The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-21
Dog days came with Sunday

is in its prime, now.
Last afternoon service in the
Presbyterian church next Sunday at
5 o'clock.
John Boyd has finished the
painting of a sign on the front part
of the Durland-Weston Shoe fac
tory.
-Susquehanna, Pa, is patting
itself upon the back, in the antici-
patton of postal free delivery in the
near future.
The Central Hotel, at Great
Bend, Pa, was destroyed by fire at
o'clock on Saturday morning
Kerosene lamp exploded.
unclaimed letters remain at
the postoffice, for the following per-
sons: w. B. Baker, Kassen Hassen,
John McColligan.
The Katz Underwear Company
will entertain it's help and friends
at dance in the new addition to
its factory on Friday evening.
Work has been commenced on
the improvement to the entrance of
st. Johns Catholic church. The
work is in charge of Martin Cau
field.
We are informed that a new
comet has been discovered, with a
tail 100000 miles long. Let us
pray that it won't be "swished" in
this direction.
-Honesdale and vicinity still
pray for rain. If the newspapers of
believed, we are being discriminat-
ed against in this rain business.
Catholics everywhere are warned
against chap who is soliciting funds
for monastery. He is said to be an
imposter, by Rev. p. o. Donnell, of
Bellevue.
On account of increase in busi-
ness J. A. Robinson, who conducts
factory in the Buel Dodge building
on South Main street, has leased the
second floor of the Liberty Hall
building.
Company E returned Saturday
from the annual inspection and en-
campment of State troops at Mt.
Gretna. The boys were evidently
glad that the picnic" was one more
over.
We were remarking upon the
extraordinary beauty and brilliancy
of Monday evenings rainbow.
HIM" said Jadwin, that's
Honesdale rainbow. Always have
that kind here"
A disgusted citizen remarked
yesterday that "a man who can in
vent fly-paper that flies will stick to,
and humans won't, will have J. D.
Rockefeller looking like a three
cent piece in six months.
Our townsman, Mr.. August P. Reh-
bein, who has travelled in the West, has
sent us an interesting letter, the first
part of which appears in this issue. The
balance will be given in fridays Citi-
zen.
The Bell Telephone Company
has finished the work of rebuilding
it's lines in Honesdale and vicinity.
The gang employed by the company
left town on Saturday. They will
do work in Carbondale and then
go to Hawley.
No retreat of the priests of the
Scranton diocese will be held this
year owing to the fact that suitable
accommodations cannot be secured.
Since the Glen Summit hotel has
i l.
has been lacking.
At a meeting of Protection
Engine Company No. 3, it was de-
cided to hold their annual picnic on
Aug. 5th at Bellevue Park. On
account of the Old Home Week
celebration the company will not
hold their annual parade.
Harold Meyers, aged II years,
on Friday evening last at the opera
house moving picture show, won
out" in both the pie-eating contest
and the boxing match for boys.
Harold seems to be quite "strenu-
Gus" youngsteT.
The newspapers are comment
ing wonderingly upon the fact that
a Chicago woman has cat for
which she paid $525.O0. Pshaw!
A Honesdale man has $500
Thomas cat, and we have never even
mentioned it, before.
A marriage license has been
granted to John o. Jones and Mrs.
Ella Taft, both of Mt. Pleasant. On
July 18th Mrs. Taft was granted
divorce from her husband, Mervin
Taft, who was recently sentenced to
a term of Imprisonment in the peni-
tentiary.
The machinery of the moving
picture show at the opera house,
suddenly baked on Thursday even
ing and could not be persuaded to
move. The manager explained the
circumstance to the large audience
present, and gave back the tickets.
The following evening the exhibi-