The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-26
LOCAL NEWS.

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Another case of smallpox at Promp-
ton, the victim being Mrs. VanDusen,
a sister of Miss Ida Baker.
The Waymart and Lakeville cores
pondence were left over, they coming
too late for this issue.
& Another "Black Hand" letter has
been received in town,-to whom and
from whom will soon be known.
Hon. Charles A. McCartx left town
on Monday morning for Scranton, to
argue case before the Superior Court,
now in session in that city.
At the Lyric on Monday, Tuesday,
Friday and Saturday afternoons and
evenings of next week, high class bill
will be presented to the patrons OF. that
popular playhouse, consisting of series
of new and up-to-date moving pictures,
illustrated songs by Miss Florence Reiner,
Mr.. Henry Booker refined character
comedian, Misses Marion & Thompson
female musicians and RerdG OmAr the
whirlwind dancer.
All of the above pictures and acts have
been seen by the manager of the Lyric,
and he is therefore placed in a position
whereby he can guarantee the program
to be one of merit and refinement. -.
Pictures will change daily and the low
prices of 10 cents for the Balcony and
20 cents for the Main Floor will be main
tained for all performances, The after
noon performance will start at 2.30 and
in the evening continuous performance
will take place from 7.30 to 1890.
We have received a sample copy Of
the Seattle Sunday Times, published al
Seattle, Washington, on Sunday, Feby
IA, 1909. 1t contained 1873 pages and
weighed about pounds. 1t was the
seventh anniversary number and also ar
exposition number, in which the beauti
full buildings of the Alaska Yukon Pa.
cific Exposition were pictured and de-
scribed. The paper itself was a mag
nificent specimen of the printers art
and its immensity was in keeping with
the Western style of doing things on 6
big scale, as well as doing them thor
oughly.
The collections for foreign missions
in the Presbyterian church, February
14th, amounted to $425. A few days
ago the same congregation made up al
assessment of $167, due on last years
contribution, making total of $592.
From Afternoon Echoes" in las
Fridays Scranton Truth:
Yesterdays Philadelphia Record con
tained the following pleasant notice of ont
OF the best known men in Pennsylvania
"Homer Greene, of Honesdale, Wayne
county's lawyer, poet and novelist, is
visitor in the city. Mr.. Greene has i'm
mortalized some of the beauty spots O
Wayne county in his readable literar,
productions. Literature, however, is tn
diversion of his leisure hours, as he de
votes the most of his time to his Law
practice and Encouragement of financia
institutions in which he is interested.
Readers of Mr.. Greene's stories regre
that the law and his business interest
have been making such heavy demand
upon his attention lately as to leave hin
but little time for authorship, Shoult
leisure assert itself once more in hi
affairs no pen would be more welcom
than his in the field oil romance fo
which he is 80 generously endowed.
Representative Leopold Fuerth in
troduced the following bills in the legisla
ture on Wednesday:
One fixes the fees of constable for al
tendance on court and making return
thereto at $3.50 per day instead of $40
as at present. The bill also provide
for a fifteen cent fee for serving notice
Of their election upon township an
borough officers.
Mr.. Fuerth also introduced bill az
propriating SIC, 900 to the Wayne Count
hospital at Honesdale, and another NAL
ing an appropriation of 5000 to the San
usl Meredith monumental association