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TO CHECK
INFANT SCOURGE
All Public Gatherings of
Children in Springfield,
Mass, Forbidden.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. July 81
Taeaters, Sunday schools, public play
grounds. swimming pools, and all other
attractions are today forbidden the
children OF this city by the board OF
health because Of the scourge Of Infan-
tie paralysis rssiue here.
Public funerals oS victims are also
Iorbidden
Sevpnty-fve cases OF this mysterious
disease have been reported since the
middle OF June There have been six
teen deaths, five Of TIE victims be5ns
adults
Several nearby cities and towns also
are -TecI ed Dr. Philip Sheppard. OF
the State board OF health. Is here in
vsSticat ting every case Police head
quarters reported FIVE new cases today
WesEsld has several and has esta bffsh-
ed quarantine ChicODae has three
cases. rthampIon one. East HAMPTON
one and West Springfield three.
DT. Mark ". Richardson. secretary of
the state board, declares the mysterious
disease IS epidemic here He also be
lieves that many cases exist IN Fail
River.
pf the S.15f cases in the world in the
last i've years. the United states con
t-iDuted 5.51z. and Masss clusetts alone
last year had leo
The legislature has appropriated S5.u09
for investigation Of the ualady.
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ATTORNEY IS KILLED
BYPARTNER'S WIDOW
South Dakota Woman in
Jail on Charge of
Murder

STUEGIS. : D. July 5I.-Mrs.
Michael 8TcNTahon. a prominent woman
OF this city. is today in he county Jail
without bond. facing he charge of
murder 10. the FIRST deErec.
Mrs Mcmahon yesterday shot and
killed David p. Thomas an attorney.
Preliminary hearing VIII be held
Thursday.
Mrs Mcmahon says that since the
death Of 'ler husband. who had taken
Thomas as his law partner. she has
been unable either to obtain possession
Of the building where the Offices are
located or TO collect rent She had
been advised that if she obtained pos
session Of the building she could
hold II.
Yesterday she borrowed a revolver,
but Asserts she only intended 10 fright
en- Thomas into leaving the building
She went 20 his Office and after try
ing to get q settlement drew her gun
and ordered him from the building
Thomas laughed and refused and
turned back in his chair There was
a fash and Thomas fell dead with q
bullet wound through his head
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IN WILDS,
DROWNS CHILDREN
Woman, Growing DeSpon-
dent Among Bare Hills,
Stays Four.

SAN FRANCISCO. July 5l--The call
Of the wild makes its appeal 10 certain
temperameuts. but a lonely stretch of
country furnished the back ground of
one Of -ae most atroci0us Jragedie~ 10
the history Of this section, when Mrs
Joseph n AIeIbo- III INT OF desperation,
caused by loneliness, drowned four "G
her c.ii1ren in a baJhtub at her home,
at FI0mcroSs bay
The woman told sad tale OF the life
fa- from the busting busy community
for which she pined-
Il grew weary Of the barren hills
she said To Sheriff VeaIe, who placed
her under arrest. as she bowed her head
in dependent recorse-
No, no. she continued. piufUlly-
the trees and the stiffness paIled upon
me. they Knocked me What a life out
here m the wilderness. when thousands
Of people are living the existence Of
gayetv and pleasure Just 20 live where
could see other. people and talk with
them to chat and laugh, All, what IS
there TO laugh at in the barren hills and
sDeec51esS woods Nothing-nothinE-
The mOnotOuy OF the scene began TO
Frey upon me and the current ran
through my stilled brain that hereditary
insanity had approached N nat was
there to do2 Oh, what could I 5oZ
The children growing up They
too would inherit this affiiction-
Rather than suffer this miserable herl-
tace II were better they should die
Yes she concluded. tine bare STill
hills have gathered their toll 7 IN not
sorry its better as II is
Mrs Melbo had drowned Romoua-
Pomona. four years Old. Leona, two
wears. and Bernai and Nernal- twins
fve months of age
II bad come to the turn of Chester
AGED fourteen OF Webster aged SIX
when they escaped her clutch and gave
the alarm The woman was entirely
conD0sed when arrested CldsDinE E-T
hands with q sorrOwfu1 look upou her
face she asked but single favor
"Oh let me take photographs al1
locks Of hai- from nv Doov dead chill
d-en 10 prison with me- You viii not
denv that. please don't" Ite- request
WIS granted
The whole neighbOThOod of H0mc-0SS
Bav is aroused over the v-OnlanS : deed
FTnr nei0hbOrs pronounce her insane.
She IS q member Of the Nicoll family Of
San Francisco, wei known ard wealthy
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CAP PTURE Of GRIPPEN
FLASHED TOLONDON
Official Notification of Ar
rest of Doctor Sent to
Scotland Yard.

LONDON. July 31--ScotIand Yard re-
ceived from Inspector Dew at 4 o'clock
this afternoon Official notification Of the
identification and arrest OF Dr. HawIey
II Crippen and Miss Leuevc-
The prisoners according 10 iufOrma-
ton here are on their way 10 Quebec
closely guarded by detectives
Ii Is reported here THAI the Inspector
slipped away from newspaper COrresE-1u-
dents and an fast launch met and
halted TIE liner Monuose a TOnE dis
tauce Seawar6 from Father Point
Wireless notice OF r5S coming was
flashed TO the commander OF the Mont
rose. with instructions TO uOid the YES
sci or shore until the English detective
could reach her ~ Sepecial byat
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WANT THE PRESIDENT
TO CHANGE HIS MIND

PROVIDENCE, z. T.. July 3I--Crov-
eTnor Pothicr. President George H
Holmes. of the New England Jewel
ers and SiIversmiths- Association
Col. George H Welt. manager Of the
Atlantic Deeper Waterways ASSOCiq-
tfol. ana Representative Cutler viii
20 10 Beverly MO~EaE TO try and per
Suade President Tart TO attend the
convention of the I-eteTFG IS asSOcia-
tfnn TO he held here next month.
The President las already an
nounced his Inability 10 be IreSent
The committee viii eudeavOr TO in
duce him 10 change his mind
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WASHINGTON MAN QUITS
PRISON SHIP IN STATE
Washngtonian's Life During Seventeen-Year Term Puz-
zes Comrades-Says Good-by From Automobile.
Believed Member of Prominent Family.

y ent where Ee pleased on leaving the
yard
While serving his time Lower acted
as right-hsnd man TO the commander.
His ability was rec0gu ized by every
man On the ship, aud manv questions
that needed Immediate attention by
.-u-Tf l.eEI we're Pot up TO him for
his judgment
He seemed 70 have an influence that
surprised 1verybody, and MS life was
Il mystery 20 the other COnVicts- When
visited by handsome. wefI-dressed
woman ne was not subject 10 the
commander.
Lower was formerly connected with
the quaUterulaS Ster-s department of the
Marine Corps and his comrades thin X
that he comes Of some prominent fam
ily- and has served under an assumed
name
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Business Section Destroyed
by Flames at Loss of
S25O,O0O.
HELP is REQUESTED
FROM OTHER CITIES
Burns for Hours Before Controlled
Score of Buildings Are
Destroyed.

CAMBRIDGE. Nd, JuIy 5I--Fire
swept the center OF IN city early to-
day, and before IT had been subdued
It had destroyed more than q score Of
buildings. at a loss estimated al. $50. 900,
and had caused injuries 10 one man.
which are likely TO prove fatal. and
lesser injuries 10 five others.
As soon as It was seen that the fre
was beyond control. aid was asked from
nearby towns, including Salisbury. Nd,
and Seaford. Del Engines and voIun-
teers were ready 10 make the trip but
owing 10 the Inadequate railroad facili-
ties on Sunday on the Eastern Shore
u was impossible 70 get them here until
the local fire fighters had succeeded ia
getting the blaze under control
The FIRE started shortly before 8 O'Clock
near the engine OF q merry y-E0-rOuud in
the rear Of LecOmpte & Harper-s store.
on Race street
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PORTSMOUTH. y H. July Sire
esrded as a man Of mystery, Charles
Lower. OF Washington, has just been
discharged. after a seventeen-year
term on the L. : :. Southery at the
navy yard.
Like the discharge of Charles J
Naguess. scn-i0-Iaw of the late Sen
ator German Of Maryland, Lower 8
departure was different from that Of
the common naval prisoner. Regard
loss Of the rules OF the navy. which
are that a discharged prisoner shall
have cheap suit of civilian clothing
end be accompanied by q master-at-
arms &C the raii=Ssd station, Lower
Left IN style He bade Eood-by TO
3 is comrades from an automobile that
lad been sent TO receive him. and
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BISHOP FOR JAPAN
HERE TO GET FUNDS

NEW YORK. July SI-The Rev.
DR. a. l.. Harris. bishop or the Metho-
dist EpiscoDaI Church for Korea and
Japan. reached here on the steamship
81. Louis. or the American Line
Fz5s purpose in coming is to raise
$50 90, 10 carry on missionary work
H. lis diocese
Pies9p Harris left the Orient. Nav
.. for Edinburgh where he attended
the mn -SiGnaTy convention Durfr 2
lis six mouths stay in this country
17a viii --iSI. the larger cities incfu6-
ms " Warrington and Philadelphia
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Worn and Haggard, He Ap-
pears Relieved That Sus-
pense Is Ended.
CARRIED AS PILOTS
OFFICERS GO ABOARD
PuSoner Spotted by Scotland
Yard Sleuth-Girl Admits Ide1-
tlty-BTeaks Down.
ON BOARD S. S. MONT

D1A~SO - -. NUN i
ROSE, en- route to Quebec.
july 5I--Dr- Hawley 4. Grip
pen has been identified and
arrested
with his companion, Miss
Ethel Claire LeneYe, he was
positively recognized bv Tn
Spector ] II 5ca5I--5
Yard, who 5o-ze5- tl-s -
eF at FatheE E9lar 1s morn
ing
The pa -aG lt5
CUSTODY l
Domlnlon "a the
nai from I =l
Neither 80 any
ance, nor 5-L1r Ls
tempt to commit suicide.
had been feared.
CLOSEEE GUARDED
Closely .faE t.a
on hoard
NOV 70 IN -.
.1ooI-,a L
-
- anu 'eii - Id" 0e'
e"1rTN 'He capture
Inc LeleNe gifi was Irlght-
ehed ana III tears when the
arrest was made
Since she knows that she IS
connected with the crime IN
the eyes Of the DoIice she
-. IL.
iGe OF SeiI-conJFOl-
The Arrest
The arrest WAS made 4t S.44
.,--1,-l- +,,;. .,,,-,;-o h. Cr,;,f A.
O)dilIy dIid DSt0ollF0 Deil'-iS- dil~i
T tle couple haI b5en IJentITed by
+ Inspector Dew.
+ N1,s, +l,s mar. ,,-E,, =. .-r,,-os5
- a.. --.--t.-
WIN " lli'-l ~ Vi iiiS WIZ iOi
merry Belle ELIOft, an dCuc>S-
/ arose from his berth this morning,
I ha 9woI-s IN troubled U-af7-s and a
-t-,- ol,--,,-,5 b,- , r-,,,-,- l,1,,,f-..
+ u IoS-
ABOVE the roar OF the waves tie
only. so7,-,5 h, T,sa-5 ,,-,- +1,, T,,,r,7
'---
ING OF the fog horns
~. n. z-
lis 1'SiiiSsiS-
Wrapped IN a great coat he was
S'eli''i-i9 OH 'ile iO"e q ueeA 4dzllis
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CRANE IS SILENT
ON TAFT MISSION

DALTON. Mass, july S1--SenatOr
W Murray Crane maintained his Gus
tomary reserve today when asked con
CeTning the announcement that at the
request Of President Taft he is about
10 make q trip through the West for
the purpose OF asceTtaining political
conditions
The Senator could not DC induced TO
say anythins confirming or denying
the report
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Todav-High tide. > a. IN andw 5-Z7 p
II Low tide 9-53 q. m. and S-53 2. m.
Tomorrow-HiCh tide 400 a. m and
AZ p m Low tide, 1O-5S a. m and 1G-5S
p III
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Flooring-Georgia Pine-S5-5o per Ioo
It. Frank LIbbey & Co. 6th & y. 7. Ave
i-Advt-
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WEATHER REPORT.

Inc temDerar rUTes are now near the
normal in all parts Of the country east
Or the Rocky mountains and there is
no indication OF hiSh temperature over
the east nalf of the country during the
next two OF three DAYS
There were showers within the last
t1 eutS--iour hours IN the Atlantic and
east Guif states ana at scattered points
in the plains States and the Rocky
mountain region. Ir ali other districts
the weather remained fair
The weather viii be generally Tafr to-
night and Monday in all districts east
of the Mississippi river There will be
local showers IN the extreme Southeas 81
Moderate temDera a-uTcS Will continue
over -hc eastern half Of the country
during the next thirty-siN hours
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TIARPERS FERRY. w Va. July 81
Potomac clear and Shenandoah slightly
cloudy this morning
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Flooring No. Short Lengths-At u
price. F-ank Libbey & Co., 9Th &N.Y. ave
-sAdvt-
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FlooTing-Ioo Different Kinds.
Frank Libbey & Co. 6th & n Y Ave
-Advt.
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Flames Soon Spread

Notwithstanding the attempts of the
fire department to conIue the flames
70 that building, within a short time
the adjoining building Of ". IT. Hooper
q Co, dealers in hardware, was ablaze-
Thence the flames made their way TO
the automobile garage and salesreOms
OF H H Wright, where fifty machines
were destroyed Herbert Wright, man
ageT. was struck by falling debris and
rendered unconscious Harrington &
BSyly's dry goods house and the build
ing Of the Philips Hardware Company
were also burned.
Edgar Harrington x Co.'S furniture
store was next attacked by the flames.
and then the residences OF Mrs Mary
NFiuterbOtton and Mrs Thomas Hub
bard were DESTROYED
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FORECAST FOR THE DISTRICT
Fair tonight and Monday. moderate
temperature, light to moderate west
and northwest winds.
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Aid AnxiousIy Averted.

At o'clock the fire was beyond the
control Of the citizens, Of whom every
one had become a FIRE fighter. and aid
from the two nearby cities was anxious
ly awaited
Zion Methodist Episcopal Church. one
Of the biggest churches in that deuomi-
nation on the Eastern Shore, caught
about 5-S0 o'clock and was destroyed
Following this number OF residences
went down before the flames.
At noon Herbert Wright. the injured
man, was stili unconscious. Il is feared
he viii die
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TEAIPERATURE
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Sun rises .--------------------- As
Sun sets -.-..-..-.---------------- I:17
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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-12
LOSS 100000.
Destructive Boston Blaze
Levels Two Acres.
FIRE BEGINS IN LUMBER YARD.
Twenty Firemen Injured In Fighting
Flames Which Started In District
Long Looked Upon as Most
Dangerous In City.

Boston, Aug. 10.-Only blackened
ruins remain today upon the two acres
of Boston buildings in the vicinity of
Dover and Albany streets which were
swept away in last nights fire. The
loss is about $2,OO0,OOO.
1t was the greatest conflagratiCn
Boston has known since ''the big Bos
ton fire" of 1870. 1t began in what the
New England metropolis has looked
upon for a generation as its greatest
fire risk.
Before II had spent itself it had rem
dered homeless hundreds Of the city's
poor, had consumed million dollars
in lumber and wharf property and had
destroyed score of business houses.
Five or six firemen were buried un-
der heavy mass of debris when the
roof of the Paul. building on the west
side of Albany street, caved in. carry
ing them down three stories. -Four
men were rescued, some badly injured
and search was begun for others.
The fire started in the great lumber
yard of Blacker * Shepard, on Albany
street, where the damage done by the
flames amounted to $250,OO0. Before
1t could be headed off it had attained
resistless force in a district composed
for the most part of similar places and
great coal wharves. 1t licked up the
few little wooden structures ON the
water" side of the street and then
reached out for tenement houses across
the way.
Twentyfour persons were injured,
twenty of these being firemen. The
most serious injury, however, was a
broken leg.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-12
STERLING.

On the morning of the first an
other son came to gladden. the hearts
of Rev. and Mrs. Webster. Congrat-
ulations.
About week ago Eugene Webster
was injured while leading a horse
and he can now, with difficulty, get
around. For several weeks past they
have been quarantined on account
of Miss Ruth having the scarlet few
er. DR.. White was there Sunday
and thoroughly fumigated the house
and removed the quarantine.
Several from this section attended
the Maplegrove campmeeting Sun
day.
Misses Effie and Elya Cliff are
now spending few weeks at the
Chatauqua assembly, New York.
The school board are building two
porches in front of the high school
building.
The East Sterling Sunday school
held their annual picnic on Aug. 3
and had a good time and financially
it was a success.
The Sterling Juniors crossed bats
with the Flat boys and the score was
10 to in favor of the Sterlingites.
A number from this section were in
attendance.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-12
USWICK & LAKEVILLE

c. Sanders and wife are enter
tanning city boarders. Mrs. Pflomm
and little daughter and Miss Vogel
from New York are there.
F. r. Olmsted, Jr., has gone to
Milford to spend a week with rela-
tiyes in that vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Burnett and
son, Chauncey, Jr., and daughter,
Ruth, who have been spending two
weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. S. r.
Crane, and Edwin Watterson, who
has been spending a months vaca-
ton with Mr.. and Mrs. William
Reineke, all returned to their homes
in Brooklyn, n. Y, this week
Mrs. Reuben Kimble and daugh-
ter, Corinne, of Clark's Summit,
are visiting Mr., and Mrs James
Swan.
David Edwards of Hamlin and
David Engle of Lakeville = are
doing some paperhanging and paint
ing for the Misses Keith at Uswick.
The farmers at Uswick have fin
ished gathering their oats. They
now hope to see a good soaking
rain. Oats are a good crop this
season.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-12

A singular revival is taking place
IN Paris for wearing the tooth of a
wolf or badger set in gold as a mas
cot. An old superstition connected
the wearing of such ornaments
as provocative of good fortune. The
custom of wearing a thumb ring is
also being resuscitated, and at this
present time a charming young ac-
tress on the English stage is demon
strating the vogue, partly, no doubt,
because it is in keeping with the
period in which she is living in the
play, and partly in recognition of the
fashion Paris is patronizing.-Lon-
don Bystander.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-12
DAMASCUS.

S. A. Armstrong of Pittsburg is
spending few weeks with friends at
Cochecton and Damascus.
Mrs. n. p. White recently enter
tanned a few friends in honor of Mr..
Whites birthday.
Miss Helen Young of Hankins, n.
Y, is visiting her sister, Mrs. NJ. H.
Keyes.
The fair which was held August
4 at Heuser's hall for the benefit of
the Presbyterian church, was a de-
cided success.
Mrs. c. Blake, who has been spend
ing a few weeks with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. Mitchell, has re-
turned to her home in Binghamton,
n. Y.
Elmo Hathaway of Brooklyn, n.
Y, is spending a week with his
aunt, Mrs. Ella Snyder.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-12
SOUTH CANAAN.
NJ. =. Church to be Reopened Sun
day-Ice Cream Social.


The NJ. P. church is ready for re-
opening Sunday. The service will
begin at 1870. Rev. d. w. DeFor-
est of White Plains, n. Y, is eX-
pected to preach at this service.
Voluntary contribution will be re-
ceived at 7.45 p. N. Rev f. w.
Varney, president of conference,
will preach the reopening sermon.
A silver offering will be taken.
There will be special singing. At
the evening service the report of
the building committee will be
read. Much credit is due the La
dies Aid for the interest taken,
they having raised the bulk of the
money thus far.
The Il Will Help" society will
hold an ice cream social on the
lawn of Mr.. Rice between South
Canaan and Waymart, under the
auspices of the c. E. of the NJ. p.
church Friday evening in honor of
the Mechanic company at Lake Lo-
dore.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-12
TAR HEEL REPUBLICAN FIGHT
Growth Of the Party In the State In
volVed In State Chairmanship Issue,

Raleigh, n. c., Aug. 1O-Twelve hun
dred delegates to the Republican state
convention met here at noon today to
settle the biggest factional fight the
party has had on It's hands in many
years. There is not n single negro
delegate. Up to eight years ago, when
the new franchise amendment to the
state constitution went into effect, the
party in this state had 10000 to 10000
white voters and 100000 negro voters.
At the last election Taft polled 114,-
900 votes, less than 5000 being cast
by negroes. IF 1900 additional white
men should change their allegiance
this year or In 1912 the state would go
Republican. the Democratic party be.
ing less than 10000 at present, count
ing the white voters only.
The big fight in the convention will
be over who shall beN chosen state
chairman.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-12
LAKE COMO.

Mrs. Harry Knipburg and daugh-
ter of Scranton and Mrs. Fred Niles
of Port Jervis, n. Y, are visiting at
Mrs. d. Kingsbury's.
Mrs. Winner of Pleasant Mount
is visiting at the Underwood cottage.
Mrs. Alma Bortree and Miss Rolli-
son of Hawley spent last week at
George Sherman's.
Misses Catherine Corcoran and
Mary Farrell of Scranton spent Sat
urday with Inez Knapp.
William Gaffney of New York is
spending his vacation with Peter
Gill.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-12

The Roosevelt dam which Is now
in the course of construction near
Phoenix, Arlz., will be one Of the
greatest dams in the world when it
is completed II is being built
across the gorge in the Apache
Mountains, through which the Salt
River runs It will fertilize nearly
$4,000 acres of desert land, will be
270 feet high, and will hold three
times as much water as the Assuan
dam on the Nile.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-12
a CHAT WITH
OUR NEIGHBORS

will have as his vacation the first
two Sabbaths in August. Rev. MIR.
Baker of the South Clinton church
has agreed to fill his pulpit during
his absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. p. Starkweather
and daughter, Charlotta, of Car
bondale were recent guests of II.
NJ. Bunting's. Mrs. Bunting accom-
panied them home and spent a
week.
Word has been received of the re-
cent death of Mrs. Benjamin Smith
of Jackson. She was a sister of
John Griswold
Mrs. John Griswold recently un-
derwent an operation in a Carbon
dale hospital. She is said to be
doing finely.
Mrs. Laura Loomis recently spent
a few days in Carbondale
Florence Lilly is spending two
weeks with Honesdale relatives.
Nathan Griswold who a few days
ago underwent an operation at his
home here, is gaining nicely.
Mrs. John B. Varcoe is on the sick
list.
A good many from this place at
tended the Shoemakers picnic
Mr. and Mrs. James Damn have
their daughters home with them.
Miss EfIie Damn is a professional
nurse in Philadelphia Miss Edith
is from Carbondale and Mrs. Bertha
Garret from Honesdale.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-12
SET THE WOODS ON FIRE.
Fishing Party With Banjo Makes
Trouble and Loss For Stanley.


Farmer Stanley of the Aldenville
road, on whose land the Lackawaxen
flows, had thrilling experience fight
ing fire. Where the river flows
through Mr.. Stanleys farm there is
a good fishing ground, so much so
that Mr.. Stanley gave John Dateman
and Percy Curtis permission to
launch a boat wherein to spend their
leisure evenings angling for the finny
tribe
Mr.. Curtis is a fine banjo player,
and while he plays the banjo Mr.
Dateman is kept busy with the rod
and reel, as the melodious strains
from the banjo call the fish from all
directions.
One evening last week it grew
dark before their usual boatload of
fish had been called by the banjo, so
they rowed to shore and set fire to
large stump close to the river bank
in order to give the willy fish an op-
portunity to discover from whence
the sweet strains of music came
After lighting the stump their luck
was great, they being so much elated
with their new method of calling the
finny tribe to their boat that they
went home at late hour, leaving
the stump on fire, but the next morn
ing, as a good breeze came up, it
famed the stump into blaze which
soon got to raising the old Nick in
Farmer Stanley's lumber tract, which
adjoins the river bank.
After the farmer had fought the
fire until he was exhausted he sent
a messenger posthaste for the two
fishermen to come Immediately and
pay for their evenings pleasure.
They were terribly scared when the
summons came, but they responded
and worked with a will until the fire
was eXtinguished. Farmer Stanley
forgave the boys this time, but he
says for them to look out next
time