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CENT A WORD COLUMN ANNOUNCEMENT. The eleventh nnnunl ball of the Alert Klre Co.. of , Hast Honesdnlo, will be elven at Alert Hull on, Wednesday evenlne. Oct. 28. l'JOH. A ecncrnl Invitation Is extended. Tickets. SO cents. In connection with the ball, the Uulles' Improvement . So cieties of Kast llonesdalo and Cliff ami Cot taee streets will serve a supper In the dining room of the Hall, with first table at 6:.W p. m. Supper tickets, 35 cents, 28U Everybody to know that Dr. stent snecinlist.of Carbondale, will beat the Gale, llonesdalo. Friday. Oot, WANTED.- 11. (lolden, eyesight s rx of tlilo trroik friini IMXIn. III.. until T.M 11.111 and at Park View Cottaee. Hawley. from 3:00 p. in., until 8:00 1. m. WK HAVE a larce assortment of ladders on band for apple pjrktus. U. Watts. in t3 FOK SALE OK FOK nKN'T.-Dwelllnc house.corner of Court and Klghth streets. In quire of II. Z. Kussell. WE AltE NOW taking In winter apples and elder apples-highest cash price paid for same. C. A. Cortright. WANTED.-Succcss Magazine requires the services of a man in Honesuaie 10 ioon unci nvnlrlnn m l.oorl r,t t.lll 9 nnd tO SCOUTO 11CW ousiness uy means ui apctmi ""-""r. . . usually effective; position permanent: prefer one with experience, but would consider any applicant with good natural quauncaiipns ; salary $1.50 per day, with commission option, Address, with references, It. 0. Peacock, Koom lO.'.Success Magazine bldg. New ork WAYNE FARM AOENCY.-If you have any farm property or realty of any kind, you can register wlthus free of cost, and property will be advertised through the united htates vAYNEFAlOI AC5ENCY, Honesdale, Pa. 22tf FOKSAl.K.-House. 1019 Court St. lientlcy, Honesdale, Pa. LOCAL NEWS. C. T, The pension bureau nt Washington reports that the veterans of the civil war nru now dying at the rate of HK) daily. An attractive booklet lias been is sued in the interests of the Preston lug! Echool, at Winwood, giving a history of the institution, its course of study, equip ment, etc. It will be found useful to anyone who may contemplate preparing for teachers' examination or expects to take a high school course. Application by letter or personally to the principal at Winwood, will secure a copy. The Stroudsburg Kecord says : "The high water mark in the price o bank h t.nck in Lebanon county was reached on Tuesday afternoon when twelve shares of Palmyra bank stock was sold at an average of $192,50 a share. The shares, which have a par value of $50 were sold by Felix Gingrich, at Mount Pleasant. The price is said to be the highest ever paid for bank stock of equal par value of any banking insti tution in the country." The Record is way off in the last part of its item. The stock of the Wayne County Savings Hank, located here, has sold as high as $525 for shares of the par value of $100, which is the same as $262.50 per share if they were of the par yalue of $50. And the Honesdale Na tional Bank makes pretty nearly as good a showing, while the Honesdale Dime, and Farmers' and Mechanics' banks are forging along towards like eventual suc cess. "Christy" Matthe wson has announced his intention of giving up professional base-ball playing after his Cuban trip, having accepted a lucrative position as n representative of the James Terry Agency of the Prudential Insurance Co., whose offices are at 20 Vesey street, New- York. Ho savs. in explanation of his determination, that having been a pro fessional'player for eightyears, he would naturally be forced to quit the game within two years in any event, and so, before "petering out," as he expresses it, he has been on the lookout for some thine else to do. As the insurance business seemed to show great oppor tunities.he accepted the position offered, not as a matter of necessity but in order to begin a business career. "Girls" will be hereon Wednesday, Nov. 4th, direct from Daly's Broadway Theatre, New York city, where it broke all records for a summer run. The piece is the work of Clyde Fitch, whose abil ity as an author no one can question, and who has to his credit more than fifty successes. Equal credit should be given to Sam. S. and Lee Shubert, the pro duciug managers, for the excellence of the company and beautiful scenic effects furnished. The episodes concern them selves with three young bachelor women fighting for existence in a New York Studio. The girls start off an sworn man-haters, banded together against matrimony and the invading male. Nat' urally they all prove traitors to their cause, and in the end all three find the man of their choice and of courso marry How could it end otherwise and have the girls happy and contented ? The trustees of the estate of W. F Hallstead, the Scranton millionaire who died several months ago in that city, re fuse to pay the bill presented by Dr. Kichard H. Gibbons, of New York, for merly of Honesdale, for his professional services during Mr. Hallstead's illness. His charge is $12,000, which, when the high reputation of the physician, coupled with the ability of Mr. HallBtead's estate to pay, is considered, will perhaps be regarded by the court to which the trustees propose to submit the case as notexccBsivo. Dr. Gibbons and Mr. Hall stead wero warm personal friends, and the latter's confidence in the noted phy sician's skill was well shown by the fact that he placed himself in Dr. Gibbons's care. The doctor made several tiips from New York to Scranton to visit his patient, and if his bill is within reason It oueht to be naid. Dr. William T. Bull, who also attended Mr. Hallstead in a surgical capacity, was paid $500 a visit without question, The D. L. & W. RR. Co. must pay Mrs. Mary Thompson, of Dalton, Lack- wanna county, $779 for killing her seven-year-old child at a road crossing near that village. William L. Connell denies the re port which has been circulated for some days that he is negotiatinr; for the pur chase of Lake Ariel from the Charles H. Schadt estate. This of course disposes of the rumor that an electric railway line is to be established between that re sort and Scranton. William J. Bryan, Democratic can didate for President, will spend thirty- five minutes in Port Jervis to-morrow, Saturday afternoon, and will improve the opportunity to air his views on na tional matters. He will stop five min utes in Callicoon, which will give the Callicoons an opportunity to see the "great commoner," at least. Soon after a cider press belonging to Bortree & Sons, of Lake Ariel, waf put in motion on Tuesday last, an ex plosion of dynamite occurred. Henry Bortree, who stood near the press, suf fered a severe gash of the head, and two of his toes were crushed by the falling debris. How the dynamite came to be there is a mystery, as the members of the firm know of no reason why any one should harbor a spirit of revenge against them. They are now disposed to think it possible that the cartridge was plac ed in the machinery by some mischiev ous boys in anticipation of Hallowe'en. Pennsylvania now leads the Union in the amount of personal property owned within its borders and returned as sub lect to taxation. The report of such property for 1908 was completed Oct 17th, and it reached the grand total of $l,104,5i:M2H.94. No other State comes near touching such a figure of property returned, New York being fully $200,(XX),- 000 behind Pennsylvania. Fifty-five of the sixty-seven counties of the Common wealth showed increases, aggregating $94,437,894 80, and twelve showed de creases, amounting to $2,495,190.38, Wayne was among the counties showing a decrease. At half-past eight on Monday even ing last the barn of Mrs. Amelia M Edwards, two miles from Milanville, in Damascus township, was discovered to be on fire, and both the building and contents wero destroyed. The loss is estimated at $1,000, on which there was an insurance in the Wayne County Far mers' Mutual Fire Insurance Co, of $500. As there had been no fire or lights in or about tho barn for days, and no possibility of the building having been struck by lightning, incendiarism is strongly suspected. Mrs. kdwards having no shelter or food for her stock will sell a number of horses and cattle at public auction on Saturday, Oct. 31 sale to commence at 10 o'clock, a. m. sharp. Edward li. liuber, whose farm is located in Damascus township, near Beach Lake, suffered a very serious loss from fire on Saturday last. In the fore noon he went to White Mills with his wife ; and his three sons, with a boy companion engaged in gathering leaves to be used for bedding for the stock While so employed the large barn and adjoining sheds were discovered to be on fire. An alarm was sent from the house by telephone, and many neigh bors responded, but nothing conld be done to save the buildings involved, from which only a set of carpenter's tools could be removed. The dwelling, which for a time was thought to be in jeopardy, sustained no injury. Besides his barn and adjoining structures, Mr, Huber lost his season's crops, together with all of his farm machinery and im plements and lumber estimated to be worth $500. His total loss is put at fully $2,000, on which he had an insurance of $600 in the Wayne Co. Farmers' Mu tual. How the fire originated is not even conjectured. The unprecedented drouths through which the country has been, and, after a brief respite, is stilt passing, is giving Pennsylvania an expensive experience in more ways than one. Besides what the crops have suffered and live stock en dured for want of water, there is to be taken into account the cost of fighting forest fires, which have been almost un controllable owing to the tinder-like con dition of undergrowth in fields and woods for months past. It is estimated that from four to five thousand dollars will bo required to cover the claims of con stables and wardens for forest-fire fight ing this year in Wayne county alone, up wards of $3,000 having already been paid on that account. Wardens get 25 cents and their assistants 20 cents an hour for their services, the county being respoii' sible to them, and the State reimbursing tho county in two-thirds of the amount thus expended. The question has al ready been raised in some localities whether or not the State's liability may not be a premium on crime, unscrupulous or desperate men in the ranks of the un employed taking advantage of it to start the (Ires which they know they will be Rev. A. L. Wlnttaker will hold ser vices in tlio inuian urcnara scuooi house, Sunday at 3:30 r. m. The Sun day School will meet forty-five minutes earlier. On Sunday next St.. John's Guild of the German Lutheran church will cele brate its first anniversary by attending vespers in a body. The members of the Guild will meet at 7 P. m., in the Sun day school room. PERSONAL. Miss Petersen has gone to New York to buy her holiday goods. Samuel J. Katz spent Monday in Scranton on a business trip. Sigmund Katz spent Saturday and Sunday in Scranton with friends. Miss Isabella Penwarden has been added to the force at Katz Brothers cloak department. Harry Simonson and wife have rent ed nicely furnished rooms on Spring street, of Robert M. Dorin. Mrs. Peter McGinnis, of Grove street, is visiting her sister and brother at Forest City and Carbondale. Miss Hi Blanche Secor solicits sub scriptions for the Saturday Evening Post, Ladies' Home Journal and Delineator, as usual. C. M. Betz has leased his rooms on West street, lately occupied by Mrs. II . Blandln, to a young man matri monially inclined, who will occupy them in January, 1909. The Kill Kare Klub, of Carbondale, were entertained at Waymart, Wednes day, by Mesdames George Patterson, J. E. Morgan, F. A. Bell, O. C. Moon and George Iturrell. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Ackerman and Mrs. Steinback and daughter, Loretta, of Chicago, arc spending a month at the home of the former's father, Henry ckermau, of Grove street. Mrs. David McKelvy, of Titusville, Pa., and Mrs. N. V. V. Franchot, of Olean, N. Y., who have been the guests of Hon. and Mrs. C. C. Jadwiu since Monday last, returned to their homes this morning. The following are the names of the recently installedofiiccrs of Moosic Lodge, No. 400, I.O. O. F., of Pleasant Mount: Frederick. Giles, Noble Grand ; Rev. James Pope, Secretary, and J. E. Tif fany, Treasurer. R. F. Mumford is the Representative to the Grand Lodge. N. R. Buller, Superintendent of the State Fish Hatchery, in Pleasant Mount, has already placed 150,000 trout eggs in ins hatching troughs, and ex pects to double his output of 1907. A new hatching house is being erected, which will make the .Pleasant Mount plant the largest of its kind in the United States. Joseph Toms, one of the oldest and most respected citizens of Berlin town ship, a veteran of Co. 0, 179th Pa., who owned a fine farm near the Honesdale and Texas Alms House property, at In dian Orchard, and reared an honored family there, left on Wednesday last for Los Angeles, California, where he will be welcomed by his son, Leroy, and probably spend his remaining days in the latter's home circle. Dr. Leo T. Perrault, a relative of the McKenna family of this place, is very highly complimented by the papers of Lestershirc, N. Y., where his parents reside, on his success after leaving that village four years ago to pursue his pro fessional studies. Having graduated from the local high school, he finished a course at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, last year, and is now tak ing post-graduate instruction in St. Frances Hospital, Trenton, N. J. J. Bippus, tho prominent Port Jervis grocer, and William N. Tuscano, President of the Knickerbocker Silver Co., of that city, were in Honesdale on Tuesday and Wednesday, representing the Port Jervis Board of Trade, with special view to examining the Lyric theatre, and consulting Architect II. F. Weaver in the interests of a proposed new opera house in our sister town. Both gentlemen witnessed the perform ance of "The Time, The Place and The Girl" on Tuesday evening, which was given to a capacity house for the second time since the Lyrie was opened ; a fact which must have convinced them that an up-to-date place of amusement is a paying proposition even in the smaller cities. The Citizen was favor ed with a pleasant call from Messrs. Bippus and Tuscano, accompanied by Architect Weaver, on Tuesday. The Scranton Tribune of Tuesday last gave two of our respected citizens the following complimentary notice : Homer Greene, the well known law yer, poet and novelist of Honesdale, was in tho city on Saturday, shaking handi with friends on his return from Wilkes-Barre, wliere ho made an ad dress to the Keystone State Library As sociation. While at the meeting in Wilkes-Harre Mr. Greene made a sig nificant statement when ho said that novel readers of to-day do not want ser mons. As one of the most successful novelists in the literary field to-day, Mr, Greene ought to Know, I other prominent Court Proceedings. Tho grand jury met on Monday at two p. m. C. H. Allen, Damascus, fore man ; Charles Wood, Bethany, consta ble. Constables for the term: I. J. Haus er, Dyberry ; Joshua DeWitt, Hawley ; Florence Glossingcr, Lake. Com. v. Benjamin White. Larceny of twenty hens and a turkey, tho property of George Macklc. True bill. Com. v. F. M. Crockenberg. 1 as sault and battery on Jerry Buckley. 2 aggravated assault and battery. 3 assault and battery with intent to kill. True bill as to 1st and 2d counts, igno ramus as to 3d. Com. v. Bessie Rollison. Using pro fane, vile, indecent and vulgar language on public streets of Prompton. True bill. Carrying revolver with intent to do bodily harm. Wallace McMullen prosecutor. True bill. Com. v. Edward Hoffman. Desertion of wife. True bill. Com. v. Henry Kieeler. Assault and battery on Catharine Kiegler. True bill Com. v. Otto Brown. Selling liquor without license, in Lake ; two indict ments. True bills. Com. v. Fred Monington. Assault and battery on H. C. Monington. Igno ramus ; county for costs. In re lunacy of George Reiller, a pa tient at the State Hospital, Danville Order made that he be paroled for three months, in care of his brother-in-law, Albert Mayer, of Hawley, if in the judg ment of Dr. Meredith, Superintendent of the hospital, it is prudent so to do Estate of Frederick Haggerty, Texas. Report of appraisers that the real estate of the decedent is of tho value of $1,200, and cannot be divided without prejudice, etc., and order that the amount of the widow's appraisement, $300, remain a charge thereon until paid. Joseph Edsall vs. John Reynard. New trial refused. John Rieiler et al. v. Wayne Storage Water Tower Co. Riefier & Sons, In corporated, substituted as plaintiff. Bridge in Salem, over creek crossing Ledgedalo road, near S. Kimble's, built by Frank J. Varcoe. L. S. Collins, T. R Murray and Norman Farnham appoint ed inspectors. Clarence E. Watson v. Eva Watson Divorce granted. Jennie H. Walker v. John R. Walker Divorce granted. Louisa Martwick appointed guardian of Nina L. Cobb, minor child of Cath arine J. Cobb, of Susquehanna county An indictment was prepared charging Dominic Early and Barney Gable with breaking and entering a car on the O & W. railroad, and stealing therefrom three guns, three razors and a quantity of clothing and underwear. At the meeting of the court on Thursday after noon they pleaded guilty, without action on the case by the grand jury. Each sentenced to three years in penitentiary HYMENEAL. A marriage license lias been granted to Emmctt Schwighofer and Miss Lucy Appcl, both of Girdland. Lewis Wagner and Minnie Ried, both of White Mills, were married at tho par sonage of the German Lutheran church, Honesdale, on Wednesday afternoon, October 21st, Rev. W. F. Hopp offici ating.' Married, in tho M. E. parsonage, Carbondale, Oct. 21, 1908, by tho Rev. Dr. T. F. Hall, Miss Bertha E. Gillctt, of Hub, Salem township, to Ezra S. Clcmo, of Carbondale. They were un attended. The bride's traveling suit was brown. The bridal tour included Albany, Saratoga and other points of interest in Northern New York. They are to make their home in Carbondale. ANNOUNCEMENTS. There will be a smoker at the Re publican Club rooms on Friday even ing. Republicans are invited. Rev. R. D. Minch, of Camden, N j, who is doing some special work m the Wayne Association for the State secretary, win noia services morning and evening in the Honesdale Baptist church. Theatre Gags. One of the most nonsensical customs of Theatrical troupes visiting our Lyric Theatre is to spring somo ridiculous joke regarding neighboring towns, Haw ley usually being the one selected. This custom, instead of being laughed at, and encouraged, should receive the most emphatic disapproval, as it is not only an insult to the people of that borough who may bo present, but it reflects up on the good sense and fairmindedness of the people of Honesdale, and will make a perceptible decrease in the income of the management, for people will not come ten miles to bo made the butt of ricicule, just to give a few peoplo a chance to laugh. While there always will and ought to be a vigorous and pleasant rivalry in sports and games be tween neighboring towns, it "should not degenerate into a spirit likely to cause ill feeling. No where in Wayne county does one get a more cordial greeting or a warmer welcome than in Hawley, as it has its full quota of good natured big hearted, and broad minded people, whose patronage is worth infinitely more to the Lyric than that of those who can be amused by a coarse joke. Vote the whole Republican ticket. MEANS MUCH To the level-headed young man, a bank account, added to a determination .to make it larger, means much. The names of many such are enrolled on our books and the number is steadily increasing. Are you among the number? and MECHANICS' BANK. Honesdale, Pa. Entitled to Re-Electlon. Not only Republicans but all the peo pie of Wayne county can point with pride to the record made in the past three years by tho present board of county commissioners, of which J. K Hornbeck and T. C. Madden, Republi cans, are a majority. They have eon structed twelve newbridgesof stone and concrete, have placed steel loist in eleven old ones and had a large number re-painted and replanked. The court house has been painted outside and frescoed inside ; the out-buildings and sheriff '8 house havo beenjpainted, and the jail put in a sanitary condition Many of these improvements ihad been recommended by grand juries for sever al years in the past but the former board of commissioners said "Let the next board doit." In the past two years fifteen miles of State road has been con structed and the Hawley-Wilson turn pike as a toll road has been abolished and the company paid the damages awarded by the viewers. Not only have all these improvements been made and paid for but about $20,000 has been ex ponded in the payment of bills contract' ed by the former Democratic board These men are by every precedent en titled to a second term, and the voters of the county should show their appre ciation of good work by giving Messrs. Hornbeck and Madden large majorities. Autumn and Winter Goods Now on Display at Menner & Co., Keystone Stores Chic in Style. Latest in Cloth. Besftn Fit. hired nt good wages to extinguish. The weather people nro promising us rain again, within a day or two, which, if it comes, will bo a great relief from present anxiety, deprivation ond expense ; but at this writing the drouth is as menacing as it was before the last rains, and if it continues until sharp, freezing weather sets in, with our streams and reservoirs in their present low condition, we may well anticipate trouble before spring, noticed an Honesdale citizen in Scranton on Saturday m tho person of Editor Penniman, who for so many years was at the helm of tho Honesdale Citizen, recently purchased by a syn dicate headed by Hon. E. B. llarden bergh. Editor lVnniman looked hale, hearty and free from care. He has re tired from journalism for good and ex pects to enjoy himself during the re maining years of his life. One of his first moves, of course, was to run over and take a look at the hustling old Elec tric City which he agrees to be the finest in the State. 529 The Labor Vote and the Farmer Vote. To the Editor of The Citizen We hear much about the laboring man, labor unions and their wages and votes; but little about tho farmer's wages or his vote Tho labor unions protect their wages, but tho farmer is not a laborer. O no, only a farmer and needs no protection! We hear much about the necessaries of life produced on the farm being too Models to fit all forms in Ladies, Misses and Juniors Long Coats. Evening Cloaks, Fur Jackets, Collars and Mutts. NEWEST FOR 1908. Menner & Co.'s Department Stores. The Era of New Mixed Paints ! Tiiis vfi.n- onfins with a deluero of now mixed naints. A con- high in price, and if so tho farmer must dition fought about by our enterprising dealors to got some kind bo getting too much for his labor, and if f mixeff pajnt that would supplant CHILTON'S MIXED Im la nni!iw a - mimli trv lilt valtn fka . - i 11 PAINTS. Their compounds, uomg new ana neavny aaverusea, he is getting too much for his potatoes, eggs, butter, hay, live stock, hides, wool, etc, under tho present tariff, vote for Byran and a revision of the tariff, and have it taken off and a tariff for revenue only and free raw material and frpe competition. Do not make the plea that when crops are largo, prices are low ; and when crops fail and prices high, you havo nothing to sell, and havelost your labor. Supply and demand regulate your wages. Take your choice at the polls, and vote for Taft, protection and prosperity j or Bryan, free trade and free competition. WkstukookMerrino, Maple wood, Pa. may find a salo with the unwary. THEONIiYPIiACE IN IIONESDAIjE pi II TflM'C MIVCR DAII1TC AUTHORIZED TO HANDLE Will. I UN O 1711 AtU PAIN I ) Is JADWIN'S PHARMACY. There are reasons for tho nro-eminonco of CHILTON PAINTS: 1st No one can mix a bettor mixed paint. 2d The painters declare that it works easily and has won derful covering qualities. 3d Chilton stands back of it, and will agreo to repaint, at own expense, every surface painted with Chilton Paint that ves defective. 4th Those who havo used it nro porfectly satisfied with it, recommend its use to others.