The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-10-30
LOCAL NEWS.

The CITIZEN has made arrange
ments with the Citizens Telephone Co.
whereby the paper will receive the elec-
tion news on Tuesday night direct from
New York, by long distance phone. The
returns, to such an extent as is possible
will be thrown on the Spencer advertis-
ing screen near the town hall, by stere-
opticon.
AT the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the South Side Bank, of Scran-
ton, last week, S. S. Spruks, formerly of
this place, was elected first vice presi
dent and director, and j. Benjamin Dim
mick also a member of the board of di-
rectors. There is not a banking concern
or trust company in Scranton in which
Honesdale families are not represented.
1t is stated that work will lcommence
very soon on the erection of the hospital
buildings at Farview. A representative
of the Philadelphia firm that was award
ed the contract was in Waymart the
early part of last week seeking ac-
commodations for fifty men who will be
employed in the preliminary work. 1t
is said that hotel accommodations at the
present time at Waymart are not suffici-
ent to take care of that number OF men.
The Carbondale Leader says that if
rumors prove true that city will lose
between twenty-five and thirty residents
owing to the recent change made by the
Erie company in shipping west bound
coal over the main line by way of Lack
AWAKEN. The Leader thinks that if the
reported arrangement is carried out
Port Jervis will come in for a substan-
tial boom, as that is one of the big
centers OF the Erie, and more crews will
be required at that point to handle the
coal in transit from Lackawaxen to
Susquehanna.
The City Water Co., of Scranton, is
considering project for bringing a
water supply to that town from the
vicinity of Fleetville, plans involving a
tunnel three miles long through the noun
tain at Clark's Summit. The scheme,
as outlined, is gigantic one, estimated
to cost two and half million dollars to
get in working sorder as it will neces-
state the draining of water for dis
tance of nearly ten miles, overland and
through the tunnel, and from the Sum-
init to Scranton, through pipes twenty
six inches in diameter.
Seeing the Amendments to the
Constitution" advertisement running CO.
incidentally with the election proclama-
nation, good many people are wonder
ing how they will vote on the proposed
amendments this fall, and inquiries have
been fired at clerks in State, county and
city offices. AS matter of information,
it may be stated that the people do not
vote on them at all. The amendments
are advertised for the purpose of en-
tightening the people, and if the coming
Legislature passes the resolutions they
will be laid before the voters of the
State next November.
Tomorrow evening is Hallowe' en-
Let us hope that the young people who
are in the habit of taking advantage of
the vigil not simply to indulge in the
harmless pranks which older people are
disposed to overlook or excuse, but to
destroy property, remove gates and
signs, blockade streets and make them
selves general nuisances, will behave
with more propriety on this anniversary.
Boys will be boys, and girls will be girls,
without doubt, but there is no need for
boys to become rowdies, or girls tom
boys on Halloween any more than on
any other night. In many towns special
policemen have been appointed with
instructions to arrest such roysterers as
violate ordinances and for the time be-
ing make themselves obnoxious to quiet
citizens, but we can't believe that such
precautions are needed here. Surely
with this word of admonition our lads
and lasses will temper their fun with a
decent regard for the rights of Others.