The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-24

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All the Honesdale banks will
be closed Thursday, November 25th,
Thanksgiving. ...
Services in Grace Episcopal
church 1st, Sunday in Advent, at
1880 a. m. and 1880 p. m.
Gus Staples, of Analomink,
Monroe county, killed a big black
bear weighing 200 pounds, in Pike
county, last Monday.
The ladies of st. Josephs Cath
olic church of White Mills will give
supper to be followed by a social,
next Saturday night.
"A number of dandelions on the
Silk Mill Flats, East Stroudsburg,
are in full bloom. This is an unusal
thing for this time of the year.
Many students who are attend
ing schools out of town have come
home to eat Thanksgiving turkey
The city hall of Elmira, built
at cost of 100000, was destroy
ed by fire on Thursday. The city
records and the tax rolls were in
fireproof vaults and were not in
jured.
The United States Circuit Court
has decided that the Standard Oil
company is an illegal corporation
and must be dissolved. An appeal
will be taken to the United States
Supreme Court by the Standard.
"A Farmers Institute will be
held at Pleasant Valley Grange hall
at Dyberry, Pa, on Monday, Nov.
29th. Dinner will be served at IL
o'clock and an oyster supper in the
evening by the members of Pleas
ant Valley Grange.
BY order of the Postmaster Cen
eral, letters addressed to General
Delivery with only the initials of the
party for whom letter is intended,
are not deliverable. You must write
the name of party on envelope or
they will not be delivered.
Lawyer Albert T. Patrick, who
was convicted of the murder of
William Marsh Rice, made his
twenty-fourth attempt to gain lib
erty. He has secured a writ of
habeas corpus in the Brooklyn Su-
preme Court. He claims that he
must be either electrocuted or set
free.
Holding that teacher who has
signed a contract for year cannot
collect her salary when she does only
a part years work, the Butler Board
of Education has rejected the resign
alton of Miss r. NJ. Cribbs, who has
accepted an offer to teach in the Will
kinsburg schools. Miss Cribbs will
test the matter in law.
Forester Clifford Pinchot has
written letter to President Taft
in which he states that he has
enough of controversy and wants to
know where he stands. He init
mates that the President must
choose between him and Ballinger
and that If the latter stays he will
find some other field for his activi-
ties.
There is at least one town in
the world where no taxes are as
observation-disclosures in the Black
Forest of Germany. This city of T.
900 inhabitants and an annual gov
ernmental expense of $4,000 pays
the total cost of government from
the revenue of 5000 acres of pine
forest. This forest Is managed ac-
cording to the latest forestry ideas
and is increasing in value.
The Ladies' Aid Society of
Grace Episcopal church gave its an
nual chicken supper on Thursday
evening in the church parlors. The
rooms and tables were very prettily
decorated. The menu was excellent
and the service was perfection.
Great credit is due to the many la
dies who helped to make the affair
success. About $500 was realized
from the dinner and booths.
AT Carlisle, Pa, the jury in the
case of State zoologist H. A. Sur
face, who sought to sustain the will
of William Bentz, who bequeathed
him $4,000, rendered a verdict an
nulling the will on the ground that
Bentz was of unsound mind. The
jury found, however, that Surface
had not used undue influence with
the testator. An appeal will be
taken. Bentz was grocer in
Mechanicsburg.
The Anti-Saloon League meet
ing at the court house on Friday
evening was not as we'll attended as
was expected. William B. Holmes
presided and Rev Mr. Cody of
Bethany, acted as secretary. Rev.
c. H. Brandt made the address, and
very clearly defined the issue which
this organization is determined to
press home to the people of this
county. A good-sized choir, under
the leadership of Mr.. Joseph Bodie,
rendered excellent music.
The social committee of An
thony Wayne Chapter, have arrang-
ed for a banquet, social and dance
in Lyric theatre, on the evening of
December 3rd, for Master Masons,