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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22

DR.. Smith spoke to an audience
which included many of the leading
members of the local Prohibition
party and his raps to local option
were roundly applauded.
About one hundred and fifty dele
gates answered present when the roll
was called by Rev. Ripley, of Haw-
ley. Five of the members have died
namely, Rev. Haskell B. Benedict,
Rev. William NJ. Hitler, Rev. Thos.
Burgess, Rev. Samuel Moore and
Rev. Charles NJ. Surdam. After the
roll call the conference proceeded to
organize by the election of officers.
Rev. Ripley REELECTED.
Rev. Mr.. Ripley was reelected
conference secretary. His name was
put before the conference by Rev. L..
Z. Murdock, ID. D., superintendent of
the Scranton district, promptly sec
onded and the election made unani-
nous. Rev. Mr.. Ripley announced
the following assistants Thomas
M. Furey, George II. Prentice, Ira l..
Bronson, as reported anniversaries,
and Elmer e. Pearce as expert PEN
man.
Rev. Louis e. Van Holsen, of Lu-
Zerne, on motion of Rev. II. C.. Nc
Dermott, ID. D., superintendent of the
Wtlkes-Barre district, was reelected
conference treasurer. He named as
assistants Rev. Elmer E. Pearce, Rev.
r. +. Austin, Rev. John G. Frey,
Rev. II. w. Thomas, Rev. William B.
Arnold, Rev. H. S. Smith, Rev. w. E.
Wolcott and Rev. William McAlpine.
On motion of Dr. Murdock, Rev.
E. G. N. Holmes, of Thompson, Pa,
was named statistical secretary and
directed to select his own assistants
to be announced later.
Rev. A. j. Hensey, d. D., superin-
tendent of the Binghamton district,
was introduced and submitted his an
nual report. The work in that sec
tion of conference has been one of
universal growth. Especially is this
true of the Binghamton churches.
Rev. o. l.. Severson, D. D., next
presented his report of work during
the year in the Oneonta district. Re-
ferrtng to the worth of men turned
out, the report said: How much
Wilkes-Bar and Scranton districts
and cities are indebted to Oneonta
none can measure. Elm Park and
Simpson churches of this city each
has in its active membership a grand
son of George Peck. William H. Peck,
president of the Third National bank,
and George L. Peck, a successful at
torney and superintendent of the
Simpson M. E. Sunday school. Then
think of Reuben Nelson, William H.
Olin, Austin Griffin, n. NJ. Cryden-
wise, and last, perhaps not least, my
distinguished colleague in the cabin
ct, l.. G. Murdock'
On Thursday afternoon, the anni-
versary of the Women's Foreign Mis-
sionary society will be held and Mrs
Mcdowell, wife of Bishop W. F.. Nc
Dowell will be the speaker. On
Thursday evening, the Laymen's As
sociation will hold big mass meet
| ing. On Friday afternoon, the lay
delegates will elect general confer
! ence delegates in Emmanuel Bap-
| tist church and the clergymen in
Elm Park, to be followed by a joint
meeting at which Bishop Cranston
will read his message, which has the
same relation to the conference that
the presidents has to Congress.
The appointments will be an
/ nounced at the business session or
! Monday morning. On Sunday after.
noon, Bishop Cranston will conduct
| the ordination service
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
Samuel r. French Dead.

Samuel R. French, eldest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry French, OF East
Honesdale, died at the home Of his
parents on Wednesday morning, at
about half past three o'clock. Death
was the result of tuberculosis
Samuel r. French was 20 years and
II months of age and was born in
Honesdale on April 81, 1891. He
is survived by his parents, three
brothers and two sisters, Raymond.
Carl and Clarence, and Verna, and
Mrs. Walter Dodge, all Of Honesdale-
The funeral services will be conduct
ed by Rev. w. H. Hitler at the
home on Saturday afternoon at I
o'clock. Interment will be in the In
dian Orchard cemetery.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
Fire at CalliCOOn.

The cottage of Mrs. d. Hahn ON
the Hortonville road near Callicoon
was destroyed by fire Friday night.
The fire department was summoned,
and the people had their choice OF
going to the fire or watching the
flood in the Delaware. The fire
started in a little building near the
house and 1t wasn't five minutes be-
fore the whole structure was mass
of flames and blazed fiercely as
though it was an oil tank instead of
a house. The supposition is that it
was the work of an incendiary, for it
does not seem that any building
could go so quickly and burn with
such fierceness without guiding
hand
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
Concerning the Bartlett Family.

Many inquiries have been receiv-
ed at this office relative to the arti-
Gle concerning Charles Bartlett and
who his relatives might have been.
Judge Henry Wilson furnishes US
with the following information,
which might throw some light upon
the subject. If any of our readers
know anything further about the
Bartlett family, kindly mail or tell
us about it and it will be thankfully
received.
The History of Wayne County in
the sketches of the bar OF the coun-
ty, contains the following in relation
to an attorney who seems to be de-
scribed by the prisoner as a brother
viz:
Ara Bartlett is native of Promp-
ton, Wayne county. He was educated
at the academy in Bethany, and sub
sequently taught school. He read
law with R. NJ Grennell and F. M.
Crane, and was admitted to the bar
May 8, 1853. He married Lucinda,
a daughter of Judge Eldred, and re-
moved to Kankakee, ILL.,, where he
commenced practice. President Lin
coin subsequently appointed him
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
of Dakota. At the close of his term
he returned to Illinois and resumed
practice"
Beyond this, the only information
given by the records is that he was
a member of the Town Council of
Prompton in 1S4S and 1S49. Moth
ing can be learned respecting other
brothers of the prisoner.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
Judge searle VIII Decide.

Scranton, March 21.-Judge A. T.
Searle, OF Honesdale. heard argu-
ment in the case OF the Court OF
Lackawanna county VS.. The Lacka-
wanna commissioners yesterday and
today. The court held out that the
commissioners had no right to ap-
point Henry Wetter and Thomas
Law as tipstaves OF the court, while
the commissioners claimed that they
had a right. Former Judge Kelly
pleaded for the court while Attorney
George Watkins was counsel for the
commissioners.
Judge Searle told the court here
that he would give his decision In a
few days.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
Manufactures Total Billions.

Washington, NMarch 21.-Twenty
billion dollars is the value of the
present annual output of American
factories, the total having Just
doubled during the past ten years,
according to a Commerce and Labor
Department estimate. Exports from
the United States in 1911 amounted
OF over $2,413,5OO,OOO OF which
only $90O,000,000 was in manu-
factures. Germany is credited with
being the greatest rival of the Unit
ed States in commerce.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
RodY Fonnd in Riyer.

Pittston--While engaged in dredg-
ing the river in the vicinity of West
Pittston cemetery the body OF a man
was found floating down the stream
Tuesday. Engraved on a ring on the
mans left hand were the initials "H.
o." II is believed to be the body OF
Harold Owens, of Lestershire, N, Y,
who has been missing since last No
vember.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22

them were lifted out of their beds :;
doors blown off their hinges; shades
cut off their rollers as II by a keen
knife, and hundreds of window panes
blown in and the glass scattered
over the floor.
Next TO the home OF the stricken
family of Coviello. the principal dam
age was sustained at the home OF
John Banks, at 243 Elm street, al
most across the street where the ex.
plosion occurred, the home of Pat.
rick Jordan, a big double dwelling
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
$50 MINERS ENTOMBED
Twenty Bodies Taken Out To-day
All Found Huddled in a Heap.
Especial to The Citizen.

McCurtain, Okla, March 21.-One
hundred and five men were found
dead in the San Born mine as the
result of an explosion here yester-
day. Twenty of the bodies taken out
to-day were found in heap, which
is evidence that the men tried to get
out. The fire is still raging. Hun
dfeds of women are standing at the
foot of the mine which is most
pathetic scene. Many of their be-
loved ones are still in the mine.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
REVS. SIGNOR AND WILSON
Two Methodist Preachers Who Are
Missing to be Discussed by Bis
hop and Cabinet Friday.
(Special to The Citizen.

Scranton, March 21.-The Wyo-
ming conference of the Methodist
church will go into executive session
at 8 O'Clock Friday morning at which
time the case of Rev. Watson B.
Signor, a former pastor of Orson,
Wayne cunty, Pa, and also that Of
Rev. R. S. Wilson, of Genessee, N.
Y, will be taken up.
Rev. F. p. Doty was named as one
of the auditors of conference in place
of Mr.. Signor.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
Theodore Kline Too Late.

Harrisburg, March 2l.-Theodors
Kline, of Lake Ariel, Wayne county.
to-day filed petition to be a candi-
date for the house on the Republi-
can ticket in Wayne county. AS the
time for filing such papers expired
on Saturday it was rejected.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
Found Dead on Road and Money
Gone.

Jessup, March 2l.-John Sopskie.
of this place, who disappeared
month ago after he had received his
pay, was found dead lying on the
Moosic road a short distance from
here to-day. There were no marks
on Copskle's body to denote any vio-
lence, but his money was gone.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
WYOMING CONFERENCE IN ANNUAL SESSION
OPENING SCRANTON-BIsHOP CRANsToN
PREsIDING-BRIEF SKETCH o + THE CONFERENCE AND IT'S


The 61st session of the Wyoming
Conference of the Methodist Episco-
pal church was opened in Elm Park
church, Scranton, Tuesday evening,
Bishop Earl Cranston presiding, with
a great temperance rally.
Upon the bishop is imposed the
arduous task of directing the delib-
erations of this large church body,
before which a number of important
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
CORONER TO INVESTIGATE
Will Hold Inquest Saturday Night 70
Inquire Into Death of Dunmore
Families.
Especial to The Citizen.)

Especial to The Citizen.)
Scranton, March 21.-Coroner
William w. Lynch will hold an in
quest Saturday night to determine
whether it was gas or dynamite that
caused the explosion at Dunmore yes
terday morning and caused the death
of eight persons.
Mamie Summa, aged eight years,
who was found in tree fifty feet
from the explosion, is still uncon-
scious and in a critical condition.
The funeral of the other victims
will be held Friday morning.
Four of the smaller children will
be buried in a single casket. The
two men will be buried separately.
The remains of Mrs. Grace Summa
will be laid to rest in the same
coffin with those of her five-year-old
son, Frank Summa.
Despite the stormy weather large
crowds are standing in Mount Carmel
cemetery watching the grave diggers.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22

church wields in the community. II
Is fitting that the conference should
not only meet in session this year
at Elm Park, but we should like II
the conference came to us more fire.
quently, so the outside clergy and
laymen might become better ac-
quainted with the Elm Park church
and the people, says the Scranton
Times.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
Ruying Land at Narrowsburg.

Strangers have been in Narrows-
burg for several days past securing
options on lands along the river
front and It is thought that some
industry intends to locate there.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
$4,000 Fire in Jessup.


Jessup, March 21.-A fire In this
town this morning destroyed two
frame dwellings and a clothing store.
LOSS, $4,000.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22

GOING TO HAVE A SALE?
If you are, have your bills printed
lat The Citizen office. Extra touch,
durable paper used, and our printers
make a neat, boldly displayed bill.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-11-29
NOTICE

In the Circuit Court, Marion County,
Florida
Re. Petition of Peter Staggers to sell
Lands belonging to the estate OF
Lucinda Richardson. to pay debts
and for distribution.
To Melissa Bird, Ocala, Florida, and
Harry Gadsen, st. Petersburg, Flor
lda-Greeting:
You and each of you are hereby no
tlhed that Peter Staggers has filed his
petition in this honorable court as an
heirat-law of Lucinda Richardson, de-
ceased, to sell the real estate belong
ing to the estate of Lucinda Richard
son, deceased, and to make distribu-
ton of the money arising therefrom;
said lands described as:
TWO acres in the form of square
in the southwest corner of the north
half of the southwest quarter of sec
ton SO, in township a. south of range
p, east; also the southeast quarter
of block l of range of Goss Addi-
ton to the city of Ocala
And in said petition has named you
and each of you as heirs of Lucinda
Richardson, deceased, and interested
in said estate. You and each of you
are therefore required to be and APP
pear before the Judge of this honora-
bic court at Ocala, Florida, on
The 9Th Day of December, A. D., 1912
at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m, 10
show cause. if any you can, why the
prayer of said petitioner should not
be granted
Witness: The Honorable w. S. Bull
lock, Judge OF the Fifth Judicial Cir
cult of Florida, in and for Marion
County. and the Clerk of the Circuit
Court State of Florida, Marion Coun-
ty, and the Seal of Office, this the
26th day Of October, A. D., 1912.
(Oficial Seal) S. T. SISTRUNK,
Clerk of Circuit Court, Marion Coun.
ty, Florida
W. X. ZEWADSKI. Atty. Ill
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-11-29
NOTICE

In the Circuit Court of the Fifth Ju
dicial Circuit Of Florida, in and for
Marion County-Tn Chancery.
William w. Copp, Complainant, VS.
Nellie Copp, observation-disclosures fol
Constructive Service
1t is ordered that the defendant
herein named, to-wit: Nellie Copp
be and she is hereby required to ap
pear to the bill of complaint filed in
this cause on or before
Monday, the 23rd Day of December
1912.
1t is further ordered that a copy Of
this order be published once a week
for eight consecutive weeks in the
Ocala Banner, a newspaper published
in said county and state.
This oath day of October, 1912
(Seal) S. T. SISTRUNK,
Clerk Circuit Court, Marion Co, Fla
BY Don Peabody, D. c..
EDWIN SPENCER, JR..
Compliments Solicitor. 1925.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-11-29
NOTICE

In the Circuit Court Of the Fifth Judi
cial Circuit Of Florida, in and for
Marion County-In Chancery.
Rex G. Todd, Complainant, vs.. Clar-
ence c. Todd, observation-disclosures for
Constructive Service.
1t is ordered that the defendant
herein named, to-wit Clarence {.
Todd, be and he is hereby required 10
appear to the bill OF complaint filed
in this cause en- or before
Monday, the 9th Day of December,
1912.
II is further ordered that a cpoy of
this order be published once a week
for eight consecutive weeks in the
Ocala Banner. a newspaper published
in said county and state.
This 9TH day of October. 1912.
(SealD S. T. SISTRUNK.
Clerk Circuit Court, Marion Co, Fla.
r. McCONATHY,
Compartments Solicitor. 1O-11
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-11-29
NOTICE

In the Circuit Court of the Fifth Ju-
dicial Circuit of Florida in and for
Marion County-In Chancery.
E. H. Buffum, Complainant, vs.. Err
nest j. Lyle, Frank Lytle, Robert
F. Lyle. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES for
Constructive Service
1t is ordered that the defendant
herein named, to-wit: Robert l.. Ly-
tie, be and he is hereby required to
appear to the bill of complaint filed
in this cause on or before
Monday, the 2nd Day of December,
1912. q
1t is further ordered that a copy Of
this order be published once a week
for four (4) consecutive weeks in
the Ocala Banner, a newspaper pub
lished in said county and state.
This 22nd day of October. 1912.
(Seal) S. 7. SISTRUNK,
Clerk Circuit Court. Marion Co, Fla
HOOKER & DUVAL,
Compliments Solicitors.
Adv-10-25.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-11-29
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given to all cred
itors, legatees, distributes, and all
other persons having claims and de-
mands against the estate of NJ. J.
Jackson, deceased. to present said
claims. duly proved. to the under
signed within one year from the date
of the first publication Of this notice,
to-wit: August %, 1912.
]. P. GALLOWAY,
Sheriff. and ex-officio administrator of
the estate of NJ. ]. Jackson, de-
ceased. S-3U-St.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-11-29
THE ONE-TERM PLANK
Ocala, Fla, Nov. 81, 1912.

Ocala, Fla, Nov. 81, 1912.
To the Editor Ocala Banner:
In a recent issue you asserted that
Wilson would be reelected without
opposition, and the Star is trying to
count the millions who will vote for
his reelection. This is all right, so
far as | am concerned, but | would
like to know what you are going to
do about the platform adopted at Bal
timore, upon which Wilson was elect
ed? Did l tnot commit the party to a
single term for president? Was not
the nomination made and accepted
with that understanding? | think
departure from democratic custom
that had prevailed for more than a
century. or since the foundation of
tn eparty, but having been abrogated
by the highest party authority, are
We not bound to accept it as party
law until repealed by the same au-
thority that enacted it? Can Gov
Wilson in good faith ask for a re-nom
nation? If so, please explain if you
can why such plank was put in the
platform? Who was its author and
champion AS a matter of fact, was
not that convention practically a one
man affair, and was nat this particu-
lar plank of the platform the handi-
work of the Peerless One?" Is there
a reason DEMOCRAT.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-11-29
MERCER UNIVERSITY NOT TO BE
MOVED

A special from Moultrie, Ga. where
the Baptist State Convention is being
held. says that Mercer University will
not be moved from Macon.
This was decided by the Georgia
Baptist Convention, by unanimous
vote and the problem that babe fair
to be <notty has been settled in a
most happy way
a big feature OF the decision was a
determination to make a bigger and
better school Of Mercer University
through the raising OF a $4,000, 900
fund for a new plant for the univer-
SHY, 100000 to be raised in Macon
and the rest throughout the bounds
OF the convention outside OF Macon
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-11-29
fu.raAl o. o X SANDERS, n.

eeH ecs over the re-
r Sanders We're
family residence az 1880
Hfsda, morning and on &C
he tefs bad weather the in
a aet take place until 3:30
far afternoon
M he service In the morning the
PRESBYTERIAN choir sang very sweet
eN sooes and Rev W. II.
aauefed the services Al
Hst ilodee held a very
impressive service.
Nouuts Mt Gordon
Charlie Fox and Mr..
eere the pail bear
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-11-29

The tenth sky scraper of over ten
stories is announced for Jacksonville
The H. and W. B. Drew Company
have had prepared plans for the cree
ton of an eleven-story reinforced con
crete and brick building, 5x90 feet in
dimensions, to be erected on the cor
ner of Adams and Cedar streets, in
the near future. The building will
be used by the Drew Company for its
printing and publishing business. and
to accom- odate the increasing need
OF it's wholesale paper business
Jacksonville Metropolis.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-11-29

The Pensacola papers say that one
OF the very finest tracts of turpentine
lands in all west Florida changed
hands a few days ago, the deal being
consummated in Pensacola, causing
sixty-fve thousand dollars cash to be
handed from one party to another.
The Withers Turpentine Co. bought
still and turpentine privileges on
about $4,000 acres in the northern
nart of Santa Rosa county, from the
Barber Brothers Company The tim
Der and real estate did not change
hands.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-11-29
DAVID s. WOODROW, REAL ESTATE.
Oeala House Block On the Square
TWENTYfOUR YEARS RESIDENCE m OcAlA

No. 5-One-story house on Ad-
ans Street, one block
north of Oklawaha ave
nue.. in first ward, four
rooms.
No. 7-One-story house on South
Orange Street in third
ward, two acres of land;
five rooms.
No 11-52 acres of excellent
farming land on Lemon
avenue, cleared and I'M
der fence.
No. 21-Three-story building. now
occupied by Marion Co
Hospital, on Orange St,
fourteen rooms; rents
for $35 per month; room
for another house.
No. 25-HOuse and twelve acres
of land near city limits.
north of town.
No. 31-l10 acres near Orange
Springs. Marion county.
formerly the home OF A.
r. Griffin; large house
and outbuildings. Good
farming land.
No. 43-Three small tenement
houses in third ward
one has four rooms and
two have three rooms
each. Good renting
property.
No. 55-House with six rooms,
with fourteen acres Of
good land; on Silver
Springs hard road; I'M
der fence. House has
just been overhauled
and new well drilled
No. 57-Five blocks in Goss's Adj
dition in Tuckertown
Will sell in a lump. or
in lots.
No 61-S0 acres fronting on Lake
Weir, known as the Car
Isle place Small house
No 63-One two-story house on
South Orange Street. in
third ward; seven
rooms; lot 175x225 feet
No 65-Two one-story houses in
first ward in Smith &
DOugher-y Addition 3
rooms in each house
No. 60 Let Of block Il, Cline's
Addition to Ocala,
No. 70-14 acres on north edge
of Ocala, suitable for
colored subdivision.
No. 77-Six lots adjacent to Lin
coin Park Addition, on
Exposition Street Two
of the lots are suitable
for store buildings ana
four of them for resi-
dences.
n. 5000 feet frontage by 1870
feet on Buckalew Hts,
just east of the Ford
residence and directly
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-11-29

Workmen are busy at the water and
light company's plant, placing in po-
sition the new pump which is guar
anteed to lift 100000 gallons of wa.
ter per day into the standpipe. The
machine cost some $4,000. and is said
by experts to be one of the finest
pumping engines manufactured Or.
lando Sentinel.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-11-29

Mr.. f. B. Dikeman. one of our sub
scribers. living in Chicago, says that
he has known a number of persons
one OF whom had more than one hun
dred thousand dollars, who would
have settled in Florida had it not
been for our fence law This gentle
man said that he had no objection to
making provision for his own stock,
but that it was asking too much to
care for his neighbors' stock. Mr..
Dikeman thinks that if we adopted
the mo fence" law we could get a
great many more immigrants.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-11-29
NOTICE
1e13 licenses Due october /

1918 Licenses Due OCtober I
All stare and county licenses are
due and payable on the first day of
October To continue business after
that date without your 1913 license
will be an open violation of the laws
Of the state of Florida. The tax col
lector will issue the licenses and
furnish blanks and all necessary in
formation.
Yours very truly,
JOSEPH BELL,
County Judge.
". L. COLBERT.
Tax Collector. l27-5t.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-11-29


Leading men OF all parties speak in
high praise of President Taft. There
is a general agreement that he is a
kindly disposed man. joyial, lovable
and good-hearted He has striven in
season and out of season to do the
right thing while president, and
though getting few votes in the cleo
toral college he will get his reward
when he retires from office in merit
ing the praise and good will of all po-
litical parties, and OF the whole peo-
pie of the United States. 1t is the
concensus of opinion that he was I'M
justly crucified by his party.