The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-12-09

that all copy is in hand, the galley"
is completed and the "stick" is full.
Mr.. Penniman had lived retired life
since September, 1908, when he and
the late Henry Wilson owners and
publishers of The Citizen, sold their
Tkper to the Citizen Publishing Com
pany. Editor Penniman was at home
in a newspaper office and until failing
health prohibited he made daily
visits to The Citizen office, where
associations of days gone by were
very dear to him. From 1873 to
1908 Mr.. Penniman and Henry Will
son were closely associated with each
other, Mr.. Penniman having had
charge OF gathering the news items
for the paper, while Mr.. Wilson did
the editorial work. These men were
old companions, Editor Penniman
having told the writer that during
the 80 years in which they were in
business together that they never
had a cross word. This is some
thing unusual, but only goes to prove
the kindly feeling one had for the
other and the disposition of both
men. Many printers in business in
New York City, and numerous other
cities and places learned to stick type
under Wilson e Penniman and are
now successful in the art preserva-
tive.
e. A. Penniman was a son of the
late Francis B. and Jane w. (Broad-
welD Penniman and was born in
Cleveland, Ohio, April 4, 1886. He
was one of a family of three chill
dren, Francis B., now deceased, and
Mary, wife of w. X. Dimmick, also
| deceased.
During the early life of their chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs. f. B. Penniman
removed to Binghamton, N. Y, and
from that city they came to Homes
dale in May, 1845. The senior Pen
niman was a newspaper man and
came to Honesdale a year before the
arrival of his family. He founded
the Democrat, which is now The Cit
izen, September II 1914 The sub
ject of this obituary notice ap-
prenticed himself out to his father
in his early teens, having first re-
ceived an education in the Honesdale
schools. When Is years of age Ed
ward left school and chose printing
as his life's vocation. At the be.
ginning of the fourteenth volume OF
the Democrat Edward A. formed a
partnership with his father and the
paper, beginning September, 1857
for year was issued under Penni
man & Son. At the close of thai
year Edward A. Penniman purchased
his fathers interest in the Democrat
and continued to publish it unit
1864, when the paper was enlarged
and the name changed to The Repub
lie. In 1868 the size was agaiI
changed and the name likewise tC
The Wayne Citizen. Five years lat
er it was called the Honesdale Citizer
with Henry Wilson and Edward Pen
niman as editors. Mr.. PennimaI
was an exceptionally good itemizer
which made The Citizen a strong 10
cal paper. He has kept file of ever,
! year of the papers issued by his faith
er and himself, dating back to 1914
These Mr.. Penniman priced highly
being invaluable to a newspaper of
, fee.
Mr.. Penniman always took grea
| interest in Honesdale and its histori
p setting. He has written and com
piled facts concerning the running O
the Stourbridge Lion and printe
same in a booklet form. Beside
! this Mr.. Penniman was deeply inter
! ested in the veterans of the Civi
, war. He had a complete record o
the soldiers who enlisted in Wayn
county at the call Of Abraham Lin