The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-30


some fifty Injured by lightning tents
blown down, and the camp ground
flooded, recalls some OF the experionc'
Of McClellan's army in the Chickahom
iny swamps, in the later part oil May
and until after the middle OF June
1869. Generally, the greater part o
the day was oppresslvcly hot. In TN
afternoon, or toward night, the cloud'
began to gather, q cold east wind go
in, and a violent thunder storm arose
with hoavy rain, that lasted for seVers
hours. Men were killed by LIGHTNING
in their tents, and on one occasion
battery was struck aud two horses kill
cd, but fortunately the limbers enc
caissons we're not touched, or dou'ruc
tive explosion would have followed
The ground was aoon drenched, and tne
men were left shivering in tho mud, oil
sitting on their tents to keep them from
being blown away. Such storms occur
red three or four times week. One ol
tho severest took place on the night oil
May 3Oth, converting the ground into
mud, and raising the Chickahominy
until il overflowed it's banks on both
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o"'oD "'' - ,ho
3Ist Gen. Johnston with heavy rebel
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oppoo'e ,,.neI 80 a.. S.m,or ., rho
a, ,a-r. "a i,o, oonolo,od 900 hrid
oo, n, h;s corns ,ro,t bu, h,fore or.
ders IN cross wcre piven both wete
nwosb Tho Iovnr br,dpe. atter one
hrivadc had crosscd wns swep, away.
Tho rem,nder Of tho corps succeeded
in crossing at the upper bridge, though
It was foot under water, ana "np
held down in its place by the weight OF
the marching columns with their artil
ior, Tho va,,. co,,;,ucd IN r,so and
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shore the bridge went to pieces ana
Il 1a,ed away. But Summers arrival on
she f,e,d checked tho reboI, though
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was resumed thc mex morning anu
continued until nearly noon, when the
rcb,ls withdrew. This battle wns cali
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The following are the teachers OF
Texas township for tho coming year:
Coar's school, MISS Albina smith
Gcnung Hill, miss Jnlia Schimmel,
principal, M'ss m.i,,e % w eavSr, primary
Garvsv nrinc,nai Mas EnmaK. Flora
primary: Hurd'e, Mtss Mary Higgiue
ManEe' MISS mary M1rpny ecno9I
ouu. W.. o. :, ,s' ana h,ah ooho,J M,Ss Ma"5o
Murray. principal, Miss Alice l.. Nc
kcnna, primary; Bunnell Hill, Miss
Essle Kelly TracyViiie, MISS i1a Colt
Lian, prinoipa pnn,,aras,;i,e % '' Mss tl;,,,.n
Swneney Indian Orchard. Miss Marie
Murphy. Miss Bessie Bunnell was elect
cd substitute teacher Tor the to"hsD'p'
Park Lake is being rapidly filled uI
near the Sthte bridge, by the stont
washed down from Torrey 3 pond, ant
in short time there will be very linn
tied space for the water, which will TT
cult in orc Of the most beautiful spots il
Honesdale being oOllterated' Wcs
Park street has Juet been given thor
ough coating OF crushed stone, 6rough
from tne grouhus OF tue Roil ciuo'
long distance away. Why the stone
was not taken from the bed OF Parl
Lake within a yery short distance, ia ,
,,.rv many Honosaslors ero aakinp
themselves.
"C,n,n com,or, ,ra social orpani
ya,iop mainlv comnosed Of former res
don,s NJ no harry and v,c;nitv hpt nov
l,D;,, !, a..,,,.:,, .re a, nresort on
;o,in ng.,wo.wo.,,so o,,,inp m tbc sbore
-, ako p,,,tol,, = 4 Dunn ia tn
n-,,idon, NJ mo cluh which usunll,
nas,e, ,be tuo wsoks IN this conptv n,
tho hanks of tho Dvherrv
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-lne eiecuon ior oiiicere oi 'he ioa'
Hnt mount improvements Assoc'a''o
was heid July l4!h' Win the ioilo"in
result;
R,"nnan Vice president. n Ke,
uedy, Secretary, und Mrs. Il. t. Titan,
Treasurer.
The body OF James Long was o.
humed from its resting place IN II
Rural Cemetery OF horne''' ~ T., OF