The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-24
-on Saturday last. Myron E. Rude

Of Whites Valley, Clinton township, aged
81 years, went out to the woods TO do
some chopping. While busy at work he
was struck by falling limb, and felled
to the ground, where he lay in an un-
conscious condition, probably for hours.
Finally recovering his senses, he started
for his home, his track to the house be-
ing marked by blood-stains partly from
his wound and partly from sickness at
the stomach, indicating conclusion of
the brain. DR.. Miller, of Pleasant Mt,
was sent for, and under his care it is
hoped that the aged victim of the acc-
dent will recover, although a very ex-
tensive scalp wound was found to need
surgical treatment, and possible un-
toward results from the shock must be
taken into account.
Marriage licenses have been granted
to Forest G. Daley, of High Lake, and
Bertha L. Cole, of Equinunk, and Nor
man Burleigh, of Scranton, and Blanche
Brooks, of South Canaan.
1.-THE Stroller's Note Book" of the
Scranton Tribune of March 18th contain
ed the following:
81 was pleased to meet our friend J.
f. Richmond, of Honesdale, who came
over to town the other day to look over
the stock OF the automobile dealers. l
never thought that Mr.. Richmond would
be persuaded to turn his back upon the
fine span of trotters that have carried
him so many miles over the beautiful
drives of Wayne and substitute the gaso-
line buggy. But since he rode up Mount
Washington q year ago in the first
auto that ever climbed the grade, MIR.
Richmond has shown a preference for
the "devil wagon" Mr.. Richmond, who
looks hale and hearty, has travelled
nearly all over the country, but thinks
that Honesdale is the most desirable
residence town, save during the hay
fever season, when Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
mond take to the White Mountains and
remain until Jack Frost arrives"
William H. Kahn, our former towns
man, but for several years New York
city watchman, on duty at the Recrea-
ton Pier, North Second street, Williams
burg, has been spending few days in
Honesdale. Last fall one of the Brook
lyn papers published an account of his
arrest at the instigation of woman also
employed on the pier, on charge of
having annoyed her by his unwelcome
attentions. This story was reprinted
with some elaboration in one of our
town contemporaries, much, as Mr..
Kain thinks, to the damage of his repu-
tation in the community in which he
had always been held in the esteem due
an honorable and we'll behaved person.
He admits that he was cited to appear
in court to answer charge of striking
the woman with his cane, but the hear
ing resulted in his honorable discharge,
the testimony clearly establishing the
fact that he himself had been the victim
of the alleged assault, and had acted
wholly in self defense. No evidence
whatever was adduced to warrant the
romantic trend given the story, and Mr..
Kain with view to his vindication has
instituted an action for damages against
the city paper for what he charges was
a libellous and defamatory publication,
and is understood to be about to bring
a similar suit against the publisher of
the Honesdale paper which made use
of the article. The case will be tried, it
is said, in the United States Court, in
Scranton.
During recent visit to Lakewood,
N. j., the popular winter resort for city
multimillionaires of the Gould, Straus,
Rockefeller and kindred circles, the wri-
ter was not only impressed by the mag
nifcence of the hotels, the broad and
breezy streets, the picturesque lake, the
towering pines and the gorgeous Georg-
ian Court, but by the unaffected hospi-
tality of the permanent business residents
of the place. The glad hand is cordially
extended to the newcomer, and nothing
is left undone to make his visit an agree
able one. At least this was the expert
ence of THE CITIZEN representative, who
will long cherish the courtesies extended
him by Frank f. Shute, the genial man
ager of the "Laurel-in-the-P Pines" and
"The LAUREL" two of the finest hotels in
the country, and the acquaintanceships
formed with the members of the fine
Laurel orchestra, every member of which,
including Eugene P. Ham, of this place,
is solo artist of exceptional merit. This
fine musical organization, under the lead
ership of Prof. Hosmer, a well-known
composer and publisher as well as i'm
presario, gives three concerts every day
for the delectation of the guests OF the
Laurel and Laurel-in-the-Pines printed
programmes being provided for each en-.
tertainment, and the numbers interpret
ing the most finished work of the great
est musical authors. Some idea of the
magnitude and grandeur of these hotels,
which, with the "New Monmouth" at
Spring Lake-ten miles distant-are sole.
ly under Mr.. Shute's management, may
be cleaned from the fact that the main
hall of the el-in-the-Pin is nearly