The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-02
Additional Nearly Forgotten Facts

The writer fears that IN his sketches
Of Abiram Winton and his unique char
ecter, he may have given the impres-
sion that the latter's impulsiveress in
vsriably led him into injustice to euch
Of his neighbors as held ideae at vGri-
ance with his OVID conceptions Of right.
That he was headstronR end sometimes
resorted to extreme measures to redress
grievances, or what he considered TO be
wrongs, with scent notice TO the offender
is to be admitted, but the following sd-
vertisemeDt, while affording another IL
lustrstion Of his characteristic way OF
doing things. furnishes the best of evi-
dence that, occasionally at least, he was
considerate enough to bark before he bit
rrRYpIKE NOTICE.
l. Abirsm wDnton, of Texas township. in
the county of Wayne and COmmonwe
OF Penney wanna, being superintendent oil
the Honesdale and Clarkrville Turnpike
Road Co., do certify that on the 9th day OF
February last. the same beiLR Ash Wednes-
day, or the fret day OF Lent, discovered a
quanti'y of 4-foot eplIt maple wood, placed
in said Honesdale & ClHrksville turnpike
road, 1t point nearly opposite the Hopes-
dale 3ili, aud fronting the cross-road rum
ning between the houses OF stephen Torrey,
ESD and AaJor Jerry Clark Gum. A pOr-
Iiou of this wood still RENAME in SAID road. to
the sunOy ance OF good citizens and to some
extent endaDg-ring the safety OF travellers
| l therefore hereby notify the owner OF own
| ers Of said wood, If alive. or. If dead, then
his or their heirs or assigns that il the same
| Ia not removed on or before the first Monday
| in April next, the day which the good peO-
| pie OF the state OF Connecticut have named
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cause It TO be moved to some proper place
where Il can be examined until the 18th day
| OF April next, on which day il will be sold
according to law. March G. ls3G.
The rhy ming tendency seems to be
particularly strong in advertisers, or al
least in Wayre county adv ertisers
Away back IL the beginning OF the last
century, business announcements were
frequently put into verse, or at least
doggerel. Here is a sample from the
Bethany Mirror of 1887
Forget not the store OF Solomon Moorei
GoodF sold cheaper than ever before.
| builIing material from chimney to floor
Cap always be bought OF solomon Moore.
Solomon Moore was Bethany's first
Postmaster, and was afterward elected
sheriff and clerk of the courts. He wal
for many years one of the ancient coun
ty-seat's merchants, he and Jaeon Tor.
rey opening the first store in partner
ship.
When the father of Henry B. Hyde
and grandfather of James Hszsu Hyde
was in business in Honesdele, his firm
somehow acquired the reputation Of
driving pretty sharp bargains with theil
customers, and q rival firm, Miller &
1Auow. put the prevailing sentiment intt
advertisement which ended with tn.
lowing warning and invitation
"If you ask them for meat they give you
bone,
And when you want bread, you must need
take STONE;
II it's leather you're after. and ask for side
You may get 1t, perhaps, i'll exchange fo
your HYDE:
30 the stockings which hold what econom,
Will be emptied at last In extortionat
81 6RAyRs;
And then, when you sink in Eternity lap.
Thank Heaven you're taking your very las
KNAPP?
But il all these ills you'd gladly forego,
Come here. where all dealings are pure q
! the SNow;
Where goods go so cheaply for bank notes O
'siller,'
You'll say you've been treated as white a
q MILLER"
Ali who remember the genial Horac
A. Woodhouse will be amueed with hi
Ingenious alphabetical acrostic. take
from his much longer versifisd adver
usenenr. whithh a 4 p ppeessaassed in 856es
dale papers in May, 1s49. The store was
in the Foster building. directly opposite
Hotel Wayne:
| "AlpacRs, alum, Rrrow-root,
Beans, buttons. boots and brushes
Combs. candies, cotton-hose
Duck, diaper and dishes.
| ElRsticB. edgings, essences,