The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-22


The Honesdale Shoe Company has
organized for the present. year, by the
election of William G. Bauman as Presi-
dent and General Manager, and N. Frank
Frailey as Secretary and Treasurer.
"A big fire in Scranton, on Tuesday
last, drove twelve families into the street
and occasioned great money loss. The
property was owned by Jacob A. Shiffer,
brother of the expert brick layers of that
name here, and the loss will be very con-
siderable, but, fortunately, is well cover
ed by insurance.
The g. A. r. and P. y. s. of A., of
Sterling, Pa, will unite in observing the
Tooth anniversary of the birthday OF
Abraham Lincoln, 1.-THE Great Emanci-
pator," on Friday, February 18th. The
services will begin promptly at 1880 p. M,
in the M. f. church. All schools and
young people generally are specially re-
quested to attend.
The parsonage of st. Johns Luther
an church will be dedicated on Thurs
day, January 28th. The dedicatory
ceremonies will be performed by the Rev.
r. Lucas, of the Lutheran church at
Hawley. The dedication, which will
take place at 1880 P. M, will be pre-
ceded by German supper, given by
the Ladies Aid Society of the church
at $50 p. NJ. The public is invited.
What might have been a costly fire
occurred at the handsome residence of
T. D. O'Connell, ON Church street, be-
tween 9th and 9Th, on Wednesday morn
ing last. Through a defective furnace
flue, fire was communicated to the wood
work of the partitions, and when dis
covered had made considerable head
way. The damage to baseboards and
paper was considerable, but, fortunately,
the fire was promptly extinguished by
Mr.. O'Connell and his household, so that
there was no necessity for sending in an
alarm.
The general impression that, practi-
cally, there is no more available hemlock
building lumber within any easy dis
tance of Honesdale, where at one time
that timber was drug, is easily dis
proved by a view of the boards and
planks delivered at the Allen House, by
Frank Hollenbeck, "the Lumber King" /"
for its proposed extension, which was
winter-cut in the vicinity, and sawed at
his Prompton mills, about four miles
from the borough. This timber will
compare in the pile with the best south
era- pine, as to freedom from knots,
color and saving and is acknowledged
to be immensely superior for the build
ing purposes for which it is intended.
Charles j. Weaver, recent Demo-
cratic candidate for Sheriff, and for
many years proprietor of the Diamond
Restaurant, of this borough, has pur-
chased the Coyne Hotel property, at the
corner of Main and Sixth streets, which
for some time past has been leased for
mercantile PURPOSES and the lodge
rooms of the Order of Knights of Colum-
bus. Mr.. Weaver proposes to entirely
renovate, and, so far as necessary, re-
construct the fine, hotel building, and
build a commodious brick barn and
stable for. the accommodation of it's
guests. The evident trend of business
downtown, coupled with the increase OF
trade which will naturally follow the
completion and Inauguration of the troll
ley system between the borough and
White Mills and Hawley, affords the best
of grounds for the belief that the new
hotel will fila popular. want, and prove
to be wise venture. AS we understand
Mr.. Weaver, he hopes to have his new
hostelry open to the public by the first
of April but, if unexpected hindrances
should delay him to later date, he de-
sires to assure the public that his new
hotel.+id all of its appointments ano
service, whenever opened, will be second
to no other place of entertainment il
town.