THE BURNS LYON MURDER TRIAL is in progress this week in the county courts. The first of the six defendants, Walter Kubus, charged with complicity in the murder of the Uniondale cattle buyer and farmer, was placed on trial. Kubus, an 18 year old Forest City boy, went to Chief of Police Edward Yanchitis and implicated Michael Turano, Richard Wagner, Michael Bosak, Clarence Eagen and Joseph Welichka in the assault and robbery of Lyon. Kubus gave anger towards Turano, due to personal grievance, as his reason for informing on his companions. He alleged that he had gone along to act as watcher while the robbery was being perpetrated.

Susquehanna - Hon. Charles F. Wright, former two-term state treasurer and congressman from this district, died suddenly at his home in this place. Death came so suddenly and quietly that Dr. Peck, who was talking with him at the time had no warning, except when the patient ceased talking and was dead. Mr. Wright was a native of Forest Lake township, where he was born in 1856, the son of Chester Wright. His early education was received in the Montrose Academy and the early years of his married life were spent in this place. His brother was the Hon. Myron B. Wright, who died while serving as a member of Congress for this district. ALSO The ladies of Moody Relief Corps, No. 12, served a complimentary supper, Nov. 11, to the American Legion and their ladies; also the veterans of the Spanish-American war and wives, and the members of Moody Post, G. A. R., and their wives. The supper was served in the K. of P. Hall. This has been the annual custom of the ladies of the corps for the past five years.

Dimock - The death of Wallace Fish, aged 89 years, occurred Nov. 10th. The end came painlessly as he went into a deep sleep from which he failed to waken. He is survived by his wife only. The funeral was held at his home with Rev. F. B. Johnson officiating. Interment at Lynn.

Springville - Mrs. Charles Lee entertained in honor of the 7th birthday of her little daughter, Betty, on Saturday afternoon. [Later to become Mrs. Betty Reimel.]

Franklin Twp. - About 100 members of the Knights of Pythias lodge, descended on Will Booth’s farm and husked several hundred bushels of corn. They expect to do a similar execution for Shirley Stephens at Fernheim Farm.

Thompson Boro. - The people of this Boro were saddened by the deaths of two estimable residents on Sunday. Mrs. Charles Lamont and Mrs. Libbie Henwood, neighbors for years, passed away only a few hours apart. They lived in houses side by side.

Harford Vocational School - The libraries from Montrose have arrived. Everyone is busy reading books for book reports.

Montrose - Ambrose S. Payne and assistants are finishing the varnishing of the woodwork and floors in the new addition to the public school building. He also has the contract for doing the interior work in the new Dimock school building annex, which will be taken up soon as soon as the concreting of the basement in the Montrose school addition is completed, and the seats installed. ALSO Bert Hunsinger and Theron Merrill, of Montrose, and Gaylord Entrot, of South Gibson, went to State College the latter part of last week and witnessed the Penn State and Notre Dame University game. Neither eleven scored. While at State College the party was entertained by DeWitt Andre, a Montrose young man, who is a student there.

Rush - Marshall Linaberry informed us that he is in his 80th year, yet he still does not need to use spectacles and reads papers and books without their aid. He is an active man still and has been a hard worker all of his life. Early to bed and early hours in rising have apparently produced the source of youth in his life.

Brooklyn - Miss Beulah Eyerly, of Montrose, was in town with the traveling library, which was well patronized.

Jackson - The statement in last week’s Democrat regarding the marriage of Miss Helen Griffis, formerly of Jackson, was wrong. Miss Griffis is not married. The report was due to a misunderstanding.

Herrick - Lafayette Taylor, of Ohio, came back to view the locality he left half a century ago, when a boy of 16. Like many other energetic young men he fared forth in pursuit of fortune and following Greeley’s advice, he headed west. Today he heads a large lumbering business and an equally large stone business, owning big mills and locomotives and employing over 250 men. He is a brother of Joe Taylor, who still lives on East Mountain, and has two other brothers, Eugene, of Peckville, and Volney, of West Virginia.

Forest City - The New York American recently gave a column account of the erection of the largest motion picture house in the world for S. L. Rothapfel, better known as “Roxie,” between Sixth and Seventh avenue, Fiftieth and Fifty-first streets in New York city. Roxie, who has gained country wide fame as a play house manager, broadcaster and entertainer, began his career at the Family Theatre here. The new playhouse will have a seating capacity of 6,100. It will be known as the Roxie Theatre. [Rothapfel is also known as the genius behind Radio City Music Hall, opening in 1932, and the Rockettes.]

Hallstead - W. H. McCreary, connected with the Dubois Construction Co., says that while workmen were engaged tearing down an abutment of the river bridge, the following inscription was found on a large stone: “A. D. DuBois, 1831.” Mr. DuBois was grandfather of the late Hon. James T. DuBois, and this inscription was made nearly 100 years ago.

“200 Years Ago” from the Susquehanna County Republican, November 18, 1825.

MARRIED - On the 30th ult., by J. B. Bill, Esq., Mr. William M’Kune, of Harmony, to Miss Mary Preston, of New Milford.

NOTICE - Agreeably to an act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, passed on the 4th day of March, 1824, I do hereby give notice that the following persons returned to me as retailers of foreign merchandize and liquors and have taken licenses for the same, to wit:—Sylvanus S. Mulford, Eldredge Cushman, Martin Curtis, M. S. Wilson, Edward L. Payne, Tyler Boyd & Co., Tyler Seymour & Co., Samuel Hodgdon, B. R. Lyons, for merchandize only; —And the following named persons have not taken licenses: Urbane Burrows, James Catlin, and Asa Hartshorn. M. S. WILSON, Treasurer of Susq’a County. Montrose, Nov. 15, 1825.

BRIDGEWATER & WILKES-BARRE TURNPIKE - The stockholders of the Bridgewater & Wilkesbarre Turnpike Road Company are requested to meet at the house of Charles Otis, in Tunkhannock, Luzerne county, on the first Monday of January next, for the purpose of electing by ballot, ONE PRESIDENT, ONE TREASURER, AND TWELVE MANAGERS. Benj. Perry, Sec’y. Wilkesbarre, Nov. 4, 1825.