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HONE SD ALE, WAYNE CO., PA., TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1913.
PRICF;3 CENTS
GRAND JURY FOR MARCH TERM
MET TODAY
Constables Returns Called Only
Ono or Two Violations of Law
Reported Appointments
Made.
The grand jury for the March
term of court met at the court house
this afternoon. The constables' re
turns were called and showed only
a few violations of the law through
out the county. The violations re
ported by constables wore tho fol
lowing: In Hawley it was reported
that August Stoquert, who was lock
ed up in the town lockup, escaped
with outside assistance. In Promp
ton the matter of the car track at
Hollenback's mill was reported to
the district attorney.
In Damascus index boards were
reported not all up. The same neg
lect was reported by constable from
Dyberry.
In Scott sign boards at junction
of Tyler Hill and Starrucca road re
ported down.
Judge Searle congratulated the
constables on tho lack of violations
of law.
The grand jury was sworn and in
the absence of District Attorney Si
mons the court instructed the jury
to inspect the county buildings to
day. There are only two or three
cases of misdemeanor to be consid
ered by the present grand jury.
Tho members of tho grand jury
are: Wm. R. Belknap, Preston; B.
F. Box, South Canaan; A. L. Bishop,
Hawley; John J. Collins, Cherry
Ridge; Elmer Chapman, Lake; Ed
ward Coggins, Clinton; Arthur De
trich, Salem; Thos. J. Edsall, Dy
berry; E. G. Jenkins, Honesdale;
John Lake, Scott; W. W. Mumford,
Starrucca; M. J. McDonald, Pal
myra; Solomon Miller, Paupack;
Thos. McKenna, Honesdale; T. E.
Payne, Mt. Pleasant; Otto Rutledgo,
Damascus; "Wm. Schardt, Hawley;
J. G. Schmidt, Berlin; J. G. Sch
weighofer, Oregon; H. W. Toms,
Damascus; Edward Waltz, Dreher;
Clare Yale, Lebanon.
The following grand jurors were
excused: H. Dunkleberg, Texas, and
Jos. Stephens, of Texas.
The following constables were ap
pointed to wait on tho court next
week: Fred W. Short, Benjamin
Blake and John Mehennett. Y. W.
Collins was appointed to wait on tho
grand jury. W. W. Mumford, of
Starrucca, was appointed foreman
of the grand Jury.
An adjour-?d session of argument
court was held at 10 o'clock on Sat
urday morning at which time sov
oral motions were presented. Other
busin'ess of importance was also
transacted.
In the criminal case of Common
wealth vs. Sanford F. Merwin, de
fendant, pleaded guilty to the
charges preferred against him. He
was sentenced by the court to pay
$25 fine, pay the costs of prosecution
and undergo an imprisonment in the
Wayne county jail for the term of 27
days, to bo computed from Febru
ary 1, 1913.
In the matter of petition of Jos.
W. Bodie, guardian of the minor
children of Byron L. Evans, for the
sale of real estate under the Price
act, the Court being of the opinion
that it is for the Interest and ad
vantage of the minors in whose be
half the petition is presented that
their interest in tue land mentioned
in the petition and described in the
schedule annexed thereto, should be
sold at prlvato sale. Bond approv
ed.
In the matter of application for a
guardian of Rebecca Spangenberg, a
person of weak mind, of South Ca
naan, the court ordered and de
creed that a hearing be held on
March 15 In open court.
The demurrer on the bill in
equity against John Wasman re
garding the American Fraternal As
sociation came up for argument be
fore Judge Searle during the morn
ing session of court. C. P. O'Malley,
represented Warren, Knapp & O'Mal
ley and P. Kilcullen, represented Mr.
Wasman. P. H. Iloff of this place,
attorney for the plaintiffs, C. M.
Betz and others, asked the court to
continue the hearing for at least two
weeks, at the end of which time a
clay might be named upon which to
argue the matter, as it was Impossi
ble an adjustment or settlement of
tho case might be effected, to which
Mr. O'Malley replied, "If there is
any adjustment or settlement of this
case, neither myself nor my clients
aro parties to It, wo have nothing to
do with a settlement, but we aro now
ready to argue the case, wo are
ready at any time to answer and
argue this or any other bill which
might be brought against these peo
ple in these proceedings, and we
want it understood that there will bo
no more slander against these men."
HELP THE FIRE LADDIES.
One year ago Hose Co. 1 used the
entire proceeds of their annual ball
for the purchase of a chemical truck
which they placed at the service of
the town. During the past year thuy
have paid, from their treasury, all
the expenses Incidental to keeping
their equipment in good condition.
At the present time these expendi-
turs are rather heavy. This year
they aro making elaborate plana for
their annual concert and ball to bo
held in the Armory Easter Monday
night, and it is safo to predict that
tho pttei;dance will tax tho capacity
of thn building.
On Friday evening an enthusiastic
meeting was held at the truck house
of Hose Co. No. 1 at which tho ladles,
who will prepare and serve the sup
per at the annual concert and Dull
on 'Easter Monday night, were pres
ent. The great interest being taken
by these ladies speaks well for tho
success of the affair.
The Central district of the State
(Federation of Pennsylvania Women,
will have a convention In York in
tho near future.
AN ABLE WRITER.
Frank Woodward Ono of tlio Best,
Says Carbondalo Leader.
The Citizen is indebted to Editor
George Smithing, of the Carbondale
Leader, for Its excellent write-up
concerning Frank P. Woodward, who
recently became an attache of The
Citizen fllce. It appeared under the
department of "Personal and Perti
nent" of the Leader. We reproduce
it in its entirety.
" I see it announced that Frank P.
Woodward has become a member of
the staff of the Citizen, of Honesdale.
I am glad to note that he will also
continue the publication of his
unique monthly newspaper, The
Wayne Countean, which he has been
publishing at Hoadleys. The Gitl-,
zen Is to bo congratulated in acquir-,
ing this seasoned newspaperman
friend of all the old-time families in
Wayne county and hail-fellow with
the new-time families. There Isn't a
newspaper man in Northeastern
Pennsylvania Tvho has behind him
the splendid background for his work
that Woodward has in his acquaint
ance with tho people and with the
history of every nook and crannie
In Wayne, Lackawanna, Monroe and
Pike counties. Young fellows grow
up and break Into the 'profession and
do brilliant work but they lack that
ono thing oif having had intimate
part in the history of the region. In
their work they kick up rich treas
ures of news and Information which
they cannot utilize because they can
not recognize its value. Every news
paper likes to have on its staff a man
who can connect up the past with the
present and Frank Woodward is one
of the ibest of them. He isn't on old
man either, you must understand, for
he Is young-hearted and brisk-stepping
and Is just as enterprising as
tho youngest man on the staff even If
he was a boy when the first volun
teers from Wayne county rode away
on the Gravity cars bound for the
region of Fort Sumter. More suc
cess to him and to The Citizen."
PRESIDENT-ELECT WILSON IN
WASHINGTON
Six Hundred Princeton Students as
Train Escort For President
Elect. Princeton, March 3. President
elect Wilson and the members of his
family made a busy day of it to-day,
preparing for their departure to
Washington in the morning. No
visitors were received at tho homo
in Cleveland lane and Mr. Wilson ap
peared at the door frequently direct
ing the loading of trunks.
It was a much dismantled domi
cile in which he spent his last night
In Princeton.
The students of. .Princeton Univer
sity, who will escort him to Wash
ington, plan to call at the 'Wilson
home at 10:30 o'clock to-morrow
morning with automobiles in which
the President-elect and the members
of his party will be taken to the rail
road station.
Besides tho President-elect, Mrs.
Wilson and their three daughters,
there will be Fitzwilllam MacMast
ers Woodrow, a cousin; Prof. Stock
ton Axson, a brother of Mrs. Wilson,
and Miss Helen Woodrow Bones, Mr.
Wilson's cousin, who has been acting
as Mrs. Wilson's secretary, and who
will make her home at the White
House. They will have the last car
in the train. The newspaper corre
spondents will have the car immedi
ately ahead and the rest of the train
will bo taken by some six hundred
students.
The train will leave at 11 o'clock
and is scheduled to arrive in Wash
ington at 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
DELIGHTFUL TIME.
Two straw loads of young peo
ple left here Friday evening for Car-
ley Brook to surprise Miss Katherino
Penwarden on her birthday. The
surprise was highly successful and a
delightful evening was spent. The
young people carried along their
own refreshments. Those present
were: Eda Krantz, Elsa Prosch, Elsa
JacoDs, Una Gieseke, Josephine
Seitz, Louise Bishop, Margaret
Charlesworth, Delcis Riefler, Doro
thy Klener, Pearl Curtis, Winnie
Curtis, Margaret Riefler, Helen
Burns, Charlotte Transue, Lactea
Hawkin, Louise Kraft, Dorothy
Howell, Katherino Penwarden, Mrs.
Walter Fowler, Mrs. Emma E. Tay
lor, Mrs. A. B. Transue, Mr. and Mrs.
H. E. Bassett, Farrington Burk
hardt, Philip Sommer, Norman Deck
er, Clarence Lodie, William Miller,
Robert Heft, Mortimer Stocker,
Clarence Dein, William Dein, Louis
Dein, Vincent Carroll, Walter Rob
inson, Albert Morrison, Ralph Tran
sue, Earl Transue, Ray Dibble, Sum
ner Crossley, Loroy Kreitner.
HOUSE SENT BY PARCEL POST
Is Mailed Brick by Brick to Exhibition
In Chicago.
A house has been sent by parcel post
to Chicago, where it was to be one of
the exhibits at the Clay Products ex
position, Feb. 20 to March 8. The
building was made from 23,000 bricks,
sent from every brick plant in the
United States.
John M. Campbell of Passaic, N. J.,
forwarded tho first brick to be used in
Its construction.
Sending the 25,000 bricks through
tho malls la done to test the parcel
post system. A record was kept' of
each brick from tho time It was mailed
until it reached Chicago,
8now Halts Balkan War.
A Uoavy snow which fell recently
Along the whole of the Bulgarian lines
at the front prevented military opera
tions for soma day.
GRANGE ORGANIZED AT ATCO
Meeting Called to Order Saturday
Evening About 20 Members En
rolled Ofllcers Elected.
W. W. Baker, accompanied by W.
H. Bullock, drove out to Atco Satur
day eveninfl, Mar. 1, for the purpose
of organizing a Grange at that place.
Tho meeting was called to order by
H. C. Muller promptly at eight
o'clock. After explaining the pur
poses and benefits of tho Grange by
Mr. Baker, tho following names
were enrolled: Leonard Rolson, Le
Roy Hiller, H. C. Muller, William L.
Herold, Herman Wolf, Frank L. Dex
ter, Herman Metzermacher, Andrew
Metzermacher, Frederick A. Howell,
Georgo Heller, W. B. Guinnip, H,
Lilholt, Jno. Reynolds, Isaac E. Bull
want, N. R. Hankins, Artemus Bran
ning, John S. Frey, Chas.-A. Decker,
H. W. Decker. Gatekeeper Herman
Metzermacher; ceres, Mrs. W. B.
Gunnlp; pomona, L. S. Barkley;
flora, Mrs. Emella Kaiser; lady as
sistant steward, Mrs. Herman C.
Muller. V. W. Baker, assisted by
W. H. Bullock, installed tho officers
and instructed them in the work.
The following of Atco are enthusias
tic with the organization and Dela
ware Valley Grange in the near fu
ture, will undoubtedly be ono of the
best in the county. The first and
third Saturdays of each month is the
time appointed for the regular
meetings.
Following are the charter mem
bers of Delaware Valley Grange:
Jno. Lassley, Matthew Fostey, Mrs.
W. B. Guinnip, Miss Sadie L. Guin
nip, Miss Ruth Guinnip, Mrs. H. C.
Muller, Mrs. E. Kaiser, Mrs. P. Bran
ning, Miss Ida Barkley, Mrs. L. S.
Barkley.
After a few minutes' intermission
an election was held with results as
follows: Worthy Master, L. S. Bark
ley; overseer, George Holler; lectur
er, Herman C. Muller; steward, F.
Dexter; assistant steward, Miss Ruth
Guinnip; chaplain, Fred Harold;
treasurer, W. B. Guinnip; secretary,
Miss Ida Barkley.
FOUR LEAFED CLOVER IS
LATEST ITEM ON MENU.
Broadway Restaurant Serves Fashion
able Nibble, Which May Oust Potato.
Four leafed clover salad Is the latest
fashionable nibble and eventually will
bo introduced as a food rival of the
potato. It was placed on tho menu of
a' Broadway' (New York) restaurant re
cently and was served at 40 cents a
portion.
In days to come there may be .acres
of the vegetable, which has a genial
taste suggesting tho-artichoke, the yam.
uai flavor of Indescribable delicacy.
The basis of tho new food is the firm,
white root of a variety of European
clover known as oxalls.
The discoverer Is Max Schllng, a
botanist and florist of New York. He
brought over mnny plants to this coun
try several years ngo and by elimina
tion produced tho present plant While
working over tho plant Mr! Schllng
picked off a leaf and put it in his
mouth. He detected a peculiar and
agreeable flavor.
Politeness.
The officials on a small railroad la
New York state are noted for their
courtesy. Two ladles in n little town
who had not seen each other for some
time met one day on the railroad track
which runs through the main street of
tho town. Their meeting was marked
by many exclamations and embraces.
The train pulled In at the station, near
where the ladles stood chatting. The
passengers got off. The trunks were
trundled away. Still the train did not
go on. After about twenty minutes the
engineer alighted and stepped up to
the ladles. Politely removing his cap,
he remarked: "Pardon me, ladies, for
interrupting you, but we had planned
on reaching Potsdam this morning,
and if you would not mind stepping off
the track we will be moving along."
Now York Globe.
Checked.
"My bank account," sighed Spendltt,
'does not seem to grow."
"Sublpot to too mnnv rhwlrsj. T rook.
on," nuswered his wise friend. Now
York American.
pUACTICALLY all rail
JL roads compel their men to
carry watches that are known
to have a high standard of
accuracy.
The
paat
"The Railroad Tiaeheepir of America"
Nearly 50 per cent, of the
watches on American railroads
are Hamiltons.
Prices for Hamilton movements only
range from $12.25 to 00.00. Ham
iltons complete, from $38.50 to $125.
If you are interested in good
watches, we 'will gladly show yon our
stock of Hamiltons.
ROWLAND
JEWELER AND OPTICIAN
OF HONESDALE
INJURED IN BOILER EXPLOSION
Bernard Skinner, Fireman, Burned
By Gas at Tanners Falls on Sun
day. Bernard Skinner was severely
burned about the head and neck by
gas at Tanners Falls on Sunday
morning.
The accident was caused by the
blowing out of tho boiler over the
Are box of a stationary engine in
Riefler's acid factory. The escaping
steam forced out gas from the fire
box burning Mr. Skinner quite badly.
Dr. H. B. Ely was called and reliev
ed Mr. Skinner of his suffering. He
was not fatally burned and Dr. Ely
looks forward to his early recovery.
Mr. Skinner has been In the .employ
of Rieflers for about a month, hav
ing come from Milanville. His fam
ily resides at Tanners Falls.
BASKET BALL.
In a basket ball game at the rink
on Thursday night Honesdale defeat
ed Seelyvllle by the score of 14 to 8
in an Interesting game, In which
both teams played a very good guard
ing game as the score indicates. The
Seelyvllle boys showed a surprising
reversal of form, and for a time it
looked as though 'Honesdale would
lose the game. The first half ended
8 to G in favor of Seelyvllle. Mc
Dermott played tho best game for
Honesdale and Macklo for Seelyvllle.
The lineup:
Honesdale. Seelyvllle.
Forwards.
Tarkett Thayer
McDermott H. Polley
Centres.
Brader Markle
Guards.
Mangan R. Mills
Bader D. Mills
Ml
The G. C. Club defeated tho White
Mills team in tho High school gym
nasium on Thursday evening. Tho
score was 32 to 15. A return game
in White Mills will be played on
Monday night. Those German boys
are playing good basket ball and
will make the Maple City Five hustle
when they play them.
The Ha,wley team will play tho
Maple City Five at tho Rink on
Thursday evening next and on Tues
day the G. C. club will play the Tex
as No. 4 team at the samo place.
There is a great deal of rivalry be
tween these two teams and the game
will no doubt be intorstlng.
YOUNG MAD'EW VENGEFUL.
Youth In Cornell Is Heartbroken Over
Brothers' Deaths.
y brothers shall bo avengedl" de
clared .Evarlsto E. .Madero, a student
AYCornell.vhen ho board. recently his
brother Emtllo had oeen killed by
Huerta's troops.
The young man, who Is nearly pros
trated, denied, however, that either he
or his brother Carlos, the youngest of
the family, who is in school near Mil
waukee, had any plans to lead a revolt
against Diaz and Hucrta.
Carlos wired his brother that he
would Join him in Ithaca. They ex
pect to hold a conference and awnlt
Instructions from their relatives.
Evarlsto Madero was In a pitiable
condition. He was confined to his
room In the Spanish-American club,
and his clubmates refused to allow
any one to visit him.
NO PERFECTLY MATED PAIRS.
Newly Wed at Eighty-two Finds Fault
With Marriage Laws.
"There is not a perfectly mated cou
ple on the earth.
"Tho marriago laws are wrong be
cause evil Is at tho bottom of them,
but they aro the best that can bo hod
under the present condition of society.
"Perfect marital hnpplness is ap
proached closer by those who marry iu
the sunset of life than by those who
marry young.
"What we call married happiness
is simply Ignorance of something
greater."
These are a few of tho beliefs on
marriage presented by Dr. James Mc
Lean, an olghty-two-year-old bride
groom, who is living with his seventy-two-year-old
bride. McLean was mar
ried in Los Angeles recently after a
courtship lasting several months. Both
had been married before.
EmImw CmiUU of the CUctfo Altoo'l
Unool "Red Hummer" ba carried a
Uualttoa,for rcart.
DEAM OF FORMER WAYNE
COUNTY MAN IN DUNMORE.
On Friday, February 28, occurred
the death of William E. Correll of
Dunmore, as tho result of dropsy.
The funeral was held on Sunday af
ternoon at 3 o'clock, at tho Dunmoro
Presbyterian church, Rev. James
Lelshman officiating.
William Correll was a former
Wayne county boy. His father was
a well known runner on the Pennsyl
vania Coal Co.'s gravity railroad, be
ing conductor of one of the "No. 12"
trains. The locality Is now known
by the name of Gravity. William
was the older of two sons, and with
his brother, John, early began life on
tho famous gravity railroad. Both
boys were well educated, according
to tho facilities this county afforded
in those days. They attended the
Normal School at Prompton, as also
did their sister, Lizzie, when the late
Daniel G. Alien was county superin
tendent. 'When the gravity road was aban
doned and the B. & W. V. R. R. took
its place the Correll boys went along
with the new road and remained in
the service as they were able to fol
low their occupation as railroad
men. John died nine years ago this
winter.
William was frequently seen in
Honesdale when acting in tho capac
ity or conductor, in the place of tho
regular captain of the daily B. & W.
V. train, A. C. Snyder. He was tho
acting conductor on the extra trains
that were run in the Summer season.
In his death passes away the last of
his family his parents, his brother
and his sister having preceded him
across the Dark River, through the
Valley of Shadows and Silence, into
the Great Beyond.
$20,000 P0BT FOR HILLES.
To Go Into Insurance at Four Timss
Mr. Taft'a Professorial Salary.
Washington, March 3. Charles Dew
ey miles, secretary to President Taft
for the last two years, will quit the
White House March 4 to become a
partner of Edmund Dwlght, resident
manager of the New York Employers'
Liability Assurance corporation (lim
ited) of London.
Mr. Hllles will retain the chairman
ship of the national Republican com
mittee, for which he was chosen last
summer. As secretary to President
Taft he received a salary of $7,500 a
year, and in his new position he will
receive about $20,000 a year. Mr. Taft
as a Yale professor will receive $5,000
a year.
Friends of President Taft say there
are few men whom he esteems more
highly than Mr. Hllles. It was at the
president's request that the Republic
an national committee made Mr.'nilles
its chairman, and in tho last . few
months the president and. Mr.- Hllles
have been together almost constnritly.-
He has been Called into the cabinet
meetings often, a rare privilege for a
secretary, and has been tho president's
close adviser at nil times.
LIQUOR DEALERS IN FLIGHT.
Coming of Law Enforcing Judge
Causes Exodus of 140 From Bangor.
Rnnfror. Me.. March 3. Because
Judge Cornish, who believes that the
prohibitory law was meant to be en
forced, chanced to be sitting at tho
term of tho supreme court here, 140 of
the 150 Indicted liquor dealers in tne
city and county suddenly disappeared.
The nineteen others, including one
woman, were brought into court. Judge
Cornish sent nine to lall for periods
of thirty days to six months. Jailing
of liquor dealers for violation of the
law is almost an unheard of thing in
Bangor.
Cnninses have been issued for all the
absent dealers and ns soon as they can
be found they will be arrested. Their
trials go over to August. It Is said
that some of them have gone as far
south as Florida.
GIRL ASTONISHES ST. LOUIS.
Mother Sends Katherino Lanham Back
to the Millinery Shop.
St. Louis. March 3. Miss Katherlne
Lanham has given up her rooms at the
American hotel and gone back to her
mother's millinery shop nt 225 North
Main street, Edwardsvllle. She was
very angry when her mother appeared
nnd took her 'home following the filing
of a replevin suit by Clarence Gelber
of Edwardsvllle to regain an automo
bile and some Jewelry he had given to
the young woman as engagement pres
ents. Miss Lanham had been in St. Louis
for three weeks nnd had aroused much
interest. She had spent money very
freely, nnd her return to the millinery
store Is tho cause of regret among the
lieneflciaries of her generosity.
HOLLAND'S PRINCESS IS ILL.
Contracts Influenza In the Mountains
Where Father Is Recuperating.
The Hague. Mnrch 3. The Princess
Juliana, who, with her mother, Queen
Wilhelmlna, has Joined Prince Consort
Henry in the Tonus mountains, whoro
he is recuperating at a health resort, is
111. The court physician says she is
Buffering from influenza, but that there
are no complications.
Six Fishermen Missing.
Milwaukee, Wis., March 3. Six men
of the fishing tug Tessler aro believed
to have lost their lives following re
ports that tho tug went down off the
local harbor in a terrific gale. The tug
left port and was duo to arrive early
Saturday night, but no trace of it has
wen found.
LAUREL LINLROPOSES TO
EXTEND TO HONESDALE
THE ELECTRIC CITV ANXIOUS
TO KEACH RICH WAYNE
COUNTV SECTION.
The Road Will Touch Nny Aug, Elm-
hurst, Moscow, Mndlsonvillc, Hol
listcrville, Hamlin, Ariel, and
Honesdale by tho Wny of CIcmo
nnd Hoadleys.
That an electric line is to plerco
Wayne county from Scranton at a
very early day is a certainty. Just
who will build and operate the road,
and whether there will be more than
ono line of road can only bo the sub
ject of conjecture. Timothy Burke,
the head man of tho Moosio Lako
railroad, has stated positively that
his company will begin tho extonslon
of the Moosic Lake line to Lako
Ariel this season; but his announce
ment had hardly had time to begin
to "soak in" ero another Scranton-to-Lake
Ariel project is heralded to
the public details of which were
published in the Scranton Tribune
Republican of Monday, March 3.
We publish the article in its entire
ty, as follows:
iFrom Scranton to Lake Ariel and
Honesdale by way of the Dunmoro
branch of the Lackawanna & Wyo
ming Valley (Laurel Line) and
thence to Wayne county, is the latest,
plan for opening up to the city mer
chants that rich farming territory
East of the Moosic mountains and in
Wayne county. In connection with
the plan there came a report that the
Laurel Line Is backing tho new pro
ject, with an idea of extending its
lines into Wayne county and touch
ing a farming territory similar in
many respects to that now tapped by
tho Northern Electric street rail
way company, says the Scranton
Tribune-Republican of to-day. Tho
plan as now proposed is to havo the
Lackawanna county terminus of the
new Laurel Line branch of new rail
road, in Dunmore at the Laurel Line
station. From Dunmore to Nay Aug,
through Elmhurst, Moscow, Madi
sonville, Holllsterville, Hamlin, Ariel
and Lake Ariel and by a spur route
to Honesdale. This is the third
proposition advanced for a railway
to Lake Ariel. One plan, that of
W. J. Davis and others, provided for
entering Scranton by way of a pri
vate right of way tapping tho boule
vard properties and reaching Scran
ton by way of River street and Front
street, South Scranton. The Ridge
Row street railway company propos
ed to reach the city by way of Nay
Aug Park and through streets of tho
Central city. Both' plans, according
to the men interested in the latest
proposal, would have required the
expenditure of a large amount of
money to purchase right of way,
coming by way of the mountain and
naturally .contending with heavy
grades.
Promoter of tho' Now Itond.
Gerald MacDonald, president of
tho MacDonald Construction com
pany, according to report, is the man
who is putting through the deal for
the new road but when asked last
night about tho report, Mr. MacDon
ald declared that he had "nothing
to say." General Manager M. E.
Hlggins, of the Laurel Line, denied
that his company had any plans for
an extension but admitted that the
plan which it is reported is being
promulgated by Mr. MacDonald is
feasible, that the cost would bo rea
sonable. Quick Trii to Lake Ariel.
That the proposed Dunmoro-Lau-rel-Llne-Lako
Ariel route would re
quire fifty minutes for a trip from
Scranton to Lake Ariel, which would
bring the lako nearer than Moosic
Lako and Lake Winola is one of tho
claims that have been made for the
now route. Seventeen miles is the
distanco from Scranton to Lake
Ariel by the new plan, and fifty
minutes to make the trip is contrast
ed by some with the eighty minute
trip to Lake Winola and the fifty
five minute trip to Moosic Lako.
Another advantage claimed for tho
DunmoreLake Ariel route is that
it would cost only $20,000 a mile
whereas some of the other Suburban
railroads cost at the rate of $60,000
a square mile. Moscow and Elm
hurst are growing towns, and tho
country probably would develop as
rapidly as tho section Northeast of
tho city has grown since the North
ern Electric got under way.
AVould Benefit Wayno County.
The opening of an electric railway
lino and tho waiting for a country to)
develop Is a common plan, General
Manager Hlggins of the Laurel Lino
said yesterday, in discussing tho lat
est Lako Ariel plan. Ho denied that
the company proposes to make any
extensions, but declined to commit
himself on tho question of a prob
able traffic arrangement being mado
with a company that would build a
railroad from Lako Ariel to the
Laurel Lino station in Dunmore.
"Tie Laurel Line would probably sit
up and take notice," he said, if a
company offered it an avenue of en
trance to Elmhurst, Moscow and
Wayne county.
Just when the deal will be con
summated cannot be stated, but de
velopments of the next month will
probably disclose somo of tho do
tailed plans of the promoters of tho
new road; or the now branch of tho
Laurel Lino, as the case may be.
cnuncn NOTES.
Grace Episcopal church, Tuesday,
4:15 p. m., Children's service and
address on "The Life of Our Lord."
Wednesday, 7:30 p. m., Litany
and sermon.
The Thursday afternoon service
will this week be omitted, as tho
Rector Is to preach that evening at
All Saint's Church, Lehlghton.
The Parish Aid society of Graco
church will meet with Mrs. Wm. J,
Ttelf on Thursday afternoon. Notlco
the change in the afternoon.