The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-10-07

Nothing has as yet been done on
the asylum for the criminal insane at
Farview. The site of the buildings have
not even been staked out.
The annual state convention of the
Firemen's Relief Association is now be-
ing held at Shamokin, Pa. John M.
Lyons is in attendance as a delegate from
the Honesdale fire department, and
William Penwarden, of Willow Avenue,
as an onlooker.
The three biggest gold or silver
mines in the United States are the
Homestake, the Alaska-Treadwpll and
the Bunker Hill and Sullivan. The last
named is in Idaho, and it has paid in
dividends $40, ,446,0 900.
-Angelira Baldossoic, an Erie track
man employed between Mast Hope and
Narrowsburg, was attacked by two men
on Sunday Of last week, and severely
stabbed about the head and body. One
of his assailants, another Italian, is in
the Milford jail.
One of the beautiful and valuable
ivory miaiature portraits painted by
Miss Bessie Bellamy Ham, was stolen
from her collection while on exhibition
at the county fair last week. We can
hardly conceive how the thief can have
the nerve to look the picturein the face.
Tho ,,ox,t ro,,,,;,, ,f thn c,ry;ynrS ,f
the 18th Pa. cavalry will be held at the
Eagle Hotel, Gettysburg, on Friday, Oct.
23d, at 1880 A! NJ. All are cordially in
vited to attend. Company Nj, of this
regiment, was recruited in Wayne county,
and twenty-four of its members are
known to be still living.
-Thirty-fve years ago Mrs. Minnie
Sammis, now OF Pittstpn, fell on n side
walk in ILawley and fractured her leg.
Since then she has submitted to many
operations without permanent benefit,
and a few weeks since she consented to
have the limb amputated in the Wilkes
Barre hospital. The operation was Il
successful one and her recovery is now
confidently looked for.
Corporal +. f. Belknap, formerly
of Prompton, but now, of Wilkes Barre,
attended the county fair last week, and
had the pleasure of meeting many of his
old friends, together with number of
his soldier acquaintances, who with him
| I>ln no;x Il ,n
same canteen. He entered the service
from this county, where fifty-eight years
of his life were spent, and was the only
soldier to represent Wayne at the un-
yelling of the Pennsylvania monument
at Winchester on the 10Th ult. .......
/ -Pickpockets seem to be no respec-
ters of persons. One would imagine that
Rev. A. J. NanCleft, at least, would be
immune from their light-fngered atten+
tions, but we learn that even he was
touched" to the tune of, $25 in. cash,
and number of checks and railroad
tickets, which on a recent visit to One
onta.. Mr.. NanCleft stopped payment on
the checks, but there were other papers
in his pocket book, of no value to any
one but himself, yet the loss of which is
a great inconvenience to him.. Never
before have professional thieves been so
active in this section as at the county
fairs this fall.
The Newburg Union Publishing Co.,
a wealthy Democratic combination, hav-
ing purchased the plant of the New
burgh Democrat and Register, has plac-
ed the editorial conduct of the paper in
the hands of Alan G. Madden, late edi-
tor and manager of the Elatteawan
Journal, well known as graceful and
forceful writer. Mr.. Madden is grand
son of the late James Ii. Norton, who
was many years ago resident of Homes.
dale, and associated with the late Hon,
II. B. Beardslee in the publication OF
the Wayne County Herald.
Some time ago THE CITIZEN pub
lished an inquiry for the whereabouts o
Hiram B. Leonard, born in Wayne
county, who went west and during the
war served in Company &, Tooth Illinois
Vols. We have just received letter
from a correspondent in Keystone
South Dakota, assuring US that Mr.
Leonard is still living, and a resident o
that town; and as this correspondent,
happens to be Mr.. Leonard himself
there appears to be no ground for any
doubt in the premises. He says tha
he was born in Pike county, Nov. 27
1915, and will be glad to hear from any
of his old Pennsylvania friends. Mr.
Leonard is President of the North Fork
Mining and Milling Company at Key
stone. ,.
"A near-fire occurred at Mrs. Histed'.
boarding house, on Church street, OF
Friday evening last, which gave the in
mates of the house as well rs the neigh
bors genuine fright. One of the board
ers had kindly helped the landlady on
! by polishing parlor stove about to b,