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The HoneHditlo company Is well deserving of It- handsome Armory. Year* ago the eoinpany had a building «t its own. managed by trustees, but so heavily mortgaged, that wltci-out State UMHlstunce, it could not be maintained. It wan finally sold, and in now the home or n skirting rink. In the mean while the company, recognized as one of the very ties! In the National Guard, tins been pooriy quarter^ over store buildings, while the state property ban been h uised In a stable. Within a rerent period, the State and I'nfted State* inspectors ton deni tied this method of storing Government property. Ment-ijfl with the atmosphere of an anl-innl retreat. The company officer* In fa»t, were so dim on raged with the condition*} that the future* of the unite rested tn grave doubt for somo time. Captain Carroll J Kelley was equal In the etuei ueDey, however, and to hla untiring teal, coupled with the responsive Interest of the mom tiers of the Armory Hoard, and the patriot bun of res bleu ?u. I • due f be i tn w u o f hot I er t hIny* i n t liemilitary history of Honesdalo.CujtluJn Kelley Is indebted In great men sure to the patriotic Hn pubes of the citizens of Hone-dale Through the earnest endeavors of K it, liar* den berg )i, Homer Ur.one, hvy.fMi.ii, Myron i: RJmmis. .In.I e vT. Soarl *- who constituted a buaj Armory Hoard, and who visited (iettvt-b r« and erese-n.-d the cause to i he at tent Inn of Governor Kdwln S. Stuart and Adjntutif General Stewart and tit** inemle r- of the S ate Armory Hlard, Use a* qulre-inent of the new building Is In yrea: part, a realityThf, Til S! t .11 t Ii I! ..'•it! * A * I I 1 . * . * I
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Honesdale Citizen
Honesdale, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, Nov 17, 1911
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