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A Semi-Weekly Newspaper Dovot-
"Profitable Advertising" and
"Proved Results" Are Two TIN
the Citizen can Guarantee Mere" i
to the Interests of Wayne County
foople.
71st YEAR. --NO. 93
HONESDALE, WAYNE CO., PA., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1913.
price 2 oe;
0! 5, SHOOTS SISTER WITH SHOTGUN
I'AULIXE DUDLEY, AGED 1
YEARS RECEIVED OXIA PART
OF SCATTERIXG SHOT IXFACE
itl-ToxIn Used to Prevent Tetanus
My Dr. Burns-r-Xo Danger Antici
pated From Accident AVhlch Hap
pened Saturday Afternoon.
Pretending that he was hunting
vlth what he supposed was an un
loaded shotgun, little five-year-old
rhomas Dudley shot and wounded
Ids seven-year-old sister, Pauline,
vhlle playing In the yard of their
lome at 115 Young street, East
Ilonesdale, Saturday afternoon about
lialf-past four o'clock.
The lad was about twenty-nve reet
kway from his sister when he level-
Id the gun, but it was only In a
fcpirlt of fun, for he had no Idea It
Ivas loaded. The small shots entered
Ihe right side of the body and face
lit a slant, as the girl apparently turn
fcd toward Thomas who held the gun
i.t her left. Mrs. Ernest Dudley, the
Inother, was attracted by the
bcreams of Pauline and she Knew at
Iince what had happened. Pauline
tvas able to walk Into the house,
lowever, and when Dr. Burns arriv
ed he found her sitting up in bed.
Irhe doctor found ,that none of the
diot had penetrated very deep and
that no serious results could be fear-
lid as a result of the accident. Elev-
bn shot were found in the girl's face
Iind ten In the right side of the body
ind arm but a probe for them has
liot yet been made. An injection or
ImHtnvIn was nrlmlnlsterRd to nre-
ent tetanus.
Mrs. Dudley said Monday that her
two older boys had been out hunting
that day and had had the fortune of
killing a woodchuck. She said she
aad always cautioned her boys to re-
love the shells from the shot gun
vhen they brought It in the house
ifter returning from a hunt and that
Miey had always been careful to at
tend to it. Saturday, sne said, she
supposed the excitement of shooting
Ithe woodchuck had caused them to
be careless with tho gun, which was
brought to the house and placed in a
corner. That Is where little Thomas
found it later.
'It was a fortunate accident,"
Ishe stated to a representative of this
paper. "Thomas didn t have any
idea the gun was loaded when he
I pointed it at Pauline. Thomas feels
very sorry over It and says he will
not pick up a gun again."
nAAVLEY WOMAN DIES
IX SAVAXXAn, GEORGIA.
The death of Mrs. Orilla Killam,
Iwfdow of Powell Killam, occurred
on Thursday morning of last week at"
the home of her son, Grant, at Savan
nah,Georgla. Mrs. Killam had suf-
Ifered two strokes of paralysis before
leaving her home in Hawley for the
South and two weeks ago while
Ithere was again stricken. Mrs. Kil-
Ilam was sixty-four years old and is
survived by the following children:
Grant, of Savannah, Ga.; Mae and
I Oakley of Hawley; Mrs. Stanley
Gaines, of Ferndale, Pa.
The Temalns arrived in Hawley
I Saturday afternoon, accompanied by
her daughter, Miss Mae Kil'am, who
I went to Savannah a week ago. The
funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon at 2 o'clock at her late
home in Hawley, and was in charge
of the O. E. S. of which order the
deceased was a member. Rev. D. S.
MacKellar officiated. Interment
was made in Walnut Grove ceme
tery. COUSIN OF MISS AMANDA
MATTHEWS KILLED.
Miss Amanda Matthews, of Grove
street, received word last week that
her cousin by marriage, Otis W.
Chalfant, of Sac City, Iowa, was kill
ed Instantly while at work construct
ing a building for an automobile
company. Mr. Chalfant was struck
on the head with an I beam, which
was oeing placed In position. He
died almost instantly of a fractured
skull. Mrs. Chalfant, who 'before
marriage, was Miss Clara B. Flem
ing, is well known in Honesdale,
having spent several months here a
few years ago. Mr. Chalfant was
40 years of age and besides his
wife, a mother and sister survives.
The funeral was largely attended
I land in respect to Mr. Chalfant the
business houses of the city were
closed during the services. Ho was
a very popular man. Mrs. Chalfant's
many Honesdale friends sympathize
with her m her time of sorrow and
trouble.
TnAXKSGIVING SERMOX.
Rev. Dr. W. H. Swift will preach
the annual Thanksgiving sermon on
Thursday morning, November 27, at
10:30 o'clock in Grace Episcopal
church.
AUTO EXPLOSION AT PLEASANT MOUNT
INJURES TWO WOMEN AND CHAUFFEUR
Three persons were burned Satur
day night when the automobile Twn
ed by Fred Payne caught fire. One
of them was so badly injured that
she had to be taken to the State hos
pital at Scranton. The hospital pati
ent is Mrs. Rose Denio, of that place.
The others are: Mrs. J. H. Kennedy,
of Pleasant Mount, and Cecil Living
stone, the chauffeur of the auto bus.
Mrs. Kennedy and Mrs. Denlo
were the only passengers, and they
were being taken to their homes
from the Mount Pleasant railroad
station. The car had stopped and
Livingston was in the act of filling
the tank with gasoline, when, from
ALEUT FIRE LADDIES HAVE ..
DIG TIME THURSDAY XIG1IT.
Annual Mall and Supper in Hall at
East Honesdnlo AVas Hlg Success
Trtnn riilrkoti Stumor Sorvod liv
lino uucKui suppci hcrcu u,
, J
Ladles.
The Alert Fire company of East
Honesdalo held their annual .supper
and ball in tho Are hall on Thursday
evening. Everything was a grand
success from the sumptuous supper
served from five o'clock and during
the evening, to tho dance which fol
lowed. Promptly at five o'clock the guests
began to arrive and the dining hall
was filled during tho entire evening.
About three hundred supper tickets
were sold and the dance hall accom
modated about four hundred.
The ladles of East Honesdale, un
der tho direction of Mrs. Calvin J.
Brown, produced one of the best
suppers ever given at a like affair
and everyone was more than satisfied
that his money was well spent. The
ladies should feel proud of their
effort.
As the first strains of dance mu
sic floated down to the diners from
the hall above there was a scramble
to secure places on the floor. The
dance began early in the evening and
the merry-making continued unabat
ed until the early hours of the morn
ing. The proceeds from the sale of tick
ets and supper amounted to about
V" """"""'" " " 7
00. This amount will be used for
mailing improvements iu uuwi
hall and purchasing any additional
equipment that may be necessary.
The general committee in charge
of the ball and supper was composed
of the following members of the
Alert Fire Company: C. W. Short, P.
J. Skelly, Charles Herman, John
Bussa, Walter Schlmpf, Frank
Myers, Edward Keltz, Edward Pohle,
Marshall Bayly and William Brown.
LYNX SEEX NEAR GOULDSBORO.
The powerful and dazzling front
lights of trolley cars and automo
biles running at high speed on dark
nights seem to serve as dangerous
lures to wild animals. Cotton-tail
rabbits, apparently mystified by the
rapidly approaching glare, will some
times remain still and erect and be
run over. Owls and pheasants have
been known to collide with cars, and
the penetrating rays of the steam
railway locomotives headlight have
lured birds to destruction. Recent
ly, William Ammerman, state game
warden, was returning about 9
o'clock at night from Pike county in
an auto, and when near Gouldsboro
he. saw a large bay lynx or bobcat,
sittlng"rpfrgllt In the State road.
The cat remained motionless and be
wildered, but seemingly, not fright
ened. It gazed intently at the . ad
vancing light and as the machine was
about to hit it the agile animal
.sprang to the Toadslde and escaped.
EVERY TEACHER EXCEPT OXE
PRESENT.
Out of 247 enrolled teachers in
Wayne county attending the institute
last week every teacher answered to
roll call except one, Miss Loretta
Spratt, of High Lake. She has ty
phoid fever. In addition to tho 247
enrolled tho two substitute teachers
were also present, making a total of
249.
Every teacher was present to
every half-day session, there 'being
not a mark against any of them.
White- Mills Xot Represented.
Out of the 147 school directors
In Wayne county, 99 were present at
the annual meeting of the Wayne
county directors' association. Every
school board in the county was rep
resented except White Mills district.
GAIN IN CAMP-FIRE GIRLS.
In connection with the issue of a
third revised edition of "The Book of
tho Camp-Flre Girls," a manual of
organization, tests, etc., (George H.
TJoran Company), it is announced
that the order, organized and incor
porated in New York in March, 1912,
now has a membership of CO, 000
girls. Its branch clubs or Camp
Flres, with from six to twenty girls
in each, number 3,200 and are found
in every state in the Union, and in
Alaska, Panama, Canada, Scotland,
the Philippines, Japan and Slam.
Since January, 1913, new members
have been added at the rate of 4,
000 a month. In June and July
10,000 girls joined the organization.
CAMPAIGN EXPEXSES THREE
POSTAGE STAMPS.
Eugene V. Coleman, Republican
councilman-elect, filed his campaign
expenses with Prothonotary W. J.
Barnes on Monday, Mr. Coleman
said his expense was covered by
three postage stamps. '
some unknown cause, there came an
explosion, the gasoline leaping to the
clothing of the two passengers and
the chauffeur.
The two women wero In tho rear
seat Their coats .and hats were en
tirely destroyed. Mrs. Kennedy's
face was badly 'burned, and Mrs.
Denlo sustained Injuries about the
face, hands, nock, chest and back.
The right leg and right hand of
the chauffeur was, also burned.
It was said at the State hospital
that Mrs. Denlo's condition is good
and that no serious complications are
expected.
XELSOX ALUEIITY DIES
IX CARBOXDALE.
Nelson A. Alberty, a former sheriff
of Wayne county, and who until late
ly made his home in Ilonesdale, died
of heart trouble at his late home In
Carbondale on Sunday morning.
The funeral will be Masonic, the
deceased being a member of Hones
dale Lodge No. 218, Free and Ac
cented Masons, since 1867. The re-
mains were taken from the Delaware
wtJro ueiuwuio
& Hudgon train t0 the nome of hla
1 tt, i. n .. . t i I .... I
where services will be held at 2:30
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Members
of Hon'esdale Lodge, No. 218, F. &
A. M., are requested to meet In their
hall at 2 'o'clock to attend the
obsequies.
iMr. Alberty was born in Albany
county, N. Y Nov. 2G, 1831, and
therefore lacked but a few days of
.being in his eighty-third year. In
1858 he located in Wayne county
where he became superintendent and
bookkeeper for the Honorable Geo.
F. Young, serving In that capacity
for thirty years. In 1888 he was
elected sheriff of Wayne county and
In 1898 entered the federal service
in the United States Internal Reve
nue office at Scranton. Three years
ago, owing to advanced age and fail
ing health, he resigned his position
and from that time on led a retired
life.
In August, 1854, deceased married
Hester A., daughter of Joseph and
Catherine Corby, of Blnghamton, N.
Y. She died in Honesdale six years
ago.
He is survived by the' following
children: Katheryn and Raymond, at
home, and Frank E., and Mrs. Ed
ward Wardi of Honesdale; one broth
er, Frank of Dyberry, and two sis
ters, Mrs. Nelson Miles, of Philadel
phia, and Mrs. Nelson Bloodygood, of
Port Jervis.
Interment will be made in River
dalo cemetery.
"DUCKING THE TIGER."
A Former Wayne County Boy Has
Taken up an Aggressive Battle
Against the Great Tammany Or
ganization.
The' following is taken from the
Sunday edition of the New York
Times regarding Attorney Edwin P.
Kilroe, who is a former Wayne coun-.
ty boy and well known .in Honesdale:
"From the Nineteenth Assembly
District, on the upper west side,
there came last night the report of
an uprising against Murphy. Edwin
P. Kilroe, a lawyer, who when he
was graduated, read an essay on
"St. Tamma'ny; or, tho Organization
of the Tammany Society of tho Co
lumbian Order," and who is Chair
man of the General Committee of
Tammany 1n the Nineteenth Assem
bly District, who said to have brok
en away from the leadership of Jas.
J. Hines, who, as understudy, for
Aqueduct Commissioner John F.
Galvini is nominal head of the Tain;
many organization In tho district
Mr. Kilroe Is, said to intend to form
a rival organization. Three hun
dred members of the Monongahella
Club, the regular Tammany organi
zation of the district, are said to
have followed Mr. Kilroe, and with
him will form the nucleus of an or
ganization in the Nineteenth District
which will fight the Tammany lead
ership there at the primaries.
GRADE YOUR WALKS NOW.
The sidewalks in Honesdale as a
whole make very treacherous walk
ing for pedestrians. A few evenings
ago one of Honesdale's fair represen
tatives, while passing over one of
.this fair Maple City's sidewalks, fell
and Injured herself quite badly.
There are a number of uneven
joints, broken out pieces which serve
as ruts in which a foot is easily
turned over, resulting in a sprain or
Dad. wrencn. There are also a num
ber of places where water Is allowed
to settle, thus making puddles which
people often times step into and get
wet feet. Now is the time to grade
your walks.
MARRIAGE OF A. L. STEINMAN.
The many Honesdale friends of Al
bert L. Stelnman, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Stelnman, of Deposit, of
fer congratulations to him and his
young bride, who was Miss Evelyn
wneeier, also or Deposit. Their
marriage occurred on Saturday last
in mat town.
OR a WEEK we will
give to every purchaser
of Community Silver
this beautiful picture
a Coles Phillips " Fade-away"
girl in colors.
You all know Community
Silverthe Plate de Luxewith
its beautiful designs and wonder"
ful wearing quality. ,
ON VIEW AT i
ROWLAND,
THE JEWELER AND OPTICIAN.
Opposite New Postoffice.
if
COUNTY SCHOOL DIRECTORS
HOLD ANNUAL MEETING
DR. CORSOX ADDRESSES MEM
BERS OX THEIR DOMIXAXT
DUTY.
Says Every Director Should Look to
Proper Cnro of Children in nis
District Supt. Knnpp Spoko on
"School Metterment."
In welcoming the directors of
Wayne county to their annual con
vention the president, Drr C. E. Eil
enberger, Bpoke of. the splendid
work Supt. Koehler had done In
our schools. Under his administra
tion our schools have made wonder
ful progress and we can not fail to
have unbounded confidence In a man
who has so much faith In his fellow
men. A. M. Lelne, secretary of the as
sociation, read the minutes of last
year's meeting and gave a statement
of its finances.
Election of Officers.
The nominating committee gave
the following report:
President, J. A. Brown.
First Vice-President, W. F. Suy
dam, Jr.
"Second Vice-President, F. C. Giles.
Secretary, A. M. Leine.
Treasurer, W. J. Ward.
Auditor, E. R. Bodie.
They were unanimously elected.
Tho Director's Duty.
Dr. Corson was then Introduced to
the meeting and spoke on the "Dir
ector's Dominant Duty." The man
who has an honest purpose and
earnestly strives to carry It out,
never comes far from his duty. He
actually knew of men who had had
tho courage to stand up for their
convictions long enough and often
enough to try to equalizes the taxa
tion. One of the most serious things
in life is the occasion when a man
solemnly swears to do his duty by
the schools of his district. Every
director owes a duty to the people.
He should not needlessly squander
away their money. Our schools cost
much more now than they used to
do. This is due to higher standards
demanded of both teachers and
schools. We pay more for luxuries
and comforts today than we did 50
years ago, why not then, pay more
for our schools? And yet some dir
ectors grumble when a teacher
wants an increase of salary. The
dominant duty of the school direc
tor is to do tho best for the child.
He should look upon each child as
his own. He should work as con
scientiously for his neighbor's child
asfor his own. It is poor economy
to change teachers simply because
one is a little cheaper than the oth
er. Business men hang on to a good
Bunloye as long ns .they can. even if
4hey have to douDje his salary to d6
it. vny aoes it take scnool direc
tors so long to absorb this fact or to
act uno'n it? The directors should
see to the school building that it is
as modern- as it can possibly - be.
Many homes are so poorly ventilated
that the only time children live in
a well-ventilated room Is In the
school room and so it ought surely
to be adapted to this one thing, as
it is, (most important. You wouldn't
hire a laborer ,and give him poor
tools or none at all. And yet you
expect a teacher to 'do a good job
with meagre equipment. The direc
tor who refuses to vote for improve'
ments in the school ought to be
forced to cut his grain with a sickle
and thresh it with a flail. Remem
ber always the advancement of the
child Is paramount and all else is
subordinate to It.
"School Betterment."
Supt. E. M. Rapp, of Reading, was
the next speaker. His subject was
bcnooi. uetterment. ' One weak'
ness in our school system is the in
sufficient aid our Superintendent
has. He needs an assistant How
to make country life more invltine.
socially, Industrially and educational
ly, is a problem confronting the edu
cators of to-day. When this is solv
ed, the exodus to the city from the
farm will be entirely stopped. Chil
dren should live, if possible, in the
country and their parents should ac
quire content with the simple life of
yesterday. If you wan,t to keep the
country boy on the farm you must
keep tho country girl there, too.
Scientific farming will interest the
boy. Tho time has gone when
farming by tradition will answer.
The farmer boy wishes to bo up-to-
aaie ana tne community must help
him to be. Team work in buying
and selling, eliminating the middle
men, will help tho farm to pay bet
ter. "For Pennsylvania nnd ner CM1
dren." Farm life and farm ideals should
be glorified to the young, in the
schools and in the home. The teach
er should teach In terms of the
child's environment. Mr. Rapp be
lieves in centralizing tho schools In
a , district wherever possible and
says if we stand 'back of our teach
ers, our schools and our superintend
ent we cannot fall of success. Our
banner shuld floaty these words:
"For Pennsylvania and Her Chil
dren." Tho Closing Moments.
L. G. Butler, E. F. McLane, A. W,
Eno, Reuben Lancaster and S. B.
Barnes were elected delegates to the
State convention. Each director was
allowed $10 toward his expenses.
Judge Searle was called upon to
speak, but declined because the noon
hour was so near.
DUtrlct Attorney M. E. Simons
gave some reminiscences of his
school experiences which proved to
him conclusively that the spirit of
the teacher was the most Important
factor In the success of a school.
A report of Jast year's State Con
vention was read by J. J, Perham,
after which the association stood adjourned.
FORMER II OXE SUA LE I JOY
WEDS HARRISIJURG GIRL.
Star-Independent Contnlns Account
on November 12 Francis L.
Skelly is a Brother of Edward
Skelly of White Mills.
.The Harrisburg Star-Independent
of Wednesday, November 12, con
tained an account of tho marriage of
a former Honesdale boy, Francis L.
Skelly, to Miss Laura Margaret Cum
mlngs, of Harrisburg. Mr. Skelly is
a brother of Edward Skelly of White
Mills, and an uncle of Miss Bessie
Haley of Honesdale.
The marriage took place In St.
Patrick's pro-cathedral, Harrisburg,
at 0:30 o'clock. Tho ceremony was
performed by Rev. Dr. M. M. Has-
sett In the presence of the immedi
ate members of the family. They
were attended by Miss Tacy- Seuer
waltz of Philadelphia, and J. A.
O'Malley of Pittsburg. Immediate
ly after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs.
Skelly left for a honeymoon trip
which included Philadelphia, New
York, Boston, and the south. They
expect to spend tho winter in Tampa,
Florida.'
Mr. Skelly, a native of.Honesdale,
was a resident of Harrisburg for
many years. He is at present north
ern manager of the Florida Citrus
Exchange, with headquarters at
Pittsburg. They will reside at 331
Fairmont Avenue, Pittsburg, Pa.
CORN CROP REST
COUNTRY EVER PRODUCED
BASED OX VALUE OF 70.7 CEXTS;
CROP IS WORTH $1,741,353,
010. Drought a Mugaboo Dnmngo AVas
Overestimated nnd Government
Roiort Somewhat Improves on
Estimate.
Washington, Nov. 15. This year's
corn crop promises to be the most
valuable this or any other nation
ever has produced, although the de
partment of agriculture s prellmln
ary estimate of production, Issued re
cently, Indicates it will bo more than
half a 'billion bushels less in size
than the record crop of last year, and
the smallest since 1903. Based on
the department's figures of 70.7
cents per bushel, the average farm
value on November 1, the crop as
now estimated, is worth $1,741,353,-
019 while the value of the 1912 Tec-
ord crop was ?1,520,454,000. The
previous valuable crop was that of
1909 when it was worth ?1,652,
822,000. The department's preliminary esti
mate of production to-day increase
by 90,000,000 bushels the estimate
made in.Q.ctober .and.also,. that .made
.In September. This was taken, to In
dicate that the damage from the
very severe drought in the middle
west somewhat overestimated. The
department of agriculture last week
announced the November crop as fol
lows: JCorn Production, 2,463,017,000
bushels; acre yield, 23.0 bushels;
average farm price, 70.7 cents fl.
bushel. Quality, 95.8 per cent.
Corn on farms of 1912, correct crop
on November 1, 137,937,000 bushels.
Sweet Potatoes Production, 55,
760,000; yield, 95.0; quality, 99.4.
Flaxseed Production, 19,234,000;
yield, 7.9; price, 118.7; quality,
101.8.
Buckwheat Production, 14,455,
000; yield, 17.0; price, 75.5; qual
ity, 95.4.
Potatoes Production, 38,550,000;
yield, 89.2; price, 89. G; quality,
99.3.
Tobacco Production, 903,875,
000 lbs.; yield, 789.8; quality, 97.4.
Wheat Price, 77.0; eight meas
ured bushel, 58.G. Oats Price,
37.3; weight, 52.1. Barley Price,
54.7; weight, 4C.6. Rye Price,
63.2. Hay Price, ?12.26.
The total yield of various crops ex
pressed in percentages of a "full
crop" Is estimated 'by the depart
ment of agriculture as follows:
Apples, 44.6 per cent.; cranber
ries, 70.0; grapefruit, 80.0; .grapes,
72.8; lemons, 65A0; limes,'90.0; or
anges, 82.2; pears, 58.7; almonds,
50,0; cloverseed, 80i5; kaflr corn,
5.8; olives, 76.0; peanuts, 84,3; su
gar beets, 89.0; sugar cane, 85.0;
walnuts, 7.0.
"EIX nOCHZEIT"
Will be given by the Young La
dles' O. A. B. C. of the Damascus M.
E. church, in the High school gym
nasium, Wednesday evening, Nov.
19 th. Among the features will be
a handkerchief sale, an interesting
cobweb, and all kinds of games.
Light refreshments will be served.
Everybody, young and old, are cor
dially Invited. A good time is prom
ised to all.
Mrs. M. McDermott spent Friday in
Carbondalo.
FIVE MILLION DOLLAR CORPORATION FOR
PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING OCEAN AIR LINE
Paris to New York in sixty hours
this will be possible within a year,
according to A. Berner, a German in
ventor, who on Friday last In Paris,
organized a $5,000,000 corporation
to build a fleet of six passenger
carrying dirigibles to ply between
Pars, London and Now York.
Tho inventor said the specifica
tions for his dlrlblgles had been pass
ed upon by leading French and Ger
man aviation experts and all havo
agreed that his design presents the
greatest possibilities for long, ocean
voyages. The air cruisers, according
td the plans, will be 800 feet overall,
80 feet In beam and, about 100 feet
high. Each dirigible will accommo
date 300 passengers and the luxuries
THE "ISLE OF NOD"
HONESD' PEOPLE
MUSICAL PRODCWIOX OF
FAIRYLAND PLEASES LARGE
AUDIENCES.
Given nt Lyric Theatre Friday and
Saturday Evenings Everything;
Went Off Without a Hitch Drills
My Little Folks Feature of Play.
Honesdale people were treated to
an all-home talent production of
"The Isle of Nod" at the Lyric Fri
day evening. The play was present
ed on Saturday evening also and at
both performances the theatre was
well filled.
Tho first act opened with a scene
representing the enchanted Isle of
Nod at the north pole Inhabited by
Immortals and invisible spirits. Tho
part of Carlos, the shepherd, was
taken by Deroy Kreitner, whom tho
wlsemen tell to visit the spot and af
ter going to sleep the fairy wand
sets the mortal vision free and Mystic
Fay opens his eyes to see his futuro
In the person of Little Bo-Peep, rep
resented by Miss Mildred Ward. Tho
role of Queen of the Isle was ably
taken by Miss Margaret Eberhardt.
Carlos falls in love with Bo-Peep
but being a mortal, there is diffi
culty but they love each other and
Bo-Peep is banished from the Isle of
Nod when she marries Carlos, tho
poor shepherd, Dragonfel, repre
sented by John Carroll, with the aid
of his collegues, Invokes the aid of
the evil spirit to prevent the mar
riage of Bo-Peep and Carlos, but
fails.
The fairies meet and plead for tho
reinstatement of Bo-Peep. Tho
Queen of the Isle consents and Bo
Peep and her mortal husband are
taken Into the Isle of Nod.
The production was very good
considering the limited time given
them for rehearsing and tho play
went along without a hitch. It was
an evening of continual music and
song and laughter and the comedy
parts, of J. A. Bodie, Jr., as Archi
bald Queezlebum, student of the
Sun, Moon and Stars; that of Wilbur
Bodie, as Signor Banan, an organ
grinder; the Chinese attendant by
Harland Histed, and Mrs. Blank
hurst, leader of the Honesdale suf
fragetts by Bradford Dean, raised
a continual round of laughter from
the audience.
The Cast.
Archibald Queezlebum, student of
the sun, moon and stars, J. A.
Bodie, Jr.
Carlos, a poor shepherd, Deroy Kreit
ner. Dragonfel, an evil spirit, John Car
roll. Signor Banan, an organ grinder, Wil
bur Bodie.
Performing Bear, Vincent Carroll
Affi4hpse .attendant, Harland His
ted? "
Prof. Bombsky, a Russian anarchist,
J. A. Bodie, Jr.
A College Chap, Howard Hagaman.
Policemen, Earle Arnold, Ernest
Lemnitzer.
Dutchman, Leo Connelly.
Poet, Alfred Kreitner.
Plcaninnies, Alice Murtha, Helen
Murray.
Queen of the Isle, Margaret Eber
hardt. Dewdrop, Clara Reif.
Bo-Peep, Mildred Ward.
Leah, Dorothy Howell.
Sparkle, Helen Burns.
Sunshine, Elsie Krantz.
Starlight, Lucille Rowland.
Mrs. Plankhurst, leader of tho
Honesdale Suffragettes, Bradford
Dean. .
Old woman who sweeps the cobwebs
from the sky, Mao Robinson.
Scarecrow, Yama Yama Girl, Jen
nette Rief.
London Girls.
Bessie Brown, Florence Smith, Ger
trude Krantz, Florence Eldred.
Society Girls, College Girls, Farm
ers, Suffragists, Drum Majors, Mor
tals, Goblins, Marines and Peasants,
Immortals, Etc.
STATE CAPITOL TO nAVE
ITS OWN POSTOFFICE.
Pennsylvania State capitol will (be
the second in the union to have Its
own postoffice. Arrangements wero
made last week by the state board of
public grounds and buildings and
postmaster F. C. Seltz, of Harris
burg, for the establishment of a sta
tion in the basement of the capitol
where all capitol mail will be re
ceived and delivered. The New
York state capitol at Albany Is tho
only other capitol to have its own
permanent postoffice.
MORRISON AWARDED CONTRACT
S. E. Morrison has (been awarded
tho contract to install tho plumbing
and heating In the new Hussco shoe
factory. Work will commence at
once. Mr. Morrison has furnlslied a
written contract that the work in the
building will be completed In two
weeks' time.
provided will vie with the equipment
of tho Imperator,
Berner explained that it will be
Impossible for all the motors of the
machine to fail to work, nor will
there be any danger from explosions
of the gas bag, such as wrecked tho
Zeppelin L-2 and killed twenty
nine men near Berlin last month.
The new dirigibles will be fitted with
semi-rigid cars running tho entire
length of the dirigible. The car will
be fitted with thirty-four motors of
200-horse-power each and will bo so
arranged that the craft may bo oper
ated in any direction without carry
ing shitting ballast. The dirigible is
expected to have a speed of soventy
two miles an hour in the air,