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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-18
WILD CAT ATTACKS MAN AT
TYLER HILL
Mr.. Waggee of that Place Received
Scratches but Succeeds in Wound
ing Animal, Which Made for
the Woods.

1t has been some time since a
wild cat story has been received here
and the occurrence in Wayne county
will be of interest to all residing
therein. Our Tyler Hill correspond
ent sends us a story of a wild cat at
tacking a man at that place on
Tuesday night about dark back of K.
P. Johnston's property. Mr.. Wag-
gee, whose home is in Leonia, N.
j., and who is employed by Mr..
Johnston, was in the latter's house
last evening and heard a peculiar
noise coming from the vicinity of
the hen house. He went out to in
vestigate and was much alarmed
when he found that the noise was be-
ing made by real live wild cat.
He Immediately returned to the
house for his gun but as he was re-
turning to the place he saw the cat
leap up the hill toward the woods.
He took chance shot though and he
was probably successful for a series
of shrieks came from the animal,
which turned and charged Waggee,
who not being prepared for the sud
den attack, dropped his gun. The
cat sprang at him and he grasped it
and flung it from him and again the
cat made for the woods. When Wag-
gee recovered from the shock he
picked up his gun and followed but
in the dark he lost sight of it and it
was seen no more. Later in the
night E. E. Oliver and T. B. Welsh
and son Orville put a dog on the
scent but after a run of some dis
tance returned. Waggee received
several minor wounds and scratches
and a torn shirt but otherwise was
none the worse for the encounter.
1t is thought that the cat was
wounded and will die as Waggee's
hands were covered with blood af-
ter he flung the animal from him.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-18
THAT HONESDALE ROAD.
Good Roads Note Recalls the Old
Plank Road from Narrowsburg.

In the last issue of the Record at
tention is drawn to the fact that the
state of Pennsylvania is to build a
macadam road from Honesdale to
Narrowsburg. This calls to mind that
about the time the Erie railroad was
opened through from New York to
Lake Erie in 1S4S the country was
passing through an epidemic of
plank roads. AS Narrowsburg was
the nearest and most convenient
point at which Honesdale could con-
meet with the railroad, a plank road
was constructed between the two
points, over which line of four
horse Concord coaches made daily
trips.
Narrowsburg was an important ex-
press station, and dining hall was
maintained there until the Lacka-
waxen branch drew the travel to that
line. After this Narrowsburg be-
came of lesser importance and fewer
trains stopped. A few years ago the
dining hall was removed-the glory
of the town departed.
The writer remembers making a
trip in November, 1850, on top of a
Concord over the "Honesdale
plank" from Narrowsburg to Homes
dale, sitting with the driver, who was
an old timer and full of erminiscen-
ces, which emphasized with cracks
of his whip and oaths without stint.
-Jeffersonville Record.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-18
Death of Merwin w. Goodrich.

Merwin w. Goodrich was born in
Clinton, Pa, Jan. 25, 1912. In early
life he followed the trade of a car
penter. In the time of his country's
greatest need he enlisted in Co. G,
18TH Pa. Inf. and served through
the Wilderness campaign and before
Petersburg. After the war he came
west and resided in Winnetka, ILL.,,
afterward removing to Duluth, MINI.
where he resided for over twenty-five
years. He entered the calling of a
superintendent of construction and
built many of the largest and best
buildings in the city including the
High school and other school build
ings, the Y. NJ. c. A., the Y. w. c..
A, the Catholic church, and others
which will stand as monuments to
his integrity and ability long after
the present generation has passed
away. On Dec. 90, 1903, he was
united in marriage to Emma j..
Davenport (Harrison) at Clinton,
Pa. He died October 10 at his home
in Duluth and was buried two days
later by j. B. Culver Post, G. A. r.,
of which he had long been a mem
ber. He was laid at rest in beauti-
full Forest Hill cemetery, in the
soldiers plot by his comrades, wrap
ped in the flag he had loved and
fought for long ago. Besides his
widow he is survived by three broth
ers and two sisters, one of whom,
Mrs. Martha Kirby, was with him
when he died.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-18
UNION.
Especial to The CltizenJ

Union, Oct. l6.
Frank Williams, of Scranton, was
the guest OF Miss Jane Gilchrist on
Sunday.
Clarence Blake, who has been SER
iously i'll with an acute attack of
blood poisoning, is slowly recover
ing. He had the misfortune to get
a silver in his finger which was the
cause of his illness.
Nathan Mogridge has secured a
position at East Branch.
Dr. Frisbie and J. Waldron Far
ley visited the Union school last
week, getting the physical condition
Of the pupils.
Mrs. VIM. Guinnip, of Atco, and
Mrs. Charles Rockwell, daughter
Miss Harriet, and son Harry, of
Honesdale, drove their new Ford"
car through this place last week en-
route for Equinunk. They called on
their cousin. Mrs. John Blake OF this
place.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-18
Europe and America proved unavail-

Europe and America proved unavail-
ing.
Yesterday, however, a Spanish In
spector accompanied by two officers
from Scotland Yard and acting un-
der instructions of the Spanish Am
bassador, who had previously in
terviewed the Home Secretary ar
rested him on his way from the Ho-
tel where he was staying, to the
steamship office. 1t seems that it
was his evident intention to take pas
sage for New York. From informa-
ton received by the Ambassador, he
had been in hiding in Spain, where
he lived with woman and with his
daughter. A few days before arriv-
ing in London he had quarrelled with
another Russian, who was mortally
wounded by a revolver shot during
the scuffle, and who only lived long
enough to denounce his assailant.
In an interview with the Russian
Ambassador, it seems that the name
he had been using in Spain, and
which he gave on being arrested was
not his real one, Manesseina being
imply an alibi, but after comparing
the prisoner with photographs in his
possession, the Russian Ambassador
II6COSHlLeu ulul DIS Al6AlS lNduONllCui
the criminal banker who eloped with
five millions of rubles; he is native
of st. Petersburg, a widower AS
years old, with an only daughter
that he left in Spain on escaping
from that country.
On being arrested, two of Names
seina's or Alexis Ivanovitch portman.
teaus were seized but although
strictly searched nothing but person
al effects were found in them, in
spite of which, the Russian Ambas'
sador declares that prisoner ought tC
have several million rubles some
where.
The Russian and Spanish Ambas
sadors conferred yesterday evening
as to whether the prisoner should bC
conveyed to Spain or to Russia, ant
after an interview with the Home
Secretary, and in accordance witt
the extradition treaty in England
Russia and Spain, it was agreed tha
the prisoner should be conveyed L
Spain, to stand his trial for man
slaughter, and that only after hi
trial can the Russian government asl
Spain, through diplomatic channels
for his eXtradition.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-18
TRESLARVILLE.
(specIal ID me Citizen.l
TreslarYille. Oct. l6


Oscar Swingle and wife, with A.
r. Swingle and wife, recently took a
spin to Grooville, n. Y. They re-
port a pleasant trip, finding the
roads in good condition. They gave
their relatives a happy surprise,
bringing II. G. Lake home with
them. On their return trip Mr.. Lake
visited his two sisters, one at VIM
mers and the other at Clarks Sum
nit. His two sister-in-laws, one of
Gravity, and one at Treslarville. He
then took the train for Grooville,
taking two of his nieces, Miss Densie
and Miss Elizabeth Swingle, home
with him.
Herbert Swingle and wife attend
ed the State Sunday school conven-
ton at Philadelphia.
The Ladies' Aid of Treslarville
took their annual outing Thursday
last. The three Shaffers with their
automobiles loaded to their utmost
capacity with ladies started for New
foundland where they arrived in time
to partake of a sumptuous dinner
served by Mrs. Rhobacker of that
place. All report a good time with
no accident.
Elder Armstrong of Dunmore
preached a very interesting sermon
in the Evangelical church Friday
evening, the 18th. On the 18th he
will give us another sermon. AL
are invited to come,
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-18
GRANGE NEWS.

Elk Lake Grange held an all-day
meeting Sept. 2S. Third and fourth
degrees were conferred on three can
didates after which dinner was serv-
ed. Deputy Lyman and wife were
present and gave out Instructions on
the unwritten work. He pronounced
the Elk Lake Grange in a flourishing
condition and doing the work in
thorough manner. Brother I. S.
Cogswell and wife of Utility Grange
were present. Literary program
consisted OF recitation, Gains and
Losses" by Mrs. w. A. Roberts and
song THE Band Played Nearer My
God to Thee AS the Ship Went
Down." by c. w. Stedman.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-18
AUGUST BREGSTEIN RECEIVES
PECULIAR LETTER
Purporting to Have Come From
Spanish Prison Offering Him $780,
900 to Garry Out Writer'S Wishes.

The following letter was received
by August Bergstein of this place the
first of the week, purporting to come
from Ivanovitch, who is confined in
Madrid prison on a charge of man
Similar letters have been
received by parties in Scranton and
other places offering them a fortune
to carry out the wishes of the writ
er. The letter may be some kind of
an adv ~tising scheme but if so is
very cl,gerly gotten up. 1t follows:
(Letter).
Dear Sir:
Although l know you only from
good reference of your honesty my
sad condition compels me to reveal
you an important affair in which
you can procure a modest fortune
saying at the same time that of my
darling daughter.
Before being imprisoned here
was established as banker in Rus
sia as you will see by the enclosed
article about me of many English
newspapers which have published
my arrest in London.
| beseech you to help me to OBJ
tain a sum of S4SO,000 l have in
America and to come here to raise
the seizure of my baggage, paying to
the registrar of the court the ex-
penses of my trial and recovering
portmanteau containing secret
pocket where / have hidden the
document indispensable to recover
the said sum.
AS a reward / will give up tc
you the third part, viz 100000.
l cannot receive your answer il
the prison but you must send 6
cablegram to person OF my con
| fidence who will deliver it to me.
Awaiting your cable to instruc
you in all my secret, / am, Sir,
IVANOVITCH.
First of all answer by cable, no
by letter as follows:
Arrue,
General Lacy w-5
Madrid, Spain.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-18
BABY FOUND DEAD IN CRADLE
Twin Son of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Warner, White Mills, Dies Sud-
denly

Adam, four weeks old son of Mr..
and Mrs. William Warner, of White
Mills, was found dead in it's cradle
Wednesday evening when members
of the family went to get the baby
to carry him upstairs for the night.
Adam had not been ailing and his
death was shock to the family. He
is survived by twin brother, besides
his parents.
The funeral will be held Friday af-
ternoon in st. Mary Magdalen' S
church at o'clock. Interment in
the German Catholic cemetery.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-18
ROOSEVELT FEELING "BULLY
FINE"
Especial to The Citizen.)

CHICAGO, Oct. 1S.-The physi-
clans at the Mercy hospital here to-
day report that Theodore Roosevelt
is resting good and that his condition
is much improved and the doctors
hope for his speedy recovery. The
Colonel laughed and joked with his
family this morning and ate hearty
breakfast He says he is feeling fine
and is able to go to Oyster Bay at
once If they would let him. The doc
tors say that there is no sign of
blood poison and that there is not
likely to be any danger.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-18
DEATH OF WELL KNOWN
FORMER HONESDALER.
County Solicitor OF Uarbondale For
One Term and Part of Second
Well Known in Legal Profession.

Louis Gramer, city solicitor, and
one OF the best known men and high
| ly respected members of the legal
profession of Lackawanna county,
died Tuesday morning, following a
brief illness. He was forty-six years
old. His untimely demise was due
to heart trouble. At the time of his
death, Mr.. Gramer was serving his
second term as city solicitor and dur
ing his incumbency he showed an
admirable disposition to elevate and
make more efficient the city govern
lment. He was a man who manifest
ed a keen interest in the care and
development of health, moral train
| ing of the young, obedience to law
and other matters pertaining to pub
lie affairs which made him a de-
sirable citizen and of the type that a
city can i'll afford to lose.
Mr.. Gramer was born in Homes
dale about forty-six years ago. In
1869 he went to Carbondale with his
parents and had resided there con
tinuously since. At the age of eigh.
teen years he graduated from the
public high school and with a deter.
Imination to obtain a higher educa,
ton he worked in the boiler depart
ueHL Oh Iue D6ldWdTd & ttuuSOL
shops and later taught school al
lTompkinsville. He later took up g
preparatory course of study in the
Hartwick Seminary at Cooperstown
n. Y, and after completing tha
course entered the University O.
Pennsylvania law school at Philadel
phia, from which institution he grad
uated about fifteen years ago. While
attending school he studied law il
the Office of Attorney R. d. Stuart il
Carbondale.
Besides his wife, he is survived b,
four children, Wendall Lindsay, Isa
bel and Edward; six brothers, Henry
. Charles, William, Edward, Andrew
, and Frank; also two sisters. Mrs
William H. Hubbard and Mrs. Owel
ID. Burdick, all of Carbondale. II
was a members of the Blue Lodg
of the Masonic order and the Inde
: pendent Order of Heptasophs.
The funeral will be held Frida,
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from hi
, late home in Carbondale, Rev. Chas
Lee, d. D., officiating. Intermen
will be made in Maplewood GENE
terry,
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-18
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

NJ. B. Allen ct al to Martha P.
Sharpsteen, both of Honesdale, land
in Honesdale; consideration, 81 900.
Thomas B. Daggers, of Gouldsboro
to Walter Daggers, same, land in Le-
high township; consideration, $500.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-18
MAMMOTH HOG.

G. Smith & Son shipped a large
hog on Wednesday from their Crys-
tai Spring farm at Dyberry that tip
ped the scales at asa pounds. This
is one of the lagest dressed hogs
shipped out OF Wayne county In some
time. 1t was consigned to Moosic.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-18
BECKER TO TESTIFY TO-DAY.
Especial to The Citizen.)

NEW YORK, Oct. 1S.-District
Attorney Whitman began to rush
matters in the trial OF Police Lieut..
Charles Becker, for the murder of
Herman Rosenthal, to-day. Mrs.
Herman Rosenthal finished her testi-
mony on the witness stand this morn
ing and it is thought that Becker will
be called to testify in his own behalf
this afternoon.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-18
BOTH NEGLECTED.

There is a saying that a man who
squeezes a dollar never squeezes his
wife. After glancing over our sub
scription book, we are led to re-
mark that there are a number OF
good married women In this coun-
ty who are not getting the attention
they deserve.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-18
JOIN WANAAAKERS EPGRAMS ON THE TARIFF

allowing
horde of the spell reckless leader
the vessels"
Nothing fighters
a continent wido rally of the Republican party"
Taft and the destruction industries
"the whirse of unbalanced president"
mo permitted check existing
Tho pleading Of millions of American
for failed hand of Cleveland his
starvation"
"Do American
American
election
free trade congress"
~ believe Republican
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-18
STRAWBERRIES IN OCTOBER.

Monday of this week Mrs. w.
Emiline Crosier of Thompson, pick
ed from her garden a large, fully
ripe strawberry. Is not that ahead
of California?-Susquehanna Led
ger.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-18
HELD FOR MURDER;
COMMITS SUICIDE.
Slayer of Carl Forto, at Childs, on
Sept. %, Ends Life i'm Lacka-
wanna County Jail by Eating
Ground Glass,

UTOUuU NINSS.
Especial to The Citizen.)
SCRANTON, Oct. IS Joseph
Matteo, an Italian, who was awaiting
trial in the county Jail here for the
murder of Carl Forto at Childs on
Friday, September 81, committed sui
eide in the jail by eating ground
glass yesterday. He died this
morning at 1920 o'clock after the
ambulance from the State hospital
had arrived.
At the time of the shooting Forto
Matteo pleaded self-defense, after be-
ing caught in the woods, where he es.
capped after the shooting. He dis
played a stab wound on the right
breast to prove his assertion.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-18

The clipping which we print below
was enclosed in the letter and ex-
plains the circumstances of the Rus
sian Banker, who abscounded. 1t
is supposed to have been clipped
from a London paper.
ARREST OF A ST. PETERSBURG
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-18
BANKER.
Charged With Fraud in Russia and
Manslaughter in Spain-Inter-
view of the Two Ambassa-
dorS

columns to the great scandal caus-
ed, in st. Petersburg, and in Rus
sia generally, by a noted Banker
who absconded, leaving a deficit of
over five millions of rubles.
The Russian police sought for him
for long time in vain for 1t seems
he had not left the least trace OF his
fight and the continued search over
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-01-13

Italy still holds on to the big slice
OF Tripoli country she seized and
took away from Turkey about six
weeks ago, aud there is little ques-
ton but that she will hold it and
control it for all time. In view OF
the fact that the vandal hordes of
Turkey robbed Italy of Tripoli
about a century ago, it is the sense
OF the civilized world that, if Italy
is now able to wrest this country
from the cruel Turk, she has every
legal aud moral right to do SO.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-01-13

The revolution in China for the
overthrow of the Msnchu dynasty
has gained such headway that the
establishment of a Republic is
now being seriously and actively
urged for for the seething millions
OF that great Empire. Dual gov
ernments are are opposing each
other at this moment, and there is
every indication that the revolu-
tionsits win win out in the end.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-01-13
M. E. Appointments for 1912.

Rev. E. L. Cargill. preacher in
charge of the Colfax circuit of the
M. E. Church South, hands us the
following as his regular list of APP
pointments for 1912, viz:
Colfax- Second and fourth SUM-
davs of each month, at IL a. m.
and 7:30 p. no.
Montgomery-First Sunday Of
each month at Ii a. m. and 1880
p. m.
Atlanta-Third Sunday of each
month, at ii a. m. and 7:30 p. M.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-01-13

Don't talk about the weather or
the roads. They are too serious
for discussion. All of tie oldest
inhabitants agree that the weather
and the present condition of the
roads are the worst they ever saw,
and that settles it.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-01-13
To Whom 1t May Concern.
Colfax, La, Jan. 13, 1912.

OOlIhX, La, Jan. Id, 1JlA.
/ wish to correct an accusation |
against the present sheriff, rela-
tive to trip up in ward 6 with
Jail keys, ETC., while / was under |
sentence and serving my time in
Jail. The accusation is absolutely
false and the truth about the mat
ter is simply this: While serving
my sentence, the sheriff, Mr.. Per-
kins, permitted me to act as trusty
during the day, sweeping the Of
fees of the court house and MAX
ing fires and doing chore work
around the court house, the same
as any other prisoner, and one day
while out doing the chores and in
the town of Colfax, / met GER
tain young man from ward six and
invited him to go up to the Jail
with me, and, of course. like boys
will, l "kinder popped off," and
told him about the privileges given
me by the sheriff, and no doubt
made it look to him like l was
shown extra favors. At this time
/ showed him a key which l car
ried in my pockets, and l say,
positively, that this famous" key,
was key to my cell which was
given me by the sheriff, in order
that / could always lock my door
to keep the negroes off my bed.
Now, these are facts and while Mr..
Perkins granted me the above
favors, my old mother furnished
me my meals and the bed clothing
that / slept upon, and the parish
was not out one cent upon my ac-
count at the Jail. l appreciate
the kindness shown me by Mr..
Perkins, and want tosay in his be-
half, that / for one, consider it a
trait in him that is worthy the ap-
proval by all the people, for no
man knows at what moment that
he or some of his kinsmen may
become involved and would ap-
preciate the fact that he would be
placed under the care and protec-
ton of kind and reliable officer.
In conclusion, ! wish to say that ]
served my time absolutely sleep
ing in the Jail at night and acting
as trusty during the day and while
this favor was granted me, it is no
more than has been granted others,
not only by the present sheriff, but
by former sheriffs, and in fact by
all sheriffs, unless jauitor is
furnished them by their respec-
tive parishes or counties.
Yours truly,
ARTHUR WILLIAMSON.
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