The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-10-14

rooms on Thursday, Dec. 10th.
The real estate of Truman Sprague,
of Canaan township, comprising dwell
ling and an acre and half of land, was
sold last Friday to q. b. Guther. Con-
sideraton, 500.
Erie brakeman William Schwartz
fell from a doorway of n milk car at
Lordville on Friday last and injured his
right wrist so badly as to require treat
mcnt at the Port Jervs hospital.
"A goodly number of Poles, Russians
and Austrians have in recent years pur-
chased land in Mount Pleasant, Clinton,
Canaan and South Canaan townships,
and become prosperous tillers OF the soil.
The Secretary of the Commonwealth
has certified the nominations made at
the primaries, and by nomination papers
throughout the State, and the blanks
will probable be issued tothe county OF
ticials on Friday next.
And now the oldest members Of the
Masonic fraternity are dying off, the old
est one reported being Rev. Alexander
LeClaire, of Lynden, Washington, aged
0S years. He had been member OF
the order for over ~ years.
North & Co., the agents of the Les
ter piano, by judicious advertising and
hard work, sold some thirty Of the in
struments in IIonesdale and vicinity
during the thirty days they were i'll our
borough, no less than eleven of them 60
ing to White Mills.
The Honesdale delegation of Skat
Club players have returned from the
Philadelphia convention. They claim
to have had an enjoyable time. Henry
Schoell of the party, had the good for
tune to capture one OF the valuable
prizes.
There was a large attendance ut the
golf club house, last Saturday afternoon,
despite the threatening weather. y most
delicious supper was partakrn OF by
seventy-six members. An election fol-
lowed, viz: VIM. b. Holmes, President ;
Miss Clara Il. Torrry, Vice President ;
Miss Nellie IIulsizer, Secretary, and W.
J. Yerkes, Treasurer
Under the present Del. and llud.
time table, passenger trains leave Homes
dale for Carbondale, week days, at 6:55
A. NJ, and 20 and 1870 p. NJ. Return
ing, leave Carbondalr for llonesdalc ut
S:45 A. NJ, and 800 and G:20 p. NJ. Sun
day service Leave Carbondale ut 9:n-
A. NJ. and $40 p. NJ, and arrive in Homes
dale at 10:l5 A. NJ. and $50 p. NJ. Re-
turning leave Honcsdale at ll:05 A. NJ,
and 7:l5 p. NJ.
The State pays,taXes on 80, ,34S acres
of forest reservations, amounting in the
aggregate to $36.2l9.40, which goes tt
| twenty-four counties, Pike getting Il slice
but Wayne nothing. The rate paid is
three cents per acre for school PURPOSES
and two cents for roads, higher sun
than would be received or is received
from private owners in many instances
The total amount Of the sum sent fo
school tax was $2l ,9l0.44 and for road
$l4 500. 96.
Attorney Earl Sherwood went t'
Washington, ID. c., on Monday last tt
represent Frank q. Farnham of thi
, place in his suit against the Govcrnmen
, for its appropriation OF his patented
:, method for the sale of postage stamps
The case is on the calendar OF the L. 5
Court, but may not be reached for hear
ing in some days. The system dcvisc'
by Mr.. Farnham has proved Il yer
profitable one for the government, an,
the amount which he seeks to recover
very considerable.
The Feast of Tabernacles, or Sue
: Goth, Hebrew feast of seven days dura
-, ton, began at sunset on Thursday even
. ing last and will end at the same hou
tomorrow, Thursday evening. The fes
+ tival was instituted principally in mem
DRY of the nomad life of the people i
the desert and the booths or tents use
. on their march. Besides this signilica
ton, it also had an agricultural one.
was emphatically the Feast of "lngatl
ering," that is the close of the labOrs {
the field the harvest of all the fruits, {
. the corn, the wine and the oil The bt
: tginning and ending Of the festival al
observed by special services in the syne
: gogues, which in larger towns includ
! the erection on the grounds adioinin
the churches of booths, adorned wit
autumnal fruits and flowers, in which
part of the religious observances OF tn
occasion are held following the rcgula
:. synagogue services. AS the Jewish col
gregation in Honesdale is at prcseI
4 without Rabbi, and comprises but fe
professedly orthodox in the faith, til
Feast is not of such general interest hen
70 as in most places. The last day of SUI
:, Goth is called the Feast OF Conclusion,
or Sh'mine Atzeres.
G. The Schoonover Cemetery Associ;
2 ton met for its annual October rcunio