TIM CrriMK, WEDNESDAY, JANUAIIT 17, 1012.
1'AOE 3
BOARD OF
TRADE MEETIN
Stock of Shoe Company For
Sale- -Greater Honesdale Ad
vocated Election of Officers
-Paint Factory to be Re
organized. " Got tlio pooplo thinking," said
Mayor McCarty, at tho Greater
Honcsdalo Board of Trado mooting
last Friday oveuins, " and then
something might bo accomplished."
Thero was a goodly attendance pros
nt, " but whoro aro tho business
men?" was asked, "thoy should 'he
kero,"
Many Items of Importance woro
tilscussed, among others 'being a
euarantco or crodlt fund for indus
tries. Patrick McCarty appeared beforo
tho board and presented a petition
tor stock to reorganize tho Honos
dalo Paint company. Tho Intended
corporation will bo called Tho
"Wayno Paint company, stork soiling
at ?10 per share. Thero havo al
ready been a number of shares dis
posed of Capital stock, $5,000, Mr.
McCarty clalmod that tho comnany
has received numerous Inquiries
nbout tho paint, claiming that It was
tho best iron and roof paint over
made Letters from firms in tho
West, Delaware & Hudson railroad,
bridge companies and local concerns
have been received of late, asking
lor tho paint. Owing to tho many
inquiries from parties who havo onco
used it and know of its merits,
led to a reorganization of the old
company. Tho subscription Is now
in tho hands of Patrick McCarty, of
Willow avenue. Tho matter was
thoroughly discussed and President
F W Kreitner appointed Burges3
C A. McC arty a committeo to Inves
tigate tho cost of raw material, pro
duction, etc., and report to tho
Board at tho next meeting.
Tho special committeo In charco
of the sale of stock of tho Hones
dale Union Stamp Shoo company re
ported Tho committeo has dono
Eood work, but thero aro still iifty-
tnree snares or preferred stock, par
raluo $100, for sale. Tho company,
In its short time of existence has
surprised its stockholders and
friends. Tho Wayno County Sav
ings Dank holds ten shares of this
stock and tho Dime Bank five shares.
Tho stock pays seven per cent, di
Tldends and would make an ideal
investment for any person. Help
Honesdalo's industries grow. The
soliciting committee is composed of
M B Simons, Charles T. Bentley
and G Wm. Pell. Parties desiring
to purchase stock can communicate
with any member of this committee.
une committee was continued and it
was expressed that at the next meet-
would be very gratifying.
Burgess C. A. McCarty. committee
on Greater Honesdale, mado a very
Bills amounting to J44.G5 were
ordered paid.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
President, F. W. Kreitner.
First Vice-President, R. J. Mur
ray
Second Vice-President, S. T. Ham.
Treasurer, Edward Deltzer.
Secretary, E. B. Callaway.
Owing to the lateness of the hour
President F. W. Kreitner deferred
appointment of committees.
Treasurer Deltzer reported $238.07
Annual Report of Secretary.
To tho President and Members of tho
Greater Honcsdalo Board of
Trade.
Gentlemen: In presenting this,
my first annual report of tho Great
er Honcsdalo Board of Trade, I de
Biro to denart somewhat from custom
Elbil.ties of tho future, rather than
the aihieements of the past, though
for the sake of having them proper
ly rc orded these aro also to bo men
tioned. With tho new name, Greater
Honesdale Board of Trado, under
wliu h we are henceforth to serve,
accompanied by a broadened scope of
action and an awakened sense of
duty aid locality to this organiza
tion, aftJ th.o.:gli it the county and
town, wo liine great possibilities of
adtan emcnt. and I hope theso will
bo reaiued to tho fullest extent.
It is dis'initly up to the Board of
Trado 'o pet busy on the annexation
II UllUilJ 1 IU11. LIIUL IJi L 11 IV 1 11 L. I ill lin
ought to be ono of the fixed pur
poses of tho Board of Trado to at
onco make an effort to securo tho i
annexation of Texas township lying I
contiguous to tho town, with tho
Idea of ultimately bringing into
Honendale tho territory outsldo,
choking a population of 8,000 or!
more within an area of about two
and a half miles from tho Honcsdalo
postomr-o it would bo beneficial to
both Texas township and Honesdale
taxpayers and Honcsdalo would then
bo upon the map with a population
of 8 000 instead of 3,000 which tho
last conBus reported. Let us all put
our shoulders to the wheol and work
for a Greater Honesdale. Prosperity
will follow.
Prosperity seems to bo tho recu-
lar thing for Honesdale and tho Im
provements that aro constantly bo
lng made aro Indicative of tho faith
In tho town's future which Is hold
by tho residents of this placo and
those who have Invested their mon
ey hero. Briefly stated, tho growth
from 1900 to 1910, inclusive, was
about three times as great as during
tho preceding ten years. During tho
past decade Honesdalo's Industries
havo grown In number from 25 to
49,
Now warehouses, additions to fac
tories and several dwellings woro
erected In Honesdale and vicinity
during tho past year to tho extent of
lovorftl thousand dollars. Now In
corporations for the transaction of
business In tho town havo been
granted chartors and tho possibili
ties tor continued actlvltlos la prom
ising.
Honesdalo's four banks, whose tot
al assots amount to nearly $G,000,-
000, havo onjoyod a most prosporous
year and all feol friendly dlspossd
toward helping now Industries.
Honssdalo has boon receiving con
sldorablo publicity of tho right sort
during tho year and tho concortod
effort to make Honosdalo known for
what It roally Is is meeting with suc
cess. Savornl conventions linvo boon
held horo during tho year and have
glvou bonotlclal publicity to tho
town.
Tho Board of Trado Issued 15,000
copies of a small foldor for freo dis
tribution besides printing spoclal
Board of Trado onvolopos which It
sold to th trado.
Much publicity for Honosdalo and
Us Board of Trado has been gained
'by tho publication of special articles
in tho local press. Tho Honcsdalo
Citizen, In Its Christmas edition, gavo
a half pago to Honesdale In which
woro many intorasting facts and oth
er material of vital Importanco to
parties out-or-town. A few hundred
copies wera sent away by tho socro
tary of tho Board, and results havo
already 'been manifested.
During tho year Jitst closed tho
Board of Trado was instrumental in
securing an early Sunday morning
train on tho Delawaro and Hudson
railroad. Tho train that arrived In
Honcsdalo, by resolution of tho
Board was changed so as to arrivo
at U:55 and leavo at 10:15, tho form
er arriving tlmo. It was effective
Juno 18 and is still running ou that
schedule.
A petition for a foot bridgo at tho
head of Court street to Park street,
crossing tho Lackawaxon rivor, was
prosontod to tho court at the instiga
tion of tho Board of Trade; was con
firmed by tho court nnd tho plan3 for
a reinforced concrete foot bridgo se
lected and confirmed. Tho bridgo
Is now assured, its absoluto neces
sity being clearly demonstrated to
tho county commissioners.
Many prospective Industries were
thoroughly investigated during tho
year but the board focused their ef
forts upon one Industry The Globo
Yarn Company, which has proven to
be A 1 in ovory particular.
W. W. Wood was appointed In
dustrial Scout for Honcsdalo by tho
Board and Is doing elficlent work.
Whllo looking for new Industries
the board has not forgotten its home
Industries and has done much for
them.
An effort is being mado to secure
two freight trains a day instead of
one as at present on tho Delawaro
and Hudson railroad.
Fifteen new members wero receiv
ed during tho year, making the total
membership 110. Three resignations
havo been tendered during this per
iod. Tho dues wero fixed at $4 per an
num, payable quarterly In advance.
Dues collected during tho year,
$258.70.
Salary of secretary, postage, ad
vertising, stationery, etc., $158.79.
Balance in Treasurer's hands,
$23S.07.
Thero woro nlno regular and eight
special meetings held during the
year.
Members in good standing, 80.
Members in arrears over G months,
SO.
Respoctfully submitted,
E. B. CALLAWAY.
Sketch of H. 1. Helium's Life.
In tho death of Captain Henry P.
Kellam, of Equinunk, mention of
whoso death occurred in last Fri
day's Citizen, Wayno county has lost
ono of its most distinguished citizens.
Ho was prominent in the days of tho
Rebellion and was an exemplary oill
cer. Since tho close of the War Cap
tain Kellam has been prominently
identified with the commercial and
industrial interests of his home town,
taking an active part in its upbuild
ing and progress. Ho was one of tho
leading merchants of Littie Equinunk
lor many years and sluco ltU0 had
been its postmaster.
Henry P. Kellam was a son of
Jacob and Hannah (Pierce) Kellam,
and was born in Little Equinunk,
December 15, lb35. 1 ho lather was
an early settler in Wayne county. In
lkh he aiid his wife moved to Little
Equinunk by canoe, coming by the
Delaware. Jacou Kellam purchased
several thousand acres of laud and
erected two saw mills at tno mouth
oi Little Equinunk river. Tho sub
ject of this sketch was ono of a lam
ily of 14 children, 11 of whom reach
ed maturity.
Captain Kellam, who probably was
better known In some sections as
"Whig' Kellam, received his educa
tion In schools In Blnghamton. Af
terwards ho engaged in tho lumber
ing business with his father with
whom ho lemained until lalil, when
ho unlisted under tho Stars and
Stripes. Mr. Kellam assisted in rais
ing a company in whiih thoro wero
7 1 men from Wayno county, and it
was assigned to tho 5Uth New York
Volunteers under Col. C. H. Van
Wyck, and ho was made lieutenant of
the tamo. In lhGli ho was commis
sioned lirst lieutenant of sharp-shooters,
and later was promoted to tho
rank of captain. Ho took part in the
slego of Yorktown and also in tho
battles of Williamsburg, White Oak
Swmp, Fair Oaks and Bottom's
Bridgo under General McClollan. Ow
ing to physical disability ho tendered
his resignation, which was accepted
October 3, 18G4. Ho then purchas
ed a plantation near Beaufort, S. C,
where ho engaged In raising cotton
for three years, selling his product at
$2 per pound. In 18G7 ho sold his
property and returned to Wayno
county, whoro ho had since lived. In
politics ho was a staunch Republi
can. Mr. Kellam novor married.
FALLSDALE.
Special to The Citizen.
Fallsdalo, Pa., Jan. 15.
A now star mall routo will start
January 15th from Boyds Mills to
Mllanvillo. Pa., and return to Boyds
Mills. Horace Orr Is tho carrier.
M. G. Noblo has gona to Philadel
phia for treatment for oyo troublo.
Ho has somo thought of going to
Florida for tho winter for his health
which has been seriously Impaired
for several monthB.
CENTEHHIAL OF
OF 1812
Capture of Washington and
Other Spectacular Inci
dents Recalled.
!
TUB year 1912 marks tho lapse of
a century slnco the outbreak of
our last war with Englnud. By
all odds the most svectnculur In
cident of that conflict was the capture
of Washington by the British, which
wns followed by the burning of the
cnpltol nnd the White House, the pron
ident and his cabinet being driven to
Ignominious flight.
One hundred years ago, In 1812, the
United States declared war against
Great Britain by n bill which, after
passing the senate and house, was
formally signed by Mr. Mndisou.
The struggle which thereupon en
sued was marked by sonic very heroh
deeds and many blunders on our side,
but the most Inexcusable and Inglori
ous happening of all was the taking of
Washington, which could easily lmvi'
been prevented. Truth to tell, the
president nnd his advisers availed
themselves of this precious opportuni
ty to bohnve like a lot of old women,
and General Winder, who commanded
the Amerlcau troops in tho vicinity of
the capital, lost bin head eutlrely and .
did nothing until It wna tpo late to do
anything effectively.
Nevertheless tho occasion had Its
horo nnd its heroine. Tho latter was
Mistress Dolly Madison, who played
her part like a man, holding the fort at
the White House until the Inst possible
moment and then retreating In good or
der with everything in the way of offi
cial documents and valuables that
could possibly bo carried away.
Dolly Madison's letter.
At the moment of what seemed ex
tremest peril she coolly sat down and
wrote to her sister, Mrs. Steptoe Wash
ington: "Will you believe It, my dear sister,
we have had a battle near Bladcus
burg? And I am still hero within
sound of tho cannon. Mr. Mndlson
comes not. May God protect him.
Two messengers covered with dust
come to bid me fly. but I wait for him.
At this late hour a wagon has been
procured. I have had it filled with the
plate and most valuable portable arti
cles. Whether it will reach Its destina
tion, the Bank of Maryland, or fall
Into the hands of the British, events
must determine. Our kind friend Mr.
Carroll has cpme to hasten my depar
ture and Is in n very bad humor with
mo because V Insist on waiting until
the largo picture of General Washing
ton Is secured. It required to bo un
screwed from the wall, and this proc
ess was found too tedious for these
perilous moments, so I have ordered
the frame broken and the canvas taken
out. It Is done and the precious por
trait placed In the hands of two gen
tlemen of New York for safe keeping.
And now, my dear sister, I must leavo
tho house or the retreating army will
make me a prisoner In It by filling up
the road I am to take."
The portrait of Washington was by
Stuart and hung In the state dining
room. Somebody, at Mrs. Madison's
orders, broke with nn nx tho heavy
gold frame that protected tho Inner
one of wood, on which the canvas
was stretched, and thus it was re
moved uninjured. Tho oft published
statement that the picture was cut
from the frame by Dolly herself Is
Incorrect. ,
But to go back a little. The British
forces on land nnd sea had orders to
"destroy and lay waste such towns
nnd districts on tho coast as might bo
ussullnhlc." The enemy's fleet and
transports arrived off the mouth of
the Patuxent (fifty miles south of An
napolls) on the 18th day of August.
1SU. The troops, under General Itob
tt Ross, were dliembarkcd on the fol
lowing day and formed into three
brigades, numbering 4,r00 men. On
Aug. 20 the boats of the fleet, led by
Rear Admiral Cockburn, started up
the Patuxc-nt to capture a bunch of
gunboats blockaded there, under the
command of Commodore Barney. The
soldiers marched abreast of the boats,
and Barney, having blown up his ves
sels to prevent them from falling into
the hands of the foe, retreated.
A Remarkable Proceeding.
Now comes the remarkable part of
tho military proceedings. For fire days
the British troops marched across
Maryland In a leisurely way, without
encountering the slightest opposition.
The country, much of It densely for
ested and with few ronds, was diffi
cult. Under such clrcuniHtances a fow
hundred determined men could have
ho harassed the advancing column as
to make Its progress practically Im
possible. Even the most untutored
wivnge would have had sulllcient
military knowledge to ndopt such nn
expedient. But General Winder, with
a force of 'J.riOn men, Including 1,000
regulars nnd WM) fighting sailors under
Barney, did nothing.
As a result, the enemy wns not
obliged to tire n shot until It had ar
rived actually within sight of the capi
tal. Then nt Itlndensliiirg Winder
put up some Hort of n fight. But it
wns wholly Ineffective, nnd the Ameri
cans soon flrJ all of them, that is to
"iiy. except the 500 Hullnrmen under
Harney, who stuck bv their guns, and,
agttlhst overwhelming odds, were pret
ty nearly wiped out beforo they but-
WITH ENGLAND
How Mi3tresa Dolly Madison,
Heroine of tho Occasion,
Played a Man's Part.
rendered, Barney himself betas badl)
wounded and made prisoner.
There Is no question of the fct thai
If Barney, instead of Winder, had
been In command of the American
forces the foe would never haTe got
anywhere near Washington. He knew
his business. But, as It was, the Brit
ish entered the city nfter nightfall ou
the 23d nnd camped a quarter of u
mile cast of tho cnpltol.
Panic 4In Washington.
Meanwhile In Washington alarm had
turned luto pnnlc. The American
troops, after tho light at Bladensburg.
were In disorderly retreat Crowds of
flying fugitives were passing over the
I)ng bridge across the Potomac, and
when the British entered the popula
tion had dwindled to a few stragglers
nnd the slaves of absent residents. All
prlvnte houses were shut up and there
were few signs of life.
During the previous twenty-four
hours clerks nt the president's house
had been busy packing and aiding In
the removal of valuables. Coarse linen
bags, hastily made for the purpose, wero
hung around the walls to receive port
able stuff and particularly documents.
Among the latter wero the Declaration
of Independence, tho constitution of
tho United States nnd Wauhlngton's
commission as commnnder In chief of
the American forces. The records of
the Continental congress are said to
have been carried away by Mrs. Madi
son in a small red trunk, which Is pre
served to this day as a historical relic
In the department of state.
History relates that General Ross
was in favor of attacking Baltimore
rather than Washington, because of
the larger loot there to be obtained,
but Cockburn thought It would be
more spectaculnr to raid the Capital
City, and his plnn prevailed, ono notion
of his being that It would be a fine
scheme to take the president nnd his
wife and exhibit them as captives in
England.
Cockburn had a strong sense of tho
picturesque, nnd it Is related that on
tho evening of his arrival in Washing
ton he entered tho capltol and, seat
ing himself In the chnlr of tho speaker
of the house of representatives, put tho
question, "Shall this harbor of Yankee
democracy be burned?" The mock reso
lution was carried unanimously, and
thereupon the furniture and whatever
other combustibles chanced to bo at
hand were gnthered in heaps, the torch
being nppllcd. The temporary wooden
structure at that time connecting the
senate nnd house wings burned read
ily, and everything Inflammable went
up in smote, including the library of
congress, then housed on tho second
floor nt the north end.
Delighted with this exploit, the ad
miral and General Ross led their men
up the nvenue to the president's house.
After ordering nnd eating supper at
the home of an old lady named Suter,
living close by, they proceeded nt about
11 p. m. to break into the mansion, tho
doors of which were found locked.
John Slousa, a porter, seems to havo
been tho last person to leave the place.
When he had carried Dolly's pet par
rot to tho house of Colouel Taylor, two
blocks away, he returned, locked up
aud took the keys to Philadelphia.
The Capitol Ransacked.
Having broken open the doors they
ransacked tho place from top to bot
tom, and then obtaining fire from a
beer shop opposite the treasury col
lected tlio furniture together In heaps
and set it alight.
Meanwhile Hie American commo
dore. Tinuey, hud set fire to the navy
yard and the vessels in the neighbor
hood, nnd before midnight three con
flagrations made the whole country al
most us light as day, while from the
distant hills of Virginia, beyond the
Potomac, the fleeing president and
members of his cabinet caught glimpse
of the ruin their Incompetence caused.
All this while the British were al
most In panic themselves. They were
afraid of being surprised by a superior
force, and were In a hurry to get
away. This state of mind was much
intensified by a frightful hurricane
which struck the city at 1 p. m. on the
day after the capltol and White House
were burned. It ralnrd as If the bot
tom of the sky had fallen out. and the
wind blew dowti many buildings
which the British had spared. The
invading soldiery were nearly drown
ed, and thirty of them lost their lives,
walls falling upon them. A British of.
fleer wrote, "Our column was as com
pletely dispersed as if It hud experi
enced total defeut."
The storm saved the war department
nnd the postoillee. which the enemy
had meant to bum. They left the city
twenty-nine hours after they had en
tered It. When Mrs. Mndlson returned
alio found the Long bridge burned and
was ferried across the river in her
carriage on a raft. Her home being In
ruins, she was received by her sister,
Mrs. Cutts. Later the president rent
ted Colonel Taylor's mansion, known
as the Octagon House (which still
Btandsi, on the corner of New York
avenue and Eighteenth street, whero
ho nnd Dolly passed the following win
ter. There the treaty of peaco with
CJront Rrltnln wns nlirncd.
SIRES AND SONS.
Herbert Knox Smith, comralssioaw
)f corporations In Washington, has
purchased Red Top, tho former home
of President Grover Cleveland.
Speaker Clurk made his first fe
it hen a young man by writing an ora
tion for a college student who had
been elected class orator and wnnted
to get oft something particularly fine.
Fernando Pico, son of the last Mex
ican governor of Callfornlu, lives with
his wife In an old stable on u ranch
In the Suutn Moulcn mountains. Ha
h caretaker of the plucc. Pico is sixty
aeveu years of age.
William Wallace Gilchrist, for thirty
lx consecutive years conductor of the
Mendelssohn club. Philadelphia, and
now In his thirty-seventh year In that
capacity, holds the record for such
service In this country.
M. Peru, the Inst surviving pupil
of Chopin, recently gave his farewell
concert In Paris. He Is over eighty
years of age. but remarkably vigorous,
and plays with all the delicacy which
tradition associates with the art of tht
great Polish pianist.
Senator Francis E. Warren of Wyo
ming, now chairman of the senate
committee on mllltnry affairs, was an
ulltcer In the war between the states
and received the congressional medal
of honor for gallantry In thu field at
the slego of Port Hudson.
sn't that Miss Yawlor slnslng
across the way?"
"Yes. I wish she belonged to a arand
opera company."
"You surely don't think sh can
sing?"
"Not at all, but grand oparu com
panies never como to this town."
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The FINANCIER of New York
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HONOR of the 11,470 State Banks
nnd Trust Companies of United
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Stands 38th in the United States
Stands 10th in Pennsylvania.
Stands FIRST in Wayne County.
Capital, Surplus, $527,342.88
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