The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-25

and refinement, and many other attrac-
tions as a place of residence or sum-
mer resort, and also presents other
advantages to manufacturers. The
town has a population of 5000, with
one in every six of the number en-
gagged i'm manufacturing. a Baptist,
Methodist, Presbyterian, Episcopal,
German Lutheran, Synagogue, and two
Catholic churches meet the religious
wants of our community; two large
and CommodiOus graded schools; ma
tional and savings banks, both sub
stantial and managed institutions;
first-Class mercantile houses in all
branches of trade; four hotels-Hotel
Wayne, Allen House, National and
Coyne; an opera house: skilled Carpen-
ters, blaCksmiths, painters, etc; coal
works that extend mile up and down
the valley: three newspapers minister
to the intellectual appetite, while law
yors, well vcrscd i'm legal lore, and
dentists, doctors and surgeons of skill
and experience are ever ready to as
sist us: handsome and massive court
house, park with a fountain and SOL
dierS monument, adorn the central
portion of our town, while Park Lake,
Riverside Park and North Park are
attractive features of the upper; our
thoroughfares are maCadamized; our
walks are all paved with stone; ample
shade is provided by the hundreds Of
naples and elms that line our streets.
giving our borough. when viewed from
any of the surrounding mountains, the
appearance Of a forest, yet malaria
and mosquitoes are rarely known;
water, gas and electric works; the
purest air in abundance, being located
1000 feet above tide water; Company
| T. Thirteenth regiment, n. q. p, made
| up of the very best material to be
! found in the town; a fire department,
! composed of two steamers and all
needed apparatus, which is cqualled
| 10y few and eXCcllod by none; it is the
greatest coal storing station on the
| face of the globe; there is now in
! IIoncsdale a single piece of coal weigh
| ing six tons; the scenery is superb and
| uucXCcllcd anywhere in this section Of
! the state: the town is surrounded by
| mountains, from the SUBMITS of which
! the country is spread SCventy-siX nat
! ural lakes, easy of access, well stocked
| with bass, perch, pickCrcl and other
| fish, while the whole country is filled
| with trout streams, where the sports
man can enjoy himself To his hearts
! content: the Gravity railroad is alike
/ a novelty ana attraction Of itself, af-
! fording as it does. from the summit of
the Moosic mountains, 1000 feet above
| the ocean level, a view of the Catskills
! and hundreds Of miles of diversified
and romantic landscape that almost
outrivals Switzerland itself; splendid
water power is at hand, and in abund-
| anCe all around us; or if coal or wood
is preferred for manufacturing pur-
| poses, both can be had i'm unlimited
quantities and at low figures: the
laboring classes are thrifty, hardwork-
| ing and industrious to a remarkable
degree; niue-tcnths of the residents of
| HOnosdale own the houses in which
they reside; the Western Union and
Postal Telegraph furnishes us with
speedy communication with the outside
world, while three lines of telephone,
including the long distance, brings
many places of business to our very
doors; it is one Of the most healthfuI
towns in the state; the society is re-
fined and OF the best and strangers
are always welcome. Honesdale is the
center of a large mercantile trade and
the moral status of the community is
far above the average.
In fact. if you are i'm search Of health
pleasure or profit, or if YOU are weary
Of business, and wish to build a castle
on rock, with a splendid panorama
| from every window, then come tc
! Honesdalc, it viii do you good. With
climate the most hcalthful, i'm the
center Of a rich agricultural district
with every facility for trade and manu-.
featuring, and delightful surroundings
H"ncsdale offers inducements for set
tlcmcnt and Investment which cannot
fail TO attract the attention of capital
lists, and the future is bright with
promise for this pretty, busy little
| borough