The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-12
LOCAL MATTER

at snerl1 sale the personal property OF
the Ariel Knitting Mill Company, of
Ariel. 1t was purchased by w. f.
Heinle, Henry Meyer & Son, of CALI
coon, and j. w. Sandercock, of Ariel.
Frank Watterson, of Hawley, was
arrested by Deputy Sheriff N. B. Spen-
Ger on Saturday. Detective Spencer
went to Hawley after his man, and, af-
lively chase, captured him there. 1t
appears that during his residence in
Honesdale, where he worked ina glass
cutting shop, Watterson boarded at the
Flynn hotel on South Main street. A
short time ago he left town leaving a
board bill amounting to thirty dollars
unpaid. Proprietor Flynn had war
rant issued and Watterson was arreste d
and given n hearing before Justice of
the Peace W. II. Ham. The matter
was subsequently amicably adjusted be-
tween the parties.
Mrs. Susan IIirt, of White Mills,
was arrested by officer n. B. Spencer
on Friday last and brought to Homes
dale the same evening, for n hearing be-
fore Justice of the Peace, X. A. Smith,
on n charge of cruelty to animals. On
Wednesday Mrs. Hirt's husband went
to Victor Mizler's place-the Halfway
House-and traded horses, receiving in
exchange horse and two and half
dollars "boot money" When he re-
turned to his home that evening his wife
claimed that he had the worst of the
deal and so she took the animal back
to Mizler's place. The latter was not
at home when she arrived there and
Mrs. Hirt left the morfey in the house,
and tied the horse to post near the
roadway. The animal was without food
or shelter for number of hours, and
Detective Spencer being notified ar
rested Mrs. Hirt, who was fined $40 by
Justice Smith and costs, the total
amounting to $25.
Last Sunday was Mothers
Day. All over the civilized world
from Honesdale around the world
and back, including Japan, Turkey
ana hunoreds of other countries men
and women, girls and boys were
seen wearing white carnations in
honor and out of respect of mother.
While no concerted effort was made
in this place to honor the memory
of mother, still the day was gener-
ally observed. To observe that great
day all one had to do was to get a
white carnation and wear it. This
is one Of the occasions when every
one can join in the celebration.
Every one has a mother either dead
or living. If ones mother is dead
the carnation will do tribute to her
motherhood and if living one should
wear the carnation as a tribute to
her worth. 1t is better to do honor
to the living rather than wait until
death compels people to appreciate
what they have lost. One man in
Honesdale said that he was wearing
flower on his coat because his
mother, who is over so years old,
had raised it from the seed, and
that she was a good mother, and that
when she was gone he would have
lost the best friend in the world. 1t
is very true
The annual meeting of the
Wayne County Pennsylvania So
ciety of New York City, was held
at the Hotel Manhattan, Madison
Avenue and 42d street, New York,
on last evening, and the following
efficient board of officers chosen for
the ensuing year: President, William
F. Dorfinger; first vice-president
George F. James; second vice-presi-
dent, Samuel L. Blumenthal; third
vice-president, William II. Fitze;
secretary, Charles S. Penwarden; :;
treasurer, A. E. Richardson; histor-
ian, DR.. Peter j. Gibbons; director,
William w. Starbuck.
On Thursday evening Judge
George S. Purdy's new six-cylinder
car arrived in town. Howard Erik,
his chauffeur, brought the auto from
New York.
In honor of the one hundredth
anniversary of the organization of the
Auditor Generals Department in it's
present form, dinner was given
Wednesday evening at the Harris
burg Country Club at the State Capt.
tol. The guests of the evening in
cluded Governor Edwin S. Stuart and
three of Auditor General Youngs
predecessors, Amos H. Myln, of Lam
caster; Levi G. McCauley, of West
Chester, and Hon. E. B. Harden
bergh, of Honesdale. General Young
presided and all the members of the
department staff were present
Speeches were delivered by the guests
of honor and by Deputy Auditor Gen
eral Thomas A. Crichton.
Erie brakeman Charles Dennis
of the Delaware Division, had the
misfortune to strike his head against
the window of caboose while in
Honesdale on Friday last, resulting
in contusions of his left eye and
face, which necessitated treatment
at the Port Jervis Hospital.