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


at Tanner Falls, last Saturday morning.
In lieu of payingtaxes, the Erie pays
to both Susquehanna and Pike counties
for running over lands ofthese divisions
otthe commonwealth what is known as an
annual bonus. Susquehanna county has
Just received its share, which amounts to
81, ,34O. go. Pike county receives annually
$2, ,620.17.
All candidates, whether successful
or otherwise, must file list OF their
election expenses within thirty days,
which will fix the limit at March 16.
The fact that the candidate spent no
money cannot alter the case, for the
papers must be filed just the same and
the candidate who disobeys the law in
this regard is subject to fine and inn
prisonment and cannot take office until
it is paid.
Company E, of the 18th regiment,
left Honesdae in special car at half
past four O'Clock yesterday afternoon
for Washington, D. c., where it will
participate in the exercises attendant
upon the Inauguration of William H..
Taft as president of the United States.
The company spent last night. at
Wilkes-Barre en- route to the capital,
and will stop in that city over night on
the return trip, reaching home on Sat-
urday morning, March 9th. While in
Washington the Third Battalion, COM
prising four companies, OF which our
home organization is one, will be quar-
tered at Hotel Normandie.
---Asa Kimble, of Dyberry, fell at his
home on Friday last, and lead pencil
which he had in his hand penetrated
the palm go deeply as to require surgi-
cal operation for its removal. DR.. Pow
ell gave the necessary attention.
Dubois D. Weston, of this place,
met with quite serious accident in New
York city, on Friday morning last. In
hurrying across Broadway his foot was
in some way caught by an imperfection
in the pavement and he fell heavily, sus-
tanning dislocation and fracture of the
left shoulder He was able to return to
Honesdale in the afternoon of the same
day;.a on Saturday Drs. Powell and
Neilson. reduced the fracture.
The three-years term of Thomas j.
Ham, as Chief Burgess of Honesdale,
expired on Monday last. Mr.. Ham was
the first of the long succession of the
towns burgesses to hold Mayors court
During his administration he collected
in licenses, fines, and costs, and paid
over to the borough, 1891 l5; sum
somewhat larger than the aggregate
collections of his predecessors for the
previous twelve years.
The sppeat of Texas township il the
case of Mrs. Tryphens Smith was or
Monday mol pros'd in the Superior Court
on motion of A. T. Searle, attorney for
Mrs. Smith, and she is now entitled to
receive her Judgment with interest and
costs.
Application is to be made for 8
charter for the Honesdale Footwear Go.
a corporation at present comprising
William H. Krantz, Frederick Krantz
l.. O. Grambs, Oscar Romisch and q
silent partner, portion of the stock oi
which will shortly be offered for sale
The factory will be located on what is
known as "The Point" at the junction
of the West Branch and the Dyberry
near the foot of East Park street LOT
for the purpose having been purchased
of the Torrey estate. The building viii
be spacious in length and breadth, but
economy will be observed in the matter
of height, the plans providing for only
one story, There will be no windows
light being admitted by skylight roof
There has been considerable speculation
as to where the new factory would be
located, Stroudsburg, Scranton, Wilkes.
Barre, Carbondale, Jermyn and Hawley
all having held out inducements to Sc
cure it, but this announcement will END
the guessing on that point. 1t is up tC
Honesdale to felicitate itself on its gooC
luck, and to it's capitalists to lend al
the aid and encouragement in their power
to the new enterprise.
In other columns will be found the
subjects of the series of sermons which
are being delivered at the revival meet
ings this week at the M. f. church, by
the pastor, Rev. Will II. Hitler. Specia
music under the direction of G. j. Dib
BILE, the chorister, adds to the interest o
the meetings. All are welcome. TIL,
exercises begin at 7:30 each evening.
The Baptist congregation became so
enthusiastic over their new system o
lighting last Sunday, that the entire cos
of same was provided in a few mo
ments.
AT the Lyric Theatre this week, tn,
Great Omar, the champion Dervisl
dancer of the world, who in Paris
France, in 1900, the year of the Frencl
Exposition, while he was at the Casino