The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-05

Another one Of those popular dances
with music furnished by the Lyric or
chestra, will be held at Lyric Hall on
Tuesday evening, Feb. 9th. These dances
are becoming 80 popular that the young
people look forward to them with great
pleasure.
II. ]. Canivan's chimney protector
has been endorsed by all architects and
builders between Carbondale and Wilkes
Barre. It's utility is recognized where
ever it is shown, and the patent bids fair
to come into general use.
The annual meeting OF the State
School Directors Association, composed
of directors of cities and boroughs, also
the City School and County Superinten-
dents Association commenced its ses-
sons in Harrisburg on Tuesday evening
and will close to-day. Superintendent
Koehler, and number of our Wayne
county school directors are in atten-
dance.
-Orson Camp of the Order of the
Golden Seal held its public installation
of officers in the NJ. E. church of that
place on Tuesday evening last. Supreme
officers b. B. Graft, of Schenectady, N.
Y, Charles Handbury, of Roxbury, N.
Y, and r. d. Bunnell, of Scranton,
were present and banquet was given
in their honor. The Orson band made
its first appearance on the occasion.
On Tuesday morning last the Lack
awanna station at Gouldsboro was
burgarized. The safe was not locked,
so the thieves had easy access to the
inner drawers, which were opened with
keys, and few dollars stolen. A num-
Der of express packages of unknown
value were also taken, but the ticket
case was not moested. There is no clue
to the robbers.
While drawing ice from the Della
ware river on Friday afternoon last the
teams driver, Peter Randall, broke
through, and he with the horses and
sleigh were given an exceedingly cold
bath. Fortunately the stream was only
four feet deep where the mishap occur
red, and, although it required consider
able time and trouble to get the outfit
back to terra-firma, but little real dam
age was done.
DIR. ]. G. Bateson, formerly of this
county, now of Scranton, is represen-
tative of the American Medical Associa-
ton, and is now visiting local physicians
in Harrisburg, seeking to impress upon
them his theory that all who engage in
the practice of the healing art should
first be required to pursue uniform
course of medical education and training
and that every physician thus qualified
should be at perfect liberty to choose
whatever remedy or plan of treatment
he pleases, so long as it is for the reliet
of suffering humanity.
"A perfect avalanc he Of appropria
ton bills has already been introduced
in the House at Harrisburg, among then
the following IN the interest of institu
tions in this part of the State, mainly il
Lackawanna county: Florence Critten
ton home, $4,000; Pennsylvania Ora
school, $4,000; Home for the Friend
less, SIG 900 West Mountain Sanitarium
$4,000; Hahnemann Hospital, $77, 759
Emergency hospital, Carbondale, $51,
750; Wyoming Valley tuberculosis Socie
ty, So ,OOO Associated charities, 1000
State Hospital for criminal insane, $500,
600.
Health Commissioner Darlington, O
New York, has decided to offer two cow
of fancy breed as prizes for the best tw'
essays on the subject of "How Cleal
and Wholesome Milk May Be Produced
at the Least Cost for the New York Mar
ket." The competition is open to farm
ers in all the States which contribute t.
the milk supply of New York city, whicl
includes a number of dairymen il
Wayne county. Here is chance fo
farmers Gammell, Norton, Perham an
other capable writer's of this county t
add couple of fine animals to thei
herds. The only condition imposed o
competitors is that milk from their dairie
is sold in the New York market. Com
missioner Darlington says that he ha
fallen on this plan with the hope that
would furnish an incentive to dairy fal
mers to take a greater interest in mil
producing from an economical as we'll q
a sanitary viewpoint.
E Some time ago in one of his remini
{ cent articles the writer recalled the fat
, that when he was little lad, and whe
t most of THE CITIZEN readers were sti
e in "the cocoon of futurity," )" Squire Biz
e we'll was advertising false curls, an
: nostrums for making hair grow luxur
: ously on bald pates, and face powde
e and lotions, and all the other appliance
, for bsautifying young people and NAL
:, ing old folks young. This to show thi
Il there was plenty of artifciality in IL
human makeup three-score and Il