The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-10-28
We are Obliged to leave correspond

We are obliged to leave correspond
ence from Maplewood, Steene, Sterling,
Dreher, Bethany, and Carley Brook over
for insertion in Fridays issue.
As further protection against fire,
the doors and windows ON the south side
of the Lyric theatre have been provided
with iron shutters.
Martin Connor, of Carbondale, has
purchased of the Del. & Hud. Co., the
car "Passaic," formerly in use on the
Gravity, and is fitting it up as restau-
rant.
Tho various Improvement Associa-
tions in Texas township, adjacent TO the
borough, are endcavoring to secure sufii-
cient means to light the main thorough
fares of their respective districts.
The next session of the Wayne Co.
Teachers Institute will be held i'm the
Court House, for one week, commenc-
ing Monday, Nov. 9th. An able corps
OF instructors has been secured.
Rev. DIR. A. J. Van Cleft, OF Bing-
hamton, but formerly of Honesdale,
who had his pocket picked a few days
ago, losing $50 in cash, besides some
checks and valuable papers, has had
the pocket book returned To him at
Ringhamton, minus the cash.
Samuel Phillips, of Stroudsburg,
who has reached the ripe age of ST
years, took his first trip by train on
Saturday, when he came up to Hawley
to visit his brother Lewis Phillips, OF
that borough. He enjoyed the journey,
but claimed that he was too busy with
his truck patch to waste much time
running around.
While at work painting in Dunkel-
berg's meat market, early in the week,
John Gerry was thrown to the floor by
the breaking of the step-ladder upon
which he was standing, and sustained q
painful injury to one of his feet, one OF
two of the metatarsal bones being splin.
tered. He is getting along comfortably,
and hopes to be out in few days.
An inspecting party comprising State
Highway Commissioner, S. w. Hunter
of Harrisburg State Engineer, Arthur
W. Long, of Scranton Wayne Count,
Commissioners, Thomas G. Madden, J
X. Hornbeck and John +. Vaudeville
Supervisor, George Scheiterle State
Inspector S. ii. Rhodes and contractor
w. l.. Harvey, examined seven mile
section OF the proposed through State
road in the lower part of this county OF
Friday last. The highway inspected ex
tends three miles east and four mile.
west of Gouldsboro, and was at one,
accepted as a splendid sample of work
in fact, according to the views of tn,
inspecting party, the finest piece of roat
in the State. Work on the road wa:
started in April of last year and wa
continued for seven months, when un
favorable weather ended operations
They were resumed May l, of this yea
and have Just been completed. Tn
party dIned At the St. Charles Hotel
Gouldsboro, after making their tour O
inspection.
commissioners Hornbeck, Maddel
and Vaudeville were in Forest City las
night arranging for the erection of
much needed bridge at that place. Tw,
OF the commissioners of Susquehann
and representatives of the Erie railroa
and the Hillside Coal and Iron com
panies were present and all parties cam
to an agreement. The two counties ar
to construct the bridge over the Lacka
wanna creek and build abutments O.
each side of the Erie tracks for an ovei
head bridge, which the Erie compan
will construct and maintain; and tn
Hillside Coal and Iron Company wi
make the fill across the culm dump
All parties are to meet again Nov. lot
to sign agreement. The Wayne count
commissioners appropriated $75 for tn
construction of a temporary bridge
which C. II. Wilmarth will erect S
once. The old bridge was demolishe
by the ice last spring. This action b
| the Wayne commissioners will be gre:
, accommodation to people of Clinton
1 Mt. Pleasant, Preston and Dyberry, VIII
) market in Forest City.
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