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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-15
Honesdale People to Visit the Planets

The Ladies of the Village Improve
ment Society are busy arranging pre-
liminaries for the big spectacular pro-
duction, "A Trip to the Moon," to be
given at the Lyric Theatre, February
23 and "a. Members of the society
have been very busy the last few days
getting ready for the most preten-
tious local production ever staged
here.
Rehearsals are being held daily
and no entertainment ever given in
Honesdale has created the interest
that is being manifested in this pro-
duction. Just now it is the talk of
the town and it's financial and artis-
tic success seem assured.
More than 800 people are practic-
ing for the event and Mr.. j. G. Hoff-
man, New York, the director, express
ses himself as highly pleased with
the progress of the participants.
Every member of the big company
is apparently determined to perform
fully his or her part, and as re-
suit the intricate marches and drills,
the choruses and the solos are being
rapidly rounded into form. Re-
hearsals are being held in the Lyric
Theatre Hall every afternoon and
evening. The strictest discipline is
observed, as is necessary, where so
many people are engaged but all
have the utmost faith in the direc-
tor and his orders are taken good
naturedly. Each division has its
hour of practice and all receive the
personal attention of Mr.. Hoffman
A great deal of hard work is in
volved, but it is believed the re-
suits will fully justify the expendi'
ture of time and energy.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-15
Death OF Adam S. Pride.

Adam S. Pride died at his home,
No. 1921 West street, on Monday
evening, February 13, 1911. He
was born at Wawarsing, Ulster
county, N. Y, May 3, 1884. He
came to Honesdale during the fif-
ties, and for many years was en-
ployed as boat builder in the yard
of the late C. c. Lane. On Novem-
ber "a, 1857, he married Miss
Sarah Lille, of Milanville. She
died on September 10, 1889. They
had two children, both of whom
died in infancy. During the rebell-
ion he served in Co. l, 9th Pa.
Vols. from November II, 1864, until
August 2S, 1865, his regiment be-
ing, when he Joined, in the 10th
corps, which in Dec. following was
the second division of the Gath
corps. After his discharge he re-
turned to Honesdale and continued
work in the boat yard until boat
building was discontinued. Mr.
Pride was man of sterling char
acter and irreproachable life; intel
ligent and well informed and COM
manded the respect of all who knew
him. He was a member of Capt
James Ham Post, No. 1913, G. A. r
The funeral services will be held in
the Sunday school room of the NJ
e. church, on Thursday afternoon al
3 o'clock, where the discourse will
be delivered by the pastor, Rev. w
II. Hitler. Grand Army services
will be conducted by the Post at the
church and grave. The interment
will be in the Soldiers Plot in Glen
Dyberry.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-15

strokes of paralysis, which left him
in an enfeebled condition. He left
home some time ago for Lakewood,
believing that the mild and healthful
temperature of that famous resort
would be beneficial to him. Last
Thursday morning he was stricken
for the third time and since, his con-
dition was such that the members
of the family knew that the end was
approaching.
Mr. Ham was born Feb. 20, 1887,
and graduated from Wyoming Semi
nary in 1855. For half a century he
was editor of the Wayne County
Herald and through his facile pen
exerted considerable influence over
the destinies of his county. In politics
he was a Democrat and during the
Pattison administration was appoint
ed associate judge of the Wayne
county court and a year later was
elected to the same office for term
of five years.
Mr.. Ham was probably the last
survivor of the dinner given to
Charles Dickens in New York in
1858 by newspaper editors and pub
fishers.
Besides his widow, he is survived
by two sons, Eugene P, Ham, form
erly of Honesdale, but now resi-
dent of Lakewood, n. j., and Will
liam Wallace Ham, of the staff of
the New York Sun, who makes his
home at Woodhaven, Long Island.
Mr. Ham is also survived by an only
brother, William H. Ham, Honesdale.
Funeral OF Judge T. j. Ham.
Funeral services for the late
Judge Thomas J. Ham were held this
(Tuesday) afternoon in Grace Pro-
testant Episcopal church, Rev. A. l..
Whitaker officiating at l O'Clock.
The pail bearers were: Judge Alonzo
T. Searle, Judge Henry Wilson,
Judge Perry A. Clark, II. T. Menner,
H. j. Conger, G. NJ. Genung. The
body lay in state in the church from
10 o'clock until noon, and was view
ed by hundreds of people in all
walks of life. Interment was made
, in Glen Dyberry cemetery.
Sketch OF Judge Hams Career.
Thomas J. Ham, who died Satur-
day at Lakewood, N. j., aged seven
| ty-four years, less eight days, was
| born in Honesdale, Wayne county,
February 20, 1887, the third child of
Thomas and Elizabeth (Bellamy)
Ham, who came to America from
| Cornwall, England, in 1882. His
father was a prominent merchant
and manufacturer of the village, but
the tastes of Thomas, Jr., turned
distinctly to books. His early edu-
cation was received in the district
| schools taught by Benjamin w. Den
mis- and William G. Arnold. He af-
terward attended Honesdale Acad-
emy and when B. B. Smith relin-
quished its management, and opened
a book store at Honesdale young
Ham accepted a position with him,
and for three years pursued his stud
les with that thorough educator, at
the same time discharging his duties
as a clerk. When fifteen years of
age he taught a district school at
Beach Pond. He then re-entered the
academy for a year, acting as assist
ant in the Honesdale postoffice dur
ing his hours out of school. In
1853 he entered Wyoming Semi
nary, and while in that institution
betrayed a considerable portion of
his expenses by filling the position
of private secretary to the principal,
Rev. DR.. Reuben Nelson, and by
teaching the writing classes. He was
graduated in 1855, taking second
honors. and Herewith, the author
! CONTINUED ON Page Four.)
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-15
Argument Court.

In the matter of petition of Jose
phine Hughes Meyer, for rule on
Martha Nolan, Administrative, ETC.,
returnable to the second Monday of
Feb. 1911, application for continu-
ance OF rule to March term, granted,
February 13.
In re trust gift (of 5000 by Mary
A. Dein to the Honesdale Cemetery
Company, the written report heard.
ordered filed, and investment approv-
ed by the Court, February 13.
In re petition for sale of real es-
tate of Lewis Hansmann, deceased,
late of the township of Texas, M. j.
Hanlan administrator, petition grant
ed, February 13, terms of sale, cash,
return of sale to be made on the
second Monday of April, the petit
tioner to give bond in $500, to be
approved by the Court.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-15
Checker Meet.

Two champion checker players, H.
Haupt, a member of the New York
Checker club, and G. j. Griswold,
the well-known Factoryville expert,
had a battle royal Thursday even
ing at the Hotel Wayne, in the
presence of a large company of in
terested spectators. Griswold up
held the honors for Pennsylvania by
winning five games, and drawing"
the remainder.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-15

The Senate Committee on Pen
sions Monday voted to report favor
ably the Sulloway general pensions
bill, which has already passed the
House. 1t increases the general
pension roll about 100000
year The vote was 81 to 3, the
minority being Senators McCumber,
Gere and Tallaferro.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-15

HAVING GONE IO hANSAo
CITY, MO.-OTHER ARGUMENT
COURT NOTES.
Testimony in the case of Arthur
c. Beringer, libellant versus Flora
M. Beringer, respondent, filed Feb
ruary 13. Libel in Divorce. Before
Chester A. Garratt, Master, at his Of
fee in Honesdale, February Z, 1911,
at o'clock p. m.
Appearances: E. c. Mumford for
libellant; G. A. McCarty, for the re-
spondent.
Witnesses were produced on part
of libellant, sworn and testified.
G. C. Littelle being sworn testified:
My residence is at Hancock, ~
Y. l have known Mr.. Beringer for
nearly two years. Mr.. Beringer
came into Buckingham township,
Wayne county, to reside in October,
1909, and has remained there ever
since, being one whole year and
more.
A. C. Beringer being sworn testi-
fed:
| am the libellant in this case.
married my wife, Flora NJ, March 6,
1901. We kept house nearly eight
years in New York State. l provided
everything for the house that my
position and income would allow.
She left me January 15, 1903, and l
have not seen her since. | think she
resides in Kansas City, Mo. We
kept house continuously until she
left me. | gave her no cause to
leave me, and she has not returned.
No children were born.
Mrs. H. w. Beringer, mother of A.
c. Beringer, sworn and testified:
visited them after they kept
house. He furnished his house well,
and supplied the table with all the
necessities of life. He never gave
her any cause to leave him. He al
ways conducted himself as a hus-
band should. She left about Jan. 10,
1909. When she went away she
took from the house what she want
ed. Before she left | had conver-
sation with her, and advised her not
to go, as it was something awful to
think of. They were of the same
religious belief.
An absolute decree of divorce
granted Arthur c. Beringer Febru-
ary 13.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-15
BETHANY.

Special to THE CITIZEN.
Bethany, Pa, February 14.-Miss
Ella Gammell left for Newark, N. j.,
ward Ward. She also expects to
visit friends in Jersey City before
returning.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-15
JUDGE -EDITE
7. ]. HAM DEAD !

NEXT MONDAY WOULD HAVE
BEEN HIS SF1VENFY-FOU
BTRTHDAY-EDTT OF THE
WAYNE COUNTY HERALD FOR
FORTY XEARS--tOUGHT THE
BATTLES OF THE DEMO
CRATIC PARTY IN WAYNE
COUNTY, AND CAME OUT
JUDGE.
Former Judge Thomas j. Ham,
lifelong resident of this place, died
Saturday afternoon at the home of
his son, Eugene P. Ham, at Lake
wood, n. j., following a stroke of
paralysis he suffered last Thursday.
He was seventy-four years of age,
and had always been prominently as
sociated with the business and social
life of the Wayne county seat.
During the past couple of years
the health of Mr. Ham had been very
poor and he had already suffered two
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-15
Orphans Court.

In re appointment of guardian for
Bertha l.. Garrett, minor child of
Walter H. Garrett, late of the town
ship of Texas, February 13, Albert
Roberts appointed guardian, and filed
bond in the amount of $50.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-15
SCENE O. LACKAvvARdNA'S
Celebrated sfHOWE CASE''
SHIFTS 70 HONESDALE

WHEN Carl HOWE LA THRICE
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-15

When the roll was called at 2
o'clock two jurors, Heeman Cole and
Frank Lawson, both of Manchester,
did not answer to their names and
were excused on account of sick
ness.
On motion of District Attorney NJ.
E. Simons, Joseph O'Brien, Esq,
district attorney of Lackawanna
county and Clarence Balentine, Esq,
were admitted to the Wayne county
bar specially to try this case. On
motion of Frank P. Kimble, Esq,
R. H. Holgate, Esq Scranton, was
also admitted.
Lawyer Kimble said that there
were a few preliminary arguments
they would like to make outside of
the Jury's hearing. When Judge
Searle asked whether they wanted
the defendant arraigned, Lawyer
Holgate said, 81 guess we'd better
observe all the proprieties." There
are some preliminary questions we'd
like to have disposed Of" he con-
tinued.
An adjournment of fifteen minu-
tes was then taken to the Judges
Chambers. Upon the return of the
ment was read, and the defendant
Carl Howe, pleaded mot Guilty"
Carl Howe has a good face.
Up to 3:15 seven jurors had beer
called and only three were selected
at the time of going to press.
No ladies or children will be adj
mitted to the Court House, Wednes
day, il is said.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-15

nHE CITIZEN is the most
i widely read semi-weekly
newspaper in Wayne County.
Lustier now than at any time i'm
its 6S years history.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-15
History or The Case.

The case has been in the courts
since 1907, according to the Tribune
Republican of Tuesday. Howe was
arrested and committed to jail June
4, 1907, on complaint Of the girls
father and he was indicted September
10, 1907. Since his indictment he
has been tried before Judge e. G.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-15

When Court convened to-day
(Tuesday) at o'clock, the fourth
trial of Carl Howe, charged with a
statutory offense by Madeline Patter-
son, of La Plume, was opened in
Honesdale before Judge A. T. Searle.
The case was tried in the courts of
Lackawanna county three times and
Howe was convicted on each trial
and sentenced to the penitentiary.
After each trial he appealed to the
Superior court and on each appeal
new trial was ordered.
His fourth trial was set down to
take place in Lackawanna county,
but on petition of his attorney, r. H.
Holgate, the court, garnted him
change of venue and directed that
the case be transferred to the courts
of Wayne county. Judge Searle
agreed to hear the case and fixed on
February IA for the trial.
All of the witnesses in the case
were subpoenaed to be on hand in
( Honesdale today. About twenty wit
nesses have been subpoenaed by the
commonwealth and the defense has
subpoenaed thirty more.
Howe is now twenty-five years old
! He is an automobile mechanician and
| chauffeur for a Scranton machinery
dealer and is now married. Miss Pat
terson is the daughter of George w
Patterson, tipstaff in the Lackawan'
ma county courts. She was twenty
years old December 2 last. Hel
mother is dead. She is the oldest Of
a family, a boy of which was drown
! ed a week ago while skating on
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-15
DESERTED HUBBY"
GETS DIVORCE !

A. c. BERINGER, BUCKINGHAM
TOWNSHIP, GRANTED d.
VORCE, MONDAY, HIS WIFE
HAVING GONE TO KANSAS
CITY, MO.-OTHER ARGUMENT
COURT NOTES.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-01-19
The Tariff Again-And the People
Should Bring Test Case
CONCLUDED FROM PAGE ONE.)

of the free list, the provision for drawbacks
the reciprocity features, the discretionary
powers delegated to the President to change
the schedules-these are the characteristics of
the bill which would satisfy any impartial
court that revenue was the least of all the
purposes which entered into the creation of
the BILL
Not only would the court have the right
to construe the bill in the light of the speeches
made by the Congressman who favored it,
and whose votes helped make it law, but
Wr. Tatt's 0ocm message, breezily ignoring the
Constitution and admitting that the purpose
OF the bill was not to raise revenue for the
government but to put more money in the
hands of certain workmen and EMPLOYERS
would be competent testimony and absolutely
unanswerable.
The people themselves can now break their
shackles, if they will but take a test case into
the Federal Courts, and fight it to finish.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-01-19
PAGE NINE
SHORT TALKS TO YOUNG MEN
mo-. A.

NO. 4.
just a little more about table manners.
John Henry:
Don't crumble bread or crackers. in your
soup You can season it, if you like. with
salt, pepper, tobasco, or any other sauce on
the table; but you take your bread with the
soup, and not in it.
The idea is, that the dish has come to you
properly made; and that you are to add
nothing to It's materials-any more than YOU
can add mutton and beef to the dish of ham
and eggs, or put something else in the pickle
jar,
Don't tilt the soup-plate, and don't scroDe
the bottom of it with the spoon.
You don't put the spoon in your mouth. at
all: you merely hold the side of the spoon TO
your lips, and take in the soup, not the SPOON
You VIII be thought greedy and careless, if
you constantly spill the contents of the spoon,
making splashes In the sOup-plate. There
tore, don't till the spoon. And-don't FORGET
make as little noise as possible in getting the
soup into your mouth and down your throat
In eating celery, do not dip the end that
y0~ hare bitten, into the salt-cellar again
Tut some OF the salt on your own plate or
on the crumb plate, and dip into that Or. YOU
may salt the celery from the cellar with your
khlIe. Often tiny spoons are provided for
the saltlng OF dishes and vegetables use these,
when they are on the table
OF late years, the well-to-do people who
entertain, have introduced the use of small
slde-plates, extra knives and forks extra
spoons, ETC. These are confusing to the un
initiated, and cause painful embarrassment.
Without going into wearisome detail, [ will
say that, IT you keep cool, preserve your pres
ence OF mind, and wait for your neighbors to
lead the way you will come out without seri
Gus disaster.
The little butter-dish is in very general
use: you will know it at glance-besdes
you Will notice others putting butter on theirs.
The scrap plate is much larger. but still
much smaller than the main plate on which
YOU are to ply knife and fork
The plate for the bread is vet larger than
the scrap-plate: the other small plates will
be for the salad, or the separate vegetables.
Don't smack your lips; and don't tilt the
cup or glass upwards until you could see the
sky through the bottom.
1t IS perfectly proper for you to courteouslv
call for more sugar for your coffee. The
hostess will send the sugar-dish; and you help
yourself, using the spoon that comes aoith the
di8h
(CONTTNTTID ONr u M, ,,,,v,r\
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-01-19
THE JEFFERSONIAN

guests adieu and made for their carriage, to
90 home.
They were, of course duly pelted with old
hob-nailed Shoes and rice pudding.
For good luck, you see-and because all the
fools amt dead
Bless goodness when that honeymoon We
hicle stopped, and the bride and groom got
out, thinking they were in front of their de-
stlned home, they found themselves in the
livery stable, encompassed round about by
horses, mules, carriages omnibusses. hav.
stable rakings and similar.
Loud was the outcry of Silverman! The
bride, she turned to ear-drops and handker-
chief.
But what could you do? Alas! Silverman
had to pay for those other four vehcles-for
really livery stable, while useful in it's wav
has no Bridal chamber and no connubial as
sociations
Besides, the romantic element is lacking.
Cecilia Mullgan worked in hat factory
of Middletown, New York One day another
girl who worked in the same place dared
Cecilia to write her name inside the sweat
band of straw hat she was working on.
OF course, Cecilia then wrote her name,
there adding her P. O. address,
w oII oil, llldC Iu0uUlCdl ndC IOunQ us way,
by due course of trade, to the Uranium of
George w. Parham, paymaster of the Man
istee & North Eastern Railroad, of Manistee,
Michigan.
One day, he happened to see the name on
the band of his hat, year after Cecilia had
written it there.
His curiosity was excited and he wrote to
the girl Letters, photographs, and tokens
and similar and such passed between them.
and now they are man and wife.
NO, Jasper, you must not do personal VIC
lence to the landlady because the victuals are
unsatisfactory.
Man in Bloomfield, New Jersey, came home
to his boarding house, one night last week,
and flew into a passion, when he saw what
kind of grub Lena Pollard, his landlady, had
provided
Oh, he just raved and reared and swore,
and wound up by Selling Lena by the throat
Instead of skewering him with her hat-pin,
or binding him with the soup, she fell down
in a faint
The boarder thought he had killed her, and
he fled to the police barracks, giving himself
up for murder.
But the officer investigated and found that
Lena had come to-
Let this be lesson to you, Jasper
The Tariff Again-And the People
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-01-19
Gracious Column

Mall LII CallIOrn1a, named John kellStOn,
went to see the animals at the Zoo. Friend
told him that if he'd gently tickle the lion,
under the chin, the King would yawn John
poked his hand through the bars of the lions
cage, and gently tickled him under the chin.
Lion yawned, all right; but only wide
enough to gently clip off two of Johns
fngers
John is at the hospital; and the lion is
waiting for another fool to come along and
tickle him, gently, under the chin, to see him
yawn
Girl in Maryland, engaged to be married,
spent the evening with her Intended, fixing
the wedding invitations Next morning, she
went down town to mail them out Met a
different sort of male, however, and decided
to elope with him. She did; and they were
married in Virginia.
Her Originally Intended is to be congratu-
lated. And [ hope that Second Choice will
be happy with her.
There is one thing that can't be disputed:
the girl was hell-bent on getting married.
Street-car, in New York, ran over a mans
leg and crushed it. Men rushed forward.
shouting, to raise him; and women tainted
away 1t was cork fortunately.
Sweetheart, expecting a handsome valuable
Christmas present from her betrothed, re-
celved little box of candy Indignant, she
tossed it into the CRATE. Pouted whole week
Then, at length, she consented to let her beau
visit her.
"Why, what's been the matter with you, all
this week?" he inquired.
She explained, in an offended tone
Dear mel" he exclaimed, ''there was dia-
mOnd ring at the bottom of the box of candy
that cost me S10O!"
Fancy Hurried search in all the ash-cans
was made but the jewel could not be found
However, they recovered the more priceless
jewel of Reconciliation.
Man in Chicago, named Justes, forgot to
carry his umbrella along ohower befell
Justes stepped into doorway to keep out of
the rain. Two other fellows came along. and
stopped in the doorway
Glow long before car will come bv?"
asked one of the newly-arrived
"Can't be great WHILE" answered Justes.
for I've been waiting here some minutes"
Get under this umbrella" suggested one
OF the men, 'there's room enough for all
three of u.s.
Justes did So
The very next minute, pistol barrel was
against his chin, and in his ear was a gentle
Come across with what you got"
Justes shelled out $3.50 in cash, and GOLD
watch.
Then the thugs disappeared
Moral: Beware of strange umbrellas
Person named Silverman entered candy
store in New York and, greedy like, wanted
the biggest bunch of sweetness that was in
the shop. 1t was sales-lady, and he mar
ried her
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-05-04
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS
Items of Interest From All Parts OF the State
Lost in the shuttle

The meeting Of the city superintend-
ents at Pierre last week has not
brought great number of such off
GERS, but their coming together has
developed the fact that house bill 372,
chapter 1873, of the laws of 1911, which
provides regulations for the nomination
and election Of members of boards Of
education in cities and independent
school districts, is not what It's spon-
sors thought they were getting. The
law passed with an emergency pro-
vision. AS shown by the journals Of the
two houses. and was supposed 10 go
into effect for the school elections
this year But IL is now found that
the emergency" wandered from the
straight and narrow trail somewhere
before II reached the officers of the
two houses for their signature. and the
aw does not go into effect until the
irst of July, and will not govern the
elections of this year
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-05-04

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