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