The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-08-20

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/, weather was charming throughout the
C entire day, and notwithstanding the
/, immense crowds attending the excur-
e sion to Lake Lodore and participating
r in the various enjoyments Of that pop
i ulsr resort, not q shap occurred TO
? mar the pleasure of O single individual.
} Thanks 90 the copious showers Of few
/ days previous, the introduction as to the
! use OF fireworks during the parade was
! removed, and the showy turnout OF
Al union members, enlivened by the fine
, music Of the Honesdale band and Maple
! City drum corps, was made brilliant By
the constant blaze OF red light and an
incessant discharge Of roman candles.
The concert in Union Depot Park, after
the parade, attracted one OF the largest
, open air crowds ever seen in Honeedale,
and the immense audience testified to
their appreciation OF the hne music by
abundant applause. The band, under
the baton Of Conductor Wagner, never
played better, and the vocal trio, Messrs
Jones, Jenkins and Bodie, rendered
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excursion trains on Tuesday took many
hundreds OF our townspeople to Lake
Lodore, and the crowd there was large
ly augmented by parties from Carbon
dale and farther down the valley. On
the grounds there were abundant di.
versions to suit every taste. from q
dance in tho grand pavilion to barge
ride on the beautiful lake, and choice
refreshments, prepared by the Ladies
Label League, were supplied in ample
quantities. The last excursion train.
which left the lake shortly after seven
O'CLOCK. brought everybody safely home,
out itself met With o slight mishAp
when the locomotive had just passed
the Durlsnd Thompson factory near the
iopot. In taking the switch for the
station, ths from: truck aud drivers OF
,he engine left the track, aud the traio
Jf seventeen passenger cars, though
moving very slowly, was brought to
such q -u ideu standstili as 70 give tn e
passengers q decided shake up and
create miniature panic. with no bad
results, however.
"A barn on the farm OF Henry Mil
Ter. near the outlet Of Lake Ariel, was
struck BY lightning on Thursday even |
ing of last week, an destroyed by the |
ensuing fire. The loss aggregates el,-
39S. Insurance $500 on building and |
1890 on contents In the Wayne County |
Farmers Mutual.
"A section of the stump Of q poplar |
.ree two feet 10 circumference, felled by |
she beaver colony at Crooked Creek. |
An be seen at the store Of T. AcGrana-
Snan. corner OF Main aud Sixth streets |
The Dandy Dixie Minstrels at the |
.yric Theatre on Tuesday evening. |
Alg. 25th. The Dandy Dixie Minstrels
'Jmprises thirty stars Of the black face |
.-t hsidei by Laughing Lamar =
Williams and Stevens, sketch team and |
n ,racter delineators; Prince. the m Dat |
ersatile OF all colored performers, skill /
in manipulating hoops, walking /
wires, magic, and q great trombone |
.IrGuoso; Montrose Douglass, ch am pion |
trl;k bicyclist; Jim Crosby, the elon
sAted comedian and eccentric dancer;
didy Jones, a piccanlnny dancing
marvel; Sammy Davis, q soft shoe
dancing champion; the Dixie Rangers
z lrtette; q superb orchestra and the |
famous Cotton Pickers Band under the
leadership of 8. q. Dudley the Black
Jreatore. The hrst part is replete with
The latest and sweetest OF songs aud
oallads-mingled with the old time |
sJrgs OF the South and dances such as |
AN be rendered only by the real dsrky.
Tn re are 10 features acts in the olio-
an the scresmingly funny after piece,
a Fowl Deed"
Quite the most pretentious aggre-
cation Of coiored performers will be
SEGA with the Dandy Dixie Mlnstrels"
at the Lyric Theatre on Tuesday even
ing, Aug. 25th. Besides Laughing
La nar," whose ioimitable monologue
and parodies entertained thousands OF
thcatre-goers on the New York Roof
Garden last summer. the Dandy Dixie
Ministrels offer an olio Of specially en-.
gagged novelties. first part Of stunning
spectacular effects, an afterpiece OF
furiously funny ferce-"A Fowl Deed"
and the famous mstchlees Minstrel
Musician, The Cotton Pickers' Band"
Travelling in their $20, 900 Pullman Pal
ace Car, this magnificent melsnge OF |
minstrelsy will tour the world, after
visiting every important city of the
United States and Cana da.
Letters uncalled for in the Homes
dale post Office:
VIM. a. Hall, MIss N argaret Healey,
Mrs. Q. 7. Prass, William Schultz. Joe |
Splarman. Harold 8. Semanous. Mrs. |
w. B. Schaffer.
babes in Toyland" will be the at |
traction at The Lyric Theatre. on Wed. |
nesday evening, Sept. ID. Press notice |
next week.
The reunion Of the 144th New York |
Volunteers, or better known ae the |
Ellsworth Avengers" will be held at
ownsville, Dol. Co.. N. Y, on Thurs
day, Sept. 1Osh. Wayne county had a
number OF men IN this regiment, who |
we're recruited in the northern town
ships, and who are still residents of
this section.
Thirteen automobiles are now owned
and operated by Honesdalers.
-Miss Emma Patterson and Mrs. Fannie
F. Dewitt, are at Asbury PARK.
Miss Eta sommer. OF Newark. N. j.,
is the guest OF Miss Eta Nielsen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard J. Birdsall are en-
Jaying themselves at Asbury Park.
Miss Mary HiRgins, OF Honesdale, is be-
luE entertained by Scranton friends.
Miss Bessie Clancy, OF Port Jervis, is
being entertained by aOnes1Ale relatives.
Miss Wilhelmna Linderman, OF Port
Jervis. is the guest OF HonesdAle relatives.
| $. ID. Wheeler and family. OF Jersey
City, are passing the summer at Beach
| Lake.
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