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HONESDALE, WAYNE CO., PA., FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1912.
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CHAS. E. WRIGHT GOMMITTS
SUICIDE
Was Despondent on Accoiuit of Be
ing Out or Employment Ends
Lifo About 11 O'clock Tills
Morning.
This morning about eleven o'clock,
Charles Edward "Wright committed
suicide at his homo by drinking two
ounces of carbolic acid. Mr. Wright
had been in the employ of a cut
glass concern before the labor
troubles throw him out of work and
It is generally supposed that hav
ing been out of work for so long 41
time lie became despondent.
There was no one at home at the
time. iMrs. David Flshor saw him
come homo about eleven o'clock and
it is supposed that 110 went to his
room, drank the carbolic acid, came
down stairs and near the bottom he
fell bruising his 'forehead. Mrs.
David Fisher, who lives next door,
soon after hearing the rail,
called F. Kroll, thinking Mr. Wright
had a fit. When Mr. KtoII arrived
the man was lying in the hall. Mr.
Kroll says that he did not suspect
suicide and picked tho man up and
laid him on a couch and went after
Dr McConvill.
When tho doctor arrived Wright
was dead and noticing the odor of
carbolic acid he examined the man
and found it to be suicide by drink
ing the deadly acid. On going up to
the man's room he found a two
ounce bottle labeled carbolic acid
which was empty and beside it on a
table was a glass with but a few
drops of the acid remaining in it.
Tho man's .mouth and lips were
numed and scorched where tho fiery
liquid had touched them. Dr. Mc
Convill at once notified Dr. Peter
son, the county coroner, and ho em
panelled a jury composed of Dr. "Mc
Convill, R. O'Connell, John 'Billard,
F. Kroll, AVm. Hagerty and Harry
Deck. After a consultation and in
view of the evidence the jury re
turned a vordict of death by carbolic
acid administered by -his own hand
with suicidal intent. 4ts8!
Mrs. Wright was at a neighbor's at
the time and was called soon after
the finding of the body. Mr. Wright
is survived by his wife, two sons, one
of which is employed in the Irving
Cut Glass factory, and one daughter.
ItEAIi ESTATE TItANSFERS.
The following real estate transfers
have been recorded:
Thomas P. Kelcher, of Port Jervls,
to Frank P. Bea, of Hawlpy, land in
Hawley Thorough; consideration $1,
200. Anna Mario Lawrence, of Canaan,
to Thomas Cole, of Waymart, lands
in Canaan; consideration $2,000.
Ellas Mlchell e't ux., of Canaan, to
Thomas Cole, of Waymart, lands in
Canaan; consideration $2000.
Ellas Mlchell et ux. of Callicoon,
K. Y., and Louis. C. Gentz, and Wil
liam, Gentz, tofilillio Klein, of Da
mascus, 188 acres of land in Da
mascus townsfiip; consideration,
$3500.
Margaret McCarty, of Canaan, to
Georgo B. Genther, of South Can
aan, 3a acres of land in South
Canaan; consideration $500.
H. A. Williams "et ux., Jermyn,
Pa., to L. D. Wall, Preston, 100
acres of land in Preston township;
consideration $1600.
Myron Merithow et ux., of South
Canaan, to B. Frank Chumard, of
Hoadleys, 04 acres of land in South
Canaan; consideration $1000.
Ellen Nora Merithew et al., of
South Canaan, to B. Frank Chumard
of Hoadleys, 84 acres in South
lanaan; consideration $2500.
An Cain. Palmyra, to Mary Cain,
Palmyra, 7200 sq. feet of land In
Hawiey borough; consideration $1.
Peter Holl et ux., of Texas, to
Barbara K. Tennant, of Honesdale,
ono acre of land in Texas township;
consideration $1550.
Charles Spruks et ux., of Scran
ton, to Alvln Shaffer, of I,ako, 117
acres of land in Lake township;
consideration $1300.
Joseph E. Cross et ux., of Sterl
ing, to Stella Cros3 Glllen, Sterling.
1C acres in Sterling township; con
sideration $1.
Joseph E. Cross, Sterling, to Mary
N. Cross, wlfo, Sterling, 20 acres of
land in Sterling township; consider
ation $1.
Prompton Station is Completed.
Tho now Delaware and Hudson
freight and passenger station at
Prompton, located on tho Honesdale
branch, has been completed. Tho
carpentors havo juBt finished their
part of tho -work and bulldlngls now
being painted. It is 20x40 feet and
tho arrangement Is convenient.
It is not known who will bo tho
new agent at Prompton as it is what
is known In railroad circles as a
"bid Job." All bids closo May 10.
Tho station may open May 15 and
possibly not until Juno 1st. ,
Tho station Tvas built upon appli
cation made by tho people and
ehlppers of Prompton. Thoro is
considerable freight handled at this
point, whereas it has to bo drawn
to and from Honesdalo to oo shipped.
POULTRY RAISING AN ART
IiOttoy E. Snnds Is Proprietor of n'
J'ouitry Knrm North-onst of Hnw
ley mid Has Ono of ttio Most
Complete niid Sanitary
Farms Around Hero.
Ono morning not Jong ago wo had
tho pleasure of being conducted
around tho largo poultry farm own
ed and conducted by LcRoy E.
Sands, of Hawley. The farm is sit
uated about a mile northeast of
mi n I, 11 1 a 8 Pn f,!""""! Passed Ms fiftieth year j
? vZ n m S 'n business on Wednesday, 'May S,
fnS8 ,Ver?lll,fl11-. 3" f I 1912. C. C. Jndwln. In connection I
land has been cleared of stones and
young npplo and peach trees set in,
but a small portion of tho farm is
still being cleared and prepared for
tho planting of apple trees. Tho
farm, howover, Is mostly taken up
with tho raising of thoroughbred
poultry. It is a wonderful sight to
ono who has never been to a place
of this kind to see so many high
grade birds. Mr. Sands has at the
present time about 1200 birds, most
ly Leghorns, which ho keeps for
breeding purposes and somo of which
he ships to all parts of tho country.
Tho breeders are penned off and in
each pen are laying boxes and roost
places which, are thoroughly cleaned
every day, keeping them in a snni
tary condition all the tlmo. The
floors of tho pens are of cement with
a thin layer of straw covering them
for tho poultry to roll in. Each
breeder consists of Ave or six of
these pons, each with their separate
runway extending back in a yard,
which is seeded down. When the
tender shoots begin to come up they
make excellent food for the birds.
In each breeder there is a feed
pen and hospital for lame and sick
birds. They are fed grain three
times a day and a prepared dry
mash is before them all tho time. In
a house, somo distance from tho en
trance to the farm, are kept the In
cubators. Several small ones are in
operation all the time. In tho cen
ter of the room extending almost the
entire length, about twenty feet, was
a mammoth hot water Incubator
which holds about 3300 eggs. It is
divided off into compartments and
is heated by hot water. When the
little chicks are hatched they are
put Into a brooder where they have
plenty of freedom and sunlight.
Chicks are hatched here at the rate
of 1000 a week. The orooder is a
large place partitioned off with wov
en wire into stalls and a certain
number of chicks aro put Into each.
'Each stall has its separate brooder
which Is kept at the same tempera
ture, about 102 to 103 degrees F.
aatlKtb.oy--'ar .throe weeks, old
wnen tho temperature Is gradually
decreased. When about three weeks
old they-' are let run over the farm.
Each stall has a separate runway,
extending back from tho brooder
and which is also Reeded down so
tho young tender sprouts can be
utilized as food for the young
chicks. When tho' little chicks are
still in the brooder they aro fed
oats, and the floors of their pens are
covered With cut alfalfa, which is a
valuable food for them. At differ
ent places all over tho farm Mr.
Sands has small brooders, heated by
lamps and states that when the
chicks,,are, three weeks old they are
let out to run over tho place.
Going back to young chicks it
must oo .mentioned that flve-day-old
chicks' are. shipped by Mr. Sands to
many states east of tho Rocky
Mountains' fThe chicks aro shipped
by express in small paste board
boxes, -which" allow enough ajr for
breaihirig purposes. Small chicks
can stand.. thjs, confinement .for about
forty hours; .and oven under unfav
orable conditions if they aro packed
right. Many of tho small chicks
aro kept for breeding purposes but
about one-third of tho hatch Is ship
ped. Eggs are also shipped to Western
states for liatching. 'About 4000
eggs aro received a week from his
2500 hens. Mr. Sands raises Leg
horns mostly, but keops a few
White Rocks for table ipurnosos.
All his birds are thoroughbreds and
ills fame for raising poultry nas
reached many states of tho Union
whero ho ships both eggs and birds.
Mr. Sands undoubtedly has one of
the most complete and sanitary
poultrj farms In this part of the
state and is thoroughly equipped In
every way to handlo ills largo and
extensive business. Tho chicken
business Is certainly some business.
WATCH CHEST-NUT TREES
FOH
IHilGilT.
Watch your chestnut trees .for tho
blight. The trees aro Just coming
into leaf. If the leaves remain
small, sickly looking and gradually
assume a yellowish tinge, it is good
evidence that the disease has ap
peared. Later in tho spring, dead
branches With withered leaves
clinging to them aro positive evi
dence of its appearance
Among tho numerous other evi
dences of the 'blight might bo noted
cankers in diseased branches, small
reddish blisters, many suckers or
water sprouts, and tho usual orange
colored pustules, fruiting spores, otc.
Where such conditions appear, tho
commission, or its representatives
should bo notified without delay.
Tho continued rapid spread of tho
chestnut blight which has entailed
extraordinary losses to timber own
ers, attention being called to this in
tho last issue of Tho Citizen, aggro-
gating millions or dollars, can only
bo controlled if new points of In'
fection aro promptly located and tho
diseased trees removed and tho hark
destroyed by tiro.
Mrs. Frank Budd, Pockvllle, vand
Miss Gortrudo Build, Columbus, 0..
who has been visiting Telatires in ,tho
East, woro guests at tho nomo, ot
Mr. and Mrs. Win. II. .Hawken,East
street.
CORNELIUS G. JADWIN, OLDEST BUSINESS MAN
IN HONESDALE
Wednesday, May 8, was Mr. Jadwin's Fiftieth
Year in Business in Honesdale He is a
Self-made Man
Cornelius C. Jadwln. who Is un-
doubtedly tho oldest business man In i
with 'his brother, O. II. Jndwln,
chased the pharmacy of Purdon &
CORNELIUS C. JADWIX.
Seely on May S, 1S02. The year
following Mr. Jadwln bought out his
brother's Interest and has since that
time been tho solo proprietor. Tho
pharmacy was first organized in the
year 1Si7 by Drs. X. F. Marsh and
W. W. Sanger, the latter afterwards
becoming greatly distinguished as
a medical author. In 1S50 Marsh
& Sanger sold the business to Mr.
Anderson. The following year X. F.
Marsh bought out Anderson and In
1S53 again sold out to W. X. Pur
don and Dr. Consider King. In
1854 Purdon purchased King's in
terest and remained sole owner until
1858 when he relinquished a one
half interest to George D. Seely.
The Arm of Purdon and Seely con
tinued until 1SC2 when it was pur
chased by C. C. Jndwln and O. II
Jadwln.
MrT7adwlnenJoys' a most lucra
tlve business intHbnesilalaand. s a
business man has been successful in
that line, .gradually building up his
business to Its present' standard.
F. M. Spencer has been In the em
ploy of Mr. Jadwln for over thirty
four years and at the present time
has almost sole charge of the busi
ness. The pharmacy has been a most
successful school for his assistants
and during lift business career Mr.
Jadwln Has seen men advance high
in tho business world after having
received their business training
with him.
Cornelius C. Jadwin Is a descend
ant of John Jadwin, a Quaker, who
came to America in the year 1652
with his brothers, Hobert and Jere
miah. The brothers settled In Vir
ginia and John settled in Maryland.
The- lino of descent from -John to
the subject of our sketch Is as fol
lows: First, John, tho emigrant;
second, Robert; third, Robert:
fourth". Robert; fifth. John: sixth,
Henry iBroomo Jadwin; seventh
Cornelius Coraegys Jadwin. The first
four generations wero Quakers and
Planters. . .Henry B. was tho. first
that chose a different ocqupation.
Ho left his native state and located
in Wayno county, Pa., in 1830. Ho
married In 1832 'Alice Griswold
Plumb, of thnt place, a daughter of
Ezra and Hannah Plumb, from
Litchfield, Conn, Mr. Henry B.
Jadwin moved to Carbondalo whero
he passed tho remainder of his life,
dying in 187C at the age of 73.
Cornelius C. Jadwin was born in
Carbondale, Luzerne county, (now
Lackawanna county) Pa. Ho at
tended tho public schools of tho
place until he was twelve years of
age, when his father took him from
school to assist him at his trailo.
He worked with, his father until ho
was eighteen years of age. During
these six years of labor he spent his
spare moments In close study, over
coming obstacles which would havo
crushed a boy of less natural ability
and force of character. At the ago
of nineteen ho was olected a teacher
In tho Carbondale schools. 'Ho was
the two hundred and eighty-seventh
teachor examined in tho whole of
Luzorne county by the first county
superintendent under the now pub
He school law, and obtained the
sevnth first-class certificate Issued by
him. Ho taught school .four yqars,
during which ho and his brothers,
Orlando II. and Ifenry B purchased
a book storo in Carbondale, and
added a drug department, which
business was conducted under the
namo .anduporvlsion of Orlando H.
J. IS. Robinson Appointed TrusUse.
Tho first mooting of tho creditors
of tho I), L. Holbert bankruptcy case
was held in tho office of W. II. Leo,
reforeo in bankruptcy for this dis
trict, Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Forty-ono claims wero presented.
Tho creditors havo a year to provo
thplr claims!
Tho contents of the storo were
appraised on Wednesday by Cbarlos
L. Dunning, Eugeno Babbitt and
Robert Randolph O'Connell.
Tho creditors, 'having faildd to
elect a trusteo'at tho hearing Rof
oreo Leo appointed J. B. Robinson
to act in that capacity.
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who wns an educated pharmacist.
Hero Cornelius took his first lessons
in theoretical and prai
mncy. At the age of
ho lqft tho avocation of
practical phar-
twenty-threo
f teaching and
pur-'having sold his interest In tho drug
and book storo to his brother, Or
landa H., ho entered tho employ ot
the Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.
as a civil engineer, first carrying the
axe and chain. At tho end of three
months ho was promoted to tho
head of a party, and remained In tho
employ of the company until he
took a position as mining engineer
with Edward Jones & Co., nt Oly
pliant. Pa. During this tlmo he
purchased a half Interest In a con
tract for furnishing coal to tho Dela
ware & Hudson Canal Co. A gen
eral nnd long continued strike
among the miners took place and
fearing that his venture would not
terminate profitably, he sold his in
terest and returned to Carbondale
and took chargo of his brother's, O.
H Jadwln, drug store.
On May 8, 18C2, he and O. H.
bought tho drug business of Pur
don Sc Seely, nt Honesdalo, Pa., and
commenced business under tho
firm name of Jadwin & Bro. This
store was under tho soje supervision
of C. C. Jadwin, and continued as a
partnership business until Novem
ber, 1863, when C. C. Jadwin pur
chased his brother's interest and be
came solo proprietor. In 1869 Mr.
Jadwln and S. A. Terrel built the
block, on the corner of Eighth and
Main streets, known as tho Masonic
Hall building.
In politics Mr. Jadwln is a consist
ent Republican, and since 1865 he
has been very active and influential
In tho management of the affairs of
tho party in Wayne county, having
acted for several years as chairman
of tho Republican County' Commit
tee, and having been delegate to the
county conventions, and also Repre
sentative or Senatorial delegate to
state conventions.
Since IS72 ho has been a member
of the local Board of Education
nearly tho whole time, and for sev
eral years was President of that
body. In 1880 ho was olected a dol-
jLpgate to the National convention of
tne,uepu oncan par.iy at vnicago ana
the 'same 'fall, was elected to repre
sent tho district composed of Brad
ford, Susquehanna, Wayno and Wyo
ming counties In tho rorty-seventh
Congress. In Wayne county he ran
eight hundred and twenty-eight
votes ahead of Garfield for Presi
dent, receiving eighteen thousand
two hundred and twenty-three votes
in the district against thirteen thous
and six hundred and two for Robert
A. Packer, Democrat; nine hundred
and slxty-slx for J. Burrows, Green
back candidate, and two hundred
and sixteen for L. Smith, Prohibi
tionist. iHo made a consistent and hon
orable record In Congress, familiar
Izlng himself promptly and thor
oughly with tho processes of legis
lation, zealously guarding the inter
csts of tho canstltution, 'writing and
replying to about seven thousand
letters during his term.
He was a member of tho' commit
tee on tho revision of tho laws tvnd
on war claims.
In 1882. bv -virtue of the tradition
ary custom of his, party, a renomina-
tlon to Congress was ouo to .Mr,
Jadwln, bUt through tho machlna'
tions and devices of ambitious mem
bers of the party, -who lulled his
suspicions by assurances of fidelity
and tho certainty or his renomina-
tion, ho was defeated and Colonol
Edward Overton, of (Bradford coun
tv. was nominated. Mr. Jadwin's
Wayne county friends bolted this
nomination and reconvened their
county convention, but put him In
nomination as an independent can
didate.
Tho result was that 'Mr. Jadwln
received 9101 votes, Colonel Over
ton 5075, and George A. Post, of
Susquehanna county, tho !Domo-
cratlc candidate, 11,555 votes and
was olected. Jadwin received more
votes than Overton In Bradford
county (his homo county) nnd four
times, as 'many as he did In Wyo
ming county. Overton only had ono
hundred and twenty votes In Wayno
county where Jadwln ran ono thous
and one hundred and two ahead of
his ticket. This was considered by
all his friends a sufficient vindica
tion of his reeord and a woll de
served rebuke to tho unfair methods
by which ho had been deprived of
tho nomination.
in 1867 Mr. Jadwin originated the
scheme and raised tho subscription
for the publication of tho' Honesdale
Citizen and was chosen as ono of
tiio live managers of tho paper, and
remained in chargo until it was
passod over to Wilson & IPonnlman,
Xovudn Solid For Taft.
Fallon, Nov., May 9. President
Taft will havo a solid dologation
from "Nevada to tho Republican na
tional convention. Tho convention
which mot nero yesterday, adopted
resolutions instructing tho delega
tion of six for tho president after a
resolution declaring for Roosovout
had been tabled by an overwhelming
plurality.
Tho principal steel producing
plants of tho country aro sold to, bo
working at present at 90 per cent,
ot their capacity, as against 65 or
70 per cent, at this timo last year.
COMPROMISE PENSION BILL
Below Wo Give .Memoranda of tlio
Compromise Pension Hill Agreed
Upon by Conferees Ap
pointed by Iloust nnd
Senate.
tho House and on the part of tho
Senate havo agreed upon a Com-1
promise Pension bill. It will un-
doubtedly bo of much interest to
our readers, thoroforo wo copy it
bolow In tabulated form:
Service. Age-Years,
62 66 70 75
90 days
$13.00 $15.00 $18.00 $21.00
6 months
13.50 15.50 19.00 22.50
1 year
14.00 16.00 20.00 24.00
1- 1-2 year
14.50 10.50 21.50 27.00
2 years
15.00 17.00 23.00 30.00
2- 1-2 years
15.50 18.00 24.00
16.00 19.00 25.00
Mexican war veterans serving over
3 years and over
sixty days $30.00 per month.
Civil War veterans honorably dis
charged and who wero Injured In bat-
tlo or contracted disease In lino of
duty and therefrom unable to per
form manual labor, $30.00 per month
without regard to length to service.
.MORE TltorniJC IX SORAXTOX.
Itiotci's Attack Two Firemen and
They Aro Severely lieaten and
Bruised Driver Hit by a
Stone.
(Special to Tho Citizen.)
Scranton, May 9. Five 'hundred
men and boys attacked two firemen
at a colliery on tho South Sldo this
morning at 6:30. Tho men were
knocked down, clubbed and stoned
by a crowd of angry strikers.
Lieutenant Rldgeway and a squad
of policemen appeared on the sceno
nnd the crowd soon dispersed. A
driver of a dray was struck in the
head by one of tho stones.
Crowds have assembled around
other colleries and there is liable to
bo further trouble.
At Shamokin mobs havo gathered
in different places and trouble is
momentarily expected.
FIVE MEN' KILIiEi); 11 IXJURED.
Victims Were Working in a Furnace
When GaH Explosion Occurred
and Men Wero Rousted to
Death.
'Special to Tho Citizen.)
Cleveland,- Offio, May 9'. Five
men. were killed and 11 injured early
this morning by tho explosion of gas
In tho plant of the American Steel
and Wire company. The men were
working In a furnace when tho ac
cident occurred. Tho gas forced out
red hot coke which covered the five
men who were cremated before aid
could reach them. The other men
wero badly injured.
FOUR GIRLS IIURIEI) ALIVE.
Wero Playing In Sandpit When Bank
Caved in and Killed Them.
(Special to Tho Citizen.)
Appleton, Wis., May 9, Four lit
tle girls, whoso ages range from 8
to 10 years, were buried alive to
day while playing in a sandpit. Tho
girls wero Innocent of their danger
and without a moment's warning tho
huge bank gave way and .buried thorn
alive. Tho parents of tho children
were soon at tho pit, but the chil
dren wore dead when recovered.
Wayno County Twico Honored.
Within he past ton days Wayne
county has been honored by having
two of her representative citizens
named as presidential electors,
namely, County Superintendent of
Schools, J. J. Koehler by tho "Pro
gressives" and 'Burgess C. A. McCar
ty by tho "Reorganlzors." It has
been several years since Wayno coun
ty, which is a part of this Congres
sional district, received honors and It
Is about tlmo something came our
way.
Both men aro men of strong
character and every Democrat or
Republican In the 14 th congres
sional district who will havo the
privilege next November to vote
for tho President of his choice,
will vote for these gentlemen as one
of tho electors of his respective
party.
RAILROADS WANT CANAL.
Seek
Uss of It For Their Steamers.
Bowles as Advocate.
Washington, May 0. In the Interest
tt shipbuilders Rear Admiral Bowles,
formerly a naval constructor, urged
tho senate lntcroceanic committee to
permit railroad owned steamers to use
tho Panama cnnnl. Bowles Is presi
dent of a shipbuilding company in Bos
ton. "Do you think tho railroads aro in
terested in 'water competition with
themselves?" asked Senator Brlstow.
"They art) obliged to engage in wa
ter transportation," answered Bowles,
"because, of tho necessity of certain
service by reason of water competi
tion." Tltanio Steward's Widow Wins 8uit.
Liverpool, My 0. The first case
against tho White Star company nnder
tho workmen!! compensation act was
brought by. tho widow of n wtewurd
drowned on the Titanic. Sha
awarded the maximum amount nndor
the law, $1,000. The 'company did not
oppoco ..the taitj In fact it lodged the
C1J300 trlts the ooart beforehand.
CANT GIVE ROND; GOES TQ
JAIL
John Rynn, Charged With Mistreat
ing 1 l-Ycar-OId Son, Pleads
(2Wk 1 1 II 1 I
John Ryan, of Canaan township,
who has been lodged in tho county
Jail hero since .Wednesday noon, and
who was brought hero by constablo
Leroy SInguct, of Waymart, was
given a hearing hoforo Justice Robert
A. Smith on Thursday morning.
Ryan pleaded guilty to tho charges
set forth In tho warrant which was
sworn out by Mrs. Ryan a few lays
ago. Ho was sent back to Jail in
default of $300 good behavior bond
Imposed upon him by tho Justice.
Along with tho line goes Ryan's
agreement to keep sober, keep tho
peace and good behavior for a period
of not less than ten years.
Ryan was arrested on a warrant
issued by his wife the first of tho
week on tho charge of abusing his
family, getting his eleven year old
boy drunk, and disorderly conduct.
Tho story Is told that Ryan was In
Honesdalo on Friday and was drink
ing and had with him his sixteen year
old boy. Ho was also in town on
Saturday and was under tho influence
of liquor. On Sunday ho wont to
Waymart and this time ho had with
him his eleven year old son, and
while In Waymart or on tho road
home from that place ho procured
some whiskey and gave some to tho
boy. Ho was under tho influence
himself and during the ride home ho
Is charged with throwing the boy
out of the wagon and mistreating him
so that on reaching his homo in
Canaan township tho boy remained
unconscious for about eight hours.
Dr. Bang, of Waymart, was called
to attend tho child, and Father
Burke, of Honesdale, was also called
by Mrs. Ryan. Ryan denied all
knowledge of the occurrence, saying
that he was under the Influence of
liquor and did not know what he
did. He also denied having enter
ed a hotel for the purpose of pro
curing liquor on Sunday or while
in a state of intoxication.
Milton Salmon acted as council for
Mrs. Ryan. Ryan called for C. A.
McCarty to make arrangement for
bonds and it is supposed that tho
bond of $300 will be taken caro ot
after Ryan has learned his les3on
once and for all time. If ball is not
furnished the case will go to court.
This case brought out one import
ant fact and that is that there aro
hotels in Wayno county thit are vio
lating their liquor licences. They
aro selling to minors, and Intoxicated
persons and, it is presumed Jhat Sun
day selling' Is "Tjelngracticed. A
thorough investigation of this case
should be given to find out If these
violations aro being done and then
it will be a case for the district at
torney. Wayne County Society Meeting.
The regular meeting of tho Wayno
County Pennsylvania society, New
York city, will bo held on Tuesday
evening, May '14, at 8 p. m., at Ho
tel Manhattan, corner of Madison
Avenue and 42nd street, for the
purposo of electing officers, dlrectos.
and regular committees for the en
suing year and for the transaction
of such other business as may bo
regularly brught before tho "meet
ing. Tho nominating committee report
the following regular ticket:
President, D, 'Minor Lake: first
vice-president, John P. Markert:
socond, A. E. Richardson; third, M.
S. Sherwood; historian, Edwin P.
Kiiroo; secretary, Charles S. Pen-
warden; treasurer, Isaac W. See-
man; sergeant-at-arms, Clarence J.
Knapp; ooard of directors: D. Minor
Lake, chairman; !Wm. W. Starbuck,
Benjamin D. Jenkins, Geo. F. James,
Frank A. Genung; nominating com
mittee (1U12-1U13): Hiram Sher
wood, cnalrman; Luko Levy, H. A.
'Eisner, Walter J. Moore, Win. IL
FItze.
As ono or two of tho nominees
have signified their intention not to
accept an office, it is llkoly there
will bo some independent nomina
tions made, and therefore it is earn
estly hoped that there may be a
largo attendance of the membership
present at tho meeting.
At tho semi-annual meeting last
November, a resolution was made
supplemented by a motion which
was regularly carried to tho effect
that an assessment of ono dollar only
bo levied on each member to reim
burse the treasury on account of tho
extraordinary expenses in connec
tion with tho dio for the Horaco G.
Young prizes. Those who havo not
romltted will kindly do so.
Charles S. Ponwarden,
Secretary.
County Commissioners in Session
Tuesday.
County Commissioners John Male,
Earl Rockwell and Neville Holgate
met In regular monthly session on
Tuesday, May 7, at their office in
tho court houso.
Several items, of interest to tho
county in general, wero discussed.
Tho soldiers' claims ot James
Vandemark, 'Palmyra, and Charles
Avery, 'Bethany, each amounting to
$50 wero ordored paid.-
Tlio commissioners will advertlso
for bids for a county 'bridge at
Sterling.
Tho proposed foot brldgo over tho
Lackawaxen river at tho head ot
Court street, was discussed, but no
definito action was taken In tho mat
ter, Tho brldgo is ready to bo ad
vortised for; bids, tho view having
boon approved by tho court.
Tho Wayne county Jail will also
bd repaired. 1 Tho wo'rk will b
awarded after bids havo boon ad
vertised. Tho month's bills -wore
ordored paid.