THE CITIZEN, WKUNKSDAY, KKIIUVAKV 15, 11)11 INTERESTING SOCIAL AND PERSONAL ITEMS - A- OE!IsrT--"W"OE,ID - 11 15 LP WANTED. WANTED Two or threo girls at Paper Box Factory. 8t Boy wants a job to run errands, de liver pnckages, or other light work. 310 Ninth street. tf roii sAlk. FOK SALE Kelly & Stelnman trick factory building, including en qiue, boiler and shafting. Inquire of J. B. Robinson. GOtf. A SALE Friday, February 17, be ginning at 3 o'clock, In Grace Sunday school room, cakes, crullers, cookies and rolls. Orders may be left with .Mrs. Lambert. Coffee and Kuchen will be served for ten cents. 13tl. 0 HONESD'ALE AND ENVIRONS. Richard Freethly, East Ilonesdale, Is seriously 111. Miss Marietta Uussell Is visiting relatives at Susquehanna. County Detective N. D. Spencer transacted official business In Car bondale, Friday. William F. McAndrews, Carbon dale, transacted official business In Ilonesdale, Saturday. Otto Heumann left Saturday for the wilds of Pike county. Mrs. George V. Penwarden gave the second of a series of teas at her home, 402 Main street, Saturday af ternoon, for the benefit of the Ilonesdale Improvement Society. "I tell you the hills of Pennsylva nia looked good to me on my return trip, and there Is no place like Honesdale." Returning Traveler. Ray Dibble, Marie Bracey, John Sutton and Marion Charlesworth will represent Honesdale in the Tri County Contest to be held In Car bondale February 24. J. E. Wonnacott, waymart, con reyed a jolly party of Waymart High school pupils to Honesdale, last Sat urday. Miss Jennie Smith, accom panying them in the capacity of chaperon. Elmer Mohring, Scranton, is transacting business in town. Rev. J. B. Cody, the popular cir cuit rider of Bethany, was tendered a bountiful donation, at tho manse, Friday evening. There was a great crowd of well-wishers present from Honesdale, and adjacent communi ties, and they brought with, them a miscellaneous shower of good things, last but not least of which, was a well-filled purse. Rev. Cody, who has been confined to the house for several weeks, with an attack of heart failure, was able Sunday again to fill his appointments at Cold Spring and Rileyville, much to the delight of his parishioners, by whom he is universally beloved. Tho Wednesday evening prayer 6ervico will bo omitted at Grace church, February 15, as the Rector will bo out of town. Tho Teacher Training nnd Bible class will bo 'hold at 8 o'clock as usual. Miss Elizabeth Tuman, White Mills, spent Monday in Ilonesdale. A bill has been introduced in the legislature at Harrisburg, providing that all county officers shall be paid a salary, and that "all fees collected by them shall be turned over to the county or state. The scale of salar ies Is fixed for counties having less than 25,000, between 25,000 and 50,000, and thence by each 25,000 up to 150,000. These salaries are to remain fixed until changed by act of assembly and to take effect on expiration of terms of present In cumbents of county offices. In coun ties where one person holds the of fice of prothonotary and clerk of courts or of recorder of deeds and register of wills he is to receive the salary for recorder or prothonotary and $1,000 additional. If the bill is made a law it will mean a saving of thousands of dollars each year to the various counties affected, in cluding Wayne county. Tho regulnr monthly meeting of tho Board of Directors of the Wayne Cut Glass Company, was held Tues day of last week at tho company's office. Tho report shows that the business is in fine condition, with a largo number of orders ahead. The number of employees Is being In creased as rapidly as Is practicable. Many who took positions when the factory started and were inexperi enced in tho art of glass cutting, are becoming expert, and the output Is increasing rapidly. The directors present were: J. Sam Brown, Hon. John Kuhbach and John H. Weav er, Sr., of Honesdale, and Cortez H. Jennings and W. Worth Jennings, Towanda. Reporter-Journal, To wanda. ' Miss Iua Babbitt, Scranton, visit ed at the home of her father,- over Sunday, llr. and Mrs. J. G. Hoffman, New York City, are spending some time in Honesdalo. The balance In the stato treasury January 31 was $9,725,454.51, a gain of $1,084,597.05 over Decem ber. A social and dance will be held at the Canaan Corner's hotel near Way mart next Thursday evening, Febru ary 1G. During tho winter several delightful social events have been held at the popular hostelry and elaborate preparations are being made for the approaching event. FOK SALK 1 sot now, hand-made, light bobs, white oak, threo seats, carry 2fi00 lbs., $40; 1 set second hand, hand-made light bobs, two gents $20; 1 good second hand mar ket wagon, two seats, $20. Inquire Dr. H. C. Noble, Wayniart. 13t3 FOK HUNT. MONEY .MA KM It lfiO-acro farm to rent on shares. Never falling water throughout. Eight-room house, large barn, stock and Imple ments. Location near Galileo cream ery. Party must have good refer ence. Address with particulars, A. F. GLOVER, Ochenport, N. J. 13t2 VOH KENT 7 rooms and bath, gas and furnace. 61C Church street. Inquire at house. Contractor Adam Schroeder spent the week-end and Sunday in Scran ton. Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Ward, Nor wich, N. Y., former residents of Honesdale, were among the out-of-town relatives who attended the funeral Friday afternoon of the late DeBritt .Mantle. Mrs. A. B. Transue visited friends in Scranton last week. A marriage license was issued Thursday to Schenck Hobday, of Notch, Pike county, and Miss Car rie Harloe, Hawloy. Judgo Alonzo T. Searle and An drew Thompson will attend the an nual dinner of the Minislnk Club at Port Jervls on February 22. w Jury Commissioner W. H. Bullock went to Gouldsboro, Monday, to make a public demonstration, in his capacity of horticultural Inspector, at Sunny Crest Farm. Miss Ruth Peck, Carbondale, has secured a position at the Hotel Wayne. The men of Seelyvllle gave their annual oyster supper at the Seely vllle Chapel, Thursday evening. About 275 people were In attendance. Tho total receipts were $150, and tho net proceeds will be about $100, which will be divided between the Seelyvllle Fire Company and the Seelyvillo Chapel, the Intention of tho latter being to pay off the debt resting upon the organization. The committees in charge of the affair were: Edward S. Isbell, chairman, Walter Moles, Walter Stocks, Peter Kohlmus, Henry Smith. Richard Holnrlek made the stows. Tho following officers and com mittees, were chosen at the annual meeting of the State Editorial As sociation, in Harrisburg, last week: President, O. D. v Shock, Hamburg; first vice president, Cromble Allen, Greensburg; second vice president, George W. Wagenseller, Middloburg; third vice president, V. P. Hastings, Milton; secretary-treasurer, R. P. Habgood, ond assistant secretary, Miss Anna McGraw,' both of Brad ford city. Executive Committee J. H. Zerbey, Pottsvllle; Fred New ell, Canton; Ernest G. Smith, Wilkes Barro; H. II. Ray, Leechburg; It. H. Thomas, Mechanicsburg. Legislative Committee H. P. Snyder, Fayette; R. II. Thomas, .Mechanicsburg; A. Ncvln Pomeroy, Chambersburg; E. J. Stackpole, Harrisburg; R. P. Hab good, Bradford, and O. D. Shock, Hamburg. 'Squire Robert A. Smith was un able to attend to his official duties several days last week owing to a severe attack of the grip. Court Crier William II. Ham was confined to his homo several days last week, suffering from a severe attack of La Grippe. Tho bill abolishing the former February election day as a legal holiday and making Columbus Day a legal holiday will bo signed by Governor Tener as soon as it is re turned from the senate. Some changes in construction of the bill will bo necessary, but they will not alter tho intent of the measure and it will be signed by tho governor as soon as the changes are made. Not far from Damascus on the Mitchell property, is what may yet prove to be a valuable bed of graphite. The parties have been dig ging In a guarded manner under tho pretense of repairing the dam to conserve power for a paint and shln glo mill. In their excavations tho edge of the plumbago strata was un covered at this point twelve foQt wide and nearly a foot thick, wedge- I shaped and increasing in width as it went back. There are also hundreds of tons of a pinkish red mineral, used' as a coloring for paint. Half a century ago, houses throughout that section wero all colored with the "Mitchell" paint. There is also soapstone on the same farm entirely free from grit. Miss Fannie Bennett, Eleventh street, gave one of a series of a chain of Teas for the benefit of the Improvement Society, on Thursday afternoon. Quite a number were present, each contributing 10 cents, which goes Into the fund of tho so ciety. Bishop Ozl W. Whitaker. of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of Pennsylvania, died at his home In Philadelphia, Thursday noon. Death followed an, attack of grip, a seri ous relapse occurring early Thurs day, since which tlmo lie had been In a comatose state. Before coming to Pennsylvania he was missionary bis hop of Nevada for eighteen years. Tho bishop was born in 1830, and was graduated from Mlddleburg col lego In Vermont In 185C. He waB ordained August 7, 18C3, his first charge being St. John's parish, at Gold Hill, Nev. Mrs. John Heumann, wife of the proprietor of Hotel Heumann, is on tho sick list. Sheriff M. Lee Braman returned Saturday morning from Philadelphia. C. P. Searle, Esq,, transacted busi ness In Scranton last Saturday. J. A. Bronson, Carbondale, trans acted business In Honesdale Friday. Seelyvllle Fire Co. will hold a dance, Friday evening, in their hall. A. A. Oehlert spent Sunday In Bloomsburg. ' A. G. Loomls, Deposit, N. Y., spent the week-end nnd Sunday In town. The Ladles' Society of Grace P. E. church met Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. A. L. Whittaker. i" At the final contest, held In the High school auditorium Friday af ternoon, the following students wero chosen to represent Honesdale at the triangular contest between Hones dale, Dunmoro and Carbondale, on February 24, at Carbondale: Ora tion, Ray Dibble, first; Nelson Lam bert, second; essay, Marie Bracey, first; Minnie Schoell, second; decla mation, John Sutton, first; Charles Markle, second; recitation, Margaret Charlesworth, first; Pearl Bennett, second. List of cases for argument for Wayne county before the Supreme Court, Monday, February 20, 1911; New cases: January term, 1910: Riefler & Sons, Inc., Appellant v. Wayne Storase Water Power Co. Appeal and Cert. Homer Greene, E. C. Mumford, attorneys; Whitney v. Lake Lodore Improvement Company, Appellant. Appeal and Cert. C. P. Wayne County. F. P. Kimble, War ren, Knapp & O'Malley, attorneys; Truesdall, Adm'r v. Arnold et -al. Appellants. Appeal and Cert. C. P. Wayne County. E. A. DeLaney, at torney. Tho Martha Washington fancy work sale will bo held in the Chapel Reading Room Saturday afternoon from 2 to 9 o'clock. .Many new and attractive articles will be on sale. Among the executive nominations sent to the Senate by President Taft last week was that of D. M. Turner to be Postmaster at Towanda. The re-appointment of Postmaster Turn er was recommended by the Post master General and Congressman Charles C. Pratt. There was no op posing candidate. This is Mr. Turn er's fourth term as postmaster and if he shall be so fortunate as to serve out the term of his new com mission he will have the honorable and unique distinction of being post master of Towanda for a longer per iod than any person who has ever held the office. Charles Lesher, Pleasant Mount, was a Friday business caller In the Mnplo City. Prof. H. A. Oday headed a com pany of rooters who went to Scran ton, Friday night, to witness the bas ketball game between Honesdale and Dunmore High schools. Tho Delaware and Hudson Com pany have sent out Circular No. 572 to all their ticket agents, Susquehan na and Pennsylvania divisions, In forming them tlint effective Sunday, February 19, 1911, a new time table will take effect on Susquehanna and Pennsylvania divisions. For your information, the principal changes are given. All these trains dally ex cept Sunday. Train No. 2 will be restored west of Oneonta and will leave Albany at 7:30 a. m. It will arrive at Oneonta at 10:30 a. m Sldney at 11:22 a.in., Binghamton at 12:50 p. m. Train No. 4 will leave Albany at 10 a. m. It will ar rivo at Oneonta at 12:41 p. in., Sid ney at 1:20 p. m., Binghamton at 2:40 p. m., Scranton at 4:40 p. m., Wilkes-Barre at 5:25 p. m. Con necting train No. 72 will leave Mechanicvillo at 9:25 a. m., Schenec tady at 10:10 a. m. Train No. 24 will leave Albany at 5:10 p. m. In stead of 5:05 p. m. Train No. 12 will leave Binghamton at 2:15 p. m. Instead of 2:20 p. m. Perry Saunders has sold hie farm In Clinton township, Wayne county, to Stanley Clmahdwskl, Forest City. Immediate possession was given. The farm contains about one hundred acres and is stocked with ten cows, a team, and tho usual farm imple ments. The consideration, it Is said, was $4,400. Mr. Saunders expects to go to Clifford. Word was received of tho death of Miss Blanche Carpenter, formerly of Uniondale, which occurred at the G. A. R. Memorial Home, at Brook' vllle. Miss Carpenter had been ail' ing for some time past. The re mains were taken to Uniondalo for Interment Saturday. Miss Carpenter Is survived by one sister, Mrs. Ray Lyons, of Susquehanna. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. McLaughlin, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cole, Dr. and Mrs. C. J. Wlvell, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Gardiner, Dr. and Mrs. R. B. Webb, Mrs.'' Catherine Really and Miss Marguerite Malone, Forest City, enjoyed a slelghrlde to one of Wayno county's 'hospitable homes several evenings ago. Tho Biennial report of the 'Penn sylvania Industrial Reformatory, Huntingdon, shows that Wayno coun ty was charged for maintenance for the year ending December 31, 1910, $127.25 for 2 inmates for 509 days. Tho indifference of the American people to politics was declared to be the crowning sin of the nation by Justice William P. Potter, of tho Su premo Court of Pennsylvania, who spoko at the 22d annual dinner of the Pennsylvania Scotch Irish So ciety, at the Bellevue-Stratford, Philadelphia, last Thursday night. J. M. Bolkcom, Slko, transacted business In town, Friday. The seventh annual report of the Stato Education Department for the school year ending July 31, 1910, shows a total Increase of 25,251 In tho attendance at all of the schools of the State, Including tho higher institutions. Tho total number of students In attendance during the past year was 1,8GG,100. There were 52,075 teachers employed dur ing the past year, being an Increase of 1,287. The total expenditures for tho year were $74,423,825.14, showing a decrease of $2,272,392.24 over the year preceding. Miss Cora Decker, of tho Albright Library, Scranton, spent the week end and Sunday, as the guest of her uncle and aunt, Sir. and Mrs. G. W. Decker, Fifteenth street. N. R. Duller nnd son, Pleasant Mount, wore callers at this office Saturday morning. George W. Kimble, White Mills, was In town Saturday afternoon. -r The March trial list was made up, Monday. The commonwealth's bill of costs in the case of Samuel N. Reed, who pleaded guilty of manslaughter In the case of tho Commonwealth vs. Samuel N. Reed, Will Lord prosecu tor, and was sentenced to an inde terminate term in the Eastern Peni tentiary of from fourteen months to twelve yenrs, for complicity in the big fight at Equlnunk, July 12, 1910, when Silas E. Lord received a blow In the head, either from a pick or a hoe, from the effects of which he died twelve days later, was filed Friday, February 10, in the office of the Clerk of the Courts, and amounted to $189.44. James Elverson, Sr., proprietor and editor of the Philadelphia In quirer, died nt his home at Philadel phia, Friday night, aged seventy three years. He had been 111 for several weeks. Mr. Elverson pur chased the controlling Interest In the Inquirer in 1889. Among his earlier ventures in the publishing field were the Saturday Night, a story paper which he established in 1SG5, nnd Golden Days, a well known juvenile publication which he started in 1880. Born in Eng land ho came to fills' country in 1847. He began life as a messenger boy in Newark, N. J. Ho was a telegraph operator at the age of six teen, and before he was twenty he was made manager of the Consoli dated offices in Newark. At the out break of the Civil war he went to Washington as the manager of the American Telegraph company and personally handled much of the im portant business of tho departments. Ho was in close touch with the Lin coln administration and was on in- timnto terms with the president and I members of tho cabinet. An extra session of Congress after the 4th of March is moro than prob able. Congress is pulling In several different directions. Certain Sena tors and members of the lower House are kicking and balking. The lesson of the last Congressional elec tion Is unheeded or misunderstood. Such a self-evident proposition as the desirability of reciprocity with Canada is opposed by a Senator from T,exas and the Speaker of the House from Illinois and by a recently elected Senator from Massachusetts; and all of them have some backing in Congress. Senator Balloy of Tex as and Senator Brown of Nebraska have both given the Senate to un derstand that they are itching to filibuster, and it is evident that within tho three short weeks re maining the appropriation bills can not bo passed without making con cessions to recalcitrant elements in Congress. t At a meeting of the town council of Honesdalo and the supervisors of Texas township, held at the town hall Thursday . afternoon It was agreed that application bo made to the State Highway commissioner for the paving of Main street, Ilonesdale; and also by tho Texas township su pervisors for the road leading north from the borough line, Main street, to the Dyberry township line, to join with the State road, constructed there last summer. Mayor John Kuh bach and C. A. McCarty, borough solicitor, wero appointed a commit tee some weeks ago to devise some plan by which Main street could be paved by Stato aid and the meeting referred to was called for tho pur pose of deciding upon a line of ac tion by the committee. Last Sunday, all members of the church received copies of tho annual report of tho treasurer of First Pres byterian Society of Honesdale, Pa., ror tho year ending February 8, 1911, which Is as follows: Receipts Balance on hand closo of last year, $131. GG; our share Sunday morning collections, $G87.43: La dies' Aid Society, $40.00; Borrowed from Wayno County Savings Bank, $400; Our share of collections at Union meetlnsg, $25.18; Pew Ren tals, $2670.12. Disbursements Pastor's salary and pulpit supply, $2025; Music, $251.17; Lighting, $218.95; Water Rent, $42; Repairs and Improvements, $27G.G0; Inci dentals, $92.71; Interest, $63.08; Carting, $19,20; Insurance, $3G2; Janitor, $324; Heating, $235; Bal anco cash on hand, $44. G8. The debt on the church Is now $400. This amount was borrowed In January to pay for grading, improvements and partly to meet current expenses. C. T. Bentley is tho efficient and pains taking treasurer of the society. In commenting upon tho splendid musical entertainment given at the High School Auditorium last Thurs day evening by Elbert Foland and his company of Italian boys, one of Honesdale s charming young ladies said: "You missed something swell last night. It was awfully sweet, you know, sentimental. The school house was packed." Elmer E. Williams last week re moved his family and household goods from 111 Eighth street to tho 300 block on Tenth Btreet. Millard Lord, Equlnunk, transact ed business in Honesdale, last Sat urday. Mrs. C. W. Martin, Middletown, N. Y is visiting friends in the Maple City. Mrs. Perham and son Wayne, of Davenport, Mass., are visiting rela tives In town. l FARMERS and j, ii ll M ECHANICS B The Bank for $1 starts an account. - Are you with us? Courteous Treatment Assured COMPARATIVE GROWTH : DEPOSITS June 1st, 1907 - $24,398.54 Nov. 7th, 1910 - $266,465.61 OFFICERS: M. E. SIMONS, Pres. J. E. TIFFANY, Vice Pres- C. A. EMERY, Cashier. DIRECTORS M. li. Allen, (ieort'c C. Abraham. J. Sam Brown, Oscar E. Bunnell Win. II. Dunn, W. M. Fowler. V. 11. Guinnip, John E. Krantz. Krecl. W. Kreituer, John Kuhbach, G. Wm. Sell, M. K. Simons. Fred. Stevens, Georsc W. Tisdcll, J. E. Tlffunj , John Weaver. onesdale's Greatest' White Sale - This sale will be by ery Garment offered in at home by THE KATZ HANDSOME GOWNS The Illustration shows the beau ty and ncss of these Gowns. No. 8317 - 98c. PRINCESS SLIPS and With Lingerie Dresses so greatly In demand. Prin cess Slips arc, of course In great favor, the following Cuts portray the finest Garments mode. No. 508 -$2.49 No. 512 - $3.49 NEW FEATURES DURING WHITE SALE EVERY DAY Best 12c. bleached Muslin 9c. yard. PRACTICALLY WHOLESALE PRICES FOR SPREADS Best $1.50 White Spreads Finest $2.00 White Spreads KATZ BROS. Inc. IN MEMOKIAM. WHEREAS, It has pleased Al mighty God to remove from our midst, R. H. Brown, a highly re spected member of our Club. RESOLVED, That wo have learn ed, with deep regret and profound sorrow, of his untimely death and extend to his bereaved wife and family our slncerest sympathy. RESOLVED, Thnt a copy of these resolutions be entered upon tho records of our Club, a copy sent to the family of our deceased mem ber nnd that they be published in the local papers. EXCHANGE CLUB. All Classes far the greatest we ever had. Ev this sale was manufactured right UNDERWEAR CO. dnintl- (j ft I No. 896 - $1.49 COMBINATION SUITS - $1.23 - $1.59
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