The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-15

trip, Utica being his point Of des-
tination.
Our Jury Commissioners are
busy drawing jurors for the Janu-
ary term of court.
The senior member of the Nc
Kenna Bros. is in New York City
on a business trip.
"A marriage license has been
granted to David Mill and Bertha B.
Benny, both of Seelyville.
Addison Abrahams has pur-
chased the store in Galilee conduct
ed by the late J. A. Rutledge.
"A nine-pound boy arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Eggles-
ton of Philadelphia last week.
The knights of Columbus will
hold their banquet at the CONNER
cial Hotel between the holidays.
1t will pay you to examine every
advertisement in this issue. There
is something about many of them
that will interest you.
Fred clifford and Miss Maud
McAdams, both of Manchester, were
united in marriage by Robt. A. Smith,
Justice Of the Peace, on Monday.
It. B. Clark & Co. have secur-
ed the services of c. B. Henderson
of Philadelphia, as travelling sales
man. Mr.. Henderson recently spent
few days in this place.
-Moosic Lodge, No. 400, expect
to have a good time at Odd Fellows
Hall, Mount Pleasant, on the even
ing of Dec. 31st. Refreshments and
dancing will be INDUCED in.
unclaimed letters remaining at
the Honesdale postoff1ce as as fol-
lows: Mr.. w. Faller, Mr.. Henry
Harder, Mr.. H. D. Hopeins, Peter
R. Machinery.
The first report of the National
Monetary Commission shows that we
are stupendously rich, our banks
having resources amounting to over
twenty one billion dollars and the
average interest is 3.55 per cent.
Rev. DR.. David c. Hughes, faith
er of Governor Hughes, is critically
ill at the executive mansion, Albany.
His physician said that DR.. Hughes's
condition had changed for the worse,
and he is not expected to recover.
Excelsior Hook & Ladder Co. of
Middletown, has paid $500 for re-
pairs to James P. Tighe's automo-
bile, that backed off the ferryboat
at Fishkill last August while con-
veying members of the company to
Poughkeepsie. Mr.. Tighe was form
erly of Hawley.
e. G. Boss, the florist, appear
ed before Squire Smith on Friday
afternoon to answer to a charge of
embeZzlement made by w. H. Lee,
o. NJ. Spettigue, Ira G. Marvin and
G. w. Sell. BY request of o. L.
Rowland, Esq, attorney for Mr..
Boss, the case was adjourned to
Tuesday when it is hoped a salts
factory settlement can be made.
The contract for building the
extension of the D. & E. from East
Branch to Hancock will, it is learn
ed on good authority, be let in a
short time. When it is completed
and a joint freight rate secured
with the Erie, it is expected that
most of the freight from Bingham
ton and the west, for the East
Branch section, will come via the
Erie, instead of the o. & w. as at
present.
Nearly every minister and priest
in Schuylkill county, in a protest
now being signed to be presented to
court, will ask for the cutting off of
400 liquor licenses, as unnecessary.
AS the license court sits next month
it is hoped to have this years total
of nearly 1900 licensed places re-
duced just one-third. Damaging
evidence to be presented by Law and
Order society detectives will aid the
clergy in this crusade.
The knights of Maccabees
elected the following officers at their
last regular meeting night, Dec. 8:
Commander, Bert Dain; lieutenant
commander, E. E. Williams; record
keeper, w. H. Varcoe; financial sec
retary, w. L. Lemnitzer; chaplain,
F. F. Schuller; physician, F. w.
Powell;F sergeant, F. E. Evans; M.
at A, w. S. Pelton; first M. at G.,
Paul Dean; second NJ. at g., E. w.
Chambers; sentinel, Chas. L. Dadi-
son; picket, G. w. Searle; trustee,
w. j. Ferber.
Why is it that nearly every
body who attends church likes to sit
in the end of seat and hold onto
it like grim death, and every person
who gets a berth in that pew must
stumble over them? Well, we con-
fess we do that sort of thing. 1t
is to get out quickly in case of fire
we sinners are quite strongly re-
minded of fire, flames and birthstone
that is pursuing us, and we can't
tell exactly when it is going to come.
We want to be in position to make
a quick getaway.
"A reward of $50 is offered for
the recovery of VIM. Halladay's team
that was stolen from his barn near
CallicOOn early Saturday morning