The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-03

the Danville Asylum by Sheriff Bra
man on Monday.
Read Beardsley Shredded Cod
fish ad. in our paper. Try box.
You will like it.
The Christian Endeavor Society
of the Baptist church cleared SAT
at the recent supper given by them.
IN. B. Spencer has been appoint
ed constable of the borough of
Honesdale, George Rickert having
resigned.
The Y. P. S. of the Baptistchurch
gave a supper Thursday evening in
the parlors of the church what was
we'll attended.
w. H. Hall is decorating the
judges chambers at the court
house. The rooms are being pa
pered~ and painted.
Next Thursday the Ladies' Aid
society of st. Johns Lutheran church
will give its semi-annual supper in
the church parlors. First table at
$3.50 p. m.
Angus Lawyer left for Albany
Monday to take a course in Busi-
| ness College prior to assuming
position in the New York Custom
House, which he obtained by eff
cheney in a civil service examina-
| ton.
"A Wayne county man who has
kept count of the number of kisses
exchanged with his wife since their
union consents to it's publication as
follows: First year, $500; second
year, 10000; third year, $3.50;
fourth year, 1870; fifth year, 2. He
then left off keeping the record
An advertisement is to a mer-
chant very much what sowing seed
is to farmer. 1t may take little
time for the result to become ap-
parent, but they are sure to come.
The wise farmer is not niggardly
with his seed, nor the wise merchant
| with his advertisement.
There has been seven cases of
typhoid fever reported in Texas town
| ship. The latest cases are those of
Mrs. Charles Hook and Miss Eva
Hook of Green street. The patients
were taken to the State Hospital on
Sunday. Charles Hook is recover
ing after suffering the past ten
weeks from the disease.
The Wayne County Teachers
will meet at this place next week,
beginning Monday. Superintend-
ent ]. ]. Koehler has arranged a
fine program. He has secured good
speakers. The institute this year
will be held in the High school au-
ditorium. The evening entertain
ments will be of a high class order.
Lee Fie, the Chinese laundry
man, of this place, is the proud
owner of a new Ford runabout.
Sometime ago the Chinaman pur-
chased an automobile from Wyman
Kimble. On Friday he traded his
old machine and a money consider
alton to P. H. Meedham, an agent
of Scranton, for the new runabout.
Lee enjoyed a ride in the machine
on, Sunday.
Mr.. Parke, who has been CIV
ing Honesdale such delightful pict-
ulCo at IuO hyllC, anu WIN LAdoC
that place such pleasant place to
spend an evening at a nominal price,
has closed his engagement and will
exhibit over large circuit of towns,
remaining one night at each place.
White Mills is one of the places
where he will exhibit one night each
| week. Manager Dittrich has pur-
chased first-class machine and will
continue the moving picture en-
tertainments and promises to keep
up the standard of excellence which
has pleased our people during the
| last six months.
William and Harrison Conklin
were both found guilty of assault
and battery last week. When call
ed before the court for sentence
Judge Staples asked William how old
he was and he replied that his age
was sixteen. The judge asked him
if he was not sorry he committed the
assault as charged. He replied that
he was and was fined $25 and costs.
Then Harrison was asked by the
court what his age was. He replied
twenty-five years. Judge Staples
also asked him If he did not regret
making the assault. In an impertin-
ent way he replied no. After lee
ture by the judge he was fined $50
and the costs.
"A good joke on Honesdale
editor who went one evening to re-
port party at home recently
blessed with a new baby. He met
the hostess at the door, and after
the usual salutations he asked after
the babys health. The lady who
was quite deaf, and suffering with
the grippe, thought he was asking
after her cold and answered that
| although she usually had one every
winter, this was the worst one she
ever had; it kept her awake at night
good deal and at first confined her
to bed. Then noticing that the
newspaper man was getting nervous
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