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

On Saturday evening, May 9Th,
August p. Rehbein, d. D., has been
engaged by the United Commercial
Travellers of Poughkeepsie to ap-
pear at an entertainment given by
the members of that association.
This will be Mr.. Rehbein's second
appearance in Poughkeepsie.
1T 10 a question with those who
have closely Investigated the Knapp
failure, whether the Bank was the
cause of the outing Company's fail
ure or the Outing Company caused
the Bank to fail. Both concerns, If
managed separately and judiciously,
would have been eminently success
full. All agree that there was mo
woman in the case" which is now a
common cause of business failure.
The annual meeting of the
Farmers and Mechanics Bank was
held yesterday at the bank. The
present board was unanimously
elected. The annual report showed
a good, healthy increase of busi-
ness, having gained over $4,000
in total assets since their last state
ment, and the outlook very prom
ising. The directors after a
thorough and careful examination
in to all details of the institution,
expressed very freely their pleasure
and appreciation for the economical
and very conservative manner in
which the active managers have
performed their duties.
The pupils of st. Mary Magda-
lene's School have, during the last
week, been taking their examinations
previous to their promotion. They
are anticipating good average
which will be announced to them by
their pastor, the Rev. Father Dassel.
Thick, wet, blowy, and raw, a
rush of weather of the all-star varie-
ty and all ways bad, struck Homes
dale early last Thursday morning.
The outrage on the month of May
did not come without warning. For
the last week spring house cleaning
up above, has been causing all sorts
of blowing spells about the city.
The storm was a record breaker for
this time of the year. Shortly af-
er 2 o'clock in the morning the heavy
wind and fall of snow set in. 1t
was impossible to time the wind,
while the beautiful was busted down
from the dados and cornices of the
clouds, leftover of last February.
Up to noon the snowfall had beaten
all the heaviest records by six-tenths
of an inch, according to the weather.
man. AS the day ecame older, the
weather cocktail became more var
led. A mixture of rain and hail
that flew all ways and was productive
Of many comments, was alternated
with wierd display of heavenly fire.
works. Inquiries from about this
place, and suburban towns were to
the effect that the bombardment of
snow and hail had been non-effective
in delaying traffic and passenger
trains Among those who took all
around exceptions to the cutups of
the weather magnates were the sub
early onions, lettuce and other spring
that had been growing
so nicely, were soon partly covered
with the snowy mantle, resembling
evergreens peeping forth from a win
ter blanket. The wise ones are au-
,hority for the statement that the
snow will do little injury to the early
vegetables, as they are all of hardy
nature. No accidents, due to the
weather, were reported, though many
inexperienced in the art of crossing
he many Jordans, or rushing rivers
along the street corners, got their
'eet good and wet.
The members of the Wayne
County Agricultural Society held
heir May business meeting at the
Allen House on Monday afternoon.
The following business was trans
acted: 1t was decided that the
of purse money to be di-
yided between the six races will be
$1,000. A committee composed of
T. B. Clark, Levi Patterson and EN-
erson Gammell was appointed to
tx the classes for the races. w. E.
oerham, j. V. Starnes and Emerson
1ammell were appointed to act with
he committee of the Wayne County
Poultry and Pigeon Association to
orange special prize list for the
all show. October 5th will be chill
lren's day. Teachers will be re-
luested to send in the number of
children in their schools to the Sec
etary. Darling's Animal Circus con-
listing of forty animals, has been
to give free exhibitions.
The dates for the business meetings
lave been changed to the second
Tuesday in January and May.
"A very impressive ceremony took
'lace in st. Mary Magdalen's church
N Sunday evening, it being the
opening of the May devotion. The
procession was formed by the chill
lren and the young ladies, members
v the Sodality, whose patron saint
vas the object of veneration. The
1oung ladies were all robed in white
Ind carried lighted candles. They
sang the invocation Of tho Iitony of