The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-10-02
LOCAL MENTION.


are much pleased with the results. The
oil is applied at intervals of about a
week.
William Hughes, former station /
agent of the Erie Railroad, at Mast Hope,
is now confined in an insane asylum, at |
Newark, n. J. His mind became un-
balanced bv too much study and reading |
of the Bible.
AS n compensation for the drouth,
turkeys are said to be plentiful for
Thanksgiving. There was much dry |
weather all summer, which is just the |
kind to cause young turkeys to thrive.
The brooding season was warm and there
were no heavy rains to kill off the young
birds.
There were only la, 600 idle freight
cars in the United States, Sept. l6, 1908,
the reduction in two weeks being IS, COO.
The greatest number of idle cars was at
the end OF April, of this year, the num-
Der reaching $4,000. The above state
mcnt clearly shows that business con-
ditions are certainly improving.
| The stretch of State road, 100 feet
in length, between the Bushkill Greek
bridge and the Riverside Hotel, Lehman
township. Pike county, will be built by
the Herrick Construction Co., of StrOuds-
burg, n; contract price of Sl1 ,959 IS.
The section to be built is part of the ia
nous Milford turnpike, which has long
been so much in need OF repair as to be
impossible in rainy weather.
e. Z. Stebbins, well-known farm
er, writes to the Star of Oneonta, that
despite the prevailing drought he has a
spring from which he can furnish ten
thousand people with gallon of water
each, every day in the year. AS proof
OF his claim he gives the following rath-
er unique figures. ''It takes just one
minute to catch three gallons per hour,
or 1920 every twenty-four hours" This
is almost as puzzling rs the "If hen
and a-half, etc." problem.
Through the Waymart Exchange of
the Consolidated Telephone Co., Homes
dale, using the lines of the Northeastern
Telephone Co., now has telephone con-
nection with Forest City, Dundaff, Cliff
ford, Welsh Hill, South Gibson, Gibson,
Hartford, New Milford, Heart Lake,
Montrose, Hallstead and Great Bend in
Susquehanna county. The North East
prn has connections not only with the
Consolidated, but with the York State
Telephone Co., in Binghamton, N. y,
the Pennsylvania Mutual Telephone Co.,
# Nicholson, Pa. and with the Susque-
hanna Telephone Co.
We take the following item concern
ing former pastor of the Baptist church
III Honcsdalc, from the personal and
Pertinent column OIL fridays Scran-
ton Times
One of the most versatile and one OF
the most interesting conversationalists,
and one OF the best read men have met
in some time is Rev. DIR. Edwin Mac.
MINI, pastor of the Baptist church OF
Dalton, Pa. DIR. MacMinn's father was
an antiquarian and q naturalist and bot
. anist of more than ordinary ability, anC
. his son inherited his tastes. DIR. Mac
| Minn has one OF the finest, if not mos
complete and best meteorological collec
5 lions in the State.
There is an impression in man!
parts OF Pennsylvania that the road
built under the supervision of the Stat'
Highway Department at an average eX
: pense OF 5000 mile, are costing toC
much, and in some localities experiment
l are being made to determine whether o
> not they can be constructed by the town
ship officials equally well and at mucl
lower figure. The plan has the approva
, of the State Grange, and is being thor
: oughly tested in Loyalsock township
2 Lycoming county, where the supervisor
t have bought stone crusher and stean
: The section abounds in limestone, whic
= is crushed on the spot, so that all freigh
q charges are saved.
t Wouldn't it be good plan for som
n OF our amateur or professional photo
e graphers to embrace this opportunity t
e secure pictures of "The Great Drough
! in Honesdale?" We have fine views c
q the great flood, showing huge piles {
4 ice in Park, 18th and other streets, bloch
ing travel, to be sure, but detracting lii
tie from the general beauty and pictul
10 sequences of the town. Why not civ
n us some photographs of the dearth, 9
a. well as superabundance of water, show
"A ing dry river beds, empty lakes, sileI
fountains, and the overworked sprinkler
Without some such reminders we ma
IN forget all about these dry, dusty an
nj smoky days when again with gent
70 patter, murmur, falls the rain upon Il
roof" Our fields, our roads, our stream
and all nature, cry aloud that sit is
n long time between drinks"
~ Tired Mothers worn out by the peevis
cross baby have found Cascasweet boz
and blessing. CaSCaswCct is for babies M
IL "a pnn1