The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-10

barber shop on Ninth street. Our
curiosity was aroused and so we step
ped into the barber shop and inquir-
ed wnat was the meaning of the dem
onstration.
Mr.. Heft greeted us with a usual
smile and pleasant good morning.
knowing that all holidays were over
and that it was the wrong time of
the year to display the national col
ors in commemoration of the running
of the first locomotive on the Ameri-
can continent-the Stourbridge Lion
which occurred at Honesdale, Aug.
8, 1929, and which Mr.. Heft is a
member of the Stourbridge Lion
Monument Association, we asked the
question, In whose honor are the
flags displayed?" Mr.. Heft, in turn,
asked us if we remembered what
event in the Civil War occurred on
April 8, 1865. Not being able to
collect our thoughts and focus them
upon that certain date, we humbly
admitted that he had the better of
us When told he was general,
We cautiously and family remarked,
Lee. Yes, the flags are displayed
in commemoration of General Lees
surrender" said Mr.. Heft
When interrogated as to how
many years Mr.. Heft had followed
the barbering business in Honesdale
he was somewhat reluctant at first
in telling us. Mr.. Heft stated he
supposed the flags could answer for
two celebrations just as well as one,
whereupon he told a representative
of The Citizen that so years ago he
commenced shaving customers in
Fred Whites barber shop, being
compelled to stand upon a soapbox to
reach the patrons face. We con-
graduated Mr.. Heft then and there
and bid him go on and tell us more
about his experience so We could
tell our readers facts concerning the
life of a barber in continuous service
undoubtedly longer than any barber
in the State and possibly the United
States.
1T was shortly after the opening
of the Civil war when | apprenticed
myself to Fred White, April /, 1862
being the date. He was located in
! what was formerly known as the
( Kiple House, which stood where the
Red Stone Front is now located.
! took readily to the trade and after
had been with Mr.. White nine years
| / bought him out. Yes, was but II
| years of age when | started to serve
my apprenticeship and being so very
| small in stature ! was compelled tc
stand on a box to lather and shave
| the faces of the customers. A few
months after ] hired out, | was shaw
/ ing patrons of the shop and had Gus
| toners of my own. They used tC
wait their turn so | could shave
| them. Four of these customers still
come TO me for their work, namely
/ Joseph Menner and John Smith o.
| this place; Walter Vail of Rileyville
and Daniel Kimble of Dyberry
! Daniel Peil, also of Honesdale, anC
| William Hauser, of Bethany, have
been patrons for 40 years, and man!
others from that number of year,
| down.
81 have been in this shop 81
years. The building formerly stool
on the opposite side of the street OF
| the site of the postoffice. 1t wa
originally two stories high, but up
on the erection of the Foster build
ing in 1872 the building was cut II
two and this, the top part, wa
skidded across the street where it ha
since stood. II has been used as OF
fees for lawyers, judges and physi
clans and has not been painted sine
it's first coat of paint applied man,
years ago. The ceiling of the porcl
Is of plaster and you can see there
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