The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-08-27

Toyland" comes to Honeedale Will
practically o special train, for tnre'
modern coaches are required TO handle
the company and two OF the largest
baggage cars are used to transport the
great quantity Of scenery and ehectt
used in the wonderful play by Glen
MacD Donough, and set to music by the
peerless Victor Herbert. The company
is complete and it's chorus is one OF the
most attractive on the great circuit
The music is OF that sort that lingers,
and there is a vein OF comedy that
blends excellently with the spectacular.
There are 30 many songs in Babes IN
Toy land" that every taste is gratihed.
| Among the brilliant musical numbers
is the now world dfsmed TOY land
march. And these must not be forgot
ten: 81 Can't Do the Sum, ""Be atrice
Barefacts," Don't Cry, Bo Peep"
There are many others, however,
which charm everyone who hears them.
Babes in Toyland" will be the event
| Of the dramatic season here.
An item clipped from an exchange,
relating to the necessity for registration
Ia order to quality ss q voter, by
some oversight appeared in our local
department last week. The item in
question related only to cities, in which
the law requires the personal registra-
ton Of voters on specified days. Else
where. no personal registration is re-
quired.
r. p. Fleming, OF Lancaster, who
deserted his wife some thirteen years
ago, and who was declared legally
dead by the court of that county, has
again shown up in Lancaster, and has
been given the cold shoulder, as was
right.
Forest City is to have new Ma
tional Bank, the requisite amount OF
stock having beep subscribed, and dfty
per cent. OF 1t has been called for. A
board OF directors, comprising prom!'
nent business men Of the town, have
been chosen, who will serve until the
time OF the regular annual election in
January.
The various aldermen Of Scranton
are now fuing every man the police
capture with murderous weapons in
their possession. $40 and casts. This
will 20 great way toward suppressing
tho evil, and the magistrates are rccelv-
ing grAat praise for their action.
Secretary Of Internal Affairs Houck
has detailed for the annual survey OF
the States boundary lines two partlea OF
engineers from his department. One
corps will run lines along the northern
bou udary line from Lake Erie to the
Del aware, and another will follow Ma
con and Dixon's line. The western line
will be gone over later.
The commissioners OF Pike county
have advertised for bids for the erec-
ton of bridge over the Lackawaxcn
river, just above the Erie bridge at
Lackawaxen. One bid will be for the
bridge itself, end one for the masonry
and 6lling. The bridge will consist of
two spans, $50 feet each, and will be of
steel.
"A reunion Of the survivors of the
18th Penn'a Cavalry will be held on the
Getty sburg battlefield. on or about Oct.
let, due notice OF which will be given
Later.
The eeven county veteran associa-
ton will hold i.s next reunion in Nay
Aug Park, Scranton, in 1909.
"A epecial election has been ordered
for Nov. Sd, in the 14th Senatorial dis
trics, comprising the counties OF Wayne.
Pike, Monroe and Carbon, to fill the un-
expired term of the late Hon. G. Frank
Rowland.
Officer Spencer arrested four hobos
last Thursday evening, and they were
given hearing the next morning before
ESQ. Smith, who released them upon
their promising to make themselves
scarce at once, which they promptly
complied with.
Co. NJ, 18th Penn'a Cavalry, was
almost entirely recruited in this section.
The following are the names and pos.
office addresses of the survivors, as far
az we have been able to obtain them
Capt. Fred. ]. skeels, Hartford, susq Co.,
Pa.
Lieut.. James Brannon, New York city,
corner of Bronx Park Avenue and West
Farms Road.
Lieut.. Lafayette Ralkcom, Spangle
Washi ng ton, Il +. d., No.
Sergeant Geo. 8. Spettigue, Oil City. Pa
Corporal Geo G. Brown, Hoadleys Pa
>, Corporal Henry A. Sampson Waymart'
Corporal Bruce X. wood ward, Hawley, Pa.
Bugler Ebenezer I. Losey, Huron, South
Dakota.
Edwin e. Belknap. Dorrancetown, Pa :,
LIS John st.
Smith simpson, Uniondsle, Pa.
William f. Justin, Rileyville, Pa.
Peter II. Collum, j. Edward Cook, g Gorge
Van Osdoll and Earl Sherwood, HOnesdale.
Jonathan 5hapley, Carbondale, Pa.
George Chapman, Hamlinton, Pa.
Lucien f. stanton and Hubbell Rounds,
Waymart Pa.
Munson ]. Mitchell. Hollisterville, Pa.
Vetdine f.. Odel White Valley. Pa.
John Griswold, Aldenville, Pa.
Ii. NJ. Lavo, Dallas. Texas, San Antonio
street.
If any person knows of any addition
oil names they will confer o personal
favor by sending same to this Office on
q postal card, together with their al
dress.
Special train for Rich6eld Springs
Eisteddfod will leave the Delaware 81
Hudson station, Wilkes Barre, at 10 A
M; Scranton. 10;45 A. M; Carbondale,
ii 80 A. M, Tuesday, Sept. 1st. Special
rates from oil stations. For particulars
see ticket agents.
Among the excursions and outings
at Luna Park, Scranton, next week, is
the annual outing Of the Pennsylvania
and Delaware & Hudson Gravity en-
ployees, on Saturday, Sept. 9th.
"A handsome granite monument hal
just been erected on tho family plot o
the late Seth W. Powell, in Glen by
berry cemetery, and of course it was tn,
work OF Martin Caufeld.
The new electric light plant, back o
the old NJ. f. cemetery, Is now in activ