The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-03
Theodore Days January weather
report will appear in Fridays issue.

Theodore Days January weather
report will appear in Fridays issue.
L. L. Woodley has sold his property
on East Extension street to w. w. Baker;
possession to be given March LIST.
Fred Reynolds has resigned his posi-
ton as manager of the Theatorium, and
has been succeeded by William Jones,
of Honesdale.
The local institute for the teachers
of HOnesdale, Texas, Seelyville, Cherry
Ridge, Dyberry and Bethany will be
held at Honesdale, Feb. 10th.
The Local Institute for the teachers
of Honesdale, Texas, Cherry Ridge,
Seelyville, Dyberry and Bethany, will be
held at Honesdale, February 10th.
The Henry w. Box Land Company,
capital stock $50, 900, filed articles of in
corporation in the County Clerks Office,
Buffalo, N. Y, on Saturday last.
Saturday evening the Honesdale
basket ball team will play the White
Mills five at the latter place. The con-
test will decide the series, each team
having won game.
"A carload of green roofing slate has
Just been received by the Kreitner Bros.
from the celebrated quarries at Gran
vile, n. Y. This slate is regarded for
roofing purposes the best TO be had.
-Roebling & Schreiber, of Scranton,
are delivering their new Honesdale,
Hawley, White Mills and Seelyville di-
rectory. 1t is a comprehensive and re-
liable work, and from all We can learn
is giving general satisfaction.
Two blocks of Honesdale Shoe Co.
common stock-one of twenty and one
twenty-five shares-were sold on Mon
day at l2O. This stock has earned an
average of 20 per cent. per annum for the
past five years. The average earnings
of the concern has been q per cent.
William H. Krantz, former president Of
the Company, is still member of the
board of directors.
We find the following interesting
item in the Buffalo Evening Times OF
Saturday last. Mrs. Szag who was given
the record verdict for damages, was re-
presented in court by Clarence NJ. Bush
nell Esq, who was born and brought
up near Bethany, and is now classed
among the most eminent attorneys OF
Western New York. He read under
Henry W. Box, Esq, of Buffalo, and
was for some time connected with the
law firm of which the latter was the
head.
"Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Szag received a
verdict yesterday afternoon of SIS, ,5U
against the Pennsylvania Railroad Co
for injuries received in collision be-
ween the Philadelphia Buffalo fast ex'
press and a freight train at EbeneZel
about two years ago. This is said to be
the largest verdict ever returned in Par
ii. Supreme Court The jury was out
over four hours before reaching ar
agreement. Mrs. Szag, who is pro
fessional musician, was brought into the
court room in an invalid's chair. She
testified that before the accident she had
!, an earning capacity of not less than S.,
500 yearly. That it had taken years o.
labor and expense to fit herself for hel
profession and that she is now suffering
from injuries which totally disable hel
from practicing her profession. In thi:
last statement she was most thorough,
borne out by the testimony of her at
tending physician, DR.. L. &. Hanley
, who testified that she would be lif,
I long invalid as result of the iniurie
caused by the accident, Drs. Marcy
Putnam, Cross and Smith also testified
> Clarence NJ. Bushnell appeared for Mrs
Szag, and Charles f. Pooley for the de
. fendant company"
-Mervin E. Taft, of Mount Pleasant
= was brought to Honesdale on Saturda
last and lodged in Jail on commitmen
r issued by Justice of the Peace, J. E. Til
fany, after hearing on charge of as
sault with intent to kill upon the perso
! of James Peters. Constable Richar
, Mills made the arrest, and brought tn
S prisoner to the county seat. Peters, tn
4 victim of the assault, received a sta
n wound in the upper part of the rigf
Y breast, which DIR. f. S. Miller, of Plea:
!, ant Mt. found by probing to be two an
i a-half inches in depth. There have bee
t various rumors as to the serious natul
3, of the cut, Peters having been reporte
: as in dying condition, and even deao
S but the best informed say that if bloc
: poisoning does not supervene no serior
consequences need be anticipated. Pete
t is a sawyer, who located in PleasaI
h Mt, year or so ago, and up to la
= fall, when he took job in Wonnacott
f mill at Waymart, had been employed
: Quick's mills and by Vandervoort
J. Mount Pleasant. His family consists {
q himself, a wife and child. His home
0 opposite Myron LaBarr's, on the New
\ burg turnpike. Taft, whose second wi
4 left him some time since, alleging
a treatment, lived with his son on the MAJ
ger place. The stabbing affray occurre
: in the street, after the parties, wit
- Ofhars had heen having somaWhat Of