The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-13
LOCAL MENTION.

Leo Osborne has resigned his posi-
ton as local agent for the Fleischman
Yeast Co. He is succeeded by Austin
Lyons.
Letters uncalled for at the Homes
dale post Office:
Miss Beatrice Harnet, Mrs. Frank
LeMoyne, Mrs. Richard Strong, Mrs.
Susan Shane.
The local institute for the Waymart
school district will be held in the high
school building, Saturday, June l6, 1909,
commencing at 9 O'Clock.
ID. Bret. Mantle is a candidate for
the nomination of tax collector of Texas
township. His qualifications fit him to
All the position satisfactorily.
An unusually large crop of ice has
been harvested from the big eddy at
Narrowsburg, this season. The accumu-
lation there at one time was estimated to
reach 800, 600 cakes all over foot thick.
DIR. H. B. Seares, who for the past
few years has been the efficient health
officer of Texas, Cherry Ridge and Ber-
lin townships, has rendered his resigna-
ton, and N. B. Spencer has been ap-
pointed to fill the vacancy.
AT a recent meeting of the directors
of the Wayne Cut Glass Co., the follow
ing officers were elected for the ensuing
year: President, S. j. Brown; 1st Vice
President, John Kuhbach; I'd Vice
President, John Weaver, Jr. Treasurer,
J. H. Weaver, Sr. . Secretary and Man
ager, John Kimble.
The post Office at Peckville was bur-
glarized on Tuesday morning of last
week, the safe blown open, and small
amount of loot carried off by the rob-
bers. The postmaster, Miss Nora Pick
ering, and her mother, Mrs. Mason Pick
ering, showed great deal of nerve,
while the robbery was being perpetrated.
The elder woman seized revolver, and
running out to where one of the thieves
was standing, on the watch to see that
his pals were not disturbed, snapped the
gun at him number of times but failed
to explode the cartridges, the weapon
being old and rusty. In return she was
shot at three times, but fortunately es-
capped injury. In the meantime Miss
Pickering hurried to the telephone ex-
change, and soon had a posse in pur-
suit of the burglars, but they managed
to make their escape.
"A cute little story is told of Baby
Beland, the wonderful little child ac-
tress, who will please the children in AL.
W. Martins Uncle Toms Cabin at the
Lyric on Thursday afternoon and even
ing, Jan. 18th. Baby coming in from
her walk one morning, informed her
mother that she had seen lion in the
park. No amount of persuasion or
reasoning could make her vary her state
ment one hair-breadth. That night,
when she slipped down on her knees to
say her prayers, her mother said, "Ba-
by, ask God to forgive you for that fib."
Baby hid her face for moment. Then
she looked straight into her mothers
eyes, her own eyes shining like stars,
and said, "Idid ask him, mamma dear
est, and he said, Don't mention it
Baby, that big yellow dog has often
fooled me-"
The State Legislature having taken
the usual fortnight's vacation after ITS
organization last week, Hon. Leopold
Fuerth came home on Wednesday, and
will probably return to Harrisburg early
next week. 1t was rare compliment
to our member, and one that has had no
precedent for forty-four years, that the
Representative from Wayne should have
been made the caucus nominee of his
party for Speaker of the House, and
actually received one more vote than his
party strength when the election took
place. Hon. William M. Nelson was
similarly honored in 1855. That Mr..
Fuerth's merits are recognized outside
the circle of his home constituents is
made apparent by the following para
graph, which appeared in the Allentown
Democrat of January 5th:
"Hon. Leopold Fuerth, the caucus
nominee for Speaker, has been reelected
TO the Legislature for many years, an
evidence of his great ability and testi
mony to his personal worth as legis
latoF. Had tate decreed the possibility
of his election to the Speakership of the
Lower House, his presence IN the chair
would be the most convincing guarantee
that the real interests of the people OF
the State would be thoroughly safe
guarded and the session Of the Legisla.
ture remain without breath Of scandal
90 commonly attached TO them"