The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-29
LOCAL MENTION.

The Honesdale National Bank
will be closed Saturday, day and even
ing-New Years day.
The Seelyville Sunday School
have their Christmas exercises on
Thursday evening. Come!
-Freeman's orchestra will give
the young people of Honesdale an
opportunity to dance the old year out
and the new one in by holding one of
their popular dances at the Lyric on
Friday evening.
The Delaware & Hudson Co.
have adopted a rule at their shops
in Carbondale that to hold position
you must weigh at least $50 pounds
and must not be over As years old.
Light weights and old men need not
apply.
The Cliff Works at Scranton,
owned by the American Locomotive
Company, is to be converted into an
automobile factory to manufacture
the "Alco," which is the initials of
the American Locomotive Co. This
will give employment to over 5000
men.
There will be special services in
the Presbyterian church next Sunday
evening, Jan. I'd, 1910. All the
Christmas music will be repeated.
Next week-the Week of Prayer
there will be services in the Chapel
each evening at 1880, excepting on
Saturday.
1t is said that there are over
100,000,000 eggs in cold storage in
Philadelphia, Chicago and other cold
storage centres, and that all of the
frozen hen fruit will be dumped on
the market by January 1. Another
six months storage charges will be
due at that time, and the owners are
not anxious to pay it.
The following transfers of real
estate have been recorded: Philo s.
Bass and wife of Lebanon to Riefier
& Sons, Inc, of Tanners Falls, land
in Lebanon township; Geo. r. Os-
borne and wife of Salem, to John
Curtiss, of Dunmore, Lackawanna
county. land in Salem; considera-
tion, $3.50.
The handsome Illuminated clock
installed by the Farmers and Me-
chanics' Bank, by the directors of
that concern, is substantial evidence
every minute of the day of their
progressiveness and thoughtfulness
of the public's welfare. If you have
no account at that bank, you can at
least get some interest from knowing
the time of day.
Honesdale, of which Rev. George
Wendell is pastor, received a Christ
mas gift of 500 from Mr.. Fred Gel
ger, of Philadelphia. This gentle
man is brother-in-law to Mrs. Wen
dell, and the gift goes into the fund
which the members are raising in Or
der to make some necessary i'm
provements to the church property,
which will cost $1,000.
After carrying three bullets in
his head for forty-seven years, Fran
els Rogers, of Wilkes-Barre, Civil
War veteran, on Thursday elected
them from his nose during a fit of
violent sneezing. He was shot in
the head at Antietam with buckshot
during charge upon the rebel lines
and was severely wounded. He re-
covered, although the surgeons did
not extract the bullets. They have
been in the front portion of his head
since and have often caused him ter
rife headaches.
The Methodist Sunday school
held their Christmas festivities on
Christmas evening in their Sunday
school room. A most excellent pro-
gram had been arranged and was
very ably carried out. The room was
very prettily decorated with green
and Christmas bells. The singing
was accompanied by the orchestra
composed of M. ]. Hanlan, James H.
Miller, Mrs. w. A. Sluman, violin,
Frank Robinson, cornet, and Miss
Grace Hanlon, pianist. bethlehem
Chimes" with its many beautiful
pieces of music was we'll rendered
and greatly appreciated. The pri-
mary department, under the direction
OF Messrs. Sandereock, Spruks and
Arnold, gave a cantata which was
delightfully."- enjoyed and reflected
great credit upon all who took part
and upon Miss Toliey who had ar
ranged the parts. Superintendent
w. w. Baker made q very appropri-
ate address after which presents
were given to the primary depart
ment and others. Rev. A. c. Oliver
was music leader and did his part
admirably. .apd Merry Christmas
and pleasant evening was . gift to
every one who was present.