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THE CITIZEN', W13I1NES 1 )A V, NOV. 15, 1011.
THE CITIZEN
Sonii-Wcckly Founded 1008; Weekly Founded 1811.
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Entered as second-class matter, at the postofflco. Honesdale, Pa.
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1011.
SHOP EARLY.
There are less than six weeks to Christmas, but is is none too early
to commence your holiday shopping. The stock is complete now, which
insures an excellent selection. Do not wait 'until after the assortment of
presents have been handled, but go now and get first choice. Remember,
also, that tho clerks can givo you bettor service now than if you waited for
tho Holiday Week.
WELCOME TEACHERS.
" To say you are welcome, were superfluous." Shakespeare.
Tho Citizen offers a most hearty and cordial welcome to the teachers,
of Wayne county, who have assembled in Honesdale this week to enjoy
their annual Institute. Honesdale bids you welcome and while within its
sates hope that you will enjby the hospitality of its people, visit Its banks,
factories, printing establishments, stores and public buildings; that your
atay hero will be truly one of education.
While hero we hope that you will shake hands with Governor Tener,
who will be In Honesdale on Wednesday to take part In the dedication ex
ercises of the new State Armory. The Govornor will be at the exercises in
tho afternoon at tho armory, besides being in attendance at the military
ball in tho evening.
Honesdale's merchants have artistically displayed their goods and
have creatlv increased their already large stock for your benefit. While
Were buy your holiday gifts. Tho assortment is better now and you will
ko better pleased. Shop early.
DON'T SHAKE OUT YOUR LANTERN.
As the result of shaking out a lantern, a farm house in tho vicinity of
"Honesdale was burned to the ground one night recently. The farmer gave
his lantern a shake, set it on the floo r in tho accustomed place and then
with relatives went to town. In a short time neighbors discovered the
home to bo in flames and stated that the Are started at the back door,
whore the farmer put his lantern. He had done the same thing time and
again, but did it once too often. 'Don't turn your wick down into the oil
and try to jar the light out, but raise the globe and extinguish the light by
a quick puff. Should you, have occasion to turn the wick down turn It up
again after the light is out. It will not only be a safeguard and ready for
use, but it may save your home and other buildings. You cannot bo too
eareful with a lantern. Tho big fire in Chicago, October 8, 1871, was
caused by a cow kicking over a lantern in a barn belonging to Patrick
O'Leary, which resulted in the loss of valuable property to the amount
f S200, 000,000. It was tho most destructive Are ever known, having
burned about three and a half square miles, destroyed 17,450 buildings,
killing 200 persons and rendering 98,500 homeless.
Bo sure tho light is out of your lantern before you leave it for the
ight, and under no circumstances attempt to jar it out.
THREE CHEERS FOR THE GOVERNOR!
Wednesday will be known as Governor's Day In Honesdale. John K
Toner, the Chief Magistrate of 'this beautiful Keystone State, his staff, State
Armory Board and a number of Regimental officers, representing the Ninth
f Wilkes-Barre, and Thirteenth of Scranton, will be hero and participate In
tho dedication exercises of tho new State Armory at this place.
It is Indeed with great pride and honor that we announce tho coining
of Governor Tenor to Honesdale. This will be the flrst time in tho history
f the town that a Governor of the State will have made an official visit to
Honesdale. Let us show our appreciation and enthusiasm as true loyal
citizens and supporters of tho flag, the State and the Nation by profusely
decorating our stores, shops, places of business, banks and homes with the
National colors. Three cheers for tho Govornor! Governor Tener's ex
press purpose will bo to attend the dedication of tho Armory, the new homo
of Company E, Thirteenth Regiment, N. G. P.
The Govornor will also bo present at the Military Ball in the evening,
tho Governor's reception beginning promptly at nino o'clock, and con
tinuing for a half hour, when dancing will commence.
The dedication committee, of which J. D. Weston is chairman, has
pent much time and energy and has worked assiduously endeavoring 'to
make the occasion a gala day for Honesdale, The affair gives promise of
being ono of the most stately ever held In tho County Seat of Dear Old
Wayne. The Citizen sincerely hopes that it may be. In fact, the only
way that it will be a success, Is for every person of the borough of Hones
dale to go and shake hands with Govornor Tener. Show your patriotism
and loyalty to the State by attending the ball. Tickets two dolars per
touplo including supper. Exera lady fifty cents admission. Tho dedica
tion exercises at the armory In the afternoon are free to the public.
RODGERS A TRUE SPOUT.
G. P.Rodgers, who mado a new
world's record in his recent trans
continental flight in the air, at a ban
quet in Pasadena ono night recently,
refused a ?500 cup offered by a rep
resentative of William R. Hearst.
Mr. Rodgers said Mr. Hearst had giv
en more valuable prizes to Insignifi
cant yacht races, and that his ?50,
000 prize for the aviation flight
across tho continent was never made
to be won, and that If Mr. Hearst is
a truo sportsman let him renew the
offer of $50,000 with tho intention
that somebody may win tho money.
In view of only ono long distance
flight, sorao 1.G00 miles, by Atwood,
from St. Louis to Now York, and that
long distance flights wero only in
their Infancy, with little or no chance
of success, within tho time limit set,
it would have shown a better spirit
in Mr. Hearst to have offered Mr.
Rodgers a handsome sum, upon the
completion of his flight, in view of
what he accomplished under tho most
trying and dangerous circumstances,
as well as attended by big expense.
Mr. Hearst is a very rich man, and,
having ottered J50.000 for a success
ful aviation flight in what appears,
under existing conditions in aviation,
in an unreasonable time limit, It
would have looked much better to
have made a creditable money pres
ent to Mr. Rodgers, In view of his
record, than an Insignificant silver
tup of no worth or intrinsic value to
the recipient.
WHAT ELECTION DID.
Bitter local lights marked tho
election in Pennsylvania Tuesday.
The chief Individual contests were
for Mayor and Judge, while in most
of the sixty-seven counties tho coun
ty tickets wero tho center of the
battle.
Early returns Indicated that the
Republican party was still supremo
in Pennsylvania. Some of the coun
ties which last year wero carried for
the Keystone ticket In tho Guberna
torial election were swung back to
the Republican column. In a num
ber, however, the fusion county tick
et, composed of Democrats and Key
stoners, was successful.
A feature of tho election was tho
Increased Prohibition vote In isolat
ed counties. Tho eleventh-hour
work by the party carried some of
the "dry" candidates to victory.
Ono surprise was tho result in
Northampton county, where tho Re
publicans elected most of their can
didates. They also carried Easton.
A big jump in tho Socialist voto
was another feature. This was par
ticularly true in Blair, Clinton and
Schuylkill counties.
W. B. D. Alnoy won easily for Con
gress In the Fourteenth Pennsylvania
District over Dr. O. H. Rockwell, to
Bucceed tho lato G. W. Klpp.
All old school boards in Pennsyl
vania were ripped out by the school
codo and now bodies were elected In
all townships, boroughs and cities,
Thero wero ilgnts over tho boards in
scores of localities.
HONESDALE
WH
s
TWO
FIRST HONORS
The County Seat Captures
Prizes In Monday Night's
Contest.
LARGE AUDIENCE AT HIGH
SCHOOL ENJOYS EXCITING
ORATORICAL MEET.
Honesdale carried off the honors at
tho Wayne County High School Lit
erary Contest, Monday evening in the
auditorium of the County Seat High
School, when Miss Mildred Ward and
Mortimore Stocker wero awarded first
place in tho contest between first
grade High schools.
Tho auditorium was jammed to
tho doors with an enthusiastic
crowd who cheered the speakers to
the echo. Damascus sent up a dele
gation of some thirty students who
sang the song of their alma mater,
whose words run something like this:
"Where the hills of old Damascus
Meet the eastern sky
Proudly stands our Alma Mater
On her hill-top high.
CHORUS
Flag wo love! Blue and White!
Float for aye, D. H. S. o'er thee,
May thy sons be leal and loyal
To thy memory."
And they had a regular old college
yell to go with it. Here it Is:
" Rah! Rah! D. H. S.
Rah! Rah! D. H. S.
Rah! Rah! D. H. S.
Damascus! Damascus!! Damascus!!!
And what was Honesdale doing all
tho while? She was singing "Here's
to the school that's the best on
earth," and waving the school colors
on high. 'Say it was great. And all
this before the rel show began.
Yes, Hawley had a crowd of rooters
there, too.
Following a musical selection by
Freeman's orchestra County Super
intendent J. J. Koehler introduced
Prof. Harry A. Oday, Ph., B., chair
man of the High school contest com
mittee, as the chairman of the even
ing.
Principal Oday announced that the
throe Judges wero seated in different
parts of the room, and that each
Judge would be given an envelope in
which ho was to place his decision,
and that there would bo no confer
ence between tho judges. Admon
ishing the audience to do their cheer
ing with their hands he introduced
the speakers and named the contest
ing selections as follows:
Contest between Third Grade High
Schools. Declamation "Tho Return
of Regulus.'
First Speaker Harold E, Wildon-
stoln, 1'leasant Mount.
Second Speaker Lowell H. Cross
Sterling.
Third Speaker Frederick J
Houth, Jr., White Mills.
Recitation "Abraham Daven
port."
First Speaker Miss Lila Hine,
L.aKowood men School.
Second Speaker Miss Sadie Rock
well, Lake Ariel.
Third Speaker Miss Esther Gill
White Mills.
Contest between First Grade
Schools Declamation "Work."
First Speaker Spencer C,
Noble, Damascus.
Second Speaker Edw. L. Dapper,
Hawley.
Third Speaker Mortlmoro Stock
er, Honesdale.
Recitation "The Legend of Bre-
genz.
First Speaker Miss Fayo Abra
ham, Damascus.
Second Speaker Miss Harriot Mc
Andrew, Hawley.
Third Speaker Miss Mildred
Ward, Honesdale.
The judges, Prof. John T. Watklns,
Scranton; Prof. Hoban, Dunmore,
and Prof. F. A. Barbour, Ypsilantl,
Mich., rendered their decisions, fol
lowing which Prof. Oday announced
the verdict and called tho successful
contestants to the platform.
They wore as follows:
Third Grade High Schools:
Boys Lowell Cross.
Girls Miss Lila Hine (2 votes).
(First)
Miss Esther Gill (1 vote).
iSecond).
First Grade High Schools:
Boys Mortimore Stocker (2
votes).
(First).
Spencer C. Noble (1 vote).
(Second).
Girls Miss Mildred Ward.
And it was all over, save tho cheer
ing and congratulations. Tho report
er was in a Damascus crowd and he
asked Prof. Pethlck what was the
difference between a declamation and
a recitation. "A declamation," ob
ligingly answered the professor, "is
something of a forenlc character, an
oration; a recitation may bo anything
of a dramatic nature."
So thero you are!
HIGH SCTIOOL NOTES FROM
DAMASCUS.
An election was held hero on
Tuesday morning to obtain tho senti
ment of tho scholars about the op
posing candidates, resulting in an
overwhelming Republican majority.
There were 22 straight Republican
ballots cast and 7 straight Demo
cratic. The tellers wero Boyd and
imodio, u ana 'lleiily and Tegeler, D.
The voto in detail was: Representa
tive in Congress, Wm. D. B. Ainey,
R., 26; Oscar H. Rockwell, D. & K
1C. Judge of tho Court of Common
Pleas, A. T. Searle, R 36; F. P.
Kimble, (D 8; Wm. II. DImmick, K.,
0. District Attorney, M. E. Simons,
R. & D 38. Prothonotary, W. J.
Barnes, R 36; Leopold Fuorth, D.,
7. Sheriff, Thos. Y. Boyd, R 32;
F. C. Kimble, D., 12. Register and
Recorder, W. B. Lesher, R., 34: Fred
Saunders, D 10. Treasurer, W. W.
Wood, R., 31, A. F. Volgt, D. & K.,
10. County Commissioners, John
Male,, R., 34, Earl Rockwell. R.. 27.
Chas. Herrman, D., 15, Neville Hol-
gate, D., 13. Auditors, wm. O.
Avery, R., 29. Leroy Gilpin, R., 28,
E. R. Bodle, D., 7, J. P. Flynn, D.,
12. Coroner, P. B. Petersen, R
35.
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Biography of James H.
Powell, Maplewood.
Churchman, Veteran, Philanthropist
Goes To His Eternal Reward.
Under tho beautiful skies and tho
pellucid atmosphere, when the Octo
ber trees, golden with the garnered
sunshine of Summer, the Parsian
carpeted hills clustering at the foot
of Wayno county mountains, made
an unequal setting for tho death and
departure of our friend and brother,
James ri. Powell, who departed this
life on Tuesday, Oct. 10, i911, at 1
p. m.
He had been a great sufferer for
over a year with Brlght's disease
and 'heart trouble which later de
veloped into dropsy. He was born
in Orange county, N. Y., July 15,
1834. He, with his parents, two
brothers and one sister, came to
Pennsylvania locating near Hollls
torvllle. In his earlier days he work
ed on a farm and later purchased a
farm for himself about ono mllo from
Maplewood, Pa., which with other
land adjoining it, still remains in his
possession. Ho was a prosperous
farmer and a fine Christian man, al
ways willing to do what he could to
help the poor.
'Ho was a member, steward, trus
tee, class leader and "Father" of the
M. E. church at Maplewood, having
practically built that church him
self. He was married January 22, 1863,
to Mary B. Curtis, Salem, who still
survives him. One daughter, Lydla
Dickens, and ono granddaughter,
Carrie Mae. wife of E. W. Morrison,
friends and the Sunday school. The
Grand Army Post consisting of Jas.
P. Simpson, Hamlin, David Edwards,
Hamlin, J. W. 'Bldwell, Arlington,
and John Bladln, of Wimmers, con
ducted service at tho cemetery and
tho burial service was conducted by
Revs. Gregory and Hooper, local
pastors.
The relatives from out of town
wero: Mrs. E. W. Morrison, South
Canaan; Mr. and Mrs. E. Swingle,
Peckville; Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Rob
erts, Peckville; Mr. and Mrs. H. C.
Rutherford, Scranton; C. A. Davis,
Clarks Green; Mrs. Barbara Curtis,
Elmhurst; Mrs. Jennie Peters, Peck
ville; Mrs. Charles Curtis, Madlson
villo; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burk
heart, Aberdeen; Mr. and Mrs. Allen
Vanslckle, Hamlin, and Mrs. Inos
Curtis, Hamlin, also a host of friends
from out of town. Interment was
mado In Maplewood cemetery.
1 1111 1 1 . n T.l T 1.1 . .
I '.t t. A'urjiicr jicniliuill III
Wnyno County.
Lafayette Bolkcom, aged 85
years, 0 months and 16 days, died
at the home of his son near Spokane,
Wash., Nov. 1, lull. Mr. Bolkcom
was born in Wayne county, Pa., Jan.
23, 1826. He married Martha A.
Keen October 25, 1851. Three chil-
I dren wore born to them, all of whom
survive. He Is also survived by
I eleven grandchildren and two great
1 grandchildren.
Mr. Bolkcom enlisted in the 17th
', Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry on
; Sept. 1, 1862, and served ail through
tne war, spending five months and
four days in Salisbury prison. In
1S80 he moved to Boone county,
Nob., and later to Logan county
where his wife died March 7, 1904.
Since that time he has made his
home with his son, Grant E. Bolk
com, near Spokane, Wash. For
several years he gave loving, patient
care to an Invalid wife. Ho was a
man of strictest integrity, loyal to
his country, loyal to his friends and
loyal to his family.
His children's names aro Grant
E., with whom ho made his home
since tho death of his wife; Helen,
who married William J. McCIellan,
and who resides In Paterson, N. J.,
and Eda, whose husband is John
Main, of Nesblt, Neb. He also leaves
one half-sister, Mrs. W. S. Vail of
Rileyville, Pa.
DEATH OF THEODORE GEHR
ivuiuDULo ul Linn u i iv:i: . uit(i mi
at tne nomo or his daughter,
John Rlckert. High street.
whom he had lived several years,
was born In Germany 85 years
nwl nn m n .1, 1 1
UJ1U tlllll L.J I t! IIH WIIMTl V.ll
Mr. Gehrer was a mason bv ti
ana worked lor tho Delaware
Hudson comnanv. Tho fiinnrnl
o'clock from St. Mary Magdal
nl....nU ttl 1 1 f
jitui uu. ilia vyiih. wiiu w .is inn
1 irl Tr.ii r . i t
fuuic iiuic afcu, ia am vivuu uy
iouowing tiaugnters: Mrs. J
dale; Mrs. William Logan, Otlsv
"NT v nr xt r. t- t t
way, and ono step-daughter.
Leonard Stengle, of this place.
LEGAL BLANKo ror sale at
I MHinn nfllnn. T i i 1 nnnt.i
Deeds. Bonds. Transcripts. S
mons. Attachments, Subpoenas,
bor Claim Deeds, Commitments,
Bonds.
JAMES II. POWELL,
Prominent Maplewood Resident, Dies
-In Tlio 78th Year of His Ago.
pastor M. E. church, at South Ca
naan, Pa., also survive.
In September, 1804, ho enlisted in
tho Civil war as a private in Co. K,
15th regiment of New York En
gineers, serving till tho close of war.
Ho was ennvnrtftd in f!n1 nrwi l. to
church whllo crossing the Potomac
iwver in a sieamDoat. Alter return
ing from war ho united with tho
church at Hamlin, Pa.
During tho pastorate of 'Rev'. S.
Wright in this charge, ho persuaded
him to hold meetings at Forest Mills
now known as Maplewood, Pa., and
in December, 1870, an M. E. church
was built. Ho was school director
and director of Salem campmeetlng
for years. All of theso he kept till
his death and although nearly four
score years of his life had passed
he was ever inquiring as to how ho
could help in church, etc.
Ho has gono to a well-earned rest
where "the wicked cease from
troubling, and tho weary aro at
rest." He, llko Enoch of old, "walk
ed with God and ho was not, for
God took him."
Tho funeral was hold at tho M. E.
church at Maplewood, Friday after
noon, Oct. 13, 1911, which was filled
to Its utmost capacity. Rev. J. H.
Boyce, assisted by Rev. L. T. Van
Campen officiated at tho services.
Rev. Boyce selected as his text 2
Chron. 24:10: "And they burled him
among tho Kings because ho had
dono good In Israel bcih toward God
and toward his house." Brother
VanCampen also made appropriate
romarks.
Tho singing was conducted by
Mrs. Arthur Forrls and Mrs. Schrlnor
of Dunmore, who rendered raptly
and sweetly "My Jesus As Thou
Wilt," "Jesus, Savior, Pilot Mo,"
and "My Savior First of All," three
favorite hymns of the departed. Tho
remains reposed in a beautiful black
broadcloth half-couch casket covered
with the G. A. R. flag and beautiful
flowers brought by relatives and
Deer Season Opens Nov. 15.
Game Commissioner Kalbfus says
that from reports received deer are
numerous in different counties. The
deer season opens on November 15.
Deer have been seen a number of
times lately in Wayne county.
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