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

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The visitor to Honesdale these days
made aware, soon after his arrival
of marked difference, in atmosphere
picturesqueness and surroundings be-
tween it and the characteristics of the
average Northeastern Pennsylvania
community. There Is coal within sight
TO be sure, but none Of the ugliness
attending it's production; there are in
dustries, but none of the squalor usu-
ally associated with them Instead,
the impression impaired is that of a
New England village. Nature smiles
from hill, valley and watorCourse i'm
the New England fashion, and the peO-
pie have the home comforts and the
evidenced culture of the down East
erners.
Lately, too, there have been symp-
toms of an awakening of the spirit of
municipal enterprise which carries out
the idea of Yankee origin. Honesdale
has begun to let her light shine forth.
We have before us a circular issued
by the Citizen under the inspiration of
its enterprising editor, T.. A. Penniman,
esq, which puts into compact form VI
vast deal Of valuable information about
IlOntSudlt anu w dNne county. / MS
is being widely circulated and con-
stitutes valuable advertisement of
the town. 1t is as follows:
LOCATION.
The borough of Honesdale the coun-
ty seat of Wayne county. is one of
the most fourishing towns in North
eastern Pennsylvania and is hcalthful-
ly and beautifully located on the Lack
AWAKEN river, at the junction of the
West Branch and Dybcrry. twenty
three miles northwest of LackawaXen.
1t is 13j miles from New York city,
via the Erie railway. with three pas
senger trains, daily, each way, and 50
miles from Scranton, with which it
is connected by the celebrated Gravity
railroad, six passenger trains daily,
each way, being run over the road. It's
mail facilities are unequalled for a
small town, having four mails daily
from New York city, and four each
way, daily, with Scranton and other
points in the LaCkaWanna valley.
Up to 1926, when active operations
in the construction of the Delaware
and Hudson canal We're first commcnc-
cd, the site Of the village was a wilder
ness but dating from that event. the
growth of the town, which was named
Honesdale, i'm honor of Philip Hone. an
early and efficient patron of the Della
ware and Hudson canal company. has
been rand and continuous Hnpa,dalo
Iies IN latitude Al degrooa a ,,,ir,tos
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90 eeS' 10 lIllHuIoS ana "o S''ohuS
vast.
Washington Irving visited Homes
in lt h.,t . l.. Iii, l
to the top of the massive ledge Of
rocks ovcrloCkine our town. ,yhirl, IN
this dav baars his n.u,,--,.Ir,inc,s
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lIonosddlc, August !. I'll.
MY Dear Sister: / write from among
the mountains i'm the Upprr part of lcan-
SHlvan!a, from pretty village which has
recently sprung into existence a., thu de-
post of great coal r,giun. and which
is called after our friend Philip Hone
who was extremely efficient in directing
enterprise into this quarter ! came hero
along the Delaware and Hudson canal
which extends II, m the Hudson river
near the Catskin muurtainS. upward of n
hundred mics into the interior, trly.rg-
ing some of the most beautiful parts ,as
to scenery of the state OF New Work.
and penetrating the state of Pcnusyl-
wanna. | accompanied the directors of
the Delaware and Hudson canal i'm their
annual visit Of examination. Among the
directors are Philip Hone ana my frirll
Brcvoort ! do not know whcr | have
made a more gratifying excursion with
respect to natural scenery on more inter-
cstinS from the StupendCus works of art
The canal is laid a gr, al rart of the way
along romantic valleys watcrcd by tho
Rondout, the IackawaNcn. etc. For
many miles it is built up along the face
OF perpendicular prccipices rising into
stupcndous cliffs with oVorhanging for
torios. ubiIa on ,t, oti,,, '.o N.Y.
down upon the Delaware foaming and
roaring below you at the foot of an i'm
mense wall or embankmcnt which sup,
ports the canal AltoSc'her II Is one ol
.'iV @ 'iioSt ga I''s uIu'rluN'lts nave ever
o,.om 80. an 4',n''iII rIl',
savage and almost imnrar,icahle IcGi,s
and all this, too, has bscn orhievcI T.,