The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-23
LOCAL MENTION.

the Fourth of July will be celebrated
The members of the Epworth
League of the Methodist church held
a picnic at Beach Lake on Thursday.
THE Boot and Shoe Workers
Union will hold their annual picnic at
Lake Lodore, August 18th.
Marriage license have been
granted to George w. Delaney and
Eva l.. Gregory, both of Honesdale;
Fred j. Roth, of Gouldsboro, and
Lulu Spregel, of Scranton; William
C.. Skillet and Arminta Campbell,
both of Starrucca.
The employees of the American
Knitting Co. are enjoying a two
weeks vacation.
The new addition to the Katz
underwear factory, will be ready for
occupancy about July 10th.
Carl Kelley has been appointed
clerk in the, postoffice. William
Buerkett will succeed him as mail
carrier.
Peter Alt, of Madison township,
before Squire E. B. Hollister on
charge of trespassing. He was fined
one dollar and costs and on default
of same was brought to Honesdale on
Thursday last by constable A. b.
Walker, of Salem, and lodged in Jail
to serve a term of eleven days.
H. G. Vail, of Damascus, has two
Holstein COWS, six years old, that are
very profitable. One, in less than
nine months, gave 1867 pounds of
milk, which brought him S1S6.69,
and the other, in g u months, gave
1892 pounds, which sold for $S3.13
at the Borden shipping station. The
COWS were fed on dry hay and feed.
Lowell NJ. Broughton has sold
his farm in Berlin township to Levi
Penwarden of Honesdale. 1t con-
sists of fifty-two acres and price paid
was $S27.
The Seelyville school had their
Childrens Day service on Sunday
last in the Chapel at that place.
The assembly room was very pretti-
ly decorated with laurels. The
seating arrangement of the Children
and audience was admirable. The
exercises consisted of recitations and
singing, accompanied by piano and
violin and short address by w. w.
Wood. The manner in which the
whole program was carried out re-
fiected great credit not only on the
children and scholars who took part,
but showed great painstaking upon
the part of the managers. Supt.
Bodie and his excellent corps of teach
ers are to be congratulated upon thae
splendid work that they are doing
and the evidence of its appreciation
is shown not only by the large school
membership, but by the people of
Seelyville in general.
"A party of eighteen Italians, who
have been working at Tanners Falls,
left on Friday for Bradford, where
they have secured work.
There is to be big exhibit of
poultry at the next Wayne county
fair. General and special prizes will
be awarded. To enter for special
prize you must have been a member
of the Wayne County Poultry Ass n
for at least three months.
Fred Schuerholz, of Honesdale,
is now pitcher and center fielder
on the Mount Carmel Atlantic league
team.
-Adolph Schneider, of Honesdale,
captain of the Lafayette College team,
has signed to pitch for Pottsville.
On Wednesday evening Miss
Maude Murray will entertain at her
home on South Church street a
number of friends at an informal
reception.
On Friday evening Frank w.
Delaney, of Sellersville, Pa, will
lecture at the court house under the
auspices of the Wayne County Poul-
try and Pigeon Association. Mr..
Delaney is editor of the Poultry
Item" and his subject will be "The
Value of the American Hen" No
admission will be charged.