The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-13

evening, January %, 1909. All candi-
dates who desire their names printed on
the ballot must report to the Committee
man, Geo. P. Ross, on or before Jan.
Goth. A uniform ballot will be used and
no others will be received. Every candi-
date will leave twenty-five cents with the
committeeman to pay for the printing.
Jan. 29th is the last day for filing certifi-
Gates of nomination.
"A few days since a farmer having
occasion to call at house on Spring
street, tied his horse to shade tree in
front of residence on that thoroughfare.
The owner, a stalwart woman from the
Fatherland, soon made her appearance
at the door, and, after giving him piece
of her mind as to his nerve in tying his
horse to her tree, demanded fifty cents
by way of penalty for the offence. The
man demurring, she hurried out, loos-
ened the horse, and unsnapping the tie
strap, belabored the astonished farmer
so vigorously about the legs that he was
glad to jump into his wagon and make
off, leaving thehalter in the hands of his
assailant as a trophy of her victory.
The annual session of the Fedora
ton of Historical Societies of Pennsyl-
vania, was held in Harrisburg on Thurs
day of last week. There are twenty
five counties and cities in the State con-
tanning societies affiliated with the Or
ganization, and nearly all of them were
represented at the convention, but we
are sorry to say that Wayne was not
among the number. Harrisburg was
selected as the place for the next meet
ing.
Shortly before seven O'Clock on FRI
day evening last, Fred. Tuch, lad en-
ployed at the Nickelette moving picture
rooms in the R. w. Brady building,
Main street, turned on the electrical
current for the purpose of starting the
big graphophone which announces the
opening of the auditorium. Instantly
the little elevated room over the en-
trance, from which the pictures are
thrown on the stage screen, was seen to
be in flames, doubtless from spark or
live wire in some way coming in con-
tact with a film. The long ribbons of
pictures are of celluloid, and other high
ly infammable material, and although
the fire was confined to metal lined
and very small apartment, it soon had a
serious look, and an alarm was turned
in. Before any apparatus reached the
scene, however, brisk work by bucket
brigade, and the prompt application OF
a chemical extinguisher handled by
John Croghan, of Jadwin's nearby
pharmacy, had subdued the flames. F.
j. Reynolds, of Scranton, is the owner
of the Nickelette as well as the Thea
torium, ON 7th street, having recently
purchased both concerns of the Free
man management. He estimates his
loss at about $400. The business was
only temporarily suspended. A far
more deplorable mishap connected with
the fire was the more or less serious in
Jury to seven members of Alert Hook
and Ladder Co., of East Honesdale.
The regular team used on the truck are
spirited pair of horses, owned by
liveryman Frederick Rickert, whose
stables and residence are at the foot of
Church st. Very soon after the alarm
was sounded Mr.. Riclert reached the
Alert building on Willow Avenue with
the team, where a number of the COM
pany had already assembled. The horses
were quickly hitched to the truck, and
with Mr. Rickert on the box, and Fred.
and Ray Brown, Marshall and William
Bayly, Alexander Starr and John Man
gan mounted on the apparatus in vari-
Gus positions, dash was made for the
fire, the team running at the top of their
speed. The Fourth street, or covered"
bridge has to be taken almost at right
angles from Willow Avenue, but the
turn was made safely, and all went well
until the bridge was crossed. There an
other very short curve down steep
grade is required to make Church street,
and there the party came to grief. The
rear of the heavy truck, loaded with
ladders and other heavy apparatus, skid
ded around, with irresistible speed and
force, and striking an obstruction, was
overturned in moment, and the fire.
men were either thrown clear, or caught
among the splnters of the truck and
ladders, which were all practically de-
stroyed. 1t seems almost a miracle that
all should have escaped with their lives,
but fortunately such was the case. The
injured men were picked up, and doctors
summoned byphone from wherever they
could be reached. Mr.. Rickert was car
ried into his own house, just in front of
which the accident occurred. He was
at first unconscious, but his most seri-
GUS injury is lacerated wound in the
thigh, complicated with bad bruises, all
causing intense pain for several hours
which could only be relieved by opiates.