The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-10
LOCAL MENTION.


sold by Sheriff Gregory at his office
in the courthouse on Monday, Aug.
30, at p. m.
-Millard F. Dorm announced
Saturday that he had sold the brick
building at $40 Main street to
Frank Meyers. Mrs. Margaret
Skelly, who owned it, will give Mr..
Meyers possession in 80 days.
of 800 men who took the re-
cent examination for the 8 vacan-
cies on the state police force, only
10 passed. Another batch of appli-
cants will be examined later, in an
effort to get the additional eight.
The old church pew that has
become the new seat by the coal
chunk was No. 13 when it arrived,
but two or three superstitious souls
got uneasy and changed the num-
Der to 23, which will be permanent.
Samuel b. Price of Scranton
has filed a certificate declining the
Democratic nomination for lieuten-
ant-governor. The state committee
is having some difficulty in filling
the position on the ticket. AS it
is a hopeless task, none seem anXi-
Gus for the honors that never come
TO a Democrat in this state.
The game Saturday at Carbon
dale between Forest City and the
former place resulted in a victory
for Carbondale by the score of
to 8. The batteries were: Car
bondale, McAndrew and Boles; For
est City, Carpenter and Reagen. The
full receipts of the game went to
the Mercy hospital. About 1000
tickets were sold.
II. F. Flynn is moving from his
hotel which Lennon & Coyne now
run, to his farm in Buckingham
township. The first load of house
hold goods went Saturday. Other
loads travelled the highway between
Honesdale and Buckingham Monday
and today. Mr.. Flynn has COM
menced fixing up the buildings on
his farm and will shortly have an
ideal country home. He expects to
enjoy his freedom from the strain of
business in the borough. His
friends know he has earned his rest.
Henry p. Dubois, son of James
T. Dubois and secretary to Con-
gresham c. c. Pratt, cut his foot
badly with an axe while out in
camping party near Hallstead. The
young man was cutting brush on
thu rnnpptoingi gida and ip fall;DO
small tree the blade struck a knot,
glancing and making a deep, pain
full cash in his foot. He was some
distance from a physician and was
obliged to make his way alone to his
home, where he telephoned a physi-
clan. He is able to ,e out on
Two Rttston men who gave
fictitious names to the spit cop of
Wilkes-Barre and to Alderman
Brown of that city, were arrested
and fined while at the county seat on
the charge of expectorating on the
sidewalk. The men claimed ignor-
ance of any such law as to prohibit
a man from splitting on the side
walk, but their plea was of no value
and they had to cough up a one dol
lar fine and costs.-Scranton Times.
Seven new typhoid fever cases
were reported at Wilkes-Barre Fri
day and Chairman Morgan, of the
sanitary committee of the city coun-
ell, fearing the situation may get
beyond the control of the local au-
thorities, sent word to DR.. Dixon of
the state department of health, ex-
planning the conditions existing
there. 1t is expected representa-
tive of the department will be sent
10 make a thorough investigation.
Seven is the highest number of cases
so far reported in one day. Most
OF the victims admit they have been
using hydrant water without taking
the precaution TO boil it.
Charges of an extensive system
of grating which defrauded the
Fraternal Order OF Eagles, So
ciety OF 100000 members in the
United States and Canada, Of thous-
ands of dollars through the opera
tions of former officers has been
made in connection with suit for
recovery of $1,000 started in the
Municipal court in Chicago. Pres
ent officers declare this is only the
start of what will prove one of the
biggest graft exposures OF the year
No names were mentioned in the
original charge, but the attorney Of
the order, who is in Chicago, de-
clared there is plenty of evidence
The old Paupack is the scene Of
many a merry boating and picnic
party these days. This may be the
effect of the movement to merge the
old river into the fourteen-mile lake
which we hear so much about lately,
and which looks now to be an as
sured thing. On Monday party in
honor Of DR.. and Mrs. Evans of Tay-
lor launched TO the Bea picnic
grounds, and this was followed We'd
nesday by a company of thirty
eight, under initiative of Mrs. Alfred
Decker. On Thursday a party of
young girls enjoyed the sylvan wild
of the place. We know of no stream