The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-24

OF earth thrown up by the fab worm
when they have been notified OF an AZ
proschios rainstorm We have entirely
loet faith in hsEy suu-ups, Bnd cloudet
skies, and south winds and rheumati
twingee az precursors OF q downpour
for like most other siRns they have ut
terly failed in dry time, but IL tn
angle worms will only hane ont thei
flag we shsll hone again. BY the way
it is not generally known that tisl
worms are not the only rain prophets
II you go out in tho morning and fine
the ants busiIy engaged in clearing ou
their nests and dragging the sand and
bits Of earth TO the surface, you may b'
sure, no matter how cloudy it is, thai
there will be no rain that day, and poe
slbly for several days. II, however, In
the afternoon you see the ants hurryinG
back TO their ncsts, and the sentinelt
hunting up the stragglers and urging
them to go home. you may be certain
that there will DO rain that afternoon OF
night. How the ants know, we have nc
idea, but they do know it.
PARTIES ere negotiating with DR..
r. w. Brady for the purchase OF his
three three-story brick stores on Main
street, located on plot of ground b6i
feet by 100 feet.
The battle OF South Mountain,
Maryland, was fought Sept. IA, 1862
CO. q, 9Th Penu'a Reserves, n Wayne
county organization, was among the
participants. During the fight VIM.
Il. Andrews, Lucius X Avery, Peter
Kline and John Nesle we're wounded
and ohm Baker, John Belknap, VIM
Dividson, John H. Reed, FL. l. DsRsa-
mer we're killed. The battle of Autietam
took place Sept. 10Th and 18th, 1862
during which Capt. John 8. Wright,
commander OF the company, was badly
wounded, compelling his discharge.
-Stephen f. Wells has sold a portion
OF HE real estate, nrar tho head OF Old
NJ. l3 plan", comprising house sui
lot, SO by l5o feet, to John l.. Silsby
Consideration, $500.
Camp Curtin, during the civil war,
was the great rendezvous for Pennsyi.
vauia volunteers, waiting 10 bc sworn
IN the S;ate aud Unitcd States service.
1t is now to be duly honorei by "a suit
able memorial, in the form OF "a hand
some church, to cost not lrsi than 500,
UOJ.
The ladies Of Captain James Ham
Circle, G. A. H., will give their annual
supper at the home of Mr.. and Mre.
Isaac IL. Ball, on Ridge street, on ruee-
day evening. Oct. 9Th. The net pro
cecds arc to DO applied towards fund
of 5000 10 be placei in the hands Of the
directors Of Glen by berry, the iutereet
to be utilized in caring for the soldiere'
plot in the cemetery for all time.
The Scranton Tribune. OF Sept 10Th
in On article highly complimentary to
tn, Honesdale Herald's "Picturoequc
Wayne" alluded to our county, as iol-
lowe:
There is probably no county in the
State that contains more beautiful sccn
cry than Wayne, with its lakes, woods,
hi Ia and valleys that have made this
county attractive to all lovers OF the
beautiful in nature"
The annual meeting OF the survivors
OF the 1884 Penn'a Volunteers will be
held in Memorial Hail, Scranton, on
Tuesday, Oct. 9Th. Wayne county lad
q number of men in the regiment. Ad-
dresses will be made by Hons. ii. Nj.
Edwards, j. BENZ. Dimmick and Rev.
II. G. Blair. Lunch will be eerved the
veterans, by the ladies circle. at the low
price OF 25 cents each.
As one result Of the unprecedented
drought throughout the country, there
will undoubtedly be an advance in the
price of butter, potatoes, and most all
kinds OF farm produce 1t has been over
thirty years since we have had drought
equal to the present one.
"A good band will be in attendance
during the fair, as well as the Berry
Family, who will give exhibitions on
the wire. juggling and acrobatic per.
formances. A Creole male quartette
has also been engaged for the four
days.
Typhoid fever numbers many vic
Tins in Wilkes-Barre. The school
teachers OF the city have instructed the
children to bring bottles of boiled drink
ing water with them from their homes.
A filtration apparatus ie to be installed
in each school building. and until this
is done the pupils will be expected Ia
bring their drinking water from home,
or drink as little of the school water ae
possible.
Edward Conklin, OF Parker'e Glen
Pike county, while engaged in digging
we'll i'll Pond Eddy, n. Y, few days
aga, and down about 25feet, was fatally
injured by etone falling from the EUR,
face. which struck him on the head frac
turing his skull, A passer by discovered
him aud he wac taken out. Surgeons
were promptly summoned, but he wa
blyond human aid. lie never rcgaineC
consciousness, and died few hour'
later. Deceased was born In Damascus
township, this county, in 1871, being {
son OF Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Conklln
lie leaves q wife, formerly Miss Jan,
MIddaugh, and two children. Inter
ment in the ConkIin Hill cemetery, Da
mascus.
There are now known to be in thu
land of the living, thirty nine ox-mcm
b'rs Of Co. M, l7lh Penn'a Cavalry
/ who went out from lloncsdale unde
| capt .- )urland, in September, 1862
i,.. TIL something over 2Uu sur
NiEHya regiment
/ n~A. a. IN MANcy md Joseph Kmet
have been elected directors OF the Fol
est City First National Bank to ill th
vacancies created by the resignation {
two OF the organizers OF the institution
r, A. Randall, Of Waymsrt, and NJ
chael KrantE, in his youth Honesda
boy In speaking OF the retiring men