The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-24

dairymcn ore to receive ten cents pc
hupdred pounds less for their milk thai
10 the corresponding months OF los
year. This is a hard blow for COW
keeping farmers, when the facts tha
there is practically no paeturage 10
cattle in this region, ond that feed he
gone up" almost out OF reach are tax
en- into consideration. Moreover tn
lack Of rain, not only ae affecting pes
turage, but for drinking purposes TO
the cattle, ia getting TO be q source o
great anxiety. 10 Lebanon township
according to the statement OF a trust
| worthy dairyman, he is obliged to driv,
his cattle two milee TO stream h
drink, crossing the dry beds of twt
brooks on the way.
-"Othello," one OF Shakspere't
plays, will be given in the Lyric theatre,
on Tuesday evening, Oct 9Th, under tht
auspices Of Freedom Lodge, No. SS, l
10. OF.
The Wayne Cut Glass Co. are nov
occupying their new three story brick
factory at the foot Of 13th street, on
Industry Point.
The authorities OF the towns Of Del
aware and Cocbecton, Sullivan Co., N
Y, have been petitioned for the open
ing of O new road to extend from the
Did turnpike at Falls Mill across the
Callcoon creek to the old Cochectou
turnpike near Fosterdale. The road
would be for the most part in Delaware
and with the building Of an expensive
bridge would cost that town, it is said,
t. 900.
Tho Lackawanna Preebytery mel
in tho Sayre bradford county, church
this week. Among the addresses de
liecrcd was one by Rev. DR.. Wm. II
swift, Of this place, on Tueeday, on
Additions to the church from the
Sunday School," and one yesterday by
former Honesdaler, A. w. Dickson,
OF Scranton, on "a Faithful Year q
Work for an Elder"
-Ge) Ii. Reichenbacher and hie
wife, Mary A. ReicheDbacher, Of Spring
street, have purchased of Henry z. Rus.
sell and David II. Menner and wife, the
plot of ground Known as the Irving
Cdff property, comprising the Cliff,
iwelIiug, barn and 90 acres and SO
porches OF lsDa, and hue spring Of
never failing water. The property ex-
tends from ABOUT fifty feet west OF
Ladywood Lane to the Bunnelltown
road.
Rev. DR.. Malone, OF the Catholic
Cathedral, Scranton, caught q bass
)ne day last week, in Lake Clemo,
Cherry Ridge, formerly Sand pond
that weighed after being dressed, q good
tour pounds. The reverend gentleman
nii been passing O few days at the
lake.
-Ierc1ity ia scarcely less marked in
ols,ness than in people. Merchants
sons succeed to their fathers calling
often generation after generation; bank
,rs' boye are brought up as money
chargers; actresses daughters, and
Sranddeughters and great granddaugh'
ters are captured by the glamor and no
'oricty of the stage: printers children
las too often, take to the stick and rule
This train Of thought is suggested By
the fact that B. G. Coon, who is now
Quilting by contract section OF tho
new county road between Pittston and
Wilkes Barre, ia a son OF Alfred H. CooI
sho built the plank road between the
'.mo cities fifty six years ago, and who
in turn is a son Of the late Jacob Coor
who was interested with him in thai
work, and who, while he lived on what
has OF late years been known as the
Welss farm near East Honesdale, was 6
contractor and road builder in this sec
tion. The late Mrs. Daniel X. Long, oil
East Honesdale, was one OF his daugh
ters.
Should Noah Webster have lived
until the 10th Of next month, he would
have reached the ripe old age of one
hundred and fifty years. Unfortunately
htCO III 1910 Out, ECCOk
nizing his great achievement as a lexI
cographer. and his notable service tc
education through his reading and spell
ing text books, 1t is intended that the
coming anniversary OF his birth, Fri
day, October 10th, shall be properly OBJ
served in every school throughout thu
United States, the afternoon being se
apart for appropriate exercises in hi
honor as an exemplary man and rip'
scholar.
You can laugh till your voice give
out at the Lyric Theatre, Monday even
ing, Sept. 2s.h, if you're in laughing
mood for Little Nose" is o winner
| There is mueic and songs and dancing
and comedy. All Of them are good o
their kind, the music is the light, tinkl,
catchy sort, and the songs are ener
< .tically sung to pretty and novel fig
urea gracefully danced, and the coined!
liz the sort that keeps an audience il
constant roars of laughter. Cnarlott
l. sIie, Clara Thropp, Catherine Glen
euls, Martin Heely, George +. Moore
4. Il Hare, Alexander Campbell, F. n
liJrnby, Franklin Farnum, Cassiu
Ffaobo rn, to say nothing OF those pref
ty, dainty and graceful fifty fluffy
Il Hdglings are all deserving OF credit TO
a share in the success of Little Nose.
The new State road now being cor
sIructed from a point 500 feet south c
the Avery place, to the intersection G
the Bethany turnpike with the cros
road to ScelyVille, a distance of 3 ~
tcct, IL well under way, 2 200 feet beIn
completed, with good prospects of th
cuticc work bong hnished by the ls'
OF next week. weather conditions bcin
favorable Near the Avery farm Il
nIii has been cut down some four fee
greatly impr owing the grade. At tn
I pointa concrete bridge, 40 feet in lengt
: with galvanized IRON railings, has bee
constructed, another great improv
ment. The road bed is fret ercavat,
+ 10 the depth OF about eight inches, The