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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-03
HOWLAND'S Entrances on Main street, Fairfield
 avenue and Cannon street.

Bridgeport, Conn.,,
 Saturday, April 3, 1909. The Weather-Showers tonighti clearing Sunday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-03

WANT ADS. CENT A WORD.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-06
BraInan.

JAN. 4.-The winter weather is all We
can ask for. Sleighing is good, and Just
cold enough to keep it so.
Schools and churches are closed for a
time on account of whooping cough and
scarlet fever.
Ladies' Aid meets Jan. 9TH at the
home of Mrs. George Bloom, Sr., and
We hope TO see full attendance.
Coe Young, Sr., is unable to do any
work, having an attack OF heart trouble.
Vern Tyler is nearly well, after few
weeks sickness with scarlet fever and
whooping cough.
Charles Cole had the misfortune to get
in the way of a falling tree while cutting
logs, and had one arm broken near the
elbow, besides receiving some other
bruises.
Mrs. White, from Kellam, spent New
Years day with her son, Ernest White,
at this place.
John Mittswagner, from Conklin Hill,
has rented and moved onto d. NJ. Stalk
er's farm on the hill. We are always
glad to get good family in the neigh
borhood.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-06
Dreher.

JAN. 4th.-A light rain on Sunday af
ternoon has made travelling with sleigh
or sled rather uncertain, but we have
had delightfully."- fine sleighing for this
season of the wear and it has been we'll
worn.
Since the high school building was
destroyed by fire one week ago, the
board of school directors have been busy
summing up the resources at hand, to
continue the school. The building, owned
by Charles Seig, has been rented to ac-
commOdate the pupils and teachers, but
some time will elapse before part of it
can be roofied in, windows put in and
the walls plastered. Heating the build
ing and the arrangement of temporary
school furniture, an outfit of books and
other paraphernalia will also require
some thought and expense.
While all this is going OH it would be
well to give some thought in the line of
protection against fire in the future.
Only most favorable wind saved the
village from great loss on this occasion,
but such conditions do not always exist.
Anything in the line of improvement is
usually OF more or less expense, but
some protection against fire, even il it is
costly, should be provided. This ad-
mOnitiOn is not alone for the townships
dads" but for every taxpayers con-
siderahon. In fifteen years, more or
less, Dreher township has had five school
buildings destroyed by fire, entailing a
loss of several thousand dollars, and it's
time that we stand up and take notice.
John Marsch, an hOnOred and respect
ed citizen of Greentown, Pike county,
Pa, was born in Rhine. Prussia, on
Jan. 8, 1884, and came to America in
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-06
Orson.


Dec. 3l.-Miss Grace Hall is spend
ing the holidays in Brooklyn.
Mrs. Jay Walling, of Deposit, is visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. p.
Hine, of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. Lee celebrated
the fiftieth anniversary of their we'd
ding, the Goth of December, very quiet
ly, at their home here, owing to the i'll
health of the latter, and the recent death
of a son-in-law.
The auxiliary of the Womans' Home
Missionary Society will hold their next
meeting on Wednesday afternoon, Jan.
9Th, at the home of Mrs. II. Palmer.
DIR. and Mrs. II. A. Evans spent
Christmas at the home OF Mrs. Soules's
father, s. II. Lee.
A quiet wedding took place at the
home of L. A. Hine, December oath,
when his daughter, Florence, was mar
ried TO Egbert II. Sanford. The wed.
ding trip was omitted. and the couple
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-06

1847. He has resided in Greentown for
60 years and in commemoration of his
18th birthday, little company of rela-
tives and friends, namely, Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Marsch and son, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Simons and daughters, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Heberling, and Mrs. Geo.
Robacker, all of Greentown, and Mrs.
Angelica Seig, Miss Amelia Beehn, C. A.
Beehn, Mrs. FRANKIE, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
w. Hause, all of Dreher, were invited
TO the residence of Chas. A. Seig and
family, of Dreher, on Jan. Sd, where
Mr.. Marsch was brought from his home
in Greentown, to receive the kindly con-
gratulations of the guests. Brother
Marsch was taken by surprise when
ushered int" Mrs. Seig's parlor, where
the little company was seated and could
scarcely find words to express himself;
but like all such occasions, some one
else could help start the talk and then
everyone could say something pleasant.
We cannot write of all that was said,
but it was pleasant meeting and the
good substantial dinner prepared by
Mr.. and Mrs. Seig and served to the
guests was worth travelling miles to en-
JOY. Congratulations first, then the
pleasant talks, the dinner, and then the
good-by's were said and we separated,
hoping that Brother Marsch may live
long and enjoy many more such happy
birthdays. Angie Biesecker assisted
Mrs. Seig in the entertainment of the
guests and ]. r. Hause was the handy
man.
W. ]. Beehn and d. w. Hause are
getting the Seig house ready for school
purposes.
F. G. Haines, merchant of Greentown,
is seriously ill with abscess of the brain.
Earl Bird, a ten year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. E. E. Bird, cut his left hand
with an axe while chopping wood few
days ago.
From Jan. l, 1908. to Jan. l, 1909, ].
W. Hause gathered from a flock of %
hens, $3.50 eggs or a trifie over 723
dozen. They are only ordinary chick
ems and have had ordinary care, but it
shows what can be done with improved
breeds and good care. This flock have
paid for their feed and trouble of
caring for them.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-06
British Old Age Pensions.

Ireland has always contributed more
than its due share to the humors as
well as the worries of parliamentary
proceedings, but it eclipsed itself the
other night when Mr.. Lloyd-George
made a statement as to the claims so
far made for old age pensions in diff
ferent parts of the kingdom While in
England only 367. .197 persons out of
$4,000 over seventy years of age have
claimed pensions, in Wales 23,96S out
of 5000 and in Scotland 68.7S5 out of
134, 1000. it appears that in Ireland no
fewer than 19S, 1873 persons have put in
claims, although there are only 1s4. 600
persons known to be living over sew
enty years Of age.-London Outlook.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-06
Sicily /
u
and
Calabriia
~ GEORGE II. PICARD.


APPALLING as 1t Is, the recent en-
"a lamity which has plunged the
IA italian peninsula into the deep
est sorrow and the remainder Of
the civilized world into sympathetic
horror is nothing especially novel.
More than once has it been demon
strated with awful distinctness that
Calabria and Sicily are not terra firma.
1t Is a region which has been shaken
SO frequently and SO disastrously by
seismic convulsion that 1t has long ago
passed into history as ''the home of
the earthquake" In ancient times it
was the battle-ground Of southern Eu-
rope, and even at that early day 1t was
a saying common enough that 'the
earthquake takes from Calabria that
which war has left"
1t is bright and smiling region, q
sunlit and fertile land. a country SO
kindly dealt with by nature that it
seems to be mans ideal Of everything
that constitutes at abiding place. In
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-06

MODERN sTREET SCENE IN CATASIA, TO
WHICH CITY sLESSNA REFUGEES Piled.
made less OF a show than usual. In
northern Mexico. near the Rio Grande
river, which did not do much damage.
On the following day Chilapa, over the
Mexican border, was roughly shaken,
and there were even a few casualties.
Earthquakes are so infrequent in AZ
rica that some scientists have been In
clined TO regard the dark continent as
immune. This year. however, that the
Ory has been made untenable. Two
heavy shocks were felt in the KOngO
Free State. almost directly under the
equator, covering an area OF a hun
dred square miles.
But the most convincing realization
of the insecurity with which we walk
the earth has come to the American
people through the seismic exhibitions
which have occurred nearer home. the
horror OF April IS, 1908, in San Fran
cisco, the devastating shock OF 1902
which wrecked the island OF Mar
Unique in a twinkllng and the similar
Iisitations on the Carolina coast. Nor
does 1t detract greatly from the inse-
curity Of our position to be told by the
scientists that It Is only the necessary
setting OF the earth's crust. "It's
long time settIhg." We retort rather
unamiably.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-06
Maplew0od.

DEC. 3l.-Christmas was celebrated
at the Methodist church on Christmas
eve A good program was rendered,
the music, both vocal and instrumental,
being especially good.
The Grace Evangelical church congre-
CATION had their tree entertainment on
Christmas night. There was full house
and an excellent program; an especial
feature being Star Drill and chorus by
seven young ladies. A missionary offer
ing was taken.
An epidemic of chicken-pox and
whooping cough Is sweeping over our
town and the school attendance has
fallen off considerably in consequence.
F. S. Keen is in Pittsburg, engaged
on the 'Councilmanic Grafters' - case,
which will probably detain him from
home for several weeks.
Christ. Colwell and family, of Scran-
ton, spent several days with relatives in
this place last week.
The MapIewood dramatic club met at
the home of Frank Black, Monday even
ing. Our genial townsman, John Bart
low, and his ''Mauds'' were in attend
ance, and good time is reported.
Mrs. F. S. Keen spent several days
with Pittston friends last week. "'T
DIR. Ely called on some of our people
Yesterday and left trail of yellow pla-
cards in his wake. We hope this will
prove effectual in preventing the spread
ing of disease among the children ofthis
town.
Fanny, stricken in years, died yestet-
day morning after a life of faithful
service. She WAS well known and re-
spected by all who knew her-unusually
spry for one of her age, having made a
trip to Scranton and return just the day
preceding her death. Fanny was a
horse over thirty years old, owned by @.
p. Sharp. She was faithful unto death,
having literally died with her shoes
On!'' Peace be 10 her ashes.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-06

Hawley.
Dec. 2l.-Liveryman III. p. Plum lost
one of his valuable sorrel horses last
Tuesday night.
Fred. Killam, of Philadelphia, is spend
ing the holidays with his parents, on
Academy street.
Edgar Mackie, OF the Eddy, will open
a tobacco shop opposite Freethy's drug
store, on Main street, the first of the
year.
Paul Bohan, of New York city, spent
Christmas with his brothers, on Hudson
street.
X. W. Murphy was in New York city,
last Monday, on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lange and son,
Russell, of Brooklyn, n. Y, are visiting
Mrs. Lange's mother, Mrs. r. I. Ames,
on Penn Avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Palmer, of Strouds-
burg, are visiting relatives on the East
side.
Miss May Miller is spending a few
days with her parents at Lakeville-
Joseph Murphy, of Buffalo, spent Sun
day with friends in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. James P. Tighe, of Mid
dletown, n. V, spent Christmas with
his parents, at the Eddy.
Fred. Snyder, of Brooklyn, spent the
HOLIDAYS with friends on Main street.
Charles Shearer, of Carbondale, spent
Christmas with his mother on Bishop
Avenue.
James P. Reilly and wife, of Dun
more, were guests of VI. X. Barrett, OF
Keystone street, on Christmas.
A. T. Gaffney, of New York city, spent
the holidays with his family here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray zimmerman, and
daughter Mary, are guests at the home
of Alfred Decker, on Main street.
Mrs. Kathryn Keleher, of River street,
is visiting relatives in Middletown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Hensel and
daughter, Dorothy, of Carlisle, Pa, are
here spending some time with relatives.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-06
South Canaan.

JAN. 1.-The oyster supper, held III
the Grange hall New Years eve., was
a grand success, the receipts being $50.
The bachelors club, of CarbOndale,
spent New Years eve at Hotel Bent
ham. enjoying themselves with vocal
and instrumental music, and tripping
Che light fantastic tOe.'' At season.
able hour refreshments were served, to
which all did ample justice, it being
seven O'Clock in the morning when they
started for home, all seemingly filed
with the best of spirits. Wishing their
host happy New Year, the ringing OF
their merry bells, together with their
hearty laughter could be heard far away.
1t goes without saying that Mr.. and Mrs.
Bentham are right down, good enter
tainers.
Jerry Buckley, the popular blacksmith,
was united in marriage to Miss Edith
Butler, of Wyalusing, Christmas, and
they are now nicely settled in what was
known as the George Wildenberger res
idence in this place. Our best wishes go
with them. for happiness and prosperity.
Mr.. G. A.Spangenberg has placed the
Bell telephone in his home, which makes
it very convenient for those who wish to
call on the Squire.
Some night prOwlers visited the cellar
of John Chamberlain last week, and
made away with lot of provisions. A
search warrant has failed to locate the
guilty parties at this writing. We hope
ne may trace them later on.
Frank Barhight, of Carbondale, with
two of his chums, spent last week with
his grandfather, James Vaudeville,
and was quite successful in enticing the
finny tribe, as most of their time was
spent in fishing.
Alvin Bronson, who we reported very
sick last week, we are now pleased to say
is convalescent.
Mrs. Martha Dull, of Pittston, was the
guest OF his sister, Mrs. Jerry Buckley,
New Years day. Her younger sister,
Miss Ruth Butler, of Simon, accompa-
MED her home on the Erie evening train.
VIM. McMann, of WINNERS, was a
New Year caller in town.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-06
Maplewood.

JAN. 4th.-Clarence Ferris, of State
College, spent the holidays with his
parents at this place.
Mrs. Marvin Tuthill, of Dunmore,
spent New Years day with her mother,
Mrs. Amanda Moore.
The Rev. Mr.. Rosenberger, of the
United Evangelical Association, is con-
Quoting a series of Evangelistic meetings
which began with the New Years Eve
Watch Night service. Everybodyis urged
to attend and help to make the meetings
interesting.
The whooping-cough patients are all
doing well, none of them having been
seriously i'll.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-06

DlbTUhbAGCh
reality 1t has proved itself to be the
most treacherous of earth's beauty
spots. as little to be trusted as are the
historic Scylla and Charybdis at the
entrance to the strait of Messina. 1t
has always been an active center Of
seismic disturbance of almost every
variety. Even before the recent horror
1t might have claimed the record, for
the great Calabrian earthquake which
began in 1873 continued for four years.
Great Earthquake Region.
No native of Sicily or the Calabrian
mainland ever reaches mans estate in
ignorance of the earthquake. With
some form of the dreaded upheaval he
must become familiar long before he
reaches the Scriptural age limit. These
manifestations vary in intensity from
tremOrs so slight as to be observed by
the most delicate instruments to vio-
lent destructive shocks. While the
more serious and death dealing blows
are felt at intervals SO remote as to in
spire a sense Of security, the slighter
dAC Do NOnolduL IHdI II
requires years Of habit to make them
other than premonitory signals of trou-
BILE to follow.
It matters not at all to the surviving
Calabrian peasant, whose entire inter-
est in the business of living has been
cut off suddenly by this abnormal
trick of nature which has swept his
lix-in-y fnl int iufn fh0t
science is at hand with its theories of
the cause of his misfortunes. 1t will
not revive his hopeless spirit to be told
that the blow which has felled him Is
but another evidence that the foot of
the Italian boot" is sinking into the
sea. 1t is a scientific fact that has
been going on for centuries. Like the
California earthquake of 1906, the re-
cent italian disaster was due not to
volcanic disturbance. but to the sub
sidence of the earth's crust. and it is
believed by experts that should this
settling continue it will be followed
by volcanic activity and that the gran
lite hills of Scylla and the greater por-
ton of the mountainous region of the
mainland will be submerged.
AS for Messina, it has alw ys been
city of tremendous disaster. Long be-
fore the Apostle Paul preached his
novel evangel in the crowded streets
OF Syracuse 1t had known afflictiOn OF
the deepest. In the fifth century be-
fore Christ 1t was captured by the
Greeks, and its Inhabitants were sub
tected to great indignities. In 396 =. C.
1t was destroyed by the all cOnquering
CarthagInians and was rebuilt by Do
nysius. the tyrant OF Syracuse. In the
following century Hannibal and his
Carthaginian hosts again sacked the
town. After the fall OF paganism 1t
Jared not a whit better. for 1t WIS
taken by the Saracens in S3l and prac-
iIcaIly destroyed. Two hundred years
later It was pillaged by the NOrmans.
In 1740 the plague carried on over
1000 victims. and fOrty-three years
later an earthquake practically buried
the city and its remaining Inhabitants.
As late as 184S it was nearly wiped on
the map by a bombardment. but seems
to have been restored sufficiently to
lose 10000 inhabitants by cholera in
1854.
All Sicily Devastated.
The seventeenth and eighteenth CEN
turtles seem 70 have been the most pro
linc earthquake periods in modern
timeG In September. 1893. all Sicily
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Retires to Have Time For Golf.
st. Louis, Jan. 5.-Just to have plenty
u time to play golf George III. Wright,
president of a big dry goods company,
has resigned at the age of sixty-five.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-06

are passing the time at the home of the
brides father. They have the best wish
es of their many friends for long, hap.
py life.
Mrs. Margaret Belknap is visiting her
son in Port Jervis.
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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-06
An Sicily Devastated.

The seventeenth and eighteenth CEN
turies seem to have been the most pro-
life earthquake periods In modern
timcA In September. 1893. all Sicily
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COMING ATTRACTIONS.
The BeIasco.

The BeIascO.
There are four acts in The Witching
Hour" the newest Augustus Thomas
play in which the Messrs. Shubert are
to present John Mason at the Beiasco
Theater next week The scenes Of this
celebrated telepathic drama are laid in
Louisville. KY. and Washington ID. C.
During the long run of over a year ar
the Hackett Theater in New York the
metropolis was made telepathically mad
by this strange drama. The plays long
run was largely made possible 10y the
novelty Of IT'S theme the depth and
strength or the drama. the genuine com
edy and pathos in the entertainment.
There are several THE Witching Hour
companies on the road. but the genuine
and original New York production VIII
be seen here. and Mr. Thomas is 20 su-
perintend the first local performance. Mr..
Mason win be supported by such players
as Amelia Gardner julia Hay. Ethel
Winthrop Russ Whytal. George Castor,
Purnel Pratt George Nash. - L. Walton.
Charles Balsar. and Harry s. Hadheld-
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SAYINGS OF MRS. SOLOMON.
Being the Confessions Of the Seven Hundredth Wife
Translated b. Helen ROWLAND.

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the spill at the finish.
Love bubble OF but
morning ate
70
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salary viii
observeth
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divorce
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Chase's next week win keep up the
present high standard of polite vaude-
vile programmes. and the list OF attrac-
tions comprises the Harrison Armstrong
company. in "Circumstantiai Evidence:
the Mirza-Goiem Persian troupe. the Bar
Lancaster company. sydney Deane
and company, Fred Sosman. Dave Jones
and Harry Mayo. .'Bimm. BONN.
B-r-r-r.'- and the interesting motion pic
tl,re series. entitled The funny Fish
cries.
"Circumstantial Evidence" is the topic
Of the vaudeville world. Its hit wherever
10 has been PLAYED is the subject of com
ment. Originally written FOR presentation
ut the last annual gembol Of the lambs
Club in New York City, where ii made
profound impression. The action takes
place in a jury room. ia which the twelve
jurors are eleven TO one on the question
81 the circumstantiality proven guilt Of
the defendant. Secrets o. the jury room
are disclosed. and the climax is sensa-
uonaL II comes as a surprise to the
audience.
The added attraction viii be the Won
deful Mirza-Golem Persian troupe. said
to be the favorite performers attached 20
tie Shahs corrt A new comedy sue
cess VIII be introduced by the Barrows-