The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-16

of the organization was represented,
which includes 3, 169 societiee, 35 local
unions, and 48 county unions, with
membership spproEimating $4,000
without including the great army ol
Junior and intermediate workers
Wayne county is credited with 26 socl
eties; Susquehanna, 32; Lackawanna'
40; Monroe, 12; Carbon, %, and Pike, 4
The Wayne County Medical Asso
citation will hold it's regular meeting in
Ariel, this, Thursday evening. The
society now has O membership OF "
with two new members to be added thit
evening.
The money paid the State for auto
mobile licenses will be used on the State
roads. Over 20, 500 licenses have been
issued 80 far this year.
The State Game Commission held @
meeting at Harrisburg last week with
the object of revising the game laws,
which are said to be too numerous and
confusing.
The three principal hotels Of Tunk-
hammock have advanced the price OF
meals from 25 to 80 cents. for ordinary
daye and to SO cents for Sunday din
ner The local paper says that while
all three hotels are rated as $2 per day
houses, they have had curious custom
for years OF discriminating in favor OF
Wyoming county people by giving them
meals for quarter. Travelling men sit
ting at the same table and eating the
same viands we're invariably charged q
half dollar. Justification was found in
Tho allegation that strangers look for 81
per day hotels. and to charge them less
would initiate against the reputation OF
the house.
Since Jan. 1, 1908, n, 067 homeless
cats and dogs have been put to death IN
New York city, by the Society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals. by
means Of asphy xiation by gas. Many Of
these unfortunate animals were the
household pets Of wealthy people who
left them to care for themselves. when
they left the city for the country during
the summer.
-Orson, formerly known as uine's
Corners, is prosperous hamlet in Pres
ton township, on the o. and w. rail,
way. Orson is also it's counterpart in
Sweden, but the latter to wn has a great
advantage over ite Wayne county name
sake, its residents being absolutely free
from the pay ment of all taxes. During
the last thirty years the authorities
have sold over one million pounds
worth of trees, and by means of judci-
GUS roplauting have provided for u
similar income every thirty or forty
years. In consequence of this source
II commercial wealth there are no taxes
and local railways and telephones ore
rec, as are education and many other
things.
The fret Sunday paper issued in
the United States was in New York
city, in 1925. Joseph G. Melcher was
the publisher, and tho paper was called
"rhe Sunday Currier.'
jacob Zimmerman, o well-known
business man Of Norristown, Pa, re-
marked during one of the sultry days
Of last week, that lit was too hot to
live, inserted the muzzle Of revolver
in his mouth and blew out his brains.
He may possibly have gone to a warmer
climate.
Three quarters Of million dollars
was paid by State Treasurer John o
Shea'Z to the school districts of Pennsyl
wanna, who had flied their required re-
ports with the Department of Public
Instruction in the month OF June, and
the total of the payments for educa-
tion has run ahead of any June ever
known before. When the books were
closed for June, it was found that of
the IS o2G. 979 SO disbursed, 1888, ,743 2s
was paid out for schools. Last June,
State Treasurer Berry paid out $685.
Sos IS for the schools and a slightly
larger sum in the previous June. The
payments by the State were larger than
usual. being due chiefly to charities,
schools and roads. The receipts through
the offices Of the auditor general were
large, but not up to the payments, the
aggregate of the revenue being 81, ,062,-
545 OF. The balances in the treasury at
the close Of the month were as follows:
General fund, $40, ,767 ,269 ga; suspended
10 Allegheny National bank, $464, ,521 10;
sinking fund, $455, 1906 10; suspended in
Allegheny National bank. &5S, 955 80.
Tho aggregate OF the balance was be-
low that Of May, which was $14, ILL.,
600 O1. The receipts since the first of
the fiscal year In December have been
S12 019, 1877 A.
Democrats had much to say about
the Chicago ''steam roller" but they
are not saying anything about the one
at Denver, driven by w. J. Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan's roller touched only 10 spots.
He drove over Gutfey, McCarren and
their lieutenants, but lodged Murphy,
Tammany and Sullivan.
1t grieves the Democrats to imagine
that the Republicans are "bossed" by
leaders, but they are unable to distin-
guish the grip on their collars by self
aggrandizing hand.
There is very general impression
that our town is too densely shaded for
the good OF the buildings or the health
of our people, and yet few have the
courage to commence an onslaught Up
on the beautiful foliage surrounding the I
residences, not understanding that trees
are finest when their lower limbs are
ell trimmed away. Street trees should
be permitted 10 grow at the top and be
trimmed at the lower branches. They
hould be 30 grown Rs to arch over the
street, fifty or sixty feet high, and over
the sidewalk as high as they can be-
forming beautiful arch, and allowing
the circulation of air under the trees
The finest cities in America have thii
kind of shade in their streets, and NJ
tnwn can ha nom nlate whOaa traas nra