The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25
LOCAL MENTION.

There are 1,3O1,406 school
children in this state and grand
total of $6,97O,144.25 is now being
distributed to the schools by the
Department of Public Instruction.
The All-Honesdale base ball
team went to Ariel on Saturday and
was defeated by the team of that
place by the score of IL to o..
Crago, the locals pitcher, was not
in his usual good form and was hit
hard.
Scranton papers intimate that
the death of Bruce Keeney at Orson,
this county, might not have been ac-
cidental, and claim that a much
closer investigation should be had,
than that which the coroner jury
made. Mr.. Kenney was buried on
Thursday.
The Athletic committee of the
Old Home Week celebration has
arranged the following games for
that week. Monday, Sept. 9th, St.
Johns of Scranton, two games;
Tuesday and Wednesday, the strong
Milford team will be the attraction;
and on Thursday Port .!ervis will
be here.
Excursion rates on the Erie
two cents mile from any station
as far north as Binghamton and
south to Middletown; also on all sta
tions on Erie and Wyomin; Division
from Scranton to Hawley. Special
train will arrive in Honesdale at |
a. M. and one leave at D. IN. each
day.
Excursion rates for Old Home
Week on the ID. & II. from Wilkes
Barre and all stations to and in
Guiding Yatesville $1.25 for the
round trip; from Pittston and all
stations to, and including Archibald
S1.OO; from Jermyn and Mayfield
and Carbondale, rs cents. Special
train leaves Honesdale at 9:15 p.
m. on Sept. l. s, and 8.
The Carbondale Leader of last
Saturday states that boy named
Floyd Roberts of Warden, Wayne
county, was found on the streets of
Carbondale in a destitute condition
by Officer McAndrews, a good heart
ed policeman, who furnished the
boy with a good square meal, in
troduced him to Foreman Barrett of
the ID. & II. shops, who furnished him
with a job where he can earn his
living.
N. Z. Hause, chief clerk of the
Auditor Generals department at
Harrisburg, has been selected by
Governor Stuart to represent this
state at the third international Tax
Conference to be held at Louisville,
KY, September 21-24. The mem
bership of the conference is COM
posed of a delegate from each state
in the Union. They meet each year
and consider questions respecting
taxation.
The members of the Hawley
Fire department have accepted the
invitation extended to them by Alert
Fire company of Honesdale to be
their guests on Firemen's Day dur
ing Old Home Week celebration.
The local fire laddies will leave there
about forty strong on a special train
Wednesday morning, Sept. s, to
take part in the parade on that date.
They will be accompanied by scores
of friends and one of the best bands
obtainable.
The Privilege committee for the
"Old Home Week" celebration held
a meeting on Friday afternoon,
Aug. goth, at which time the mat
ter of privilege for the selling of
refreshments, etc, was discussed
The committee decided to give
Honesdale dealers first preference
for location. All persons wishing to
secure space for the sale of refresh
ments, etc, can address Martin Cau-
field, Chairman of the Privilege
Committee.
Congressman Pratt is home, since
Congress adjourned. He has pur.
chased a large new touring car, and
next winter it will be seen on the
avenues at Washington. Our repre-
sentative was very fortunate in be-
ing placed on two very important
committees-committee on Agricul
ture and on Expenditure in the de
partment of Commerce and Labor
The place on the committee on Ag
riculture is one of the most sought
for assignments in the gift of the
Speaker, and we congratulate Mr.
Pratt.