Ctttm Fine Job Work Promptly Ex ecuted nt Tlo Citizen onicc. Subscrlbo For Tlio Citizen Tlio People's Family Paper; 91.50 Per Year. . 70th YEAR.--NO. 75 HONESDALE, WAYNE CO., PA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1912. PRICED CENTS r DR. FITZSIMMONS ELECTED SUPERINTENDENT Of Purview Criminal lnsano llospl till Which is I.tliicu to lie limit est Jiistitntion In the State. A nioetlne was held Saturday at Farviow of the trustees of tho Far view State Hospital for tho Criminal Insane. It was a continuation of the meeting held two weeks ago. All of tho members of tho board of trustees n'flra nrpsnnt The important business transacted . was tho arrangement for opening the hospital on November 15 and possi- j bly earlier, and tho electing of Dr. j T C Fitzsimmons as tho permanent; In June Doctor Fitzsimmons has been acting superintendent. At the mect-i ing Saturday his was the only name i brought forward for the responsible position and his selection was unanl-, -mnns. ' A distinguished visitor at the meet ing Saturday was Judge Johnson, of Delaware county, and president of the State Board of Charities, Correc tion and Lunacy. Ho went all through the buildings and walked over tho adjoining lands belonging to the hospital -and declared that it is I uesiinea 10 uu lue grcnieai iusuluuuu In tkfi state. Fire was placed under the boilers Saturday and steam rais ed and tho buildings heated and they will be kept so most of tho time so that the rooms may be thoroughly dried and warmed for tho opening. This week the stone crusber is at work preparing material for build ing roads and shipments of farm machinery are expected dally. On Monday the committee having the matter in charge advertised for bids for furniture which will give plenty of time for delivery after the bids are opened three weeks from that day. ItEIPLEH & SOXS IXC. WORKING FULL CAPACITY. Reifler & Sons, Inc., acid manu facturers, W. G. ReiHer, manager, are working on full capacity, burn ing about 27 cords of wood per day or 8,000 cords per year. TJii ni-rtrllln nf tllia Tl'oll lrnnu'n ic h..,,icrv.f ,frnm Tnnnoro tniiQ ! to Honesdale by four teams. Only ( one trip is made per day, which is quite expensive when other methods of transportation are considered. On Monday Mr. Connell, of Scranton, representing the Alco Truck com pany, made a demonstration which proved to Mr. ReiHer that It is less expensive and a 'great! time saver In conveylngr-the producVbf the' factory to marketr At one load the truck carried as much as four teams do. There were three tons of charcoal brought down at one time, when two tons of hard coal were carried back. The truck Is two-ton capacity. Mr. Reifler claims that bo wants about a 3 ton truck and contemplates buying one soon. The acid factory Is running at full capacity, there being from 50 to CO men employed, including wood choppers, mill and factory hands. SOME WORDS SOUXI) ALIKE OVER PHOXE. Words, especially when conveyed over a telephone, similarlzo them selves with other words and In some Instances when reproduced In print sound ridiculous. For Instance, Tho Citizen received a telephone message Just before going to press last Thursday afternoon stating C. H Dorfllnger, Senator Walter Mc Nichols and Judge A. T. Searle had returned from a trip to Matteawan, N. Y , etc. The telephone made It sound like "sons of" Walter Mc Nichols, tho way it appeared in the paper If tho words "Senator" and "sons of" are said one following the other they will sound somewhat similar. T and C, B and V, M and N and other letters of the alphabet have a similar sound, which oftentimes makes it hard to understand over a phone In telephoning If a person cannot make clear a certain letter a good plan Is to pronounce a word tho first letter of which Is the one you might want to express. For In stance T for ton, C for cat, B for boy and V for vat, etc. "THE DELHUDSOX." Jack Pelllo has hit upon a novel as well as euphonious name, for his new hotel on Lackawanna avenue opposite tho Delaware and Hudson Btatlon It Is called "Tho Dolhud son " In view of tho location this seoms to bo a pretty good title. understand that ho now proposes to call tho restaurant In his building up the avenuo near tho Lackawanna state ' The Delawan." Tho latter es tabiishment which opened as a "Presto," passed into Mr. Pellio's hands several weeks ago. As Mr. Pelllo spent a number of years sell ing goods on the road before becom ing a wholesale dealer, I presume he knows just how "Tho Dolhudson" and "Tho Dolawan" should bo con ducted to meet tho requirements of tho traveling public as well as local patronage. Though ho will take no actlvo part In the management, as tho man behind ho can assist ma terially In tho future success of tho two housos. Scranton Tribune-Republican. JOSEPH ACKERMAX AND DR. O. E. MICKS ALL IUGIIT. A rumor upon tho streets of Honesdalo Tuesday afternoon report ed Joseph Ackerman and Dr. C. E. Micks as having experienced a seri ous automobile accident in Carbon dale. A telephone message received by The Citizen from Carbondale do nlea tho story, claiming that both men are all right. SMALLPOX AT CANAAN. Carbondalo Yotnif? Womnii Whose Name is Withheld is Stricken. It Is reported that a case of small pox that has Its origin In Carbondnlo has been discovered at South Canaan. Or. A. M. Cook of that place notified Dr. C. .1. Hunt, who has charge of the smallpox situation in Carbondalo that a caso of the disease had been dis covered there. He refused to di vulge the name of tho young lady who Is now under tho care of Dr. A M. Cook of Canaan. Dr. Hunt stat eu, nowever, uiui me juuiib iuuj won a resident of Carbondalo. She had been visiting friends at South Canaan. TYPHOID FEVER MORE DEADLY lr . THAN PLAGUE McLaughlin of Federal Health Service Says Yearly Toll is 2u,- 000. Typhoid fever entails a loss on the people of the United States of moro than one hundred million dollars a year. While American people are ap palled at tho ravages of tho bubonic demies in Russia, typhoid fever in this country claims moro lives and entails moro economic loss. It is estimated by officials of the public health service that 4,250,000 people of this country are attacked by typhoid fever every year. This disease causes at least 25,000 d each a a year, The pollution of streams from which water supplies are drawn Is in a large part responsible for the spread of typhoid fever In the United States. This Is the substance of a statement made by Dr. Allen J McLaughlin of the public health service. Congress at tho last session amended the law governing the pub lic health service and broadening the scope of that service so that it Is now authorized to Investigate the disease of man, their cause and mode of diffusion, involving the supervis ion of navigable waters, which are under the jurisdiction of the Federal Government, in order to protect thflu against pollution by sewage and other contaminating conditions. This is a step taken by the Con gress In an effort to minimizes the dangers from the contamination of the water supply of the cities located on navigable rivers, and the execu tive department of the Government has at the same time taken advant age ot tho. water boundaries treaty to secure from the Government of Can ada an agreement to submit to the international joint commission slml lar questions for Investigation. The international joint commission and the public health service there fore have joined hands in the fight to be wagea against the typhoid germ Discussing health conditions. Dr McLaughlin called attention to the fact that In northern Europe thirty three principal cities with an aggro- gate population of 31,500,000 had an average typhoid death rate of C.5 In 100,000 in the years of 1909 and 1910, while fifty registration cities in the United States with a combined population of 20,000,000 had a ty phold death rate of 25 in 100,000. tV conservative estimate for the year 1910," said Mr. McLaughlin 'will place the deaths from typhoid lever above 25,000 in tho United States. For the whole of the United States tho number of cases for each year preventable by means within our grasp would total 10,500. In 1909 there were more cases of ty phold fever in tho United States tnan cases of nlaeuo in India, in spite of the fact that India's popula tion is two ana one-half times that of tho United States. XO PLACE LIKE HOXESDALE. Rudolph Guth, who until recently held the record for being the champ ion rifle shot in the United States, now living at Jeffersonville, N. Y., together with Mr. and Mrs. William Duer, the latter being landlord of the Mansion House, in that town, motored to Honesdale on Thursday last in tho former's car. Whllo here they registered at tho Allen Houso. Mr. Guth expressed himself as be ing highly elated with Honesdalo and stated to a 'friend here that ho had no idea that Honesdalo was as pretty a place as It is. Mr. Guth thinks Honesdale would mako an ideal place for summer boarders. stating it is much better adapted 'for this kind of business. He spoke very highly of tho scenery and the town, Its wide streets, how nlco it Is laid out and many other compli mentary things. Tho town extends an invitation to Mr. Guth to come often to tho Maplo City. "Como and we will do thee good." BUYS WIXTOX ESTATE. C. F. Bentley has purchased part of a plot of land, known as tho Win ton estate, located on a bluff near Conductor Ward's now houso on Park street and will soon begin building a new homo on this very at tractive site. He will dispose of tho remaining lots to parties desiring them. It is reported that several people aro contemplating building on tho remainder of this plot. IS THIS A JOKE? On Tuesday evening Protection Engine company nassed n resolution giving tho town council and Hones dalo Improvement Association per mission to hold their meetings In tho firemen's parlors of City Hall. Wayne Independent. We always thought that tho bor ough fathers had charge of town property and dictated, to others who in lent occupy tne rooms in tola mun lclpal building. ST, JOHN'S MISSION CLOSED SUNDAY Father Sullivan of Ilostou Finishes Tho Weeks' Mission Where IMS!! Communions Were Given. Tho two weeks' Mission at St. John's Roman Catholic church closed with services on Sunday night last, with a largo attendance. Tho llrst week wnB for women, and tho aver ago nightly attendance during tho week was 4 00 persons. At tho Women's Mission special solos were rendered by Mrs. Dardls, of Brook lyn; Mrs. Riley, of Wllliamsport, and Miss Flnnerty of Honesdale. The second week for the men was also largely attended, tho nightly av erago being 250 persons. Tho solo ists during this week were Messrs. Carl Monahan, Kalllghan, and others. Mr. Carr accompanied the soloists on the violin. Miss Havey presided at tho organ. During the two weeks Mission 23S3 communions were given to peo ple of tho parish. Members of tho church from Canaan, Waymart, Clin ton, Cherry Rldgo and many other places were present and received communion. Many took communion several times. The Mission was held by Rev. Father Christopher Sullivan, of Boston, who is a member of the So ciety of Jesus. He is a powerful and impressive speaker and delivered some of the strongest sermons ever heard by the people of tho parish. Last Sunday night at 7:30 closed the mission service at this church with 2S9 men and boys present. The scene at the renewal of the baptismal promises was an impressive one. During this service the electric lights of tho church were cut off and the while each one was renewing the baptismal promises, they held a light ed candlo in their hand and while Father Sullivan pronounced the words of the service each collective ly repeated the words after him. Last Thursday afternoon at four o'clock the children of tho parish were blessed by the Mission Father. These children ranged In ages from babes in arms to a child of seven years. Father Sullivan preached a sermon to the mothers, taking 'for his text, "Suffer the little children to come unto Me, and forbid them not." In summing up the two weeks Mission, Father Sullivan told the priests of St. John's church that he was very much edified by the attend ance and piety and earnestness of all who made the Mission. A AVAYXE BASS FURXISHES IMG FEAST." Ever since the fishing season operf ed Wayne county anglers have been laying for tho famous Bldwell black bass, a lake leviathan that has gain ed sea serpent fame In the wilds of Wayne. Anglers on tho way home from a day's fishing have met with incredulous starts when they told their friends of having seen the won der. John Sheehan, stock broker in tho Mears' building had hard work convincing his friends that the bass had made away with his steel rod, line, sinker, bait and bobber ono day last week. Lured by tho tales of the Bldwell bass scores of fishermen from this county went Into Wayne to cast for the wonder but they all came back with nothing but stories of Its size. Over at tho Nash hotel on Adams aveme last Friday night, tho bjard ers at the boarding boss' table, sat In to a plentiful helping of fish. The size of tho back bone caused a learn ed discussion on piscatorial se'ences and oets were mado that the fish course was the flank of a young whole. To decide the bets Harry Madden, tho owner of tho hotel, modestly owned up that ho had land ed tho leviathan tho day beforo in Bldwell's pond, and that It was none other than tho famed Bldwell black bass, stuffed and served baked. Mad den says tho fish weighed seven pounds and six ounces. Scranton Tribune-Republican. GIBSOX IX GOSHEX JAIL. Burton W. Gibson, who Just now Is receiving widespread notoriety as the suspected slayer of Mrs. Rosa Szaho, at Greenwood Lako, Orange county, on July on July lGth last, was to have tried a law suit at tho coming terra of court on SePt- !7, being attorney for Mario Sipplo, executrix, in an action against Sadlo Fickott on a promissory note. With tho Rosen thal caso and tho Gibson case, Sulli van county continues to keop well In tno nmeiigni. HAS GREATLY IMPROVED PROP ERTY. The American Knitting Comnany. which recently bought land and stor age sheds from tho Wyman Klmblo estate at Industrial Point, have great ly improved tins property with sheet iron siding and several coats of paint. Tho plant of. this concern now occuplos a largo plot of ground and presents a very neat appearance. TO MOTOR TO RICHMOND, VA. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Glbbs, tho lat ter s mother, Mrs. Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Erhardt left Saturday in tno lormer s auto tor Richmond, va Mr. Glbbs went via Stroudsburg. Many points of interest will bo visit ed, among thorn boing the National capitoi, Tho party expect to bo ab sent about ten days. -MRS. KATZ PAID $5,1 10.00. Charles E. Dodge, local agent for tno Now York Lire insurance com pany, presented Mrs. William J. Katz a chock for $5,'1'1G,96. Mr. Katz carried a policy for $5,000 -with tho New York Life. The $ 11G.9C repre sents tuo accumulated dividends and Interest. COHIl'S SAW MILL HUHNEI). Tho saw mill belonging to W. J. Cobb, of Hoadleys, burned last Frl- lady night about 10 o'clock. The I mill had been in operation all day and as far as could bo ascertained everything was loft all right when the mill shut down for tho night. I In nddltion to burning tho mill and destrovlntr tho machinery, sever al thousand feet of finished lumber standing in tho yard near tho mill was also consumed, entailing a , heavy loss for Mr. Cobb. Insurance was carried upon tho mill and con tents. Mr. Cobb has been operating his saw mill for about eight years do Ing lumbering for the Pennsylvania Coal Company. i r 0, & H. BROKE THE FREIGHT RECORD Ilonesdnlo Furnishes Its Slinrc E ,trn Trains Required to Care for Cars Town Wants Two Freights Dally. - The Delaware & Hudson Railroad company did the largest freight busi ness last month of any month In Its history, according to a report from the olllces of William J. Mullln, gen oral traffic manager. September business is keeping up to tho August record and railroad officials expect It to increase for the next six weeks or two months. The Honesdale branch of this road, according to officials connected with this road, claim that tho branch is not paying tho company. That one freight a day Is sufficient for the town and that the service is as good as the company can give. Possibly it is as good as it can give with only ono train each way, but thfi huslnpsa men of Honesdale. ow- Incr tn tliA mnnv snpplnl trains hplneiaro requested to bring run over the Mooslc between the reg- ular freltrht train hours, are nromDt- ed to think differently. Invariably' special trains, crews and engines of tne ten hundred type, steam, snort, whistle and make all manner of noise on Sunday, breaking the quie tude of the hour during church ser vices. These engines take out any where from 50 to 90 cars at a trip. They are freight and coal cars and represent the collection of cars of the week. If Honesdale had two freight trains a day over the Delaware & Hudson road a certain number of these cars could be taken care of each day. This would do away with the special trains which are now run dur ing the week as well as on Sundays. The extra crews, their time, fuel and cost of operation, it is claimed, is luivalent to another crew, -which could run the second freight train, which the town wants. It has been said that if It were not for the Delaware and Hudson sys tem In this locality that Honesdale would not have been In existence to day. But on the other hand, If the merchants and manufacturers had not patronized tho Delaware and Hudson road that company would not have spent thousands of dollars up on the Honesdale branch If the road were not paying for tho benefit of the freight and passenger end. FIREMEN'S BALL AXD COXCERT. Tho members of Protection En gine Company No. 3 are making plans to hold their annual ball and concert In tho State armory Friday evening, October 18th. The event promises to cap tho cli max of any other social function every held by our gallant and vali ant fire laddies. Tho committee in charge aro ardent workers and that it will be a grand success Is a fore gone conclusion. If you are called unon to sunnort tho affair in any way, either by con tributions, eatables, or purchasing a ticket, do it willingly, romemborlng that tho flro company Is your best friend when flames may bo shooting from your home. Bo liberal and help the boys all you can. They aro deserving of help and you will never miss it. "Every little bit added to what you got, makes just a llttlo bit more." Tho more you glvo tho moro you will receive Is Biblical logic. ASKS COURT FOR LUNACY COMMISSION. S. J. Barclay, of Damascus, has petitioned tho court to annolnt a lunacy commission to exaralno his son, James Franklin Barclay, an al logeu insano nerson. of Damascus. xno court appointed Dr. F. W. Pow ell, Attorney M. E. Simons and N. B. bpencer a commission. TEXAS TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR APPOINTED, Tho Wayno county commissioners mot at tho court houso on Saturday afternoon In special session and ap pointed ueorgo II. Stonzhorn to ho assessor of Texas township to fill the vacancy caused by tho reslgna tlon of Jacob Balles. LADY MACCABEES REALIZE 911 Tho Ladles of tho Maccabees real ized $11 from tho tag distribution during tho Wayno county celebration held In Honesdalo. There wore no prizes offered. Tho members had chargo of tho distribution of the tags. VETERANS RECEIVING INCREASE OF PENSION. A number of tho standard boar ers of Old Glory havo received an ln crcaso of pension during the past few days. It is expected that othors will soon got their vouchers. PRESENTS HRIDE WITH PIANO PLAYER. Clarence D. Fortnam, of Tyler Hill, who was recently married, pre sented his bride 'with a beautiful Byrno piano player. It was purchas ed through John Richmond- LIBRARY BOOKS ARE BEING CATALOGUED .Ml mi .McDonald of Iliiiiislmi'H Arrives , to Take Clmrjie of tho Work Circulating Library a lieucllt to Town. Tho books of tho free circulating library located In the Honesdale High school building, aro being ro-1 vised and catalogued this week uy.celved. It is expected that tho or- .miss Anna .Macuonam, or Harris-1 gan will bo here somo tlmo next burg, assisted by Misses Dorothy : month. Menner, Mario Freund and Luclle Tho total cost of the new pipe or Rowland, of this place. Tho Dewey lean will be $2,000. Half of this classification is being Introduced, af- : ter others have been used. Tho card . 'system or means of cataloguing the! books will be adopted. Each book I will be represented by a card upon ' which Is written tho title, author , ana subject of tho book. Miss MacDonald, announcement of whoso coming to Honesdale was mado In last Friday's Citizen, told a Citizen reporter that tho newspapers aro a public library's best friend and that thero is no agency like a news paper to bring a library's advantages before tho reading public. A free library, said Miss MacDonald, Is the only democratic Institution in exist ence. It will count moro for Hones dale In an educational, religious and civic way, outside of the church or school, than any institution that we have. The 1910 census reported 48 towns having a population of 3, 000 or over as having libraries and IS of tho 48 towns were supported by taxablcs. In connection with the public li brary of Honesdale, books from the Pennsylvania Free Circulating Li brary will be continued for an in definite period. Parties having books which they desire to donate to tho school library them this week before tho catalogue is com- Pieiea. iuiss .uacuonaiu win remain In Honesdale the remainder of the week and is giving the library her personal attention. Honesdale has one of the best li braries In this section of the state and it should be liberally patronized. It is a free circulating institution, which is an incentive for everybody to take books. CHURCH BEIXO RENOVATED. The trustees of the Central Meth odist Episcopal church, of which Rev. Will H. Hiller is pastor, has signed a contract with Umberto Pas- tore, of Scranton, to decorate the in terior of this edifice. The contract calls for completion of the Job by November 2. The present decora tion 'will be entirely changed and a much prettier and more simple de sign substituted. Mr. Pastore Is one of the best artists in this line of work and when completed the Meth odist church will be considerably improved In appearance. In add! tlon to the walls and celling, the vestibule will also bo refrescoed. The pipe organ is being thorough ly repaired by H. N. Craigg, of Bing hamton, N. Y. A new green and brown brussels carpet, purchased of Menner & Co., by the Whatsoever Circle of the church, will replace tho present in grain carpet. WILL RELIEVE ANY FISH STORY NOW J. N. Welch, who enjoys fishing next to eating, recently experienced an exciting time on Forest Lake wnero he and a friend had gone to spend the day and incidentally catch iish. But Joe accidentally cot a fish. It landed in the boat so quickly that Joe could hardly believe his own eyes, and beforo ho had taken the rod in hand to hook tho fish. But thero It lay, right In the bottom of tho boat and Joe stood over him ex claiming to his friend, "After this I will believe any fish story." It ap pears that tho pickerel, which was a largo ono, evidently was pricked by the hook which caused It to jump out of water and being near tho boat fell inside instead of out. But Joe Is lucky, oven at pitching quoits. LOCATED AT SAN DIEGO. Architect Clarence Decker, lato of Los Angeles, Cal., and son of Mr. and Mrs. Georgo W. Decker, of Fif teenth street, is now located at San Diego, Cal. Mr. Decker has secur ed tho position of supervising archi tect for tho San Diego Exposition Company, who aro getting things in readiness for tho great Panama ex position. Mr. Decker's former Honesdalo friends aro elated to hear of his advancement in the architec tural sphere. NO COAL FAMINE THIS WINTER. Kraft & Conger, coal sale agents for tho Delaware & Hudson Coal company, assured tho Business Men's association committee that there would bo no coal famine in Hones dalo tho coming fall or winter. Tho agents aro storing coal and will bo In a position to secure and furnish suf ficient coal for this locality during tho coming season, they claim. C.RAY WATCHMAN FOR ELEVATOR WORKS. Ed Gray has accopted a position as night watchman with tho Gurney Electric Elevator Co. to succeed Pe ter Miller of East Honesdalo, who is moving to Hawley, where ho Is going in tho glasscuttlng business with Potor Bauer of that place. NEW CORN AVHISKY FOUND IN EVERY SILO. A new kind of Intoxicating liquor has beon discovered In Missouri. At the bottom of every silo Is found a liquor produced by the fermentation or tne silage, n is similar to or dinary corn whisky beforo boing dls tilled. WORKING HARD FOR CARNEGIE ORGAX. Tho congregation, Sunday school and different young peoples' societies and other organizations aro working assiduously to get tho desired sum together, repcsentlng tho church's share of tho proposition. Last Sun day the Sunday school of tho German Lutheran church presented Pastor C. C. Miller with over ono hundred dol lars for the organ fund. Several in dividual donations have also been re- amount will bo borne by Andrew Carnegie, tho well known benefactor, and the balance bv tho church. Tho treasury of tho organ fund almost contains the desired amount. ARIEL MAN SHOT Homer Sandcrcock Accidentally Shoots Himself in Arm nt Peck's Pond Wliilo Camping. Tho second accidental shooting af fair, occurring at Peck's pond, Piko county, happened last Thursday when Homer Sandercock of Ariel was shot In the arm while removing his shot gun from a boat, having Just re turned from shooting ducks. Tho boys had broken camp and Sander cock went to the boat to get the gun. In some unaccountable manner It was discharged, the contents enter ing his arm at tho wrist, traveled through the fleshy part of the fore arm, coming out at the elbow. Sandercock's friends did not know that he was Injured until ho called his friends to bandage the arm. Sandercock was taken to Hawley and given temporary treatment and later was motored to Scranton and placed under the care of Dr. Reed Burns. Homer Is a son of John Sander cock of Ariel. It Is expected that tho arm will give him no serious trouble as a special serum has been administered, which undoubtedly will ward off all danger. LADIES TO HEAR GOVERNOR WILSON SPEAK. (Special to The Citizen.) SCRANTON, Sept. 17. Ladles will occupy a conspicuous place In the reception to be given Governor Wilson when ho comes to this city on September 23. Ho will speak in the 13th Regiment Armory. The committee In charge of the arrange ment have men at work who will ar range and reserve special sections for the ladles. Hundreds of ladles are expected to be present. NO CRIMINALITY CONNECTED WITH AWFUL WRECK. (Special to The Citizen.) CORNING, N. Y., Sept. 17. The Steuben county grand jury which has been investigating the cause of tho wreck on the Lackawanna on July 4th, when forty persons were killed, today reported that there was no criminality connected in any way with the wreck. Engineer Schroeder and the flagman who were arrested at the time, have now been released. PRIZES WON BY PUPILS. Friday evening the flower show given by the pupils of the public school was held In Miss Leo's room at tho High school building from 3 until 5 and until 7 until 10 in tho evening. The flowers and vegetables on display were a result of tho seeds sold by tho Improvement Association. Prizes were won in tho following manner: Most perfect flower: Ruth McMullen; largest variety grown by ono person, Cornelia Thomas; finest artistic bouquet, first prize, Hilda Prosch; second prize, Jeanette Burns; best vegetables, first prize, Leah Kimble; second prize, Charles Quinney; third prize, Julia Crist. TO ORGANIZE FIRE COMPANY AT HEACHLAKE. A meeting was held Saturday even ing in W. H. Dunn's store. Beach lake, to consider organizing a flro company at that place. The hoys propose getting a chemi cal engine and truck similar to tho ono owned by Hose Company No. 1, of Honesdale. Organization will be perfected next Saturday night. Beachlako has had two bad fires of late, which has spurred tho citizens of that thriving village to provide hotter means for tho protection of their respective properties. ASK ERIE TO COXT1XUE TRAINS. The Business Men's Association train commltteo was instructed at its last meeting to wait upon Division Superintendent Elekles, at Dun more, and express the merchants' ap preciation for tho excellent servlco which tho town has been enjoying of late and ask that same servlco bo continued. MRS. JACOB KATZ VERY LOW. Mrs. Jacob Katz, mother of tho lato William Katz, whoso death shocked tho community two weeks ago, is lying very low at her home on Church street. Slnco tho death or her son Mrs. Katz beeanio very ill and there Is gravo hopes of her recovery. She has beon unconscious several hours. EXCAVATING FOR ADDITION. Tho collar for tho new addition to tho Sell building, recently purchased of the Mayhew estato on Main street, has been excavated. Everything is now In roadlness for tho erection of tho building. PICKETS WITHDRAWN. Tho pickets who have been doing duty at tho different glass factories during tho past few months, wore withdrawn on Saturday,