The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-10-23
LOCAL NEWS.


The pension bureau at Washington
reports that the veterans of the civil war
are now dying at the rate of 100 daily.
An attractive booklet has been is
sued in the interests of the Preston high
school, at Winwood, giving history OF
the institution, its course ofstudy, equip
ment, etc. 1t will be found useful to
anyone who may contemplate preparing
for teachers examination or expects to
take high school course. Application
by letter or personally to the principal,
at Winwood, will secure copy.
The Stroudsburg Record says :
"rhe high water mark in the price OF
bank stock in Lebanon county was
reached on Tuesday afternoon when
twelve shares of Palmyra bank stock
was sold at an average of $l92.5O a
share. The shares, which have par
value of $50 were sold by Felix Gingrich,
at Mount Pleasant. The price is said to
be the highest ever paid for bank stock
of equal par value of any banking insti-
tuition in the country
The Record is way off in the last part
of its item. The stock of the Wayne
County Savings Bank, located here, has
sold as high as $525 for shares of the
par value of $1OO, which is the same as
1862 so per share if they were of the par
value of $50. And the Honesdale Ma
tional Bank makes pretty nearly as good
a showing, while the Honesdale Dime,
and Farmers and Mechanics banks are
forging along towards like eventual sue
cess.
-"Christy" Matthewsonha has announced
his intention of giving up professional
baseball playing after his Cuban trip
having accepted lucrative position al
representative of the James Perry
Agency of the Prudential Insurance Co.
whose offices are at 20Vesey street, New
York. He says, in explanation of hi
determination, that having been a pro
fessional player for eightyears, he would
naturally be forced to quit the gam
within two years in any event, and so
before "petering OUT" as he expresse
it, he has been on the lookout for some
thing else to do. AS the insurance
business seemed to show great oppor
tunities, he accepted the position offered
not as matter of necessity but in orde
to begin business career.
-"Girls" will be here on Wednesday
Nov. 4th, direct from Daly's Broadwa'
Theatre, New York city, where it brok
all records for summer run. The piec
is the work of Clyde Fitch, whose abil
ity as an author no one can question, an
who has to his credit more than fit
successes. Equal credit should be give
to Sam. S. and Lee Shubert, the pro
ducing managers, for the excellence G
the company and beautiful scenic effect
furnished. The episodes concern them
selves with three young bachelor women
fighting for existence in a New Yor
Studio. The girls start off az swor
man-haters, banded together again'
matrimony and the invading male. Nat
urally they all prove traitors to the
cause, and in the end all three find tn
man of their choice and OF course marry
How could it end otherwise and hay
the girls happy and contented =?
The trustees of the estate of w.
Hallstead, the Scranton millionaire WI
died several months ago in that city, r
fuse to pay the bill presented by d
Richard ii. Gibbons, of New York, TO
merly of Honesdale, for his profession
services during Mr.. Hallstead's Hines
His charge is $4,000, which, when Il
high reputation of the physician, couple
with the ability of Mr.. Hallstead's esta
to pay, is considered, will perhaps
regarded by the court to which Il
trustees propose to submit the case
not excessive. DR.. Gibbons and Mr.. Ha
stead were warm personal friends, al
the latter's confidence in the noted phi
sician's skill was well shown by the ia
that he placed himself in DIR. Gibbons
care. The doctor made several tri
from New York to Scranton to visit
patient, and if his bill is within reas'
it ought to be paid. DR.. William
Bull, who also attended Mr.. Hallstei
in a surgical capacity, was paid $500
visit without question.