The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-26
HONESDALE.
Epeoial to the Scranton Tribune,

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Honesdale. Nov. 25.--'rhe Relief COM
mttee of the Christian Endeavor So
ciety will be ut the Presbyterian chapel
from 800 to 800 Tuesday afternoon to
receive contributions of grocers. pro-
visions or money, with which 10 supply
Thanksgiving dinner to the needy of
the community.
Rev. G. l.. Percy delivered Il very in-
reresting sermon on Sunday evening
before the order OF United American
Mechanics.
The special meetings which have
been In progress during the past rev
weeks in the Methodist church were
brought to Il close on sunday evening
rev. j. II. Davis who has been assist
ing Rev. Dr. Place in the meetings left
today for his home in Bradford coun-
ty.
The Baptist and Methodist congrega-
tions will unite in u Thanksgiving SER
vice in the Methodist church at 1890
a. m. Sermon by Rev. G.. l.. Percy of
the Baptist church. Thanksgiving ser
vices will be held in the Presbyterian
church at 1890 a. m. Sermon by the
pastor, William II. Swift.
A new time table on the Honesdale
branch of the Delaware and Hudson
went into effect today. The only
change in the train formerly leaving at
304 p. IN. for Carbondale now leaves
at go p. In., thirty-four minutes earlier.
To meet this change the mail at the
postotIicc Will close at 9 y. m. instead
of 2.i0 as formerly.
Mr.. Andrew Thompson, whose illness
has confined him to his home for the
past week. has gone to New York for
treatment
MIR. Rodney w. Tillow died after Il
lingering illness at his home on Six
teenth street Thursday night. aged SO
years. The funeral services were held
ut his late residence Monday at 2.3O
p. m, Rev. William III. Swift ofiiciat-
ing. Internent in Glendyberry ceme-
terry. Deceased is survived by his wife
and two daughters. Miss Emma at
home and Mrs. Alice Rockwell of
Honesdalc. He has two brothers liv-
ing at Orange, N. J., namely: Job.
aged So years; and Abija aged 81 years.
Work on the new coal storage plant
is to be pushed forward with all pos
sible speed. The track has been laid
up the grades to the head of oiu plane
13. The foundation is being made
ready for the wood trestling. Aside
lTOll pushing tnc lOdueQ cars up tnC
grade to the head of the plane by loco
motive power the gravity system will
he used. from the point where the cars
4re taken by the locomotive. They will
drop back onto the treStlinE where the
coal will be dumped. They then pass
from the trcstlng back down the
grade to the main track north OF
Seeleyvlle. In loading the coal the
cars will be run down the old gravity
track from SeeleyvilIe TO the foot of
the dump. After being loaded they
will pass on down around the curve
twherc was once the Honesdale up town
Staton), then into the old coal yard
as in former years when the gravity
road was in operation. A number of
former Delaware and Hudson en-
ployes are engaged on the work. There
are plenty of men here experienced in
handling coal in the manner which
the coal will be handled to do the work.
Mr.. II. Bodie, who lives near the
HOneSdale Water company reservoir,
was auctoneer at the sale of Mr.. Avery
one mile north of Honesdale all day
on Wednesday. Thursday he drove to
Forest City and brought home a load
of coal for Il blacksmith at Bethany.
After eating his supper he sat down
to read his paper. His wife retired
for the night. She soon after was
aroused by some noise her husband
made. She arose and found him dead.
He leaves beside his wife. five small
children. Heart failure was the cause
of his death.