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

The Allen House Christmas
dinner was enjoyed by large num-
ber of Honesdale people who speak
in loudest praise Of Landlord Lords
hospitality.
The Pennsylvania Central Brew
ing Company's Honesdale branch,
commenced harvesting ice on Park
Lake last week. The Ice is ten in
ches thick.
William M. Foster, of Homes
dale, has sold to Right Rev. M. j.
Hoban of Scranton, a piece of land
at Gouldsboro, containing about a.
$50 square feet.
The fall of snow which was in
full blast on Christmas reminded us
of the old time Christmas when we
thought it showed on purpose to
give us chance to try our new sled.
We have received a copy of the
Almanac for 1910 issued by the Har-
| risburg Telegraph. 1t contains a lot
of generally useful information, and
to people living in the central part of
Pennsylvania it is extremely valu-
able.
If you can trap for furs this is
the year to do it. Seldom have prices
ranged so high. Skunk Is from so
cents to $3.50. Muskrat 18 to AZ
cents. Fox from 25 cents to $3.50
each. Mink from 25 cents to $3.50
for dark and 25 to $3.50 for brown.
The Irving Cut Glass Co., one Of
Honesdale's prosperous cut glass
firms, will be represented in the
middle-south and middle-west the
following year by Thomas H. Quin-
ney of Ridge street. Mr.. Quincy
succeeds F. ]. Classen, of Baltimore.
Rev. Coenan of the Lutheran
church has requested us to extend
his happy new year greeting to all
of the members of his church and
congregation, and he would be pleas
ed to personally greet each one of
them at service on January 2, 1910.
Don't forget"
The Utah, the largest of Uncle
Sans battleships, was launched Just
nine months from the day the keel
was laid, being record time. Miss
Mary Alice Spry, daughter of Cover
nor Spry of Utah, was the sponsor
and broke the usual bottle, said to
contain champagne.
They say that football Is the
missing link between civilization and
cannibalism invented by Darwin to
prove the survival of the fttest.
This is about the worst charge
brought against the author of the
" Origin of Species" who gave con-
crete expression to the idea that
some men of to-day might be great
grandsons, ages removed, of mon
keys.
-Hurrah! Another new industry
for Honesdale. Paul and Walter
Coenan of Jersey City, men of excel
lent reputation and first-class me-
chanicians, have started a gas and
electric light chandelier factory at
the corner of South Main and Erie
streets, and will manufacture all
grades of brass chandelier work.
They are brothers of the Rev. Mr..
Coenan, pastor of the Lutheran
church.
Percy Mills was arrested by
constable N. B. Spencer on the charge
of not being fit to be at large. From
his actions it led many to believe that
he was mentally deranged. He fire.
quented the barn of Postmaster e.
Darwin Penwarden, at Carley Brook,
and on different occasions matches
were strewn upon the barn floor.
Fearing fire Postmaster Penwarden
had a warrant sworn out before
Squire w. H. Ham for his arrest.
-Honesdale Lodge, No. 218, Free
and Accepted Masons, elected officers
as follows Thursday night: Worship
full Master, Asa e. Bryant; senior
warden, N. Frank Frailey; junior
warden, 1. B. Brown; treasurer, j. D.
Weston; secretary, William w. Bak-
er; trustees, A. E. Bryant, N. F.
Frailey, l. B. Brown; representative
to grand lodge, w. F. Heft. The
officers were afterwards installed by
District Deputy Grand Master, w. H.
Hulsizer.
From far and near we are re-
ceiving reports of an unusual fall of
snow, New York and Philadelphia
getting their share with all the ac-
companying troubles that snow
brings to a city. New York reports
thirteen deaths due to the storm and
great damage to telegraph and tele-
phone lines. The Pennsylvania R.
R. is blocked badly and train service
very irregular. More than 10000
snow shovelers are busy in New York
City getting rid of the snow.
One would think that when eggs
are selling at three cents apiece they
would be picked up so closely that
bad egg would be an impossibility,
but it Is not so. Many housekeepers
find bad eggs among their purchase.
This is explained by the practice of
people who use incubators for hatch
ing chickens in making inspection of
the eggs after they have been in the
machine about a week, and extract
ing those that are not fertile, These