WEATHER: High Winds, Cold.
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WEATHER: IIIrIi Winds, Cold.
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HONESDALE, WAYNE CO., PA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1912.
PRIC 2 CENTS
S?
NUAL MARTHA WASHINGTON SUPPER OF THE FIRST
IN THE STORM'S GRIP CHARTER MEMBERS OF PROTECTION ENGINE
69
Vt'Ppf Them.
Ml 1
or
er tuu rouuati ui i urKey oocurea lor i lie uccasion various com
mittees Active For Weeks Decorations Very ArtisticHundreds of
People Attend and Greet Friends of Neighboring Churches.
Ifn.ikn M'nnl,(B irfnM ' I
iner held on the day of her be-
ed husband's birthday, will be
;erved In the Presbyterian chapel
Thursday evening. February 22.
The Pastors' Aid Society, Mrs. C.
Mills, president, and Young Worn -
's Auxiliary, Mrs. John Torroy
I
iller, president, have been working
sidiously during the past few
ent. Fancy articles, which are
actlcal, useful and ornamental,
ve been deftly made by a largo
rps of willing workers. A sale of
mpfitlp irnnds was hnlrl n fow rlnvs
ovlous, which resulted in dlspos
g of a largo number of dainty and
autlfully made articles. Mrs.
hn T Fnllnr Ik hnlrninn nf tho
ncy work booth. The executive
uunuiee consists oi airs. i-ranK
Merrltt, Mrs. WUllani Kreltner,
isse.s Amena aiueuer, urace sal
on and Cora Keen.
The decorations are very artistic.
utvu. tw&. uuiiu oujilii. .u&st;i
1 Penwarden. Emma Patterson.
ara Torrev. and Russell Romaine
iu Allien iruni..
The candy booth, located at the
ght of the auditorium, Is especial-
attractive. It represents a grape
HONESDALE 'IX) SUPPORT A
BASE BALL TEAM?
Good Material Can Bo Found
Here as Anywhere in tho State.
What would Honesdalo bo with-
it a nase nnn team inn writer
iirn ii .in TiuiKfi iiuk rmniiric inn
ner aay. anu inueea wuat wouiu it
There is no reason why Hones-
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rv uiitiii uiiiif.r vrv iiik-
npmi b nnnrr u'no nfv np 'i-nn
riter believes that some of the most
TIM 1111 IlbKUL'lULlUU. Willi Kllflllltl l'II'L
manager. It Is too much -work for
chief of police, etc., on the ball
- 1 1 n.hn.n.t . I
wavs nrnferaulo to a one-man man
ned team as it arouses more inter-
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There is an abundnnce of young
nvprs in thin vlclnltv. and this raol
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ss team cannot be organized pro-
iea cnougn interest can oo arous-
1 To begin with we havo Sander-
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ii'K ;i fiiii nur iiurii 1 11 iji'ill 111 l 111 ii l-
tIUlint iia1 tmVitnrl Mi r tint n n l i1a
lugging abilities gives us a man fori
11 For Ditchers, wo still havo tho
Id reliable "Pop" Hessling, who
as a whole lot of cood baso ball
Is. Me will, however, need a couple,
f vnnnfor mnn tn haln tiltti aiit littt
f O IW Vjf UUU UMW
ral youngsters In thlB vicinity, two
f whom surely ought to make good.
i ursi anu uuru wo navn a enunie
f last year's players, of unquestlon
ble ability, while in the outfield wo
.111 lint. a n nInD.i. l.iml. ,n l.l.
rom, Including Schilling, Polt, Ja
obs and Weaver. Of course tho ab
enco of Brader and Kupfer will bo
nrn in nvercuuin. iiiil irrpnror nr-
tacles than this havo beon overcome
iofore, and with tho proper Interest
no eninuBiusiu uuuwn uy mo ians.
to bollevo a team can bo organized
o cope with Carbondale, Hawley.
rrnna ii. winto Mills anu a rmv nr
iur other old rivals.
Wo note that Carbondalo expects
o havo a inuopenuent team this
inn t ii 'WHiiiin ii ii iiitaii ii in. r urnsr
3ity and Archbald, their ancient eno-
nles, but then, we havo heard Car-
jondalo hot air before, so let's get
m l . 1 1 1 ..I.
hn TlnnrH nf Trnitn knnn ITnnpRrlnln
leforo the public.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, HONESDALE,
J II lit II 1'X III I'm fill n T, il Till nfl (1 Cfl tlflQ
hanging in clusters over the arbor.
xho balcony Is also dprnntod with
' ' ' J , , decorated with
if0 lnes rc( and pink ramb-
"IB ses. Hags also form a part
1 of the Interior decoration nnd tend
to glvo the place a patriotic air.'
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, CHAPEL AND
George and Martha's pictures are
displayed.
The fancy booth, situated on the
north side of the chapel, presents a
, very pretty appearance. The pink
and red rambling roses underneath
', the soft light of the Incandescent
1 lamps, .make a beautiful effect. The
roses cling to the balcony in a
graceful manner until they reach a
; large Hag In the center of the ro
' tunda. The lamps in the booths
have tulip shades, are purple In col
or, and harmonize-with the other
uecorauons.
! The confectionery booth is pre
! sided over by Mrs. P. I). Petersen,
chairman, assisted by Misses Louise
Fowler, Florence Watta, Mary Mum
. ford and Mae Penwarden.
I The dinner committee Is composed
I of the executive board of the Pas
I tors' Aid society. They are, Mrs.
C. E. Mills. Mrs. Oscar E. Bunnell,
Mrs. V. H. Swift, Mrs. Michael F.
Fritz, Mrs. George W. Penwarden,
Mrs. George W. Penwarden, Mrs.
Thomas E. Smith and Miss Emma
Brown.
Death of Dr. R. II. Ely.
Dr. Richard II. Ely, father of Dr.
11. B. Ely, of this place, died at his
home in Hawley, Wednesday morn
ing after a fow weeks' illness.
Dr. Ely was born January S, 1838,
at Sugar Run, Bradford county, this
state. He was a son of Aaron and
Abagail Dodge Ely, and a grnndBon
of Richard H. Ely, who came from
his home on tho banks of the Con
necticut river to tho unbroken for
ests of Pennsylvania in 1820. Dr.
R. H. Ely was reared amid the
scenes of his father's farm, and grew
to manhood in a manner in keeping
with the life of the general run of
farmers' sons. His medical prepara
tion was completed in the Jefferson
Medical college at Philadelphia,
whence he graduated In 1882. Ho
married Emeline S. Birney for his
ilrst wife at Sugar Run. Some time
after their marriage they located at
Laceyvllle, Wyoming county, where
tho doctor practiced his profession to
within seven years ago when he re
moved to Hawley. For his second
wife Dr. Ely married Miss Ethlena
Robinson of Laceyvllle, about ten
years ago, by whom he Is survived;
also tho following children by his
first marriage: Mrs. W. Harmon, of
Binghamton; Mrs. Augusta Keyes,
of Hawley, and Dr. Harry B. Ely, of
Honesdale.
Dr. Ely was well and favorably
known throughout this section of tho
state, where ho enjoyed a successful
practice for several years. Ho was a
inembor of the Baptist church and a
member of Bralntrlm Lodge, Free
and Accepted Masons of Laceyvllle.
Funeral services wero hold Thurs
day afternoon at 4 o'clock from his
lato home. Rev. B. P. Ripley offi
ciating. Tho remains will bo taken
to Laceyvllle, Wyoming county, for
Interment Friday morning.
Tho pallbearers wero Mark
CreaBy, Homer Ames, John S. Welsh,
James Stephenson, J. D. Colgate and
R. W. Murphy.
Funeral of Jacob Gardiner.
Tho funeral of tho lato Jacob
Gardiner was hold from tho Presby
terian church in Sherman on Satur
day last, Fob. 10, Rov. Andrew Scott,
olllciatlng. In tho death of Mr.
Gardiner, Wayno county lias lost ono
of its best citizens. The lunerai was
largely attonded nnd showed tho high
esteem In which ho was hold by tno
community. Jacob Gardiner was
born In 1841 on the old homestead
on the Delawaro river near Deposit.
Ho 'was married to Miss Martha Al
len when a young man of twenty'
one and snortly after tbelr marriage
they removed to Sherman whero they
nave resided lor forty years.
ITS USUAL SUCCESS
M FD l I " MllmfAMl hno rYi nunn f
'o tables, whilo Misses Edith Swift
aml Florence Brown havo the over-
, 0, the waltors and waitresses.
unnerB wl bo gcnt QUt from th(.
reading room and wo understand
that oovcrnl orders will bo filled,
W. H. hoe. who for 20 years has
MANSE.
carved the turkeys for the dinners,
will be in his accustomed place with
O. E. Bunnell and H. A. Dunkelberg
as assistants.
Twenty-eight turkeys, represent
ing 420 pounds of meat, havo been
ordered for the occasion from Daniel
(Turkey) Brown of Lebanon who has
furnished the church with tho birds
for over 20 years. Tho ladies paid
32 cents per pound for them.
The price of dinner will remain
the same, GO cents, contrary to ru
mors of an advanco in price. Din
ner will be served from 5:30 and
during tho evening.
The reception committee consists
of Dr. and Mrs. W. II. Swift, Mr. and
Mrs. V. B. Holmes, Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew Thompson and Miss Fannie
Bennett.
The society has arranged for a
complete checking system, whereby
all cloaks and wraps can bo taken
care of In the churcli auditorium
whilo patrons of tho dinner are In
the chapel.
Music will be furnished while din
ner Is being served.
DR.
COOK'S LONG SILENCE
PLAINED.
EX-
Duel UK Absence From America, Ex
plorer Declares Ho Was Mar
shaling His Cuso and Gatli
erlnn Evidence Proving;
Bribery nnd Fraud
ulent Methods.
Sensational charges, supported by
evidence, are iniade against Mr. Peary
and his friends by Dr. Frederick A.
Cook.
" Disgusted with tho rival cam
paign against me, and being so phy
sically unstrung at the time that I
would have been unable to cope with
tho conspiracies which aimed to
blacken my character," says Dr.
Cook, "I decided to go away and let
my enemies exhaust tholr abuse, and
determined to retire and rest, and to
resolve my case In quietude and se
crecy. I left America, and my ene
mies gleefully Interpreted this as an
admission of Imposture. But mean
while," Dr. Cook explains, "I took ad
vantage of tho opportunity to rest
and gain an accurato prospective of
the situation. I thought out my case,
considering It pro and con. nuzzled
out the reasons for, and tho source of
the clamor against me. Through
frlonds in America, who worked
quietly and effectively, I secured evi
dence, which is embodied In affida
vits, which laid baro tho methods
employed to discredit me In the Mt.
McKlnley affair. I learned of tho
methods used, and Just what charges
were made, to discredit my Polar
claim. Damaging admissions were
secured concerning Mr. Peary's fabr
ricated attacks from tho mouths of
Mr. Peary's own associates. Know
ing theso facts, at the proper timo I
returned to my native country to con
front my enemies. I havo proceeded
In detail to state my case and reveal
tho .iltherto unknown lnsldo facts of
the entire Polar controversy. 1 have
stated certain facts before tho public.
Nolthor Mr. Peary nor his frlonds
havo replied."
Dr. Cook will bo at tho Lyric thea
tre on Monday evening, February 20,
where ho will glvo an Illustrated lec
ture on tho great Polar controversy.
Government Goes After Dealers in
Bob Veal.
Government meat Inspoctors are at
work In this territory to put a stop to
traffic In bob veal.
Two men wero arrested yesterdny
by Deputy Marshal Erhardt at Look
out, Wayne county, for shipping moat
to New York city. They are W. J.
Flynn and L. L. Teefel. Tho com
plaints wero made by H. S. Weber
and Robert M. Muolllng, govern
ment agents.
HIGH WIND KECOICI) BROKEN.
Ninety-six Miles Per Hour Scored in
New York.
(Special to Tho Citizen.)
New York, Feb. 22. The highest
velocity of wind was recorded hore
to-day when 96 miles per hour was
scored. Signs wore blown down and
windows broken.
One sign weighing C.000 pounds
fell nnd just missed striking a sur
faco car.
Buffalo, Boston, Scranton nnd Other
Cities in Its Grasp.
Buffalo, Fob. 22. Two persons
timet death In this city to-day as the
result or the severe storm. One was
killed on the railroad and another, a
woman, was found dead In a snow
bank.
Scranton A heavy 50-mile gale Is
blowing hero to-day. Tho city ex
perienced a thunder storm last night
whirh was followed by cold weather,
making walking very treachorous.
Boston, Feb. 22. This city Is cov
ered with ice. The rain of yesterday
turned into sleet anil snow, Traiuc
vns delayed several hours on account
)f the blizzard.
PITTSBURG VISITED WITH TWO
FIRES.
One Occurred liitst Niht and An
other To-day Loss Over SlOO,
OOU. (Special to Tho Citizen.)
Pittsburg, Fob. 22. Two large
Hres visited thlB city within 12
hours. Last night tho Diamond
rorging and Manufacturing Com
pany was destroyed. Thirty men
were employed when tho lire broke
out and :it was with dllllculty that
their lives were saved.
Tho origin of tho lire is unknown.
Many valuable dies wero destroyed.
Loss stlmated at $100,000. The fire
men worked under great difficulty
owing to the storm. The wind was
blowing a GO-mile gale.
At 1 o'clock this morning the
Forst-Wolf company building, situat
ed in tho heart of the city, was de
stroyed. At daylight the fire was
under control. Loss, $7,000.
BALTIMORE EXPERIENCES $100,
000 EIRE.
Warehouse of Baltimore &
Ohio
Railroad is Burned.
, (Special to Tho Citizen.)
iBaltlmore, Feb. 22. An explosion
caused by spontaneous combustion,
in the warehouse of tho Baltimore &.
Ohio railroad at Mountclare, near
here, resulted in tho complete de
struction of the building. The loss
Is heavy owing to a large quantity of
supplies and machinery stored there
in, amounting to SlOO.OOo. The
high wina carried tho flames to ad
joining buildings.
TEDDY IN TOWN.
(Special to The Citizen.)
New York, Feb. 22. Theodore
Roosevelt, tho man of tho hour, ar
rived hero this afternoon from
Cleveland, his train being three
hours late, owing to tho storm
When he alighted from tho train 'he
was surrounded by a number of
newspaper men who commenced to
quiz him about the presidency. He
told them when the time arrived he
would toll them. An answer Is ex
pected to bo forthcoming on Monday.
Miss Amanda Sampson Dead.
Miss Amanda Sampson died at the
home of Harry Bunnell, at Indian
Orchard, whom she had been visit
ing, on Wednesday, at the ago of
seventy-four years and four months
Death resulting from general de
bility and old age. Miss Sampson
was born In South Canaan, this
county, In 1847. Sho has no near
relatives except a niece, Mtb. George
Marsh, of Seelyvlllo, and n slster-in
law, Mrs. Maria Sampson, of this vl
cinlty. The remains were brought
to the homo of Mr. and Mrs. F. W
Bunnell and tho funeral was held
from the Bunnell home at 1:30 on
Friday afternoon. Rev. A. L. Whlt-
taker of tho Honesdalo Evangelical
church officiating.
Oslek Tribe Entertain at Lyric Hall
Oslok Trlbo, No. 318, Improved
Order of Rod Men, held their annual
ouchro and danco at Lyric Hall on
Wednesday ovonlng. Cards wero In
dulged In from 9 to 10:30, after
which dainty refreshments wero sorv-
ed. The foaturo of tho ovonlng was
tho clever entertaining by tho Elec
trie City Quartotto, composed of tho
following young men: Jack Davis
first tenor; "Billy" Burns, second
tenor; Julius Judd, baritone; Harry
Phillips, basso, and Al. Colllgan, ac
companist, every member possessing
a rich voice and a personality soldom
found In amateur or professional
singers. Thoy hold their nudlonco
spellbound during tho rendition of
every number. They Bang the popu
lar hits of tho day and tho good old
airs that our grandparonts once
craved. Too high praise cannot bo
given their accomplished pianist, Mr.
Crelllgan, who Is without doubt an
artist and with his "Ghost" song ho
made a distinct hit. Tho affair was
In charge of a committee composed
of A. M. Lelno, Leon Katz, J. A.
Bodle, Jr., and Claronce Green.
Congressman Alney of this dls
trlc has been mado a member of the
census and claims committee, which
haB charge of about all clalmB but
pensions matter which come before
tho House.
COMPANY No. 3 ARE WORTHY OF MENTION
Original Charter of Company, Dated September
19,1853, Held Names of Messrs. Penniman,
Foster and Conger Early History Narrated
E. A. Penniman, Georgo Foster
and James Conger, all of this place,
aro tho three surviving charter mom-
bors of Protection Englno Company
No. 3, having Joined September 19,
1853, nearly fil) years ago.
There wero three flro companies In
Honesdalo In Its early history, No. 3
being tho survival of tho fittest.
Company No. 1 was known as tho
Rescue," No. 2, "Deluge" and the
present local
company, Protection
All companies had
Engine No. 3.
hand pump engines and tho llremen
who operated tho long side arms
worked hard In those days. After
vigorously working the pumps for a
short time, tho llremen would become
exhausted and volunteers wero al
ways scarco after a hand at tho arms.
The first fire fighting aparatus that
Honesdale had was Rescuo No. 1 fol-
lowed by the Barker pump, manu-i
factured by Abel Barker, a retired ,
M. E. minister, who conducted pump
works near whore W. G. Blakney's1
factory Is located. It consisted of
two force pumps. Mr. Foster told a
Citizen representative that various
tests wero made as to the 'height that
t would force a stream of water.
Upon one occasion the crude "thing"
was run up to the bank of the Lack-
awaxen river near the Baptist church
and here was given a try-out The
E. A. PENNIMAN.
boys pumped hard with might and
main and succeeded in sending a.
strealn of water In the air the height
of tho steeple on the church. This
was considered pretty good. I
Protection Engine Company No. 3's
first quarters wero located on a lot
near tho Kuhbach homo on Court
street, and later an engine house was
erected on Main street a little south
of the present uarters.
Protection Engine Company No. 3 ,
was organized in a barn located on
the site of the new school building '
at the rear of the Methodist church.
The different ones interested in tho
protection of their home town occu-l
pled seats In the hay mow, on cross
beams and feed bins. C. H. Parmln
ter was elected president; T. J. Ham,)
secretary; C. II. Parmiater, treasur
er; M. L. Tracy, foreman, and J. A.
Clark, assistant foreman.
Tho Barker pump was not suffi
cient to fight fires and it was re
placed by other hand engines and
finally by tho steam engines. At this
time several of the boys dropped out
of active service.
The original charter, dated Sept.
19, 1853, bearing the names of
Messrs. Penniman, Foster, Conger
and others has since been lost. For
many years it was the prize of tho
company's property, but in somo un
accountable manner It was disturbed
from its moorings and to-day cannot
bo found, much to the regret of the
company.
Mr. Penniman served as treasurer
for ono year, being elected to that
office Juno 12, 1S!4. Ho also serv-
BASKET BALL.
On Tuesday night tho Rink Five;
defeated tho Alerts In the second j
game of the series. Tho game was
highly exciting, tho Rink Flvo wln-i
nlng out by fast work In tho last ten ,
minutes of play. In the absence ofj
their Captain, Louis Bader, tho
Kink team's chances of winning out
looked rathor bluo In the first half,
but his shoes wero very ably filled by
McDormott, who Is n player of past
experience, although this was his
first gamo this year. Final scoro, 16
to 10. This series between tho
Alerts and Rink Five Is going to bo
very Interesting. Each team has
won one hard fought game, and each
Is confident of taking tho series, the
teams tolng very evenly matched.
Tho next gamo will bo played Friday
night at Alert Hall, and tho fourth
game on next Tuesday, Fob. 27, at
tho RJnk.
Tho challenge of the Co. E team
has brought about a scries of five
games between tho Co, E team and
tho Rink Flvo. Tho first gamo will
be played In the Armory March 12
and the second In the Rink March
19.
Someone has noticed that the ca
lendar this month calls for Ave
Thursdays. This Is the first time that
has occurred slnco 1872 and no
month of February will havo Ave
Thursdays In It again until 1940.
cd as second assistant foreman and
first assistant foreman, being elected
to these offices September 2, 1856,
and March C, 1861, respectively.
Mr. Conger's record In ofllco In
cluded tho treasureshlp for two dif
ferent terms. The first time for ono
year, being elected Sept. 5, 18BC,
and tho second timo 'from September
GEORGE FOSTER.
i 5, 18G1 to ISC 5. He was also secre
tary for one year, being elected in
i September 1S5G. Ho served as foro-
' man from September 5, 1865, for on
year Mr. Foster was secretary for
three years, serving from March 4,
1863 to 1866.
i Protection Engine Company No. 3
. was incorporated February 3, 1869.
I The company has passed through sev
' eral vicissitudes since then and at
one time its membership consisted of
only six faithful fire fighters. After
the purchase of the rotary steam en
gine by the town council tho mem
bership began to increase and has
grown continually until now the
i Honesdale fire equipment is equal
to any volunteer company In this part
of tile state".
Tho company has fought som
hard and stubborn fires without th
loss of n member until the Rlef fir
on January 14. this year, when one of
the most active and faithful fir
fighters, George J. Borgmann, lost his
life.
II, .T. CONGER.
Tho present officers of Protection
Englno Company No. 3, aro as fol
lows: President, W. W. Wood; vice
president, W. J. Ferber; secretary, F.
W. Schuerholz; treasurer, W. H.
Bader; foreman, W. B. Roadknlght;
first assistant foreman, John Car
nnichael; second assistant foromnn.
Harry Richards; trustees, H. A. Ting
ley, J. 11. Carroll, John Caulleld.
Flro Chier. H. A. Oday; foreman of
Hose, V. McMullen, Jr.
Real E.stnto Transfers.
Harry Clift and wife, of Preston
township, transfer to the Winwood
Milling Co., of Preston, certain lands
In Preston for a consideration of
000.
Libblo U. Miller, of Hancock, N.
Y., transfers to Harry T. CUft. or
Preston township, land situated In
Preston township, comprising 12t
acres for a consideration of f900.
T. F. Gilroy and wife, of Damas
cus township, transfers to Amy A.
Van Orden of tho samo place, 26
acres of land In Damascus township
for $1.00 and othor considerations.
Philip Schrnder and wife, of Now
York City; Nettlo M. Schrador, or
Salem; Irving Daniels nnd wife, of
Pnupack, heirs or the lato Christian
Schrador, or Salem township, de
censed, transrurs to Caroline G.
Schrador, or Salom township, certain
lands comprising about GO acres In
Salom township. Consideration, $1.
Helen A. Young and Amy Y. Keyes
and husband, or Now York city,
transfers to L. A. Smith, or Damas
cus township, lands in Damnscua
township.
Miss Gladys Boyd ontertalned her
Sunday school class at her homo o
Spring streot Tuesday evening. X
most pleasant evening was spent.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Welnger ot
Binghamton, N. Y aro tho guests ot
relatives In this place.