The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-13

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"A. J. Miller, who now resides in
Walden, has sold his River street
property to M. Krommis.
The gross proceeds from the
county fair amounted to $3,S0O; the
gate receipts netted $2,544.
Judge A. T. Searle is sitting in
Part 3, Lackawanna court. This is
his first appearance as Judge.
"A meeting of those interested in
the Schoonover burial grounds, was
held at Mrs. S. N. Decker on Court
street on Monday.
-Comrade George E. Miller, of
Carbondale, was in evidence at the
county fair. George is 80 years old
and never misses attending Wayne
county's fair.
The following marriage licenses
have been granted: Wesley Bennett
and Mary E. Albrecht, both of Haw-
ley; Clark Kimble and Ethel Bodie,
both of Dyberry.
DR.. Smith, of Scranton, assisted
by DR.. Ely and Powell of Honesdale,
performed an operation on Henry
Smith of South Main street. Miss
Hattler is the nurse.
Run Away Mike, sometimes
called Michael Mcmahon, celebrated
his arrival in town by getting
drunk. Mayor Kuhbach fined him
$4.00 which was four times as much
as it cost him to get drunk.
The town council having receiv-
ed portion of the tax levy amount
ing to $4,000 and not knowing what
to do with the money, have agreed
to furnish hose cart and 400 feet
of hose to be stationed down town.
The Peary-Cook controversy
and the Hudson-Fulton celebration
have been cast in the shade down
in Pike county by bear fight which
occurred in McKean's Valley on
October 4th. We print the story
elsewhere.
Excavation has begun for J.. H.
Strongman's new house on West
Park street and it is proposed to
erect house 29x4S feet. The up
per floor will contain seven rooms,
and the lower six. The apartments
will have all the modern improve
ments.
On Thursday evening the Oslek
Tribe, No. 318, Improved Order of
Red Men elected the following Off
GERS: Sachem, VIM. Bader; senior
Sycamore, Harry Deck; Junior saga
more, Stephen Bergman; prophet,
Augustus Barthlemes; trustee, l..
Blumenthal.
The Isle of Spice,' which will
be presented in this place very short
ly, is credited with more song hits
than any other musical comedy ever
written. Some of them are: THE
Goo Goo Man." Peggy Brady"
The Broomstick Witches" Uncle
Sans Marines" You and 1" Little
Maid of Nicobar," and How Can
You Tell Till You Try"
On Saturday, October 16, the
Republican candidates, A. e. Sisson
and j. A. Stober, for Auditor Gener-
al and State Treasurer, will be in
Honesdale. They will be accompan-
led by Alexander McDougall clerk
of the National House of Representa-
tives, and j. d. Cox, speaker of the
House at Harrisburg. 1t will be in
order for the Democrats and Republi-
cans of our borough to step up and
get acquainted with the gentlemen
whom they will by their votes help
to elect to fill the positions for which
they aspire. Let everybody look
pleasant.
The trial of Amos c. Blakslee,
charged with the murder of Garrett
Berry, at the home of Mrs. Blakslee
at 720 Adams avenue, Scranton, on
the night of April 20, was begun be-
fore Judge H. M. Edwards, in Scran-
ton, on Monday morning. District
Attorney O'Brien appeared for the
Attorney Scragg ap-
peared for Mrs. Berry and Attorneys
Thayer and Powell represented the
defence. The prisoner appeared in
court neatly attired in a blue suit
and made a, very good appearance.
Blakslee will be the principal wit
ness for the defence, which is the
"unwritten law"
Auditor General Robert K.
Young's recent prediction that the
state revenues for this year would
break records appears to be coming
true as last week the amount of col
lections made by this department
went over the 25,00O,0O0 mark,
tue income for the day being, 1901,
900 in round numbers. The gener-
ais department has sixty days in
which to best the record of $780,
425866 of actual receipts in 1907
or $27,O27,132 gross because of
the sale of bonds. The total of the
income to date is about 100000
ahead of the same day last year.
There are some big accounts out
standing and the receipts the re-
remainder of the fiscal year will be
largo