The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-26

--On Thursday last three hoboes were
arrested by Detective N. B. Spencer and
Officer Canivan. The men had been
about town for several days and COM
plants we're made to the authorities.
On Friday afternoon they were given
hearing before Burgess John Kuhbach
on the charge of drunkenness and va
grancy. They gave the following as
their names and addresses: Frank
Egan, Carbondale; Thomas Kelley,
Wyoming, and Patrick Thomash, of
Pittston. The last named is a cripple,
having, as he claimed, lost his leg in a
mine accident. Burgess Kuhbach ask
ed the men if they wanted work, and
on their reply that they did, he sentenced
them to thirty days at hard labor on the
streets of Honesdale. When taken back
to his cell, however, one of the prison.
ers declared that he would rot before
he would work. Street Commissioner
Weidner, will have charge of the men
and they will be put to work at making
another road along Vine street. Burgess
Kuhbach said that the same sentence
will be imposed upon several well-known
characters about town, if the officers
have occasion to arrest them on similar
charges. The authorities intend to rid
, the town of the visits of these tramps,
and will promptly lock up all found
about the streets, with a dose of hard
| oil
forthcoming.
The Wayne County Hospital Asso-
ciatiop met at Hotel Wayne on Friday
evening and the new hospital project
was discussed. The next meeting will
be held the first Friday in June. The
/ following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, II. T. Menner; vice president,
Jacob Katz secretary, NJ. j. lIanlan {;
treasurer, NJ. f.. Smons. The directors
are +. =. Kimble, j. A. Brown, Andrew
Thompson, W. X. Holmes, II. u. Rus
sell, John Weaver, Martin Cauiied, T.
j. Finnerty, John Bangert, Leopold
Fuerth, of Honesdale; Charles Dor
| finger, of White Mills, and Fred. G.
White, Of Hawley. The two last named
directors were elected to fill the vacan-
cies caused by the deaths of j. j. Curtis
and John Riefler.
One car of Conductor Balls coal
train was wrecked on Saturday morning.
The train was on its return trip to
Honesdale, and the wreck which was
caused by broken fiange, occurred
near Gil's. About four hundred feet
of track was torn up and traffic was de-
layed about two hours. General fore
man, James Burke, and his men soon
had the wreckage cleared from the
track.
Herbert Vail, who with Loretta Fitz-
/ simmonswas found guilty of robbing Var
GOES store at Waymart, was taken to
the Huntingdon Reformatory by Sheriff
Braman and Commissioners Clerk, q.
p. Ross on Friday. The girl was taken
to an institution in Philadelphia several
weeks ago.
Owing to the rush of orders the Ma
tional Elevator company has been COM
PEELED to increase their working time to
ten h ours day. A number of new
hands have been put to work.
The stores will be closed on Memori-
al Day and the &. A. r. will observe
| the day in the usual manner. Lake
Lodore, the popular resort will open to
the public but there will be no special
train from Honesdale.
Daniel Peil, who has been night
watchman at the Delaware & Hudson
station at this place, has accepted a
similar position at the Katz Underwear
factory. Mr.. Peil has been employed
by the railroad company for the past
thirty-seven years. John Gray, of West
street, succeeds Mr.. Peil as watchman
at the station.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles,
of Honesdale, have arranged for the
production at the Lyric Theatre on
Thursday evening, June 10th, 1909,
of Augustus Thomass master play,
The Burglar" with Eugene La Rue
in the principal role. The theatre
going public who saw Mr.. EaRue in
the same part when the drama was
given in Liberty Hall fifteen years
ago to crowded houses, may be de-
pended on to give THE Burglar"
a warm reception when he makes
his visit next month.
1t is in the air that capitalists
have been trying to secure the
Schadt interests at Lake Ariel for
development of that summer re-
sort. 1t is said that the parties in
terested will project a trolley road
from Dunmore to the lake, and cater
to the public. They have in mind
a scheme to add to the attractions
of Lake Ariel by the erection of
amusement buildings, provide boat
ing and bathing facilities and plot
out the ground leading from the
lake to the glen.
The baccalaureate sermon to
the class of 1909 of the Preston High
school will be preached by Rev. w