The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-03-01

DELIVERS Address On HE
BENCH AND BAR OF WAYNE
COUNTY"-THE SOCIETY EN-
JOYED A PROSPEROUS YEAR,
ACORDING TO THE PORT JER-
Wis UNION"
II congratulate Port Jervis, on her
progress; on it's municipal building,
it's streets, it's forthcoming new post
office, its soon-to-be built Y. NJ. c. A.,
its new schools and opera house.
Gentlemen, you want something
more. You want to send your fire
department up to Honesdale and give
them picnic, and then have two or
three first-class fires when they are
absent, and send them word of it SO
they can rejoice. Judge A. T.
Searle.
! Washington's Birthday found fit
| ting observance in the twenty-third
annual banquet of the Minisink Val
! ley Historical Society, at the Bauer
Inn, where eighty members of the
society and guests from Port Jervis
and vicinity assembled about the
tables. The dining-room was filled
and there was a splendid spirit of
! fellowship and the dinner, which Mr..
Bauer served, was enough to put all
in good humor. 1t was the best din
ner the society has had in years.
The guests assembled in the lobby
and reading room and were ushered
in and seated at long tables the full
+ width of the dining-room, the speak
ers' table facing the door. At
ter grace had been said by the Rev.
: Joseph Y. Irwin, the following menu
was discussed:
Blue Points on Half-Shell
Celery Radishes Salted Nuts
Argentine Consomme
Stuffed Turkey
Cranberry Sauce Peas
Mashed Potatoes Sweet Potatoes
Bauer Inn Salad
Frozen Plum Pudding Apple Pie
American Cheese Assorted Cakes
Coffee
Immediately following the dinner,
President G. e. Cuddeback with brief
remarks introduced the speakers. He
told of the year of prosperity for the
society, and of the many documents
given and solicited further contribu-
tions of historic articles. He report
ed that the society had secured the
old Minisink battle ground, six acres
now being owned, all the state law
but a few days ago.
He said the law required the so.
ciety to fence and care for the
grounds, and that the society solicit.
ed funds, to repay money advanced
to buy the land and to fence and i'm.
prove the property.
He said other patriotic organiza
tions had learned of the purchase
and liberal and generous response
had been made, without solicitation
Secretary S. NJ. Cuddeback read {
letter from the Machackemech Chap
ter, D. of R., contributing $25 fol
the battle ground fund and from
Minisink Chapter of Goshen, giving
$500 for the same use. The an
nouncement was greeted with ap
plause.
Pesident Cuddeback voiced thu
thanks of the society for the gift!
and asked liberal additional sums.
Judge Alonzo T. Searle, of Homes
dale, Presiding Judge of the Wayne
county court, was the first speaker
He said in part:
Let me commend the objects o
your society. 1t is a wise thing il
these days when all the world seem
to have gone money mad, to stol
and look and listen,' and view tn,
deeds, lives, character, conduct ant
action of those who have gone befor,
US. 1t is most lamentable fact tina
under the present condition of Amer
ican politics and society, the princi
pal object of discussing public mel
seems to be not for the purpose o
honest criticism and finding out AM
f showing the good traits of thei
characters, but rather they are talk
ed about in the spirit of carpinj
faultfnding, and in the endeavor t,
, tear down and not build up; to larg
) destructive criticisms and not enougl
, constructive suggestion"
, Saying that he had Holland bloc,
, in his veins and was in accord wit
+ the association, he referred to tn
) battle of Minisink, with it's memor
of Brandt, and of the heroes of tha
battle. He said he was glad the al
! fair was dinner, not a banquet
! gave humorous description of tn
! banquet and congratulated the asso
! citation and Mr.. Bauer on the Dime
served.
! Judge Searle in speaking of tn
+ progress of the city, quoted above
9 alluded pleasantly to former Mayo
|
subject and spoke of the bench an
bar of Wayne county, mentionin
S Chief Justice Sharswood, Lawyer
Woodward, Wilmot, Little, Fuller
| Torrey, Hand, Dimmick, Crane an
Waller, and the early judges, Collin!
:, Barrett, Eldred, Jessup and Porter
and told a number of humorous stol
les of several of the judges:
n Judge Searle's Address.
= Judge Porter, back when Wayn
h and Pike were in one district, wa
|, sentencing a young man to a Ion
u term. In doing so he eXhorted tn
S prisoner: Young fellow, l trust ths
e the time you spend in the peniteI
tiary will be spent in cursing whisk,
which has brought you here
will, your honor, was the reply, IAN
Porter too
Judge Green, who came later, {
broad as honest and as honest
It broad, on one occasion whipped h
boy for lying. The boy stood it