The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-08

Robert Patterson, ex-host of the
Allen House, was at th9 Masonic
banquet.
William Elves, of Mt. Pleasant
met with an accident last week by
falling and fracturing his kneecaI
while at work in his barn. .
On account of the illness oil
Rev. Albert Whitaker, Ernest Dud.
ley conducted services and read ser
mon at Grace church on Sunday.
-Ferber Bros. have some beauti-
full specimens of Pnyx from quarries
in Virginia in which w. ]. FerbeI
and DR.. Corson of Waymart, have a
valuable interest.
The admirers of moving pictures
at the Lyric have been afforded a
treat this week. Manager Dittrich
having been fortunate enough to
secure Mr.. George B. Rockwell, late
of the Knickerbocker Quartette as
tenor singer for illustrated songs
Mr.. Rockwell has a voice rarely
heard around these parts and has
drawn packed houses during the
nights he has been here.
The election of Chief Engineer
of the fire department did not take
place, as 1t was discovered that the
Borough Ordinance recognizes only
fire engine and hook and ladder COM
panies as constituting the fire de-
partment. At the time of the pas
sage of this ordinance regarding the
fire department the source of water
supply was the canal and river, and a
hose company as separate organi-
Zation under those circumstances
was useless.
On Friday evening the Modern
Woodmen held an enthusiastic
meeting. 1t was held in the lodge
rooms and plans were laid for a
membership contest. Applications
for eleven new members were pre-
sented. The election of officers for
Honesdale Camp will be held on
Friday evening, Dec. II, 1909.
State Deputy NJ. H. Wycoff, of Har-
risburg, National Lecturer REILLY, OF
Omaha, and District Deputy Finn OF
Scranton, will be present at the
election and each will speak. The
following night a similar meeting
will be held at White Mills where a
lodge of twenty-four has been start
ed.
On Sunday morning about 2
o'clock while Officer Degroat was
walking his beat, he noticed some
person in the Farmers and Mechan-
les Bank. After watching for a
short time he Immediately went to
the Consolidated Telephone office
and summoned Cashier Emery by
telephone. Through conversation
with Mr.. Emery he learned that the
supposed burglar was plumber
who, with fellow workmen, were
placing a new boiler in the basement
of the bank building. Officer De-
groat's alertness is commendable in
ascertaining the actual situation. II
would not be bad idea for banks
to notify the police If their buildings
are to be occupied at night with
others than the ordinary watchman
Mr.! George Genung, whose
presence on the town council has
been the cause of protest, has been
one of the most faithful members
of the present board and has served
just as faithfully on previous boards
without any word of complaint un-
til this present occasion. He
has given more time to the borough
in looking after the interests of the
people than any other councilman
and although he may be a director
of the Electric Light company, yet
he has always refrained from taking
any active part or even voting on
any measure that concerned this
company, and the fact that the peo-
pie knew of his connection with the
Electric Light company when they
elected him, Is evidence that they
appreciated his faithfulness and
wanted him as councilman. AS the
Electric Light company has no COM
petitor in furnishing light, his being
on the board does not initiate
against any other person or concern,
There has always been men serving
on the town council who repeatedly
pass on the bills of concerns which
they represent, these bills being for
goods which could be bought just as
we'll from other concerns in town.
Possibly these members do this
thoughtlessly, and not for any profit
that there may be in transactions OF
this kind. The whole board is to
blame for permitting any of their
members to do business with the
borough so long as the same busi-
ness can be done by other concerns
In the borough.