The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-28
Over ZOO t,ckets have already been

Over 200 tickets have already been
sold in Dunmore for the Dunmore-Car-
bondale- -Honesdale literary contest to be
held at the Lyceum, Scranton, Aprils0th.
Special trains will be run from Homes
dale and Carbondale, and there will be
a large number of interested people in
attendance from both places.
The Governor has signed the bill
which submits to the voters OF the State
at the November election the proposed
constitutional amendments abokshing
spring elections, making the terms Of of
fee of State Treasurer, Auditor Gen.
eral and other State officers uniform,
and providing for changes among coun-
ty offices. 49,.
"A young man, giving the name of
Elmer Hunlmel, who, the police allege,
has been posing as an Odd Fellow in
distress, and by relating series of hard
luck stories has been able to collect con-
siderable sums of money from lodges in
and New Jersey, is under
arrest in Merchantville, N. j., on the
specific charge of having swindled Amity
lodge of that town. His trial is being
delayed in order to give Odd Fellows
throughout the State, who may have
been imposed upon, an opportunity to
communicate with Chief OF Police Lin
derman, Of Merchsntville, and with
Grand Secretary OF New Jersey Harry
3. Price, OF Trenton, who has taken o
hand in the prosecution.
THE Binghamton Press of Tues
day OF last week printed group
picture OF four generations of the
OF our esteemed friend, John
H. Smith, of Sherman, this county,
who has Just celebrated his S8th
The Press says: For 80
years John H. Smith has lived in
the immediate vicinity where he
now resides, and is still very active
for one of his years. He is poor
master of the town in which he
lives, a position he has held for
many years. He is also justly
proud of the family record, coming
from long line of American patri-
ots.' His grandfather was soldier
of the Revolution. His father serv-
ed his country in the war of 1912
and he, himself, served in the Civil
War. Of the family reunion when
the picture was taken the Press says
that it was one long to be remem-
bered. Many of the neighbors and
friends were present, and after par
taking of a bountiful feast prepar-
ed for the occasion remarks were
made by the Rev. Mr.. Moon and
others, followed by music and sing
ing, in which nearly all took part.
Many were the congratulations and
sincere wishes for many happy re-
turns of the day." The picture rep
resents John H. Smith; his two
sons, S. T. Smith, of Sherman, and
Charles E. Smith, of Binghamton;
their children and one great-grand-
son, Master Walter McClotchy, of
New York.
Prof. L. R. Barnum, principal
of the Honesdale Graded School
from 1872 to 1878, when he was
succeeded by Prof. John M. Dolph,
now Port Jervis, and who regarded
the institution in 1873 practically
on it's present lines, is now engaged
in the insurance business in Bing-
with Office in the Ackerman
I'M nj 70
in the Binghamton Press of April
goth, that his daughter, Miss Helen
Barnum, is the valedictorian of the
class of 1909 of the High School of
that city, having attained the first
honor by standing of 94.97 per
cent; the salutatorian coming next
with 94.42 per cent. In the an
of the Normal Entrance
Course, the names of Mary Frances
Barnum and Helen Cornelia Bar
mum appear. The commencement
occurs in June.
1t is with great pleasure that
Manager Benz. H. Dittrich an
nounces a coming engagement at
the Lyric of Gardner-Vincent Stock
Company. This we'll known COM
pany will open their engagement
here on Monday, May 8, with New
York's latest success "A Womans
The same play will be
presented for three days, May 8, 4,
and 5. Following this the company
will offer Olga Nethersole's greatest
success "Sapho," for three days
with a matinee on Saturday, May
6, z, and s. Gardner-Vincent play
ed two engagements at the Lyric
Theatre last season to some of the
largest audiences ever assembled in
that house. Their first engagement
was for a whole week and the re-
turn engagement was for four days.
All the season, people have been in
quiring as to when the Gardner-Vin-
cent Co, would again appear in
80 now that they are
coming. the management of the
Lyric looks for record-breaking at
at their performance.
The successful contestants at
the recent examination for rural
free delivery carriers. are d. l.. Lake