The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-17

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not only the fact that the brooks, wells
D and prinSs b 9relbouts have practically
run dry that eKcites apprehension, but
that principal rivers. like the Delaware
aud Susqushenna, have at many points
reached record low water. All along
the Wayne county border we are told
that the Delaware is unprecedent tedly
low, and substantially the same story
comes from Port Jervis Stroudsburg.
Easson and all other places nearer tide
water. "At Port Jervis," says the Ga
zette, "the river is the lowest in II
years" The 5parrowbush correspond
ent OF the sams paper says: People are
driving miles to gaze upon the Della
ware at it's lowest recorded notch. One
SD.year- older, who has known the river
for ~ years, saw it yesterday. AS he
looked at it he smiled and showed his
teeth and said: "The old rivers got me
beat ~ Zadok Decker, Of Stroudsburg,
who has spent the greater part Of his life
along the Delaware river, says that the
stream is two inches lower now than he
has ever seen it. Reports from places
up the river and from Belvidore aud
below are all to the same effect. A
short distance above Harrisburg the
5uaquehauua river is slightly below the
10 vest mark, which was cut in rock
in 1903 Some distance below, in York
county, the river is little above the
mark Of 1903 the lowest on record. A.
places the river can oe wadod or even
,ross9d on the rocks, some OF which, it
ls said. have not been exposed for cen.
Jury. At many points here in Wayne
county it is necessary to carry water
| Tor stock where thsro has heretofore al
ways boen an abundant supply, and
s)ins Of what have been regard,i as
perennial springs about Honcsdale, from
which pure drinking water for town use
has been obtsined Tor the past year or
two, have either absolutely given out or
are showing signs OF early exhaustion
There will be chicken pie supper
served in the N. f. church parlors, ON
Thursday, Sept. 2i,h. First table at
$3.50 p. Nj Tickets 80 cents.
The directors OF the Wayne county
fair offer SO prizs for the largest
pumpkin raised in the county, and ex-
hlb.ted at the tair. Second prize, IS.
The Presbyt terry Of Lackawanna will
1psn its fall session at Ssyre, on Mon.
day evening, September 2lst.
The State Forestry Commission has
just purchased 1000 acres of wild land
in Lycoming county. which is to be
added to the already extensive forestry
reserve Of the State.
The Winwood high school opened
with 40 attendance of nearly one hue
irei, under the principalship of j. /.
uer shaw, with Charles Mariz, vic.
principal. Miss Grace Monaghan has
;ha-ge of the primary department.
According to official figures issued
At the pension office, Washington, Sept
9th, there ore fewer persons on the U |
5. pansion rolls at present than at any
slma during the past fifteen years, mum.
oer'ag at present 95l ,GS7, and at the
cat' they arc being reduced by death |
will have shrunk to 900 600 before an.
other year. Since 1866 81, 600 OOO. 600 |
aas noon paid out for pensions. This is
| nearly four times the nmount OF the in.
tercst- bearing public debt. In recent
years the annual disbursement for pen.
sions has been in the neighborhood of
tliO COG, 900.
Tho Herald has completed ani is
now delivering the last OF five books OF
views OF Picturesque Wayne" to the
5uh3cribers. The views are finely got
ten up aud are credit to any Office.
Frank Hollsnbeck is erecting {
modern two story building on portion
OF hIs property in Carbondale. The first
ho)r will be fitted up for two stores and
the second for dwelling apartments.
The Carboudale Instrument Com
| pany, OF Carbondale, has been awarded
the contract for all OF the United States
gaugers testing Instruments including
| hydrometers, thermometers, copper
cups and carrying cases required by the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue OF
W. shington, during the fiscal year end.
ing June 80. 1909. During the past year
| nearly 1000 instruments we're used by
| the department The company has re-
Gently added new department for the
sale Of chemically pure reagents for lab
| orhtory use. William Buerket, OF this
| place, was for some time connected with
this establishment, and has only good
words to soy of the quality Of the in
s;ruments it produces, and the reliabil-
ity of the scientific people who are at
| the head of the concern.
d. G. Kennedy recent resident of
Pleasant Mount, has purchased lot III
Deposit, and has mechanics erecting a
dwelling on it, which he will occupy as
soon as completed.
There will be an executors sale OF
personal property at the home OF Mar.
tin Prentiss, late Of Pleasant Mount, on
Tuesday, Sept %, 1898, at 10 o'clock. A
Tho property comprises dry goods
groceries, boots, shoes, glass ware, etc.
also household furniture of all descrip
tlOUs.
DR.. 5 hermerhorn, tho health OF
fetal of Honesdale, reports SIX deaths
and eleven births for August. for his
district, No, 924 which includes Homes
Gale, Texas, Berlin and Oregon, and
district No 925, which includes Promp-
ton.
State Supt, SchacfTer has designated
Friday, Oct 25i, Us Arblr Day to be
observed by the public school5 Of
r,unsy lvania.
There will be evening prayer and
sermon in the White Mills chapel on the
coming Sunday afternoon, at 3 o'clock,
Oy Rev. A. l.. Whitaker.
Such twos OF Va as saw "The Three
OF Us at the Lyric on Monday evening
| lAaf xUarn with rynantt-na mall