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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
LIBRARY BOOKS ARE BEING
CATALOGUED
Miss Mcdonald of Harrisburg Arrives
to Take Charge of the Work
Circulating Library Benefit
to Town.

The books of the free circulating
library located in the Honesdale
High school building, are being re-
vised and catalogued this week by
Miss Anna Macdonald, of Harris
burg, assisted by Misses Dorothy
Menner, Marie Freund and Lucille
Rowland, of this place. The Dewey
classification is being introduced, af-
ter others have been used. The card
system or means of cataloguing the
books will be adopted. Each book
will be represented by a card upon
which is written the title, author
and subject of the book.
Miss Macdonald, announcement of
whose coming to Honesdale was
made in last Fridays Citizen, told a
Citizen reporter that the newspapers
are a public library's best friend and
that there is no agency like a news
paper to bring a librarys advantages
before the reading public. A free
library, said Miss Macdonald, is the
only democratic institution in exist
ence. 1t will count more for Homes
dale in an educational, religious and
civic way, outside of the church or
| school, than any institution that we
have. The 1910 census reported
As towns having a population of g.
! 600 or over as having Libraries and
| Is of the As towns were supported
| by taXables.
In connection with the public IL
brary of Honesdale, books from the
Pennsylvania Free Circulating Lii
brary will be continued for an in.
! definite period.
Parties having books which they
desire to donate to the school library
! are requested to bring them thi:
week before the catalogue is com
pleted. Miss Macdonald will remain
1 in Honesdale the remainder of the
week and is giving the library hel
personal attention.
Honesdale has one of the best Ii
braries in this section of the state
and it should be literally patronized
1t is free circulating institution
which is an incentive for everybod!
to take books.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
PRIZES WON BY PUPILS,

Friday evening the flower show
given by the pupils of the public
school was held in Miss Lees room
at the High school building from 3
until 8 and until until 10 in the
evening. The flowers and vegetables
on display were result of the seeds
sold by the Improvement Association.
Prizes were won in the following
manner: Most perfect flower: Ruth
McMullen; largest variety grown by
one person, Cornelia Thomas; finest
artistic bouquet, first prize, Hilda
Prosch; second prize, Jeanette
Burns; best vegetables, first prize,
Leah Kimble; second prize, Charles
Quincy; third prize, Julia Crist.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
1.-THE DELHUDSON." ;"

Jack Pellio has hit upon a novel
as well as euphonious name for his
new hotel on Lackawanna avenue
opposite the Delaware and Hudson
station. 1t is called THE Delhud-
SON" In view of the location this
seems TO be a pretty good title.
understand that he now proposes to
call the restaurant in his building up
the avenue near the Lackawanna
state The Delawan." The latter es-
tablishment which opened as a
Presto" passed into Mr.. Pellio's
hands several weeks ago. AS Mr..
Pellio spent a number of years sell
ing goods on the road before becom-
ing a wholesale dealer, presume he
knows just how THE Delhudson"
and "The Delawan" should be con-
Quoted to meet the requirements OF
the travelling public as well as local
patronage. Though he will take no
active part in the management, as
the man behind he can assist ma
terially in the future success of the
two houses.-Scranton Tribune-Re-
publican.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
TYPHOID FEVER MORE DEADLY
THAN PLAGUE
DR.. Mclaughlin of Federal Health
Service Says Yearly Toll is 25,-
600,

Typhoid fever entails loss on the
people of the United States of more
than one hundred million dollars
year. While American people are ap-
palled at the ravages of the bubonic
plague in the Orient and cholera epi-
denies in Russia, typhoid fever in
this country claims more lives and
entails more economic loss.
1t is estimated by officials of the
public health service that 4,250,000
people OF this country are attacked
by typhoid fever every year. This
disease causes at least $4,000 deaths
a year.
The pollution of streams from
which water supplies are drawn is in
large part responsible for the
spread of typhoid fever in the
United States. This is the substance
of a statement made by DR.. Allen ].
Mclaughlin of the public health
service.
Congress at the last session
amended the law governing the pub
lie health service and broadening the
scope of that service so that it is
now authorized to investigate the
disease of man, their cause and mode
of diffusion, involving the supervis-
ion of navigable waters, which are
under the jurisdiction of the Federal
Government, in order to protect
them against pollution by sewage and
other communicating conditions.
This is a step taken by the Con-
! gress in an effort to minimize the
dangers from the contamination of
| the water supply of the cities located
on navigable rivers, and the execu-
| tive department of the Government
has at the same time taken advant-
age of the water boundaries treaty to
| secure from the Government of Can
| ada an agreement to submit to the
international joint commission SINH
! lar questions for investigation.
The international joint commission
and the public health service there
fore have joined hands in the fight to
be waged against the typhoid germ.
Discussing health conditions, DR.
Mclaughlin called attention to the
fact that in northern Europe thirty.
three principal cities with an aggre
gate population of 31,50O,0OO had ar
! average typhoid death rate of 6.5 il
| 100000 in the years of 1909 anC
1910, while fifty registration cities
in the United States with a combined
population of 20,000,O0O had a ty
phoid death rate of 20 in 100000.
A conservative estimate for the
year 1870" said Mr.. Mclaughlin
will place the deaths from typhoid
fever above $4,000 in the United
States. For the whole of the United
States the number of cases for eacf
year preventable by means within
our grasp would total 16,500. II
1903 there were more cases of ty
phoid fever in the United State!
than cases of plague in India, il
spite of the fact that India's popula
tion is two and one-half times tha
of the United States.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
CoBBs SAW MILL BURNED.

The saw mill belonging to w. ].
Cobb, of Hoadleys, burned last Fri
ady night about 10 o'clock. The
mill had been in operation all day
and as far as could be ascertained
everything was left all right when
the mill shut down for the night
In addition to burning the mill
and destroying the machinery, sever
al thousand feet of finished lumber
standing in the yard near the mill
was also consumed, entailing a
heavy loss for Mr.. Cobb. Insurance
was carried upon the mill and con-
tents.
Mr.. Cobb has been operating his
saw mill for about eight years do
ing numbering for the Pennsylvania
Coal Company.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
WORKING HARD FOR
CARNEGIE ORGAN.

The congregation, Sunday school
and different young peoples societies
and other organizations are working
assiduously to get the desired sum
together, representing the church's
share of the proposition. Last Sun
day the Sunday school of the German
Lutheran church presented Pastor G.
G. Miller with over one hundred dol
lars for the organ fund. Several in
dividual donations have also been re-
ceived. 1t is expected that the or
gan will be here some time next
month.
The total cost of the new pipe or
gan will be $4,000. Half of this
amount will be borne by Andrew
Carnegie, the well known benefactor,
and the balance by the church. The
treasury of the organ fund almost
contains the desired amount.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
WILL BELIEVE ANY
FISH STORY NOW

j. n. Welch, who enjoys fishing
next to eating, recently experienced
an exciting time on Forest Lake
where he and a friend had gone to
spend the day and incidentally catch
Ash. But Joe accidentally got a
fish. 1t landed in the boat so quickly
that Joe could hardly believe his own
eyes, and before he had taken the
rod in hand to hook the fish. But
there it lay, right in the bottom OF
the boat and Joe stood over him ex-
claiming to his friend, After this !
will believe any fish story" 1t ap-
pears that the pickerel, which was a
large one, evidently was pricked by
the hook which caused it to jump
out of water and being near the boat
fell inside instead of out. But Joe
is lucky, even at pitching quoits.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
D. & H. BROKE THE FREIGHT
RECORD
Honesdale Furnishes It's Share-EX-
ira Trains Required to Care for
Cars-Town Wants Two Freights
Daily,

The Delaware G. Hudson Railroad
company did the largest freight busi-
ness last month of any month in its
history, according to a report from
the offices of William ]. Mullin, gen.
eral traffic manager. September
business is keeping up to the August
record and railroad officials expect it
to increase for the next six weeks or
two months.
The Honesdale branch of this road,
according to officials connected with
this road, claim that the branch is
not paying the company. That one
freight a day is sufficient for the
town and that the service is as good
as the company can give.
Possibly it is as good as it can give
with only one train each way, but
the business men Of Honesdale, ow-
ing to the many special trains being
run over the Moosic between the reg.
ular freight train hours, are prompt
ed to think differently. Invariably
| special trains, crews and engines oi
the ten hundred type, steam, snort
whistle and make all manner Of
noise on Sunday, breaking the quie
| tude of the hour during church ser
vices. These engines take out any
where from so to 80 cars at a trip
They are freight and coal cars ant
represent the collection of cars of the
week. If Honesdale had two freigh
trains a day over the Delaware &
| Hudson road a certain number o
these cars could be taken care of eacl
day. This would do away with thu
special trains which are now run dur
! ing the week as we'll as on Sundays
The extra crews, their time, fuel ant
cost of operation, it is claimed, i
: Equivalent to another crew, whicl
could run the second freight train
which the town wants.
1t has been said that if it were no
for the Delaware and Hudson sys
tenn in this locality that Honesdal
would not have been in existence to
day. But on the other hand, if tn
merchants and manufacturers ha
not patronized the Delaware an
Hudson road that company would no
have spent thousands of dollars up
on the Honesdale branch if the roa
were not paying for the benefit O
the freight and passenger end.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
SMALLPOX AT CANAAN.
Carbondale Young Woman Whose
Name is Withheld is Stricken.

1t is reported that case of small
pox that has its origin in Carbondale
has been discovered at South Canaan.
DR.. A. NJ. Cook of that place notified
DR.. c. j. Hunt, who has charge of the
smallpox situation in Carbondale that
a case of the disease had been dis
covered there. He refused to di-
vulge the name of the young lady
who is now under the care of DR.. A.
NJ Cook of Canaan. DR.. Hunt stat
ed, however, that the young lady was
a resident of Carbondale. She had
been visiting friends at South
Canaan.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
TO ORGANIZE FIRE COMPANY
AT BEACHLAKE.

A meeting was held Saturday even
ing in w. II. Dunn's store, Beach
lake, to consider organizing a fire
company at that place.
The boys propose getting a chemi-
cal engine and truck similar to the
one owned by Hose Company No. /,
of Honesdale. Organization will be
perfected next Saturday night.
Beachlake has had two bad fires OF
late, which has spurred the citizens
of that thriving village to provide
better means for the protection of
their respective properties.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
BUYS WINTON ESTATE.

c. f. Bentley has purchased part
OF a plot of land, known as the Win
ton estate, located on a bluff near
Conductor Wards new house on
Park street and will soon begin
building new home on this very at
tractive site. He will dispose of the
remaining lots TO parties desiring
them. 1t is reported that several
people are contemplating building on
the remainder of this plot.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
LOCATED AT san DIEGO.

Architect Clarence Decker, late of
Los Angeles, Cal, and son of Mr..
and Mrs. George w. Decker, of Fif-
teenth street, is now located at San
Diego, Cal. Mr.. Decker has secur-
ed the position of supervising archi-
tect for the San Diego Exposition
Company, who are getting things in
readiness for the great Panama ex-
position. Mr.. Decker's former
Honesdale friends are elated to hear
OF his advancement in the architec-
tural sphere.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
GIBSON IN GOSHEN JAIL.

Burton w. Gibson, who just now
is receiving widespread notoriety as
the suspected slayer of Mrs. Rosa
Szabo, at Greenwood Lake, Orange
county, on July 10th last, was to
have tried a law suit at the coming
term of court on Sept. IT, being
attorney for Marie Sipple, executrix,
in an action against Sadie Pickett on
a promissory note. With the Rosen-
thai case and the Gibson case, Sulli-
van county continues to keep we'll in
the limelight.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
is THIS A Joke?

On Tuesday evening Protection
Engine company passed a resolution
giving the town council and Homes
dale improvement Association per-
mission to hold their meetings in the
firemen's parlors of City Hail.
Wayne Independent.
We always thought that the bor-
ough fathers had charge OF town
property and dictated to others who
might occupy the rooms In this mum
icipal building.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
LADY MACCABEEs REALIZE s11.

The Ladies of the Maccabees real
lied S1l from the tag distribution
during the Wayne county celebration
held in Honesdale. There were no
prizes offered. The members had
charge of the distribution OF the
tags.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
TO MOTOR TO RICHMOND. VA.

Mr.. and Mrs. C. e. Gibbs, the lat
ter's mother, Mrs. Lewis, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Erhardt left Saturday in
the formers auto for Richmond, Va.
Mr.. Gibbs went via Stroudsburg.
Many points of interest will be visit
ed, among them being the National
capitol. The party expect to be alb
sent about ten days.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
GRAY WATCHNIAN FOR
ELEVATOR WORKS

Ed Gray has accepted a position as
night watchman with the Gurney
Electric Elevator Co. to succeed Pc
ter Miller of East Honesdale, who is
moving to Hawley, where he is going
in the glasscutting business with
Peter Bauer of that place.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
HAS GREATLY IMPROVED PROP
ERTY.

The American Knitting Company,
which recently bought land and stor-
age sheds from the Wyman Kimble
estate at Industrial Point, have great
ly improved this property with sheet
iron siding and several coats of
paint. The plant of. this concern
now occupies a large plot of ground
and presents a very neat appearance.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
ASK ERIE TO CONTINUE TRAINS

The Business Mems Association
train committee was instructed at it's
last meeting to wait upon Division
Superintendent Eickles, at Dun
more, and express the merchants ap-
probation for the excellent service
which the town has been enjoying
of late and ask that same service be
continued
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
MRS. JACOB KATE VERY LOW.

Mrs. Jacob Katz, mother of the
late William Katz, whose death
shocked the community two weeks
ago, is lying very low at her home on
Church street, Since the death OF
her son Mrs. Katz became very i'll
and there is grave hopes of her
recovery. She has been unconscious
several hours.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
NO CRIN1NALITY CONNECTED
WITH AWFUL WRECK.
Especial to The Citizen.)
CORNING n Y Sent LII

CORNING, n. V, Sept. 1.-THE
Steuben county grand jury which
has been investigating the cause of
the wreck on the Lackawanna on
July 4th, when forty persons were
killed, today reported that there was
no criminality connected in any way
with the wreck. Engineer Schroeder
and the flagman who were arrested
at the time, have now been released.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
MRS. KATz PAID $5,11o.oe.

Charles e. Dodge, local agent for
the New York Life Insurance COM
pany, presented Mrs. William ]. Katz
check for S5,116.96. Mr.. Katz
carried a policy for $4,000 with the
New York Life. The $116.96 repre-
sents the accumulated dividends and
interest.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
ExCAvATNG FOR ADDITION.

The cellar for the new addition to
the Sell building, recently purchased
of the Mayhem estate on Main street,
has been -excavated. Everything Is
now in readiness for the erection of
the building.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
PRESENTS BRIDE
WITH PIANO PLAYER

Clarence d. Fortnam, of Tyler
Hill, who was recently married, pre-
sented his bride with a beautiful
Byrne piano player. 1t was purchas-
ed through John Richmond.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
TEXAS TOWNSHIP
ASSESSOR APPOINTED.

The Wayne county commissioners
met at the court house on Saturday
afternoon in special session and ap-
pointed George II. Stenzhorn to be
assessor of Texas township to fill
the vacancy caused by the resigna-
tion of Jacob Bales.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
ASKS COURT FOR
LUNACY COMMISSION.

S. j. Barclay, of Damascus, has
petitioned the court to appoint a
lunacy commission to examine his
son, James Franklin Barclay, an al
legged insane person, of Damascus,
The court appointed DR.. F. w. Pow
ell, Attorney NJ. E. Simons and N. B..
Spencer a commission.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
JOSEPH ACKERMAN AND DIR.
G. Il. MICKS All RIGHT

A rumor upon the streets of
Honesdale Tuesday afternoon report
ed Joseph Ackerman and DR.. c. e.
Micks as having experienced a seri-
GUS automobile accident in Carbon
dale. A telephone message received
by The Citizen from Carbondale de-
MES the story, claiming that both
men are all right.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
LADIES TO HEAR
GOVERNOR WILSON SPEAK.
Especial to The Citizer

SCRANTON, Sept. IT, Ladies
will occupy conspicuous place in
the reception to be given Governor
Wilson when he comes to this city
on September %. He will speak in
the 18th Regiment Armory The
committee in charge of the arrange
ment have men at work who will ar
range and reserve special sections
for the ladies. Hundreds OF ladies
are expected to be present.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
NO COAL FAMINE THIS WINTER

Kraft & Conger, coal sale agents
for the Delaware & Hudson Coal
company, assured the Business Mems
association committee that there
would be no coal famine in Homes
dale the coming fall or winter. The
agents are storing coal and will be in
a position to secure and furnish suf-
ticient coal for this locality during
the coming season, they claim.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
NEW CORN WHISKY
FOUND IN EVERY SILO,

A new kind of intoxicating liquor
has been discovered in Missouri. At
the bottom of every silo is found a
liquor produced by the fermentation
binary corn whisky before being dis
titled.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
VETERANS RECEIVING
INCREASE OF PENSION.

A number of the standard bear
ers of Old Glory have received an in
crease OF pension during the past
few days. 1t is expected that others
will soon get their vouchers.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-18
PICKETS WITHDRAWN.

The pickets who have been doing
duty at the different glass factories
during the past few months, were
withdrawn on Saturday.
Weekly journal-miner., 1912-05-22
GRATED CANNES
 ATTRACTED BIG CROWD (From FsSAay's Daily.)

A crate of dogs created consider able diversion for a large crowd at the Santa Fe depot Billy Weieh. of the St. Michael bar was the shipper and Mrs. Wclch. who IS oH for Boston to visit relatives. the chaperon. The dogs went by Wells Fargo's express The crate was eonspieuously labeled. "En Route to Boston from Prescott. Arizona. The Place to Live" and covered with union labels of Bartenders Uuion No. 650
 The names oi these dogs arc Piggy and Sport and their line of occupa ton is that of being maseo's tor the Prescott Bsr,enders' Union. Fred Ellis. (Biliy Weieh), chief laughing water ugglsr at the St Michael. is as proud of his dogs as he can well be. Besides the inscription on 'he cage and the Bartenders' Union Ia beIs, there were other union em- blems. profninen, among which wa' that of the Typographical Union
 Billy feels sure tha, his pets wil
 reach their destination safely q
 there are any unon men along 'h'
 route from here to Boston
Weekly journal-miner., 1912-05-22
MoNTEzUMA ORE STRIKE
 CARRIES GOOD VALUE sYVo. TSsx~uA~v-s T,aiiyt

| r. Waldron. president cf the Mon,eEuma Mining and Milling com pAuy. arrived from his camp ycs,sr day. and brings samples of very rich ground recently opened in the face of the tunnel tha, is being driven on the vein A five foot ore body ~as ca, into several days ago. which gives values oi sS per ton in gold, silver and lead, the latter metal prcdomins,ing Sirsaks oi lead in the vein run as high ss ~ per cent. and the sample taken, hr Waidron s,aiss. was across the sp- tire width of ihc tunnel
 This adn has reached point over 4oO fee, and ~i,h ihi, good ore co evidence. n n his intention 10 con tinue until great depth is rsaehe 4 He expresses himssii as more san suin, over ih, ouiioos than ai AnY tim. since he assumed charge Th' strike ~as made on the Beaf tlain
 of the group which is located s' 'h' old To~sr, ranch on the ~ss'efr
 slope oi the Bradshaw range