FOR . SALE-A. Bopd two-seated Sleleb,
reasonable. Inquire Hotel Wayne. 45tf
FOR BALE Ray house, on Kast Extension
street. Larro lot with sixty feet front. M.E.
Simons. r 38eoltf
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HOLIDAY FURNITURE at BROWN'S.
Parlor Suits at Brown's.
Bedroom Suits at Brown's,
Couches at Brown's,
Fancy Chairs at Brown's, .
Dining cane and wood Chairs at Brown's,
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Fobs, Belt Pins, Veil Pins. Collar Sets, Back
Combs. Side Combs, Scarf Pins, Curt Links
an endless' variety. Somkf.k. The Jereje.
LOCAL MENTION.
At a meeting of the stockholders of
Durland, Thompson & Co., shoe manu
facturing company, on Monday last,
the old officers were re-elected, and the
name of the concern was changed tQ
Durland, Weston A Co.
The Foreign Missionary Society met
at the home of Mrs. Perry A. Clark, of
Dyberry Place, on Monday afternoon.,
After the usual business was transacted,
the hostess treated the members to an
English lunch, served on her rare and
beautiful old English china.
G. Smith & Son, the enterprising
manufacturing and importing butter and
cheese firm of Seelyville, have followed
their annual custom by sending their
thousand patrons renewal calendar pads
for 1909, for use in the neat gloss paper
weight receptacles furnished by them
several venrs ago.
The Wayne County Savings Bank
has declared a semi-annunl dividend of
twelve per cent., which speaks well for
the good management and prosperity of
that institution. This, it must be under
stood, is after paying or crediting fo
savings aepositors, uic sum 01 over
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their deposits during the past year.
The stockholders of the Wavne Co.
Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Com-
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dale. Secretarv.
Eugene V. Coleman, of the Irving
Cut Glass Company, of this place, has
nrm's business at Alton,, Georgia. The
train upon which he" was' ridinel'while
on his way, was wrecked, and the engi-
nately' Mr. Coleman was dining at the
time of the accident, and, as the buffet
vr nut) nub uivuiveu in uie wrecK, ne
escaped uninjured.
The second annual public speaking
contest of the Honesdale, Carbondale
and Dnnmore High schools will be held
in Dunmore on Friday evening, April 16.
The subject in the essay contest will be,
'Pennsylvania in Art." Three scholars,
one from each high school, will write es
says on that subject and read them on
the evening of the contest. The three
essays are to be in the hands of the judges
on April 5. The selection for the reci
tation contest will be Albert G. Green's
poem, "The Baron's Last Banquet."
A part of Webster's reply to Hayne will
be the selection for the declamation con
test. Most of the counties which adopted
the new primary method for the nomin
ation of candidates for borough and
township officers, have returned to the
old way, the practice of naming candi
dates in caucus; and consequently the
great bulk of local tickets in Pennsyl
vania will be so nominated. Honesdale
is still selecting its candidates by the old
method, and the caucuses of the Hepub
lican and Democratic organizotions will
be held at a date not us yet determined
upon, but in time for the selections tobe
officially certified to the county commis
sioners' office. Up to this writing there
seems to be but little rivalry for nomin
ations on either ticket, with the bare ex
ception of the tax collectorship. The
term of the present burgess expiring
this year, and, the law precluding his re
election, there may be some strife for
the honor of that position ; but names
have not as yet been forthcoming. In
fact the office does not appear to have
been regarded us n political one in the
past, the incumbents having been about
equally divided between the parties
since the creation of the borough, and
it is not likely there will bo any great
struggle for it now. The new borough
law, under which Honesdale has been
for the past three years conducting its
affairs, imposes some duties upon the
burgess unknown to past incumbents,
and consequently a slight salary has
been attached to the office, but the
emolument will hardly bo regarded asex
cessive pay for the extra services requir
ed. Yet as town councilmen, school
directors, collector, auditor, constable
and other officers are to be chosen, as
well as burgess, all citizens of both
parties interested in the prosperity of the
town as well as in their personal wel
fare, should make it a point to attend
the caucuses of their respective parties
and, bo far as in their power, see to a
hat good tickets are put in nomination.
Richard Dusinberrc announces him
self as a candidate for tax collector for
the' borough of Honesdale.
' The 'Ladies' Circle of the G. A. R
'of Honesdale are making arrangements
for an appropriate celebration of the
hundredth anniversary of Lincoln's
birthday on Friday, February 12th, next.
, ' By request the performance at tho
Lyric Theatre on Monday evening, Jan.
11th, will not begin until 8:30 in order
that 'the, business men and their clerks
can attend the play, Yorke and Adams
"Playing Ihe Ponies.',
. .The directors of the Honesdale Con
solidated Water Co.- met on Monday last
Land organized for the year as follows :
President, S. A. McMullen, Sr, ; Vice
Presidents, John D. Weston, Thomas
Medland ; -Secretary, Charles J. Smith ;
Treasurer, E. C.Mumford; Superinten
dent, 8." A. McMullen, Jr.
i The re-elected board of County
Comtijisstoners met at the Court House
on Monday last and organized by the
election! of John E. Mandeville as Presi
dent. The. appointments were as fol
low : . George P. Boss, Clerk ; E. C.
Mumfpjd, Solicitor; Isaac H.Ball, Jan
itor; H. BVEly, M. D., Jail Physician.
A note from C. S. Penwarden, Sec
retary, informs us that the annual ban
quet of the 'Wayne County Pennsylvania
Society oi New York City will be held
some time during the month of Febru
ary, concerning which a special notice
will be issued as soon as the details have
been completed by the Dinner Com
mittee. GilbertColeman, a negro, who mur
dered his wife by striking her on the
head .with a flat iron, and then stab
bing her in the throat, leaving the knife
sticking in the dead woman's neck, was
captured in the caboose of a west bound
freight train at Callicoon on Thursday
night lost. He made a full confession
of his crime, and was taken back to
New York for trial.
At a meeting of the stockholders of
the Creamery and Cheese Factory Mu
tual Fire Insurance Company, held in
Honesdale on Tuesday last, the old
board of directors was re-elected, and
the following officers were chosen for
15)00: Perry A. Clark, President ; Chas.
J. Smith, Vice President; Emerson W.
Gammell, Treasurer; W. E. Perham,
Secretary.
Postmaster Allen has received a bul
letin which provides for the payment
of rewards for the arrest and conviction
of any person or persons who interfere
with the government mails. The rewards
are as follows : One thousand dollars,
for the arrest and conviction of any per
son who robs a mail car attached to a
railroad train or for the arrest and con-
tiction of any person or persons who 4
wounds anyone having the custody of
government mails. Five hundred dol
lars for the arrest and conviction of any
one who robs mails while being conveyed
over a post route. Two hundred and
fifty dollars for the conviction of anyone
who attempts to rob the mails being
conveyed over a post route. Not more
than $200 nor less than $50 for the arrest
and conviction of anyone who breaks
into a postoffice. If the postoffice safe
be broken open the maximum sum is to
be paid. Not less than $50 or more than
$200 for the arrest and conviction of any
star route carrier who steals from the
mails, and the same price for the con
viction of anyone who has stolen from a
postoffice messenger or from a mail bag
at a railway station.
Honesdale High School Reunion.
Tuesday morning, high school stu
dents, teachers and the alumni met in
the old assembly room probably for the
last time. School, called at 11:15, open
ed with hymn "Holy, Holy, Holy,"
scripture reading by Mr. Oday, Lord's
prayer, song, "Hail and Farewell," and
opening address by Mr. Oday.
R. M. Stocker spoke of when the
ssliool was founded, and of the old
principals, allot whom are living with
the exception of Prof. Fowler : of
andjMiss Sutton, a mast excellent teacher,
I Miss Jennie Brownscombe, n celebrated
I artist, both of whom were students in
I the Honesdale high school,
1 Piano duet by Mrs. Edward Burns
j and Miss Flossie Bryant, accompanied
I 011 the violin by Dr. Edward W. Hums.
1 Harold VanKeuren, in an interesting
'speech, put forth the merits of State
j College.
1 Miss Florence (1. Brown told of the
I advantages of Wellesley College. Solo,
i by Mrs. 0. Harry Rockwell. Neil Hiller
I upheld Syracuse as the ideal University.
Song by the school, "The Palms." Giles
P. Greene spoke of the advantages to be
obtained at Yale. Solo, Miss Blanche
Pierce. Miss Dorothy Menner told of
tho many fine things Vassar offered the
girls who wore thinking of entering col
lege. Piano solo, Miss Grace Hunlan.
Edward Jenkins, the originator of these
pleasant events, on the first school day
of tho new year, put forth u strong plea
for a more active Alumni Associotion,
and we think the public may sen evi
dence of this in the opening of the now
High School in the spring.
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Any evening by appointment,
ens' phono. 3J, Keulch'iion. No, Ni X.
All
Citizens
Menxkk & Co. will close out a lot of
single suits for Ladies and Misses at less
than cost. -Hei7
Menner & Co. will close out their
winter stock of Ladies' cloaks and suits
at cut prices, 41ei7
PERSONAL.
Miss Ruth Monaghan, of Scranton,
is visiting relatives here.
Miss Mae O'Neill spent several days
recently in Carbondale.
Mrs. Emma H. Brown, of Scranton,
IB visiting relatives and friends in this
place.
Mrs.Charlcs'Manglrii andson Ralph,
of New York city, are guests of Mr. and
Mrs. A. Barbicri.
Miss Grace Williams, of Carbondale,
is the guest of the Misses Secor and
other friends this week.
Winfield Bush, of Meriden, Conn.,
returned home the first of the week,
after a pleasant visit with friends in town.
Hon. Leopold Fuerth left for Harris
burg on Sunday last, and was in his
seat at the opening session of the Legis
lature. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kiegler and
Miss Pauline Kelz, of Honesdale, are
spending a few weeks in Philadelphia. '
Mrs. Frank Steinman and daughter,
Mrs. Lester R. Knapp, went to New
York on Monday, for a few days' recrea
tion. Miss Nellie H. Killian, of West Pitts
ton, has returned from a holiday visit
with Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Hebert, of
1231 Spring street.
Mrs. Lawrence Wefferling and son,
of Newark, N. J., are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. J, Adam Kraft and other Hones
dale relatives and friends.
Sigmund Katz, of the Katz Under
wear Company, who is to be married in
the early spring, has leased the residence
of Mrs. E. (). Hamlin, on North Main
street.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Gardner and
daughter, Sarah, of Scranton, were
guests last week of Mr. Gardner's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Benj. Gardner of
East street.
The January number of Hampton's
Broadway Magazine has a very fine
color reproduction of Miss Jennie Brown
scombe's beautiful painting, "A Fair
Intruder."
Miss Clara it. rorrey lett yesterday
morning for New York city, where she
will spend a week with her sister, Mrs.
Arthur B. Hull.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Suydam took a
party of friends to the Lyric, on Thurs
day evening last, to see "Paid in Full,"
and after the performance entertained
them at their home on Ninth street,
where they watched the Old Year out
with much mirth and good cheer.
We are- grieved to announce the
death of Harriet Kennedy Torrey, only
child of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Fuller
Torrey(, ano grandchild of Cashier Ed-'
wih:F. 'Torrey of the Honesdale "Nation
al Bank, which occurred at the home of
her parents in Clinton, N. Y;, on Tues
day of last week, Dec. 29, 1908, after an
illness of two days with ptomaine poison
ing. Married at the home of the bride's
mother, in Brooklyn, N. Y., on Wednes
day, December 30th, 1908, Miss Rey
Bonner to Dr. Leander Newman, of
New York city. The groom is a promis
ing young physician, and the bride a
pianist of rare talent who studied for a
professional career. She is a daughter
of the late Charles Bor.ner, of Mount
Pleasant township, this county, who
located In Brooklyn and died in that
city eight years ago. Mrs. Newman is a
cousin of Miss Jennie Brownscombe,
the artist.
5 Clarence M. Bushnell, the eminent
attorney-at-law, of Buffalo, has associat
ed with him in co-partnership for tho
general practice of his profession, Ralph
S. Kent, under the firm name of Bush
nell & Kent, with offices at 917 Chamber
of Commerce. Mr. Bushnell is a son of
the late Sidney N. Bushnell, and grand
son of the late Pope Bushnell of Bethany,
for many years one of the most promi
nent citizens of this county. "Ralph S.
Kent," says the Buffalo Evening News,
"is one of the best known Cornell men
of the last decade. He received the de
gree of Bachelor of Arts in i!)02, and
the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1905.
lie was president of the senior class of
191)2, and ranked among the highest of
his class in scholarship, and played cen
ter on Cornell football teams that de
feated Princeton and the University of
Pennsylvania. He is one of the two
men in the history of Cornell football
who have won both a varsity "C," and n
Phi Beta Kappa key. Mr. Kent tried
the State Bar examinations in February,
1905, and stood first on the list of 300
men throughout the State who passed
the examination at that time. The an
nouncement by Judge Hlscock of this
latter featottracted considerable attention
at the time, owing to Mr. Kent's promi
nence in intercollegiate athletics, Mr.
Kent was born and reared in Franklin
ville, N. Y., and entered Cornell Uni
versity after preparation at the high
school in that village. He is receiving
warm congratulations on the very auspi
cious opening of his professional career
in oHsociation with so able and busy a
lawyer 11 8 Mr. Bushnell."
Up to tho Minute Romano.
"Will you ho my truo love?" he
askod.
"No," she replied, "but 1 nm perfect
ly willing to bo your affinity."
Then ho gavo her a soul kiss, and
thoy lived happily for a year. The
only difficulty now Is tuo adjustment
of tho alimony,. Puck,
OUR DUMB ANIMALS
Annual Report oi the President of tho
HoBcsdale Branch of the
v W. P, 8, p, A,
The'Hq'nesdale Branch of the Women's
Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty . to, Animals jwas organized
Nov. 20, 1907, at the residence of .Mrs.
Thomas B. Clark, with five members
and the following officers:
President Miss Florence Stuart Wood.
Secretary and Treasurer Mrs. Charles
T. Bentley.
Vice Presidents Mrs. W. F. Suydam,
Mrs. Charles R. Bratjy and Miss Clara
R. Torrey.
After faithful work cm the part of the
committee the membership was increased
to 165 active members and 16 contribut
ing members.
Nicholas B. Spencer was appointed
Agent for tho Society, and Walter S.
Hennig, Honorary Agent.
Mrs: Charles T. Bentley resigned as
'Secretary and Treasurer the first of July,
and Mjss Clara R., Torrey was elected to
fill the vacancy for the remainder of the
year. In Marph Miss Emma Smith, of
Seelyville, was elected Vice President.
Our Agent's Report for the year is as
follows :
Number of cases Investigated 23
Number of horses ordered blanketed 69
Number of horses ordered sharp shod.... It)
Number of animals taken from work 8
Number of animals killed 1
Numbei of pads ordered on harness 74
Number of warnings aealnst cruelty 85
Numbor of prosecutions 3
Number of convictions 3
Though we have only three prosecu
tions to report, we feel that through the
warnings given we have been able to do
a great deal towards alleviating the suf
fering of animals caused so often by
mere ignorance and thoughtlessness.
We had. this fall twelve blanket signs
printed and posted in prominent places
in the town and outlying districts.
During the year the committee held
two cake sales one in August and the
other in December, the proceeds of which
replenished the treasury, and the com
mittee wisli to thank those members of
the Society who so graciously responded
at that time.
Onr Treasurer reports that we have
received $244.-14, and have expended
$195.40, with a balance in the treasury
of $49.04.
We expect to have an Honorary Agent
appointed in Hawiey, within a few days,
and in this wr.y widen our field of work.
Encouraged by the interest aroused
and tlie generous support of the citizens
of Honesdale and Seelyville, we look
forward to the coming year, hoping to
accomplish still more for the welfare of
our dumb but faithful friends,
f Respectfully submitted,
t Florence Stuart Wood,
1 1 President.
f . .
The D. & H. Summer Paradise
' ', Directory.
All persons desirine to tmtertftin sum.
mer boarders at resorts on or adjacent
to the. Delaware and Hudson rail and
lake steamer lines now have opportunity
to secure free representation in the 1909
edition of the D. & H. Summer Hotel and
Boarding-House Directory by sending at
once to the General Office of the Com
pany information as follows: Name of
house, name of manager, Post-office ad
dress, name of nearest D. & H. R. R.
station, distance from station, howreach
ed from station, number of guests that
can do accommoaatea, terms per week,
Eer day, date of opening and closing
oiiBe, improvements, facilities for sport,
etc, etc. This will bo inserted (three or
four lines) in the new edition without
charge. Wherean illustration is desired,
a nominal rate of $15.00 for a full-page
or $7.50 for half-page advertisement is
made to cover cost of the extra space re
quired. As the book goes to press next
month, all interested should lose no
time in forwarding the information to
Mr. A. A. Heard, Gen. Passenger Agent,
Albany, N. Y., orto the nearest D. &JH.
ticket agent, from whom blanks and
contracts may be obtained. 45eoitf.
PEIEST AND GIEI GONE.
Letter Says Curate Has Eloped and
Married Miss Testa.
Newark, N. J Jan. C Tho Rev. Fi-
lomena Slanl, assistant priest nt St.
Rocco's P.oman Catholic church, this
city, ani Julia Testa, seventeen years
old, disappeared simultaneously three
days ago. Her father has received a
letter from the priest stating that they
had been married in New York and
will not bo heard from again.
The Rev. Father Slanl had been a
curate In the church for two years.
Ho had heard the confessions of the
girl with whom ho eloped and had
called frequently at her home.
The Rov. James Kuccorelll, rector of
the church, said he would take steps
tohave the priest unfrocked. Bishop
O'Connor has been notified.
Duet by Letter.
Dueling is going Just a little out of
fuslilon in Paris. It holds Uh owii
still upon serious questions, but In
small matters, such as a squabble over
trivialities, the only form of duel used
of late has been duel by letter. Recent
ly a literary duel between an actor
and a critic has caused some amuse
ment. Tho critic had written unfavor
ably of the actbr's performance. "Sir,"
wrote tho actor, "I will not send my
seconds to the scoundrel that you nre,
but box your cars In the present letter.
Consider your face smacked upon both
cheeks and be grateful that I have'not
used my cane." The critic answered:
"Sir, ,as you wish it, I consider my
ears boxed. I beg you In return to
consider this letter the equivalent of
six revolver shots through your empty
bead. Consider yourself dead when
you read this. I salute your corpse."
OBITUARY.
Lemuel .Brown died- at his home in
Beaoh Lake, Dec.26tb,1908, The funeral
services were conducted by Rov. J. A
Tutliill, at Beach Lake, Dec. 29th, and
the remains were taken to Narrowsburg,
N- Y.j for interment. Mr. Brown was
born at Ellenvflle, N. Y., May 29, 1827,
Sixty-two years ago he came to Penn
sylvania, and two years later he" Was
married to Hannah J , Brannlng, eleventh
child of Michael and Hannah Branning.
He is survived by his wife and two chil'.
dren, Mrs. H. S. Whitmore, of Ingle-
hart, Pa., and J. H. Brown, of Alaska,:
author of "Heirloomosc'heuyemera."'
Three died several years ago, David J.j
Mrs. J. W. Rice, and Wallace. Mrs.
Brown extends her thankB to those of
her many friends who so kindly assisted
in caring for her husband during his last
illness.
One of the newlv elected members of
the Oregon legislature announces his in
tention of introducing at the next session
A bill making it a crime to shoot any
person under tho belief that Mich person
is a deer or a canvas-back duck.
Subscribe for THE CITIZEN.
'Playing the Ponies.'
Some one said "Blessed be he who
can make humanity laugh itself into
forgetfulness." A contemporary gives
the palm to Yorke and Adams and their
roistering host of players who will be
seen at the Lyric, on Monday, January
Jan. 11th, in "Playing the Ponies."
None but a Pompeian mummy could
withstand this funny frolic and its ever
changing situation, which barely allows
the audience to catch its breath between
the laughing spells. It is an uproarious
pandemonium of ludicrous misunder-
Menner
JANUARY SALE
OF LADIES'
SP-KATZ
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Labor Grange, No. 13, of J)amascu
township, will give an entertainment at
Calkins, on Saturday evening, January
9th, at 8 o'clock. A five-act drama will '
be the feature of tho occasion.
The picture services at the Bantlst
church are being well attended, and .
jjcneral interest manifested. These ser
mons win De continued every evening
this week excent Saturdav. Old ni
young alike are cordially Invited.
The Choral Society will inert, nt. R,3fi
P. M., this (Tuesday) evening, instead of
7:30, as heretofore, owing to the fact that
thePresbyterian Chanel isbeintr
every evening for the Week of Prayer
services.
Farmers in the vicinitv of Lnn-ronro.
.burKt Ind., have found that a herd of
goats will clear the underbrush from a
farm in a few months, and a
Job at. a moderate cost. For thpW. fl
years a herd of forty goats has been eat
ing and working there, and in that time
tne animals nave changed owners ten
times. As soon as their owner dinnnvnm
that there is nothing left on the farm for
tne goats to feed on but good grass they
are lent or sold to another farmer for a
similar purpose.
1 standing. Replete witli catchy music,
j dazzling with its handsome chorus of
1 pretty girls, the whole embellished with
an extravagant scenic investure "Playing
the Ponies," is radiant beyond the Mott
sanguine expectations. The same cast
that presented this comedy during its
Circle Theatre, New York, engagement,
will be seen here, including the famous
pony ballet and the singing and dancing
chorus of thirty. The song hits were
written by Morse and Madden, who
wrote "The RogersBrothersinPanama,"
and the entire production was staged by
Frank Smithson, General Stage Manager
or the Shuberts.
tr patrons a HAP
NEW YEAR.
AND HJSiES'
SUITS
Ladies' Misses'iChildren's
inter Coats
Separate SKIRTS
and WAISTS
BEAUTIFUL
FURS
KIMONAS and
HOUSE GOWNS
Our Entlrc;stock of
Ready-made Garment
to be closed out from i-3 to
low regular prices.
BROS
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