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HONE SD ALB, WAYNE CO., PA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1912.
PRICE ' JENTS
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Father 0 Toole
IVKS IMTIZHY MAX KXflil'SlVK
INTERVIEW ON Till'. NATIONAL
(SAM 13.
" I've been bothering with real
intn (ti Vni V.rlr nltv ntwt It lrtnlra
tter to mo thau baseball," said Um
rn "Tim" Honrs! tn .1 citizen man
st Friday bv way of exnlalnlng his
fpction from arbitrating tho na-
, .. i - r 1 1 ..... i .. t .
ore than twenty years.
I'miilrp Unarat made a flvlnc visit
Honesdale last Friday. Jle was
et at the station In the morning by
ii m ( f . .,mi . . . i . . . i .
o iiome oi ins cousin, new vainer
wuiKeusi s iv v. . cum uli. uu Kiitu
r rnlntivo Ttoalrlnc: llr MpPnnvIll
ill Air MfiirKi. inrpn ciiiisiiin ill
iiiii'i y I iiiiiii'k ni' I! iiiiiiii'i i: ii!Mn
St John s rectory, viz. Mrs. M. J.
rilllll. il TK .1 I j. .1 I'll II I I US IIIIII 11IIKM
ao Mci roue an oi scranton.
" Tim " Hearst is a short, thick-
n Itattlps nft.' whnn nftor rlnsn ami
tiLinu uaiiiGS. inn niuvers wnuiu
UWU tllUUUU 111411 UUU Ull IjUL uic
him first " Save him for me. I
lvr nun i iin; i emi in wriio
volume on It." laughingly remark-
Mr Hearst, in response to a ques-
east said, soonest mended.
Umpires in the two Major Leagues
l ;m avcniut' k;i iiirv ui i .1 a uu ;i
nnn C? . .,..11 t I Afl A n
i was Dorn in Asniaiui, sciiuyiKiii
nrtnfl nut nc n minnr T mndo n
uir fiiiM nriivfi in i rut iiiiiihs. ii
dn't look good to muh.' I started
II I mill 1 II f IIUIIE'S WI1RT1 I V;iS .'LIlfUIL
J J . V V.t 1111 viii 11 11 vi MVV.
1U UUbl! UU UIO ISIlliillU leillU 111 IUU
mtral Ponnsvlvania Leaeuo. There
ams. and there was blood on the
oon all the time. They were dyed--the-wool
teams. They would stono
ams when they were beaten.
"I've been umpiring in tho bigj
u&ueb j ua i uuuui vwuuiy years, i
e American Association. Last year
e American Association pensioned
leridan, one of their umpires, who
LS IlHf'Il W1LI1 HIT LIliriHHIl
fourteen years, and who had to
lit last Fall He was given a sal-
J 111 f ImUU 1UI 111U.
" Umpiring was pretty strenuous
the days when there was only one
npire and the rules weren't started
iout putting players out of the
ime. Tho clubs would pay the
ayers' fines."
Discussing the World's Champlon-
ln series i;ibl run e tsuiu: i
ought the Giants did better than I
npripn m.ipk s trnr. rnn nerier
am McGraw's got a lot of young
Hows. It was a hard thing to put
em before a crowd. It unnerved
em. You take Mack's team. It's a
iod, steady old team, better hit
rs and better fielders all season.
ants to be in it was the nltchers.
iu muy nau a new one. wuen oe
ts loose.' they said, 'look out.'
ack's men pitched just as good as
cGraw's. The Old Indian was as
eady as a clock. 'Matty' did pitch
No, 'Matty' Isn't a 'has been.' I
m't believe ho has lost his cun
ng But I don't believe he can
and as much work as ho did. If
tV llhl' lllll Kir 11 -H I ;i it III I III II I. All
ork, say one day in four, he'll last
r il iotil: imm vil. jiullv ih xni!
st pitcher we've seen for a long
me I think he'll last for years,
e leads a good clean life, and is apt
last for quite a few years If not
erworked He works with his
ad He's one of the best pitchers
at ever went into the box. He's
aster of everything. Ho can tlvrow
corking slow ball with the same ef
ct as a fast one.
" Yes. tho chances for a voune fol-
11 tn lironlr Intn t Ti A Xfolnt T nfidtAO
iwadays are good. A whole lot is
i to the fellow himself. Nearly all
o iniinacnrs ari inclined in trivo inn
ung man a chance. Players are
clined to treat the young follow
od Sometimes tho position you
ay is filled out and they generally
u) aiu nuiviiuiK you. vjonnio muck
tho wisest of them all. Ho has
ore men planted all over tho coun
y than any other manager. In
ery Stato ho has friends who keep
m posted. Ho got moro men for
.thing than any other manager. I
m't believe ho over paid moro than
1,000 for a player with one excep-
One remarkable thing about Urn
re Hearst is this: Ho nolthcr
nokes nor chows! "Yes," ho raod
tly admitted, "I'm a chanco al
ays for tho W. C. T. U., If I keep
y vows'"
x Feet Tull Hut His Nnmo Is Stump
Now York. Tho Nevr York Amer
an League club recently signed
'llllam Stump, an Inflelder from the
rl-Stato club of York, Pa. Stump,
ho Is over C feet tall, was also
iught by tho Chicago Cubs, but the
Ighlanders won In tho draw.
TM
Dentil of Mrs. Lewis Stnlil.
Tho remains of Mrs. Lewis Stahl,
whose death occurred In Scranton on
Saturday, was burled at Indian Or
chard on Monday. .Mrs. Stnhl died ,
of blood poisoning In tho Stato hospl-,
tal after nn Illness of five weeks, j
Uesldes her husbnnd two smnll chil
dren, a son and a daughter, survive.
I Tho funeral was held from Hcssllng's i
I morgue Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock, Rev. C. C. Miller officiating, j
Dentil of Mrs. Adnlinc Wilbur,
Mrs. Adaline Wilbur, wife of tho,
lato William Wilbur, died Saturday
last at the homo of her daughter, j
Mrs. William Cottell, Bethany, after j
a brief illness of heart trouble, aged
71 years. Mrs. Wilbur has lived'
with Mr. and Mrs. Cottell tho past I
eight years, her husband having died
about five years ago. Besides Mrs.
Cottell, one son, George Wilbur, of
Carbondalo, survives. For manyt
years Airs. Wilbur was a consistent
member of tho Honesdale Methodist
Episcopal church. The funeral was ,
held at 1 o'clock Tuesday afternoon !
from her Inte home, Itev. E S. Berl
officiating. Interment in Glen Dy
berry cemetery. j
Death of Kdwnnl Cnrlii. j
Edward Cargln died at his home
in Port Jervls at three o'clock last'
Wednesday morning after a week's'
Illness of pneumonia. He was 74
years of age.
Deceased was born in Roxbury,
Delaware county, N. Y., and was a
son of Mr. and Airs. Gilbert Cargin.
Ho followed the occupation of team
ster. About 20 years ago ho moved
from Roxbury, N. Y., to Port Jervls
where he had since lived. In 1S80
he married Miss Elizabeth Brown, of
Fremont Center, N. Y. He Is surviv
ed by his wife, one sister, Mrs. Mary
Lawson of Equlnunk, Wayne county,
Pa., three nephews and two nieces.
The funeral was held on Thursday af
ternoon. Death of Grace 13. Bullock.
Grace Elizabeth, the beloved and
only daughter of Mr and Mrs. William
II. "Bullock, passed peacefully away at
the home oi her parents in Dybeny
township on Sunday afternoon, aped
nearly 22 years. Miss Bullock has been
a patient sufferer for a few years. She
was a Christian young women and was
loved by a large number of young peo
ple. Grace was tho possessor of a quiet
and unassuming disposition. She was
a favorite among her friends, who sym
pathize with her family in herearly'de
mise. The seemingly short life alloted
her was filhdwith sunshine and reflect
ed the true light of her Master, who
she had always served. Besides her
parents, one brother, Bayliss, survive.
The funeral, which will be held Wed
nesday afternoon at 2 o clock from the
Central Methodist Episcopal church,
will undoubtedh be largely attended.
Ucv. W. Hiller will officiate.
Death of Ilev. J. H. Cody.
Ilev. James B. Cody, who for three
vears was pastor of the Bethany Pres
byterian church, died of cancer of the
stomach Monday morning at his home
in Scranton after a lingering illness.
Ilev. Cody accepted a call as assistant
to the pastor of the Second Presbyterian
church, Scranton, a few months ago.
Owing to ill health he was compelled to
retire from his ministerial duties. Rev.
Cody was a cousin of "Buffalo Bill"
of the Gieat Wild West show. He was
about 59 years of age and was very
active in his calling. He was a cease
less worker in the Sunday School and
did much to bring the present elliciency
of the Wayne County Sabbath School
Association up to its present high stand
ard. Mr. Cody was also tiie organizer of
the Wayne County Poultry and Pigeon
Association. Besides a wife the follow
ing children survive: Misses Vining,
Caroline, Dolla, and Wilbur, Fred. Ross
and Millard. The funeral will be held
Wednesday morning at 10.30 o'clock.
Interment in Scranton.
Funeral of Mrs. John Hracey.
Tho funeral of the late Mrs. John
Bracey was held from her former
homo on Brio street, Saturday
morning. A requiem high mass
was celebrated at St. John's R. C.
church by the pastor, Father
O'TooIo. Following tho mass, John
Carrol sang "Face to Face." Inter
ment was made In St. John's ceme
tery. The pallbearers wore Thomas
McKanna, Paul McGranaghan, Philip
Ryan, Charles Cavanaugh, John Mc
Glnty and William Kallghan.
Among those from out of town
who attended tho funeral wero Mrs.
Mary Law, Mrs. John Walsh, MIbs
Elizabeth MeGroarty, Frank, Charles
and Thomas Law, all of Kingston;
Mr. and Airs. James Law, Misses
Josephine and Ellzaboth Law and
George Law, of Taylor; Airs. Mar
garet Smith, Mrs. F. M. Alonaghan,
Airs. Thomas Donnelly, Airs.
Phoebo Cummlngs, and William
Kallghan, of Scranton; John AIc
Dermott of Jermyn; Airs. John Fal
lon, Forest City; Airs. Allies Cree
gan, Airs. Sarah Sample, Airs. Jas.
Aladlgan, Airs. Jos. Flederbach, Aire.
John PIdgeon, Air. and Airs. Thos.
AlcDonald, AIIss Loretta Duggan.
Allies Creegan and James Duggan of
Carbondale; John AIcGInty, Haw-
ley; Air. and Airs. James O Drlen,
High Lake.
Wreck on D. & If. It. H.
A wreck on tho Dolawaro and
Hudson track at Diamond Crosses,
near Pino Brook, Tuesday morning,
dolayod tho 9: DC morning train two
hours.
Tho accident occurred where the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Wostorn
tracks cross tho Dolawaro and Hud
son road. Ono brakoman, James
Gerrlty, was Injured.
A special from Carbondalo brought
tho passengers of tho morning
train, but no papers or express was
received.
NQNQGENAR
JUSTICE SMITH
lionesdale's Oldest Public
icial Surprised
Til 13 OLD COURT 1IOUSI3 (SANO
GIVE HIM GIFTS M. .1. HAN
LAN AND IIO.MI3U GREENE,
ESQ., MAKE SPEECHES.
Just to let "tho youngest man in
the Court House" know they hadn't
forgotten him, Former Register and
Recorder Emerson W. Gammcll and
other members of the old Court
House gang" framed up a pleasant
surprlso for 'Squlro Robert A. Smith,
Tuesday morning, on tho occasion
of tho ninetieth anniversary of his
birth.
Promptly at five minutes past ten
o'clock, tho conspirators who had
assembled in the County Commis
sioners office, headed by Former
Prothonotary and Clerk of the
Courts AI. J. Hnnlan, marched into
the 'Squire's ofllce at tho end of tho
corridor bearing with them gifts of
cigars, cigars, cigars, etcetera, etce
tera, etcetera.
"Gentlemen, I'm glad to see you,"
said the 'Squire as the unexpected
guests filled his office to overflow
ing. Tho District Attorney Al. E.
Simons congratulated him on his
"sixtieth birthday." Silence restor
ed, Alichael J. Hanlan made the pre
sentation speech. Ho said:
"Now, 'Squire 'Smith, there's an
old adage that 'absence makes the
heart grow fond.' Some of us have
been here in tho Court House a
number of years. Wo have labored
in the Court House. We have per
formed our official duties. Somo of
us have gone forth never to return.
While here wo formed an attachment
for the Court House.
"I believe I express the sentiments
of all the ex-olllclals when I say
there was nothing In the Court
House for which wo have a deeper
veneration and a greater lover than
our old genial friend, old 'Squire
Smith. (Great Applause).
"I know we've spent many pleas
ant hours together. We've disputed
over the domino table. We've dis
puted over points of law. We've dis
puted over political questions. But
there has been no person in my rec
ollection in tho Court House that I
recall with more respect, lovo and
veneration than you. We knew we
could always rely on you. We knew
when 'Squire Robert Smith gave us
his word he would keep it. It af
fords me pleasure and gratification
on behalf of my colleagues and
friends to present you with these
tokens of esteem. Though not of
great intrinsic value, they represent
tho lovo and veneration we have for
you. If you are ever In any difficul
ty, If you ever aro in need of a
friend, you need not hesitate to
come to any of the ex-oflleers.
(Great Applause.")
Responding 'Squire Smith said:
"I thank you all. I can't make
a long speech this morning. I feel
It right hero" (pointing to his
heart).
Calls for Homer Greene to respond
for 'Squlro Smith were loudly
made. Equal to tho occasion, as
Wayno's poet laureate and prlnco of
story tollers always is, he said:
"It seems to mo children should
be seen and not heard. I'm Just a
child in tho Court House, They took
me In as a waif. They found me on
the doorstep ono morning. I want
to say for you that you feel very
kindly toward these gentlemen
you've been associated with hero.
'"Squire Smith was my neighbor
at the foot of tho hill. For many
years ho was my next door neighbor.
I used to go back and forth with him.
Tho secret of the 'Squire's long
healthy life 1s his supreme optimism.
Ho's always cheerful and always has
a good cheerful word for everybody.
. "I'm going to take that lesson to
heart. If I want to live to bo as
old as ho is, I am not going to lot
anything worry mo, and take things
as they come; mako friends of every
body and havo everybody your
friend, Just as 'Squire Smith this
morning. 'Squlro I congratulate
you."
"Good luck, happiness, long life
to you!" '"Squlro we lovo you!"
"Let's have a game of dominoes!"
Such were a few of tho many words
of good-will spoken by tho conspira
tors as they loft tho nlnoty-year-young
'Squiro's office, and wont out
to tho dally round tho common task,
cheered and strengthened, to do tho
day 8 work by seeing a man who had
fought the battle of llfo and put up
a good light for almost a hundred
years.
Young in feeling, but old in years,
Robert A. Smith, for over twenty-five
years Justice of tho Peace of Hones
dale, passed tho ninetieth year In his
career on Tuesdny. A venerable
man, who has seen sorrow and nlso
tho Joys of llfo and who has profited
thoroby, who has lived a llfo worthy
of retrospection un'd who now in this
nineties Is respected by all who know
him, has boon Identified for many
years with tho best interests of the
community and It is safo to say that
no man stands higher in tho graces
of his fellow men than ho.
Air. Smith was born Jan. 30, 1822.
Just 90 years ago this Tuesday, In
Orange county, Now York. In his
youth Air. Smith received a practical
education and when ho was 1C years
of ago ho accepted a position of clerk
in a general store at Nowburg and
later in life he was employed in tho
samo capacity In a wholesale house
In Now York city. Tho knowlodgo
ho thus gained of the mercantile
Hrlo Ijeads In Promptness.
In tho fifth annunl report of the
Public Service Commission, Second
District, attention Is called to the
Improvement In maintaining sched
ules on steam railroads, tho Erie
Railroad leading with an avorago of
3.3 minutes late per train reported
in 1911, as against 5.1 per train lato
In 1 a 1 0 ; the Pennsylvania Railroad
record being 3.9 In 1911, as against
8.9 in 1910.
Touching Cattlo to Avoid Poison.
"The experiences of Walter harden
on tho pampas of Argentina Indicates
that tho avoidance of poisonous herbs
Is not, as has sometimes been
thought, an instinct born in animals.
Thcro is a poisonous weed on the
pampas called romerilla, which tho
native-born cattlo and sheep have
learned to avoid, but Imported cattle
and horses havo to bo taught not to
eat it. That is dono by tying them
fast and then burning heaps of the
weed to the windward of them. Tho
smell of the smoke breeds in them so
groat a dislike that they do not
touch tho green weed afterward.
W. W. Hum, Dramatic Editor.
W. Wallace Ham, for moro than
! sixteen years connected with the edi
torial department of tho New York
Sun (morning), and for the past
seven years Its theatre reporter, has
been promoted to the post of dra
matic editor of that newspaper. Air.
Ham has a personal acquaintance
witli every theatrical manager and
press agent in New York, and it Is
safo to say that tho dramatic pages
of The Sun will be one of tho most
up-to-dato features of that newspa
! Per.
j Air. Ham Is a son of the late
Thomas J. Ham of this place. The
former's many Honesdale and Wayne
I county friends aro elated to learn of
his promotion.
Bnnvndjile Alan Overcome by Cold.
John Baber, of Browndale, Wayne
county, had his hands and feet se
verely frost bitten, Friday evening at
about eight o'clock, while on his way
home from Forest City. Attention
was called to Baber's plight by his
cries for help, which were heard by
the granddaughter of Robert Rals
ton, who lives on Higgius alley. The
child had been out of doors for a
few minutes and when she re-entered
the house, informed her grandpar
ent that she had heard tho calls from
the culm dump, which is but a short
distance from tho house. Air. Rals
ton investigated and found Baber al
most helpless, his whole body numb
ed and unablo to help himself. Air.
Ralston secured aid and helped the
stricken man to the ofllce of Dr.
Lloyd. Baber suffered severely from
tho treatment which removed the
frost from his hands and feet. Had
ho remained on tho culm dump with
out help another half hour, ho would
havo frozen to death. Forest City
News.
Huwley Has No Night Fire Alarm.
Hawloy, Pa., Jan. 27. Since the
recent disastrous lire in Honesdale
tho people of this town are waking
up to the fact that there is no de
pendable night lire alarm since the
removal of the telegraph ofllco from
tho N. A. tower at West Hawley to
the eastern end of the railroad sta
tion. When the telegraph office was
In the tower there was also a tele
phone and as somebody was on duty
all the time, day and night, a tele
phono call could bo sent In to the
tower, and as there aro always one
or more engines right on hand the
alarm could bo sounded quickly.
Now when tho depot closes at
night there is no one to answer tho
telephone, and tho alarm has to bo
sounded from the Bingham & Wall
mill. In tho night there Is seldom
enough steam, It is alleged, to sound
an alarm. This matter is of vital
Importance to tho people of Hawley,
and council will undoubtedly see that
different arrangements are speedily
made.
business became useful to him later
in life and he became owner of a dry
goods store In New York City which
ho continued to own until 1845, when
he came to Wayne county and estab
lished a storo In Waymnrt. In con
nection with his store ho was also
postmaster at Waymart for many
years.
Prompted by a lovo of profit and
adventure ho went to Central Ameri
ca In 1850 and remained thero about
three years. Ho was engaged in
trading with tho Indians. Ho was ac
companied by his first wife whom ho
married In 1S44, and who died while
thore. After his return to Waymart
from Central America he moved to
Philadelphia and two years alter ho
camo to Honesdale, where ho has
since resided. Until 18C4 ho was
county commissioners' clerk but in
February of that year ho was ap
pointed postmaster by President Lin
coln and served In that capacity
through the line of presidents from
Lincoln to Haynes except during a
portion of Andrew Jackson's admin
istration. He was Honesdalo's post
master for over twenty-two years. In
1885 ho took tho offlco of Justlco of
tho Peace and Is still In tho sorvlco,
after a lapse of a quarter of a cen
tury. In 1853 ho married AIIss Sarah S.
Dorr. Air. Smith has four children
living, namely: (Alargaret) now Airs.
II. S. Salmon, of this city; Allon G.,
of Boston; (Alattlo G.i now Airs. W.
H. Alillspaugh, of Port Jorvls. N. Y.;
Robort A., Jr., youngest, at homo.
Air. Smith, despite his ago, says
ho is enjoying life and expects to pass
away a good many moro years in his
offlco before ho dies. To seo him in
his ofllco in tho court houso, smoking
peacefully at his pipe, ono sees at a
glanco that tho years have beon good
to him and that he Is In no hurry to
pass them up. Tho Citizen Joins with
hU many friends In wishing him
many moro such occasions.
ECO 'SLAW
Its 2000 Volumes Worth
$10,000
KEPT UP BY RECEIPTS FROM
FINES AND FORFEITED RECOG
NIZANCES. " Wo had a lawyer hero years
ago, by tho name of well let us say
John Doe, a Democrat, who was very
anxious to bo elected to tho ofllce of
District Attorney. Ho ran for that
olllce against a well-known Repub
lican attorney, and was defeated.
As an inducement for tho dear peo
plo to vote for him he got a special
Act of Assembly passed repealing tho
Act of 1SC8. requiring that all tho
fines and forfeited recognizances
wero to bo paid to the Wayno Coun
ty Library Association. Tho dear
people failed to elect him. Later
he went to tho Wild and Wooly
West, and has been thero ever
since, and is still living at last
accounts."
Sucn Is the apochryphal story
related to account for the repeal of
an Act passed by tho Assembly in
18C8, constituting Law Library As
sociations in the different counties
of tho Commonwealth, which wore
to bo supported by monies received
from all fines and forfeited recogniz
ances. Tho Act of Incorporation
was approved February 19, 18C9, by
Governor John W. Gerry.
E. B. Sturges, Scranton, was the
first contributor to tho Wayno
County Library Association, and tho
date of his gift was Alay 3, 1869.
The first forfeited recognizance was
paid over by R. W. Kiple, Alay 22, .
18G9. The first president of tho so-1
ciety was Tarl Wheeler; the first
secretary and treasurer, H. AI. See
ley, and the first executive committee
was composed of Alessrs. F. AI.
Crane, Samuel E. Dlmmlck and Geo.
S. Wall. A year later F. AI. Crane
succeeded Air. Wheeler as president,
In which ofllco he continued to the
time of his death in 187G. Chas. S.
Alinor was elected president in 1S77.
The seme year, April 30, Wm. IL
Lee was elected secretary and treas
urer. He is still serving In that
position.
The oldest member of the Bar was
usually selected to be president. C.
S. Alinor acted as executive head of
tho society up to tho time of his
death. Hon. Henry Wilson was
first elected president Alay 3, 1902,
and has continued as such to the
pre?nt time.
Tho finances of the Association
were amply provided for under the
Act of 18CS by receipts from fines
and forfeited recognizances. Then
came troublous times for the local
society. The Act of 1SGS was re
pealed, and those funds exhausted In
1893. From that time to 1909, the
organization was maintained by cer
tain members of .ho Bar paying $5
annually Into the treasurer's hands.
Tho present executive committee
comprises Attorneys Henry Wilson,
Frank P. Kimble and Wm. H. Leo.
Tho Library which Is housed in a
room at tho rear of the Court
Houso contains approximately 2,000
volumes, valued at moro than $10,
000. Tho United States, New Jersey
Law and Equity, Alassachusetts, New
York Court of Appeals, Pennsylva
nia Supreme and Superior Court,
District and County Reports and a
number of side reports, as well as
the Pamphlet Laws, are regularly
received. The Library Is Intended
primarily for tho use of tho Court
and attorneys.
For a number of years tho Li
brary was located in tho law office
of Attorney Lee. A dozen lawyers
paid ISO apiece to keep tho society
running, when outside contributions
were cut off by legislative enact
ment. Tho Legislature several years
ago repented of Us former action,
and enacted a law requiring that one
half of tho monies collected from
fines bo turned over to tho Library
Association.
But maybe they didn't know how
to play tho gamo of politics in
Wayno county twenty years ago!
Shades of Alark Hanna! Just think
of it for a moment. A representa
tive from ono or tho smallest coun
ties In tho Stato got a bill affecting
tho sixty odd counties of tho Com
monwealth, through tho Legislature!
And ho was a Democrat, too!
What the People Ent.
Washington. Tho people of tho
United States consume one and one-
fifth barrols of flour a year per head,
experts of tho government announce.
This Is equivalent to 5.3 bushels of
wheat.
In tho far west tho average Is six
bushels a person; in tho northern
central states west of tho AIlsslsslppl,
5.9; tho northern central states east
of tho AIlsslsslppl, 5.G bushels; tho
North Atlantic states, 5.3 bushols;
tho south central states, 4.7, and tho
south Atlantic, 4.G.
Engineers Want Moro Pay.
Now York. Tho various divisions
of tho Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers on all tho railroads cast
of Chicago and north of tho Ohio rlv
or nro said to bo negotiating with tho
officials of tho roads ovor tho do
mand for an increase of wages of
twonty-flvo per cent, mado sovoral
months ago.
Tho engineers Insist on tho ad
vance on tho ground that within a
year the members of tho brotherhood
west of Chicago have received a re
adjustment of wages which makes
their pay twenty-five per cent, high
er than tho locomotive engineers In
tho east.
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LIBRARY ASSOC
' JURY F,fJD "N0 1 uLTr
Mrs. Lee Freed FronPSTiarge of
Murdering Husband.
Alontrose, Jan. 30. In the caso of
.Mrs. Minnie Lee, tho Jury was out
since live o'clock yesterday afternoon
and bropght in their verdict "Not
Guilty" at two o'clock this afternoon.
Airs. Allnnlo Lee was charged with
the murder of her husband last July.
It Is claimed by Airs. Alinnie Lee that
he was paying attention to another
woman and neglected her. When
he died suddenly it was said that
she poisoned him by putting poison
In the well, and ho afterwards drink
ing water from said well. Several
prominent physicians wero called and
after examining body claimed they
found arsenic poison in his stomach.
Boy Killed by Auto In Scrim ton To
day. (Special to Tho Citizen.)
Scranton, Jan. 30. .Matthew La
France, aged seven years, was kined
to-day by a largo automobile truck.
The lad was coasting down Wheeler
avenue and at the corner of Ash
street tho sleigh ran under th
truck. The accident happened at
12:30 and at 1 o'clock he died. Tho
chauffeur was not arrested, the boy
being at fault.
Riot nt Lawrence.
(Special to Tho Citizen.)
Lawrence, Alass., Jan. 30. An af
termath of yesterday's demonstration
resulted in tho death of an Italian
woman and a Polish boy becoming
fatally wounded to-day.
Thero aro two state troops upon
the scene. The boy, who was an on
looker, it is alleged, was stabbed 1ft
the abdomen with a bayonet by on
of tho soldiers.
Everybody Attend.
A special programme has beem
arranged beside tho moving picture!
at the Lyric Wednesday evening, for
the benefit of the family of the lat
George Borgmann. During tho pic
tures solos will bo rendered by Chas.
Truscott, Henry Tingley, Paul bon
ner, all of them brother firemen.
Everybody, young and old, are urged
to attend this benefit for the family
of the bravest fireman in all th
Honesdalo companies. Every littU
will help to swell the purse and your
attendance will help with the rest.
Come everybody and follow th
charitable example set by manager
Dettrich of the Lyric in giving tha
pictures and hall free.
REAL ESTATE DEALS.
Augustus L., Roswell H., and Lett
A. Patterson, executors and trustee
of Roswell P. Patterson, deceased.
Lackawanna county, to F. R. Var
coe, Waymart. Parcel of land In
Waymart borough; consideration,
$179.94.
Oscar Dennhardt and wlfo to
Robert A. Ferber, both of Honesdale,
parcel of land on Spring street; con
sideration, $1.00
Lina Labes Vandermark and hus
band to Delbert J. Branning, both
of Hawley. Lot No. 20 on Spring
street, Hawley; consideration, jl.
John T. AlcAree et al, to Otto
Hoffman. Lot in Lehigh township;
consideration, ?1,900.
Vero B. Stone, F. J. Stone, W. B.
Perham, executors of the will of IL
K. Stone, to John Alohu, Narrowe
burg R. D. 1. Land In Damascus;
consideration, $1200.
AN ODD ACCIDENT.
Electric Spark From Woman's Body
Ignited Nnptha, Burning Her
Badly.
It is an old trick, that of scuffling
over a rug and lighting tho gas by
spark from tho fingers, but that elec
tricity from the body will ignite nap
tha when used for cleaning purpose
Is something new. This happened at
Goshen, Thursday afternoon and be
fore the flames had been extinguish
ed Airs. Dell Knapp, of that place,
was badly burned.
Airs. Knapp, who goes about by th
day doing domestic work, was em
ployed at tho homo of Thomas Flnan.
While cleaning in a bath-room, using
naptha for tho purpose Airs. Knapp
saw that tho day was slipping by and
she increased her efforts.
She was wearing a pair of rubbers,
and stood upon a rug when a spark
from her body Ignited tho fumes and
In an instant she was in flames.
Airs. Knapp's screams wero heard
by AIIss Edith Finan who ran to tha
bathroom and found tho victim try
ing to beat out tho lire which en
veloped tho upper pnrt of her body.
With presence of mind AIIss Finan
procured a heavy quilt and throw It
ovor Airs. Knapp and extinguished
tho flames. "Ned" Finan, her
brother, was also at homo and ho
aided In putting out an incipient fire
in tho woodwork.
Airs. Knapp was badly burned
about tho faco, neck and arms. It
was found that sho had not inhaled
tho flro and had no internal injuries.
Tho Cut and tho Fiddle.
"Hoy Dlddlo Diddle, tho cat and th
fiddle.
Tho cow jumped ovor tho moon,
Tho little dog laughed to seo th
fun
And tho dish ran away with tho
spoon!"
You will soon seo all these funny
scenes of Alothor Gooso with tho
aid of a host of funmnkors, pretty
girls and all tho rest of tho thing
requlrod to produce tho surprising
scenes, tricks and Illusions that go
to make up Chas. A. Sellon's Tho
Alerry Aluslcal Extravaganza, Tho
Cat and tho Fiddle. This success
ful musical comedy will appear
shortly at the Lyric.