Ctteca Why Wnlt for 1J' ? Tho Wnnt Ad Department 5" ho Citi zen Gets Them Quli Only a Penny a Word. Tlio Citizen Is Getting New Ad vertisers Ever' Week. Merchants Know Tills Is a Good Advertising Medium. 70th YEAR. --NO. 64 HONE SD ALE, WAYNE CO., PA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1912. PRICE 3 CENTS 50 YEARS OF PROGRESS "Wayne Agricultural Society Will Ob serve Golden Anniversary Sep tember 150, October 1, 2 and 3. Tho Wayne County Agricultural Society Is fifty years old. Its golden o"l, ' illn- anniversary will bo celebrated in a j Jones, Ariel; secretary, E. W. Gam liritiinnf mnnnnr this fall, the dates niell. Honesdale; treasurer, J. V. V. Weston, flour, grain, etc.; Allen House, Samuel Allen, proprietor; C. P. and G. G. Waller, P. M. Crano, Samuel Dlmmlck, counselors and at-torneys-at-law; Wayne County Ho tel, D. O. Jones, proprietor; Isaiah Snyder, dry goods; S. A. Torrel, hardware; C. Petersen, Jeweler. The offlcers for 1912, fifty years later: President, W. L. Ferguson, vice-president, a. v, falling on September 30, October 1, Starnes, uetnany; directors, w. u. 2 and 3. It promises to bo tho Ferguson, W. E. Perhara, E. W. banner year and the management j Gammell, L. A. Patterson, T. Y. -will leave no stone unturned in en-! Boyd, J. V. Starnes, H. C. Jackson, iWvnrlnir to make It such. It is a J. L. Sherwood, J. E. Lee, R. J. Mur great honor for any organization to ray. E. P. Jones. E. E. Kinsman, F. celebrate its 50th anniversary and according to reports tho commemor ation of this year's Wayne county fair will be one that will linger long in the minds of old and young. The attractions will be brighter, better, bigger and more varied. There will be better horse racing, one reason being that larger premiums will be given; the bands will play sweeter music and as a whole It will be THE fair, and the best ever held on the society's grounds. Fifty years ago tho Wayne County Agricultural Society was organized with tho following officers: President, Ephralm W. Hamlin, of Bethany. Vice-President, P. W. Lerch, South Canaan. Secretary, William H. Ham, Honesdale. Treasurer, S. D. Ward, Honesdale. Directors: S. K. Vail, Lebanon; E. H. Clark, Cherry Ridge; A. K. Hoxle, Buckingham; E. K. Norton, Clinton; Wm. Hartwell, Damascus; E. W. Hamlin, Bethany; Samuel Al len, Honesdale; E. P.. Jones, Salem; P. W. Lerch, South Canaan; Orrln Lester, IMt. Pleasant; A. Flower, Texas; C. P. Waller, Honesdale; Ephralm Pulls, Lebanon; C. P. Wal ler, Honesdale; W. H. Ham, Hones dale; A B. Walker, Salem. Every member of the board of di rectors and officers, with the single exception of William H Ham, one Hollenback. T. B. Clark, It. F. tin. Mar- FEWER SIGN POSTS NOW ADVOCATED W. II. HAM, First Secretary, 50 Years Ago, Now Last Survivor of Board of Directors. of Honesdale's esteemed citizens, have passed over the unseen river. The Citizen was loaned tho first premium list booklet published by the society, which advertised tho first annual exhibition held in Honesdale, October 7, 8 and 9, 1802. It was a 20-page pamphlet and con tained tho constitution, by-laws and premium list. In tho latter wero a number of Interesting articles list ed, for instance a premium of $1 was offered on the following: Farm Implements divided Into three sub-divisions. (Division No. 1 offered a premium of $1 on tho best farm gate with hangings; $4 for the best mowing machine; $1 for tho best ox yoke, bows and nlns complete; $1 each for the best cooking stove, parlor stove, wood, and ditto coal. A foot note savs: "In addition to tho above. $5 and five volumes of books will be at tho disposal or the com mlttee. for discretionary premiums.' Division No. 2 premiums wero given on wheelbarrows, oxcarts, carriages, harness, etc. Division No. 3 a prem ium of $3 was offered to each of tho following: Best pair lino boots, coarse boots, best side solo leather, best side upper leather, second best Ride upper leather, best sido Harness leather, best three calf skins tanned. I'nder items of interest scheduled for the first day of the fair was horse racing. Tho subhead read as follows: HOUSES SPEED AND ACTIOtf. Trotting best two In threo. At 5 o'clock n. m. Best three-year-old colt Yj mllo in harness, $5; second best, ; third best. 12. Best stallion, gelding or mare ono mile In harness, $10; second best S8: third best. 15. Trotting, best two In three Best horse In harness ono mile, ?i; sec ond best. $5: third best, $2. For best exhibition of horseman ship by a lady, a sllvor cup; second best, a riding bat or ?&; tuiru nest, a riding will!). For best exhibition of horsoman shin bv a gentleman, a curb brldi and mnrtingale: second best, pal of spurs; third best, youat on tho horse. Tho advortistnK was limited to tw pages, a Ereat contrast with the present premium list. Among tho number wero: C. F. Young's Delaware and Hudson Canal Freight Lino between Now York, Olyphant, Plttston Honesdale, Providence, Port Grlf 11th, Carbondalo, Hawley, Archbald iDunmore and intermedlato points also dealer In hemlock, basswood and hardwood lumber. R. J. Menner, general store; "W. Local Autolst.s Favor tho Elimination of Many Hoad Signs A Stnto System Advocated. While tne Motor Club of Harris- burg members are strong advocates of sign posts, warning signs, etc., they will shortly take up the ques tion of having certain signs elimin ated. In tho opinion or many autoists there are too many signs in some sections. Once upon a time the trouble was, according to a local autotst, there were not enough signs. Now they say tho multiplication and du plication Is confusing, particularly so When there is a popular turn that has a whole forest of posts growing upon It. The touring motorist finds so many versions of the distances to be traveled and of the names of tho towns nearby that ho may bo excus ed for being puzzled. In some cases signboards have too much on them. They attempt to tell too much about the countryside and the letters and numerals are cramp ed so that they can bo read only by a person who must como to a full stop and often must dismount to got close enough to see. Then again there arc sign posts made of metal which do not in every case survive tho weather and the stone-throwing as they should. Such sign posts of ten are signs of nothing, or else are barely decipherable. A group of motorists was discuss ing this recently and one of them suggested that there should be an editing or weeding out of sign posts and that not every ono who -was willing to erect markers should be alolwed to do so. His suggestion was that uniform types of signs should bo put up; markers which should be accurate and not too much encumbered wlih names. He thought tho thing to do would be to have the State establish such a sign posting system, paying for It out of tho automobile fees received. Sign posting is done pretty well In some sections nearby through private enterprise, but not everywhere so. Ono great trouble is that signs are put up and not renewed, so that they become indistinguishable. With a State system of inspection this would be obviated. Tho signs could be made of wood, which has proved to be better for tho purpose than almost anything else. Metal signs aro fine and really legible as a rule, but as targets for small boys they are tempting and do not survive as long as the others. THORSDAY ANNIVERSARY DAY Stourbrldgo Lion, First Locomotive to Turn Wheel in America, 1)1(1 so 8!l Years Ago Comparison of Locomotives. To-day, Thursday, August S, U tho 83rd anniversary of tho running of the first locomotive In America or on tho Western continent for that matter. Honesdale was the place of distinction and tne Delaware and Hudson Railroad holds the honor as being tho road over which tho trial trip was made. The "Stourbridge Lion," a seven-ton locomotive, was tho first engine to make this his torical trip. Great changes and advances have been made In locomotive building during these four score and threo years. A comparison between tho Stourbridge Lion, which was made In Stourbridge, England, and shipped to this country under the commis sion of Horatio Allen, with the lat est Baldwin Locomotive production is very striking to say the least. Through tho courtesy of tho Bald win company, of Philadelphia, we are enabled to reproduco a cut of one of tho heaviest and most power ful locomotives built at theso works. The cut representing locomotive No. 1700, built by the Baldwin Lo- comotlvo Works of Philadelphia, Is of the Mallet type and ono of the heaviest engines ever built at theso orks. Tho locomotive is for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail road. It Is ono of the largest loco- otives In the world and Is longer than the new all-steel coaches of tho Pennsylvania railroad. From tho point of the pilot to tho rear f the tender tho distance Is 9S feet, Inches. Tho weight of the en gine In working order and the ten der loaded Is 008,900 pounds. There are four cylinders each having a diameter of 27 Inches and a stroko f 28 Inches. Each of the 1G driv ing wheels is 56 inches in diameter. The tender will hold 9,000 gallons f water, and 30,000 pounds of coal. Quite a contrast between this huge locomotive and the quaint "Stour bridge Lion. After reading the above and mak ing the contrast with the Stour bridge Lion we stand in awe as we gaze at tho magnitude of this great, huge locomotive. The story of tho running of the Stourbridge Lion and Its first en gineer, Horatio Allen, Is one often .May be Pardoned Judges and Mew bers of Parliament Closely Guard ed Fear of Assassination. (Special to The Citizen.) LONDON. Auk. 8. Tho police have doubled their efforts in keep Ins watch of the suffragettes who have threatened to assassinate per sons for sentencing Miss Gladys Evans and Mrs. Mary Leigh to pris on for two years. These women attempted to burn tho theatre of Dublin. Tho public Is greatly agitated over the situation and the assassination or tho judges, and several members of parliament aro being closely guarded. It Is be Heved the suffragettes may bo par doned. SUFFRAGETTES IN PRISON. 1.-0 MIXERS ENTOMBED. Fifty of This Number Have Ilecn Saved Rescuo Parties in beami of Remainder. (Special to Tho Citizen.) RUSSELMtOS, PRUSSIA, Aug. 8 One hundred and fifty miners aro Imprisoned, many of whom are be Heved to bo dead. Tho accident was caused by an explosion of gas fol lowed by a lire in a coal mine at Derthe, a small town near hero Fiftv of tho men wero taken out Thov wero badly burned and It Is feared they will die. ucscuo par ties are endeavoring to get tho re' malnder of tho miners. FLIES SWARMTOJHIS OFFICE 1,800 Files Sent in liy 10-Year-Old Wnymart Lad Is Trying for 910 Prize Others Hustling. Forty-eight hundred flies swarm ed Into The Citizen olllco on Tues day. They wero caught by a young man 10 years old and represented lots of swatting and banging. Tho Citizen's contest will be open until the last of September, which will give the young men and girls, too, to bo sure, a chance to have swatting bees morning, noon and night. Flle3 are easy trapped. They are dumb things and can be caught without much effort. Yes, there are 4.S00 less flies buzzing In and out of your house since one of our contestants sent us his col lection of the most deadly animal on this earth. His letter reads as follows: Waymart, Aug. 5, 1912. The Citizen: Sirs: I would like to join your fly killing contest and have sent you a box of flies for a be ginning. I am ten years old and would like to try for tho ?10 prize. (Signed). Yes, Walter, The Citizen thinks you made a pretty good beginning. Four thousand eight hundred flies is a pretty good start toward a $10 goal. Send us in some more flies, then again more and more and you will give the Honesdale boys a pretty good chase. A fly examined at the Stato exper iment station at Storrs, Connecticut, was found to have G, GOO, 000 germs on It, and It's a poor excuse for a fly that can't support a couple of million germs. A fly can lay 120 eggs In 14 hours and be bright and cheerful and ready to go back to her duties the next day. One fly may have several million descendants in a season; 9S per cent, of the eggs are laid In stables, and 2 per cent. In garbage and other filth. The fly Is supposed to kill be tween 40,000 and 50,000 persons In the United States every year. Every time It falls Into a pitcher of milk It leaves a train of a thousand germs. A poison harmless to human life is made "by placing in shallow dishes a solution of two ounces of water, a little sugar, and one dram of bichromate of potash. ACCIDENT AT I1RAMAN. (From Our Bramnn Correspondent) George Blum, while taking a load of boarders to Hanklns, N. Y., met with an exciting accident last Sun day. The horses became frightened while at tho depot, upsetting tho largo canopy top wagon and pre cipitated a number of ladles and children to the ground. After breaking loose from the wagon and demolishing It they ran two miles, being stopped at Kellam'a bridge by James Kemp. Tho occupants of the wagon escaped without any serious injuries except bruises and beVag badly frightened. NEW COONTY BRIDGES County Commissioners Award Con tracts to Erect New and Re pair Old Bridges. The Wayno county commissioners made the following awards on Tues day afternoon: Sterling bridge New, county to furnish iron, concrete work to be done by Chapman & Bell, of Lake, to whom contract was awarded for 5390. Klpp & Ziegler's bid was $400. Stono arch bridge in Preston. Four bids received. Contract award ed to W. F. Branning, Atco, for $474.50. Other bidders were: Sea man, Brenneman & Irwin, $601; F. J. Varcoe, $542; J. L. Sherwood, $525. New concrete arch bridge at Keen's. F. J. Varcoe received the contract, his bid being $59S. Other bids: Artemus Branning, $793; Chapman & Bell, $S80. Seaman, Irwin & Brenneman, figuring on John Mandeville's type of a bridge, $S75; their own, $800. The Hawley bridge spanning Mid dle Creek, at West Hawley will un dergo considerable repairing. It will be raised and widened with now concrete abutments and con crete deck. Chapman & Bell's bid for the work was $1,000 and the commissioners awarded them the job. Denison & Merderer's bid amounted to $1,319.14. The commissioners made arrange ments for the decoration of the court during the celebration the later part of the month. The sash and outside jail windows will be painted. New locks will be placed on the different cells. An Inspection of the court house was also made. THE STOURBRIDGE LION, First Locomotive to Turn a Wheel in America Event Occurred at Hones- . . ... . mill 11'..r..I.l U ....... . 'I'. . . . dale, August n, m-u iii-ibiu, ocim auii?. repeated but ono which we never tire of listening to, because of Its local historical setting. After view ing 'Honesdale a few days ago a traveling salesman remarseu io a member of the Stourbridge Lion Monument association: "No wonder the Stourbridge Lion wanieu to make Its Initial trip In Honesda e, It Is such a beautltul place to mane a start In one's career. No wonder tho people of Honesdale honor the Stourbridge Lion, they Should also honor their town by erecting a mon ument to this national event. There Is no reason why tho rail roads will not help In the project, he continued. Tinratio Allen was resident on- finnnr n f the Delaware and Hudson Canal company in uonesaaic. iu 1827 he was commissioned ay tne company to purchase In England fhrpo locomotives for ubo on its rail road together with bar iron for the rails. He returned to America in 1828 with the locomotives, anu in tho summer of 1829 ho brought one of thorn, named the Stourbridge Lion, by way of the Hudson river to Roundout on the Hudson river and thence by tho Dolawaro and Hudson canal to Honesdale for Its trial trip. On tho circular head of tho boiler a lion's head had been painted, hence tho name, Stourbridge Lion. On August 8, 1829, eighty-three years ago to-day, Horatio Allen stepped upon the platform of tho lo rnmntlvo. ononed tho throttlo valvo nnd started the first engine that turnod tho wheel on a railroad In Amnrlna on its three-mile trip and back, over tho creaking trestlo and through the deep woods of Wayno county between Honesdale and to within a mile of Trompton, where tho engine was stopped owing to Its smokestack being too high to go un derneath a bridge. Mr. Allen died December 31, 1889, in Montrose, N, J., aged 8S years. Tho Stourbridge Lion was stored at Honesdale for a quarter of a cen tury. It was later dismantled and removed to Carbondalo, where parts of It wero used for other purposes, Finally Its parts separated and after some of them wero lost It fell Into entlro disuse. Some years ago the United States government, realizing tho historical valuo of tho old en gine, assembled such parts as could be found, renewed the few pieces that were missing, and sot tho re stored locomotive up in tho Smith sonlan Institution at Washington Recently tho propriety of erect I Ing a memorial In honor of tho Stourbrldgo ovent was discussed by citizens of Honesdale, and public opinion having crystallzed in favor of tho project, a general committee was appointed which afterwards re sulted In tho formation of the Stourbrldgo Lion Monument As sociation with Homer Greeno as president. Oillcers have been elect ed and general committees appointed to carry on tho project. Chairman Greeno Is now securing an advisory committee the members of which will bo made public as soon as the appointments mado by tho chairman havo been accepted. Men of coun-try-wido prominence In railroad cir cles and business affairs have al ready slgnlilod their willingness and dcslro to servo on such a committee. FORMER SCHANTO.VIAN DEHED. MUR- Roily Found In Car Under a uan tlty or Ties Was bliot by Tramps. (Special to Tho Citizen). SCRANTO.V. Auir. 8. George MacAloon, aged 24 years, formerly of this city, was shot to death by tramps between Cleveland and San dusky, Ohio. His sister, Mrs. Thomas Kadgen, or Sctanton, re ceived word yesterday of her broth er's death and It was first feared that ho was killed In a railroad ac cident. The man, however, was murdered. When the train reached Sandusky on the Lake Shore road IMacAloon was identified by a crowd which had gathered. MacAloon s body was in a freight car under a quantity of ties. SON SHOT; FATHER INJURED. Mntrose, Aug. 7. While speeding his automobile to Elk place, in re sponse to a message that his son had been fatally wounded while playing with a rifle at a camp of boys. Captain J. C. Harrington, a iMontroso business man and town councilman, ran his car Into a ditch and was himself seriously injured Captain Harrington was picked up by a passing auto and rushed to tho camp, but arrived too lato to see his boy alive. With tho excitement of the race over. Captain Harrington lost consciousness. He was brought back to Montroso this ovenlng and Is In a serious condition, but It Is ex pected that ho will recover. SPORTING NOTES. Tho second game of tho series with Hawley will be played here on Saturday. Tho local management expects to secure Gregor to pitch this game, andto mako some other changes In tho team which will prove beneficial. Whlto Mills won tho third con secutlve gamo of their series with Hawley on Sunday. Loll, tho boy pltchor sensation that Is pitching for Whlto M lis. only allowed threo hits while Whlto Mills got eight ofT "Geno" McClosky, former Trl-State Leaguer. The score was J to Quito a number of fans from hero witnessed tho game and say it was very Interesting. WAYNE GOON.? CELEBRATION Event to ho Hit of Season Evcry lM)dy Is Working Hard to Mako it a Success Prizes Offered. From reports made by the execu tive committee at Tuesday ovn lng's Wayne county celebration meet ing it Is claimed that tho coming af fair will place Old Homo Week la the shade, providing tho weather ia good. Arrangements aro being made for a celebration that will lin ger long In the memory of Wayno county people. Several prizes will bo awarded to out-of-town, county and local mer chants, automobile owners, firemen and grangers for contests and dis plays that will be made. Many of these prizes are products of Hones dale's varied Industries and aro tho best in their line. To tho most originally trimmed automobile driven by a lady tho ex ecutive committee will give a hand some silver loving cup. For the most artistically decorat ed car tho premium awarded will be a beautiful cut glass vase, donated by the Irving Cut Glass company. To a lady driving tne oesi trim med car tho committee will donate the handsome cut glass Tunkard jug, made and given by the Mc- Kanna Cut Glass company. For the best decorated float in tho civic parade tho executive committee will offer a cash prize of $10. For the best decorated carriage driven by a lady In the floral par ade an exquisite cut glass candela bra, mounted with silver, gift of Krantz, Smith &. Co., will bo pre sented as the first prize and a beau tiful cut glass vase, manufacture by the Crystal company, second prize. For every grange turning out with a float in the civic parade, the Washburn Crosby company, through the Wayne Milling company, will give a sack of Gold Medal flour. To the Grange having the best decorated float a cash prize of $15 will be donated by the Business Men's Association; $10 as the sec ond prize by the same organization. There will be a hose laying con test open to firemen. The beautiful cut glass wine set, given by the T. B. Clark Co. Inc., will be awarded to the successful company. For the best drilled and neatest appearing company In tho firemen's parade, August 28, a rich cut glass vase will be the prize. This beauti ful pleco of ware was donated to the committee by the Union Cut Glass company of this place. Flvo fire companies have accept ed the invitations extended, namely. Dunmore, Dickson City. Jermyn, Olyfihant end Carbbndale. - Invita tions have been sent to other com panies but as yet no reply has been' made. Some of the visiting com panies will bring tholr fire appara tus. The privilege and finance commit tees reported progress. The solicit ing committee has commenced their work. Music will be discoursed b" the Honesdale and Jenkins" Boy hands, lso by Maple City Fife and Drum Corps. In addition to the several prizes ffered the executive committee will ffer a sneclal nrlze of $10 for the best trimmed building In Honesdale for the celebration. Parties anticipating attending this great affair will be given late train service. The transportation commit tee has been successful in obtaining special rates and trains, which will be an Incentive ror thousands or Lackawanna Valley people to attend what promises to be the largest and greatest celebration of Its kind ever to havo been held in dear old Wayne. To make it tho success that the general committee desires, the project must receive tho hearty co-operation of every merchant and person In the town. Everybody can help just a little, either financially. trimming their homes or ay send ing out literature Inviting friends and relatives to come to Honesdale for this event. Tho executive committee is anxi ous to know how many persons have extra rooms In their homes which they can let to visitors during the celebration. Parties who will bo In a position to take roomers will grati fy the committeo by notnying is u. Spencer, general secretary. When repainted and placed in first-class shape, tho vacant store In H. C. Rettew's building will bo used as headquarters for tho celebration. Hero out-or-town guests may register. Chairman C. L. Dunning has ap pointed tho editors of Honesdale s threo newspapers as judges of tho automobllo parade, namely, B. F. Haines, C. E. Sandercock and E. B. Callaway. Courtesy Baldwin Locomotive Works. Philadelphia. MALLET TYTE, MODERN LOCOMOTIVE; WEIGHT NEARLY 350 TONS. Death of James J. Joy. James J. Joy died at his homo at Donoslt. N. Y.. rocently. from the offects of hemorrhage, which ho suffered In tho afternoon. Mr. Joy. who was flfty-olght years of age. wont to Doposlt about four years ago from Equlnunk, Pa., and ongagod In tho quarry business. which ho had followed all nis lire. Besides his wlfo ho is survived by two daughtors, Mrs. Charles Miller and Mrs. Wlllard Martin, of Doposlt; also threo sons, Clarence and Hal soy, of Deposit, and Merritt, of Equl nunk. Married by AldermaH. Harvoy J. Nelsh. of Andoys. N. Y.. and Miss Ethel Hoyle, of Flshor's Eddy, N. Y., were united In marriage at 11:30 o'clock Tuesday morning by Alderman J. W. Campbell of Car bondalo. Mr. and Mrs. Nelsh will reside In
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