The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-18
LOCAL MENTION.

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Leon
Ross, of East street, on Saturday
last, a daughter.
Its a pretty new family which
cannot get up reunion" of some
sort, these days.
The next National Encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Re-
public will be held at Atlantic City,
N. ].
If you wish to be correct, don't
say pennies" Congress, by an
act duly approved, says they are
cents"
The Olyphant Gazette has an
item concerning a man of that place
who was shot in the subway. .
Darned mean trick, that.
Police business is so good in
Scranton, that it is necessary to
hold three sessions of police court
each day, according to the Tribune.
But why advertise the fact?
A Citizen representative was in
Carbondale on Sunday and was en-
tertained by II. II. A. & Chemical
Engine Co. No. 4. That organiza-
ton, consisting of forty members,
will be here with it's full outfit and
Lynott's band, of 80 pieces, at the
Old Home Week celebration.
There is a man over in Clifford
who, it is said, bears a remarkable
personal resemblance to Pierce, the
defaulting tax collector of Carbon
dale, whom the authorities wish to
corral. The Clifford man has been
pursued, questioned and nearly ar
rested so many times that he IS
becoming a nervous wreck
John DeMazio, of Old Forge,
has had e. n. Litter, of Scranton,
arrested for defrauding him. John
claims that Litteri told him that
for $40 he would save the life OF
his brother Nick, who was recently
hanged. He gave him $40, and his
brother was hanged just the same,
Defendant says DeMazio is a liar.
Girls and women generally, are
not to allow men with moustaches
to kiss them, because moustaches
are breeding places for microbes.
1t won't work. The girl who
wouldn't prefer clean, silky nous
tache beneath her nose to sand
paper upper lip hasn't yet been dis
covered.
THAT splendid rain of Sunday
night rather dampened things, among
them the Maennerchor picnic which
occurred on the following day. The
threatening weather undoubtedly
kept thousands at home, nevertheless
there was a big crowd here from
Scranton and other towns, and the
occasion was most enjoyable to all
participating,
You may have an economical
notion of lubricating your interior
arrangements with the stuff called
Petrol Butter. In order that you
may know what you are absorbing
we will give the ingredients which
enter into its composition, accord
ing to the report of Dairy and Food
Commissioner, James Foust. 1t
consists of SO per cent of vaseline
. per cent. of salt, and 10 per cent
of cornstarch, and do you think
you would like it?
The Scranton Tribune is making
cold chills chase each other up an(
down the spines of justices of the
peace and aldermen of Lackawannf
county. 1t publishes detailed
statement of all the fines received by
the county for four years and tho
sum total is S1,134.5O. The sale
officials should at once be searching
the corners of their pockets for for
gotten dues which belong to thu
county, and the Tribune will, in al
probability, assist them.
"A new motive Tor the desire 0
Mrs. Babb to kill Philip Richards
of Wilkes-Barre, has, it is said, bcel
discovered, 1t is claimed that sh
and Richards had planned to spen,
Il week at Atlantic City to
gether, but that Richards had re
pented, and was to take his wife
instead. This so angered Mrs. Bah
that she told her husband of her re
.ations with Richards, claimirg tina
ne had "hynnotiZed" her, "He
hath no fury like woman scornad.