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HONESDALB, WAYNE CO., PA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1912.
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BURGLARIES COMMITTED BY THE WHOLESALE
UNWELCOME GUESTS VISIT FIVE PLACES IX 1LYWLEV DURING
ONE NIGHT WHITE MILLS REFRIGERATORS It O It 11 E 1)
HONESDALE YOUNG MAX RELIEVED OK GOLD WATCH
AXD MOXEV TRIED TO EXTER SAME PLACES SEC
OND NIGHT.
Burglars entered flvo different
places In Hawley early Sunday
morning and helped themselves to
anything and everything they want
ed. They secured enough to go
housekeeping, clothe themselves and
also to keep the Inner man from
starvation. It was a big haul and
Hawleyltes are (low wondering If
they will return. Three buildings
located at the Eddy, wcro entered,
two of which were hotels. At West
Hawley the ollieo of the coal pock
ets, In charge of Prank Stephenson,
was broken Into. Some old clothes
and a dress suit case were stolen.
They -were unsuccessful In securing
money. That the clothes would help
out and the suit case would come In
handy a little later was undoubted
ly their thought. Now for some good
old Green Valley Itye. The whole
sale store of Frank Karney was en
tered. But hard luck! Some bot
tles fell upon the floor and man's
best friend was aroused from a
peaceful slumber. Pldo barked. The
burglars did not dare to go any fur
ther Into the building so the
thoughts of having a "gay old time"
vanished as Fido continued to Dane,
Cuttlnc out "refreshments" the bur
clars continued their unlawful
work.
By the time they reached the
Eddy, unable to satisfy their appe
tites In West Hawley, they quietly
entered the Eddy Hotel, of which
Jacob Doetsch, late of Honesdalo,
Is proprietor. They went from one
room to another, leaving things In a
turmoil. No money was secured but
a fine ham was taken. Mr. Doetsch
did not hear the Intruders, but If
he had his "Dutch" would never
have been forgotten by the bur
glars. A stone's throw from the Eddy
Hotel Is locatea the Park View Hotel
and also Atkinson &. Quinney's store.
Both of these places were also bur
glarized. At the department store
they opened the safe and took a few
stamps intending to write to their
many Hawley friends, thanking them
lor their generous gifts and for
keeping asleep while they visited
their homes and stores. An um
brella was also taken from Messrs.
Atkinson & Quinney's store, un
doubtedly being afraid that they
might soli their newly stolen clothes.
Thinking perhaps that it was too bad
to carry the empty suit case another
unwelcome 'caU was made In ,tho;
Immediate neighborhood;- -, before :
leaving , the 4ton. .Theibbljrjwasjast ;
twoundaymornlngjVarid'all'wafl.i
dark and quiet. 'Just the time to
register. Finding-" the door locked,
entrance "was gained through a win
dow and then the front door was un
locked. The cash register drawer
was left open and J8.65 was seized.
The register was carried out of the
hotel and Into the backyard, where
it was found undisturbed Sunday
morning. The landlady, Mrs. Caro
lyn Lehman, misses the following
articles: Gold watch fob, valued at
?20; silver tea set, silver butter
dish, cut glass pickle dish, with sil
ver top, five dozen teaspoons, total
ing in value about $100. Parties
In the hotel were up until after 2
o'clock and they claim that the bur
glary did not take place until after
that time. The hotel was filled with
guests and no one heard any noise
during the wee hours of the morn
ing. There are features connected with
the Hawley burglary similar to those
of the Waymart burglary of a month
ago, when the Canaan Corners Ho
tel was robbed of about $40 and the
drug store of Mr. Stewart, at Way
mart, was entered. Burglars en
tered the hotel at Canaan Corners
"by opening a window and then
throwing the latch off the front
door and carrying the cash erglster
out Into the orchard, where It
was found the next morning by the
proprietor. The time of the bur
glary also occurred about the same
time, according to reports by both
parties.
Hawley's police force Is worklng-
on the case.
Burglar Takes Gold Watch,
A burglar or sneak thief entered
the home of F. F. Schuller some
time during Saturday morning and
took a gold watch belonging to his
son Lloyd. The latter had attended
a dance the night before and instead
of going to his room on the second
floor he slept down stairs. The
eneak thief raised a back window
through which he gained entrance
and stole the watch. Lying near
the tlmcpleco was a diamond stick
pin and some money. Neither were
disturbed. It Is evident that some
one watched Mr. Schuller and fol
lowed him to his home. The watch
was a valuable one and was highly
prized by the owner.
Mr. Schuller's monogram was on
the watch and his full name, "Lloyd
F. Schuller, Juno 14, 1910," which
was the date of graduation from the
Honesdalo school.
An electric flashlight, pearl knife
and less than $2 In change was also
taken.
On Saturday night the thloves re
turned, probably intending to make
another haul. They tried the back
door and window but were unable to
gain entrance as easily as they did
tho night before.
Detective N. B. Spencer is em
ployee; on the caso.
White Mills Visited.
White Mills was also touched for
a ham and a roast of beef, wnlch
-was taKen irom reirigeratorB Sun
day morning, when tho owners
went to get their Sunday dinner,
lo and behold "tho cupboard was
bare."
MURDER IN DUNMORE
Claimed to Have llecn Work of
Black Hand Society Cousin
Identliles Victim Rafter
on Clue.
SCRANTOX, Sept, it. Detective
M. A. Rafter, of this city, Is con
fident that ho has a clue which will
lead to the arrest of the murderer of
Angelo Lamaro, of Plains, who was
shot last night on Elm street, Dun
more. Four men claimed to have
seen the shooting but they fled. Tho
police believe it is a Black Hand
plot as the murderer had no money
on his person when searched. A
cousin of the dead man, living In
WIlkes-Barre Identified the man.
SPELLING LESSON'S RESUMED.
To-day The Citizen commences
publishing the spelling lessons of the
contest. Instead of 25 words to the
lesson as heretofore, they are 50
word lessons. The lessons will be
published twice a week as In the
past.
FIRING PRACTICE
BEGUN BY TROOPS.
Tobyhanna. Batteries D and F,
constituting part of the Second
Battalion, Third Field Artillery, U.
S. A., have commenced their firing
practice at their camp, three miles
from here overlooking Lake Echo.
Battery E of Fort Myer, where the
other two batteries are regularly
stationed, are also here and the three
will then be In camp during the
month of September, working out
various "problems" in their firing
practice.
Targets have been erected at varl-
ous points, ranging from 1,500 to C-
500 yards from the big three-inch
guns. The targets are arranged to
represent the position of the
"enemy's" infantry, cavalry and ar
tillery, and are both movable and
stationary.
If the people of this section take
kindly to the project it Is probable
that Major C. P. Summerall, the com
mander of the battalion, will recom
mend to the war department tho our
chase of some'30,000 acres of practl-
pnllV iwnStA land. Tinw hflni? imprt fnr
thoj pjact Ice5, as ; a'fr" e rm anen 1 1 prac 1 1 c o
When Battery E arrives there will
be more than 400 men and as many
horses In camp, which Is Ideally lo
cated on a farm belonging to the
Rhodes estate.
WORLD'S RECORD COW.
The honor cow of tho dairy world
belongs to New Jersey. Tho cow Is
Valdesso Scott, tho second, a Hoi
stein-FrlesIan, owned by Bernard
Meyer of Finderne. This cow, at 8
years of ago, has Just completed a
seven-aay oinciai rocord In which
tlmo she produced C95.9 pounds of
milk, 33.50 pounds of butter fat,
ana i.87 pounds of butter.
She had also completed a thirty
day record of 2,929.9 pounds of
milk, 131, 51G pounds fat and 164.
27 pounds butter. Theso were three
retests In connection with these
world's records, during which time
she was under constant watch, day
and night for periods of forty-eight
nours eacn, and each tlmo by a dlf
fereat supervisor. Prof. Alfred S.
Cook, of tho Now Jersey experiment
station, saw tho cow give twenty
six pounds of milk, which she had
produced In tho six hours from the
(previous milking. The milk tested
4.70 per cent, butter fat and the
supervisor of tho tests was W. D
Golding, of the New Jersey experi
ment station. Exchange.
PHIS0N MOTS CEASE.
Jackson, Mich., Convicts Quiet Bocauee
of Exhaustion.
Jackson, Mich., Sept. 3. Exhaustion
from lack of sleop brought a semblanco
of order In Jackson prison following
the riots among tho convlcta that have
raged since lost Thursday.
Two desperate prisoners were put
Into tho bull pen and tho guards
squirted ammonia and formaldehyde
Into several colls to quell the mutiny.
Many convicts were nrmcd with knives
and stabbed at tho guards through tho
doors of their cello.
BANK NOTES TO BE SMALLER.
Tho size of all United States cur
rency and national bank notes proba'
bly will bo reduced to one-third and
their designs revolutionized by Secre
tary of tho Treasury MacVeagh for
tho sake of economics to tho Govern
ment, convenience to tho public and
safety against counterfeiting. This
decision practically has been reached
it IB proposed to mako tho dlmen
tions e by 2Va inches. Tho paper
money now In circulation measures
7.28 by 3.04 inches. Tho designs of
all paper money United States notes
and certificates and national bank
notes would bo systematized and
made uniform for every donomlna
tlon. This move 1b expected to save
tno Government about juoo.uuu an
nually, and tho national banks
which pay for tho plates for their
notes and part of tho cost of re
demption, about 1200,000. The
economics would bo effocted In steel
for plates, In paper and In labor.
JAMES MUMKORD ILL WITH
SCARLET FEVER.
James, son of Attorney and Mrs.
E. C. Mumford, is confined to his
home with scarlet fevor.
DIPHTHERIA CASE.
Miss Sadlo Mcszler Is quite 111
with diphtheria at tho homo of hor
sister, Mrs. William Dodgo, on Main
street.
RIG DAY OX 1). & It.
Simeon Rose, baggago master at
the Union station, checked 7S differ
ent pieces of baggago out of Hones
dale over tho Delaware and Hud
son road on Monday.
SEELYVILLE SCHOOL OPEXS.
Tho Scelyvlllo school, Independent
district, opened on Tuesday with
Prof. Hopkins of Aldcnvlllo In
charge. Miss Alma Schuller Is pri
mary and intermediate teacher.
MAXY LABOR DAY VISITORS.
Honesdalo entertained a number of
out-of-town guests over Sunday and
Labor Day. Tho Erlo train Saturday
ftcrnoon waB an hour late In ar
riving, owing to the heavy traffic on
tho road.
TOO MUCH RA1X, SAYS FARMERS
The farmers claim that too much
rain is falling for the good of late
potatoes. They are fearful that If It
continues to rnln this month that po
tatoes will rot. This In turn will
create a demand for foreign pota-
toes.
METHODIST PICNIC.
The Sunday school of tho Metho
dist Episcopal church of Honesdalo
will picnic at Beech Grove on Thurs
day of this week. It will bo a basket
picnic. Conveyances will start from
the church at 10 o'clock. All mem
bers and their families are requested
to attend.
DEATH OF FRANK CAXFIELD.
Frank Canfield, a former resident
of Honesdale, died last week of
chronic asthma at the home of his
mother, Mrs. Hannah Canfield, at
Sarrowbush. Mr. Canfield was 4
ears old and was born In Pike
county. A wife, three children of
Port Jervis, his mother and Charles
Canfield, of this place survive.
PASTORS AGAIN' IX PULPITS.
After an absence of a month Rev
A. L. Whittaker occupied the pulpit
n Grace Episcopal church on Sun
day. During the rector's vacation
the church has been wired and
now one of the best lighted churches
In town.
Services were also resumed In the
iPresbyterlan church, Sunday, Rev,
W. H. Swift, D. D., pastor.
ITnotftr. n . P Mlltap if Of TMin'a
.Lutheranhnrchlisgainlnitfc
harness as Is also Rev. G. S. Wen
dell of the Baptist church.
POST OFFICE ACCOMMODATION'S,
Since the order of Postmaster Gen
eral Hitchcock relative to postoffices
being closed on Sundays was first
given some modifications have been
made.
Deputy Postmaster C. J. Kelley In
forms us that all first-class mall
letters were distributed In the dif
ferent boxes; also the Sunday papers
for the three newspapers.
This service Is highly appreciated
by the public and newspapers editors
and a vote of thanks to Deputy
Kelley Is in order.
HORATIO ALLEN SKETCH MODEL
The plaster of Paris sketch model
of Horatio Allen and the Stourbridge
Lion, a suggestion for a memorial of
the above made by Sculptor Keck, of
New York City, is now In the office
of Homer Greene, president of the
Stourbridge Lion Association. The
model was on display In the cele
bration headquarters during tho past
week, where hundreds of people ad
mired It. The public can see the
model In Attorney Greene's office.
Mr. Greene will welcome any criti
cisms that may bo offered concern
ing the model.
OLD GUARD LOCK FILLED.
The old guard lock at tho head of
the abandoned Delaware and Hudson
Canal, through which thousands up
on thousands of boats 'passed during
boating days from 1828 to 1898, is
filled with dirt and stones. It Is
now a part of tho Gurney Electric
Elevator site. Tho historic towpath,
which formed tho basis of Homer
Greene's interesting story, "Tho
Talo of tho Towpath," has been cut
down to a level with tho other sur
roundings. Work was commenced last week
upon tho footings of tho foundation
of tho new plant.
Photographs aro being taken of
tho sito by J. A. Bodie, Jr., in the
different stages of construction.
CARRIED m TONS,
7 .MILES IN 10 MINUTES
A good demonstration of what
the Chase, truck will bo over Wayno
county roads was mado on Friday
last by J. J. Curt, Jr., of tho An
thracite Motor company, of Scranton.
C. E. Bates, superintendent of the
Wayno Milling company, placed ono
and a half tons of flour and feed on
tho truck and he, W. F. Rioflor and
Mr. Curt mounted tho machine and
drovo to Tanners Falls. Tho run
was mado In 40 minutes. Tho same
load requires a team three hours to
cover tho distance This clearly
demonstrates tho advantage of tho
truck over teams. It is a tlme-3aver
In that three or moro trips can bo
mado by tho truck whllo ono Is be
ing mado by a team. Messrs. Bates
and Rioflor wero olated over tho
merits of the machine and are seri
ously considering tho purchase of
trucks lor their respective business.
death of William j, katz
'roinlncnt Business Man Succumbs !
to Plciiro-Piiciunoiila Saturday
-Funeral Largely Attended
Profusion of Flowers.
In the death of William J. Katz,
Honesdalo loses one of Its most
promising, Influential and prominent
young business men. His demise
was unexpected and was a shock to
his many Honesdale and out-of-town
relatives and friends when tho an
nouncement was made Saturday
morning. He had been 111 of pleuro
pneumonia for three weeks and was
rapidly recovering. Ho conversed
with members of tho family, nnd
tho evening before he passed away
tho following morning, called in
'Philip Krantz, a neighbor, and had
a pleasant chat witn him. Saturday
morning about 6 o'clock a decided
change took place and within an
hour afterwards his soul took flight.
His physician stated that death was
caused by a clot of blood forming
upon the heart. Everything was
dono that loving and professional
hands could do to save his life, but
the Infinite had need of him and
called him home. Ho was born In
Honesdale November 6, 1879.
William Katz was an exemplary
young man, one that Honesdale will
miss. He took Interest and was in
strumental In everything that up
lifted and stood for the advance
ment of his home town. He was
ono of the Instigators of Hose Com
pany No. 1 and a charter member
of same. He was one of the first to
signify his willingness to start a new
board of trade and was a member of
the Greater Honesdale Board of
Trade. At the time of his death Mr.
Katz held a position of superintend
ent of the Katz Underwear factory at
this place, one of Honesdalo s larg
est establishments. Ho was also a
member of Honesdalo Lodgo No.
218, Free and Accepted Masons.
On September 1, 1910, two years
ago, lacking one day from the date
of his death, he married Miss
Maude Morris, of Scranton, who be
sides his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ja
cob Katz, three 'brothers, Samuel,
Edward, Joseph and one sister,
Mrs. Emanuel Freeman, all of this
place, survive. The bereft family
have the profound sympathy or tne
community. The deceased leaves a
large circle of sorrowing friends.
The funeral, which was one of the
largest held In Honesdale, was con
ducted from his late home on
Fourteenth street Monday afternoon
at 1:30 o'clock. Rabbi Anspacher,
of Scranton, was In charge. He
spoko very tenderly of the life of
the departed brother. Tho bearers
were cousins of the deceased as fol
lows: Slgmund Katz, Gus Levy, Ed
ward D. Katz, Leon Katz, Isaac Katz
and Samuel A. Katz.
(The floral tributes were many and
handsome.
Hose Co. No. 1 and Honesdale
Lodgo No. 218, Free and Accepted
Masons attended In a body.
The out-of-town relatives and
friends who attended tho funeral
were:
New York City Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Katz, Sidney Samuels, Miss
Stella Samuels, Mr. and Mrs. M.
Singer, Gus and Leo Levy, Isaac and
Samuel A. Katz, Mortlmoro Harris.
WIlkes-Barre Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Wiseman, Mr. and Mrs. Morris
Greensteln, Mr. and Mrs. Felix Levy,
Mrs. Sigmund Strauss.
Scranton Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph
Goldsmith, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Cohn,
Mr. and Mrs. H. Stein and son, Ar
thur, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Rico, Mr,
and Mrs. Emanuel Morris, Mrs. Sig
mund Roos, Samuel Mllhauser, Miss
Carolyn and Leo Roos, Mrs. Jeffrey
Freeman, Mr. and Mrs. Mayfield,
Mrs. Marks, Miss Claire Rice, Gus
Brown, Leon Levy.
Carbondale Isaac Singer.
SURPRISE FOR E. T. SMITn.
On Monday evening about 30
friends of E. T. Smith gathered at
his homo on Thirteenth street to
spend a pleasant ovenlng, it being
Mr. Smith's birthday. Cards were
played and prizes won by John Boyd
and Miss Etta Bunnell, after which
dainty refreshments wero served.
Mr. Smith was presented with a
very handsome gift to remember
his birthday.
WAYNE COUNTY FAIR NEXT.
Tho Wayno county fair will be
held In Honesdale September 30 and
October 1, 2 and 3. This year will
bo the golden anniversary of tho
Wayne County Agricultural Assocla
tlon. It Is expected that tno display
of grain, wheat, pumpkins and oth
er articles will also bo golden anu
tho best that Wayno county ever
produced. Arrangements aro being
mado to mako 1912 the banner
year. Let everybody work to make
it tho best fair ever held in dear
old Wayno.
STAMPS FOR THE 'FRISCO FAIR
A now 2-cent stamp, In commemo
ration of tho Panama Pacific Exposi
tion In San Francisco In 1915, has
been approved by Postmaster Genor
al Hitchcock.
It Is about an inch wide and an
Inch and a quarter long. It bears
an engraving representing tho Gatun
Locks of tho Panama Canal, showing
a steamship emerging from tho
northern lock and another vessel be
lng raised in tho southern lock. In
the mlddlo dlstanco is a group of
tall palm trees and In tho back
ground rlso tho hills of tho Isthmus.
Across tho top aro tho words "U,
S. 'Postage," and directly below these
tho lino, "San Francisco, 191C." In
each lower corner Is an ollvo branch,
typifying 'peace, nnd balancing It, on
tho right, is a palm branch, indica
tive of victory and of tho tropics.
No color has been selected for tho
stamp. Tho first Issues will be on
Bale In a fov weeks.
ROCKEFELLER THREATENED WITH Ml.OER AND
KIDNAPPING
BLACK HAND SOCIETY SENDS LETTEItS TO THE OIL KING DE
MANDING LARGE SUMS OF MONEY ROCKEFELLER DENIES
CHARGE BUT HIS PRIVATE SECRETARIES ADMIT RECEIV
ING LETTERS.
(Special to The Citizen.)
XEW YORK, Sept. it. John D.
Rockefeller, tho Standard OH mag
nate received threats of murder and
kidnapping against himself, his son,
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and tho
lattcr's two children.
Threats wero received from tho
Black Hand society demanding enor
mous sums from Rockefeller. Ho
denies tho assassin's charge, but
Rockefeller's special detectives, who
liavo lccii employed, ndmlt that
threats have been mado against tho
OH King.
Several secretaries of tho Rocke
feller's estate admitted receiving let
ters from the Black Hand Society de
manding largo sums of money. Tho
letters stated that Rockefeller would
bo killed unless the money was
forthcoming.
Mr. Rockefeller is very much dis
turbed over tho matter and has em
ployed n special detective to guard
himself and grandchildren.. , , ,
EXSLIX CURTIS.
Married, on Monday afternoon,
September 2, 1912, at the MethodlBt
parsonage by Rev. Will H. Hiller,
Floyd Enslln and Miss Hattie Curtis
both of Gravity.
LOCAL PARTIES MAY BUY DRUG
STORE.
Negotiations are pending for the
purchase of the Keystone drug store,
lately owned by Percy L. Cole. It
Is expected that the place will be
sold within a few days.
SCHOOLS OBEX NEXT MONDAY.
The Honesdale schools will open
Monday morning, Sept. 9, 1912. Oa
Saturday, Sept. 7, at 9 a. m. special
examinations will be given for all
those desiring to make up back work
or to pass any back studies.
NO SUPERINTENDENT YET.
At the next regular meeting of the
Criminal Insane Hospital commission
at Farvlew, which will occur on
Monday, September 16, a superin
tendent will be elected. It Is re
ported that such appointment ' has
been made, but It is without founda
tion.
RAIX IXTERFERES
WITH TOURNAMENT.
Tho golf tournament, which was
scheduled to have been played at the
link Labor Day, was postponed un
til other days of this week. There
are four teams which will enter. A
supper was held at the club house
Monday evening.
CELEBRATION' AFTERMATH.
White Mills was well represented
at tho Honesdalo celebration by both
spectators and participants, as a
number of cars took part In the auto
parade. Mr. unleman was one or
the visiting firemen who took part In
tho firemen's parado In Honesdale
on Wednesday. He Is a retired New
York fireman.
EPIDEMIC TRACED TO GIRL.
The epidemic which rages In
Carbondale has been traced to the
case of a young girl, Ruth Davis,
who came from Seattle, Washington,
two months ago. She was stricken
after her arrival there and tho phy
sician who attended her failed to re
port the caso to the authorities. It
is rumored that ho may be prose
cuted. HOUSES STRUCK BY LIGHTXIXG.
During Sunday's thunder storm
tho homo of Orvllle Oliver, of Tor
rey, was struck by lightning and
badly damaged. Tho bolt entered
a corner of tho house.
Tho homo of James R. Mills, of
Laurella, was also slightly damaged
by lightning during the same storm.
Both buildings wero insured in
tho Wayne County Farmers' Mutual
Fire Insuranco company.
Death of Mrs. Catherine Hoffman.
Mrs. Catherine Hoffman died at
her homo on Bunnell hill on Satur
day afternoon, August 31st. She
was 92 years old and death was duo
to old age. Tho funeral was held on
Monday morning at 9 o'clock. In
terment Gorman Catholic cemetery.
Rev. Dr. J. W. Bnlta officiated. Be
sides a son, Peter Hoffman, of this
place, she Is survived by two daugh
ters. WARM SEPTEMBER WANTED.
A warm September Is wanted to
ripen tho late corn. Tho drought
camo at a critical time, whon tho
ears wero forming, which accounts
for tho apparent failure- of that crop.
A southern Wayno county farmer
recently told tho writer that he
planted enough corn last spring to
feed tho township with sweet corn,
but tho hot and dry weather pre
vented tho ears from filling out
which gavo him very Httlo corn.
FRACTURED ARM.
Otto Herold, of River street, frac
tared bis right arm last Thursday.
Dr. F. W. Powell gave him atten
tlon.
50 DEAD AND STARVING
Heavy Rains Affect Property; Loss
Estimated nt a Million and a Half
Over 100 Bridges Washed
Away.
(Special to The Citizen.)
WHEELING, W. Va., Sept. 3.
With fifty or more persons known to
be dead, hunger and starvation Is
facing the small town that was
Hooded on Sunday and Monday.
The town of Colliers Is cut off
from railroad communication and
there Is no way of getting provisions
to the place. The estimated loss is
$1500,000. More than 100 brldgeB
have been washed away.
PETERS COMMITS SUICIDE.
(Special to The Citizen.)
SCRANTON, Sept. .1. Alfred Pe
ters, aged 50 years, a resident of Old
Forge, committed suicide last night
by taking carbolic acid. Ho was
found this morning by his wife. No
motive was given for Peters taking
his life In this manner.
PART OF P. O. FIXTURES LOST.
The fixtures of the new postofflce,
which arrived last week, have been
unpacked and Installed In the build
ing. Part of them are lost upon the
road somewhere between here and
the place of shipment.
MISSION' AT R. C. CHURCH.
A mission Is being held In St.
John's Roman Catholic church. This
week Is being devoted to services
for women and girls and next week
will be for men and boys. Masses
are said from 5 to 9 o'clock a. m.
Father Sullivan of New York City,
Is In charge of the mission.
SHOEMAKERS' PICNIC.
The shoemakers took a good-sized
crowd to Lake Lodore on Monday,
despite the Inclemency of the weath
er. It is estimated that about 500
excursionists availed themselves of
the opportunity. Two special trains
were run, one at 9:15 and the other
at 1:15. The Honesdale Cornet
Band and Maple City Fife and Drum
Corps were in attendance.
SILVER TAliEX FROM HOTEL.
Five silver knives and a .half dozen
silver forks were taken from the din
ing table In the Commercial Hotel
Friday morning during the absence
of Miss Millie Weaver. The silver
was borrowed property. One knlfo
was missing and Miss Weaver left
the room for Just a minute to go
to the kitchen and when she return
ed to the dining room the eleven
pieces were missing. How the silver
ware mysteriously disappeared Is
more than Miss Weaver or her broth
ers can explain.
XEW MONTHLY FOR WAYNE.
Frank P. Woodward, of Hoadleys,
one of Wayne county's best news
paper writers, will begin the publi
cation to be known as "The Wayno
Countean." It will be a monthly
and will be 50 cents per year.
As the name indicates, tho publi
cation will be devoted largely to the
Interests of Wayne county. Mr.
Woodward is a writer of charm and
has many admirers, and It Is believ
ed that his new publication will be
subscribed for by practically every
family in tho county and many who
havo moved away from here, but
who are anxious to keep In touch
with their former home.
CARPENTERS AXD
LABORERS WANTED.
Tho F. A. Havens' Company of
Philadelphia, contractors and build
ers for tho new Gurney Electric
Elevator company desire a number
of carpenters and laborers to work
on tho above proposed plant In
Honesdalo. Tho Havens' company
prefer to give employment to
Honesdale and Wayne county peo
ple, but If they find It Impossible to
secure help here it will be necessary
to go out of town. .
Men who wish to work for this
well-known firm should apply to
Peter C. Herbrlc, at tho office of the
superintendent of construction on
the site, South Main street, Hones
dale. CHIEF BOOKKEEPER
AT FAR VIEW.
Buel Dodgo of this place, has been
appointed head bookkeeper of the
Criminal Insane Hospital at Farvlew.
Ho will commence his duties, Wed
nesday. Mr. Dodge mado application for
tho position a year ago and has Just
received his appointment from tho
commission In charge of tho State
asylum.
Mr. Dodge's many friends will ba
glad to learn that ho has secured
this now and merited position. Ho
has been in the drug business 27
years In Honesdalo for himself, and
was empolyed by C. C. Jadwla 10
years. For tho last six months Mr.
Dodge has managed tho Keystone
drug storo for tho creditors.
Mr. Dode Is entirely competent
to fill the position and his many
Honesdale and Wayne county friend
wish him. success In his new situation.