The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-23
LOCAL MENTION.


There are two postoffices in the
United States named Seelyville-our
own thriving suburb. and one in Vigo
county, Indiana
DR. p. b. Petersen. of Homes
dale. and Dr. Geo. T. Rodman, of
Hawley, have each recently become
owners of Ford autos.
Mrs. S. NJ Swingle, formerly
of South Canaan, Wayne county.
is critically i'll at her home, 9O7
Twenty-fourth street, Scranton,
with poor hopes for recovery.
The Dunmore High school bas-
ket ball team after being defeated
by the Honesdale team, went to
Carbondale on Saturday and won a
victory from the High school team
OF that city, the score being ! 3 TO 2.
-Comrade f. E. Belknap, Iorm-
erly of PrOmpton, now of Kingston,
Pa, was in Honesdale on Saturday
and called at the Citizen office
Time does not change Ed He is the
same old Belknap of convention
days.
Special Lenten services at
Grace Episcopal church: Children s
services will be held on Tuesday.
Feb. %, at 4:15 p. m, and the sub
ject will be The Sorrows and Joys
of the King; Litany and Sermon,
Wednesday, Feb. 90, at 1880 p. m;
sermon and reading from The Cross
Builders" Thursday, at AIS p. m.
The postoffice at Honesdale is
being renovated to the extent of
having its interior walls and ceilings
treated to a coat of alabastine. The
ceiling will be done in cream-color-
ed material, while the side walls
will have a more pronounced tint
and it is expected that this will add
greatly to the appearance of both the
waiting and working rooms.
We have received the follow
ing notice from Starrucca, Pa:
Come! Where? To the King Hill
school house, Friday evening, Feb.
25th, and hear the little folks, who
will be assisted by an orchestra of
stringed instruments. After the en-
tertainment, stay to see the orange
tree, pie and cake sale. Proceeds
to pay for a new organ R. Ruth
Kennedy, Teacher.
Passengers who left Honesdale
on the 7:15 p. m. train on Sunday,
the 18th inst, were treated to a ride
which reminded them of the "old
gravity days" The engine pulling
Il l,a
and could not proceed any further.
AS it was impossible to use the air
brakes, the crew resorted to the use
of the hand brakes, and permitted
the train to run back to Honesdale,
a distance of ten miles by gravity, as
in days of old
In the Afternoon Echoes" of
the Scranton Truth, we find the fol-
lowing: Few men in Pennsylvania
enjoy wider acquaintance or are
more generally esteemed than Hon.
Y. B. Hardenbergh. of Honesdale,
who was in Scranton Tuesday at
tending meeting of the Board of
Directors of the State Hospital of
which he is a member. 1t is said
term as Auditor General, at Harris
burg, his office was the most popu-
lar on the Hill,' and that every
man who went there on business
came away with the impression that
he had met friend"
The young people from this city
and Dunmore who recently went to
Ia fn Tot ~
erary contest, together with the pu-
pills from the Honesdale school inno-
Gently danced on the feelings of a
number of the good people of that
town, when they danced in the gym
nasium Of the high school after the
contest was over. A committee of
the lay members of the quarterly
conference of one of the churches
met with the school board this week
and strenuously objected 10 the
board giving permission for the use
of the gymnasium for dancing on
any more similar occasions. This
proves that the world is growing
better even if it doesn't move very
Leader.
At last we are to have the
much talked of musical sensation,
THE Soul Kiss" which comes to the
Lyric, Monday, Feb. 2Sth, with the
New York, Chicago, and Boston pro-
duction. 1t is said that the COM
pany is playing to capacity every
where, and judging from the splen-
did reports that THE Soul Kiss" is
receiving everywhere, it will no
doubt cause great society event
in this place. The Soul Kiss COM
pany coming directly from Atlantic
City, the people of Honesdale are as
sured of having a capable company
In presenting this successful musical
show. The same company that
comes here played at the Lyceum,
Scranton, few weeks ago to large
house and they gave fine satisfaction
to their audience.