The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-12
In the New York Sunday Tribune


of May 2, there are printed splendidly
executed engravings of three of the
superb oil paintings, illustrative of
historical episodes of the Revolution
ary war, and other conflicts in which
the United States took part, which
are to be placed in the municipal
school buildings in New York city,
with a view of stimulating and per-
petuating a proper spirit of patriot
ism among the pupils. We take nat
ural pride in stating that by far the
handsomest picture OF the three Is
copy of Mrs. Murray Receiving the
British Officers" the recently finished
painting by Miss Jennie Browns
combe, who, though the exigencies
of her art oblige her to live else
where. still claims Honesdale as
her home. The story upon which
the painting is based is as follows:
" On September Is, 1775, General
Clinton, in pursuit Of General Wash
ington, landed his troops at what
| is now East 34th street, New York.
General Putnam, with four thous-
and American troops, was in the
lower part of the island of Man
haitian. 1t was essential that time
be gained for their escape and
junction with Washington's forces
in the northern part of the island.
The British officers in command OF
the pursuing party stopped at the
| home of Mrs. Robert Murray, on
Murray Hill, for refreshments. Mr..
Murray was not at home, but the
good Whig woman entertained the
British officers so we'll that they
remained almost two hours under
her roof; long enough for the bulk
of Putnam's force to escape over
the Bloomingdale Road, only a
mile away.
The May number of the Book
News Monthly contains splendid
sonnet by Estelle Duclo, inscribed
to Edward Rowland Sill, the lately
deceased popular poet. Mr.. Sill
was a nephew of Dr. Henry w. Row.
land, for many years the Presby-
terian pastor here, and was in part
educated in the old Honesdale
Academy.
Pennsylvania is now well pro-
vided with holidays. With the re-
cent addition of Columbus Day, the
legal holidays in the Keystone state
now number -, being New Years
day, Lincoln's birthday, spring
election day, Washington's birthday,
Good Friday, Memorial day, lnde-
pendence day, Labor day. Columbus
day, fall election day, Thanksgiving
and Christmas. This gives the
workingman and others the oppor-
tunity for a little relaxation on an
average of once a month, and there
seems no reason why the people will
not be better for it.
-Rt. Rev. Bishop NJ. J. Hoban,
of the Scranton Diocese, will attend
the golden celebration of the Amer
ican college in Rome and the silver
jubilee of the Alumni association of
the same institution during June.
He will sail from New York May
Goth. Bishop Hoban, during his
stay abroad, will visit Poland, Ger
many, France and the British Isles.
He will be absent probably three
months. He has not definitely de-
cided upon his itinerary, but for ad-
ministrative reasons he is anxious
to visit countries from which a
large portion of his flock have come
His stay in Poland will probably be
more prolonged than in any of the
other countries, except Italy. Dur
ing the absence of the bishop, Rev.
nd, N nrI Y
of Towanda, will be in charge OF
diocesan affairs, he being secretary
to the bishop.
1t is gratifying to know that the re.
mains of the gifted Olive Logan, whose
course lecture here ranked with the best
efforts of the celebrated platform ora
tors brought here by the Literary Club
when that association f1ourished, is not
resting in pauper's grave as it was
feared would be the case shortly before
her death. Her body was inferred in
the municipal cemetery at Morden, Sur
rey, England, on the 4th inst. The ar.
rangements for her burial were made
by Lieut.. Commander George w. Lo.
gan, her nephew, of the American gun
boat Scorpion.
-Honesdale boys not only achieve
distinction in the various professions
and callings in which they enlist, where.
ever their lines may be cast, but sheer
good luck seems generally to fall their
way. The brothers Herbert H. Coston
and Willis Coston, natives of our mos
thriving suburb, Seelyville, but now of
Scranton, who have frequently served
as expert stenographers in our courts
are thus pleasantly referred to in las
Saturdays Truth:
"I congratulate Willis Coston upo1
winning the season base ball ticket of
tered by The Truth to the person who
made the most accurate forecast of the
result of the opening game of the base
ball season. Mr.. Coston is fan and il
proud of it. What he doesn't know
: about baseball isn't worth knowing
And this expert knowledge doubtless