The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-09

Long Eddy, N. Y, and it Is feared
that others are coming down with
the same disease. The drinking
water used at the school is thought
to be responsible for the trouble.
j. B. Ayres and G. B. Conklin, the
former a pleading railroad engineer, and
the latter connected with J. P. Morgan's
banking house, New York, were in town
a few hours last week. Their names do
not appear on the register of any of the
hotels. They were recognized and
spoken to by former Erie Railroad Of
fetal. What their business was here was
not made known.
About sixteen from Honesdale took
in Barnum & Bailey's circus, which ex-
hibited in Scranton on Monday.
According to the Scranton pa
pers the Spruks Bros, of that city,
formerly prominent Honesdale busi
ness men, on Wednesday last enter
ed upon an important real estate
deal which they expect will give
them an opportunity of disposing
of their tract of land on Alder street
for building plots. Through rental
arrangements, they secured a long
lease on the tract of land formerly
included within the confines of the
old steel mill, lying along the
Roaring Brook, between the Cedar
avenue and Spruce street bridges.
The lessons intend to use the newly
acquired strip of land for lumber
yard and will make many improve
ments. An office will be built near
one of the thoroughfares, the old
bridge used by the Lackawanna Iron
and Steel company while the steel
mills were in operation, will be re-
paired and used for teaming across
the brook. A switch will be run
| from the L2ckawanna railroad yards
so that car load lots of lumber can
be run to and from the yards.
When their Alder street property
has been cleared of lumber and
small buildings, the firm intends to
erect a number of moderate priced
dwelling houses either for sale or
rent. The rapid increase in real es-
tate throughout the city has occas-
ioned the move on the part of
Spruks Brothers, and they expect to
put their pans into execution as
soon as possible. The plot of
ground recently acquired has not
been put on the market, the Laurel
Line officials desiring to hold it for
such time as increased business
necessitated enlarging their termin-
al yard in that city.
The concrete arch bridge is
steadily growing in favor and prom
ises to supplant wood, steel and
even stone, especially for bridging
the smaller streams.
Roy Koehler son of the coun-
ty school superintendent of Monroe
county, and nephew of Supt. Koch
Ter of Wayne county, fell on the
pavement at his home in Strouds-
burg on Tuesday of last week, ald
sustained q fractured knee pan
wh.ch causes him great pain and
may conflno him to the house for a
long time.
The United States Court will
meet at Williamsport,> beginning on
June 18th. Ferdinand Conrad,
farmer, of this county, has been
summoned to serve as a grand jur-
or; and w. r. Schenck, clergyman,
presumably Warren P. Schenck, in
surance agen) of this county is
drawn as a petit juror.
w. T. Lambert, President of the
Bankers Corporation Company, of
Reading, and NJ. A. Kelley, of Pittston,
together with Harry Richards and NJ.
b. Allen inspected the proposed route
OF the LackawaXen Valley Street Rail
road on Saturday, and 1t is semi-official-
ly given out that an arrangement was
consummated, whereby the work will
finally be pushed to successful compile
ton. Mr. Lambert and Mr.. Kelley re-
turned to their homes on Sunday.
The Texas township school board
held their regular meeting on Thursday
evening, and elected the following Of
ficers President, Joseph Kerl secre-
tary, William Pragnall treasurer, Fred.
LaPoint. After a business session Miss
Vera Murray was elected to succeed
Miss Maude Murray as principal of the
Texas township high school. Miss Alice
McKenna will have charge of the pri-
mary department of the school. The
other teachers chosen but not assigned
to their schools are: Mary Murphy,
Essie Kelly, Mary Higgins, Ida Cole
man, Bessie Dudley, Julia Schimmell,
Millie Weaver, Marie Murphy, Emma
Flora, Agnes Havey, Lillian Sweeney,
Bessie Bunnell and Marie McDermott.
The members of the Knights of St.
George enjoyed banquet at their rooms
on South Main street, Friday evening.
During the evening addresses were made
by Rev. VIM. Dassel, Rev. j. j. Jordon,
Grand president, Joseph Ruymun, Of
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