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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-10-25

HuLETT uNpERTAkiNo co.
FIRsT-cLAss FUNERAL DIRECTING
AND EMHALmlno.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-21

sketch of his life in the last issue of
this paper, passed away at 1890 Fri
day morning after a short illness at
his home in Dyberry township. Mr..
Kimble was born in the township in
which he died, June Is, 1882. He
was son of the late Asa X. Kimble,
who was one Of the first settlers in
this section of the state. Mr.. Kimble,
the deceased, was considered to be
one OF the greatest lumbermen of
his day He eXcelled in running RATS
down the Delaware and held a record
equalled by no man in this section of
the country.
Mr. Kimble is survived by his wife
who was Marian Warner, Rush w,
of Dyberry. and Leila A, wife of
Friend Simors, Ledgedale, also one
brother, Isaac R. Kimble, Homes
dale.
The funeral was held Sunday af-
ternoon from his late home, Rev.
Mr.. Bierley, OF Bethany, officiating.
lnterment was made in Glen Dyberry
cemetery, Honesdale.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-21
Over 800 Will be in Attendance.

Winthrop Sergeant, OF PhiladeL
phia, chairman OF the Chestnut Tree
Blight Commission OF Pennsylvania,
is presiding at the conference in Har-
risburg. Governor John X Tener
called the meeting to order and ad-
dressed the delegates on the object
and ii is the idea to name commit
tee on resolutions to draw up a plan
FOR general discussion and recon-
mendation to the States. A number
OF addresses are to follow and then
will come the adoption or the plan.
1t appears to be the general idea
that the representatives or the States
should agree upon a quarantine dis
trict and that the interchange of
lumber or products likely TO carry
the blight spores should be restrict
ed as much as possible. The march
or the blight to the west has been
clearly defined and as it is now re-
ported from counties west OF the
Alleghenies the need for strenuous
action is recognized by a number OF
the men who have been In CORES
pondence with State officials about 1t.
Each State representative Will be
urged to recommend to the Governor
or forestry authority the making or
liberal appropriation to join in the
fight. 1t is very probable that the
next Pennsylvania Legislature will
make large allowance for the cru
sade as millions OF dollars worth of
trees in this State are in danger.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-21
COOPERATIVE STORE
CHANGE LOCATION.
TN }
Increase OF Business Demands More
Room-Win Occupy Ready Pay
Store and Add Shoe Depart
ment.

The Wayne County Co-Opera-
tive Association will on April l move
into the Cortright store, now occu-
pied by The Ready Pay store, B. H.
Holbert, proprietor, who will move
out at the same time. This Co-Oper-
ative concern has grown from a very
modest beginning in the Ridgeway
store on South Main street to a first
class grocery. 1t has outgrown their
present quarters in the Richmond
store. Since their organization Just
four years ago the 1st Of April, their
business has increased Just three
fold, and they expect 1t to increase
still more in their new store. The
place will be thoroughly renovated
and painted. When business is open-
ed to the public on April 1st a side
line or Honesdale made shoes will be
carried in stock. This stock of shoes
WIFI be complete line of Mems.
Boys and Youths shoes OF the
Honesdale Union Stamp Shoe Co.
make and full line OF Women's and
Misses shoes manufactured by the
Honesdale Footwear Co. We have
learned that in the last two years OF
business the Cooperative store has
pald out nearly 500 in dividends to
It's stockholders and customers, and
that their prices have always been as
low and in some instances lower
than those OF their competitors.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-21
CHANGES IN THE POsTOFFICE.
j. n. Sharpsteen Now Inspector and
G. j. Kelley Deputy Postmaster
Other Appointments Made.

The appointment OF John N
Sharpsteen as postoffice inspector has
necessitated several changes in the
Honesdale office. Mr.. Sharpsteen
left Honesdale for Philadelphia Mon
day morning and will return on
Wednesday. His territory for the
present will be in the vicinity OF
Wilkes-Barre and Scranton, with
Sundays and holidays at home.
Inspector Sharpsteen has been sue
ceeded by Captain c. j. Kelley, an
nouncement of which was exclusive
ly made in The Citizen in it's issue
of February 8. Deputy Postmaster
Kelley was one of the three original
letter carriers when free delivery
was instituted in Honesdale and vi
cinity. The other carriers being
Herbert Hitler and Fred Schmidt.
From December l, 1908, until July
/, 1909, Deputy Kelley delivered
mail, at which time he was trans
fered to a clerk in the postoficc.
He is graduate OF the Honesdale
High school, class of 1898, after
wards attending Jefferson Medical
college at Philadelphia from October
1908 until February 1901.
Herbert H. Hitler, who has been
Carrier No. l in charge of the up
town route, succeeds Deputy Kelley
as clerk in the office. Substitute
Henry Wagner takes Carrier Killers
place and Paul Knorr, a glass cutter
in the Irving Cut Glass company,
ha,,+I1. has been made substitute by ap-
No other changes were made in
the clerkship of the office.
A government inspector recently
visited Honesdale and recommended
several changes in equipment, ETC.,
in the local office. Owing to the
continued increase of business in
Honesdale it is necessary to have
more room to handle the incoming
and outgoing mails. Honesdale is
the distributing point for large ter
ritory. Besides rural free deliveries
there are several star routes that
have their mail assorted in Homes
dale.
Honesdale compares with a sec
ond-class city in the amount OF mail
handled, according to the count
made last May when 27l,741 pieces
passed through the hands OF the en-
ployees of the office. or this num-
ber 144,735 was outgoing and 127,-
O06 incoming. The total number OF
pieces received was handled three
times.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-21
Factoryville Minister Dead.

Rev. William NJ. Hitler, a retired
Methodist minister residing in Fac
toryvlle, Pa, died at his home there
on Thursday morning after a pro-
tracted illness caused by heart fail
ure. He was seventy-six years Of
age and was one of the oldest mem
bers, in point of service, in the Meth
odist conference. He retired about
ten years ago and at that time took
up his residence in Factoryville. He
was born in Dover, England, in
1S45, and entered the Methodist
Episcopal church in 1861. He was
presiding elder Of the Honesdale dis
trict for four years ranging from
1888 to 1886. He is survived by his
wife, one daughter, Mrs. C. N. Skin
ner, of Port Jervis, n. Y, and two
sons, Harry and Fred, of Carbondale.
The funeral took place at the home
on Monday morning and the body
was taken to Carbondale where SER
vices were held at the home of his
son, Harry R. Hitler. Interment
was made in Carbondale. Deceased
was an uncle of Rev. William H..
Hitler of this place.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-21
GREATER HONESDALE
FOR ANNEXATION.

Mr.. Editor:
Since reading your editorial In the
last issue of The Citizen, number
OF the benefits that would be derived
came to mind. By all means work
for Greater Honesdale. COM
mend you for the stand you take in
this matter.
First, Texas township, II she were
annexed to Honesdale as a whole,
would enjoy better school privileges.
Second-Fire protection would be
extended to the adjacent territory.
Third-Arc lamps would replace
the sixteen and thirty-two incanden-
cent lamps in Texas township.
Fourth-Parties desiring their
homes lighted by electricity or want
1t for power purposes would have 1t
at their door.
Fifth-The free delivery OF mail
that part OF Texas is enjoying, will
be extended
Sixth-In fact all the privileges
that the people OF Honesdale enjoy
will then be enjoyed in Texas.
Seventh-The taxes will be no
higher than they are now,
Yours truly,
AN ENTHUSIAST.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-21
l.. l.. Woodley Opens Fine New
Grocery.

1t would be a difficult task to ade-
quately describe the possibilities for
advantageous buying at the new gro
Gerry store of l.. l.. Woodley just
opened at 1l9 Main street; the store
that was occupied for so long by j.
M. Cahill. Mr.. Woodleys object is
to provide Lestershire with the very
finest type of groceries and to dis
pose OF his goods at only fair mar
gin OF profit. Mr.. Woodley in his
new venture has made an instantane-
Gus hit with the housewives of the
village, who are already finding their
way to the new enterprise.
The mercantile business and par
ticularly the grocery line is not a
new undertaking for Mr.. Woodley,
who has been associated with a large
house at Reading, Pa, for more than
seven years. He was also a travel
ing salesman for a number of years
and has wide and careful business
training that thoroughly fits him for
the venture he has just launched
Lestershire Record.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-21
AGAINST ANNEXATION.
Editor Citizen:

Editor citizen:
Your editorial in the issue OF last
Friday was shown me by friend, as
| am not a subscriber. Being a resi-
dent of Texas township, and also a
taxpayer, | must confess that | do
not see the benefits that would be
derived If Texas township were a
part OF Honesdale. We are out OF
debt, while Honesdale has about
$4,000 in notes and bonds against
her, that If we came in we would
obligate ourselves to help pay off
that Indebtedness. Then If the town
ship Joined hands with her sister
town my taxes would be higher and
the benefits that would be derived
would not Justify the change, is my
version OF the matter. Then there
Is the street problem. Where will
you find better highways than In
Texas township?-not in Honesdale
/ assure you.
No sir, not until am convinced
that II will be better for Texas and
Its taxpayers will give in to an
nexation. In this matter / am from
Missouri and want to be shown.
Sincerely.
A BUTTER.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-21
Bergmann Committee Organize.

The committee appointed by the
Business Mems Association TO receive
and disburse money for the Berg
mann family, met on Monday even
ing in the office OF Burgess McCarty
and perfected organization.
Burgess McCarty, who was named
first by the Business Mems Associa-
tion, was retained as chairman by
virtue OF appointment. Councilman
Erik was elected secretary-treasurer
The committee is empowered to re-
ceive and disburse money for the
family as judgment may deem prop
er. AS yet only small amount,
about 5000, is in this fund. When
other money Is received the commit
tee will meet and take care OF same.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-21
FIederbaCh-Edsall Nuptials.

The marriage of Miss Elizabeth
Flederbach to Mr.. Joseph D. Edsall
both of Honesdale, was solomized at
st. Mary's Magdalen's church on
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock, Rev
DR.. Balta, officiating. The bride was
attended by Miss Bertha Smith and
the groom by Mr.. Nicholas Nonnen-
macher. The young people are well
known here, the groom having been
employed in the d. and H. freight
office. They departed on Tuesday
morning for Carbondale and after a
short trip they will be at home to
their many friends at the home of the
brides parents in East Honesdale.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-21
PENNSYLVANIA TRAIN
IS WRECKED
Engineer Opens Throttle and Pre-
vents Heavy Loss of Lives-Third
Wreck in 10 Days-Two In
jured.
Especial to The Citizen. J

NOpeCIdl 10 i ne ClIlZen.D
Middletown, Pa, Feb. 20 The
Pennsylvania flyer, running between
Chicago and New York, was wrecked
here to-day being the third wreck
on this road within ten days.
The flyer had orders to pass an en-
gine and box car at a siding. The
engineer of the last combination
train saw the flyer coming at 60
miles an hour. Knowing that he
could not make the siding, he opened
full throttle and commenced to race
with the limited express. The latter
however, overlook him and crashed
into the box car, demolishing it.
Both engines were somewhat dam
aged. Two firemen were injured.
The work of Engineer Barley in
opening wide the throttle of the
switch engine without a doubt saved
the lives of many passengers, for
when the trains came together they
collided with much less force than
they would had the engine stood still
on the track. The passenger train
was able to go on after a short de-
lay.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-21
Local Teachers Institute.

On Saturday last the district To-
cal teachers institute was held in the
school building at Sterling in the fore
noon and in the church at that place
in the afternoon. Both the meetings
were well attended and many teach
ers were up from Dreher and Le-
high. Supt. Koehler pronounced the
meeting to be one of the best he ever
held. A spelling contest was held
after the meetings in which Milton
Cross, James Mumgon, Ariel Garris
and Afford MacLain were not spelled
down.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-21
MRS. MACKERALL FATALLY
INJURED.
Especial to The Citizen. }

Olyphant, Feb. 20.-Mrs. James
Mackerall,, who fell down an en-
bankment of eighteen feet here yes
terday with babe in her arms, is
claimed to be fatally injured.
Mrs. Mackerall was walking along
side the railroad track near culm
dump, and as a small engine was
nearing a brakeman showed her to
one side of the track, to prevent her
from being hit. She lost her balance
and went over the embankment. The
baby was not injured in the least.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-21

they had to skate twenty laps to the
mile, the distance they covered is
remarkable.
Another remarkable thing in re-
gard to this race is the youth of two
Of the contestants who finished first
and second. Yale, one OF the team
who finished first is only 16 years of
age, while Adler, of the team who
finished second, is only IA years old.
Both OF these boys still wear short
pants. Both OF them were the best
skaters of their respective teams,
Mr.. Langbein, OF the team who finish
ed fourth, is certainly a nice skater,
and II he had had a partner OF the
same staying qualities would have
finished at least very near the top.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-21
EVANGELISTIC SERVICES DRAW.
ING CROWDED HOUSES.
Rev. VIII II. Hitler Preached Master
Sermon on Sunday Morning
Rev. and Mrs. NJ. j. Smith
Assisting Pastor.

Much enthusiasm is being mani
tested at the revival services now
DelnS conducted IN the central MeCn-
odlst Episcopal church, hev. Wan ii.
hIlIer, pastor. 1ue meetings opened
Sunuay morning with master SER
mon ny the pastor. III is the oplnIon
OF the large congregation plesent
that II was the Dest sermon tney mad
ever listened to. hey. miner, VINO Is
cioslng the eighth year OF ans PASTOR
ate OF the local MetnouIst CnurUn, is
a powerful preacher anu Is COnsluer-
ed as one OIL the STRONGEST Sermon
lIers in the Wyoming conference.
Rev. M. j. smith, the Singing
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-21
LACKAWANNA RAILROAD IN
CREASES STOCK.
Decides to Make Extensive Improve
ments Between Clerks Summit
and Hallstead.
[Special to The Citizen.

New York, Feb. 20.-The stock
holders Of the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western Railroad met in regular
session here to-day and decided to
increase the capital stock to $12,-
100000. The company is about to
make extensive Improvements on its
line between Clarks Summit and
Hallstead, where considerable of this
issue will be expended A number of
grade crossings will be eliminated
along this cutoff.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-21
MAINE TO SINK WITH FLAG.

Havana.-The Spanish War Veter-
ans celebrated funeral ceremonies for
the last time over the victims of the
Maine, whose bones are in Cabanas
fortress.
AT sunrise on Thursday Major
Ferguson, who has been in charge Of
raising the vessel, hoisted the Amer
lean flag on the wreck 1t will fly
over her until the burial of the vessel
on March /, which will go down with
COlors flying.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-21
PRIC > = 2 CENTS
ENGINEERS -INTERTAIN.
Banquet at Hotel Casey-Homer
Greene Toastmaster-25OG Guests
Present.

The fifteen annual banquet OF the
Engineer society of Northwestern
Pennsylvania was held on Thursday
night at the Hotel Casey at Scranton.
There were about ESQ guests present
from this corner of the state and
among the speakers of the evening
were Edward M. Biglow, OF Pitts
burg, chief of the state highway de-
partment; Mason d. RAFT, of Harris
burg, president of the state fedora
ton of engineers societies; Judge L.
G. Newcomb, of Scranton, M. w.
Alexander, of Lynn, Mass, OF the
General Electric Co. The invoca-
tion was delivered by Rev. G. w.
Bull, d. D., and the opening address
was given by the president of the
society, A. B. Jessup, of Wilkes
Barre. Homer Greene, Wayne coun-
tvs noted novelist, was toastmaster.
Mr.. Bigelow spoke on the subject,
Roads of Pennsylvania and What
We Expect to Do With Them" He
gave the meeting an idea of whar
the department expects to do in the
way of road improvement. He de-
clared that there was no politics in
the road department and that all
that vote next year for the $50, ,000,-
600 appropriation, it will mean that
Pennsylvania will have roads that
will be equal to those of any state in
the union. He said that it was the
intention of the department to build
three hundred miles of roads in the
state and to connect all the county
seats with turnpikes kept up and
operated by the state. The question
of good roads is a vital one to the
farmer and with good roads the
farmer is benefited and also the
towns and cities where the farmer
takes his product.
Mr.. Alexander spoke on the sub
ject, The Industrial Value OF En-
gineer Education" and he put
the greatest emphasis on the need or
education rather than knowledge in
the engineer and gave illustrations
to carry the point.
Before Homer Greene called upon
Judge Newcomb to respond to the
toast, Need for the Engineer in To-
days Business" Harry Evans, OF
Wilkes-Barre entertained the COM
pany with Welsh stories. Judge
Newcomb said in part: Since the
days OF the pyramids and obelisk
down to the Panama canal your
craft has been making the world
over 10 suit themselves.
THE State Federation OF En-
gineering Societies. was the subject
of President Pratt.
At the speakers table were:
Toastmaster Greene, President Jes-
sup, Vice-President Frank G. Wolfe,
Edward M. Bigelow, OF Pittsburg;
Mason d. Pratt, of Harrisburg; W.
G. Nichols, Of Scranton; Judge E. C.
Newcomb, S. d. Foster, of Harris
burg; w. L. Henwood, OF Scranton:
Deputy Highway Commissioner E. A
Jones, George S, Rice, of Pittsburg;
H. NJ. Warren of Scranton; Floyd w.
Parsons, of New York; Rev. G. w.
Bull, d. D., NJ. w. Alexander, F. J.
Platt, c. E. Tobey, C. c. Rose, Will
liam Griffith, R. |. Weber, of State
College; Arthur w. Long, A. L..
Williams, OF Wilkes-Barre, and y.
w. Keyes, of New York.
George Atkinson, of Hawley, Dead.
George Atkinson, OF Hawley, died
at the home there Thursday morn
ing, after an Illness Of ahOut ueak
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-21
CHILD DIES FROM BURNS.

Scranton, Feb. 2O.-Charles Will
liams, aged nine years, died this
morning in the State hospital as the
result Of burn caused by falling in
to tub OF hot water in the home of
James Lawson, where he was engag-
ed in playing with other boys, yester-
daY morning.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-21
Butter Factory DESTROYED.

On Thursday last the butter fac
tory at Pine Mill was totally de-
stroyed by fire. The operator was
in the building at the time but did
not discover the fire until II was too
late. Everything was lost.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-21
Especial to The Citizen)

La Porte, Feb. 20.-George Heck
ler was acquitted to-day by a jury.
Heckler was held on a charge OF muir
der of Mary Schipper, former
sweetheart, but evidence was not suf-
ficient to hold a case against him.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-21
George Atkinson, of Hawley, Dead.

George Atkinson, OF Hawley, died
at the home there Thursday morn
ing, after an illness of about a week,
caused by pneumonia. He was sixty
three years of age. The funeral was
held on Monday afternoon at 1880
from his late home in Hawley, Rev.
B. P. Ripley officiating. Interment
was made in Indian Orchard ceme-
terry. Deceased Is survived by two
sons, Norman and George, and by
two daughters, Mrs. Nellie Karruth
and Miss Leila, trained nurse in
New York
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-21
Former Wayne County Recorders and
PrOthonotaries.

1t will be of interest to the people
OF Wayne county to know the various
Register and Recorders and Pro-
thonotaries OF this county since 1860
and the date of election of each.
From the old files in the court house
we get the following:
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-21
Risk

Baskets: Alerts-Deitzer 8. O'Neil
2, Schuerholz 5, Mangan /, Tarkett
l. Fouls-Mangan l. Rink Five:
Ross l. j. Polt 2. Fouls, w. Polt /.
Referee, M. Salmon.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-21
BANDIT HOLDSUP BIO,
TRAIN
Conductor and Porter at Bay and
Robs Passengers of 81, Zoo in
Money and JeWelrY.
Especial to The Citizen J

Piedmonte, W. Va, Feb. 20.-A
daring robbery occurred on the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad this morn
ing when the bandit boarded the train
when it was going up steep grade.
He entered the Pullman car, held the
conductor and porter at bay and rob-
bed fifteen passengers, securing ST.
200 in jewellery and money The
bandit then made his escape.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-21

Miss Barbara Mclaughlin of
Scranton, spent few days at her
home here this week.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-21
BASkET BALL NEWS.

Thursday night, Feb. Is, the sec
ond team OF the Alert Fire Co., de-
feated the Merry Men OF the Elevator
Works. The score was 34 to 7. The
lineup:
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-21

Friday night. Feb. / 6, the regular
Alert team defeated the Rink Five
in the first game OF the series OF five
games for the local championship at
Alert Hall. Score: Alerts 26; Rink
Five 7. Lineup:
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-21

Damascus township Is reported
to have thirteen cases OF chickenpox.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-21
Merry Men

Baskets: Alerts No. 2-Maloy 3,
Baird 6, w. Kuhn 7, F. Kuhn l.:
Merry Men-Gray l, Schoesler 8
fouls. Referee, Tarkett. The Alert
No. five have played and won three
games.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-21

Exercise the Turkey Trot"
and come TO The Citizen Office for
fine Job Work.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-06-11
N. E. Church. South.

N. E. Church. South.
I. c. Jenkins. Pastor.
sunday school s:ia a. m.
Morning sermon ll.n0 A m.
Epwo-ta leas1;n G.oo y. -.
Evening snrvi .. 1.n0 n n.
Prayer-meeting Wednesday 20,
} n.