The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-03-04

The ladies of the G.. A. r. will
meet Friday afternoon at $3.50 with
Mrs. George Searles of High street.
Attention, Veterans Regular
meeting of Capt. James Ham Post,
! No. 1873, G. A. r.. tomorrow. Fri
day, evening.
Two new, big automobiles reach
ed town on Wednesday evening. one
/ being consigned to Frank Steinman
/ and the other to NJ. J. Kelly.
E. c. Mumford, President of the
| Dime Bank, has been elected one of
| the directors of the new Trust Com
pany lately organized in Scranton.
MIR. Mcmahon has not purchas-
ed the Boston Store stock as stated
in our last issue, but has contracted
to dispose of the stock. beginning
March 4th
&C. 1. Dunning and family, who
have been boarding at Hotel Heu-
man. while their rooms were being
renovated, are again occupying their
own home
The property Of the late F. b.
Penniman on Church street, was
sold yesterday to Jacob Kreiter
consideration S3,5O0 spot cash; pos
session Immediately.
There will be four new amend
ments to the State Constitution sub
mitted to the State Legislature, and
then to the people for their decision
in the near future.
The total receipts from the
Martha Washington supper held un-
der the auspices of the Ladies' Aid
society of the Presbyterian church
on Feb. 22d, amounted to $3.50.
The Powell residence on Six
teenth street, has been sold to Mrs.
Charlotte J. Preumers considera-
ton $4,000. The lot is 5Ox14O.
Possession given April 1st.
-Katz Bros. have given notice
that an application for a charter will .
be made to the Governor to incor-
porate their business under the name
of Katz Brothers Incorporated.
The teachers of Honesdale.
Bethany, Texas, Cherry Ridge, Seely-
vile, and Dyberry will hold their
annual institute in the High school
building here on Saturday, March
5th.
There will be bankruptcy hear
ing of the creditors of f. d. Prentice
of Starucca on March Sth, at 10
O'Clock, at the Office of w. H. Lee.
referee in bankruptcy for this dis
trict.
Richard Budd, the contractor,
intends tearing down his old prop
erty on Ridge street this spring and
expects to put two new houses on
the same site, which will auu much
to the beauty of Ridge street.
The funeral of George Riechen-
backer, which took place on We'd
nesday, was attended by the /. o. o.
r. NJ, which performed their rites
at the vault in Glen Dyberry, where
the body was placed until interment
can be made
Colonel James NJ. Guffey, Dem
ocratic leader of this State, has been
sued for $2,1S9,000 by an English
mining promoter, who claims that
for violation of contract, arising
from negotiations for the sale of coal
lands in West Virginia
ALL the organized labor unions
of Philadelphia will go on strike on
and by so doing endeavor
to compel the Rapid Transit com
pany of that city to agree to arbitrate
their differences with their employ
ees who are now on strike.
Governor Stuart will soon name
a person to succeed State Treasurer ,
Sheath who would have been sue
ceeded by j. A. Stober, who died af-
ter being elected The question of
the Governors right to appoint will
be contested in the Supreme Court.
Isaac B. Sandercock has Just {
finished surveying tract of land at
New York, opposite Sho-
lola, for w. II. Gibbs of Hawley, ,
who contemplates erecting thereon ,
a factory to manufacture cut glass. ,
Mr.. Gibbs is proprietor of the Bel +,
mont Cut Glass Co. at Hawley, but ;
needs greater facilities in order to ,
i'll his orders.
Tombstones for the following {
Veterans have been received in Z
and can be obtained by
he friends of the deceased, free of I
,harge, by applying at Robinson's {
Insurance office: Thos. Medland, Co. !
\, 149th Pa; John Hughes, Co. F., [
I62d n. Y. Charles f. Meyer Band, i
10Th n, Y; John zimmerman, Bat /
cry d, n. J. Light Art; William
rruscott, Co. f, 14th U. S. Infantry; |
Rufus Griswold, Co. d, 179th Pa;
!. A. Faatz, Co. c, 9th Pa.
The Athletic Carnival at the
High school gymnasium on Saturday |
evening, promises to be quite treat |
or the sport-loving people of Homes {
lale. Many of the features will be 6
lew Those who have purchased i
ickets in advance will be sure of d
eat. those who wait till the night of / q,