The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-23
LOCAL NEWS.

During the last two weeks
nearly 100000 fish fry have been
shipped from Mt. Pleasant for the
stocking of streams and lakes
throughout Luzerne county and for
points on the Lehigh Valley railroad
between Sayre and Easton, as we'll
as points along the Pennsylvania
and D., L. & w. roads as far south
as Sunbury and Northumberland.
The Pennsylvania Live Stock
Breeders Association announces
list of prizes for a corn-growing con-
test in which yield of corn per acre
is the chief consideration. Contest
ants are given the liberty to select
any acre, and to fertilize, plant and
cultivate the crop as they please. A
$50 Silver Cup and ten cash prizes
are offered, for the, best acre of corn.
For information as to the conditions
of the contest, prizes, etc., corn
growers should drop postal card to
E. S. Bayard, Secretary, 203 Shady
Ave, Pittsburg. Competition is open
to all Pennsylvania farmers and
their families or employees.
John Latourette, of Lebanon town
ship, was arrested by detective N. B.
Spencer on Wednesday last on informa-
ton furnished by Jasper Burdick, watch
man for the Wayne Hunting and Fish
ing Club, charging that he was a tres
passer on the lands of that corporation.
He was given hearing before Justice
Robert A. Smith, in Honesdale, and
fined two dollars and costs the defend
ant admitted that he had fished in
stream leased to the prosecuting COM
pany. His claim that he was not on the
lands of the company, but in public
highway, while doing his fishing, failed
to save him from the penalty of the
law.
Marriage licenses have been grant
ed to Leslie A. Brader and Katherine
M. Heinickle, both of Honesdale Geo.
Seely and Lillian L. Hazen, both of
Dunmore Sidney M. Woodley and
Emma Wegst, of Beach Lake.
The Seelyville Pinochle club
will play the Knights of Columbus a
series of games Thursday evening.
In a recent issue we gave some idea
of our townsman's (Homer Greene's)
interesting new book, GA Lincoln Con-
script" In the Stroller's department
of the Scranton Tribune the appended
article appears, to which we may add,
that, with such change of names as
seemed advisable the scenes of Mr..
Greene's new story are located in this
county, and the characters are easily
recognizable people of Salem township,
and the vicinity of his boyhood home:
81 have just received a copy of "a
Lincoln Conscript," charming story
of the War of the Rebellion, from the
pen of the we'll known author, Homer
Greene of Honesdale. 1t deals with the
experiences of a southern sympathizer,
who was drafted during the war and re-
fused to respond to the nations call.
Through the interference of President
Lincoln the stubborn individual is saw
ed from court martial and death, and
becomes one of the most enthusiastic
admirers of Lincoln and faithful sol
dier in the Union army. The principal
scenes are laid in Pennsylvania and the
characters of war time live in the pen
pictures given in the authors fascinat-
ing vein. The volume, which is pub
lished by the Houghton Mifflin company,
of Boston, is profusely illustrated with
drawings by 7. DeThulstrup, and sells
for $l.50. 1t is not only an appropriate
tribute to the memory of the great Lin
coin, but is correct story of war time
script" one of the best books that could
be placed in the hands OF the young
reader. In these days OF vicious, i'm
moral "best sellers, THAT outrage de-
cency and pervert the Mind of youth,
Mr.. Greene's latest effort affords a re-
freshing and uplifting diversion"