The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-22

The coming Wayne county fair
bids to be the best ever held in this
county.
-Epworth League of the Metho-
dist church opened it's autumn cam
paign last Sunday evening.
Mrs. Jessie Dolmetsch, for
many years organist of Grace Epis-
copal church, has resigned her posi-
tion.
-Seelyville chapel was opened for
the usual mid-week evening services
last Friday. DR.. Swift otficiated at
the opening service.
The pulpit at the Lutheran
church was occupied by Rev. DR..
Herbert Coleman of Jersey City on
Sunday afternoon and evening.
Dealers say that the price of
butter may reach SO cents before
Christmas because of the falling off
in the country's output.
1t will cost you ten cents to
register a letter on and after Nov.
1, 1903. Uncle Sam has raised his
ALI the churches will be in full
swing next Sunday. Services morn
ing and evening. No excuse for not
going. Pastors all home and plenty
of seats.
-Ex-Sheriff Murphy and wife
have taken possession of their stone
bungalow which is located near
Uswick. 1t will be their home dur
ing the warm weather months.
Hon. Leopold Fourth is in line
for a Carnegie medal. He stopped
runaway horse in front of his
place of business and thereby pre-
vented what might have been a
catastrophe.
Howell Davis, the singer,
whose powerful but sweet voice was
so much admired by our people
some few years ago, is again with
us, being employed at the Elevator
Works.
1T is a misdemeanor to destroy,
remove or deface any sign erected
on or near a highway for the guild
ance of the public. The penalty is
not less than $40 nor more than $25.
and costs.
Postmaster General Hitchcock
has signed an order for the issuance
of a new two-cent stamp in COM
memoration of the Hudson-Fulton
celebra ton, which will be held in
New York Sept. 25 to October 8.
Earl Sherwood, of our borough,
has been granted a patent for an
attachment to car tenders which
adds greatly to their utility and es-
pecially to his patented fender which
is in use by most of the principal
trolley railroads of this country and
Canada.
The auction of George Whit
ney's livery on Saturday, attracted
big gathering and two auctioneers,
namely, Amos Ward and Wallace
Spry, were kept busy disposing of
the numerous articles. The prices
varied but averaged fairly well.
There is still forest of virgin
hemlock in Pennsylvania covering
10000 acres of land in Cameron,
Elk, and Mexican counties, which
is without a doubt one of the most
valuable holdings in the United
States. 1t is owned by the Good
year estate.
1t is shown by reports which
have been received at the postoffice
department that since the introduc-
tion of rural delivery the value of
farms on rural routes has increased
| in some instances as much as 45
per cent. and that the average in
crease in such farm values has been
25 per cent.
The third annual reunion of the
Wayne and Susquehanna County
Veteran Association will be held at
the Valley House, Starrucca, Pa,
Saturday, September 25th, 1903. A
free dinner will be served by John
Woodmansee, proprietor. All SOL
diers and their families are invited
to be present. By order of the
President.
"A cache of empty pocket books
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stand at the county fair grounds
last week. A dog was the discover
er, and after he had brought to light
the first one continued search re-
suited in seven more being found.
There was no money or papers to
show to whom they belonged to.
They had been hidden by pickpock-
cts who were busy at last years
fair.
The Masons' Carnival Fair at
Elmira, N. Y, from June 22d to
July 4th, 1903, $4,000 people paid
admissions to Darling's Dog and
Pony Circus. This is one of the
most pleasing attractions that the
carnival had. A continuous per-
formance was given by Prof. Darling
who has a worldwide reputation
giving the most fastidious perform
ance to the ladies, gentlemen and