The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-21
LOCAL MENTION.

Other local ne s on second, third,
and eighth pages.
We understand that Texas has
received it's annual school appropri-
alton, and that the amount is
$3,697.67.
-"Daughters of Jerusalem" sis
ters of Mercy, at Bellville, Va, are
soliciting funds in this place for
their institution.
And now a little bug has been
discovered which kills brook trout.
Between the city bigbug and these
little ones, the speckled beauty must
have a wearisome time.
Where do liars go?" asks a
Scranton minister of the gospel.
Well, if you take our word for it,
you will learn that some go fishing,
and some go to church. And then,
there are others.
The world is informed that the
Lincoln cent" will make its appear
ance in the public mails about Aug.
Is. 1t takes just as many of them
to make a dollar as of the other
kind.
-Susquehanna county prohibs
are again upon the trail of the liq-
uor dealers. The detectives have
gathered grist of testimony and
the fuss will begin at county court
at Montrose the 26th inst.
1t cost Patrick OMalley and
Michael Brennan only twenty-four
hours in Jail to ask prominent
citizen of Scranton for chew of
tobacco. No other "misbehaviur
could be charged against them.
AS it didn't rain here on st.
Swithen's Day, and did rain mile
or two outside this borough, the
suburban population can come to
town when it wishes to 'get in out
of the wet,' for the next forty
days.
District Attorney Hill of Nor
wich on THU sday began an action
against the officers of the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Railroad
company to compel them to pay
their employees semi-monthly, as the
law requires.
Midsummer night dance and
festival of River Street Improvement
Society, at the new building of the
Honesdale Footwear Co., Wednes-
day evening, July "a. Speak to
your best girl about it, now, and you
won't be allowed to miss a real en-
joyable evening.
We haven't tried this, but it
may be all right: Fruit stains can
be removed from the hands quickly
by first washing them in luke-warm
water and then holding them over
a burning sulphur match. After
the stains are gone rinse the hands
in clean water.
Our brother Red Men are in
formed that the Great Council has
a project to erect a large Indian
statue in New York harbor, in mem
inal inhabitant. Each member
will be asked to contribute three
cents, in addition to the appropria-
tion made by the great council, at
Harrisburg.
Another boy bather drowned.
Theodore Payne, of Port Jervis,
went alone to the Delaware river
to swim. His clothing on the bank
attracted some ones attention,
later, and an investigation resulted
in the discovery of the lads body
lying in fifteen feet of water. He
could not swim.
John Costello, a member of
Scranton's select council, is trying
to have an ordinance passed, pro-
hibiting children under fourteen
years, from attending, unattended
by parents or guardians, the moving
picture show. Thinks it brings the
children under evil influences. We
have an idea that Johns head is
level on that subject.
1t will become necessary soon,
If auto tragedies continue to in
crease, to have a law enacted that
each machine, on the public high
way shall be preceded a short dis
tance by pedestrian who will ring
a bell, or in some other way notify
people that Juggernaut is ap-
preaching. That would reduce the
auto speed, some, but it would also
have a tendency to save human life.