THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1912. PAGE FIVH FOR SALE. FOR SALE ONE D It APT HORSE, color uincK. Apply to Gurnoy Electric Elevator Company 83tf FOR SALE DESIRABLE DWELL- lng bouso and lot on EaBt Street Extension; all improvements. Bar Rain. J. B. Robinson, Agent, Jad wln Building. 5Seltf HOUSE FOR SALE THREE GOOD legs and one good eye. Work any where. $25.00. Mclntyre. S3t2 Will cxchango for potatoes, butter, . . 1 .. . 1. a . . rt.. vrn. S4nl2 FOR SALE OR RENT A GOOD farm mile from Erlo Railroad and Millt station at Mllanvillo. Ap ply to "Buyuahom" Realty Co., Honesdalc. Pa.. Box 524. 73tf 'AGRICULTURAL LIME" GET our prices on Agricultural Llmo F. fl If vaiik nn'irAPt efntlnn f n n t I n o i( illUl LIU 11L1 WL I11LUU11, Ala 1. JOU MISCELLANEOUS. WANTED 50 GIRLS TO LEARN glass cutting. Wages $6 per week to start. Krautz-Smith & Co. THE WAYNE COUNTY CO.MMIS- sloncrs will receive bids for de livering ballots at their next meet ing, held October 29th. All bids must be filed before that date. S5tl. WdTIC Til I.1 T A Vll TTTX'TT UMT T. be In Honesdale about November UMVTi'n miM.5 tv WAStninni T. B. Clark & Co. 85eltf. LET THE LACKAWANNA DO your laundry. Thomas F. Bracy, Honesdale, agent. Lock for our wacon with tno slcn "Lackawanna L,aunary jo. tmr house work. Apply at lil4 court DELAWARE ic HUDSON. Arrivn Hnnnsrlalo Dally 10.00 3:15 7:3C G:55 12:25 4:40 Daily 1:30 3:50 S:22 C:55 2:53 0:00 Sun. 9.55 G.50 10:15 7.15 A. M. P. M. A. M. P. M. ERIE. Arrive nonesuuie Sun. 7:10 P. M. Leave A. M. P. M. LOCAL NEWS A marriage license was issued In Scranton last week to Martin F. Snedeker of Clinton and Miss Rosle Colburn of Forest City. Kreitner Bros, are erecting a twusiurj uuuiuuii lu uuius jv. urooKS' store on .Main streei. ine dimensions are 13x15 feet. The main store will then be 60 feet deep. The Merry Heart club and the teachers of the Honesdale High school spent Saturday afternoon as the guests of Miss Alice Gregory near Prompton. A very pleasant after noon was spent. Mass meeting at the court house Tuesday, October 29, at 8 p. m., to bo addressed by Father Curran of Wilkes-Barre, the well known elo quent temperance speaker. Father O'Toole of Honesdale will preside with the hearty co-operation of the Protestant pastors of Honesdale. Hon E. B. Hardenbergh, presi dent of the Board of Trustees of the State Hospital, of Scranton, left on Monday for Philadelphia in com pany with two other members of the board They will appear before the State Board of Charities for an ap propriation for the State Hospital. Combining the Olyphant, Arch- bald, Blakely, Dickson City and Capouse Water companies, directors of these corporations, which are sub sidiary to the Scranton Gas and Wa ter company, have authorized an in crease of the capital stock of the Olyphant vVater company to $1,000, 000 Forty Hours' Devotion are being observed in St. Mary Magdalen's church this week, having started on Sunday morning and will close on Wednesday evening. Rev. Clemraons of Callkoon, N. Y., is the pastor in charge of same. Masses are held at 5 30 and 9 oYlork in the morning and benediction and sermon in the evening at 7 30. Charles MKenna, of this place, and for several years a salesman for Kelly & Steinman, cut glass manu facturers of Honesdale, has perfect ed a vaudeville act which has been . .uriliwlcnil u-nrthv nf a trvout and ho Jims lmnn asslcned in tho western cir cuit Mr. McKenna's Honesdale friends predict for him a successful future in the vaudevlllo world. Now that the postoffico Is in Its now quarters in tho city hall it has become evident to patrons on tho opposite side of tho street, that in ariny weather it Is very inconvenient to walk around the side walk to get their mall. A street crossing direct ly across from tho postolllce to tho opposite side would be a great Im provement and a convenience as well to patrons living below that olllce. - Miss Jenetto Decker and Anna Pohlo. accompanied by tho latter's brother, John Pohlo, formed a happy party that walked from Honesdale to Carbondalo on Sunday. The trio loft tho Maplo City at 4:15 a. in., arriving at Waymart at sunrise. They continued their tramp over tho Moosic, arriving at Carbondalo at 8. 40 a in. In tho afternoon tho young ladles walked part way to Forest City. They aro now visiting at that place. Mr. Pohlo roturned to Honesdalo Monday morning via train. Tho outing was a very pleas ant one, tho scenery being beautiful at this time of tho year. Born, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Jo&oph Holl, on Tcrraoo street, Saturday. Tho Prompton M. E. church has purchased an Estoy organ of W. J. Mclnjyro. Floyd E. Tuthlll and Miss Har riet A. Roscncrnnso, both of Haw ley, were married In Clifford, Pa., on Wednesday, Oct. 1C, by Rev. John A. Tuthlll. Two wagon loads of household furniture wore driven overland from Scranton to lloiicsdnlc on Monday. Tho wagons boro the name of Jonn Booth, Scranton. Tho vlllago of Mountatndalc, Sullivan county, was tho scono of another bad llro early Saturday, when Hfteen buildings wore destroy ed with an estimated loss of $30, 000. Chnrles E. Weber, of Beachlake, who conducted a summer boarding house at that resort lAst season, has accepted a position with "Tho Lady and tho Slipper" cmpany in the Globe Theatre. New York. Tho Farmers' Co-operative Creamery building at South Canaan was sold at Sheriff's 6alo In the court house on Friday afternoon. Geogo Fielding, one of the stockhold ers, was the purchaser, bidding $1700. At a meeting of tho county com missioners at the court houso on Thursday afternoon last P. J. Skelly, of Texas township was appointed as sessor of that township to iill the vacancy caused by the resignation of George Stenzhorn. Rev. J. S. Wrlghtnour, D. D., of Scranton, united in marriage at his residence Alfred Gruener of the Cen tral City, and Miss Pearl Blttenben de, of Scranton. Mrs. W. S. Moir, a sister of the bride, attended the young couple. They will reside in Hawley, Pa., temporarily. William Ives, of Beachlake, whose property was destroyed by lire the early part of August, broke sound on Monday for a building to replace tho one destroyed and he in tends to conduct a business along the same lino as before. Tho new building will be 54x104 and two stories high. Mrs. Edna Kay, daughter of Rev. ,M. D. Fuller, formerly district superintendent, Honesdale district, of the Wyoming conference of the Methodist church, now of Minneapo lis, has sent cards to her many friends, announcing her wedding on August 24, 1912, to George Hudson Strickland, of international Falls, Minn. Miss Rose M. Fetterolf, expert assistant in drawing, of Harrisburg, Is in Honesdale this week. The school teachers of the Texas, Hones dale and Seelyville schools will meet at the High school, Honesdale, on Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Miss Fetteroff will give Instructions to the teachers In teaching drawing. Miss Fetterolf Is In Matamoras to day. On Monday night about 10:30 the largo barn and automobile stor age, adjoining the A. G. Loomis House on Allen street, Deposit, was destroyed by fire, the origin of which is unknown, but thought to have ori ginated from a large White Steamer touring car. A Binghamton man owned the car and placed it In tho garage with the Intention of calling for It within a day or two. There was insurance of $500 on the barn but the contents and auto were total losses. Tho Young People's Society of tho German Lutheran church of Hawley will celebrate Its 20th anni versary at the church basement next Wednesday evening, Oct. 23. There will be an entertainment, which will bo followed by a short address by tho pastor, Rev. Rudolf Lucas, after which refreshments will be served. The occasion promises to bo a very enjoyable one and all members are urged to be present. The entertain ment will begin at 8 o'clock. Haw ley Times. Two autos collided on the Seely ville road about eleven o'clock Sun day night and both machines were badly wrecked. One auto, a Chal mers, owned and driven by Frank Munn, of Carbondale, was going to ward that city and F. J. Crocken berg, of Prompton, driving a Hup mobilo. In which there were several ladies, was coming toward Hones dale. The Chalmers car was badly damaged and the side wheels were broken off and the car sent over tho embankment. Crockenberg's car was also damaged. None In either car suffered any serious injuries. Work on tho assessment of Honesdalo borough, which should have been started some time ago, has been held up by the borough as sessors for tho reason that there Is a question of doubt as to which of the two aspirants for tho oillco is entitled to serve. Homer Greene, Esq., solicitor of Wayne county, and legal advisor of the county commis sioners, has advised them not to give the books over to tho assessor which was elected last November. A de cision of the court is pending as to which of tho two men, F. J. Varcoo or Bert Dane, is entitled to tho of fice. Mr. Dano was elected to fill tho oillco last November, It being tho be lief that Mr. Varcoe's term of office had expired. Since the question of doubt has been raised, Mr. Varcoo has been Informed that his term of office does not explro for a year hence, Tho producer of "Freckles." A. G. Delamater, has spared neither pains or expense in staging this play In tho most elaborate style. In tho first place there Is an environment In "Freckles" which very few plays possess; chances for scenic investi ture amazingly natural and pictures que; and when It Is understood that Delamater has brought It up to tho highest standard of stage production, both from a scenic point of view and by means of a most competent cast, thero Is a double assuranco of merit Those who havo loved tho nameless waif for his manly spirit, his light wit, Irish lore, nnd his beautiful songs; and who reverence "Tho Swamp Angel" for her beauty and her chaste, womanly character, will ineot no disappointment In tho play, And that's why "Freckles" Is prov ing still a greater success as a play oven than tho novel which has been read by over a million souls. At the Lyric, October 28. Straw votes taken on tho dif ferent trains Is now a popular pas tlmo for tourists. Tho Rink Juniors went to Haw ley last Saturday and defeated the strong Hawley Tigers at basket ball by tho score of 18 to 7. The funeral of S. II. Brown was largely attended from his Into home at Hast Honesdalo on Friday last. Tho Alert Fire company, which Mr. Brown was Instrumental In organ izing, attended In a body. Inter ment wns mndo at Indian Orchard. At n Rperlnl meeting of the Hawley borough council hold for the purpose of opening bids for tho lay ing of 500 feet of sewer pipe from Church street to tho Lackawaxen riv er nt tho Eddy, tho contrnct was lot to Henry Brled. His bid was $112. Adelaide DoVorak, fancy lady skater, did not draw a very largo crowd of spectators at tho Rink last Saturday evening. This is her third appearance here, which no doubt ac counts for It. She performed in the Hawley Rink tho first of last week. Tho following letters remain uncalled for at tho Honesdale post office week ending Oct. 20, 1912: Mrs. Jano Kelllam, John Rankin, Miss Delia Robblns. Will Shuman. Louis Ward. In calling for any of tho . above please say "advertised." M. B. Allen, Postmaster. Bureau of Navigation, Depart ment of Commerce and Labor, re ports there were built In the United States during three months ending September, 4S5 sailing, steam and unrigged vessels of 80,281 gross tons, compared with 4C2, with gross tonnage of 7C.04S in same period a year ago. Tho quarterly medical society of Wayne county met In Hotel Kohl man, Hawley, on Thursday of last week. There were eleven members present, four of whom motored from Honesdale. Dr. George Huber, of Scranton, read a paper upon "Tonsil and Tonsil Operation." The next meeting will bo held In Hones dale at the Allen House, December 19. V Anthracite shipments last month amounted to 5,S7G,49G tons, an In crease of 135,501 tons over Septem ber of 1911, and thereby establish ed a record for the ninth month of tho year. The figures would have been still larger but for the strike in the Panther Creek Valley, where sev eral thousand mine workers walked out because two or three refused to wear union buttons. A number of young people of Scranton held a corn roast and marsh-mallow toast at Lake Scranton Tuesday evening in honor of Miss Faith Hine, of Lake Ariel, who was the guest" of Mr. and Mrs. George Richter, of Gibson street, for the last week. Those in the party were: Misses Zylphla Rose, Irene Richter, Mildred Hopgood, Margaret Ed wards, Maleda Dobrlndt, Edith Vor hees, Martha Smith, Messrs. Steward Bennet, Ruel Daniels, Harry Jones, Holland Hand, Paul Zimmerman, Paul LaFrance and Harold Kadz. The party wero chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. George Richter and Mrs. Hine, all of Scranton. Rev. Domlneco A. Rocca, In charge of the work among the Italians in the Diocese of Bethlehem, preached an excellent sermon In Grace Episco pal church Sunday morning and In the evening gave an interesting dis course concerning his life, people and native country, Italy. Rev. Rocco was a former Roman Catholic priest before coming to America and his family's ancestry dates back sev eral centuries. He described the large family library of books dating back to the 15th century and told how he came to leave Italy and In 1890 started to preach among his people In Carbondale, spending three years in Canada from which place he returned to Pennsylvania. Rev. Rocca Is also publisher and editor of a religious Italian paper In this state. The officers of Gouldsboro Lodge, I. O. O. F., No. 298, were installed last Wednesday evening by D. D. G. M., A. M. Cook of Mt. Carmel, Pa., assisted by G. A. Wllber, D. D. G. Mar. of Gravity, Pa. The following officers wero installed: N. G., Jobe Moore, Jr.; V. G., John Courtney; recording secy, Sheldon Sebring; treasurer, George Boyce, after which tho Noble Grand appointed the fol lowing officers: R. S. N. G., Samuel Aiken; L. S. N. G., Charles Kessler; Warden, William Mathows; Conduc tor, Joseph Mathews; Chaplain, W. A. Tiger; R. S. S., Harry Sebring; L. S. S. Arciiio Bender; I. G., Chas. Bender; O. G., A. H. Flower. The Vice Grand appointed for his sup porters: R. S., William Kessler: L. S., Herbert Tlngley. Tho commltteo In charge of tho refreshments pre pared a luncii winch was afterward served by them In tho basement of tho hall. PERSONAL MENTION. Mrs. W. B. Holmes is visiting In Wllliainsport. Chas. 'P. Searlo, Esq., spent Mon day In Scranton. R. M. Dorin was a business caller In Hawley Monday. Miss Mary Bodlo spent Sunday with Carbondalo friends. Miss Hazel Dcln spent Sunday with friends In Carbondale. Nell Hlllor, of Plymouth, spent Sunday with his parents here. H. F. Weaver was called to Wllkes-Barre on business on Mon day. Francis Murtha, of Scranton, 6pent tho week-end with relatives bore. Mrs. A. T. Searlo and Mrs. W. M. Fowler woro Scranton guests on Tuesday. Mrs. James Ward Is being enter tained by Wllkes-Ilarro friends and rolatlves. Miss Bess Lawyer Is tho guest of Miss Eleanor Rcardon in Scranton this week. (Mrs. O. L.Rowland and daughtor Lucllo, spent Wednesday with Scran ton friends. Daniel Driscoll, of Now York City, who has boon a guest of his sister, Mrs. John Loorcher, returned homo Tuesday via Scranton. Mrs. Coo Durland has returned from a brief -visit spent with Now York relatives. Mrs. Frank Ooodman, of Rock ford, 111., Is a guest of Mrs. R. II. Brown, Main street. Miss Mary .Monaghan of Carbon dalo Is assisting In tho Consolidated Telephone Co.'s oillco. Mrs. P. L. Colo Is In Deposit, N. Y., whore sho Is a guest at tho homo of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Heft. Miss Sarah Driscoll, of Scranton, Is a guest of her sister, Mrs. John Loorcher, on Church street. Miss Jennlo S. Leo spent tho week end nt tho home of her sister, Mary E. Payne, In Preston township. Mr. and Mrs. John Driscoll, of Rldgo street, spont last week In Car bondale, returning homo on Sunday. Miss Helen Beck, who Is employed as a piano player In a nlckoletto in Carbondale, spent Sunday at her homo here. Frank Elcholzer and mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Elcholzer, of Forest City, wero Sunday guests of rolatlves In Honesdale. Mrs. Jacob Wright, of Astoria, Long Island, is visiting her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. David French on Erlo street. Mrs. Zimmerman, who has been a guest of Mrs. Louise Whiting, on Sixteenth street, has returned to her home In Wllkes-Barre. Miss Marie McDcrmott accompan ied her two nephews to their homo In Jersey City on Saturday, after a seven week's visit here. Mr. and Mrs. William FInan, of Far Rockaway, L. I., N. Y., are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Arm- bruster, on West street. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. McMullen. Jr., and little daughter, Dorothy, spent bunday at the homo or Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Dennis In Carbondale. Mrs. Charles Krelter, of 131 For est street, was taken to Moses Tay lor hospital, Scranton, on Saturday, where she Is undergoing treatment. Mrs. Christian Hoelling, of Park Place, Scranton, has returned after spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Slunian on Terrace street. Miss Pearl Murray, who for tho past 3 years has been forelandy at Katz Underwear Co., has resigned her position and will return to her home In Scranton. Miss Margaret Dolmetsch, who has been spending some time with her grandmother, Mrs. Margaret Ball, of Wellsboro, returned to her homo here Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. S. Fryer return ed on Sunday from a two days' visit with Mr. and .Mrs. Herbert Wagner, of Hancock, N. Y. Mr. Wagner Is the editor of the Hancock Herald. Otto A. Dolmetsch, proprietor of tho Salem House, Hamlin, was a business caller In Honesdale on Mon day. Ho recently purchased tho Nicholson Hotel and Is doing nicely Miss Antoinette Brown, one of Honesdale s most popular "Hello Girls, returned from the hospital in Carbondale Saturday evening, being convalescent from a recent operation for appendicitis. Mrs. Frank Wright was taken to tho Hahnemann hospital, Scranton, Tuesday, on the 12:25 Delaware and Hudson train, where she will undergo an operation for the remov al of a tumor. Percy L. Cole has accepted a posi tion as travc.ing salesman with a Buffalo concern and has Pennsylva nia as his terrltnrv. Window urlnsR. varnlshes, paints, brushes, etc., are included in Ms line. George Baker, of South Canaan, was In this place Friday with his farm auto truck and gave demon strations for Holl brothers, grocers, who are thinking of purchasing a truck for delivery purposes. Mrs. Louiso Whiting sprained her left ankle last Friday morning in front of her home -by stepping sud denly off the curb. Tho sprain is a painful one, Mrs. Whiting being un able to get around the house. W. A. Dellmore, district manager or tho Bell Telephone company, Is spending his vacation this week In the Lackawanna valley. M. E. Mor- genthal, of Harrisburg, will look af ter Mr. Dellmore s Interests here during his absence. David Petersen left Tuesday morning for Hartsdalo, N. Y., where he has accepted a position as assist ant superintendent to a party who Is constructing a largo building at that place. David's many Honesdalo mends wish him success In his chos en vocation. Ralph M. Spencer, of Preston, nnd brother of N. .1. and G. E. Spencer of this place, has been advised 'by ills physician to go to southern Cali fornia for his health. His many Honesdale and Wayno county friends sincerely hope that the climatic con dltlons of that state will restore to him his usual good health. J. J. Moore, who has been working for E. W. Gammell this summer setting up and demonstrating farm machinery, loft on Friday for Chi cago, from which place ho expects to go to South America, representing one of tho big manufacturers of this class of machinery. His family, wlfo and child will remain here. Work on Middle Crock Ilrldgo Prob ably Hold up Until Spring. County Commissioners Earl Rock well and John Male woro In Hawley on Thursday and Informed a Times representative that tho commission ers had recolved word that tho iron work for tho now Mlddlo creek bridge would not bo shipped until Nov. 15th. This material was order ed from tho Owego Bridge Co., and delivery was promised within sixty days of receipt of order. Tho sixty days clapsod somo time ago and slnco then tho commissioner's clerk has beon writing to tho company asking abut tho material and In roply has received only promises. Tho com missioners, observing that tho con tractors, Chapman & Bell, would bo ready for tho Iron work this weok wired tho Owogo Bridge Co. insisting on a dollnito answer, and in roply wero told that tho Iron could not bo shipped boforo tho 15th of noxt month. This will probably hold up tho completion of tho work until next spring, as it win bo too cold when tho Iron reaches hero to do tho con crete work that will bo necessary when tho now Iron Is placed In posi tion. This delay will bo vory much regretted by our townspeople as tho now bridge will not only bo a great improvement to our main thorough faro hut a great convenience as well. The contractors now havo tho abutments finished and will ralso tho old brldgo before tho work Is sus pended. Tho raising of tho brldgo win prouahly ho finished this week. Hawley Times. W. POLT JR;HELD FOR COURT l. & II. Detootlvo SlmiigImosy Fur- nMies Information Against, Him for Stealing Loiillicr Solos from Diirliinri-WcMon Shoo Co. Upon Information furnished by Joseph W. Shaughnessy, of Carbon dale, special detective for the Dela ware and Hudson company, William Polt, Jr., was charged with stealing, taking and carrying away 20 pairs of leather soles, property of the Durland-Weston Co., from the Delaware and Hudson freight cars. Shortage In shipments has been going on for some time, the receiv ers of freight In Honesdale being the losers. Tho Delaware and Hud son company decided to make an example of guilty parties an1 sent .Mr. snuugnnessy to tionesuaie to make an Investigation. Mr. Shaunenessy lodged tho com plaint before Justice R. A. Smith, Tuesday afternoon, charging William Polt with taking leather soles to the value of $1.40, property of tho Dur land-Weston Shoe company and ap propriating same to his own use. Tho charge was read to Polt. who pleaded not guilty. Frank Shumway, foreman In the solo leather department of the above factory, testified that there was a shortage In a shipment of soles re ceived a'bout February 12, 1912. He Identified a pair of soles shown In evidence as being Identical like tho shipment received on or about Feb ruary 12. Otto Castek testified that the pair of soles offered In evidence was a pair that he had sold to John Boyd and that they were part of several pairs of soles which he had pur chased from William Polt. After testimony was rendered Es quire Smith held Polt in $200 ball for his appearance at court. Mr. Shaughnessy, who Is prosecu tor In the case, did somo clever work In the line of detective work and is deserving of considerable credit. CHILD RESCUED FROM WATER. Mary, the two-year-old daughter of IMr. and Mrs. Thomas Maronel, of Carbondale, had a narrow escape from being drowned In the Fall brook river near her home Wednes day night and had It not been for the timely appearance of the mother the child would have surely perished. The little child happened to get out of the sight of Its mother for a few minutes and sauntered toward the edge of the river, which runs near the Maronel home. Several children were playing on tho banks of the stream, having a jolly time throwing stones Into the water. The little Maronel girl thought she would like to participate and In throwing a stone lost her balance and fell into tho water. Tho mother, who had been search ing all around the house for the child, heard the cries of the baby and the splash of her body as she fell but could not see her until she got close to the edge of tho water. The child had been swept down the stream into deeper water and was being sucked about In a small whirl pool when the mother dashed In and grasped the body of the youngster who was then unconscious. The child was being swirled about In wa ter about five feet deep. Turkeys will be high this year for your Thanksgiving dinner. Gold Weather Comforts Fur robes, plush robes and All sizes and styles. Special Wool 'blankets, cotton blan blankets, over fifty different less than you will expect to p Foot Warmers, special barg regulator, $1.50 each. Just come In and seo them. Big lino of Dockash stoves spectlon. If you suffer with because we can supply you MURRAY CO, Everything for the Farm. Another Packa In coniniomoratlon of our second anniversary wo will conduct another package sale In exactly the samo manner as the ono held ono year ago today, beginning Saturday morning, October 2G, at eight o'clock and con tinuing throughout tho day until tho packages aro disposed of. Every packago will bo sold for TWENTY-FIVE CENTS and you will receive merchandlso ranging in value from TWENTY-FIVE CENTS to EIGHT DOLLARS, forty special prizes being awarded. Contents guaranteed full value or money refunded. ROWLAND Jeweler & Optician. Honesdale, Pa. SCHOOL NOTES. Four now pupils registered on Monday, namely, Jacob, Ralph, Thcodoro and Louiso Kelpor. Tho family removed from Scranton. Mr. Kelper Is employed on tho now elevator plant nt this place. Dr. W. T. McConvlll, who las been appointed by Dr. Dixon, of Har risburg, to examine the pupils of tho different grades, Is attending to tho duties of his appointment. He ex amines two grades per day, sending reports to Harrisburg each night. Tho complete commercial courso In tho school Is dally securing new pupils. There nrc five post graduates taking tho course, namely, Misses Lulu Rlckert, Lucllo Rowland. Bes sie Caufleld, Mnrio Weir and Oer trudo Krantz. The Sophomore girls, 1G In num ber, rendered an entertaining pro gram, Friday afternoon, entitled " Lovely Mary." In tho spelling contest, composed of pupils of tho Gth, 7th and 8th grades who stood up the longest on Friday were: Antoinette Rlckert, Marlon Connelly, Marlon Eberhardt, Bernetta Canlvan, Edna Roe. Edith Karslake, Loretta Smith, Felter Wendell, Robert Relller, Helen Mc Gulre, Nellie McKabe. On Monday morning another contest was held In. which all wero spelled down except two, namely, Edna Roo and Edith Karslake. The school Is narrowing down In Its contestants for the county con test, the number representing tho High school now being four. This will be a contest among Damascus, Hawley and Honesdale districts and it will be held at the county teach ers' Institute. This week Friday at 8 o'clock p. m., Arbor Day exercises will be ob served In the High school auditor ium. The principal subject will bo the chestnut tree blight and its rem edy. The program will be in chargo of the boys of the Sophomore class. There will 'be a meeting of tho joint committee appointed by tho school board to raise funds for Honesdalo's free library on Thurs day evening at 7:30 o'clock. Tho committee Is composed of W. B. Holmes, chairman; A. T. Searle, C. A. McCarty, Rev. A. L. Whittaker, C. R. Callaway, Misses Clara R. Tor rey, Carrie Petersen, Marie Freund, Mrs. H. Z. Russell. The school board Is represented by W. J. Ward and I. A. Brown. SUPERINTENDENT'S NOTES. ! County Superintendent J. J. Koeh ler attended the local institute of I Manchester township on Saturday. It was held at Braman and all 1 teachers of the township, except two, wero present. A preliminary spelling contest was held In connection with , the institute. The spelling contest, which has I proven to be very popular this year, ! will be continued in the future in I Wayno county. ! In traveling through northern Wayne county the superintendent of I schools notes a number of repairs be- ing made on schools. Several havo been repainted, others reshingled, new windows cut In and the property adjacent to tho buildings given prop er care. This Is commendable. There ought to be more repairs made. It is a mistake to let school property run down. Tho annual teachers' Institute will bo held In Honesdale Novem'ber 1 1 to 15 Inclusive. IMMENSE CROP OF POTATOES. At Coblesklll, N. Y., potatoes are selling at 35 cents a bushel, and at other places we see them quoted at tho same place. CARD OF THANKS. We desire to extend our sincere thanks to all friends and neighbors who so kindly assisted during our recent bereavement. Children of the late Mrs. Madelino Seitz. Advertisement. for Horses and Driver plain robes for autos and carriages full size robo $3.00. kots, stable blankets and breast patterns and weights, and at prices ay. alns, best style, carpet covered with right for carriages and automobiles, and ranges now ready for your in the cold this year It's not our fault with all cold weather comforts. Honesdale, Pa. P
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