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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24
CITY HALL FOR POSTOFFICE
Borough Council Has Committee ON
Proposition-Presen Location In
adequate - Inspector Recom-
mends Larger Quarters.

Owing to the inadequate quarters
for the Honesdale postoffice in its
present location, a government in
spector of offices recently suggested
that other arrangements be made to
occupy larger quarters.
Acting upon his suggestion, op-
tiOns had been secured upon vacant
lots, other buildings and dwellings
had been inspected with the view
of obtaining new quarters to house
Uncle Sans property and take care
of his rapidly increasing business.
The matter of a new location for the
postoffice has been presented to the
town council. asking that the coun-
cilmen consider the advisability of
converting that part of the City Hall,
occupied by the council as their
chambers and the living rooms ad-
jacent thereto, into suitable quart
ers for the postofiice. The council
men have discussed the matter pro
and con and President Martin Cau-
field now has T. j. Canivan and w.
II. Kreitner investigating the propo-
sition as to what necessarily has to
be done and what 1t will cost.
The south side of the City Hall
would make an ideal location for the
postoffice. 1t is centrally located and
if a Federal building is not posi-
bility for Honesdale and there are
no possible means of making the
present building larger, then The
Citizen would suggest the City Hall
as being the proper location. The
only expense incurred in the change
would be the removal of the parti-
tions between the council rooms and
the tenement apartment. The part
desired for an office is of ample size,
2SX5S feet, being large enough to
take care of the rural deliveries, To-
cal and incoming and outgoing train
mail. 1t is equipped with a large
freproof vault, has gas and electric
ity and a steam heating system. In
other words it is just what the post
Office authorities desire.
A good rent could be secured from
this building which would repay the
town many times over for the invest
ment made. If the room were fitted
up to meet the approval o' the gov
ernment it would without a doubt
sign a long term lease In the event
that a new office building IS oOtain-
ed Honesdale will have an entire
new equipment throughout, includ-
ing a series of lock boxes.
The town is reCeEiDg no ~eturnS
or revenue from the City Hall at
present and if that section which has
been spoken for is granted. the in
come per year would go a long
ways toward paving one block of
Main street.
There appears to be plenty OF
room on the second floor of the City
Hall for the town council, owing to
the fact that that hall is not used
for holding caucuses as heretofore.
Other public meetings now have
more commodious quarters for their
audiences in new buildings.
The Citizen would like to hear
what the taxpayers have to say about
the proposed change.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24
CLEANUP WEEK IN RONESDALE
Monday to Saturday, May 9th to 18th
What Children Can DO-Also
Something EOr Parents.

Although it Is two weeks before
the time scheduled by the Honesdale
Improvement Association to begin
cleaning up your back yards, cellars
(and front yards, too, for that mat
ter,l it is not too early to commence
praCticing civic pride. DO not wait
until May 9Th arrives before you
turn over a hand toward removing
the debris that has accumulated in
your yards during the winter, but
start in now and have your yard
in apple pie order before that date.
There is no special time set that
you can work, morning, noon or
night will do-only do it.
Pere are a few suggestions as to
what you can do to help Honesdale
keep its far-famed name as being
the prettiest and cleanest town in
the United States:
|. Clean up back yards, front
yards, cellars and alleyways. Put
the stuff collected into barrels or
cans and have it carted to the
dumping ground.
2. Do all this early in the week
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
May 6, Z and Sth.
3. If there are vacant lots in
your neighborhood let the boys form
a Cleanup Club" and appoint a
committee to ask the owner of the
lots to help you make the neighbor-
hood clean and keep it clean. If
the club does not know the owner,
then let the whole club meet and
clean the lot. 1t can be done in a
jiffy if you all work together, and it
will help your neighborhood.
al
mana or orange skins upon the side
walk or into the street
3. When you have cleaned up
your yard and cellar keep them
clean.
6. Please have the cleaning up
done early in the week, Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday, May 6, Z
and 8, then what is left over can
be easily carried away Thursday,
Friday and Saturday.
Parents and householders can
help the boys and girls to make
Honesdale appear like it does other
seasons. Give the child all the aid
possible.
1t is hoped that cleanup week
will be generally observed by the
people of Honesdale and Texas
township, not alone in the interests
of cleanliness, but of health. 1t
has very properly been said that
cleanliness and order in and about
the home are test of good citizen
ship.
Front yards are generally clean.
II IS the back yard and the cellar
that will be found to need sprucing
up. Accumulations of debris and
waste of all kinds have been de-
nounced as breeders of disease.
Therefore, efforts to rid Honesdale
and Texas township of their respec-
tive collections of refuse should be
general during the coming three
weeks. They will be found profit
able in the end
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24
FRANKS OF THE HIGH WIND
Blew Down Mammoth Elm Tree in
HoneSdale-Started Horse and
Wagon, Tossed Hats and
Demolished Signs.

The exceedingly high wind OF
Tuesday did considerable damage
across the country. Its velocity is
estimated at 80 miles per hour. 1t
has whipped the buds form the trees
and will do untold damage.
At Honesdale the wind rushed
through the town leaving destruction
in its wake. Signs were broken.
windows demolished and trees blown
down. 1t picked off the school chill
drens hats and caused many a mara
thon to be run by men and boys.
The large and stately elm, located
in front of the Presbyterian manse,
that for a hundred years or more
has tossed its branches back and
forth in response to many a heavy
gale, bowed its lofty head Tuesday
noon and fell with a crash TO the
ground. 1t was broken off above the
butt. The sidewalk was also up
heaved No one was near when
it fell and fortunately was uninjur-
ed. The age of the tree is over five
score years. DR.. Dwight Reed
claims that it stood there as long
as he can remember.
Tuesday morning the heavy wind
blew down Main street at a madden
ing pace Near the Union station
was standing a livery bus. A gust
of wind struck the wagon with such
force that it caused the horse to
start up.
Several large windows were smash
ed at the Hotel Wayne by being
blown out
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24
Death OF Cleveland Mills.

Cleveland Mills, the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Mills, died at the
State hospital, Scranton, on Satur-
day, April 20. at the age of twenty
four years. He was taken to the
hospital on account of trouble with
an liberated tooth and after going to
the hospital it was found that blood
poisoning had set in and his condi-
tion steadily grew worse until the
end came.
He was born in Berlin township
and he had worked at the glass cut
ting trade. He is survived by his
parents and the following brothers
and sisters: Wallace, of New York
and Orin of Matamoras; Misses Flos-
sic and Ada, at home; Mrs. Louis
Bader, Honesdale; Mrs. Peter Web
ber, of New Jersey; Mrs. A. Weber,
New Jersey.
The remains were brought to
Honesdale Saturday evening and the
funeral services were held at the
home on Delaware street, Monday
afternoon, Rev. G.. S. Wendall OFF,
ciating. Interment was made in Ber-
lin cemetery.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24
A PUBLIC NECESSITY
HOnesdale To Have Garage-WOuld
Encourage Outsiders to Visit
Beautiful Maple City-Home
People Behind Project.

That Honesdale VIII have a pub
lie garage is now an almost as
sured fact. Plans have been draft
ed for a suitable building, which
will probably be located adjacent to
the Allen House, on Church street,
covering the vacant lot at that
point. If the project materializes, it
will be managed by one of Homes
dale's and also Wayne county's most
popular men, and viii also represent
local capital.
There is an extreme need for a
public garage in Honesdale. Many
cars pass through this place in the
curse of a season, and the garage
being built in close proximinity to
one of the leading hotels of the
town would be another great ad-
vantage Honesdale is so located
that auto parties touring the coun-
try stop here while enroute between
destinations. When the State roads
will have been built, and before, for
that matter large numbers of out
of-town parties will come to Homes
dale for a few days recreation. In
that event if there were no place to
house their cars they would drive
through the town and some sister
city or town would be the gamer
When the people begin coming to
Honesdale and learn of its beautiful
scenery the town will grow and
grow rapidly. 1t may be the means
of some city magnate locating his
summer home in our midst. A pub
lie garage Is a public necessity.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24
REV. A. J. VAN CLEFT DIES

Rev. A. ]. Van Cleft, ID. D., for
fifty-two years a member of the
Wyoming Conference of the Metho-
dist church and until about a year
ago an active pastor, died at his
home in Binghamton, n. Y, Friday
at 1890 o'clock, following an ill
ness that extended a little over a
year and forced his retirement from
the pulpit several months ago. He
was seventy years of age.
During the little over half a CEN
tury, that DR.. Van Cleft served in the
churches of this conference, he oc-
cupied all stations, from that of cir
cult rider on the lonely country
charge to the highest office in the
conference, with credit not alone to
himself, but to the great demcnina-
ton of which he was such a con-
spicuous member.
After being ordained in 1860, Rev.
DR.. Van Cleft was assigned TO the
pastorate at Tioga where he remain
ed but year, being transferred to
Moscow. Here he also served a year
and in the spring of 1862 he was
sent to Newport, where he served
two years. He then successfully
served Carverton, Newton, Wyo-
ming, Union, Susquehanna and
Honesdale. Following a three years
pastorate in the Maple City, DR..
Van Cleft was made presiding elder
of the old Honesdale district and
served in that capacity until 1882,
when he went to Scranton. Serving
there three years, he next went to
Norwich, n. Y, where he also served
three years. In the Spring of 1892
he was appointed presiding elder of
the OneOnta district. After four
years service in this capacity he be-
came financial agent of the Preach
ers' Aid society, going to the Dun
more church as pastor in 1898. At
ter serving there two years he sue
cessively filled pastorates in Ashley,
Dalton, Clinton Street, Binghamton
and in 1910 was assigned to the pas
torate of the Great Bend church.
Early in the Spring of 1911, Rev.
DR.. Van Cleft was taken i'll and
when conference met in Owego, N,
Y, year ago he was confined to a
Binghamton hospital. He rallied
from his first illness late last Fall
and returned to his charge in Great
Bend, but was so shattered in health
that he realized he must give up his
work, and, after a few weeks, he
retired and moved to Binghamton
where he took up his residence.
Surviving him besides his wife are
two sons and three daughters as fol-
lows: John b. Van Cleft, DR.. Ed
ward Van Cleft, of Oneonta; Mrs.
Sadie V. Cushman, Mrs. Carrie Ray
mond, of Norwalk, Conn, and Mrs.
May V. Branch, OF Binghamton. The
funeral took place Monday with SER
vices in the Chenango Street Metho-
dist Episcopal church. Binghamton.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24
Methodist,

Rev. viii II. Hitler preached a
forceful sermon Sunday evening on
a Voice From the Sea-" He stated,
among other things, had men or
companions needed other voices
from the sea that the awful disaster
which happened the Titanic would
not have occurred. Men are heed
less. They are reaching out for
money, and steamship companies, at
a sacrifice of lives, like railroad COM
panies, want to make a record. 1t
was criminal to send out boat over
the ocean with the number of life
boats the Titanic carried. The
company provided well for the
amusement of its passengers but oh!
the awful foresightedness OF not
having enough boats that all might
nave been saved Pastor Hitler
closed his excellent sermon by CIV
ing an eulogy to the marine band
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24
Grace Episcopal.

Rev A. L. Whitaker exchanged
pulpits with Rev. Harry G. Hart
man, of Wilkes-Barre, on Sunday
the latter addressing a large congre-
cation here on Sunday morning and
evening. He offered special prayers
for the Titanic's dead and also for
the survivors. In the evening he
delivered a forceful sermon.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24

Rev. c. c. Miller in his Sunday
evening service took as his subject
The Souls Longing for Rest"
from the book of Isaiah He
touched on the terrible disaster OF
the Titanic and the heroism display
ed by the men in giving way to
women.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24

CONTINUED on Page Five.)
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24

which played as the ship was sink
ing, Nearer My God to Thee, Near
to Thee" The services were fitting
ly closed by the congregation sing
ing this beautiful hymn. A male
quartette rendered Throw Out the
Life Line" during the services.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24

Mr.. Frederick L. Tracy, the we'll
known lawyer of Scranton, spent last
Saturday in town.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24
CuIm Pile Buries Men Alive.
Especial to The Citizen.)

Avoca, April 23.-Three men dig
ging in live culm dump here to-day
were buried and before they could
be rescued their hands and forearms
were burned off. All three will
die
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-01-19
To Board of County Commissioners,
NeUherry S. G.,

To Board of County Commissioners,
Newberry, S. c.
Gentlemen: By virtue of your Office
as county officials and authority vest
ed in you by the voice of the people OF
this county, to have and to hold IN
your keeping, their right in safeguard
ing and special care Of all property,
of a, public character, viz: new court
house, jail, county home, old court
house, or other property under your
Jurisdiction, in town or county, 1
deem it necessary to call your atten-
tion to existing conditions in the old
court house. For years it has been
2 place of "noxious dessuetude," the
lair of tigers and den Of vile degener-
ates, who seek within it's corridors at
night what they wish to destroy, and
bring their liquors through open doors
for midnight orgies, leaving many
emnty bottles. AS evidence OF their
character, this crew evade the eyes
of decent people and police by ways
that are dark and tricks that are mean
and contemplate, and if caught in
their dirty work should be made to
suffer the full penalty of law. AS you
are aware, I have established in this
building a ladies' rest room for Wo-
men and children. Hundreds have
been visitors and from Atlanta to
Charleston appreciation is felt and ex-
pressed by voice and pen to all VINO
have so generously responded to this
good cause and your honorable body
has received a full share OF praise for
your aid in this work for the women
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-01-19

en.ies of mine who seek to use his
name and fame to gain some ends OF
their own, warning him against me,
and that, to all intents, | sat IN the
same boat with Col. Harvey.
Il am in receipt Of Gov. Wilson's
averment to the contrary. | wish this
had reached me earlier. l have dur
ing three weeks of newspaper I'M
portunity refused to print word on
the subject in the hope that no pub
,icity might be required and that some
understanding could be reached.
have reason to believe that Col. Har-
vey withheld his statement fo- the
same cause and with the same hope.
1t being no longer possible to suppress
the matters at issue, this full state
ment, which T make most reluctantly,
seems needful to full and Impartial
knowledge by the general public, but
of Democrats, who are so earnestly,
especially by the mass of Democrats
who are so earnestly seeking leader
in the coming contest.
.(signed) Henry Watterson."
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-01-19
No Way Out of Court.

There is a lawyer in Chicago 1or
some years a police magistrate, who
was a natural peacemaker and al
ways endeavored to smooth over any
slight differences between the persons
brought before him.
Once, when the charge involved was
for technical assault, it came out in
the course of evidence that the par
ties were neighbors and had formerly
been the best Of terms.
This is too bad, too bad!" COM
mented the judge. And between such
old friends! Is this not a case that
might be settled out of court?'
Pm sorry to say that it can't be
done, your honor" remarked the plain
tiff, seriously. Il thought of that my
self, but the coward won't fight.
Green Bag.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-01-19
WHY LEE WENT 70 WHITE HOUSE
An Interesting Renaissance From
Editor MckelWay.
Hartford Courant.

Hartford Courant.
Forty-three years ago DR.. st. Clal:
McKelway was watching events IN
Washington, D c.. for the New YORK
World and Brooklyn Eagle. An event
occurred which he did aot report Ill
his dispatches, and which has not got
into the history books or biographies
He now tells Of :: IL. his Brooklyn
newspaper.
virginia was about to elect StV-
ernor under the Reconstruction at.
The conservative candidate WAS Co..
Gilbert G.. Walker, Ulion so!dler;
the Republican candidate was the
States military governor, H. H. Wells.
Tha conservatives feared that Wells
would use the troops "in way to as
sure his own election 1t occurred
to Mfs. Myra Gaines, widow Of the
DISTINGUISHED major general, that 1t
might be a great thing for Virginia to
have the situation explained across
table by Robert E. Lee to Ulysses S.
Grant. She gave McKelWay letter TO
Gen. Lee, and he set out for George
town (where the general was then
soiourning) on his errand. 1t was a
Sunday, he remembers, and an uncom-
monty stormy one. He says IN his
Eagle story:
"The general had the correspond
entIs horse and carriage taken to
the stable and himself spent the whole
day with the correspondent, question:
ing him closely about Northern opln-
ion and answering the correspondents
inouiries with fullness and candor.
Over period of time so long as that
which has elapsed since the CONVEX
sation between the general and 1ne
CORRESPONDENT, the memory of the lat
ter concerning impressions is more
clear than concerning details. The
correspondent can say that he never
saw man more commanding and i'm
pressive in appearance or more dig
nified yet natural in manner than Rob-
ert r, Lee. Nor did he ever see man
whose bodily and intellectual resem-
hlance to Gen. Washington, as the lat
ter has been suggested by historians
and artists, was more striking. No
notes, Of course, we're taken Of what
Gen. Lee said at the time, but the ef-
feet of the personality Of the general
himself has never been lost, and IS
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-01-19

made only stronger by the flight. OF
years."
On his return McKelway was able
to report that Gen. Lee would be glad
to go, to the White House on the mis-
sion suggested. President Grant salt
he would be glad to see him; through
the secretary of war, Gen. HaWllns, ne
invited him to the White House. Lee
asked and got leave to take Gen. JuDal
E. Early and Ex-senator R. M. I.
Hunter along, Grant and Lee had not
seen each other since Appomattox.
The three Virginians put the situa'
ton in their State before the presl'
dent, and told him that all they ask
ed for was a fair election. He said
they should have it. "He gave and
enforced that promise,' - says Nickel
way. "Wells was defeated and Walk
er was elected Virginia's Resumption
of elective government was prosper
ously and peacefully effected under
Walkers four-year governorship. The
State escaped the worse conditions
that had befallen Florida, South Caro-
lima, Georgia, Mississippi, louisiana
Alabam and Texas, and which a peace
peaceful revolution within the Union
was required to throw off,"
The fact that the three Vlrginlans
had called at the White House got to
the papers, but no hint of what TOOK
them there, or of the promise they
took away with them. Both Grant
and Lee asked McKelway to keep
mum, and, of course, he did so he
thinks that "the lapse of time and the
course of history justify him in now
telling the story. He feels sure that
it will be news 10 DR.. Tho nag Nelson
Page, Lees latest biographe'.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-01-19
For Attorney General.

Fort Mill Times.
Attorney General J. Fraser Lyon
will not, it now appears, have as easy
sailing in his campaign for reelection
next fall as he had two. years ago.
when he was without opposition. Al
ready two candidates to oppose Mr.
LYON have been announced. These
are H. H. Evans, of Newberry, who
announced some days ago that ne
would stand for the Office, and now
comes Thos. H. Peoples, of BarnWell'
who has also given out the informa-
ton that he will stand for attorney
general.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-01-19
managerial Ladies Rest Room
Appeals to County Commissioners
Sho sks That Outside Doors to the Old Court House
Be Provided With Locks and That They be
Closed and Locked at Night.

of your county. The manager IS pain
ed beyond expression to see the de-
struction of gifts to the county, not to
herself, torn and destroyed by van
dals of the night, who are not seen
during the day and have the picture
show as excuse for their night escap-
AIDES. For this reason and others, we
earnestly hope that public sentiment
may be aroused and civic pride in this
city assert it's right that the old court
house shall no longer be a den for men
who aid and abet laWlessness, 1nde-
cency, and vice by bringing to this
place liquor under any circumstances.
And, gentlemen, in the name OF in
nocent children and pure women, and
last but not least, common sense, let
this petition for good locks and keys
on outside doors be granted at once.
If this is done it will be easy for our
new chief of police to stop this out
rageous conduct. Let your supervisor
require that all doors on outside en-
trance be locked by his tenants, and
be or she held responsible for damage,
if not done. The gentlemen doing bust
ness are agents of real estate" life
insurance, and magistrate; all leglti-
mate callings that close with the day,
and will certainly not object to con-
dition which is strictly business IN
every civilized corner Of the land and
must be done if you expect law, or
der or decency in this building, and it
not, Why not?
Mrs. NJ. B. Evans,
Manager Ladies' Rest Room.