The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-19
LOCAL MENTION.

THE great duty of life is not
to give pain"
The social of Texas Engine COM
pany No. held Monday evening
was a decided success.
Don't forget the chicken supper
and sale of fancy work and candy at
Grace church this Thursday even
ing.
The funeral of Christian Smith,
of River street, will be held at his
late home at o'clock and at the
church at $3.50 p. m. to-day.
Always keep your dogs and cats
nights where they will not disturb
the sleep of your neighbors and so
come in danger of being poisoned.
There will be service consist
ing of Holy Communion and sermon
by Rev. A. L. Whitaker next Sunday,
Nov. 81, p. M, in the Presbyterian
church, Waymart.
The Bell Telephone company has
obtained control of the Western
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pected that they will unite under one
capitalization which will be one bill
lion of dollars.
Grace Episcopal church, Sunday,
Nov. 81: Holy Communion, a. m;
morning services, 1890 a. M. and
evening services at 1880 p. m. Sun
day school at 12 M.
Five years ago Saskatchewan
had only 1,25O,0O0 acres in wheat.
oats, barley, and fax. This year g.
628,000 acres were titled, and 20O,-
100000 bushels of wheat produced.
"A very important meeting of the
Senior Loyal Legion will be held in
the Baptist Sunday School room on
Tuesday, Nov. %, at 1880. All mem
bers are earnestly requested to be
present.
The United States Express Com
pany will move the headquarters of
Division No. 1 to Scranton. This
means quite an addition to Scran-
toms population as we'll as to her
financial prosperity.
The White Ribboners will meet
with Mrs. Fred Keen at her home
on Dyberry Place Tuesday afternoon,
Nov. 23, a, 8 o'clock. Mrs Gilpin
will have charge of the meeting and
the subject will be Legislature
Work"
Next Sunday at the First Baptist
church the pastor will preach a
Thanksgiving sermon at the morn
ing service at 1890 o'clock; Bible
school at 11:45; Young Peoples
meeting at $50 p. m; evening wor-
ship at 1880.
William ]. Holes, who was a
member of the firm of Hitler &
Holes, who few years ago occupied
the building now owned by the Dime
Bank, was elected by a large ma
jority on the Republican ticket,
Mayor of Kennilworth, New Jersey.
The Labor Convention at To-
ronto decided to designate the Sun
day preceding the first Monday in
September in each year as Labor
Sunday, and to request the churches
of America to devote some part of
the day to a presentation of labor
questions.
Col. Ezra Ripple, postmaster of
Scranton, and one of the foremost
men of that city, had a slight para
lytic stroke on the right side, while
seated at his desk in the postoff1ce
on Tuesday afternoon. At last ac-
counts he was improving and it is
hoped he will soon resume his duties.
The New York, Susquehanna
and Western railroad, a subsidiary
of the Erie, shows an improvement
in earnings over last year. The sur
plus on June 80 last was $4,000,
or slightly less than one per cent on
the 100000 of preferred stock
there is the same amount of COM
mon stock.
Charles N. Crittenton of New
York, widely known as the million
aire founder of the Florence Critten-
ton rescue homes for girls, died
Tuesday night of pneumonia. He
was i'll less than a week. He was
seventy-six years old. Mr.. Crittenon
founded seventy-three rescue homes
in this country and several in Japan
and China.
The Philathea class of the Bap-
tist church met at the home of Miss
Nella Kimble, 1918 Dyberry Place,
on Nov. 16, 1909, and elected the
following officers: President, Miss
Bertha Plume; vice president, Nell
lie Cook; treasurer, Nella Kimble;
secretary, Mrs. Walter Kimble. The
next meeting will be held at the
home Of Mrs. d. B. Mantle on High
street, December Z, 1909.
Why the price OF meat keeps
rising may be answered by stating
that the population of this country