The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-09
LOCAL MENTION.


CITIZEN did the handsome thing in the
way of holiday number.
Milton Robinson, who was struck
by train on the Erie at Dunmore on
Monday night of last week, died of his
injuries at the Scranton State Hospital
on Tuesday night. He was fifty years
old.
Mrs. II. p. Mead has contracted a
thirty acre tract of hemlock and hard
wood timber to Cole and Johns, which,
added to other lands in their control,
will furnish them occupation for several
seasons to come. The Mead tract is
near Whites Valley.
Judge Fuller and the two jury COM
missioners OF Luzerne county have
eliminated from the jury wheel the
names of all persons who are known to
have conscientious scruples against cap
ital punishment. 1t is claimed that, as
a result of this action, nearly two hum
dred citizens who were drawn as jurors
in 1908 will not be summoned in 1903.
The papers of the large cities are all
right if you want them, but it is your
own home paper that advertises your
churches and societies, sympathizes with
you in your Affections and rejoices with
you in your prosperity. In short it is
the local paper that mentions the thous-
and and one items in which you are in
terested during the year and do not find
in papers of large cities.
Down in West Virginia it appears eX-
pensive to sell Il man more whiskev than
he can carry internally, and then turn
him adrift The case of Dinah j. Pen
nington, suing for her children, against
G. d. Gillespie, Il saoonkeeper, near
Hendricks, w. Va, was decidedrecently
by the jury awarding the plaintiff $500
At a aprevious term of court Mrs. Penning-
ton sued and obtained Il verdict for
$500 for the loss OF her husband who was
killed near the saloon, and Gillespie was
sued as the man who sold the whisley on
which Pennington became intoxicated.
N. b. Spencer, Secretary of the
Honesdale Business Association has ac-
cepted the offer of Messrs. ,Robling and
Schneider, the publishers of the next
edition of the Honesdale and Iiawley
Directory, and will under their PROPOSE
ton send to the various boards OF trade
and large business houses throughout
this and adjoining States, a copy OF this
Directory, in order that knowledge of
Honesdale, her people and her indus
tries may be familiar to other COM
munities.
In his new play "Billy the Kid" by
Joseph Santley and Walter Woods,
Frederick Santey, the star, gives an eX-
hibition OF horsemanship not often seen
even on the stage. The action of the
play called for his exit at the end of the
third act on horseback, but he makes
his entrance on the animal as well. The
horse he rides has history. Every wild
west show has number OF unframed
western horses which are known as
bucking bronchos. This horse was one
of them and one of the most vicious in
the equipment. The show was in New
York this Summer and as no one could
do anything with the horse, the owners
were glad to part with it for tithe oi
its value. 1t fell into the hands OF the
actor, and many were the weary hours he
spent, treating the horse with the ut
most kindness, before he could ever
mount its back. Now the horse ap'
pears to recognize the mastery OF tn,
man, but there is no one else who caI
even throwa saddle across its back with
out taking his life practically in his
hands. Yet with Mr. Santley he is al
gentle as kitten and invariably re-
ceives his sugar each time he is ridden
Santley is to present his play at tae
Lyric next Friday, Dec. 18th.