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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-06-07
BOYS LIT POWDER; 6 MAY DIE
Jersey City Youths Touch OFF Can
They Found In Lot.

Jersey City, n. j., June G.-SiX boys
horribly burned about the face and
body by the explosion of a can of gun
powder were brought to the City hOspi-
tai in Jersey City by Harry Lehman,
proprietor of a garage. Lehman had
witnessed the explosion and. canking
up touring car that was standing in
the garage, used it as an ambulance.
At the hospital it was said that the in
juries of the boys are so serious that
they may not recover.
While playing together near a fire
works factory about a quarter of a
mile from the Hudson County park
playground the boys found the can Of
gunpowder. In the party were Edward
Schemel, fifteen; David Wasserman,
fifteen; John Foote. nine; Charles Hall,
ten; Thomas Duane. twelve, and Ar
thur Munsey, twelve years.
They carried the explosive to a spot
near the wading pool in the play
ground. One of them produced a
match and suggested a Fourth of
July celebration"
According to spectators, there was a
binding flash, but no loud report, when
the powder exploded, indicating that
the top of the can had been prted off.
The force of the explosion was sutfi-
Client to hurl three of the boys into the
wading pool, several feet away. Two
others were thrown, screaming with
pain, to the ground. The boy who set
off the powder had hts clothes almost
completely burned off him and was un,
conscious. All Of them were scared by
the fame.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-06-07
SOUTH CANAAN.
Especial to The Citizen.)
South Canaan, June 6

OOuIu Nduddui j JuhS u
Quite a number of Russians at
tended the services at the Monas-
terry, Memorial Day. Not near as
many people were in attendance this
year as compared with other years.
The cause being the suspension.
Kathryn Lamberton, OF Homes
dale, Reba Lamberton and Mrs. VIM.
Dershimer of Jermyn, spent the lat
ter part of last week with their
mother, Mrs. Daniel Lamberton.
George Congdon and Edith Will
liams, of Carbondale, spent Sunday
at this place with the formers par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Cong
don.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Fielding and
children of Carbondale spent last
week with relatives at this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Joyce, OF
Carbondale, spent Memorial Day
with relatives.
Mabel Rice and George Wittig, OF
this place, were married at Homes
dale by Rev. DR.. Swift Wednesday
May 20, 1912. Congratulations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Robinson and
baby, of Dunmore, spent Memorial
Day at this place calling on rela-
tiYes.
Mr., and Mrs. Rose were callers
in town the 30th.
A number from this place attend
ed the commencement at Waymart
May 81, as there were three from
this place that graduated-Loren
Barhight, Alta Bronson and Gene
We've Kennedy, also two from Way
mart-Leida Chubb and Neil Keen
Mr.. and Mrs. G. V. Howell called
on friends at this place Memorial
Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Bentham spent
few days in Dickson City and
| Scranton visiting friends.
Loren Fielding is i'll with gastric
| fever.
John Whalen of Carbondale is do
| ing some planting on his farm here
George Merrithew, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Lincoln Merrithew, formerly
of this place, was killed at Kansas
City on the railroad, The remains
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-06-07
Market Reports.

New York, June 6.
BUTTER-Steady: receipts 1S,10o pack
ages; creamery. extras, lb.. 27Aa2sc. firsts,
261ha27Ac. seconds, 25xa26c.; thirds, 4a
&c; state dairy, tubs. finest. 2s1Ea22c. I:
good to prime, 24a26c. common to fair. pa
&c; process, extras, 5a25jsc. flrsts. 231ha
2414c; seconds, 22a22tSc.; factory, current
make firsts. 221ha23c. seconds. 0I1aH1c. /:
thirds. 19a2Oc: packing stock. current
make. No. 2, ls&c.; No 3, lSlSa19c.
CHEEsE-steady; receipts, 3W boxes;
state, whole milk, new, specials. white,
H., l3RIa14c.: colored. l3&al4c.: average
fancy, white, 1870: colored l311c; un-
dergrades l2al3hc.; state skins. new spe-
cials, white. l1a11kc; colored. llallAc
fair to choice, sal0Ac.; undergrades. nom
inal, 3a71zc.
EGGS = Steady; firm; receipts, 26277
cases; fresh gathered, extras, doZ, Hha
pc; regular packed, firsts. l94a20l4c
firsts. lSal9c.; seconds. l7c.: dirties, l5a
l7c.; checks, l0al5Ifc.; state, Pennsylvania
and nearby, hennery whites, fancy. large,
22a24c.; fair TO good, 21a22o.; hennery
browns. Aa2c.; gathered brown and mix
ed colors, l9a2lc
HAY AND sTRAw-Steady; timothy,
100 lbs, 81. 3Oal.6O; shipping, N.l5aL25; clo-
yer, mixed. A.l5al.45; long rye straw. Sla
lis; oat, To. small bales 5a1Oc. less.
DRESSED POULTRY-Fresh killed,
steady; chickens, dry packed. Philadel-
phia broilers, S2a45c,; Pennsylvania broil-
ers. SSa4Oc.; fowls, dry packed. western
boxes, l4a16c-; bbls.. iced. l4al5c.; old
roosters. NE: spring ducks, near by,
Ac.; squads, white. dozen. s1.50a4; dark.
S. g; frozen turkeys, No, l. Aa22c.; No. 2.
l4a16c.; chickens, broilers, milk fed, 25a
S0c.; corn fed, 23a27c.; roasters. milk fed
9Oa23c.; corn fed. 19a2Oc.; fowls. and 5
lbs each, Ice; old roosters. 12al21ac.
geese, No. 1. 16o
LIVE POULTRY-Firmer; chickens,
broilers, H.. 2saS3c.; fowls, l3tsc.; roosters.
Sc turkeys. 12c.; ducks, 12c.; geese. Sc.
guineas, pair. 6Oc.; pigeons. Soc.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-06-07
MILANVILLE.
Especial to The Citizen.)

Milanville, June o.
Mrs. Volney Skinner returned
home Tuesday after a visit with
Mrs. C. H. Decker at Binghamton
and Mrs. Fred Oliver at Deposit.
Miss Gladys Mccullough and
friend, Miss Shields, of Brooklyn
are spending a fortnight with Mrs.
d. H. Beach.
Kingsley Mccullough returned to
Binghamton Monday after spending
= few days in town.
Miss Mabel Skinner spent Tues
day at Tyler Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Mogridge spent
Monday at Honesdale.
Miss Minnie Hooker will attend
West Chester commencement this
year, her sister, Miss Fredericka
being one of the graduates.
F. A. Jenkins was calling on
old friends Friday.
Lorenzo Price has had new
Mum piano put in his home.
Several attended Nelson Conklin'S
sale at Damascus Saturday.
Remember the dedication of the
NJ. f. chapel at this place on Wed
nesday, June 12, 1912. The Ladies
Aid society will serve dinner fol
20 cents. Every one is invited tC
come and enjoy the service.
Claire Tegeler is carrying the
mail from Boyds Mills to Milanville
Mrs. Chas. Beach is improving af
ter her recent illness.
Richard Calkins went to Syra
cuse, n. Y, last week.
Those who were fortunate enough
to attend the High school com
mencement felt we'll repaid.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-06-07
SEEKS HEIRS TO ESTATE.
$4,000 Waiting For Katherine and
Joseph Brown, Missinu.

Philadelphia, June G. - Daniel w.
Fagley of this city, executor of the will
of Mrs. Rosie Schaller, is trying to dis
cover the whereabouts of Katherine
and Joseph Brown, children of Mrs.
Schaller, to whom were left bequests
of $1,000 each In her will Mrs. Schal-
Ter died in December, 1909.
When the bequest was made Mrs.
Schaller had lost track of her children
by her first husband, and Fagley's eff
forts to find them thus far have been
unsuccessful. The executor believes
they have left the city. Their ages are
about forty and forty-two years, re-
spectively. Unless they are found the
money will revert back to other heirs
named in the will.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-06-07
Live Stock Markets.

Pittsburgh, June O.
CATTLE-Supply light. market steady;
choice, $s.5Oas.s5; prime. Ssas,40; good, $50
a765; tidy, $735a7.GO; fair, $6.S5a7; common
TO good fat bulls. stat; do cows s3ad.oO;
heifers, sac; fresh cows and sprlngers'
S27a55.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Supply light,
market slow and lower; prime wethers,
S. 2Sab. 10: good, S4SOa5.9O; fair mixed, sia
4B; lambs, $3a7; spring lambs, Sas; veal
calves, S9a95O; heavy and thin, sG.7Oa750
HOGS-Receipts, Is double deckers; mar
ket lower; prime heavy hogs. heavy mix
ed, mediums and heavy Workers, N.6Sa
no; light Yorkers, T.l5a7.S; pigs and
roughs, 81. 7ba7
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-06-07
STEENE.
Especial to The Citizen

Steene, June 5.
Mrs. Charles Chapman, of Wilkes
Barre, visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Short, here last week.
Rev. Burch, of Waymart, preached
very interesting sermon here Sun
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arch Snediker and
family of Prompton, visited his
brother Sunday in Clinton township.
The funeral of the late Norman
Jenkins was neld at his home at
Keen last Monday. A large gather
ing of friends from far and near
paid their last respects to the de-
ceased Mr.. Jenkins was a much re-
spected citizen of the community and
was strictly honest in all his deal
ings with everybody and was highly
esteemed by his neighbors and
friends. The pallbearers were Ed
ward, Charles and James Keen, C.
Denny, Moses Cole and Samuel
Counterman.
The Bobolink Will rent a fine sum
mer cottage here at Steene by the
ed.
Charles Denny is treating his resi-
denCe to a coat of paint.
John Reynolds, of Carbondale,
has purchased the George Oliver
farm near Bethany and moved on
the same where he is engaged in
farming.
Morris Pethick, who lives near AL
denville, is certainly the champion
corn raiser of Wayne county, as
few days ago he showed the writer
a photo of his corn of last season
with stalks measuring from twelve
to sixteen feet and two inches in
| height. Mr. Pethick is an up-to-date
farmer and understands the nature
of the soil and just what fertilizers
! to use to make all crops a success.
| Miss Hazel Penwarden and Miss
| Florence Mills, of Carbondale, visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. John Jenkins here
! last week
| Martin Nobach had the misfortune
to lose a valuable horse last week.
! Roy Foster, Of Carbondale, visited
Saturday night and sunday with his
mother here.
John jenkins, VINO was badly
bruised about the head, neck and
| shoulders in falling thirty feet from
q scaffold, is slowly improving.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-06-07

ing, considerably washing some of
the ploughed fields.
Rev. A. R. Reichert will have reg
ular services at Hollisterville on
Sunday at II a. M; Cobb Memorial
at 8 D. m. and West Sterling at 7:45
p. m. Children's Day will be observ-
ed in the M. P. church on Sunday,
June 23, at IL a. m.
A son of Frank Hazelton is very
sick at this writing with peretonitis.
Squire E. B. Hollister was seen in
town a few times recently.
The lHollisteryille boys bested the
Saco boys in an all round good
played game of ball on Memorial
day by the score of to 5. Next
game Hollisterville VS. Haplewood
on Saturday June s.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-06-07
BROKER FIRM FAILS.
Receiver Named For Henry
SprOuI & Co.
HAD BORROWED BIG SUMS.
Plaintiffs Allege That Bankers Cannot
Meet Demands Upon Them For Ad-
ditiona Margins or Pay as They
Mature Their Indebtedness.

Pittsburgh. June 6.-The South Side
Trust company was appointed receiver
of the brokerage firm of Henry Sproul
& Co.. one of the wealthieSt local firms,
following the filing of a bill in equity
against Henry Sproul and y. Il. Evans,
doing business as Henry Sproul X Co.,
in which John r. Barbour and William
j. Bauer are the plaintiffs.
Attorney Warren Y. Seymour of the
firm Of Seymour. Patterson Il Siebe.
neck presented the bill for the plain.
tiffs. and Attorney Paul Killiam, rep
resenting the defendants. filed an an
swer admitting the averments made in
the bill and concurring in the appoint
ment of the receiver to take charge of
the assets of the firm. Judge James
Il. Macfarlane made the order.
In their petition the plaintiffs state
that they are creditors of the defend
ants in the sum of 2.SOO and that the
defendants as brokers have borrowed
large sums of money on stocks, the
value of which is subject to fluctua.
ton, and the lenders can dispose of
the collateral if the defendants do not
advance cash as called for as addi
tiOnal margins
Can't Meet Their Demands.
The bill alleges that the defendants
cannot meet the demands upon them
for additional margins or pay as they
mature their several Indebtedness. The
petition recites that unless a receiver
were appointed at once the assets
would be dissipated and sacrificed and
certain creditors may or will secure
preference for their claims.
The petition asked that a receiver be
appointed and that an injunction be Is
sued restraining the creditors from
demanding their claims or proceeding
to collect them and enjoining the de
PENDANTS from selling or disposing OF
the assets. The order of court grants
the prayer of the bill. The answer of
the defendants simply admits that the
averments of the bill are practically
true.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-06-07

Kansas City, Mo, June Ga terrific
wind storm with an average velocity
of seventy-fve miles an hour, accom-
panied by hail and dense clouds of
dust, ragged four hours over north
western Kansas and northeastern Mis-
souri,. No lives were lost, but many
thrilling experiences We're reported.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-06-07
FALLS THREE STORIES IN SLEEP
Rolls Out of Bedroom Window, but Is
Expected - Recover.

Philadelphia, June G-George Latal,
twenty-One years old, of this city, fell
from a third story window in his sleep.
His bed is close to the window. His
fall was heard by Charles Snyder and
Thomas West, who sent him to the
Hahnemann hospital.
The physicians can only find lacera-
tions about the body, but are OBTAINING
Lstal for observation. He is expected
to recover.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-06-07
MURDERER CONVERTED.
Jan Ribarich, Who Is to Be Hanged
Next Week, Processes Religion.

Washington, Pa, June 6.-Jan Ri
barich, an Austrian artist and thrice a
murderer, who will be hanged here
next Tuesday, was converted in his
cell by his daughter, whom he had
vowed he would kill because she was
the "cause OF It ALL" A visit from his
daughter, a prayer and the singing of
Nearer, My God to Thee" caused a
dramatic incident.
Ribarich, who had fitted his cell into
a studio, had paintel the likeness of
many Of his friends and had drawn a
sketch of himself dangling at the end
of IA rope.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-06-07
LAKE COMO.
Especial to The CitizenJ

LAKE COluO, j uue D.
Mrs. Sarah Decker and son, Clay
ton, visited friends in Carbondale las
week.
Harvey Williams and family, o
Hancock, have moved into their cot
tage for the summer.
Fred Gruther and family spen
Sunday with friends at Pleasant Mt
The Epworth League of the NJ. +
church has bought a new piano.
Mrs, Fay and son Gilbert, of Star
light, called on friends here Sunday
Bert Sherman, of Carbondale, i
spending a few days with friends il
town.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-06-07
Weather Probabilities.

Fair in southern, unsettled and some
what warmer in northern portion to-
day; tomorrow probably showers, light
variable winds.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-06-07
HOLLISTERVILLE.
(speclal to NC Cltlzen.l
Hollisterville, June

IIVIIIoINI IIINI . UEIV o
Rev. Thomas, the new Baptist
pastor, preached his Introductory
sermon last Sunday morning. He is
moving into the parsonage this
week.
The farmers are busy planting
their corn.
A severe thunder storm swept
over this section last Sunday even
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-06-07
Tristate League.

At Allentown-York, /; Allentown, A.
At Lancaster-IIarrisburg, 13; Ian
caster, o.
At Wilmington-Altoona, 3; Whining.
ton, @.
At Trenton-Johnstown, A; Trenton,
IT.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-06-07

were brought to Carbondale Tuesday
evening, June 4.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-06-07
, PPRAISEMENTS.-Noticeis is glV
\ en- that appraisement of $50

A III tuAlSEMEN lo.-NOllCe IL Civ
A en- that appraisement of $50
to the widows of the following nam
ed decedents have been filed in th
Orphans Court of Wayne county. AMI
will be presented for approval o|
Monday, June IT, 1912-viz:
John Loercher, Honesdale: Real. :.
John Kuhbach, Honesdale: Pei
sonal.
Henry Soltzman, Texas township
Personal.
Appraisement to Hattie N
Barnes as guardian of Willis, Geral
Personal.
w. j. BARNES, Clerk.
Honesdale, May 21, 1912.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-18
Describes Awful Scenes When
Lifeboats WereLoweredAfter
Collision With Iceberg.
WENT DOWN WITH SHIP:
BUT WAS PICKED UP
Praises Heroism of Women and Tells of
Death of MIR. and Mrs. Isidor
Straits.

NEW YORK, April 18-Col Archibald Oracle the last man
saved by the Carpathia went down with the vessel pic
up He met tonight by his daughter who arrived from
Washington and his son-in-law Fabrcus Col Oracle
told remarkable story of hardship
eay the reports that panic on board He
praised the highest the behavior
and and paid high tribute the
sengers : "
Mrs sdor Strauss said to her death because she
would not desert her husband Although pleaded with her 10
take her place the boat steadasty refused when the
ship settled the
swept her.
COL Oracle told of how he driven the topmo deck
when the ship settled and the sole after
that swept her Just before her final plunge had passed
L Jumped with the said he, lust as often have Jumped
with the breakers at the seashore By great good
aged the brass railing the deck hung on BY
might and main When the ship plunged down forced let
Co. and swrled seemed to be an
nemnabe time Eventually the surface the sea
a mass OF tangled wreckage:
Luckily unhurt, and casting about managed to seize
breath discovered larger and cork life raft which had
hoated whose did not learn struggling
ward from wreckage which he had chung
helped him the raft and then began
rescung those who had jumped into the oundern
in the water
when dawn broke thirty raft
craft be overturned Several unfounaes benumbed half
dead besought them and
reach US but we had them away Had made eff
fort to them all might have persisted
The hours that elapsed before picked UP Car
patha the longest and most terrible that spent
cay without of feeling because water
look whether by passing craft
who facing passed the that something
that looked like coming up of the
hyseca under the strain The of nearing
breaking point.
Col Oracle denied with emphasis fred upon
and declared that only once revolver discharged.
ONE PISTOL SHOT FIRED.
for the purpose Of ntimdating stceage pas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-18

sengrs he said who had tumbed into was pre-
pared tor launching This shot and when the
foreigners told the would be them they
promptly returned to the deck The no
panic" - -
Contrary to the general expectation there Earring
pact when the vessel struck according COL Oracle He
his berth when the vessel smashed submerged portion
the berg and aroused by the jar He looked watch
ne SAID and foundt just midnight The ship him
at 222 am, for his watch stopped at that hour
Before | retired said Col Oracle I had long chat with
Charles NJ Hays president of the railroad One
the last things Mr. Hays said this White Star the Gu
nad and the Hamburg lines devong their
and ingenuity to obtain luxurious ships
ing speed records The time will when this
checked by some appalling disaster Poor fellow
he dead"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-18
OFFICERS DRAW REVOL VERS
BUT THEY ARE NOT NEEDED
Band on the Titanic Plays as Lifeboats Poll
Away and Ship Breaks
in Two.
By Associated Press.

NEW YORK, April l8-How the Titanic sank
is told by Charles F. Hurd staff correspondent of
the Evening World, who passenger on the Car
pathl., and who tonight fu rnished that newspaper
with his account
He gives the number of lives lost as 1900 He
praises highly the courage of the crew. hundreds of
whom gave their lives with heroism which equaled
but could not exceed the says, that of John
Jacob Astor, Henry B. Harris, Jacques Futrele and
others in long list of first-cabin passengers.
BOILER PROBABLY EXPLODED.
1t was the explosion of the boilers, according Mr.
Hurds account which finally finished the Titanic's
career. The bukhead system though probably work
ing, prevailed only delay the ships sinking. The
position of the ships wound on the starboard quarter
admitted ICY water, according Hurds story which
caused the boilers to explode and these explosions
broke the ship in two. The ships string band gathered
in the saloon the end, the narrative says and
played Nearer, My God, to Thee. The account con-
tinues:
THE crash against the iceberg, which had been
sighted only quarter of mile distant came almost
simultaneously with the click of the levers operated
from the bridge which stopped the engines and closed
the water-tight doors.
Capt. Smith was on the bridge moment later, sum-
moned all board put on life preservers and Or
dered the lfeboats lowered.
The first boats had more male passengers. as the
men were the first to reach the deck. When the rush
OF frightened men and women and crying children to
the decks began the women first rule was rigidly en-
forced
Officers drew revolvers. but in most cases there
was for them. Revolver shots heard shortly be-
fore the Titanic went down caused many rumors one
that Capt Smith had shot himself another that First
Officer Murdoch had ended his life Members of the
discredited this rumor.
CAPT. SMITH STICKS TO END.
Capt Smith was last seen the bridge, just be-
fore the ship sank eapng only after the decks had been
washed away. What became of the wen with the life
preservers was question asked by many since the dis
astcr.
Many of those with life preservers were seen to go
down. despite the preservers, and dead bodies oated
on the surface the boats moved away
Mrs. 1sidor Straus refused to leave her husbands
side, and both persisted together.
Harold Cootton, Marcon operator on the Car
pathia did not 60 to bed at his usual time Sunday
night and result caught the first message of the
Ttancs plight, which responsible for saving the
hundreds of rescued who were landed in New York
tonight"
NEW YORK, April 8-The Carpathia, with the
survivors of the Titanic aboard locked $50 O'CLOCK
The gangpank quickly lowered and the doctors
and nurses went aboard.
The first survivors began to leave the ship at :35