The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-16
LOCAL MENTION.
Other local news on 4th page.

Other local news on 4th page.
Scranton has fixed a six-cent fare
to Lake Lincoln, a new pleasure re-
sort.
"A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Lester Knapp, on Thursday,
July 18th. $50
Scranton mas concluded to
mend it's asphalt pavement; it
needs It.
Rain fell somewhere, not far
distant, Wednesday night. Homes
dale and vicinity is still dry.
Paddy Kelly, of Honesdale, and
Jack Brennan, of Boston, were match
ed at a boxing exhibition at Port
Jervis on Wednesday evening.
-"Ten Nights in a Bar Room"
has again reused itself for another
tour of the country. 1t has frances,
but it never dies.
This is the season when the
overland tourist avoids the farmers
manse. When work is seeking him
he becomes coy and retiring.
Seventeen days and not urop
of rain in this locality And the
weather representation can't 'for
sure discover any rain clouds.
Co. E, of Honesdale, showed a
pretty fair standing at the inspec-
tion at Mt. Gretna. Its mark is
S2.O7, which is among the best of
'em.
These are The days when most
people appreciate fully the wrathful
exclamation of the late, lamented
Josh Billings: Darn a fiji! l hate
a fiji"
"A scribbler in the Smart Set"
observes that "a saint is a man who
believes this world is hell, and does
his level best to make it So" Don't
be a saint.
The potato crop needs rain,
very badly. 1t had a wonderfully
good start, but unless rain comes,
within few days, the returns will
be very meagre.
There VIII be lawn social at
Terrace Cottage &C. F. Bullock's S
residence) on Thursday evening,
July 90, 1903, given by the Epworth
League and Standard Bearer Socie-
ties. All are cordially invited.
Rev. A. l.. Whitaker will hold
service in the Indian Orchard school
house Sunday at $3.50 p. m. Frank
Goodall, of Scranton, will make the
address. There will be baptism of
children at 2:15, at the close of the
Sunday school hour.
"A young lady named Marie
Goldsboro, of Binghamton, N. Y,
was stricken dumb and blind after
swallowing big dish of ice cream
and lemonade. Boys, stick this
item in your hat where you can
easily get it.
Don't forget the midsummer
night dance and festival of the
River Street improvement Society,
which will occur Wednesday even
ing, July "a, at the new building
of the Honesdale Footwear Co.
Tickets only 35 cents. Ladies
free.
-Ex-editor Penniman says that his
corn patch is almost ruined by the
dry weather. Asserts that the dry
joints in the stalks crack so loudly
that he can't sleep o'nights. He
denies the rumor that he is about
to write pamphlet on What l
Know Ah0ut FarminpD
When druggist Jadwin wishes
a change of climate, he simply walks
from the front to the rear of his
store. Yesterday, the thermometer,
under the awning, on the street, reg
istered SO deg. Outside the door
in the rear, the mercury was COM
fortably doing at 81 deg.
AS result of a pitched battle
that took place between Italians and
Lithuanians on North Main street,
Pittston, at an early hour on Tues
day morning, Frank Nuriscavage is
in a critical condition, with a knife
wound in his left lung, and two of
the other combatants are suffering
from severe bruises.
The schooI BOARD of West Alex
ander, Pa, decided to elect a male
Professor, instead of female, as
had been its custom. They received
an application from Clarence Pow
ELL" OF Cochran, Pa. and after due
deliberation elected the applicant.
When the incumbent arrived, the
Board was aghast to find that "Clar-
ence" was a female. And now the
members are being guyed, unmerci-
fullv by the whole school district