The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-20
MANY REMONSTp.. ES HEARD
AT COURT

morning and took up most of the
! day of court. Three cases for hotel
J licenses were heard and four for
/ wholesale licenses we're put before
| the court and remonstrances given.
There were many remonstrances to
the wholesale license of Joseph
| Herewithen, and George W. stiles, of
| Browndale, Clinton township
! The case of Paul McGranaghan
was the first, who took the stand to
testify why he should be allowed to
have license. Thomas Dunning, G..
M. Betz, j. w. Cowperwaith, A. b.
Walker, DR.. Griffin, Fred Schweigho-
fer, all testified to the good character
OF Mr.. McGranaghan and of his abil-
| ity to keep a hotel properly. There
was no remonstrance.
The case of Paul Vaverschak for a
hotel license in Canaan was called
and Mr.. Vaverschak was called to the
stand. He stated that he had lived
there for 13 years that in his opinion
hotel was necessary at that point
for the accommodation of the general
public. He admitted that he took a
little" once in a while. Frank Lee,
Michael McFadden, John BARLEY,
James Ryan, William Skelly testified
to his good character and the neces-
Learey said that Mr.. Vaverschak was
good man to run a hotel but did
not think one was necessary at this
point. 1t is six miles from Homes
dale.
The case of Matthew F. Clemo, for
hotel license in Dyberry was called.
There were six remonstrances to the
hotel at this place and the manner
in which it was conducted. Walter
Ackers, George Madeford, James
Henshaw, Walter Thomas, Leo
Paynter and John R. Leppert, all
living in the vicinity of the hotel on
the road between Mt. Pleasant and
Honesdale testified that a hotel was
not necessary at this point because
of the lack of much travel on this
road They all objected to the way
the hotel had been conducted and
some were opposed to the sale of in
toxicating liquors on general princi-
pies. District Attorney conducted
the opposition and Searle & Salmon
for the defense. A. o. Blake stated
that he was a cattle dealer and lived
at Bethany and at various times dur
ing the year he stopped at this hotel
for accommodations and stated that
many times he brought many
strangers there. He thought hotel
was necessary there. He stated that
it was the only hotel on the road
between Mt. Pleasant and Honesdale.
Among the other witnesses called for
the defense were: Thomas Dunn, of
Mt. Pleasant, Frank Ferrell, James
O'Brien, Peter Haggerty and Harry
Gummoe, all of whom had found the
hotel necessary to them and thought
that the license should be granted.
The hotel in question although own
ed by M. F. Clemo, is conducted by a
man by the name of Davis and the
place does not have very good name
and most OF the persons making re-
monstrances state that their action
is mostly against the way the place
is conducted and they would not OBJ
ject to hotel at this point If it were
conducted properly and run by COM
petent persons.
The case of Lafayette Rolloson for
a hotel license at Hawley was argued
and there were no remonStrances.
Herman Eberding, Harry Stone,
Patsy Fried, all of Hawley, were call
ed and stated that they were acquaint
ed with Mr.. Rolloson and that he
was a fit person to conduct a hotel
and that another hotel was necessary
IN Hawley on account of the increas-
Frank Mang for hotel license in
Texas township. Nolis Cole, John
Decker, Harry p. Deck, Frank C.
Kimble, Frank Compton, Levi Bunt-
| ing were called for the defense and
| testified to the good character of
Mr.. Mang and stated that a hotel
was necessary at this place. They
said that they had always found
everything there to be in first-class
| order, good meals, and conducted in a
proper manner, There were six re-
monstrances to this petition. A. NJ.
Emo, Seelyville; Robert Ransom,
near Seelyville; George Mackle, liv-
! ing about one-third of a mile from
Mang's place; Fletcher Coons, Dy-
| berry; +. H. Lake, Dyberry, and
| George Robinson. of Prompton, and
I formerly living near Mangs place,
all signed remonstrance and
stated that Mang was not a fit per-
| son TO conduct hotel for they had
! often seen him intoxicated and fur
| thermore they stated that in their
/ opinion hotel was not necessary
at this place.
| The cases of George w. stiles and
! Joseph Herwition, for wholesale Ii
! Cense at BroWndale, Clinton town
/ ship, were argued together for the
same witnesses testified in remon-
STRANGE. Browndale is a small Will
| age near Forest City and it was stat
] ed by these persons that the people
! of Browndale did not need any more
/ licensed places there and that they
could get all they could use at the
/ two hotels that were already there.
| Brewing companies from Forest City
and Carbondale send wagons there
every day and deliver beer and whis-
| key and the defense tried to bring
out the fact that Stiles and Here.
wilton wanted to compete with the
Lackawanna companies who were
! supplying the Browndale trade.
! They believed in keeping the business
in their own county. There were five
persons who appeared and testified
that wholesale licenses were not
| necessary to the welfare of Brown
dale.
/ Judge Searle announced that all
the cases would be decided on We'd