Correspondence
Items Gathered by
THE CITIZEN STAFF
Bquinunk:.
Dec. 21st. The Christmas program
by the children of the M. E. church
Sunday school will be given at the
church on Thursday evening at 7:30. All
are cordially Invited to be present and
enjoy a pleasant hour and make some
one happy by placing a gift on the
Christmas tree.
Jacob Blaer, of South Branch, went
to Lordville Saturday to get the bell for
the new church at South Branch. The
church is nearing completion, and when
it is done, we have no doubt the South
Branch folks will be very much pleased.
Miss Irene Lord, of Lordville, was in
town to-day.
Our stores are pretty well supplied
with Christmas goods. The time is get
ting short to make your selection for
Christmas gifts. Our merchants no
doubt would be glad to have you come
early to avoid the ruBh.
Miss Augusta Southwell, who has been
spending some time with her sister in
Baltimore, is expected home for the
holidays.
Tsaac Lord was in Lake Como, Sun
day. We appreciate the kindness of Oakley
Tyner in clearing the side walks of snow
with his snow-plow. This is something
that ought to be done after every snow
storm and Mr. Tyner is the man, but he
should receive something more than
"Thank you" for his services.
Christmas exercises at the Lordville
Presbyterian church on Christinas night.
A cordial invitation is extended to every
one who cares to attend.
Clinton.
Dec. 21st. Miss Edna Ilauenstein,
who is teaching in Glen wood, N. J., re
turned home last Saturday for her
Christmas vacation, as did also Warren
P. Norton, -who is a student of Factory
ville Academy, and Elwin Norton, a
student of the University of Pennsyl
vania. Mrs. H. M. Bunting spent a few days
the past week with her daughter in Car
bondale. Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Drake recently
paid a visit to their children, who live
in Forest City and Carbondale.
Mrs. Frank Vandenberg is a guest of
her parents for the holidays.
On Saturday last the little four-months-old
child of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bur
dick, of South Clinton, was buried. The
death of the little one was caused by
pneumonia.
Misses Rose Bainey and Amanda Nor
ton attended the Declamation contest
held at Factoryville Academy last Fri
day evening.
Every one present at the Clinton
Centre church, Sunday, was glad to
shake hands with E. K. Curtis, and to
see him able to walk about with the aid
of his two crutches. His many friends
through the county know of his painful
experience with his broken leg for the
past fifteen months. Nothing like the
aid of the "grit cure !"
Merry Christmas to one and all.
Ledgedale.
Dec. 21st. Sleighing is fine.
William Kimble is spending a few
days at his home in Dyberry. He will
return to spend Christmas with his
daughter, Mrs. F. B. Simons.
A. P. McDonough, of Scranton, was
the guest of F. B. Gillett for a few days
the past week.
Elmer E. Foulkrod is the proud pos
sessor of a new Oortland sleigh.
John Gerrity has returned home to
spend the holidays.
Mrs. Philip Krieger and Mrs. Chris
tian Schrader spent Tuesday in Hones
dale. J. F. Walker is under the care of Dr.
A. J. Simons.
Health Officer, Dr. W, A. Stevens, of
Hamlinton, visited onrschool on Thurs
day. Br am an.
Dec. 21st. The Ladies' Aid Society
met at the home of Miss Emma Kelly.
There were eighteen present, and the
day was very mnch enjoyed by all.
A surprise was given to Mr. and Mrs.
David Stalker, Sr., in honor of their
Avedding anniversary. All the children,
and nearly all the grandchildren were
present, and they received some very
useful presents.
H. Weitzer made a trip to Long Eddy,
one day last week.
Miss Barilla Kellam, an aged lady,
who fell and broke her arm near the
shoulder, is getting along as well as
could be expected.
The children and older people of this
vicinity are suffering from an epidemic
of whooping cough.
Emma Stalker is at Long Eddy, caring
for the sick.
MENNEH A fid will KlniD nut u lt
of
single suits for Ladies and Misses at less
than cost. 41ei7
-About the County.
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Pleasant Mount.
Dec. 10. School reopened on Monday
morning, after a week's vacation on ac
count of diphtheria. All are improving
except little Eva Mills&thelchlld at
Rupert Tiffany's, who died on Sunday
evening from the effects of that dread
disease. Much sympathy is felt for Mr.
and Mrs. Tiffany, on account of the
death of their little grand-daughter,
more particularly so as the home is un
der quarantine, and neighbors and
friends can not go to them with help oi
sympathy.
Fred. Kennedy has been confined to
the house for some days by a severe
cold and attack of grip.
Miss Winner is home with grip, conse
quently no school in primary tooiii for a
few days.
Mildred Brain, oldest child of Mr. and
Mrs. John Brain, has pneumonia.
George Lempke and son, Howard,
visited Honesdaie during the last of the
week.
Mrs. F. E. Spencer was at LnkeC mio
over Sunday.
Mrs. J. W Moase is spending a few
days with Mrs. Geo. Wolf, at West Her
rick. "Anna Fitz spent Friday night in town,
en-route to her home near Oreamlon, to
spend Sunday.
Matthias Hugaboam has moved from
Dr. Noble's into their home on Belmont
turnpike.
The entertainment committee of the
P, M. 1. A. have been notified that the
treasury of that society is depleted, and
asked to arrange an entertainment to
raise funds for society needs. Itisprob
able that some time between Chrietmaf
and New Years the public will be called
upon to come and assist the committee
in their efforts.
Dec. 21. Charles Carpenter, of Car
bondale, spent most of last week at J.
H. Kennedy's.
Mrs. L. C. Bush returned to her home
here last Friday.
Mrs. F. E. Spencer visited at Union
dale last week.
Miss Lottie Potter closed her shop
here and returned to Thompson last
Saturday.
J. W, Moase is housed with lumbago.
Mrs. Elizabeth Clark and C. H. Clark
spent Sunday at the home of Mrc.
Clark's brother, John Riley, of Preston.
Delia Payne is home for holiday season.
Marguerite Kennedy was in Thompson
over Sunday.
Rev. J. Pope preached in the M. E.
church Sunday morning.
The M. E. church and Sunday school
will have a Christmas tree.
Sherman.
Dec. 21st. Geline Alexander has
moved to Deposit.
Fred Warner has gone to work in the
factory, and Jlias moved into one of the
company's houses.
Dr. N. L. Brundage is soon to leave
Sherman and move to Lordville, N. Y,
His many friends regret his going. Ho
will be missed very much in this place.
Mrs. C. Burns, who has been staying
with her brother, Edward Whitmore,
for some time, is soon to return to her
home in New York.
County Superintendent Koehler made
a flying trip here last Friday, and visited
five schools in one day.
The church has given Rev. Mr.
Moon a call. We expect him to be with
us in the near future.
"The present that I'll elve you, dear,
old
And then thla foolish, callous youth
Be give hU girl a violin.
New Tork Telegram.
His Weigh.
Pat Fellow When I weigh 300 111
top.
Lean Lad Stop what eating?
Fat FeUow No; getting Tvelghed.
Judge.
Hie Reputation.
Oh. yee, he's an extra high roller!
HU hour are unuiually late.
And that le the -way,
The neighbor! all say,
He'e a kind oi a roller skate.
Smart Set.
Citing an Example.
"People admire a man -who stands on
his own feet," remarked the morallrer.
"Yes," rejoined the demoralizer, "es
peclally In a crowded car." Chicago
Xow.
Blow Onl
Blow, -winds o Printer!
Tou're feeltn' mighty good
When the big oak fire Is blazin'
An' the ol' man's choppln' -wood.
-Atlanta Constitution.
Just Poislbla.
Hlr Why are lucky people usually
bo unhappy?
Dlx Guess they are afraid their
luck -will change. Detroit Tribune.
Hard to Please.
Change the name and not the letter,
Marry for worse and not for better.
Change the name and change the letter,
Fwfeaea you'll think you might do better.
!
ITHE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
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Lesson XIII. Fourth Quarter,
! For Dec. 27, 1908.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text of the Lesson, a Comprehensive
Quarterly Review Qolden Text, 1
Prov. iv, 23 Commentary Prepared
by Rev. D. M. Stearns.
Copyright, IMS, by American JTcBi Association,
Lesson I. David brings the ark to
Jerusalem (II Sam. vl, 1-12). Golden
Text, Ps. c, 4, "Enter Into His gates
with thanksgiving and Into His courts
with praise." The ark of the Lord of j
the whole earth Is the topic In this first
lesson and also in the eleventh lesson.
Here It Is carried at first in man's
way, but there In God's appointed way.
The great truth In connection with It is j
that of God dwelling with man as bis
righteousness through Christ Jesns.
Lesson II. God's promise to David
a Chron. xvll, 1-14). Golden Text,
I Kings vlll, B6, "There hath not failed
one word of all His good promise."
This Is a great Messianic lesson, In
which David Is assured that the Mes
siah shall come through him, Bhall be
an Immortal man and shall sit and
reign upon his throne forever In right
eousness and truth. Ho will be the
one who dwelt between the cherubim
over the mercy seat (Ex. xxv, 22).
Lesson III. David's kindness to Jon
athan's son (II Sam. lx). Golden Text,
Eph. Iv, 32, "And be ye kind one to
another, lender hearted, forgiving one
another." This was not mere ordinary
kindness and forgiveness; It was the
forgiveness of a king who made the
forgiven ono a member of his own
household, with a seat at his table, and
restored to him nil the Inheritance of
his father. It Is a picture of the king
dom when the Son of David shall
reign.
Lesson IV. The joy of forgiveness
(Ps. xxxll). Golden Text, Ps. xxxll, 1,
"Blessed Is he whose transgression Is
forgiven, whose sin Is covered." The
gospel of God concerning His Son Je
sus Christ our Lord proclaims forgive
ness of sins apart from any works of
ours (Rom. 1, 1-3; lv, 1-8, 23-25), wholly
through the precious blood of Christ
(Eph. 1, 7). This redemption includes
all else we can possibly need (Rom.
vlll, 32) and should cause great glad
ness. In the Lord.
Lesson V. Absalom rebels against
David (II Sam. xv, 1-21). Golden Text,
Ex. xx, 12, "Honor thy father and thy
mother, that thy days may be long
upon the land which the Lord thy God
glveth thee." This rebellion suggests
that of the nation against the Son of
David and the great rebellion yet of the
future spoken of In Dan. xl, 81-43; Rev.
xlU, xvll nnd xlx, but the Son of Da
vid shall come In all His glory, and
all His adversaries shall be over
thrown. Lesson YI. David grieves for Absa
lom (II Sam. xvlli, 24-83). Golden
Text, Prov. xvll, 25, "A foolish son Is
a grlcr to his father." I think our at
tention in this lesson should be given
to the love of David, who would glad
ly have died for his son, and from him
to our Father in hoaven, who com
mandoth His love to ns, in that while
we were yet sinners Christ died for us.
Lesson Yn. The Lord our Shepherd
(Ps. xxlll). Golden Text, Ps. rxlll, 1,
"The Lord I my Shepherd; I shall not
want." A meditation upon the Lord
as the good Shepherd, the great Shep
herd and the chief Shepherd is always
most profitable. He gave His life for
us, He lives His life in us, and He will
share His kingdom with ns. With
such a Shepherd we can lack nothing.
Lesson VIII. Solomon anointed king
(I Kings 1, 32-40). Golden Text, 1
Chron. xxvlll, 9, "Know thou the God
of thy father, and serve Him with a
perfect heart nnd with a willing
mind." The rebellion of Adonljah
against Solomon came to naught, for
It was the purpose of the Lord thin
Solomon should reign, and every pur
pose of the Lord shall be performed.
He sat on the throne of tie Lord as
king instead of David, but that throne
still awaits a greater than Solomon.
Lesson IX. World's temperance Sun
day (Isa. xxvlll, 1-18). Golden Text,
I Cor. lx, 27, "I keep under my body
and bring it into subjection." If there
is anything the world needs specially
to know it is the foundation of verse
10 and the coming judgments of verses
17, 18. If the people given to strong
drink saw less of the drunkenness of
xxix, 9, and more of the rest and re
freshing of xxvlll, 12, fewer so called
temperance talks would be necessary.
Jesus, lifted up, will draw men.
Lesson X. Solomon chooses wisdom
(I Kings lil, 4-15). Golden Text, Prov.
lx, 10, "The fear of the Lord is the
beginning of wisdom." Having Just
been exalted to his high position and
realizing In some measure his own In
sufficiency, he asks of God wisdom to
rule the people righteously. The re
quest pleased the Lord, and He grant
ed him not only what he asked, but
exceeding abundantly more (Eph. Hi).
Lesson XL Solomon dedicates the
temple (I Kings vlll, 1-11). Golden
Text, Ps. cxxll, 1, "I was glad when
they said unto me, Let ns go Into the
house of the Lord." Both tabernacle
nnd temple when dedicated were filled
with the glory of the Lord, and no
man could stand to minister. Roth
were typical of Jesus Christ, In whom
dwelt the fullness of the Godhead.
Lesson XII. A Christmas lesson
(Luke 11, 8-20). Golden Text, Luke 11,
11, "For unto you Is born this day In '
the city of David a Saviour which is i
Christ the Lord." Still a kingdom los
son, for He was bom King of the
Jews to alt on the throne of David,
and this purpose of the Lord shall be
performed also.
THE GRANGE
Caotated by
A W. BAXB0W. Chiftitm. N. Y
Prmt Corraponfcnt Xcw Yorti Stoic
Orange
I PENNSYLVANIA STATE GRANGE
The Next Annual Meeting to Be Held
at Altoona In December. 1
The next annual meeting of thei
Pennsylvania state grange will be held
In Altoona In December. The full
corps of officers will be elected for n
term of two years. State Master Hill i
Is working hard to make the member
ship of that state 100,000. In a recent
address he said:
"Among the fraternal organizations I
there 1b none more potent than the
grange. It came Into existence forty
one years ago to fill a want. It con
tinues to live and gain In strength and (
innuence Decause it meets me social,
educational, political and financial
needs existing throughout the country
today. Farmers In Pennsylvania rely
upon the grange now as never before,
and this nonpartisan, nonsectarian or
ganization never hesitates to assume
leadership for the betterment of farm
conditions and the development of
strong rural citizenship."
A correspondent writing of grange
work In Pennsylvania Bays that the
grange Is making very satisfactory
growth in that state. Since the last
state grange meeting twenty-one new
granges have been organized and six
dormant ones reorganised and one To
mona organized. The Initiations In the
old granges are fully equal to any
period during the year. He further
Bald:
"We are a good deal worked up over
the question of representation in the
national grange, and no less so at the
arbitrary way in which the national
grange authorities dictate as to where
the Order shall be planted and where
not. That states which do not have
as many granges In them all told as
we have organized since the 1st of
January shall go to the next national
grange meeting and have as much to
Bay as we shall is un-American and un
fair. If the Order is to continue to grow
In this state there must be justice done.
If the strong states will stand togethej
In the matter It can be done peaceably.
The fact Is It must be done, and the
sooner those who stand In the way
become convinced of that fact the bet
ter." NEW YORK GRANGES.
Some Newsy Notes of the Work In the
Empire State.
There nre eight Juvenile granges in
the state. There shonld be more.
Grange fairs are Increasing In num
ber every year In Is'ew York state.
Jefferson and Lewis county Pomonas
have each established a scholarship in
the Canton Agricultural school.
In the thirty-five subordinate granges
of Oswego county the lecturer's office
In twenty-seven Is held by a woman.
At the "old home" celebration at
Mlddletown, N. Walklll grange won
the first prize, ?50, for the best decorat
ed float; Wawayanda the second, $40;
Goshen the third, $30.
"In Old Kew England" is the title of
a new comedy drama written by Harry
M. Doty, formerly a member of the
Chatham (N. Y.) grange, now editor of
a live weekly In Connecticut. It has
Just been published by J. W. Darrow
of Chatham, N. Y.
George P, Hampton of New York,
who as a member of the grange did
so much to bring about denatured al
cohol legislation, Is to have a large
exhibit of appliances for using dena
tured alcohol at the meeting of the
national grange in Washington In No
vember. Recently a man went through the
town of Fnrmington, N. Y., selling
Bed Wave wheat for seed at 55 a
bushel, taking orders for about fifty
bushels. At a meeting of Farmlngton
grange it was brought out that the
same wheat could be bought of a near
by dealer for $1.75. Many farmers not
members of the Order were victimized.
Delegates to Pomona.
In one of the Pomona grange meet
ings held recently in New York state a
resolution was adopted making the
Pomona meeting a delegated body
that Is, delegates were to be elected
by the subordinate granges In propor
tion to their membership. There was
some doubt about the constitutionali
ty of this proceeding, and the state
master was consulted. He advised
that the Pomona is not a delegated
body and cannot be made such with
out amending the constitution. This
item may be of Interest to other
granges in the state.
New England Grange Excursion.
The Patrons of New England will en
joy an excursion to Washington to at
tend the national grange on Nov. 11 In
that city. The party will be a large
one, as reduced rates and first class
accommodations hare been secured.
The parry will start Nov. 10 and re
turn Nov. 17. Those who take this
tour to Washington by paying an ex
tension fee can attend the American
Association of Institute Workers held
there Nov. 10 and 17.
The Stark grange of New Hamp
shire lost all its property In a fire ex
cept Its records on Oct 7. The grange
property was insured, however, and
the grange has upward of $500 In the
bank, so that it will not be icrlppled.
The national grange favors- a revision
of the tariff, particularly on such arti
cles as are sold cheaper abroad than
they are at hose. WfeaCa the matter
with the Idea? .
It DODGE'S
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Christmas
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Fine Gift Books
Christmas Cards
Pocket Books
Perfumery,
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NOTICE.
There will be u niectliiK of the Moclilmldors
of the Honesdalc National Itmilc. nl 1 he an1;
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