The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-08-27

The National Encampment Of the
g. A. r. will be held at Toledo. Ohio,
from August 31st to September 9Th.
Tickets from Honesiale, via Erie, to
Buffalo, aud thence by boat to Toledo,
and return, &14 80; all rail to Toledo and
return, el7 20. For sale on and after
Friday, Aug. s9th.
The ladies OF Tyler Hill cleared $3.50
by their fair and supper, in aid OF the
Union chapel in that town, on the
evening Of Aug. 18th. The ladies de-
serve great credit for their efforts.
Mighty few Of the real successes Of
the time in things theatrical have been
sent on tour this season. However,
"Babee in Toyland," the wonderful sue
cess, ia to come here within q remark
ably short time, and the entire cast lie
made up OF artists who have been iden-
titled with the unique play. BABES in
Toyland" is produced by company OF
seventy people aud trained crew Of
stage mechanics are required to stage
the holding Of two baggage cars, while
q corps of musicians are carried to
ugment local orchestras. In securing
Such an attraction, Manager BENZ Fl.
Dittrich has demonstrated his willing
mess to offer the very best to the patrons
Of the Lyric Theatre. At the Lyric
Wednesday evening, Sept. I'd.
There are two or three cases OF ty-
phoid fever in the vicinity Of Honosdale
and our people will do we'll to take all
precautions to prevent spread Of the
disease. Carbondale is reported 10 be
suffering from an epidemic Of the fe-
yer, which threatens to become serious.
Hon. W. M. Nelson writes the Herald
from Equinunk thst the butt cut by
James McKenna from tho tres gnawed
down by the beaver colony at Crooked
Greek IS on exhibition at Farley's store
In the former village, and invites Her
aid readers to go and see it. Honesdale
people can avoid the thirty mile trip to
Equinunk to see the curiosity by drop
ping in at the store of Patrick McGran-
aghan, corner Of 6th and Main streets,
where the chunk properly anthenticat-
ed by Mr.. McKenna's signature, was
shown to the writer several days ago.
Richard Lancaster may have been
treasurer as well as sheriff before he
was sent to the Legislature from Wayne,
but even this would hardly justify the
statement that "he had served nearly
every election offico in the county" be-
fore no was chosen Representative, as
alleged in the Herald'J article, which,
by the way, we took occasion To COM
mend when it first appeared.
The Pennsylvania State Fair is to
be held at Bethlehem, Sept. l, 2, 3, 4,
and u1usual attractions are announced,
among which will be eighteen trotting
and pacing races for large purses, for
which an extraordinarily large number
OF entries have been made. There will
be hne stage attractions and a number
OF balloon races and ascensions. Beth
lehem has fast track and it is expect
ed that the races will be very exciting,
with perhaps new records as result.
The monument to the Pennsy vania
regiments that took part in the charge
on Marye's Heights, by the g. division,
81 army corps, commanded by General
Humphreys, at the battle of Fredericks-
burg, Va, Dec. 10, 1862, will be dedicat-
ed on the 11th OF November next. These
regiments were the 91st. 1884, 126th,
10th. 131st, 1881. l34th. and 155th. ALI
honorably discharged members of these
regiments will be furnished free trans
portation (but not including subsistence)
from the railroad station nearest their
residence to fredericksburg, and re-
turn. Written application should be
made to James M. Clark. late Captain
of Company G., 134th Pa, Secretary OF
the Memorial Commission, New Castle,
Lawrence Co., Pa, giving name, post
office address, company and regiment.
The 7th annual re e-union OF the Mum
ford family was held August 10th, al
Uniondale. After an elaborate dinner
had been served, the meeting was called
TO order by the President, George r.
Clark, of Scranton. Rev. DIR. Leroy
Baker, of Slin yrose, Snyder Co., Pa.
but formerly Of Pleasant Mount, made
an address. Miss Katherine w. Brown
the Secretary. read the minutes OF the
lasEmeetlng. There we're many letter.
of congratulations and rogrCte .ron
members oi tha ;nu,Iiy WAC we've uuaOl
to attend. Miss Clark, OF Scranton, reat
q brief history OF that portion oi tn
Mumford family who first settled il
Mount Pleasant township. at an earl
date. Tho following are the officers 70
the comiog year; Clarence K. Mumford
President; L. Dimmick, Secretary, an
Harry W. Mumford, Treasurer.
--Rettew Brothers have the contraC
for putting in the steam heating ap
paratus 10 the new two story brio
building Of the Wayne Cut Glass Co
on Industry Point.
George w. SWingle. q resident {
South Canaan, whila on visit to vi
Rinia, in 1866, dug up on the bait
ground OF Bull Run two small red c
udre, DTouRhe tnch hotho WIN MN al
set hem out on his premises, whe
they thrived, and are now trees
goodly siEo.
1T is great pity that the dam at q
10 end of Park Lake cannot be !
paired 80 as prevent the greater pc
tion of y water leaking out eve
night, L Sunday the lake was near
dry, and with tho many sewers empt
ing their contents into it on perfect
dry ground, the stencil was utterly vi
and q great promoter OF typhoid fevt