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9th YEAR-NO. 102
HONBSDALB, WAYNE CO., PA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1911.
Ctteea
G SCHOOL BOYS
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CELEBRATE ON XMAS
o rar mis fear, aays
Prof. Oday.
:iutii iii.ii nun uiiirv Ki'i'Mi
WAYS" GONE TO THE LIMBO OF
FORGOTTEN JO Y S S O M E
THING ABOUT THAT "MUSCLE
DEVELOPER SPORT" OF BAS
KET BALL.
"There hasn't been any corporal
l.i i 1 1 1 11. 1 - 1 ,
arked Principal Harry A. Oday,
h, B., to a Citizen man last Monday
ifternoon. "The rubber hose Is our
Ine of punishment," he continued.
'It stings good and hard, but there's
othlng about It to cut."
As the genial principal of the
ounty Seat High school exhibited
he modern Instrument of torture,
two foot length of hollow rubber-
ose, the reporter felt thankful that
e wasn't a Bchoolboy. The rubber
ose certainly must be a great mls-
hlef-deterrer to the evil-minded
cbool boy, and a potent reminder to
Iin irnnd. o.lean-washed. long-faced
rchln. to be better. Years ago .tne
oys In school used to get hickory
bitters. Ah mo, how times do
1 t HT... 1. . l,.Kl.nnrl '
That was not "what the newspaper
man Invaded the High school princi
pal's sanctum for, however. What
e wanted to know was the progress
Mr. Oday and his corps of able and
willing assistants were doing by way
of looking after the "corpore sanos"
oi tneir pupiia.
"Playing ibasket ball," answered
the Professor. "The work Is not
compulsory. It Is a muscle develop
er. We are just beginning our Win
ter gymnasium work. My plan Is
to divide the boys into small groups,
not raore than ten in a group, and
over those groups to place an older
boy to act as leader or referee In
their games.
"Approximately fifty per cent, of
the boys use the gymnasium. I will
direct the leaders, and through them
Teach the boy. The idea Is to vary
the work so that each might then
have some form of gymnasium work
besides basket ball.
"The gymnasium is closed prompt
ly at 9 o'clock, except ' sometimes
Friday nights when they have match
ed games. What we are aiming at
is to fit out a course of different ex-
'erclses for different nights in the
nature of games, so that at the end
of the Winter they developed their
entire body
'Basket ball Is mighty good sport
to develon all parts of a fellow
He's busy all over. Wo have three
basket ball floors. That means we
can have three games going on sim
ultaneously which keeps, busy thirty
boys besides three older boys as ref
erees. We schedule tneir games,
Then during their intermission, an
other set comes in, so we can use six-
-ty boys. Warren Smith broke his
elbow. That's the only accident we
had.
"The gymnasium is open in the
afternoon. "Monday nights the ghls
have the use of the gymnasium and
Miss Menner is in charge. Tuesday
night I have charge. Wednesday
nieht is for High school boys and
boys of iHIgh school age. Thursday
nlcht Scout Master Ed. Jenkins Is
In charge. Friday night we usually
have matched games. It Is open all
day Saturday.
"We close school Thursday after
noon and don't open until Tuesday
after New Year's. The pupils don't
have examinations until January 21
We run two terms or semesters, the
second half opening January 29."
By the bye, Principal Oday and
Assistant II. T. Davles -will 'have a
nice holiday trio. They will spend
four days In Philadelphia attending
the sessions of the "Pennsylvania
6tate Educational Association, which
rnnvenes December 26.
Following Is a list of the various
.school basket ball clubs recently or
Icnnlzed:
"All Stars" Elmer Gray, Louis
' VrnDnni- flllntnTl firftV. John DOUd
David Tolley.
"West Stars" Harold Wltzel
Frank Bracey, William Weist, Wil
liam Quinlin, Edward Stegner, Joo
Butler. .
"Young Stars" Robert Cory, Ed.
Boyd, Loyal Brooks, William Shan
ley, Clyde Robblns.
"Knights of St. Paul" Hoy Ober
lee, Wm, Keltz, Warren Sampson,
Daniel Dudley, Fred Saunders.
"Five Stars" John McGuIre, Al
ired Polt, John Glynn, Harland Jack
eon, Arthur Dunn.
"B. S. of America" Walter Al
'lenbacker, George LIghthlser, Chas.
Relchenbacker, Edward Leine.
"Stars" 'William Kearney, Joe
Westbrooks, Ed. Dryer, Peter May,
Charles Mangan.
"Maple City Eagles" 'Harold
Mullaney. Karl Wagner, Chas.
Christ, Ed. Conzelman, J. Hawker,
Clyde Robblns.
"No more lessons, no more
books," 'for Honesdale's boys and
girls, at least not until January 2,
1912. And how awfully cut up
about It, they are, tool
New Editor Comes To Town I
Charles E. Sandercock, the genial
fidltor and business manager of the
Wayne County Herald, Is wearing a
broad smile nowadays, and passing
around thefragrant "Havanas to all
his friends. Cause? CharleB E Jr.,
a bouncing baby boy, has arrived to
gladden the House of Sandercock,
and perpetuate the family name.
The Citizen extends congratulations!
GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVER
SARY ON CHRISTMAS DAY IN
THE AFTERNOON AT THEIR i
HOME 1114 JSAST. STUISIST.
. . . . . . . t 1 . v T .
.nr. uuu mrs. mciiura J. x'euwai-
den, 1414 East street, will celebrate:
their golden wedding anniversary on
Christmas Day In the afternoon, by
giving a private reception to a num
ber of their most Intimate friends.
Richard J. Penwarden wooed and
won his bride, while a clerk In Ham
lin and KIrkland's establishment, and
their nuptials were solemnized In
tho Allen House, December 24, 1861,
tho Rev. L. O. Grinnell officiating.
Following the wedding, an elaborate
dinner was served In their honor at
the Allen House.
Miss Jane Smith (for such was tho
bride's maiden name), was an only
daughter of Fred Smith and his wife
Sarah (Oakes). Her father was
quite a lumberman and lived near
the Baptist church In Berlin. Smith
Hill, a town In Berlin, was named
after hery grandfather, one of the
first settlers In that region.
Shortly after their marriage Mr.
and Mrs. Penwarden went on a farm
which they bought In Oregon town
ship. The happy couple had been
at housekeeping' but a year, before
tho husband was drafted, and was
obliged to pay $1,000 to secure a
substitute.
After spending several years on
tho farm, Mr. and Mrs. Penwarden
moved to Carley Brook, where he
went to work for his brother, Wil
liam Penwarden. Some time Later
they removed to Honesdale, where
Mr. Penwarden was In the employ of
William Beers for eleven or twelve
years. For a number of years Mr.
Penwarden has been manager or tno
Penwarden Manufacturing Co.
When Mr. and Mrs. Penwarden
first moved to Honesdale they lived In
the Rehbein house for several years,
later building their present commodi
ous home at 414 East street where
they have lived for the past thirty-
five years.
Mrs. Penwarden was born October
"25, 1843, and consequently Is just
past 08 years or age. Her nuspana
is about six months younger, being
ibprn June 16, 1844. Three daugh
ters were born to Diess tneir union,
two of whom died years ago. Their
only living daughter, Delia, is mar
ried to Harvey B. weisn ana resiues
on the second floor of the Penwar
den home. An only granddaughter,
Elma E., was married to Wm. F.
Donald, and resides at the same ad
dress.
When seen Wednesday afternoon
by a Citizen man, Mrs. Penwarden
talked quite freely of the happy life
she and her busband have lived to
gether for the past half century.
"I feel quite young," sne said,
although we've had lots of trouble.
Wo ouEht to be thankful things are
as well as they are. We are Metho
dists. My husband is on the Official
Board, and is secretary of the trus
tees.
"Indeed, tho Lord has prospered
us. 'He can do wonoeriui tmngs ior
us. Yes, I guess he has prospered
us. I think young people could get
along better than some of them do.
Always when we had $10 or $15 It
was saved. I done lots or iiard
work. We've given liberally to the
Lord. ,
He was only 17, and I was In
school, when we married. Ho only
earned $10 a month. Kee wnat we
have done for ourselves. I married
a poor man. I believe folks get
along well If they get married young.
I don't feel old at all."
Unknowingly Mrs. Penwarden
gave Just the right sort of advice to
young people on "how to be happy
thouch married." Don't cherish
erudees! Save your money!! Give
to the Lord!!!
And what's stll more to the point,
and an excellent thing for young
Benedicts to do is to follow Mr. Pen
warden's example, and not chew,
drink or smoke. "No," said Mrs.
Penwarden, "he hadn't the money
to smoke away in those early days!"
TAKE LIFE
AS IT COMES!
SPORTING GOSSIP.
'At the Seelyvllle Fire Hall on
-Tuesday, December 19, tho "Rink
Five" of Honesdale met their first
defeat in eight games played this
season. It was the most exciting
game ever seen in Seelyvllle, the
Honesdale boys leading at enr enu
of the first half by the score of 7 to
C. The second hall was more one
sided, Seelyvllle scoring 13 points
while the Rink Boys only maae o.
The crowd had grown so large by
the time the second nan negan mat
half of one end of the room (the end
where the Honesdale basket was)
was (filled with spectators and In some
mysterious way the lamp near the
basket went out so that the Rink
Bovs were "shooting In the dark."
And of course the game wasn't
rough. Oh, no; most of the time
you would see the ball In a corner
with 4 or 5 after It all on top of
nar.h other while the rest of tho
players were playing horse on their
respective opponents backs; In the
meantime that loyal bunch of bleach
erltes (all females) yelled joyfully
on.
The ilno-un:
Seelyvllle, Forwards, G. Polly, H,
Polly. Mackie; center, weuny
irnnrds. Sonn. Mills. Honesdah
Forwards, Ross, Polt; center, O'Con
nell; guards, uaoer, uraaer.
nnsitfita O'Connell 1. Brador
and 6 fouls, Bader 1, Benny B and
5 fouls, G. Polly l. wins I.
On Friday night White Mills, with
either Jlmmie Kane or Crowln, an
Eastern League Basket uau piayerj
will be with team and they expecto
win the first game of the series for
the championship oi the county.
I Richmond's Recipe For
Keeping Young.
YOUNGEST-LOOKING 75-YEAR-OLI)
CITIZEN HEREABOUTS,
HAS A BIRTHDAY NEVEH
CHEWED, DRANK, SWORb aNL
ONLY SMOKED ONCF GIVES!
GOOD ADVICE.
" It ain't everybody lives to bo
seventy-five. They all say I'm the
youngest-looking three-quarter cen
tury man around here."
John E. Richmond, the well
known music teacher of 918 Church
street, celebrated the seventy-fifth
anniversary of his birth In a quiet
manner last Wednesday, his wife's
serious illness forcing him to change
his plans of inviting in seventy-five
friends, and having a good time in
honor of the occasion.
Mr. Richmond enjoys the proud
distinction of being tho oldest son of
a youngest son, his father being
Nelson C. Richmond, and his grand
father, Dr. Richmond, of Revolution
ary Army fame. East 'Haddam,
Conn., was his birthplace. He Is the
last of that particular Richmond
clan from which he Is descended.
Mr. Richmond has lived lnHones
dale since 1865, coming .here from
Carbondale, where he lived eleven
years. In the Pioneer City he had
a half interest in the general mer
cantile business conducted by him
self and Wm. H. Richmond at Dun
daff and Salem streets.
Coming to Honesdale In 1865 he
entered the employ of Mr. Snyder as
clerk in his dry goods' store. In
1869 he went into business for -him
self as proprietor of the only exclu
sive dry goods store in the county.
In 1879 he 'sold out, and has been
living a retired life ever since, If
lodklng after thirteen or fourteen
tenants, and selling 900 pianos, can
be called leading the simple life.
Mr. Richmond loves to be busy. He
loves to sell a musical instrument,
according to his d jjatatement, as
much as he loves hi.Shner.
The Citizen man whahalled to see
Mr.- Richmond wantedljto find out
"how to keep young."
"By keeping on the bright side of
things," replied Mr, Richmond.
never. get the blues. I havo a hop'
. . . r 1 J
wuu-iuuiiuuu uuu i uavmi t any learb
for tho future, and I've tried to do
all the good I can and live soberly,
honestly and Injure no one. I take
life as It comes to me. I live day by
day. This Is my motto. I've lived by
It for years."
"Pulling from his left hip-pocket
an old and well-worn -diary (Mr.
Richmond has kept a -diary for more
than half a century) he showed the
newspaperman this entry on the last
page.'
Copied from the ruins of an old
castle In North Wales.
"For Jesus Sake."
"Do all the good you can:
To all the people you can;
In all the ways you can;
At all tho times you can;
And as long as you can."
"I've tried to .follow that for
years. I never smoked but one ci
gar, a green Connecticut cigar, and
that was 65 years ago. I don't drink
nor cnew. I always had mind
enough and decision of character
enough to say 'No.' No, I -don't
swear. I sometimes feel like It. I
am what you might call a correct re
ligious man. I've been in Sunday
school work over 50 years, starting at
the Five Points "Mission, New York,
In 1853. I had charge of the music
in the Carbondale Presbyterian
church for years. I had charge of
the music in the Episcopal church
hero for ten years.
I am a Presbyterian to the back
bone. My parents were Puritans. I
learned to keep the Sabbath holy.
I never have my team out on a Sun
day. I was never allowed to read
secular newspapers wben I was a
boy.
"I can't go slow. I use so mucn
nerve force, I'd run over a slow man.
That spirit I had 35 and 40 years
ago is In me now."
Just such a man as Mr. Richmond,
must Cicero have had in mind when
he wrote bis famous treatise "De
Senectute," describing the pleasures
to be found In a green old age,
founded on a youth well-spent
SANTA CLAUS
C0MEST0T01!
Makes His Headquarters
With Local Merchants.
of
at
Woodmen Elect Officers.
Maplo City Camp, No. 10,914,
Modern Woodmen of America,
their last meeting In Freedom Hall,
elected the following officers for the
year 1912: Past Consul, Clarence
Bond; consul, Geo. P. Ross; banker,
A. C. Lindsay: adviser. Ed. Q. Jen
kins; clerk, Herbert Hlller; escort,
Fred G. Wenlger; watchman, Henry
R. Gumpper: sentry, Gustave Las
zig; auditor, Lewis S. Partridge;
physician, Dr. W. T. McConvlll; trus
tees: (3 years), Wm. Burkhart; (2
years), F. G. Wenlger; (1 year)
Geo. Helstern. A committee was ap
pointed to arrange for an entertain
ment and banquet In January.
Mrs. Thomas Jones, White Mills,
spent Wednesday In Honesdale.
Mrs. Francis Garrott, of Beach
lake, Is visiting Mrs. Floyd Bayley
of East Honesdale,
Principals H. A. Oday and R. T.
Davles leave Tuesday for Philadel
phia where they will attend a meet
ing of the Pennsylvania State Educa
tional association to be in session in
that citv next week.
Professor and Mrs. R. T. Davles
will spend Christmas with the form
er's parents in Montrose.
WALK UP THE STREETS OF IRV
ING TOWN! GAZE INTO THE
WINDOWS OF HER SHOPS! !
PLUCK UP YOUR COURAGE;
OPEN WIDE YOUR PURSE;
AND ENTER IN!!!
Santa Claus Is making his North
eastern Pennsylvania headquarters In
Honesdale this year. If you don't
believe it just wallc along tho Main
street, and look into tho beautifully
decorated shop windows.
Walking down town from the
State Bridge. Pell's Quality Drug
Store Is tho first place to strike the
holiday shopper s eye. Post cards,
attractively grouped, fill up one win
dow, and. of course tne staple drug
lines are on exhibition in the other.
S. T. Ham's harness shop appeals
to the "horsy" man, and to every
man and woman who owns a horse.
Sleigh bells are Invitingly arranged
in one window, suit cases ano
leather goods are just tho thing for
Xmas presents, too.
Rowland's Jewelry shop makes an
Irresistible appeal to the husband
who is looking for an Xmas present
for his wife. In his window are
bells and clocks of hammered brass
and copper and Assyrian Gold. Yes,
they'll lit in milady's stocking.
Just across tho road Is Jenkins'
Music store. Music hath charms to
molt the femln'lne heart. How about
a "musical Xmas" this year? There's
that new waltz .just out. Your best
girl will be tickled to death to get It.
The advancement In musical Instru
ments is cupltally sbown In Jenkins'
display windows by representations
of a room in the olden times and of
a room at tho present day. In the
olden-tdme room may be seen a fire
place, spinning wheel, splnnet, old
pitchers. In the up-to-the-minute
room a Mehlin piano Invitingly
stands; so does also a phonograph,
guitar, mandolin and other musical
instruments.
Just to look -Into the windows of
Brooks' store, full of the things that
help make up an Xmas dinner, is to
make vou hunery.
Cole's Pharmacy Is tho mecca for
holiday shoppers In quest of, tne bet
ter class 'Of Toi pt . -Articles, rer-
fumes, Toilet Waters. "There's nbth
Ing -like a useful Xmas present. It
makes -you think of the giver every
time you use It. Yes, Cole nas candy,
too.
iHenry Freund's window, at the
corner of Main and Eleventh streets,
Is a. hard one to pass without going
Into the store and buying some of
tho holly so Invitingly displayed on
the front steps.
C. W. Smith & Co., "The Novelty
Store," has the largest family of
Dolls to be seen In Honesdale. So
the school children say. And, my,
you ought to have seen the little tots
hug close those -dainty nine calen
dars they got at Smith's last Satur
day. They were beauties.
The Ready Pay Store handles
everything needed for a complete
Xmas dinner, with one possible ex
ception, which modesty forbids us
mentioning here.
Miss Mae Igo's "Little Shop Around
The Corner" Is Just tho place to go
if vou haven't aulte made up your
mind Just what you are going to get
HER for Xmas. Miss Igo knows
what the girls like, and for that
matter, what the boys llko too!
nrwna'B? hut then If you read
the papers and maga's you know all
about Greene's. Nothing like a year's
subscription to a magazine for a
Xmas present. C. Greene (See
Greene) about It. Of course Greene's
have dolls and everything Xmaey In
tihn nnveltv line, vou can think of.
Sphnerholz's Clear Storo Is the
proper place to get that Xmas Box
of Cigars for Hubby. If you can't
remember the name of his favorite
hrand. "Ask Sherry. He'll know.
Swingle's Furniture Hospital has
some dandy dolls on exhibition. Also
some "Household Reminder's" that
vnur wife would like to have and
mnnv other thlncs. too.
n. T,. Dunnlne's stock of general
merchandise Is qule complete. xElth
er he or his genial wife will bo too
glad to help solve your Xmas prob
lnms for vou. Fancy work of all
sorts and descriptions and Dollies
too.
Rlckert's Haberdashery Is up-to-
thfi-snratch with tho seasonable
styles as usual. He'll pick you out
n tin for 'Hubby or Son that will nil
the recipient with delight. For
classy ties and nobby suits and socks
that are socks, Rlckert's has the call.
Sommer, the Corner Jewelry atore
Mnn hna nnvthlncr and everything In
........ I f " . . . 1 J
tho Jewelry line imaEinaDie. -auu
tho nrlces are rleht. too.
Tfnnrtknlc"ht has an artistic calen
dnr -dlnnlav. The reporter tried to
get one but he was told "Not till Sat
urday, do tnere you are ior a w
as to the time and piaco to get
swell rtnv-rfickoner.
O. T. Chambers presents Belle
'Meade Sweets displayed amid poln
cflttln. leaves.
The H-K-B store has two artistic
windows containing many nrticies
pnltnhln tn TileaRB vounc and old
n. m. Hnetttirue's windows are at
trantlvo. nan knives being displayed
In the north, while cooking utensils
npp.nnv the south window.
W. J. Relf displays all kind of
footwear In an artistic manner.
A. Eberhardt has Christmas cigars
dlsDlaved In his windows.
C. H. Rettew offers a suggestion
50TH ANNIVERSARY OF !P
nm s Kin unn niuinirn I
litV. ANU Mnoi
NOTED DIVINE AND WIFE CELE
BRATE THEIR GOLDEN AVED
DING CHRISTMAS DAY IN
BINGHAMTON WILL BE A
FAMILY REUNION.
The golden wedding anniversary
of Rev. and Mrs. John Bunnell Sum
ner, of Blnghamton, N. Y., parents
of Mrs. Thomas A. Crossley of this
place, will be observed In the Parlor
City on Christmas Day.
Fifty years ago, December 25,
1861, Alma Lydia Gardner and John
B. Sumner wore Joined In holy wed
lock in the Gardner homestead In
Glenburn, Pa. Rev.. Sumner soon
entered the ministry, his first charge
being at Wyaluslng in 1869. Other
appointments efficiently filled in his
ovontly ministerial career were as
follows:
Nicholson, 1870-2; Wyalusing,
1873-5; Blnghamton, 'High street,
1876-8; Blnghamton, Main street,
1879-1S81; Milford, 1882-3; Susque
hanna, 1884-6; 1887-92, presiding
elder Honesdale district of Wyoming
conference; 1893-4, Plttston; 1895
6, Nantlcoke; 1897-8, Waverly;
1899-02, Oak street, Blnghamton;
1903-5, Brooklyn; 1906-7, Klrk
wood. Owing to )' health Rev. J.
B. Sumner became superanuated in
1908.
His life has been crowned with
blessings and as a minister of the
gospel he was considered among the
best In the Wyoming conference. Ho
was a member of tho celebrated
Wyoming trio, the others being Rev.
John Laycock, now of Scranton, and
Rev. W. B. Westlake, deceased. Mr.
Sumner also used his musical talents
In another direction, having written
music to several religious hymns and
gospel songs. One of the most fa
miliar is the oft sung piece "I'm
a Child of a King." The music was
composed when Rev. Sumner was a
young man and In some manner some
one stole the copyright which pre
vented him from receiving any re
muneration for his work. Mr. Sum
ner wrote the music for "Prince of
tho Royal Line," besides, other beau
tiful pieces. :Ho Is a talented and
gifted follower of the Lord. The
eve of his life Is being spent with
his good Christian wife in Blngham
ton, N. Y.-
Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Sumner are
the parents of five daughters and
seventeen grandchildren, thore be
ing nine grand-daughters and eight
grandsons. One of tho latter, John,
son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Wllley.
'was"""klllgd by"'an -aSUomtftilte- -lass1
spring. This wa3 the only death in
the family of three generations. The
children are as follows:
Mrs. A. D. Decker, wife of Rev.
Decker, of Taylor. They have three
daughters and one son.
Mrs. Grace Tolley, wife of A. C.
Tolley, Blnghamton, three sons and
one daughter.
Mrs. Blanche Crossley, wife of
Thomas A. Crossley, of Honesdale;
two sons and two daughters.
Mrs. Anna Wllley, wife of C. A.
Wllley, Blnghamton, two sons.
Mrs. 'Besise Beach, wife or u. is.
Beach, Blnghamton; three daughters.
The family will enjoy a reunion
Christmas Day in Blnghamton when
it is expected all the children and
grandchildren will be in attendance.
Tho Citizen, together witn tne
many Honesdale and Wayne county
friends of Rev. and 'Mrs. Sumner ex
tend heartiest congratulations to
them in this their fiftieth anniversary
and also wish them a Merry Christ
mas and many happy New. Years.
GRANGE
HOLDS CONVENTION
(Continued on rage Five.)
THE BEST PLACE TO
BUY XMAS GOODS
Is Right Hero In Honesdale Every
Storo Has Complete Line.
Boforo local people send money
away from homo to metropolitan de
partment stores and mail OTaer
houses why not look around the
home stores and see what the home
merchant has done 'for you?
Honesdale merchants have not
stood still the past few years. They
nut in larcor stocks of holiday and
Winter goods than ever before. They
study the market carefully, buy of
responsible wholesale nouses and get
goods that are botn stynsn ano bud
stantlal. Kood for permanent wear.
Tho excuse Is sometimes maoe
that the metropolitan storo has
larger assortment of goods. But
this larger assortment Is commonly
of use to but few buyers. Tho
great department store, for the sake
of Its reputation ior completeness,
has to carry a large amount of very
costly goods to meet the whims of
very wealthy people, it you want c
narlor rue costlnc from iu to fiuu
It is of but little use to you that
the metropolitan storo has a full lino
of $1,000 Orientals.
Furthermore, the carrying of these
great assortments Is an expense that
all has to come out of the consumer.
It means sacrifice sales when goods
become out of date, and the original
price has to be high enough to pay
for all these losses.
The supreme advantage of buying
at home Is that you can do the snop-
ping at your leisure, and always see
the goods personally. The purohase
made by mall Is a reckless plunge
Into a grabJbag of unknown con
tents. Even when on an excursion
to tho great city you see the goods
personally, your time Is usually so
limited that you don't have the op
portunity for consideration afforded
by the leisurely visit to the homo
store. The results are apt to be cor
respondingly disappointing.
The bleser the metropolitan em
porium, tho more machlne-Uke Is the
attention you get. The clerk or pro
prietor at home usually Is In a posi
tion to give you some ueeful infor-
Elect Officers Last Tues
day Afternoon.
200 DELEGATES ATTEND QUAR
TERLY CONVENTION MORE
TILVN A SCORE OF GRANGES
IN WAYNE COUNTY PRIZES
AWARDED FRUIT-GROWERS.
About 200 delegates attended tho
quarterly convention of the Wayne
County Pomona Grange, No. 41,
Patrons of Husbandry, which wae
held In Odd Fellows' hall, Honesdale,
last Tuesday. The Grange was call
ed to order and opened In the fourth
degree In full form at 11 a. in..
Worthy Master M. G. Noble, Calkins,
presiding and the other officers In
their respective places.
Tho minutes of the last meeting
were read and adopted and reports
from the various subordinate Gran
ges In the county of which there are
now over twenty, were presented.
Harvest Grange recently organized
recaptured Pomona honor banner
for having added 25 members to
their roll during the quarter. W.
W, Baker, Honesdale, was called on
to present the banner. Mr. Baker
responded In his usual happy vein
and with encouraging and appropri
ate remarks presented the banner
from lHarvest Grange. Adjournment
wa3 taken at this time for dinner
Which was furnished by the ladles
of the W. C. T. U. society. The af
ternoon session was opened at 1:30
dock and the ejection of officers
Immediately followed, resulting as
folows;
Master: Samuel Saunders, Damas
cus; overseer: T. F. Taylor, Cherry
Ridge; lecturer: W. B. Les'her.
Honesdale; steward: G. A. Curtis,
Calkins; assistant steward: Adam
Knorr, Farno; chaplain: F. S. Hart
ford, Callapoose; secretary, E. E.
Kinsman, Cherry Ridge; treasurer:
E. Manger. Smith Hill; gate
keeper: Friend Ammerman, Gravity;
ceres: Mrs. S. H. Hine, Urson; po
mona: Mrs. G. A. Curtis, Farno;
flora: Mrs. A. E. Sheard, Calkins;
lady assistant steward: Mrs. Olive
Shaffer, Gravity.
Most of tho afternoon session was
taken up with the election of offi
cers. ' W.' W. Baker, an ideal Grang
er, at this time, offered a few re
marl:s"Ir.'ib6haJt jot the,' retiring offi
cers; having a good word to say for
all making special mention of tho
secretary, W. H. Bullock, who had
been so faithful in the discharge of
his duties for the last six years. He
also spoke encouragingly to the
owly-elected officers, urging them to
strive to build up still higher the
Grange which is looking flourishing
and prosperous in Wayne county at
the present time.
Tho evening session opened In tho
fifth degree In full form. There were
thirteen1 candidates for the fifth de
gree who for lack of time were ob
ligated In the mysteries of this beau
tiful degree.
Grange now opened in the fourth
degree when the newly-elected Lect
urer, W. :B. Lesher, took the chair,
and the following program was given:
Song by the Grange.
Address of welcome, W. W. Baker.
Response. W. H. Marshall.
Piano and violin selection, Adam
and Viola -Knorr.
A talk was given by County Sup
erintendent J. J. Koehler on "Good
Books."
Recitation, W. B. Lesher.
Talk, Judge A. T. Searle.
Violin and piano selection, Adam
and Viola Knorr, Glrdland.
Tioga Is the banner Grange coun
ty of the state, having 38 Granges.
Bradford and Crawrord follow wirn
36, Susquehanna 32, and Clearfield
31 each. Wayne nas consiaeraDiy
more than tho average, but every
county now has one or more granges.
Wayne has made rapid strides in tne
last five years, when It Ib remember
ed that there were only five or six
live Granges In the county seven
years ago.
The prizes in the Fruit and jorn
Show were awarded by R. M. Stock
er, Esq., Honesdale. The first prize
for annles was won by W. W. Baker.
These splendid specimens were grown
in a State Demonstration orcnard in
charge of Inspector W. H. Bullock.
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
School closed Thursday afternoon
with appropriate ChrlstmaB exercises.
Nuts and candles were given to the
primary grades. The next session
will be In the new year, school open
ing January 2, 1912.
Tho gymnasium will bo open dur
ing vacation as follows:
Friday and Saturday, this week,
forenoon and afternoon; Tuesday,
26th, evening; Wednesday, 27th,
forenoon and afternoon; Thursday
the 28th, evening; Friday, 28th, and
Saturday, 29th, forenoon and after
noon, both days.
B. F. Warwick, of West street
Who has been confined to his home
with a severe cold for the ast several
weeks, is again seen on our streets.
matlon about the thing you are
buying. The metropolitan store em
ploys a vast force of clerks, many of
them of Blight Intelligence, who can
give you no light about the thing
you are buying, other than to tell
you whether It Is the vogue of th
moment or not. Intelligent pur
chases are not made In that manner.
Everything considered, the best
place to trade 1b right here at home.
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