The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-08
BIG FIRE NEAR GOULDSBORO
REV. J. NJ. SMELTZER, FORMER
LY OF CITIZEN STAFF, LOSES
HOUSEHOLD GOODS.

Modern Barn Consumed-Death of
Mrs. Rice-J. ID. Spiegel Improv-
ing Other Interesting News
Items.
Gouldsboro, April CONSIDER
able excitement was caused here Fri
day afternoon by the fire at Sunny
crest, located on the Hager farm
couple of miles east of town, when
the new barn containing modern
barn improvements, size SO by 110
feet, with concrete floors, stalls, ETC.,
was burned to the ground with all
it's contents, including, hay, grain,
valuable farming machinery and i'm
plements, wagons, harnesses, sleighs,
etc.; also a storage room containing
the household goods of j. M. Smelt-
Zer A new large silo and ice house
was also destroyed. Fortunately all
the live stock was saved. The origin
of the fire is a mystery. There was
no fire in any of the buildings nor
do any of the employees smoke The
fire was first seen by Mrs. George
Johnson, who lives in one of the farm
houses. She fastened to give the
alarm to the Superintendent and
Manager, S. w. Eilenberger, who
was at distant point on the farm All
the other men were away at the
time. The fire was seen almost as
soon at Gouldsboro and men rushed
there as fast as possible but too late
to save anything but the stock. The
wind was very strong, but the other
buildings were not endangered. The
total amount of loss will be several
thousand dollars. The exact loss
and insurance cannot be learned un-
til Mr.. Hager arrives from New York.
Mrs. NJ. E. Smith visited her uncle,
Captain Patrick DeLacy, who has
been very i'll at his home on Ca
pouse avenue, Scranton, for several
weeks. His condition is very critical
and but little hopes are entertained
for his recovery.
Rev. and Mrs. G. F. Robinson have
been spending sevaral days with
Wilkes-Barre friends.
The Ladies' Aid society of the M.
e. church will serve a Dime dinner
at the 1. o. o. F. hall from 1880 to
1870 Wednesday, April 9th.
Clinton Spiegel, of West Pittston,
A. Merton Spiegel, of Wilkes-Barre,
and Adelbert Spiegel, of Scranton,
were called home on Wednesday by
the critical illness of their father, J..
D. Spiegel, of Thornhurst, the
dsboro-Thornhurst stage driver.
A few days before his illness, Mr..
| Spiegel slightly hurt one of his fing-
ers while moving box on the stage.
Blood poisoning followed, but at
this writing he is some better.
Mrs. S. S. Hager has been visiting
her son, DR.. A. E. Hager, at Taylor.
John Fahey the Lackawanna sta
ton agent, was rendered surprise
| birthday party one evening last
week. A number of young people
were present and most delightful
evening was enjoyed by all.
Mrs. M. E. Smith and Mrs. G. A.
Kerling attended the funeral of Mrs.
A. Rice at Plymouth on Wednesday,
April 2. Mrs. Rice died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. A. l.. Major,
1900 Ridge Row, Scranton, where
she had gone a few weeks previous
owing to poor health. Mrs Rice was
well known throughout this section
as Mrs. Frank Smith. She lived here
in the early seventies and moved
from here to Plymouth where Mr.
Smith died about thirty years ago
She later married Mr.. Rice and is
survived by her husband and two
daughters, Mrs. A. L. Major, OF
Scranton, and Miss May Smith, OF
Plymouth. The funeral was largely
attended and the many beautiful
floral tributes expressed the love and
esteem in which she was held. The
services were conducted by Rev
Johns of the Plymouth NJ. e. church
Interment was made in the Rice
family plot at Dallas. The pail
bearers were six nephews of the de
ceased: DIR. Harrison, of Plains; DR.
Wilkinson of Doranceton; j. f. Sc
ward, of Doranceton; Luther Smith
of Wilkes-Barre; L. H. Fitzgerald
Wilkes-Barre, and Charles Hopt o.
Doranceton. The breaved family
have the sympathy Of their many
friandc hare