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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-08-15

Have Escaped from a Circus.
Probably one of the greatest SEN
sations that has visited Damascus in
many a day was launched one day
two weeks ago when Fred Greeley,
a reliable and truthful man who lives
between Tyler Hill and Galilee, went
to Tyler Hill and told how he had
seen a snake that was between
twenty and thirty feet long and was
as big around as an ordinary stove
pipe.
Mr.. Greeley said that he was out
picking blackberries on his farm,
which is known as the old Greeley
place and is situated somewhat
southwest of the main line between
Tyler Hill and Galilee, and while
walking around among the bushes
he started to part two bushes to go
through them and in doing so he saw
log lying on the ground and was
just in the act of stepping on it
when the apparent log commenced to
move. He ran back ways and then
saw that it was a monster snake, or
Boa Constructor, and that it moved
along lazily with no attempt to harm
him nor to run away. 1t gradually
made it's way into the thick under
growth and disappeared, and the
trail it left was just the same as
though large log had been dragged
along the ground.
Mr.. Greeley's story was called a
joke by everyone who heard it eX-
cept some of the old timers around
Tyler HILL who have heard of this
. monster before and took considerable
| stock in the story. Several years ago
. Sidney Brush and his sister were
coming from Milanville along the
Frosty Hollow road and they told at
that time of seeing an extremely
large snake along the road, but from
that time to this it has never been
seen, or at least it has never been re-
ported. Possibly it has been seen
but no one had the nerve to say they
had seen it for fear that they would
be ridiculed.
1t seems a pretty big story to
swallow but facts seem to bear out
- Mr.. Greeley that such a snake exists
in the wilds of northern Wayne.
About fifteen years ago a small cir
Gus that was travelling over the Erie
had a small wreck between Cochec-
ton and Narrowsburg and the car
that contained the snakes was partly
smashed up and a number of the
snakes escaped, among them three
+ large ones known as Boa Constric-
= tors. They went into the woods and
= for days efforts were made by the
circus people to find the snakes but
there were only few of the smaller
ones caught and the big ones remain
ed in the woods. The probability is
that one of these monsters is the
= one that has been seen in Damascus
a number of times.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-08-15
DROWNING OC ] IRED
AT LAKE HUNTINGTON
JULIUS GUTHEIL, AGED 23, WAS
VICTIM WHEN CANOE CAP
SIZED.
Accident Occurred Near the Dittmar
Place, Not Fifty Feet From Shore
While Many People Watched.

it'SC, NOI TIIlN feeI FROM shore
While Many People Watched.
Lake Huntington claimed another
victim last Monday evening when
julius Gutheil, aged twenty-three, of
New York was drowned by the cap
sizing of a canoe.
Gutheil, with his brother, Edward
came from the city on Sunday to
spend their vacation at the home of
their uncle, Fred Botens, at Lake
Huntington. Monday evening after
supper Julius and friend about the
same age, Edward Graves, hired
canoe at McMurray's boat livery and
went on the lake for a row. A ca
noe, because of it upsetting so easily,
is difficult to handle and dangerous,
except in the hands of one who
knows how to balance it.
When opposite the Dittmar place
and about fifty feet off shore, the ca
noe suddenly capsized and both
young men were thrown into the wa
ter. People on shore saw the acci-
dent. Graves managed to keep him.
self afloat by grasping the canoe un-
I'll he was rescued by a musician
from the Nutshell casino. But Gut
he'll had disappeared, and no one had
seen any sign of him after he went
overheard About forty minutes la
ter his body was recovered by Ed.
Milks with hooks, in about thirty
feet of water. Drs. Gain, of Jeffer-
sonville, and Appley, of Cochecton,
worked over the young man for a
long time, but without avail Cor
oner Schonger, of North Branch,
made an inquest early Tuesday morn
ing, and the body was taken home
Wednesday for burial.
Gutheil was young man in good
health, but it is thought he was un-
able to swim. He was a son of John
and Margaret Gutheil of New York,
former residents of Narrowsburg.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-08-15
MARRIED AT PROFESSIONALLY.

Mrs. Josephine Eggler, of Jeffer-
sonville, and George J. Mennett, of
Honesdale were married at the Pres
byterian parsonage at Jeffersonville
on Monday, August 4, by Rev.
Stadelmann, says the Sullivan Coun-
ty Democrat.
The groom is employed by the
Honesdale Milling Company and is
we'll and favorably known in Homes
dale. The couple arrived here last
week and will make their future
home here.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-08-15
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
NUPTIAL,

Miss Ursula A. Carpenter and Roy
Spangenberg, well known young peo-
pie, were married Wednesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Carpenter, on Washington street,
Carbondale. Rev. F. D. Hartsock,
Of the First M. E. church, performed
the ceremony.
The attendants were: Miss Hazel
Dennis and F. B. Fitch. The bride
and her maid presented a charming
appearance in handsome white
gowns. The groom is telephone
superintendent at Waymart, where
the couple will reside.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-08-15
a JOKE If 1T WE'RE DISPLAYED
IN HONESDALE.

The following novel sign appears
on all roads leading into Hazleton:
Automobile Laws Strictly Enforc-
ed Here"
The manner in which automobiles
are allowed to run in HonesdaIe
one would not believe there were any
state laws or borough ordinances re-
stricting speed limits. If the Halle
ton sign were displayed upon boards
entering the different roads of Homes
dale 1t would be considered prepos-
ferrous joke.
Only one arrest has been made
this season in Honesdale, but it is
claimed no fine was imposed for vio-
lating the borough ordinance.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-08-15
FRANK CRISSMAN THROWN
FROM WAGON.

On Sunday evening as Frank
Crissman was riding about in his
carriage an unlighted automobile
crashed into the wagon. Mr.. Criss-
man was thrown out but fortunate
ly was not injured. The horse ran
away and demolished the vehicle.
The autoist continued on his way
Port Jervis Gazette.
Mr.. Crissman was a former resi-
dent of Honesdale, having leased
the Allen House a few years ago.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-08-15
WAYNE COUNTY NOT IN SCHED
UIE,

Announcement is made by Deputy
Secretary of Agriculture A. l.. Mar
tin of the schedule of dates and
places for the holding of the farm
ers' institutes and movable insti-
tute schools to be conducted through
out the state during the coming Win
ter months under the auspices of the
state department of agriculture. The
state has been divided into six sec
tions and the lists of lecturers have
been completed and assignments
made to the several districts.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-08-15
FUNERAL OF MOTT KEEN.

Fred I. Keen, of this place, at
tended the funeral of his brother, ".
Mott Keen Tuesday afternoon at
Clarks Summit. 1t was held from
the family residence in Clarks Sum-
nit, Rev. G. E. Guild officiating
Many friends attended and showed
their respect by many floral offerings
which covered the casket. The pail
bearers were: George, Horace and
Conrad Keen, A. A. Secor and F. A.
Stoddard. Interment was made in
the Forest Hill cemetery.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-08-15
SOME FISHING (?) TRIP.

c. NJ. Harris, proprietor of the
Globe store; Marks Bregstein, of the
clothing firm of Bregstein Brothers;
Robert O'Connell and DR.. w. T. Nc
fConvill arose from their downy beds
bit a. m. Tuesday morning and
3ourneyed to Duck Harbor with the
Expressed purpose of spending the
lay at the sport of fishing.
That the four are enthusiastic
fishermen will be seen from the fact
hat they forgot to take any bait
along. They had it ready but it
E Vas left behind in the excitement of
Il &eparture in the misty hours of the
#norning.
They arrived at Duck Harbor
bout five o'clock these fishermen
our, and being indisposed to fish
probably on account of the fact that
y heir thoughts continually reverted
Z % the downy beds, they stretched
themselves out full length on the
rass beside the water and went to
4 leep.
1t was noon when the four fisher
hen arose and their appetites were
Eeen. Fish no longer interested
. hem when they noticed in the barn
ard of neighboring farmhouse,
everal fine specimens of the hen
4 amily. The farmer was willing and
he quartette soon sat down to a
hicken dinner that rivaled anything
hat had before tickled their palates
Just where the fishing part of the
{ rip came in will probably always re-
lain a mystery except for the stor-
r Ps of the catch as told by some mem.
ers of the party.
"Oh, sure" said one, 1--WE had fish
pr breakfast, fish for dinner and
T. till have some left" But we doubt
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-08-15
ZIG FIELD DAY AT WHITES VAL
LEY.

The congregation of the Methodist
.hurch of Whites. Valley enjoyed
/ heir annual field day on Cliffs Flats
'n Wednesday. The day was ideal
+ nd a large number of people par
cipated in the outing. The receipts
mounted to S212. An interesting
anne of base ball between the Alden
lille and Lakewood mines entertain
d large number in the afternoon.
he Aldenville ball tossers won
fom Lakewood by score of 8 to 2.
enkins' Boy orchestra of Homes
3ale furnished music for the even
g's concert. A royal time was en-
Dyed by everybody.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-08-15
CIGARS AS GERNI-KILLERs.

Paris.-Tobacco is exceedingly eff
ficacious in the killing of microbes,
according to Messrs. Langlais and
Sartory, who say their experiments
have shown that in five minutes to-
bacco smoke will kill almost all the
microbes in the saliva, thus nearly
by M. M. Langlais and Sartory was
to place several cigars in water con-
tanning many million microbes to the
square inch. The tobacco sterilized
and destroyed the microbes in "a
hours.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-08-15
COMING EVENTS,

The boys of Camp Harlee, Laurel
Lake, will give a minstrel show and
entertainment at Laurel Lake House,
Tyler Hill, on Saturday evening of
this week. Proceeds to be donated
to charities in that locality. The
committee consists of G. M. Pethick,
Tod Smith and F. E. Brown. Ad-
mission % cents.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-08-15
WAYNE COUNTY PEOPLE AT RE.
UNION,

Mrs. H. L. Renville and children,
of Damascus, and Mrs. James Ny
hart of Scott attended the fifth an
nual reunion of the "old friends of
Green Grove" which was held
Tuesday at Northern Electric Park,
Scranton.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-08-15
CONCERT AND SOCIAL WELL
ATTENDED,.

The Mems Guild of st. Johns Lu-
theran church conducted an ice
cream social on the lawn back of the
church on Tuesday evening The
lawn was brilliantly lighted by
strings of incandescent electric bulbs.
The Honesdale band had a joint in
terest in the affair and gave a con-
cert during the evening which was
well enjoyed. The affair was a
financial success.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-08-15
KILLED AT CALLICOoN.

A horrible railroad accident oc-
Cured at Callicoon on Monday at
about $3.50 o'clock. The victim was
a laborer named Edward Todd, a
resident of High street, Brooklyn,
coming to Callicoon a short time ago
and securing employment in the
gang under charge of VIM. Schultz.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-08-15
HAFLER REUNION.

On Thursday, August 2S, the
eighth annual reunion of the Halter
family will be held at Lake Ariel.
Mrs. e. Secor, secretary of the asso-
citation requests that members re-
port all deaths, births and marriages
to her.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-08-15
WAYNE COUNTY COUPLE
LICENSED IN BINGHAMTON.

Among those applying for and who
received marriage licenses from the
clerk at Binghamton on Tuesday
were Herbert Telschow, of Waymart,
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-08-15
GLOVER REUNION.

The annual reunion of the Glover
family will be held at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Glover,
Whites Valley, Pa, Sept. 5, 1913.
All relatives are cordially invited
to attend. Mrs. Ina Ogden, Cor
responding Secretary.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-08-15
FORTIETH WEDDING ANNIVER.
SARY.

Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Whitmore
have issued invitations to their many
friends and relatives bidding them
to be present at the 40th anniversary
of their marriage. The celebration
will take place at their home in
Inglehart, Tuesday, August 19, at 2
o'clock D. m. The Citizen extends
congratulations to this venerable
couple.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-08-15
DISPATCHES LARGE
BLACK SNAKE.
Mrs. Mary A. Schmitt of Swamp
Brook Killed Snake in Field.

Our Swamp Brook correspondent
sent The Citizen story in which
Mrs. Mary A. Schmitt of that place
is the champion snake killer of the
season.
The correspondent says that
snakes are very numerous in this
section. Three large rattlesnakes
were killed near the Moser property
on Sunday. On Tuesday as Mrs.
Mary A. Schmitt, aged 20 years, was
carrying drink to her son, who was
working in the field, she saw large
blacksnake in the path. Not being
timid she Immediately killed it. The
snake lacked few inches of meas
uring six feet.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-08-15
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
VETERANS TO MEET AT ARIEL
ON AUG. 80.

The reunion Of the veterans of
Company B will be held at Lake
Ariel on Saturday, August 80, in
stead of August 23.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-08-15
YARD ENGINE JUMPS
TRACK NEAR PROMPTON.


From 4:3O Train Transferred
to Carbondale Train.
The yard engine of the Delaware
& Hudson company running light
with several empty cars jumped the
track near Prompton about four
o'clock Wednesday evening. About
all the damage done was marking
a strip of ties. An engine from Lake
Lodore came down and pulled the
yard engine on the track. Traffic
was tied up about an hour and a
half
The passenger train leaving Homes
dale at 4:30 in the afternoon was
obliged to transfer it's passengers to
a train which had been called from
Carbondale. The evening train due
here at 1880 was delayed about an
hour.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-08-15

Harry Deck was a. visitor at Lake
Huntington on Tuesday.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-08-15
MONSTER REPTILE seen
IN TYLER HILL WOODS
BOA CONSTRUCTOR TWENTY
FEET IN LENGTH SEEN BY
FRED GREELEY.

Other Stories Have Circulated Neigh
borhood in Past Years Concerning
Existence of Monster Supposed to
Have Escaped from a Circus.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-09-12

known to newspaper fame, nor does the travelling
public know very much yet of the beautiful
and varied land which they are so proud to
inhabit
1t is the Frenchmans boast that samples of the
worlds best scenery and the range Of all its de-
sirable climates found within the boundaries
of his native country. In these respects French
Catalonia-which with portion of old Langue-
doc) is defined upon the modern map as the
department Pyrenees Orientales-may be de-
scribed France In miniature Mont Canigou.
admittedly of the most majestic most i'm.
pressive of the Pyrenean peaks, is $500 feet
high; Puig Nal, a less conspicuous neighbor,
stands tribe higher; and, clustered close.
other splendid heights. The scenery among these
giants is of the kind usually term Alpine"
but from the snow-slopes OF the Canigou you may
look down upon the sun-burnt shores of Spain
and the blue, cleaning floor of the far-stretched
Mediterranean. Or, deserving the heights. and
starting, say, from Mont Louis. loftiest of the
fortified towns of France and new center for
winter sports, you descend the winding valley Of
the Tet and in hour you find yourself
among the olive orchards Soon magnolias, the
pointed aloe. even palms. are seen among the
vineyards and in the roadside gardens. while II
1t be springtime mimosas haunt their feathery
plumes. and near and far under the sunny sky
stretch 6elds OF pink peach blossom.
10 this favored land" said 'Dagonet." writing
in the Referee, Mature has been more than kind.
she has been elusive" But a sun-illed. spar.
king afr and the striking contrasts Of the natural
scene are not the only charms Of Catalonia. For
the historian the antiquarian the archaeolo-
gfst the country abounds In interest. Its success
sive conquerors failed appreciably to mold the
temper or to change the habits Of its people: in.
evitably they left behind them concrete vestiges
OF occupation. Local tradition makeA much Of
les Arabes and the curious tall towers upon the
mountain spurs OF which the Tour de Goa. near
VernetlssBains, 10 q conspicuous example, are
popularity ascribed to the vigilance Of the Saracen
rulers. Obviously however these watch towers
are Of far later construction. and Ike many 9TH
er so-caled Moorish remains date from the Ar
ragon dominion. or-more probaby-from the
tenancy OF the Majorcan kings II the kings
Of sMatoTca who made Perpignan, now the chief
town of the department, royal capital. The
architecture OF Perpignan cathe0raI-es. indeed.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-09-12
SHIPS WHICH WILL NOT SINK

Once more we hear talk Of unsuitable ship
remarks the New York Commercial An English
inventor claims TO have solved the problem. but
his experiments have been confined to small
model only four feet IN length and nine inches
wide, so the problem OF applying hia system TO
vessel 500 or 900 feet In length Ii by no means
solved.
Few people outside OF practical shlpbuiiders and
navigators understand the difference between =
large vessel and small one in point Of structural
strength. The strongest vessel that floats In the
water Ii a common rowboat One can take an OF.
binary rowboat and carry II by the ends or u
can rest on cleats under each end without break.
ing in the middle, but the strongest man-ofWar
or ocean liner that floats today would break 10
two II subjected 70 \ similar strain. The larger
a veSsef the weaker Il becomes in this respect,
and 10. this reason many apparently good ideas
which work out we'll In model form havS failed
utterly when applied to large vessels
Ii "a doubtful N any real progress IN building
ships has been made since the days OF the Great
Eastern, as far a. the use OF wAter-tght eompArf.
ments and buIkheads IL concerned. THIS designer
OF the Great Eastern divided that vessel into eel
Iuiar compartments. and no Improvement on this
plan has az yet been made. although Il il not used
extensively because IT requires TOO many hatehss
for the loading and unloading Of cargo
The invention to which reference has been
made consists Of surrounding the vessel with
water-tight belt divided into cells for the purpose
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-09-12

Of giving the vessel greater buoyane5 AZ u alnka
IN the Hater There IL really nothing nsu 10
this ideea and It has bean applied successfully ~
building ilfsboalH and other small vessels "
adds 70 the width Of the vessel above tbs water
line and the inventor IL wrong Ia claiming thar u
would not Interfere With 10 ear9ocarrylng eapa
city
Modern steamships are safe enough shsa a.
sea. far the storms and flashing Of the waves
are concerned. The dangers that threaten tham
are collisions with other vessels With dsrsetz or
with iceberEa. and. u course. running ashoFa %
on = rock In dense fog Take two vessels Of
equal klza crossing aaeh others paths. let pns
strike the other amidships and the vessel struck
would be cut In Two II the Sthsr going AZ fuil
speed. The tremendous force of the blos is al
most beyond calculation In the ot YES
eel the size OF the imperator. Il you'd prob
ably b. equal 10 striking force Of 100000 foot
tons No cellular belt or any other concsiYzbls
construction would save = ahip under Aueh eondi
tons The thing 20 do j. 70 avoid ali such F4aks
IS far - possible The Titanic aaa lost because
ia captain had TOO much confidence IN ita unsinh
able construction
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-09-12
LIMESTONE is OF
MUCH IMPORTANCE
Recent Experiment Conducted at
Rhode Island Station With
Poultry.

A recent experiment by the Rhode
Island experiment station with poul-
try feed emphasizes the great need
of permitting the fowls to have plen-
ty of bone-forming material
To compare the effect OF the add
ton of bone ash and different
amounts OF ground limestone to the
ration of poultry. three lots each Of
IA two-weeks-oId Cornish White
Wyandotte chicks were fed the same
basal ration of corn meal cracked
corn, mixed feed and alfalfa. supple
mented with cotton-seed meal on an
equal protein basis with animal
meal
Lot l received no added ash con
stituents. lot enough bone ash and
ground limestone to supply phos-
phorus and calcium equal to the ami
NAL ration. and the ration OF lot 3
the same ration. but with three times
an much limestone
The experiment was begun the lat
ter bart of October and b. ths first
week In December all the chicks in
lot / had died. The chicks In lot
began to show signs GO leg weakness
the middle of December and three
afterwards died. None Of lot 3 died.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-09-12
cYzXLza5 AEMzxg

favor with the Englthh IA u winter spa The ola
village. OF Vernet which faces the luxurious
grounds III tho modern stahpHement. u n typical
Catalan village. and. owing 70 IT, Aitnatiun lH
strangely picturesque The red roofs OF thus
crnmhng houses cover both man and beast aud
the narrow. twisting streets follow the outline
OF tho hlllook Ia the manner usual with southern
mountain hamlets but thoY crowned By
mediaeYal church and chateau. and ifamud BY
distant blue and purple heights Near AZ hand
Mont canigou eroctH bis snowy head Fof the
Galatians Mont Gangou IL tho helGriable motif
tain" an object Of ndmring wonder, almost
legendary god
Another spa. made fashionable BY iha Romans
Ia Amelie -leH-Tlalns a trim. Bpanishiooktng town
close on the frontier whose warm climate at
tracts the French eonsnmptiyo Not FAR from
Amelie In the pass across which Hannibal lnd hia
legona on the historic march 10 Italy. The
Romans had previously sent ambassadors 70 beg
the Galatians not To allow the CHrthaRiniHn NOR.
cenaraa 10 traverse thair territory. but 20 turn
them back Hannibal however, eontfived 10
natisr the owners OF the soil Galatians aud Garth
nRIniAna made friends. and tho soldiers we're at
lowed free passage. The Col de- PeTthniH-iiAns
nibai's route-and another Californian col are the
only two passes across the Pyfensea which ara
practicable throughout Tho year they offered \
convenient of egresa or retreat 10 Moor.
Ish and Spanish invaders. Had there been no
good passage through tho great chain this his
tory Of the Galatians must have besn less chez.
usred and the Californian aeaboard might not
have formed fhiruhy for the restless warrior
peoples ~ medieval Europe