The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-16
Additional Nearly Forgotten Facts

A'lIIi was uut LbAll VI I4ERe ulehne, anu |
such capital es be could call biz own
was largely invested in his Stage cnter-
prices whom the new hotel project took |
definite shape. But he was Known to be |
energetic, enterprisipg, trustworthy nnd
hospitable ; personal chutectorislys
which inspired cOrtiiarco iu hia Suagsss
among bi- fellow -lownsmtr, aud opened
thssr pufsr-sJrIpGs when they wcra IL
formed thIt Gid wos needed TO iJuuCl
the enterprise. The moucy5d men Of
the place we're applied to and, as the r.
suit Of hFiof cnuyRsa, Is, 900 in caeh
wa rra'Ui'ously plHcud ut his dispoael,
mainiy tA0 cost Ct ,ug corner lots TN
which tA' r0uso vo7to b. erected Thcu
ho wGa backed ~ looms ana uaaE en-
| dorscw"liH Tor IS 5OD additional. Be-
| sidcs iiis material ajy every moral IT.
fiuorce yes enlisted IN hia Eth II. The
cem'ng hostclry wa7 constantly spoken
u' posi- c,.c q Grnrm,ut ard ctooit
/ 'N tr" i1Vr rl4 g. lc,uucJ &C. n Ctu-
ais ni long iail VISIT. .r, hlluu. fer
hls r.r!, Ravu constant evidence that lac
was the tEhi meu fcg The right plACe
simultaneously with luy fire. opo' % ions
On the building he bought the Cuslman
farm of thirty acres ii East Hontsdale
/ Chen TrnCs vIliD, pa pr Of OF wise fore
! thought. as 5c place ns come u gcacrcus
/ TiuviIar Tor h!a table tuj at the sauIc
time ytiDlo.. an opportunity Tor profit
auiy utilizing tie natural waste Of such
uu establishment. Wheu the feel house
warming cane, the large attendance of
the towns heat people, and tho cordiHli'y
with which himself aud wifa were wish.
ed u luii ne aurc OF fucCcrs IL their un-
Gcriuklrg, rhowod not only u general
Interest In the enterprise, hut fore
sha0uwcG tho phCuymcnnl popu!tri
which the Allen uuuse wac to uttaiu.
Originally Democrat. Mr. Aliens rl-
lePisnce to that patty we sEskcn ty
! he kausrs tluubicp, which lerGu IN
1854 lrJ "a is55 supported ID The Wing
urggrrzft ton, He consented lo become q
cpuoidnL' tor Tho S.r'c Sona,c la oppo-
siGI,n TO the rtguibr lccu.-cu nominee,
janice Ii. Wplton If was defeated, ne
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ma county. Space VIII 10. permit a
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which pns orcor.z.d IN 1si, md o,e nj
tho commit,er TN orsf, fl c,ru,;tuti, n
and by.lDys for thc Association at,rt.d
u, 1851 of whicb hc n,re,,,o ono ri ,hn
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the four,een .,or,eirt,., ye.rs of hie I,fe
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tn, Secie,v eyer he, Uo boicrpcd IN
Hones6nIo Indrc M ois + n 4 n
md wus n memhar nf Anthonv Wa,re
Chon,er tho scrvicr, at his er,v. nav.
ing boen road nv J,h, Rouo Cnenln,n
lof tho 0,der Nntwft,,-tn,,dir, tho n n.
sarbirs, rntpro of his h,s,r.e. bo fou, n
time 10 scryc h,s s,a,. wbeu ,,s invesion
was ihren,o,od during ,hewar e,listiny
in Ca. G. Oath Reg state iuerds (Roscue
Pi6, &, in the feli ol 1859 ard bccomi,,
its cqntain In Noyruber of tha samp