The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-19
LOCAL NEWS.

-Constables will no longer have, eX
officio, any special interest in fighting
forest fires the act of 81 March 1905,
making them fire wardens, having been
repealed by an act approved by Gov.
Stuart 30 April 1909.
RUPERT, the up-to-date Main
street confectioner, has greatly ad-
ded to the appearance of his store by
the addition of two siX-foot plate
glass show counters.
After the present year, the tax payer
will have thirty days more grace on
taxes in the collectors duplicate, an act
approved by Gov. Stuart May l, 1909,
taking effect Jan. l, 1910, having pro-
vided for an abatement of five per cent.
if taxes are paid within ninety days, in
stead of sixty days, as at present.
The building OF the Honesdale Foot
wear Co. is being pushed to completion
rapidly, w. H. Krantz giving personal
supervision to the work. The building
will present very imposing appearance,
and will add to Honesdale's reputation
as being a thriving manufacturing town.
1t is too bad that we cannot get a
good big insurance from "Lloyd's (who
take any kind of risk on our Main
street, then have something happen, and
by that means get enough money to
pave it decently. 1t is our only hope.
The Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany, of New York city, has appointed
G. T. Bentley to look after their interests
in this section. This will not interfere
with Mr.. Bentley's present duties. He
has a most excellent proposition to offer
to those seeking life insurance.
Next Sunday morning in the
Presbyterian church, Mr.. Swift will
repeat the sermon preached by him
twenty-five years ago, after his in
stallation as pastor of that church.
In the evening the topic will be
Salt"
In honor of the 10th birthday
anniversary of H. ]. Conger, of the
firm of Kraft & Conger, his pleas
ant residence ON Court street has
been made merry for some days
past by jolly party of his rela-
tives, comprising Hon. and Mrs.
Erastus Post, of Quogue, Long
Island, N. Y; Mrs. Ella Brown, of
New York; Mrs. Sophie Hamilton,
of Brooklyn, N. Y; Miss Ida Hamil-
ton, of Brooklyn, N. Y; Master
Myers Baker, of New York; Miss
Jennie Baker, of New York, and
Mrs. r. w. Ham, of this place. On
Monday last Mr.. Conger and his
daughter, Miss Dora, entertained
his guests at dinner party at the
Allen House.
If you care to take good spring
tonic the Gardner-Vincent Stock Co
recommend you to witness a per.
formance OF their roaring farce
comedy What Happened to Brown,
which takes place at the Lyric thea
tre on the evenings of Thursday
Friday and Saturday of this week
This three-act comedy was construct
ed for laughing purposes only, Sc
if you have the spring fever or are
suffering with case of the blues
make II point TO see Wnat Ole
happen to Mr.. Brown. Mr.. Gard
ner takes the part of Timothy Brown
who marries a woman as homely al
the rear end of coach, but she il
wealthy. He invites a friend ant
clubman, and his wife to pay then
visit and while there Mrs. Brow
gets very jealous of the clubman'
where the fun starts. Everything
is in confusion and amid the mos
ludicrous situations one is compelle,
to laugh continuously to the end o
the play. Miss Vincent will be seel
as Mrs. ,Stillman, in a part that 1
entirely different from anything sh
has yet appeared in.