The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-27
LOCAL MENTION.

The hremen are arranging 10
have three divisions on their day of
parade.
The members of the Grand
Army of the Republic will take part
in the Civic Parade.
Week from next Monday is
Labor Day-also the beginning of
Old Home Week. Invite your
friends.
The total number killed in the
riots at Mckec's Rocks is eight with
twice that number known to be
wounded.
Contractor Schrader broke
ground on Wednesday for the house
he has contracted to erect for Mrs.
Theresa Green.
The concrete sidewalk being
laid in front of Liberty Hall will be
Il big improvement and gives that
corner city appearance.
Typhoid fever scare is rampant
in Scranton, but it is claimed that
the victims are mostly people who
contracted the disease while away
on their vacations.
The Jermyn fire company has
accepted the invitation to partici-
pate in the Firemef's parade during
Old Home Week. The company
will be the guests of the Alert Hook
and Ladder company.
ALL the glass cutting concerns
are working full time, making arti-
cles that will be excellent souvenirs
for old Home Week Don't for
get to have your friends look them
over.
An encouraging feature of the
work on the new census is the dis
position of the officials to confer
with the business interests before
arranging schedules of inquiries to
be asked.
The members of Pleasant Val
ley Grange will hold their annual
picnic (if fair) in Bates Grove, Dy-
berry, Pa, on Wednesday, Sept.
1st. If stormy at the Grange Hall.
A good dinner will be served.
The knights of Columbus con-
ferred the second degree upon
seven candidates on Tuesday even
ing. After the degree work, a So
cial session was enjoyed by those
present.
At a special meeting of the
members of Company E, it was de-
cided that the company would ac-
cept the invitation to participate in
the civic and military parade dur
ing Old Home Week celebration.
The one-wattled cassowary is
due to lay an egg at the Philadel-
phia Zoo next Saturday. We don't
know what a one-wattled cassowary
is, but it has our heartfelt wishes
for a successful termination of the
stunt.
Work on the new school build
ing is progressing rapidly. Work.
men this week started removing the
old building and it is expected to
have the ground ready for the dedi-
cation of the new school during Old
Home Week.
The condition of Rev. G. C..
Lyman, assistant pastor of the Elm
Park church, Scranton, who has
been i'll at his home, 70S Adams
avenue, is improving, and it is eX-
pected that he will be able to preach
next Sunday.
The following is the list of
unclaimed letters at the postofice
for the week ending Monday, Aug
%: f. NJ Adam, John Barry, Mrs.
Walter Croser, r. S. Crane Insur-
ance Company, William Holcomb,
Miss NJ. James, Michael Sensen,
Mrs. E. w. Woodward
w. II. Bullock, orchard in
spector, on account of stormy wealth
er, etc, spent four days borough
inspecting at Prompton last week.
He reports the finding of the San
Jose scale on four different lots, and
the Lecanium scale on one lot He
will now enter into South Canaan
township and continue his inspec-
tion until he has completed that
township.
Ernest Lemnitzer, son of Mr..
and Mrs. William Lemnitzer, of
West street, met with a painful ac-
cident on Monday afternoon. The
boy, with several companions, was
playing on the hill in the rear of
the residence of C. j. Dibble. He
was running down the hill and
tripped over a stone striking his
left arm against another stone. The
bone above the elbow was frac-
tured. Drs. Burns and Powell at
tended the patient.