe of Red
Men, Knights of the Hoptasophs and
a Granger. He was also affiliated
with the Farmers and Mechanics
Bank, being a director of same; was
vice-president of tho Wayno Cut
Glass company, of Towanda, and also
vice-president of the Scranton Fire
Insurance company, of Scranton.
Mr. Kuhbach joined Company E,
Thirteenth Regiment, N. G. P., in
1886, and In 1894 was promoted to
battalion adjutant. He resigned that
office to accept the second lieuten
ancy of Company E. The deceased
Is survived by a wife, mother and
one sister, Mrs, W. A. Sluman.
Tho funeral services will bo held
from his late home Thursday after
noon at 2 o'clock. Rev. W. II. Swift.
D. D., officiating. The Knight Temp
lars will have charge of the funeral
with Masonic Bervlces at the grave.
Interment in Glen Dyberry cemetery.
Many Counties Back Into
the Fold Again
ROCKWELL IS DUMPED HIS DIS
TRICT GOES REPUBLICAN;
AINEY'S GREAT VICTORY.
Tho success of tho Republicans is
swinging back Into the Republican
column counties that went to Bernr
last fall, the defeat of tho Demo
cratic ticket In the county of James
I. Blakslee, secretary of tho reorgani
zation end of tho Democratic Stat
committee, and tho Important posi
tion secured by the Socialists in sev
eral counties aro features of the re
cent election.
Tho votes polled will probably ag
gregate more than In the guberna
torial election last year, In the opin
ion of many observers, although it
will bo a long tlmo before this caa
bo estimated.
From all accounts the constitu
tional amendments have not been
followed up very closely, and it will
take tho official tabulation at th
Capitol to determine tho matter.
The swinging of Carbon county, a
Democratic stronghold, into the Re
publican column Is causing muck
comment. This county Is in tho dis
trict of Congressman A. Mitchell Pal
mer, another of whose counties,
Northampton, also shows signs of
disagreeing with Its Democratic
rulers. Carbon county did nothing
half way. It just went Republican.
In Berks, another Democratic cita
del, the Republicans have won Read
lug and made big gains, while the
Socialists have cut a figure In city
and county, having the balance of
power In city councils and som
petty offices.
In New Castle, a Socialist has bee
elected mayor, defeating Walter S.
Reynolds, former member of thS
Legislature.
Among the counties that showed
bhoy wore strongly Republican again
are Allegheny, which olected a whole
Republican ticket and wiped out the
Keystpners; Montgomery, Blair,
Cambria and Delaware with Bucks,
which got away from the Domocrate
on county offices. Delaware was
claimed for the Democrats by some
of tho reorganization Democrats who
lined up with Berry on tho Judge
ship.. They got beaten about 4,000.
Sohuylkill is Republican, the
losses of last fall having been wiped
out, while in other counties where
the Keystoners promised to deliver
many votes to the Democrats, they
not only Ingloriously failed, but had
trouble to find themselves. Lancas
ter county is once more so heavily
Republican that it would be hard to
find iBen Davis, the reorganization
Democrat.
In Lebanon county the Republi
cans swept everything before them,
notwithstanding the visits of Berry
and some other spellbinders.
The overwhelming victory of W.
D. B. Ainey, of Susquehanna, a
friend of Stato Treasurer C. F.
Wright, for Congress, has simply de
monstrated the faot that the people
of Susquehanna, Bradford, Wyoming
and Wayno are Republicans when it
comes down to a fight. Congress
man 'Palmer made every effort to
elect O. H. Rockwell, a Democratlc
Keystoner, In order to show the
trend of affairs In Pennsylvania, and
both ho and Blaksleo visited the
county and forced their ideas on the
Democrats. They imported Wood
row 'Wilson, Champ Clark and otheri
and tne result was that Alney car
ried every county and had a major
ity of 3,300.
This Is tho worst blow that the re
organization end of the Democrats
have had and shows plainly that the
claims of strength, based on last
fall's upheaval were vain indeed.
Furthermore the Democrats of the
Fourteenth district will not stand
for dictation. -Harrisburg Telegraph.
DEPOSIT POSTOFFICE ROBBED.
The postofllce at Deposit, N. Y.,
was robbed last Thursday morning.
Tho safe door was blown off nn4
stamps and money to the value of
$85 was taken. No trace of tha
burglars can be found.
The robbers gained entrance by
taking off a metal shutter from a
rear window and then prying the
window open with an Iron bar.
They blew the safe open by tho usual
nltro-glycerlne process filling th
crack around the door with soap and
then pumping the explosive inside.
Ono door of the safe, which Is a larg
one, was blown half across the room,
knocking over sorting racks and de
molishing other furniture in its
path. This is probably tho earn
gang that visited Pleasant Mount a
week or so ago.
Ofllcers Sworn In Jan. 1, 1012.
The different candidates recently
elected will take their respective
oaths of office on Monday, January
1, 1912. They will appear before
Register and Recorder 'E. W. Gam
moll, who according to law, will
swear them In. After their bondi
are approved by the court they, to
gether with their oaths and commis
sions, will be placed on file in that
office.
WYOMING CONFERENCE.
The annual conference of th
Wyoming conference of the Metho
dist Episcopal church will be held
In Scranton, April 10, next. Bishop
Cranston will preside.