The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-30
Personal and Impersonal.

Personal and Impersonal.
Reader Of THE CITIZEN, does your
copy have a penny stamp attachedf II
30, II denotes that you arc in arrears
.aycar or more Kindly remit bal
ancc due, and then tho poetal laws will
permit us to omit tho stamp.
Who is to harvest the buck wheat
In Central Parki
Tho prospects now seem brighter
for well-equipped armory for Co f.
Tho bail game in Athletic Park. last
Saturday, tho contestants being Homes
dale v. tho East Finders. OF Scranton,
resulted dissstrously TO the visitors by
score OF 3 too.
Tho fair and supper in aid OF the
/ Tyler Hill chapel will be held on We'd
nesday afternoon and evening, August
18Th. Ice cream, cake. fancy articles,
etc.. will be tor sale. Supper, 2b cents
fret table at O'Clock. The Tyler Hill
band will furnish the music.
Tho following promotions have re-
Gently been made in Co. Il:
Wayne Hazen and Richard Reed to
Sergeants, Charles Faatz. Albert Nc
Mullen and Geo. Gibney 10 Corporals,
and Geo. Doscher, to Artificcr.
Pike county having failed to avail
itself of the S45. 900 allotted TO it for
road building, by the State Department
Of highways, the money is to be devot-
cd to other purposes, the most import
ant Of them being q complete survey Of
the county, with maps. which work
will probably take about > ear to com
plete.
"A barn belonging to NJ. l. O'Hara,
Of Mount Pleasant, was struck by light.
ming on the evening OF July 2lst, and
was totally destroyed by fire, with ita
entire contents, comprising hay, farm
tools, etc.
Tho real estate Of Joseph Buck
walder, late of Palmyra township, com
prising 50 acres of land, dwelling, two
barns, orchards, etc, was sold at public
sale, July oath, to Joseph f. Bishop.
Consideration, 81. $50
The Office of the Honesdalc Consoli.
dated Light, Heat and Power Co. is now
in their now and finely fitted up quar-
ters in the Lyric building.
-BuehHls of hucklebarries have bee n
gathered in the vicinity of Farviow,
during tho past week, by residents OF
Honesdale and vicinity.
"A Polish resident of Alice. West
moreland county, recently became dis
trustful OF banks, and withdrew his
savings, amounting TO 800, from a
Mount Pleasant financial institution
and carefully wrapping the bills in some
rags, deposited them in a stove. His
wife added tho dust from the daily
sweepings to the accumulation, until
the stove was completely filled.
boarder, after lighting his pipe, on,
evening last week, threw the still burn
ing msach into the improvised safe, ant
in a moment, its contents money aut
all, was reduced to ashes.
The 25th annual reunion of the l4ls
Penn'a Volunteers will be held at Wya
Iusing, Bradford county, on Wednesday
Aug. Goth. Full particulars can be OBJ
tanned by addressing the former chap
lain OF tho regiment, Rov. David Craft
of Angelica, N. Y.
There were l2S bids for two build
ings To be erected at FarvIew, for tn
proposed asylum 70. the criminal in
sane. Tho three lowest bidders wer
George A. Glenn II Co Joseph j. FIar
uagan, and MetEGer II Wills, of Phile
deiphil. As the bids will be awarded o.
the 3O.h and the successful bidder beln
given ten days NOTICE TO commenc
work, tho work will be commenced o
August 10Th.
Tho Demming family reunion wi
be hold i'll Carpenters grove, Uniondal
Susq. county, on Wednesday, Augu
18th.
On Wednesday Of last wcok =.
A-&olmSs, " J. Halo, ". ! 5weene
And DAVID NtU,u,u~, %. l.mpson, h
tween Carbonate uud Forest Cit
were convicted before Justice j.
Tiffany, of Mount Pleasant, of fishiI
with illegal devices, In Spruce LAX
Preston, and sentenced to fines OF :
each, and ono-fourth OF the costs
prosecution, or in default Of paymer
undergo imprisonment ono day for ca,
dollar OF tho penalty unpaid. Not pa
ing before the ustice, they we're broug
to the county jail Uy Special Fish w,
den j. L. Sherwood, Jr. On Saturda
Williams paid his fine and u ~ cos
and on Monday Holm0s did lIkewi
and upon such payments they were
leased. On Tuesday, Haley and Sween
ooughed up the penalties aud bade ia
we'll TO the hospitaple Roadknll
Houso. Tho total expense OF the busln
was : !2s 2s.
Tho vote on the further increase
the school district debt, on Iuesd
shows that the people have confdeI
in the school board, and that after .
ting their hands to tho ploW they
not looking back. Having begun W
adding $40, 900 TO the indebtedness, Il
follow with authorizing a supplemer
debt OF tl5 900, evidently believing
thoy arc putting the money wheF
will do the most good. Tho vote on
increase was 9OA Yes, and ~ mo.