The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23
Personal and Impernonal.


Personal and lmpersonal.
Reader Of THE CITIzEy, does you
copy have q penny stamp sttachedf
so. 1t denotes that you are in arreari
for q year or more. Kindly remit bal
auce due, and then the postal laws vii
permit us TO omit the stamp.
The various Grand Army Posts o
Pennsylvania, at the next session o.
the Legislature, will introduce q bill
looking to tn lsioning Of Pennsyl
vania veterRDo : he civil war.
According to the law Of Pennsyl
vania. it lie the duty of the various su
pervisors to erect guide boards at the
intersection of public roads for the
guidance of travellers. A dsy's ride
through Wayne county will readily
convince traveller that the law is ha
bitually violated.
By order Of the Third Assistant
Postmaster General, postmasters and
employees are forbidden:
Addressing registered letters or par
GELS.
Placing contents in envelopes or
wrappers.
Sealing envelopes or wrappers.
AffixiDg stamps to envelopes or wrap
pers.
Writing on envelopes o. wrappers
the name Of the sender.
The Seven County Veteran Associa
tion will hold its annual reunion. this
year. at Luna Park, on Wednesday
Aug. 18th. The Seven County Associa.
ton includes Wayne, Lsckswanna,
Susquehsnna, Wyoming. Bradford and
Luzerne. and Broome county, N. Y.
The Free Methodists of this sectior
will hold their annual camp meeting. al
Thompson. Susquehanna county, on
the Carbondale Branch OF the Erie
from Aug. 18th to the 18th. inclusive
1t will be in charge Of the Distric: El-
der. Rev. George Elkins, Of Wiodsor,
N. Y, TO whom all correspondence
concerning tents should be- addressed.
For board apply to Mrs. frankie JEFF.
fers, Hopbottom. Pa. Clinton W.
Howard, of Rochester, N. Y, and Col.
w. Balm, Of Kentucky. will be among
the speakers. No gate fee.
The National Elevator Works and
Machine Shop will resume operations
next Monday, giving employ ment to
the full force, and working nine hours
per day and five days per week.
The summer boarding houses and
hotels in and near Lackawaxen are now
filed with city people.
The cottages at Lake Ariel, number
ing some thirty. and mainly owned by
residents Of Scranton, are now nearly
all occupied.
The Ladies' Improvement Associa
zion Of Texas No. are to have a picnic
in Bellevue Park. on Saturday after
noon and evening.
The real estate OF the late Elizabeth
Stegner, on Spring street. comprising a
lot 50 by l25 feet. and n dwelling, was
sold at orphans court sale. last Satur
day, to George Stegner. Consideration
$645.
The Cottage and Cliff streets I'm
provement Association cleared somt
$50 by their shore dinner at Bunnell's
pond, last Friday evening.
"A class Of thirty eight young people
received their first communion in st
Johns II. q. church, last Sunday morn
ing.
In the game OF base ball, in Athlet-
ic Park. last Saturday, the contestants
being Honesdale v. Scranton, the homt
team were victorious by a score OF Il
q.
Mrs. Annie K. Pentecost, OF Fores
City, has purchased a lot, 50 by 15O feet
OF the Henry &. Ames estate, OF Way
mart, located on East street, south o
the Honesdale shoe Co., with a view o
erecting dwelling on same
The Wayne County Savings BanI
declared its fret dividend. a semi
annual one Of FIVE per cent. July /
1873. 1t first opened its doors Nov. /
-Fr6ug "A yoInS sou Of Mr.. and Mra
Jacob - ribaL. 81 tanner Falli
while play,u.. lTc.D' small pond
near the acid factory, uly l4th, feI
over the emoInkmsnt into the water
aud was drowned. The body was n
covered by his mother. soon after
fell in. and efforts we're made to restor
him, but without avail. Coroner Searle
held an inquest. verdict OF accidents
drowning being rendered.
-Grace Episcopal : IndGy school wi
hold q picnic at Coles Grove, Frida
afternoon. July 2Ith, leaving for SselI
vile on the 1920 train. returning I
7:30. Complete arrangements hav
been made for refreshments, game
sports and a good time generally. 1t
hoped that this picnic will be lsrgel
attended by the people Of the parish. {
ameans OF showing their interest in Il
Sunday school.
Seaman x Irwin, the contracto
for the new State road 10 by berry, b
ginning at the end OF the Texas line,
short distance above the big elm tire
commenced work on same last Tue
day morning, with force Of Italian
under the superinte ndency OF r.
Brennsman. OF East Honesdale.