The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-12

granted to George II. Spangenberg
and Miss Mary E. Miller, both of
South Canaan.
Bromley Wharton, Secretary of
the Board of Charities, and William
]. McGarry. of Philadelphia, we're in
town last week, and inspected the
county jail and the Honesdale-Texas
Almshouse. These gentlemen are
on trip inspecting the county
buildings Of Monroe, Pike, and
Wayne counties.
1T has been decided to hold a
county fair at Tunkhannock, Pa,
this summer. For the past few
years no fair has been held in that
county. Years ago the "Tunkhan-
mock Fair" was considered one of
the best in the State, but owing to
lack of interest the association was
broken up. In reorganizing the
society the following officers have
been elected: Ex-Sheriff Charles S.
Knapp, President; Stanley R. Brun-
ges, vice-president; Thomas M.
Dunn, secretary; and George N.
Doyle, treasurer.
Several of our past and pres
ent Wayne county teachers finished
their education in the Mansfield
Normal School, and take an inter-
est in the present prosperity of their
alma mater. Such will be pleased
to learn that under the direction of
Miss Reagan, of the Department of
Elocution, Shakespeare The Tam
ing of the Shrew," was publicly
rendered in Mansfield, on May 7th,
entirely by the talent of the institu-
tion, the character of The Widow
being most acceptably portrayed by
Miss Edith Boland, of Carbondale
A large house greeted the young
performers, and the papers say
that the enthusiasm shown through
out the evening was fitting trib-
ute to the splendid manner in
which each part was taken.
On or before July 1st, connections
will be completed between the McAdoo
tunnel and the Erie railroad on the Jer-
sey side. Passengers bound for New
York city will be able to take a subway
car on the Jersey City side and get out
at 33d street and 9th avenue in fifteen
or twenty minutes.
The road commissioners of Waymart
are making extensive improvements to
the roads in that borough. They are
using the Clinton township stone crush
er.
The open season for yellow perch is
from June 18th to December 3lst, and
the fish must be six inches or over in
length; rod, line and tip-ups to be used
only.
The commissions OF the newly elected
Justices of the Peace for Wayne county
should have been lifted on Monday OF
last week, under the old law, but we are
under the impression that bill was
passed by the last Legislature extending
the time for four or five days, in order
that the officers residing remote from
the county-seat might have reasonable
opportunity to file their bonds, etc. Be-
tween forty and fifty Justices were choser
in this county at the last election, but il
is not probable that more than one-thirG
of that number will take the oath of Of
flee. The commissions which have moi
, been lifted are in the hands of Register
: and Recorder +. w. Gammell, at the
court house.
Way back "befo' de war;" when the
writer hereof was employed in store or
lower Main street, he sold many barrels
of flour to stalwart customers, who
rather than pay draymana shilling fol-
trucking the over two hundred-pounG
package home for them, took pride il
shouldering the barrels themselves ant
trudging off thoroughly contented. Ever
if farmer bought sack of Ashton sal
in those days, weighing 24O pounds, i
was considered quite favor on the par
of the salesman if the latter lent hanC
to help the unwieldly bag into his wagon
The mothers thought nothing then o
taking home forty yard piece of muslin
and, if occasion required, were equal tt
Juggling gallon OF molasses, or an arm
, full of smaller packages. Times hav
, changed since those days, my masters
Now, the smallest purchase must be sen
, home, and woe to the merchant, o
butcher, or druggist if the delivery i
not prompt and in every way satisfactory
> We have heard of instances in Homes
dale of phone orders to be delivered a
, the house, of a box of matches, a pape
of pins, package of soap, and simila
: trifes, but it was not until last weel
that we were told of the uptown lad
, who went into one of our prominen
: stores and, buying spool of thread
} asked that it be sent to her home. lh
proprietor, who is somewhat of a prac
: tical joker, got dray and sent two mel
' with planks to the back door of her resi-
z. dence. They then rolled the spool o
5 thread, labelled with a shipping tag