The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-21

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The only railroad mentioned in the
Bible is the Erie: '.The Lord created all
crawling and creeping things"
Following are the recently installed
officers of Samuel Meredith encampment
No. 1851 o. of o. F., of Pleasant Mt:
Earl H. Spencer, chief. patriarch; E. T.
Tiffany, high priest; Cecil Glanville, SEN
ior warden; Charles ]. Jay, junior war
den; James Pope, scribe; Judson E. Tif-
fany, treasurer. y
-On Wednesday of last week, Lacka-
wanna Railroad stock reached its high
water mark. Sales at $50 were recorded.
Lackawanna is a magnificent property
with an earning capaciry of 30 per cent.
on its little issue of $26, 200, 900 stock.
The charter is one of the most valuable
of all the anthracite charters under it
the company can mine, transport, and
sell coal, and it has done all these things
for generations, even selling coal at auc-
tion weekly in New York city. There is
little doubt that the shares are selling
for less than they are worth, though the
market price is six times the par value.
:, --"Polly Of the Circus" very beau
tiful and realistic four act drama will be
an attraction at the Lyric Theatre some
time during the month of May. This
production comes here under the aus
pices of the Honesdale Realty Com
pany, who, in order to secure it, are
under large guarantee. "Polly of the
Circus" played return engagement at
the Lyceum, Scranton, on Saturday last,
and will return to Scranton again about
the same time that it comes to Homes
dale.
The committee in charge OF arrange
ments for the annual banquet of the
Honesdale Business Mems Association,
met on Friday, and decided to hold the
entertainment at Hotel Heunann on
Tuesday evening, May 11th. The fol-
lowing speakers will beheard during the
evening: State organizer, ]. w. Ritten-
house, of Scranton Burgess John Kuh-
bach; Ex-Burgess T. J. Ham, and w.
w. Wood. N. B. Spencer will act as
tosatmaster. ... "
The Carbondale Leader notes the
fact that William M. Kenworthy, Of
Honesdale, is the only surviving driver
OF the Honesdale and Carbondale stage,
which travelled over the Moosic forty
years ago. Mr.. Kenworthy, who lived
here for many years, succeeded Jerome
Townsend and drove three years, or un-
til thirty-eight years ago, when Briggs
Brothers sold the route to M. B. Allen.
Mr.. Kenworthy made one trip day,
leaving Honesdale early in the morning
and arriving home at night. In the
writer's school days, we used to 60 by
stage all the way from this place to
Wilkes-Barr leaving here in the morn
ing and reaching Wyoming Seminary
the same evening, distance of fifty
miles. Horses were changed at Carbon
dale and Hyde Park.
In referring to the legislative appro-
priations for Honesdale's proposed hos
pital, the Scranton Times says, "Rep-
resentative Leopold Fuerth, of Wayne,
introduced both bills for the Honesdale
people and his popularity in both houses
made possible their passage"
Five new lamps have been placed on
Elm street and Fair Avenue, by the
North Honesdale Improvement Society.
On Thursday last Sheriff M. L. Bra
man took Loretta Fitzsimmons to the
House of Refuge, at Philadelphia. The
girl was recently sentenced to that insti-
tuition on the charge of burglarizing a
store at Waymart, to which charge she
pleaded guilty.
On Saturday Elijah Schoonover was
taken to Danville, by Detective N. B.
Spencer and Albert F. Steinman. Mr..
Schoonover was released from that in
stitution about ten days ago.
George Bartron, a resident of For
tenia, took a dose of carbolic acid on
Sunday morning, and died about seven
O'Clock on Monday evening, from the
effects of the poison. Bartron lived with
his daughter, Mrs. Loseg. He owned a
farm adjoining her place, but for some
time had made his home with her. Sun
day morning he arose at the usual hour,
and appeared to be in happy frame of
mind. He left the house to perform his
duties about the place, and was gone
almost an hour, when he returned to
the house and, upon entering, fell to the
floor in a semi-conscious condition. DR..
Peterson, of Honesdale, who was quickly
summoned, found, on investigation, that
the man had swallowed the contents of
a bottle of carbolic acid. Bartron's
wife died about year ago, and as he
has mourned his loss continually, it is
thought that his rash act was the result
of disordered mind.
The W. C. T. U. viii hold an ora
torical contest, next week, in the Pres