The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-08


the Fourth.
In the Presbyterian church Sum
day DR.. Swift will take for his topic
The Cup of Elijah; a Story and a
Vision"
Miss Edith Tolley has just COM
pleted thorough course in book
keeping, comprising single and
double entry.
Miss Minnie Counterman of
Waymart, a niece of the bride, was
one of the flower girls at the Hor-
row-Hockrine wedding last week in
Tobyhanna.
Services at the First Baptist
church as usual next Lords day.
1890 a. m. and 7.3O p. IN. The
pastor will preach at both services.
The Bible school meets at 11.45
o'clock.
Several changes in agents are
being made on the D. 4 H. The
agent at Peckville, B. C. Leach, is
let out, and F. H. Surine of Jermyn
succeeds him. Leon Edwards of
Mayfield succeeds Mr.. Surine and
George Gibb of Winton succeeds Mr..
Edwards.
Good cigars and good nature
are in evidence today wherever Ben
Robinson, the amiable insurance.
man, takes his way. At midnight
Tuesday Mrs. Robinson presented
her husband with a bouncing girl
baby and the joy of its paternal par
ent is unconfined.
William II. Hawken, Eugene V.
Coleman, William II. Seitz, George
Rodine and John Gogard of the Irv-
ing Cut Glass company are at Duck
Harbor on a fishing trip. Hawken
and Seitz went to the fishing grounds
in an automobile. The party will be
gone only a few days, but ~the five
men expect to bring the auto back
full of fish.
The Scranton Lace Curtain COM
pany is after a trademark. Any in
dividual knowing a word short and
suggestive of the excellence of the
companys products stands a chance
to win 500 in gold before Sept. /
The contest is open to anyone and
contestants are permitted to sub
nit as many names as desired. The
selection of a winner has been left
to a special committee, of which
former Mayor j. Benjamin Dimmick
is president.
Frank P. Kimble has bought all
the stock Nelson j. Spencer owned
in the Honesdale Herald and Mr.
Spencer got his check for the amount
Tuesday. Mr.. Spencer was editor of
the paper up to June 10, when he
left to go into the job printing busi-
ness with his brother George. He
said yesterday that he was suited
with the terms he had been able to
make for the disposal of his interest
in the business, and that his new en-
terprise is coming nicely.
Mayor A. L. Sahm and City En-
gineer Benjamin Anthony of Carbon
dale went Tuesday to Harrisburg,
where they consulted State Health
Commissioner Samuel Dixon relative
to the sewer system in the city. Sew
eral sewers are being held up at
present, awaiting permits from the
state health authorities, and the visit
of the mayor and city engineer was
for the purpose of getting permis-
sion for a stated period to have sew
eral sewers built throughout the city.
The contractors on the Dyberry
state road continue to have trouble
getting the help they need. They
could make some sort of time II
they had so men on the job, but
there are seldom more than 40 avail
able. The day after the Fourth the
force fell down to II. The next day
is rose to 81. The firm advertised
for help and there was some new
blood obtained that way, but yester-
day George Seaman, who all along
has given the preference to local la
Dor, was forced to put on some ltal-
ians. From this time forward, Mr..
Seamon said yesterday, his firm will
hire any man they can get, in order
to press the job along and make a
dollar if they can.
Scranton Elks are going to the
national convention of the order at
Detroit next week with a well-de-
veloped boom to make ]. d. Jones
esteemed grand loyal knight. They
will wear badges setting forth that
they want Mr.. Jones for this high
Office and present indications are
that he will get the place. He Is now
grand esteemed lecturing knight. 1t
is expected that enough Scranton
Elks will take the trip to make a
good showing in the big parade.
There will probably be about 25 from
there in attendance. Some will go
on the special train to be run by
the Binghamton lodge, and one par
ty is going to make the trip by auto.
The others will go on the regular
trains.
Although he is an undertaken,
j. Sam Brown is well supplied with
that saving sense of humor which
makes life worth living to rational