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HONESDALE, WAYNE CO., PA., FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1912.
PRIC . CENTS
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ne ueaci are beorge Kraft, Edward Hay, Thomas
Bloss and James Roche Pieces of the Bodies
Found 100 Feet Away From Mill William
Biller Injured Mill Totally Destroyed Loss
$ 25,000.
Edmird liny, Tims Moss, James
muni nun iiutii:i! jiiiiii rni
111ml mitrlirlll mill AVIlllillll Itlllop
eriously Injured by nn explosion in
illpin lirotliers saw mill, Green-
Ion of n steam boiler.
Tlio four men wcro standing In
he boiler room nt the timo of tho
ccident. In tho absence of Horace
tiller, llremnn, William Miller, u
One body was found !!()() feet from
ho wood working factory, uhllo
hreo others were imbeded under the
nill. All men were innnirled lievonil
iuKiiiimii. i iiiiiiiu jkiuur Mils
inlly injured, but It Is thought ho
vill recover. There wcro ."0 other
vorkmen in other parts of tho mill
vho were uninjured.
t,in. ntnt Dm
The boiler stood parallel with tho
ji--i. n iiMiuti m-iuiui jiiiiiureti
eet lrom the mill.
The force of the boiler cut down
rees In its path and did considerable
ither damngc.
The explosion was terrific and tho
orce shook tlio country for miles
round. The mill is completely de-
wl 1... .. 1
Georgo Kraft was unmarried as
vns nUo lames Roche. Edward liny
Hid Thomas Itl'iss lrnrn tiini-i-dwl
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Rachael Neinian and Charles Nol
an, oi lexas. in onnripq smirn
rexas, portion of land In Texas. Con-
.1.1,. I .. n r n r
Joseph Bell and wife. Salem, to
mill' Udlliun, liUItU lUWUSIUIJ,
Pennsylvania Coal Co. to John V.
Lake township. Consideration, $100.
J W. Sandercock and wife. Lake
township, to First National Bank,
Lake Ariel, land situate In Lake
ii v us ii i ii. i nnsii prnrinn a nil
Delaware and Hudson Co. to Wm.
Relf, Honesdale, land In Hones-
dale borough. Consideration, $900.
uay uueben and Joseph Rueben,
Damascus, to James D. Copeland,
Lebanon, 45 acres In Damascus town
ship. Consideration, $2150.
Richard A. Olver. Berlin, and J.
B. Olver, Omaha, Neb., to Georgo
C. Olver, Berlin, lands in Berlin.
Consideration, $100.
Heirs of Catherine McGuIre. Blue
Island, 111., to Elizabeth A. Flanna
gan, WIlkcs-Barre, lands In Palmyra
township. Consideration. $1.00.
Vernlelgh A. Keosler and wife,
Canastota, to Sophia Bosebrook,
Union Hill, lands in Damascus. Con
sideration, $1000.
Freeling Brundage. of Lake town
ship, to William D. Curtis, of tho
same township, for the consideration
of $500, twenty-nlno acres in said
township.
Morton E. Tuthill and wife, of
Canaan, to William A. Short, of the
same place, GO acres of land. Con
sideration, $700.
Martha Lorlng and others, of
Washington. D C, Philadelphia and
Pleasantvllle, N. Y., to Edward
Faatz, of Dyberry township, two
acres of land in said township,
Wayne countv. Consideration. S300.
John H. Leo to It. B. Simons, 18
in i tra ui luiiu in ui iiii;i iimy uaiuji,
$750
Harriet E. Smith, of Slko, tranS-
fnrc in llnrlmrt 1? QmfHi nf Thnmn.
gon township.
George F. Govern, chauffeur for
John Strongman, has purchased of
Mr and Mrs A. W. Eno for tho sum
of $1,500. fifty acres In Dyberry
township, known as tho Bowdon
farm
Joseph J. Martin and wife, of
Paupark township, to Agatha Wld
Tner, of Paterson, N. J., flvo acres In
said township, $1 and other valuable
consideration.
TIIIRTY-XIXE XEW LICEXSES
GRANTED.
John I.oftus by Perservnnco Gets U-
censo After Trying Xlno Years.
(Special to Tho CItlzon.)
Scranton, March 7. Three local
judges sitting In license court to-day
granted 39 now house llconses. No
old ones were refused. John Lof
tUB, who has been endeavoring to se
cure a license for tho past nine
years, was finally granted a license.
The Exchange Hotel at Dunmoro,
which recently changed hands, was
again given a license, John Ma
bory Is tho now proprietor.
EXPLOSION
EXPLOSION KILLS ONE.
Four Others Injured by Disaster In
Chemical Works.
Walllngton, N, J., March 7. A man
was blown to bits and four others were
badly Injured by being hurled through
windows by an explosion in tho Ander
son Chemical company works. The
two story brick building took fire Im
mediately and was entirely destroyed
before the arrival of the volunteer fire
men. The loss Is estimated at ?50,000.
In the room where nmylacetate ncld
and soluble cotton was made were five
men. Attending the fifteen gallon
draining tnnk was Andrew Dolnk, a
Pole. When the explosion occurred he
shot toward the roof, nnd parts of his
body was found In the open Held. One
leg was picked up more tbun a hundred
feet from the building.
WRECK OF FAST TKAIX.
HOth Century Limited Crashed Into
Box Cur When Running 00 Miles
An Hour.
(Special to The Citizen.)
Bellfontalnc, O., March 7. The
20th Century Limited, on tho New
York Central Railroad, was wreck
ed early today. No passengers were
Injured. The train was running GO
miles an hour when it ran into a box
car. The locomotive turned turtle
while eight huge cars held their pos
ition on the track.
SUFFRAG ETTES A 1 1 1 tESTED.
Demolish Plato Glass Windows in
Fashlonnblo District,
(Special to Tho Citizen.)
London, Mar 7. Suffragettes arm
ed with hammers descended down
upon the fashionable residences In
Buckingham Palace to-day and de
molished several windows. Many of
the disturbers were arrested.
POLICE AND STRIKERS CLASH.
One Woman nnd Eighteen Men Ar
rested Children Taken to
Philadelphia.
(Special to Tho Citizen.)
Lawrence, March 7. Clashes be
tween the police and strikers were
made to-day. Ono policeman was
struck across tho back with a club
while another had his clothes torn.
One woman and IS men were arrest
ed. Forty-two children were taken
to Philadelphia by Labor men. Tho
police did not disturb thorn ns was
dono formerly.
Enst IlufTuIo Cattle Market.
East Buffalo, March G. CATTLE
Fairly active and steady.
VEALS Activo and steady at
$5.50a9.50, a few $9.75.
HOGS Activo and steady; heavy
and mixed, $G.85aG.90; Yorkers,
$G.40aG.9O; pigs, $G.25aG.35; roughs
$G.OOaG.10; stags, $4.50a5.50; dair
ies, $G.40aG.85.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Active;
sheep, 6teady; lambs, $3.50a7.25.
Met Lincoln When 7 Years Old.
An Interesting reminiscence Is con
tributed by Mrs. Julia Woodhouse, a
former resident of Honesdale and
well and favorably known by a largo
circle of friends here. It is as fol
lows: In reading of a recent meeting of
tho veterans of tho Civil war In
Honesdale, brought to my mind an
Incident of 18G1 in connection with
tho Great Emancipator, Abraham
Lincoln, in which I was ono of the
humble actors. I was then about
seven years of ago. My father,
tho lato H. A. Woodhouse, of Hones
dale, was at that time postmaster of
the Legislature at Harrlsburg. Mr.
Lincoln on his way to Washington
for tho Inauguration stopped In Har
rlsburg and dollvered an address be
fore the Legislature. My father, who
had a very sweet tenor volco, was
requested to sing tho "Star Spangled
Banner" before tho Houso of Repre
sentatives and Mr. Lincoln which ho
did afterward, putting me on his
shoulder took mo to Mr. Lincoln who
taking mo In his arms, kissed mo.
To my childish mind there seemed
to bo something Irreslstablo In Mr.
Lincoln's personality nnd as I re
member him I can still seo those
kindly eyes and benevolent faco
which seemed to strike a cord of
sympathy In every heart and mado
Abraham Lincoln beloved by all who
ever mot him. I wonder If any of
my old friends In Honesdalo can
boast of a similar experience.
(Mrs.) Julia Woodhouso Andrews.
Now York City, March G. 1912.
Horbort Merrill. 40 years of
age, committed suicide on Tresday
by taking carbolic acid. Hj' was
found In tho woods near Holllstor
vllle. Ho lost his position In Scran
ton a few weekB ago.
NEW ROADS PROPOSED
FOR WAYNE COUNTY
Roads Bill to Ho Voted on In 1IM
Contains Jinny Proposed Xcw
Roads for this County
.Map on Pago 11.
Tho Citizen takes nlcasuro In re
producing a map of northeastern
I Pennsylvania, showing tho proposed
I highways, under tho recent Sproul
road bill. Tho mnp on pago 2 gives
a good general Idea of tho extent of
tho roads and routes, Bhowlng tho
places through which tho Stato high
ways will pass.
I It Is readily seen from this maD
that Susquehanna county has more
miles of these roads than tho other
counties. This is doubtless duo to
tho fact that Ropresentntlvo E. E.
Jones, was chairman of tho Public
Roads Committee In tho House dur
ing tho last session of tho Legisla
ture and had charge of tho bill in
tho House. Senator Sproul and Rep
resentative Jones worked hand In
hand for this groat road measure, Mr.
Jones being recognized ns tho spon
sor of tho bill in tho House, being
second only, In fact, to its originator
in working for its passage.
There are about' 8,000 miles of
roads represented In tho 206 routes
laid down in tho Sproul bill. All
these roads will bo surveyed and
finally located and taken over by tho
Stato on Juno 1, 1912. After that
time tho State will have full charge
of all these 8,000 miles of roads and
tho boroughs and townships will bo
entirely relieved of their mainten
ance. To macadamize or othorwlso per
manently Improvo this great number
of miles of road will take years to ac
complish, involving tho expenditure
of many millions of dollars. It Is
proposed to raise this money by the
issuing of bonds by tho state. Tho
people will voto on this bond lssuo,
probably in the fall of 1913.
Meanwhile the State will care for
.these roads as earth roads and con
struct Improved pieces with whatever
money is nvailablo from legislative
appropriations.
This map shows tho routes in
Wayne and adjoining counties. Some
minor changes will doubtless be
made by the Highway Commissioner
after tho surveys arc completed.
Route Six from Scranton to Hones
dalo commencing at a point on tho
boundary lino of the city of Scranton
and running by way of Dunmore,
Throop and Carbondale to a place on
the dividing lino between Lackawan
na and Wayne counties, thenco into
Honesdale.
Route Seven from Honesdalo to
Milford comme'hclng -In Honesdale
and running to Hawley to a point
on the dividing lino between Wayne
and Pike counties, thenco by way of
Blooming Grovo into Milford, Pike
county.
Route One Hundred and Seventy
one from Stroudsburg to Honesdale,
commencing in Stroudsburg and
running over Route One Hundred
and Sixty-nine to Swlftwater, thence
to Pocono Summit, thenco over
Route One Hundred and Sixty-nine
to Mount Pocono, thenco by way of
the North and South Piko to Drov
er's Homo to a point on the dividing
! line between Modtoo and Wayne
counties; thenco by way of South
Sterling, Newfoundland, JIamlln,
Ariel, Pink, Hoadleys and Cherry
uiugo in Honesdale, Wayne county.
Route Ono Hundred and Seventy
two from Scranton to Honesdale;
Commencing at a point on tho
boundary line of tho city of Scran
ton and running over Routo One
Hundred and Sixty-eight to Elm
hurst; thence by way of Drinker to a
point on tho dividing 'lino between
Lackawanna and Wayno counties;
thence by way of Hollistorvllle and
Hamlin; thonce over routo Ono
Hundred and Seventy-one into Hones
dale, Wayne county.
Route One Hundred and Seventy
three from Honesdalo to tho New
York Stato line: Commencing In
Honesdalo and running by way of
Dyberry, Rlleyvillo, and Equlnunk
to a point opposite the Now York
State line.
Route Ono Hundred and Seventy
four from Honesdalo to Montrose:
Commencing In Honesdalo tnd run
ning over Routo Six to Carbondalo;
thenco running to a point on tho
dividing lino between Lackawanna
and Susquehanna counties; thenco hy
way of Clifford. South Gibson, Har
ford and tho New Milford; thenco
over Routo Ten Into Montrose, Sus
quehanna county.
Routo Two Hundred and Twenty
from Honesdalo to Stroudsburg:
Commencing in Honesdalo and run
ning over Routo Soven to Blooming
Grovo; thenco by way of Porter's
Lake to a point on tho dividing lino
between Piko and Monroe counties;
thenco by way of Ressara and Pop
lar Brldgo to Marshall's Creek;
thenco over Routo Ono Hundred and
slxty-soven to Stroudsburg, Monroo
county.
Routo Two Hundord nnd Twenty
seven from Honesdalo to tho New
York stato lino: Commencing In
Honesdalo and running ovor Routo
Six to Prompton; thenco by way of
Aldenvlllo, Creamton, Wayno Fish
Hatchery and Belmont to n point on
tho dividing lino between Wayno
and Susquehanna counties; thenco
by wny of Herrlck Center, Ararat and
Jackson to Susquohanna; thenco ovor
Routo Ten to Groat Bend; thenco to
tho Now York Stato line.
Routo Two Hundred and Flfty-flvo
from Honesdale to tho Now York
Stato line: Commencing In Hones
dalo and running ovor Routo Seven
to tho dividing line between Wayno
and Pike counties; thonco by way of
Baoba, Rowlands and Lackawaxen to
Shohola, Piko county, opposite Barry
villo, New York.
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF
HOSEJOMPANY NO. 1
What tho Hoys Aro Doing Aro
Great Flro Fighters and Always
nt n Flro Working for
Chemicnl Engine.
Honesdalo Is to bo congratulated
U1H111 ItH linn Vnlttnfnnr flri ilnnnrl.
Ulcnt ntlll Mm ilnv la Tint fnr illulnnl
before It will havo a paid depart-1
ment. Tho boys of both Protection
Engine company No. 3 and Its auxi
liary, Hoso Company No. 1, aro am
hltlouB, faithful and ofllcicnt nnd an
swer to every call of flro that 1b sent ,
III. Both rnm!nnln nrn milor m,lnf i
H. A. Oday and work In harmony at
nil conflagrations.
Wo havo reviewed history and re
produced consltlnrnliln mnttnr nf tntn
concerning members of Protection
engine No. 3, but It would not be
oomploto until a brlof historical
sketch Is written about tho boys Who
form tho downtown auxiliary to tho
'Honesdnlo lire department Hoso
Company No. 1.
Tho South Main street Bectlon,
which Is more susceptive to fires,
than possibly other sections of the
town, was without adequate fire pro
tection until Soptom'bor, 1910. Tho
property owners and merchants, feel
ing tho absolute need of proper pro
tection against fire, agitated the or
ganization of a hoso company. A
call was Issued, asking all young
men and others to bo present at a
mass meeting to be held at City
Hall, tho instigators being Robert
Murray, John RIckert and Leon Katz.
Each of the above mentioned gentle
men prepared a list of ten names,
selecting young men and others
whom they thought would be inter
ested In a flro company. To their
surprlso over fifty were present at
tho preliminary meeting. Tho object
nnd purpose was thoroughly explain
ed and temporary organization re
sulted by electing Robert Murray
president; Leon Katz, secretary;
John Wasman, treasurer, and John
RIckert, foreman. At the second
meeting all temporary officers were
elected to hold their respective offi
ces for one year. Owing to John
RIckert resigning to accept a position
as traveling salesman, Benjamin F.
Loris was elected foreman In his
place. Since organization E. E. Wil
liams has been elected vice-president
and Is also first assistant foreman.
P. R. Murray, Jr., holds tho office of
second assistant foreman and Rev.
Dr. J. W. Balta, chaplain. Hose
Company No. 1 organized with 30
charter members. It now enjoys a
membership of 42 and is limited to
50 members.
After organization was perfected
the merchants of the downtown dis
trict asked the town council for an
equipment for tho 'hoso company,
which was readily granted. As a re
sult 1,500 feet of hoso was procured
and an up-to-date hoso truck pur
chased. At the suggestion of Coun
cilman Georgo W. Penwarden the
Delaware and Hudson Railroad com
pany donated tho uso of the old
canal pay office for a firo houso. It
was remodeled, wired and painted,
and to-day serves the purpose for
Which it is used.
Hoso Company No. 1 is without
uniforms of any kind and is only
partly supplied with rubber coats and
other bodily protection needed for
fighting tires. Tho boys havo re
sponded to every alarm given since
organization, whether It has occur
red in tho daytime or In the silent of
tho night. Wherever in town tho
fiery monster has reflected Its long
and destructive tongue thero the
members of Hoso Company No. 1
havo been found and always worked
hard to quench the firo from endan
gering otner property and life.
Wherever placed thoy havo stood by
their post and did good service.
Tho company has mado It a prac
tice to make but ono appeal a year to
tho public by holding nn annual ball
on Easter Monday evening of each
year. Their advertisement is now
running in Tho Citizen, railing your
attention to this eventful tlmo In the
boys' and public's life. When the
committee in charge calls upon you
to purchase tickets be liberal.
Tho receipts will bo applied to
ward the purchase of a modern hand
chemical engine, two barrel capacity;
also for securing largo rubber tar
paulins for tho protection of furni
ture In homes and goods In stores.
Thoy aro 12x24 feet and are Invalu
able in protecting household effects
from possible damage by wator or
chomicals used In extinguishing
fires. Yes, you want to attend tho
Eastor Monday ball at tho armory.
It Is for better protection of your
property and that means a saving of
perhaps many dollars to you. Put
your shouldor to tho wheel and help
mako tho ball a success.
HAWLEY IS AGAINST
THE PARCELS POST
Petition Sent to Washington Signed
by nil Merchants Except One.
Tho mprchnnts and other business
men of tho llttlo burg of Hawley.
which Is located noar tho alto of tho
proposod groat big dam at Wilson-1
vllle, strenuously opposo parcels post.
Thoy hao expressed their wish In i
writing by signing a potltion express
ing tholr opposition along such linos,
Tho paper was signed by ovory busi
ness innn, merchant and others In
tho placo except ono. It Is clalmod
that thoso living In tho rural dis
trict want parcels post.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
F. A. Black, Maplowood, to Miss
Charlotte E. Gilpin, of Hawloy.
John Simpson, Orson, to Miss
Helon Gow, Orson. I
WAYNE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
SUE
COUXTY SOLICITOR HOMER ORE
SUIT AGAINST SISTER COUNTY
HOWE
The Wayne county commissioners authorized County Solicitor Homer
Greene at their regular monthly meeting hold at tho court house, Tuesday,
March 5, to begin legal proceedings against Lackawanna county for the
recovery of court costs amounting to $7GG.G9 and interest from dato of
trial.
The abovo amount was expended In jurors, witnesses, hotel bills, clcrkn.
stenographers and other court costs In tho Carl Howo case which was tried
last February, 1911, at a special term of court.
The case was tried beforo Judgo A. T. Searlo, tho dofenso having se
cured a change In venue from Lackawanna county to Wayne. Carl Howe,
of LaPlumc, was placed on trial hero on the charge of assaustlng Madeline
Patterson of tho same place. The rase had previously 'been tried three
times In Scranton before Judgo E. C. Newcomb.
Tho expenso of tho trial, It was anderstood, would bo paid by Lacka
wanna county, but to dato no money has been forthcoming, lienco tho
action of tho Wayno county commissioners.
HEROIC RESCUE MADE RY
FOREMArHORIS AT FIRE
.Sunday Morning nt Erk Brothers'
Store Fireman Overcomo by
Smoke Wns Carried Out
of Burning Building.
A daring and heroic rescue was
mado at tho Erk Brothers' flro last
Sunday morning, when Foreman
Benjamin F. Loris, of Hoso Com
pany No. 1, entered tho burning
building and carried out one of tho
oldest and longest In service mem
bers of Protection Engine Company
No. 3.
Tho boys of Hoso Company No. 1
were playing a stream on the fire
on the first floor when one of tho
nozzlemen saw a faint glimmer of
light inside as If it were a lantern
In the hands of a firemen. The
smoke was dense, having been made
so by the falling of the three floors
of tho south side of tho store, which
occurred but live minutes before.
Foreman Loris faced tho fiery
tongues and ran to where the light
faintly shono through tho penetrat
ing smoke. It was a man. He
picked him up in his arms and car
ried tho almost overcomo fireman
to tho street, where It was discover
ed he was one who had been long
in the service of the company. Af
tor receiving fresh air he soon re
covered and was again on duty. It
is presumed that tho fireman was
overcomo by tho smoke and wander
ed into the burning building, not
knowing where he was going.
LeRoy Llenbach was also over
come by smoke while on a ladder
and was carried to the ground by
Otto Truscott.
Tho firo In the Keystone Block last
Sunday morning recalls to mind the
two previous fires some years ago in
this same block. The first fire took
place on tho morning of May 10,
1901, and again on the evening of
April 24, 1907. Both fires as was
the present one, wero destructive
and aggregated many thousands dol
lars' damago.
About two o'clock Friday morning,
Mny 10, 1901, firo was discovered in
the first story of Freeman's clothing
store In tho Keystone Block. Jacob
Freeman then occupied the northern
half of tho largo store erected by
Knapp and Jenkins about 41 years
ago. The alarm was turned in and
tho members of Protection Engine
Company with ono steamer respond
ed, also Alert Hook and Ladder com
pany ana Texas No. 4 Chomlcal En
gine was promptly on tho scene. Tho
steamer was located at the foot of
7th street and got water from the
Lackawaxon rlvor. Tho lire spread
to Menner & Co.'s store In the same
block and their stock was badly dam
aged by smoke and wator. Smoke
also penetrated tho studio of J. A.
Bodie, It doing considerable
damago to tho fixtures and pictures.
W. W. Weston then owned the build
ing now occupied by Erk Brothers.
The losses In this fire wore covered
'by Insurance.
On April 24, 1907, firo was dis
cvored in the third story of the Erk
building In tho Keystono Block In
the rooms occupied by J. A. Bodio
as a studio. Mr. Bodio, Sr., was in
Scranton at tho time. The firo prac
tically destroyed overy thing com
bustlblo on the third floor but llttlo
damago "was done on tho second and
first floors other than by water. Tho
flames weakoned tho floor and tho
heavy safo In Bodlo's studio crashed
through to tho second f'oor. Bodlo's
loss was covered by Insurance. Tho
firo made Its way through tho wall
Into tho Freeman Btoro but wns
checked beforo It could gain mucn
headway, but it succeeded In dam
aging the stock of clothes.
In luoso fires as In tho recent ono
tho origin could not bo determined
and It was supposed that It was of
Incendiary origin as Is tho present
supposition of tho origin of tho flro
of Sunday morning.
WRECK OX LAKE SHORE.
Ono Switchman Killed nnd Passen
ger Fatally Injured.
(Special to Tho CItlzon.)
Cloveland, March 7. Tho 20th
Century Limited of tho Lako Shoro
railroad was wreckod by a spread
rail at Colllnwood, at an early hour
this morning. Tho train was going
at 50 miles per hour when tho
wreck occurred.
M. M. Maner, a switchman, was
killed, and ono passongor, C. L. Hall
of Rhode Island, was fatally lnjurod.
Ton other passengorr. wero Injured.
Tho locomotive loft tho track. Mr.
Hall was seated In tho Pullman
when It turned turtle and his right
arm was amputated as tho car went
over.
en
LACKAWANNA COUNTY
EXE AUTHORIZED TO COMMENCE
FOR $7(10.(11), COSTS IX CAIUj
CASE.
i CHEAPER GAS FOR
HONESDALE PATRONS
Honesdalo Gns Company Rcduco Gas
30 Per Cent.
Gas consumers of Honesdalo will
be pleased to note In tho colums of
Tho Citizen to-day an advertisement
of the Honesdalo Consolidated,
i Light, Heat and Power Company,
wmcn states that fuel gas will be re
duced from $1.50 per thousand for
over 5000 cubic feet, to $1.00. They
havo made a thirty per cent, reduc
tion In all tho former rates as fol
lows: Old Rate.
100 cu. ft. to 2000 cu. ft. $2.15 per
thousand.
2000 cu. ft. to 3000 cu. ft. $2.00 per
thousand.
3000 cu. ft. to 5000 cu. ft. $1.75 per
thousand.
Abovo 5000 cu. ft. $1.50 per thous
and. Fuel gas, $1.50 per thousand.
Rates Now in Force.
100 cu. ft. to 2000 cu. rt. $1.50 per
thousand.
2000 cu. ft. to 5000 cu. ft. $1.25 per
I tnousanu.
Abovo 5000 cu. ft. $1.00 per thous
i and.
'Fuel Gas, $1.00 per thousand.
A lower rate In gas has been look
ed for for somo tlmo by people of
Honesdalo and as tho present re
duction will put gas In the reach of
, all, for heating and llchtlnjr nur-
poses, tho patronage of the Hones
dalo Consolidated Light, Heat and
Power Company will undoubtedly be
Increased. Tho 30 per cent, reduc
tion on all rates Is a decided step on
the part of tho company and will be
felt by every gas consumer of this
place. Tho rates now compare far
orably with those of Scranton,
Wilkes-Barro and even New York.
WIlkes-Barro gets $1.25 gas; New
York has $.S0 gas and Scranton
$1.00 gas. While the rates in these
cities are elss they are in reality
larger than they are now in Hones
dale where the number of patrons
to tho gas company Is much smaller.
The Honesdalo Consolidated Light,
Heat and Power Company is well
equipped to meet tho larger scale of
business their decrease in rates will
ultimately bring to tnom. Tho gas
plant now has a capacity of produc
ing about 40,000 cubic feet of gas
per day.
FROM THE CITIZEN 20 YEARS
AGO.
Rev. William Fass, tho esteemed
Rabbi of the Jowish Synagogue of
this place, was stricken with par
alysis somo days since, and now
lies In a helpless condition.
Prothonotary Gaylord has ap
pointed as his deputy, Mr. Will T.
Butler of Dyberry.
Hon. Almerlon R. Howo died at
his lato residence on Seventh street
on Friday morning, March 3. He
was born In Sterling township on
Fob. G, 1844.
Hon. Benjamin S. Bentley, fath
er of Capt. G. F. Bentley, of this
placo, died at his homo In Williams
port on Monday morning last. He
had boon In falling health for some
timo. Ho was born In 1809 and for
many years was a prominent moni
tor of tho Montrose bar.
L. L. Doming has resigned his
position In tho Honesdalo National
Bank to enter Into partnership with
J. J. Bunno.i of Bunnell and Bono.
James H. Norton, one of tho early
publishers of tho Wayno County
Herald, and for several years past
prominently connected with the
Union Printing company of Now
York city, is very ill at his home
there.
J. Strassor has started a now
tailoring estnbll&hmont ovor S. W.
Powell's storo.
St. Joseph's church at Whito Mills
will bo consecrated on Sunday,
March 19. 1882, by Right Rov. Bis
hop O'Hara.
Sugarmakers havo been somewhat
nnxlous for tho last fow days as to
tho prospects of there bolng much
sugar wcathCfe tho frost having all
como out of tho ground.
This Is extraordinary warm weath
er for March this year and tho frosl
Is all out of tho ground.
P. R. Murray Farm Sold.
P. R. Murray sold his fine 2G0
acro farm at Cherry Rldgo on Tues
day to Clous Oromwoldt, a morchant
of Grooloy, Pike county. Considera
tion nrlvnte. Possession will be
gh-nn March 15,
Mr. Grorawoldt bought tho farm
as It stands. Including two teams of
hnrrpn. 30 head of cattle, farming
Implements, etc. His family con
sists of his wife, threo sons and on
' daughter.