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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25
LAKEXILLIi.

Miss Melva Hosher, of Pittston,
returned home last week after spend
ing some time with her aunt, Mrs.
Peter Daniels.
George killem, of Dunmore, was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Brook. He returned on Friday.
Charles Daniels is some better at
this writing.
Mrs. Sarah Kimble and daughter
Iottie, OF Hawley, are the guest of
their daughter, Mrs. c. Locklin, of
this place.
G. l.. James is entertaining H. A.
Depuy, of Dunmore who is at this
place on a fishing trip.
Miss Lucy Shelley is spending her
vacation at Port Jervis, n. Y.
Mrs. Della Evans and four chill
dren, of Scranton, spent a few
days recently with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Loyeless.
Mir. and Mrs. A. Goble Philip
Shelley, Mrs. w. b. Foss and son
Russell, Miss Ada Morris, Miss
Grace James, Mr.. and Mrs. Minigan
spent Sunday on the Wallen PaupaC
river, and enjoyed the days outing
immensely.
Miss Elizabeth Alpha is in Scran.
ton on her vacation.
Miss Kate Daniel left on Sunday
to visit friends and relatives al
Scranton and PItston.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25
ALDENVILLE,

Miss Jessie Nelson, of Siko, and
Miss Mae Stevens, of Portland,
Oregon, were visitors at the home
of c. H. Wilmarth, last Friday
Mrs. c. II. Howell, of South Pres
ton, and MIR. A. w. Larrabee and
wife and two children, of Starrucca,
are guests at the home Of Warren
Bunting.
Miss Mary Bates, OF Scranton, and
Miss Bertha Balabauh, of Wilkes
Barre, arc guests vt the home of
John Derrick.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Ii. Knapp and
Mr.. and Mrs. =. J. stanton attended
a funeral at Pink last Wednesday.
Mrs. :. Nj. Martrck and Raymond
e. Smith leave this morning on a
trip to Elk Hill where they expect to
spend Sunday.
r. Everett Rainey left last Friday
on trip to New York City.
Aug. 2l, 1903.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25
SHERMAN.

f. j. Whitmore spent last week in
Binghamton.
Miss Katherine Kroley, of New
York, is boarding at w. o. Curtis.
Amelia and Wallace Freed, of Ber-
nice, Pa, are visiting friends in town.
Miss Hattie Arneke is spending a
few days in Binghamton.
Ed. Barlow has very sore hand
caused by a blister from chopping
wood.
Mrs. Clarence Gardiner has friends
visiting her from New York.
Mrs. Enoch Sylvester is very sick.
DR.. Hitchcock is the attending ply
sician.
The Sherman boys got quite a
bump Saturday afterday playing ball.
They played two games, one with the
Roads Creek nine, score IS to in
favor OF Sherman. and one with
Maple Grove, score s to in favor OF
Sherman.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25
4 PLEASANT TINIE.

According to previous arrange
ment the members of Thompson NJ
e. and f. w. i. Sunday schools,
with the members of Orson NJ. E..
Sunday school to the number of
25O scholars, officers and teachers,
met at Gelatt's Grove, CoXton Lake,
on Saturday, Aug. 18th. where q
sumptous dinner was served to over
400 persons, the extra $50 scholars
being picnic scholars. However,
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25
Itb()IkClY.

Mrs. Peter IL. Coles is sick with
appendicitis.
Lydia, daughter of John II. Flynn,
is sick with typhoid fever.
Elijah Teeple, our efficient post
master, has sent his resignation to
Washington. For over twenty years
he has faithfully performed his du-
ties.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25
SALEM,

The Salem Grange will hold a
picnic on the campground here on
Thursday, Aug. 26th. At 2 p. m.
Rev. John Johnson, Chaplain of the
stat" Grange. will deliver an ad-
dress. Members of neighboring
GlHn4lS .tr cordially invited.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25
VILLAGE, HAMLET, FARM.[
Doings in Rural Wayne. |
Interesting Items Picked Up by Our
Staff of Wide-Awake Correspondents


Monday for three weeks vacation.
The first Sunday the pulpit will be
filled by a minister from New York
and the next Sunday Rev. Tinsley,
who was our pastor for two years,
will preach.
Aug. q, 1909.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25

Several of the farmers in this
vicinity will have to dispose of about
one-half of their stock this fall on
account of the scarcity of fodder
Prompton Is minus a constable
as constable Baker has moved to
Carbondale.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25

Prothonotary NJ. J. Hanlon has
accepted invitations to deliver ad-
dresses at the following places:
Grange picnic at Torrey, Aug. 25;
Veterans reunion, Orson, Aug. 2S;
the Tri-County gathering, Union
dale, Sept. /.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25
we we're glad to see them all.

We were SIdU 10 SEE IHtW dII
After dinner line program was
rendered, consisting of addresses,
solos, duets, recitations, and music
by the Orson band. The superin-
tendents of the schools take this
way of thanking all who helped to
make the occasion a complete sue
cess, especially e. E. Gelatt and
wife, and others at Lake Coxton
for opening their homes and
grounds, for our enjoyment.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-10-20

d y ~.
2s, 1869. in company with Messrs.
Vim. Raine and w. r. Temple reach
ing New York September IA, 1869.
In company with Mr.. William Raine
he went to Grass Valley, California.
They remained at Grass Valley q lit
tie over year and then came to Dem
isoD, Crawford county, Iowa. After
coming to Denison Mr.. Bayles and
Henry Walker farmed some of the
land which is now the w. A. McHenry
stock, farm. Then he took charge Of
the M. Stone Grain, Stock and Lum-
ber business for twelve years. He
was married to Hannah E. Walker
October "a, 1871, to which union were
born FIVE children, John, Annie. Mary.
Hattie and Hannah, the first four hav-
ing preceded him to the Great Be-
yond. His wife also preceded him.
having been called home April Is,
1894. He is survived by. one daugh-
ter, Hannah, and only one sister. Ars.
Robert Hird of Denison. Ia, to mourn
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-10-20
OFFERS ORGAN TO METHODIsTS
Wealthy Church Member Offers to Install
twenty-five Hundred Dollar Pipe Organ
IN the Deuison Church.

One of the wealthy members of the
First Methodist church of Denison has
come forward with a generous offer
which the officials of the church. have
accepted with thanks and alacrity.
The would-be donor offers to install
q twenty five hundred dollar pipe
organ, in the church and he further
offers to pay the expenses of setting
up the organ and the expenses for
three months of an organist who shall
90 to some music college probably
Simpson College at lndianols, to take
q special course in playing the pipe
organ. All that is asked OF the church
10 that the necessary addition be built
10 the west of the church for an organ
loft and that the services of some
musician be secured who will take the
necessary instruction and who will
agree to act as organist for a reason
able length Of time. The cost Of the
building necessary to be done 10 esti-
invited ct four or FIVE hundred dollars
only. The new organ will probably
30 installed next spring in time fol
the Easter Anthem.
For the sum indicated the Denisor
church will be able to get as fine .
pipe organ as there is in any city O
Its size in Iowa.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-10-20

Ethe losasef = kind and loying fatksr
~ 1aithtp Rotl Fsae brssl-
e and one sistsf, both lving passed
away prior to HE deisi
s HI. Bayles Was assessor u Nisb-
nabotny township for twenty-four'
years and supervisor Of the roads
for seven years and secretary Of
Township School Board sfor fourteea
years.
The. funeral will be held Thursday
afternoon 1t two o'clock in the n.
f. church, Rev. AR. Grant. pas-
tor ofsthe church delivering the SER
mon. The rem.ins win be takes-
to their final resting place in III
tNishnabotny eametery. The relative
have tho heartfelt symp1thy Of Al
the community in this sad hour Of ~
Yeavemeht. '..sss
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-10-20

hayss been assisting him the past sum !.
tlsSf, Rhss ~ itchsd aad sasAn
their dinner andsn nhopt oqe clock Mr..
EBayles said, Nov. boys. We can hitch
up.s.s He then teok = few steps to-
ward them and fell. dexth resulting
fromsheart failure. He was imme-
diately removed to his home in Walk
ert0wn. Ihissis indeed sad news to
everybody for everyone that knew
him loved him and he had many. many
friends both here and throughout. the
whole county. II in time Of trouble
or sickness Mr.. Bayles was slways
present with s.helping hand 20 be of
any assistance possible. Not only
will he be missed as loving father.
but also kind neighbor and faithful
friend. 3sIs. 4
John Watson Bayles was born II
Aickleton. Yorkshire. England, May
10. 1886. he left England August
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-10-20

On Tuesday afternoon the horse
driven by MIR. A. F. Bond Was
frightened by sudden rush Of the
High School football squad on their
way to practice. Some ons had kicked
the ball and the players, In uniform
rushed pell- NELL after it. The horse
jumped and ran from one side Of the
sstreets % the other, hnally upsetting
the light wagon ard itpg NJ 4.
Bond Violently ID the ground stsSSins
Oh kis head and ahouidefsy The wagsa
and harness were badly wrecked.
Nj. Bond was taken to the home Of
his brother. Mr.. a. J. Bond. It was
found that several ribs were broken
an. The 10 said 70 be suffering greatly
from internal injuries which may b
still more serious than broken bones.
The last report was that he was me-
improving. The boys were not mae
licious in their play and there was no
attempt made to scare the horse. but
Lit was careless to indulge in football
, practice along the highway and Mr.
Bond thinks they did not stop - they
should have when they saw the ho1ss
was afraid. 1t was just what other
boys have been doing here for the past
forty years. however, only this ZINE
the results are serious. =
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-10-20
SEVERAL SERIOUS
ACCIDENTS OCCUR
LITTLE MILDRED FoDERBERC HAS HER
ELBOW BURNED TO CRISP. y
Mr.. ALBERT BOND BADLY HURT
Foot Ball Scares Horse and in Resulting Run.
away Nj. Bond |. Thrown frsn
Buggy, Suffering Internal Injuries.

Un Tuesday of last week, Mildred,
the five year old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Foderberg living about FIVE
miles south of Denison was seriously
and almost fatally burned. Mrs.
Foderberg went to the wood yard some
distance to the rear Of the house to
get some FIRE wood. She left Mildred
and the two year old baby in the kitch-
en-. The baby was playing with Z
bit of paper. Mildred like neat
little mother took the psper and put
it in the stove. The paper blaxed up
ard the flames caught the elseve Of
the little dress. Mildred tried tc
beat out the flames and ran scrsAm-
ing towards her mother who ran to
her az fast 40 possible. The mother
picked her up and carried herSto tht
we'll. pumping water on the flames and
she soon had them extinguiehsd. In
the meantime however. the child
right arm was badly burned from
wrist to shoulder, her neck waa
burned and her hair and eyebrow
singed. At the elbow the flesh wal
burned TO a crisp and cbarred. Fo
a few days it was question .
to whether the burns would not re
lsult fatally but she is now ont o
danger, although the elbow join
lmsy be permanently stiffened.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-10-20


another rumor reports that a proposl-
tion for the sale of the Vail exchange
is under consideration by the Craw-
ford county. people and still another
rumor has it that the Crawford Coun-
-,~.,t tn buy the Denison
= :!:- ella. oa..,o,
sssseesisal dept the Crawford
County Telephone Uv. ..eld q business
meeting yesterday. The usual divi-
dend was declared. Sears McHenry
was elected director and ali the
other old officers were re elected.
A Review man called on Manager
Richardson Of the Iowa and On officers
Of the Crawford County phone but
they would neither affirm nor deny the
truth of the reports.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-10-20
DEATH OF JAMES LES TRANCE
.KnAy Oh Mn Fails 70 Rally After Serious
Opuatiss For CaIl Stones.

Early Monday morning at the Dem
ison hospital occurred the death Of
James LeStrange. On Sunday he un-'
'derwent an operation for the removal
OF gall stunes and q gall stone as
large as butternut had been re.
moved. On account Of his age and
his debilitated state before the opera
tion was undertaken he failed to rally
and death ensued % above stated.
Mr.. LeStrange was born IN Ireland
and WAS seventy-five years Of age1
he was 4 widower and for the past
ten years had lived in Denison, being
Il familiar figure around the old Mel
|ten Hotel. He was q kindly. quiet,
Eu.asspming man and he bad : larae
circle az friends and cronies swhS
pssssd life ethef ENJOYING ths
kffuits sgf earlier toll, NJ. LeStranRs
swped !. fine quarter section Of land
p4rt in Jackson, and part in Stockholm
tqMnship. He leaves two sons, one
! Of whom James LeStranRe, Jr., Ie.
Fsihsso in Jackson township and hii
ldapehter, Mrs. Madden, lives in South
! tpakota. The remains we're taken I,
Bayer On Monday and funeral service'
| Msre held q st AIMS church Vail to
\ dog.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-10-20
TELEPHONE MERGER
STRIKES CRAWFORD
ALL SORTS OF RUMoRS REPORTED Ase
IMPORTANT CHANGES
OFFICIALS ARE NON-COMMITTAL
Ne State Vide Telephone Consolidation Move
neat Seems to Have Struck Crawford
But Melody Don't Know Nothing.

All kinds Of rumors have been cir
oulating recently concerning approach
ing telephone changes in Crawford
county. The movement for . better
understanding between the Mutual
people and the Bell or Iowa manage
ment, started in Des Moines and has
been carried on through ghouts the state.
The Iowa seems to have made j buy
or sell proposition in various cities.
It appears that they, are willing
either to buy the local sindepsndent
exchanges or to sell their oxh ex.
changes. retaining the toll b6sinesl
in al instancee. We understand that
at Carroll the Iowa has bought the
Independent exchange.
No confirmation can be obtained il
Denison from any source Of any tele.
phone rumors. but the rumors still
persist It ia said that smerger Of
al the Crawford county lines is poss
ibls with the Iowa company retaining
the toll business only. In this cit.
the Iowa company has an exchange O
about lsO phones about two thirds o
the Iowa subscribers have the othe
phone and they would save by : con
solidatior, which would at the sam
time add about Fifty to the sCrawfor,
County list. One rumor hes it tina
the Manila exchange has alread
allied itself with the Iowa people
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-10-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Lorenz Lorenzen Of
Gilmore City are guests at the A. B.
Lorenzen home.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-10-20
COUNCIL ORDERS CROSSINGS
Bond of vii Merriam Approved For Diegn,
Tie New City Wells.

The city council met last night and
ordered half dozen more of the bad
ly needed cement crossings. The
bond of Will Northam was sfso ap-
proved as the contractor for the new
|city wells. The work will be COM
menced on the lots purchased of Geo.
Davis. One we'll will be put down
and If the water stands the test three
additional wells will be driven.
These wells will BIZ six feet in diam
eter and as deep as necessary. In the
center the new pump house will be
erected and an electric pump in.
stalled. 1t 10 certain that there il
plenty of water but the grade cannot
be determined, until one welt has beer
put down.
Street work is in progress in the
north end of town, Marshsll A. e
Weeks having charge OF the gang OF
account of the illness of street com
missioner. Geo. Davis
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-10-20

<. c. Butler wassa Monday visitor
in Benson
( Menaghs have just received 900
dszen Husking mitts.
& FulIyesn& hundred new members
slasAs ieinsd Dsnison churches since
EtAHG meetings..
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-10-20
HE DROPPED DEAD
WHILE AT WORK
JOHN ". BAYLEs DIES INSTANTLY FROM
ATTACK OF HEART FAILURE.
MANILA IS IN MOURNING


Especial from Manilla.)
Monday noon at about O'Clock oc-
CURED the sudden death Of j. w.
Bayles. He was working on the road
near the Robert McCone school five
miles northwest of town with Mr..
Jim McCone and Alpha Hadley, who
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-01
WILSON HAS QUIT
THE LINCOLN BANK
Age and I'll Health Preclude
His Continuation in
Presidency.

Jesse b Wilson. president Of the
Lincoln Natiog al Bank. rendered his
resignation to The directors Of that IN
stitution at noon today. II was &C
cepted with resolution Of regret at the
severance of relations that bave been
pleasant and profitable for over seven
teen years.
Mr.. Wilson gave advanced years and
ilI-health as the reason for laying
down the burden Of plotting the bank
The directors took no action as to the
election Of a president. postponing that
marter until their next regular meeting.
Ii Is understood that there are three
applicants for the vacancy: Floyd 2.
Davis, real estate; r. J. Earnshaw, naer-
chant. and Robert Callahan. Of the Ma
tional Cash Register Company.
So far as ascertained. no poll was
taken Of the directors. and no indica-
tions as to the probable successful can
didate.
Mr.. Wilson's resignation was not uu-
expected. as he had contemplated re-
signing some time ago. He was elect-
ed president Of the Lincoln National
Bank In 1892, and reelected every year
since
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-01
Hundred Boys Enjoy Sport
On First Day of tine
Season.
TEMPERATURES.

Hi. felIersi Come on inI The water. s
fineI Wow-whoop!'
A hundred yelIs from a hundred youth
fuI bathers signalized the opening of the
bathing beach this morning. The old
crowd, supplemented by the "fellers'
who have Outgrown parental prohtbi
ton of swimming during the last year.
together with a few ".fellers" who are
old enough II be parents themselves.
were all on hand this morning to greet
DR.. w B. Hudson. superintendent of
the beach. and his assistants.
DR.. Hudson was so busy he could not
talk TO visitors this morning There
were too many eager. anxious boys de-
manding bathing suits. assignments to
bath houses and other things that are
necessary for comfo-- convenience or
are declared necessary by law. The
youngsters were scrambling over one
another 20 be the first in the water
The beach office was opened at an early
hour. but it was not so early that some
OF its patrons were not waiting at the
door when it swung open. At 10 O'Clock
commenced the scramble for bath
houses.
Everything looks bringt and new; it
looks as though the season will be the
OF
There haze Seen a number OF changes
and Improvements during the closed
season. ali Of which are more or less
appreciated by the youthful patrons.
They wanted TO get into the water, and
4 would have made no difference TO
them / fthere had been no shallow pool.
no big spring board, no haats or any
thing. SO long as there was water and
a place 10 remove clothing where the
police would not interfere, the boys
We're satisned. To be provided with a
bathhouse was, Of course, a convenience
that could not De overlooked and this
VIII.
The new pool. twice the size of the
two former pools, was filed with clear
city water in short order. The indica-
tiOns are that the superintendent and
at the beach VIII have their
hands full this year managing the
crowds.
Commissioner West was on hand this
morning when the beach was formally
opened at 10 o'clock and expressed his
approval of al that had been done at
the same time ms regret at the made
quacy OF the Pools, even with the great
TO accommodate the crowd
that wanted to swim. There must have
been as many boys on the edge of the
pool who were not permitted TO enter
as there were bathers.
The bath houses and lockers were
all in use this morning, even those that
have heretofore been reserved for wOm-
en- being used, The beach win be re-
served for women on Mondays. We'd
Eesdays, and Fridays from 10 a. n.
to ! D. m.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-01
NEWSBOY is BEATEN
INTO INSENSIBILITY
Warrant Is Issued for Arrest
of Herman Abel, Father
of the Victim.
LADS BODY BLACK
FROM CRUEL BLOWS
Great we!ts Cover Back, One Eye
Is Swollen Shut, and Youth
Cannot Talk.

Bruised and blaekened by a cruel
beating. the body CT Howard Abel. a
nfteen-year-old newsboy. small for his
age, lies on a cot at the ChiIdren's Hos
pitaL warrant has been issued for
the arrest of s.is father. Herman Abel.
but the police have not yet been ablo
10 located him.
small eomrade OF young Abel
brought the news Of the quarrel to the
Eighth precinct station house last even
ing shortly after 5 O'Clock. VisibIy af-
fected. the younger boy said his par
lay unconscious at the Abel home, .ISlI
Nttberger street. where his father had
left him after administering a severe
beating. Policeman Sweeney and Horne
found the informant had told the truth.
They found the Howard boy as his
friend had described. with clothing torn
on completely from the waist Up and bis
flesh mass of bruises and welts. From
bis shoulder 10 his waist on one side
Of his back. the skin was black as 9
charred stick In many places the skin
was laeerated- His face was swollen
and one eye was completely closed.
The boy was moaping, but was too
weak TO answer Questions.
At the Children's Hospital surgeons
WOUNDS
dangerous, they would be extremely
painful for many DAYS, and would take
long TO hesf
Al this morning the boy plainly was
suIIerlng TOO much to be questioned. He
was not IN condition to give the police
q clue 10 the wherea bouts oS his father
or 70 tell why his parent had beat him
But Policeman Horne has sworn out a
warrant Tor AbeIS arrest and Police
man Sweeney is looking for him
Abel IS carpenter and makes 81
usy hls VIE Is dead. bat he has two
other chudfen. Both are boys. and
younger than Howard Three years
ago. when they lived on Missouri ave
nue the board of children's guardians
became Interested in the family Miss
E.stelle Foster, the boards agent, de-
elasea ss ne soss we're running wild. and
sdio me father was not giving them the
attention they should receive Ee was
rec ulred 10 move into better quarters.
Last year Abel was injured when a
beam fell upon his head, and he was
away from his work for some time
During this period the children again
we're brought TO the attention Of the
board his neignbors say ne is indus
trious and sober. All the children at
tend school.
In the summer Howard made extra
money by selling papers.
He is bright youngster and so gen
orally liked that he has built mp a sub
stantial route. His younger brothers
say he spent the money on them as well
as for himself
No one could be found today who
saw or heard the beating. Tt was al
first thought the punishment was adj
mlnistered with a whip but physicians
at the hospital say that some of the
wounds must have been inflicted with
wood or some other hard substance.
AS result of the whipping of How
ard, the Board OF Children's Guardians
viii apply TO the court to have all three
children placed In their care. Abel Will
be charged with cruelty to his child