THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1912. PAGE VIVli FOR SALE. HOUSE AND LOT, FOURTEEN Hundred Sovon, Main street, for sale. Nino rooms. All Improve ments. Apply Bentley Bros., Op posite Postofflcc. 57oItf FOR SALE OR RENT THE W. A. Pethlek estate, located in Bethany. Terms reasonable. II. W. Pcthlck, administrator, Hawley, Pa. G3mos2 DELICIOUS ICE CREAM YOU can have It by using Brady's choice vnnllla. Get It at Drady's Drug store. 50mo2 FOR SALE WELL EQUIPPED machine shop and garage located on Industrial Point, Honesdale. Business established 20 years. Best known glass cutters' supply con cern In the United States. Edward O. Jenkins, Honesdale, Pa. 42tf. FOR SALE DESIRABLE DWELL lng house and lot on East Street Extension; all Improvements. Bar gain. J. B. Robinson, Agent, Jad wln Building. 58eltf MISCELLANEOUS. THE AGENT OF THE SCRANTON Times, located at 620 South Main street, Honesdale, will appreciate it If he is informed if patrons do not receive their paper daily. News items for the Honesdale department left with him will be promptly pub lished, tf WANTED GOOD RELIABLE PAR ty as farmer; also to board help. Inquire of G. Smith & Sons, Inc., Seelyville, Pa. Gleltf WANTED TWO GIRLS TO WORK in wash room. T. B. Clark & Co., Inc. WANTED A LAUNDRY GIRL AT once at Hotel Wayne. It WANTED ISSUES OF THE CITI zen March 13, 1012, and Juno 21, 1912. tf FOR RENT: NINE-ROOM HOUSE; all modern Improvements. Inquire Jacob Demer, South Church street. 52eltf. LET THE LACKAWANNA DO your laundry. Thomas F. Bracy, Honesdale, agent. Look for our wagon with tho sign "Lackawanna Laundry Co." 57tt MAIL CLOSING HOURS. A.M. P.M. P.M. Erie 7.00 2.30 5.30 D. & H 6.30 12.M. 4.15 D. & H. Sun. 6.45 r. D 9.50 P. M. Stage 2.50. LOCAL NEWS A business meeting of special importance to the W. C. T. U. will be held at the home of Mrs. Wallace Barnes Tuesday evening, August 0. The presence of every member is de sired. All ladies interested in the floral parade are requested to meet in the city hall this (Tuesday) even ing at 7.30 for tho purpose of or ganizing for that event of the cele bration. During the month of July there were issued In Prothonotary W. J. Barnes" ofllce eleven marriage li censes, a gain of two over tho same month last year. The month of June had twenty-two which was an increase over the same month last year Owing to heavy traffic on the Erie on Saturday last tho local af ternoon passenger train was two hours late. An engine, coach and freight car were dispatched from Hawley to Honesdale to make con nections for the 2:57 afternoon east bound train. While ascending Bethany hill on a motorcycle last Friday morn ing, Bert Bennett, an employe of the Gammell garage, was thrown from his machine and received a fracture and dislocation of tho thumb of his left hand. Tho digit was also badly cut. Dr. F. W. Powell reduced the fracture. Mr. Bennett was thrown owing to tho handlebars on the motorcycle becoming loosened. Over In Carbondale they have two moving picture houses that oc cupy the same block. The competi tion has become so great between these two places of amusement that one of the proprietors advertised recently, that he would give lemon ade and lolly pops to each patron. The other not to be outdone started admitting a family for 5 cents. Just what the next movo win uo is aoi known but if one Installs a soda fountain the other will start serv ing lunches, It is said. On Friday evening tho new hemital engine recently received by Hose Company No. 1 was given a demonstration on D. & H. heights on lower Main street by tho agent of tho American LaFranco Engine Company of Klinlra, N. Y. Mr. R. B. Derry, of Scranton, tho agent, conducted the demonstration and it was judged a success A huge pile of boxes and crates were gathered and several gallons of gasolino was poured there on, after which a flro was started. Only one charge from tho engine was required. The engine cost Hose Com pany No. 1 about ?400. - Frank Wasman has a barber's equipment which Is claimed to bo nearly 200 yearB old. It was pre sented to Tilra by Peter Manger and was formerly tho property of the latter's great-grandfather who lived In Germany. Tho outfit consists of a box for soap, anothor apartment for instruments used in bledlng persons and a looking glass. There Is live dif ferent straps for holding razors, in which is still an old time razor. It is crudo lu its design and looks more like a meat cleaver than a razor. A lather brush in those days was illfe a tooth brush. Barbers in tho early ages, and it Is claimed tho custom is still followed, travel from place to placo and carry their folding barber shop under tnoir arm. Tho Boy Scouts of Honesdale, are spending tho week at Lake Ariel. When a woman says she Is "all In rags" she means that her aprons are about worn out, and that she must make a now supply. Tho building commltteo of the town council has awarded tho metal celling to bo placed in tho new post office to A. G. Hull of Scranton. What has becomo of tho old fashioned little girl whose gradua tion essay .was entitled "Blessings Brighten as They Take Their Flight?" Miss Beryl Vaudemark and Ernest Miller, both of Honesdale, were married by Rev. W. H. Swift, D. D., nt tho 'Presbyterian manse on Saturday evening at 8 o'clock. Jenkins' Boy band made a hit in Pleasant Mount on Monday even ing, when an excellent concert pro gram was rendered. The band is booked for Narrowsburg on Saturday evening, August 24. As Roosevelt pushed his way through tho crowd after reaching Chicago on Monday, says an ex change, a band began to play, "Oh You Beautiful Doll.' Can it bo that they were mistaken? Carley Brook Sunday school will hold their annual picnic In Henry Relflor's orchard, Thursday, Aug. 8. Dinner free. Ice cream social in the evening. If very stormy it will be held the next fair day. The Scranton All-Stars, the best llrst-class independent baso ball team in Scranton, would like to ar range a game with the strong Hones dale club for any day during the celebration. If a game cannot be secured for any day during the cele bration we would like to play them at any time in the near future. "Doc" Whalen; Scranton's best hurl er, Is a member of 'the All-Stars. M. C. Spongenberg, of Pink, lost about $1,000 as the result of his barn and contents burning last Fri day afternoon. Tho barn was struck by lightning during a thunder storm and if it had not been for' the shift ing of the wind his house would haVe also burned. As it was his barn, several tons of hay and rye, farming implements and tools were all burn ed. Mr. Spangenberg carried1 $150 on his barn and the same amount on contents. On Thursday last a wreck oc curred at Kerby's switch on the Scranton branch of the Wyoming division of the Erie railroad when 10 coal cars were derailed. The train was eastbound and therefore loaded. The accident was caused by a broken rail. The Port Jervis wreckers were called as also were the Delaware and Hudson crew of Carbondale. Both crews worked all day and did not succeed in clearing up the debris un til about 7 o'clock that night. Nearly 100 feet of track was torn up. No one was injured. Now that the state supremo court has decided that townships are responsible for damages caused by "thank-ye-marms," as the humps in country roads aro termed, it is quite liable that these nuisances will be abated, at least after some of the townships settle damage claims. True, some speed maniacs deserve what they get at these places, but careful drivers, who come suddenly on these obstructions often suffer. Not even a township supervisor has the right to put obstructions in the road, the court held. The Knockers Club and a few Invited friends were very pleasantly entertained at tho home of Mrs. James Miller, of Fourteenth street, on Saturday evening last. Progres sive Five Hundred was played and dainty refreshments served. Mrs. Christian Bergman won the first prize and Mrs. Harry Weaver the consolation prize. Those present were: Mrs. George Miller, Mrs. Schumway, Mrs. Thomas Baker, Mrs. John Boyd, Miss Griffiths, Mrs. Harry Richards, Mrs. Harry Weav er, Mrs. George Ross, Mrs. Leon Ross, Mrs. George Spettigue, Mrs. Moore, Miss- Minnlo Miller and Mrs. Christian Bergman. The trout fishing season in Pennsylvania, which is considered to have been fair as a whole, closed July 31. Tho season began on April 15, but tho ilshing was not good un til some weeks later on account of the condition of streams due to the late winter. Tho State Department of Fisheries plans to distribute a large number of young -trout this fall, the first fall distribution over made by tho state, and tho list of streams is now being made up. The distribution will begin In October and fish ablo to take care of them selves will bo planted. A number 'of fishing clubs have offered assist ance to Commissioner Duller In this work. Last Wednesday tho auto stago running between Calllcoon Depot and Calllcoon Centre, operated by Wesley Dorrer, had a collision with a rig driven by Georgo Schlclermach er, of Tennanah Lake, both convey ances locking wheels and going over a 20-foot embankment. Several men in tho auto were more or less seriously Injured and Georgo Sch lelermacher was kicked by his horse and received a fracturo of tho skull. Ho was taken to tho 'Port Jervis Hos pital and lies in a critical condition. Tho other injured parties had tholr wounds dressed by Dr. Shonger, of North Branch, and aro getting along nicely. It Is almost a mlraclo tho accident did not result moro seri ously and with the loss of several lives. On Saturday afternoon Officer Canivan arrested Judson Gillet, of 517 Church street, on tho charge of being disorderly and for making loud noises on tho etreots. Ho was lodged In tho county Jail to await a hearing. On Monday afternoon ho was arranged before 'Squire It. A. Smith and tho charges read to him. He plead guilty and said ho Intended to reform. Tho complaint Is tho out come of sovcral "sprees" Indulged In by Gillet but tho ono In particular happened on Juno 20 -when ho got Into a scrape on lower Church street and proceeded to disturb tho neigh borhood. Tho warrant was not serv ed at that timo as it is said that Gil let loft, but ho 'was arrested on Sat urday and put in jail. 'Squlro Smith gave tho man his cholco between a term in jail and a line, of $10 and costs. Glllot took tho latter. Born, a daughter, to Mr. and Mrs. Adam Flederbach on Torrnco street, Monday. - A petition has been filed for tho transfer of hotel llcenso from Flora M. Schart to Cloment B. Marsh of Lako Ariel. Tho reunion of tho John and David Howell families will be held August 22nd In Delbert Howell's grovo, Scott township. Captain Kelley will pay off tho members of Company E Tuesday evening for services during camp. The amount of tho check is $757.10. A private received $1.50 per day. The trustees of the Central Methodist Episcopal church have de cided to redecorate or frescoo tho walls of that edifice. New brusscls carpet has been ordered and tho or gan will bo repaired. The old fur naces niny bo replaced by new hot air furnaces. Kroltncr Bros, aro excavating tho cellars for two modern and up-to-date tenement houses on West street on tholr newly purchased property. Several other dwellings will bo built next spring on this tract of land. Tho demand for houses in Honesdale is great. The average user of printed matter in a town the size of Hones dale docs not realize that he is in need of stationery or envelopes un til his supply is exhausted. This is a good time for you to look over your stock of printed matter and see what you arc going to need, and placo your order with us for it. Wo do a'l kinds of job work, printing, etc. Col. Theodoro Roosevelt will not visit Scranton on the occasion of his trip to Wllkes-Barro, August 22, to attend the celebration of the twenty first anniversary of the ordination of Rev. J. J. Curran. Colonol Roose velt will visit Father Curran on that occasion and will return to New York at 2 o'clock the morning of August 23. The two men are very close friends. 1 Three young ladies of Hones dale, the same being Misses Barbera Roeschlau, Mary Ripple and Ida Rip ple, claim to have broken the record for fast walking, having traversed the six miles between Honesdale and Carley Brook in exactly one hour. The young ladies left home at eight o'clock Sunday morning and ar rived at Carley Brook at nine. They also made the return trip in the same way. Deaths on steam railroads in Pennsylvania for tho first six months of this year, were far in advance of the same lass of accidents during tho first six months of 1911. There were 559 killed in 1912. In the first six months of 1911, 177 em ployes wore killed and 2,966 injured, while in the same period this year 231 were killed and 4,107 injured. This is an Increase of 59 killed and 1,141 injured. On Thursday evening of last week the sounds along Main street were a reminder of the Fourth of July, with much nolso but without the danger of explosives. Members of the Merchants' Association of Car bondale were here in autos and gave out hundreds of "snappers," adver tising their picnic at Lake Loodre on August 7. Most of the youngsters of town were supplied with them and for a time there was a continuous din. J Tho house and barn of William Fredenburgh, situated about one mile east of Montlcello, were totally destroyed by fire about 3 o'clock on Thursday morning. Tho fire was caused by lightning, a bolt striking the house during the heavy shower which passed over that section dur ing the night. The loss is estimated at $4,000. During the fire, sparks also set fire to the roof of a bunga low belonging to Mrs. Albert Fields, situated next to the burned building. Before this fire was extinguished, tho roof was badly damaged, tho loss being estimated at $600. Conductor Frank Geraghty, Newburgh branch of tho Erie, was greeted by a passenger in Port Jer vis on Friday morning with the re mark, "Conductor, I am on a hunt ing trip, but I am not hunting game." It seems ho was looking for some relatives ho had left In Orango county, when a lad of 12 years. He had left home to see the world, jour neying to Missouri. Facial resem blance was so strong that Geraghty said ho guessed it wouldn't be such a hard Job and ndvised the stranger to get off at Salisbury Mills and ho would find his brother, Mr. Seaman, superintendent of tho out door work of tho paper mill. The two brothers had not seen each other In over half a century. Tho last issue of tho Forest City News contained a letter from Mrs. F. W. W. which stated that it was a mistake to say that tho lato Mrs. uiar naa minnen or tins placo was the oldest resident of Wayne county. She says that Mrs. Ursula A. Mon roe, widow of the lato Nathan A. iMonroe, of Preston, Wayne county, Is still older and is now living with her children, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Westgato and Miss Sabra A. Monroo at Lako wood. Sho was born July 27, 1814. Mrs. Monroo retains hor men tal faculties to a romarkablo degree and reads tho dally and weekly pa pers with as much interest as any of tho family. Sho partakes of three meals daily at tho family table, walks out and in at will, and seems contented and happy. Postoillco Inspector J. N. Sharp steln has been busy tho past week In Susquehanna on a case of using tho malls for tho purpose of trouble mak ing. An investigation into tho anonymous mail parcels resulted in tho arrest of Mrs. iDolan, a promi nent society woman of that placo. Sho was arrested by Roputy United States Marshal Hugh Evans, of Scranton, and a hearing of her case will probably bo hold on Wednesday. Sho is hold under $400 ball. It Is charged that about two years ago anonymous post cards and letters began to go to tho homes of pcoplo in Susquehanna telling wives of tho misconduct of tholr husbands and warning tho husbands of tho conduct of their wives. For tho past two years tho town has been thrown into a ferment. Although Mrs. Dolnn uo nles tho charge. Inspector Sharp stein says that tho handwriting of the woman and tne letters havo been compared anil they are Identical. Warren Norton, of Clinton, is spending a few days with relatives In town. Mrs. E. 11. Callaway Is entertain ing her sister, Miss Emma Bone, of Dunmorc. Misses Florence and Mnrgaret Morrison nro guests of relatives at Way m art. Mr. and Mrs. O. William Pell were 'ghosts of friends in Scranton on Sunday. Mrs. Ulysses Beers of Dalton, Is visiting her sister, Mrs. Mills, of East street. Rev. A. C. Olver occupied tho Mothodlst church at Damascus on Sunday lost. 'Michael Mo ran has moved into tho rooms vncated by James Robinson on Wcstsido avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Peltz, of Haw ley, were guests of Honesdale rela tives on Friday last. Miss Genevlevo Kimble was a week-end guest at the D. H. Mcnner cottage at Lako Ariel. Horace Noyes, tho efficient clerk In Pell's drug store, has been spend ing a few days in Bethnny. C. B. Wood, of Derby, Conn., is spending the week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Wood. W. L. O'Connell, of tho Gurney Elevator Co., of New York, spent the week-end hero on business. Miss Mary Bennett of Honesdale, Is the guest of Mrs. James Ralney. Tunkhannock Republican. J. Benham Robinson and son, Walter, spent Monday and Tuesday in New York city on business. Miss Jeanette Freeman spent tho week-end the guest of her Bister, Mrs. Louts Landau, at Scranton. Misses Ethel and Jane Decker, of Academy street, Scranton, are spend ing their vacation at Lake Como. Frank 'Parsons, of Carbondale, is spending a two weeks' vacation at his former home on Court street. Miss Sadie Starbuck spent Friday and Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Weed at Waymart. Mrs. Jos. F. Fryer and daughter, Gertrude, are spending a couple of weeks with relatives in Port Jervis. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sands, of Philadelphia, spent Monday with friends and relatives in Honesdale. Mr. and 'Mrs. Herbert Clark, of Randolph, N. Y., are spending their vacation with the former's mother, Mr. and Mrs. Silas McMul'en spent Sunday with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Dennis, at Carbon dale. Mrs. Thomas Charlesworth, of Scranton. is being entertained at the home of her son, Edwin, on Dyberry Placo. Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Crago, who have been spending the past week In Aldenvllle, returned home on Sat urday. Rev. Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Swift left Tuesday morning for Asbury Park, N. J., where they will remain two weeks. Mrs. John Murtha, of 'Carroll street, spent the latter part of the week with relatives In Scranton and Pittston. Neal Hiller, of Plymouth, passed Sunday with his parents. Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Hiller, at tho Methodist parsonage. Miss Nellie Bryant, who Is visiting here, her home being in Plttsneld, Mass., left Saturday for a week's stay in Carbondale. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Rickert and daughter. Eleanor, snent tho week end with their daughter, Mrs. Wil liam Wolf, at Great Bend. Walter M. Whitney, of Westboro, Mass., recently spent a few days at tho homo of his mother, Mrs. Jano Whitney, on Church street. Miss Lydia Croll, of Scranton, who has been tho guest at tho homo of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Croll, Is now visiting in Uswick Georgo S. Spettigue of East street, is enjoying his annual month's va cation from duties as representa tive of tho Sherman-Wl'liams Paint Co. Miss Bessie Brown returned Sat urday from Auburn and other points in New York state where sho has been visiting the past two months. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Fritz and son Robert, of Brooklyn, N. Y are visit ing at tho home of Mrs. Fritz's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Georgo Wolf, High street. Mrs. W. B. Lesher and two chil dren, Edna and Margaret, who had been visiting relatives and friends in Sterling for some timo, returned to their home hero Thursday. Mrs. Clarence Wllley and son, Horace, of Blnghamton, returned to their homo in that city after a few- days spent with her sister, Mrs. T A. Crossloy. at Falrview Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Madden, of Scranton, and their guest, Miss Ethel M. Thomas, or Toledo, O., motored to Lako Ariel on Sunday, whero they will spend a week. Georgo Hessler, superintendent of tho Crystal Cut Glass company, has rented Mrs. Stuart O. Lincoln's house on Fifteenth street. Mrs. Lin coin will retain two rooms for her self. Mrs. Charles Penwarden and two children, Ruth and Eleanor, of Now York, aro spending a few weeks with tho former a parents, .Mr. anu Mrs. C. L. Whitney, on Eleventh streot. Edward Doltzer moved his family and housohold effects from East Honcsdalo to apartments over his Main streot shoo storo. Mr. Doltzer has beon a resident of East Hones dalo nearly 19 years. Superintendent Curtis, of tho" Borden milk station at East Hono3 dale, will romovo his family from tho Bishop house on East Btreet ex tension to apartments in tho U. L, Whitney houso on Eleventh street W. W. Starbuck, E. P. Keen and tho latter's sisters, Misses Rena and Cora Keen, spent tho weok-end at W, L. Jackson's at Laurel Lako. They woro also guests of (Mr. and Mrs. B. II. Dlttrich. Eben Keen still holds his reputation as a fisher man by landing two four pound bass on Saturday. Leon and Howard Hagaman havo tho first corn in Honesdale. Daniel M. Clark, of Pittsburg, is expected hero this week for a visit. Michael Ryan and wlfo of Carbon dale are spending a fow days with relatives hero. Miss Irene Dean is enjoying a va cation from her duties In Schwcn ker's bakery this week. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Jenkins. of Brooklyn, nro visiting relatives and friends In Honesdale. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fritz, of Carely Brook, entertained about 40 of tholr Honesdale friends on Sun day last. A most enjoyable time was spent. Mrs. John Knox nnd daughters. Mildred and Marlon, of Corning, N. Y., nro being entertained at tho homo of Mr. and Mrs. E. II. Cortrlght on Itldgo street. Mrs. O'Connell nnd daughter. Clarisc, of Susquehanna, and Miss Sadie Shcean, of WIIkcs-Barro, aro guests at the home of Mrs. W. S. Rclrdon on East street extension. Mrs. Van inwegen. of Cuddoback- ville, and Miss Pheobo Gordon of Port Jervis, relatives of Mrs. .L. O. Rose, are house guests of tho'lattcr. at her homo on Fourteenth street. II. F. Weaver has prepared plans for a modern eight-room farm house for Otis Bryant, In Glrdland. Mr. Bryant broke ground last week for the basement of his proposed home. Mrs. Emanuel Freeman entertain ed a fow friends at her homo on Fri day afternoon in Tionor of Miss Flora Samuels of New York city, who Is ner guest. Dainty refreshments were served. W. C. Norrls and daughter. Mrs. Elmer Speer, of Wlllomantic and Unlonvlllo, Conn., respectively, at tended the funeral of tho late Mrs. J. B. Keen at Keen on Thursday of lasi weeK. SEPTEMBER IS FOR SWATTING FL THE CITIZEN CONTEST So Please Kill That Fly ! HOUSEHOLDERS ECAUSE 1. The fly is the most dangerous wild animal in America. 2. Flies breed in manure and oth er filth. Filth is the flies' food. Flies carry filth to our food. 3. Flies walk and feed on excreta and sputa from people ill with ty phoid fever, tuberculosis, dlarrhoeal affection's and many other diseases. 4. One fly can carry and may de posit on our food 6,000,000 germs. RULES FOR DEALING WITH THE FLY NUISANCE Keep tho flies away from tho sick, especially those ill with contagious diseases. Kill every fly that strays Into tho sickroom. His body Is cov ered with disease germs. Do not allow decaying material of any sort to accumulate on or near your premises. Screen all food and insist that your grocer, butcher, baker and every ono from whom you buy food stuffs does the same. Don't buy foodstuffs whore Hies nro tolerated. Don't eat where flies have access to food. Keep all receptacles for garbago carefully covered and tho cans cleaned or sprinkled with oil or llmo. Keep all stable manure In vault or pit, screened or sprinkled with lime. oil or other cheap preparations, as 98 per cent, of the flies come from stable manure and 2 per cent, from garbago and other filth. Keop the streets and alleys clean. See that your sewage system is In good order; that it does not leak. Is up to date and not exposed to flies. Pour kerosene into the drains. It's Time to do DON'T DO IT Use a Walter Walter A. Wood Sulky Plows will do the work much better than is posslblo with an old stylo plow. 'Walter A. Wood Sulky Plows aro not hard on horses, and of courso aro"easy for tho driver. Walter A. Wood Sulky Plows aro made of steel and mallo ablo Iron, almost Impossible to wear ono out. Walter A. Wood Sulky Plows aro not high in price; they cost 915.00, just enough to bo real good. Wo Bay a Walter A. Wood Sulky Plow is the plow you heed. Como In and let us convince you. MURRAY CO. Everything for the Farm. Honesdale, Pa. Wallaco J. Barnes, prothonotnry of Wayno county, Is In attendance at the Bull Mooso convention In Chi cago. Daniel Drlscoll Is spending a fow days with his family In Now York after staying with his sister, Mrs. John Loorcher. Mrs. John Buerkot and Miss Sarah Drlscoll, both of Scranton, are guesta or their sister, Mrs. John Loercher, on Church street. Miss Marcla P. S. Barnes, deputy prothonotnry, cotrlfled 53 pension pa pers on Monday, 25 being for wid ows and 28 for soldiers. Mr. and Mrs. William Campbell and children, of Rochester, N. Y., aro spending their vacation with their mother, Mrs. J. J. Campboll. Mrs. Darwin Ponwardctn enter tained the "500" club nnd sewing clrclo at her home at Carley Brook on Saturday afternoon and evening. Mrs. J. F. King, of Clark's Sum mit, entertained several young peoplo on Friday evening last In honor ot MIbs Lucy Quinten, of Ariel, and Miss Elizabeth Farley, of Philadel phia. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. II. Hawken, ot East street, spent Saturday and Sun day with Peckvillo relatives. They were accompanied homo by ' Mrs. Hnwken's cousin, Mrs. Marin Sit graves and son Edmond. Mr. and Mrs. William G. Conrad, of Scranton, spent Sunday at tho former homo of Mrs. Conrad on Maple avenue; also Edward Thayer, Mrs. Conrad's brother, of the same city, was a homo visitor over Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. M. Lee Braman of North Park street, left Saturday last for a visit at the home of the form er's brother, O. II. Braman, at Carthage. N. Y. They will visit tho Thousand Islands and many other points of Interest before returning. THE LAST MONTH PLEASE READ 3. One fly in one summer may produce normally 195.312,500,000, 000,000 descendants. Therefore kill tho flies before they begin to breed. 6. A fly Is an enemy to health, tho health of our children, tho health of our community! A fly cannot develop from tho egg in less than eight days. Therefore if wo clean up everything thorough ly every week and keep all manure screened there need be no flies. Will you help In the campaign against tho pest? Burn pyrethruni powder in tho house to kill the flies or use a mix ture of formaldehyde and water, one spoonful to a quarter pint of water. This exposed in tho room will kill all tho flies. Burn or bury all table refuse. Screen all windows and doors, es pecially in the kitchen and dining room. If you see Mies you may bo sure that their breeding place Is in nearby filth. It may be behind tho door, under tho table or In tho cuspldore. Remove all refuse and filth from house, yard and outhouses and thus prevent flies from breeding on your premises. If there is no dirt and 111th there will bo no flies. IF THERE IS A NUISANCE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WRITE AT ONCE TO THE HONESDALE BOARD OF HEALTH. " Health is weaHh," and " an ounce of prevention Is worth a pound of cure." There is moro health In a houso woll screened than In many a doc tor's visit. The only safe way Is to keep out the Hies. Fall Ploughin THE OLD WAY A. Wood Sulky
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