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

-Ihe H3d N. Y. volunteers VIII Ifolu
their annual reunion at Ellenville, N.
Y, on Tuesday, Oct. 18th. Wayne coun-
ty had over twenty men in this regiment,
mainly from Buckingham and Manches-
ter townships.
Joseph Kings New York company
in grand revival of East Lynne" will
appear at the Lyric Theatre, Tuesday,
Oct. 18th.
Peter. Ortt has sold his. farm near
White Mills, to Carl Hitler, of Brooklyn
N. Y. Possession given at once. Con-
sidefatioh, $1,000.
--CITIzEE subscribers living beyond
the limits of the territory covered by the
carriers will find their papers at the post
office on Wednesdays and Fridays.
The annual election for officers Of
the Honesdale Golf Club will be held in
the club house, on Saturday evening,
Oct. 10, D0s, at7o'clock. Suppers erved
at 5 o'clock.
Capt. James Ham Circle, Ladies of
the G. A. r., will hold their autumnal
supper Oct. 18th, instead of Oct. 9th,
as the latter date will be occupied by
Freedom Lodge.
The Forestry Commissioners esti-
mate that 100000 acres of timber land
were burned over by the recent forest
fires in Pennsylvania, including $1,000
acras of State lands s.f;
The Erie Co. is now making coal
shipments from the Lackawanna Valley,
to Buffalo and other points West, via
Hawley and Lackawaxen, where the
cars are transferred to the main line.
Thomas P. Fowler was last week
d elected President of the Ontario and
Western Railway Co., for the twenty
second time. He is the oldest railroad
president in the east, in point. of SER
vide ~. ',>,'s, .rsa'<sit,.
John n, Sharpsteen, who purchased
the Winton property, on West Park
street, some months ago, is. having the
dwelling, fitted UP in modern style, its
timbers tA4ngbeen found to be ina re-
markabIe sSat&of preservation. He an
ticipates occupying the building on or
about Jan. /, 1908. 's'2
While chopping in the woods on Fri
day afternoon last, John A. A.FReining, of
Beach Lake, cut his leg badly, the AK
striking near the ankle. and severing the
anterior tibial artery, DIR. H. B. Ely, of
Hohesdale, was called and gave the in
jured limb the necessary surgical treat
ment.
State Highway Department Survey
or John L. Westbrook and his corps ol
Men, who are making survey of Pike
county, for the purpose of making a
county map, are now located at Row
lands, that county. The men come
home every other week. Mr.. Westbreok
says the work is progressing satisfactor-
lily. ..'- a.
Incidental to the new mode of de-
livery of THE CITIZEN to Honesdale
subscribers, owing to it's change from a
weekly to a semi-weekly, which necessi,
tates the employment of carriers, there
will doubtless be some annoying mis-
takes made, but we beg the indulgence
of our patrons until the office has be-
come familiarized with the new system,
after which there will be no reason fol
complaint.
According to the report of the Com
missioner of Pensions, for the year end.
ing June 30, 1908, there are two pension
ers of the revolutionary war on the rolls
both women. The last surviving veteran
OF that war was Daniel F. Bakeman, who
died at Freedom, N Y, April 8, 1869
aged 100 years, 6 months and days
OF the war of 1872 only All pensioners
remain, eighty-seven having died during
the year. From the Indian wars there
are left 1883 pensioners and from tht
Mexican War 9,S46, of whom 1882 are
veterans. The Spanish War produced
to date about $4,000 pensioners, while
the pension rolls contain a total from al
sources, including the Civil War anc
the regular army, of 951 1887. The mum
ber of survivors of the Civil War on thu
pension rolls June 80, 1908, was 620, 1855
a decrease during the year of 23,353
This is the net decrease. The numbe
dropped on account of death was 81 1888
During the year just closed the total ex
pense was $l55, 1894 ,O49 63. The tota
paid out since the civil war is So, 767 ,5l5,
842 82. A report made in 1883 showed
9pensioners of the war of 1872 still liv
ing in Wayne county, as follows: Johl
Hoffman, Hines Corners; Eldad Atwat
er, Pleasant Mt. and the following wild
ows: Matilda Watrous, Hollisterville
Julia Ann Andrews, Preston Jane An
drews, PromptOn;' Elizabeth Carlow
Preston, and Susan Beemer, Susan Sal
mon and Elizabeth Bennett, Honesdale