The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-28
LOCAL MENTION.

The boycott seems to be the
universal favorite when it tackles
high price meat.
The milk route formerly serv-
ed by Mr.. Grimestone, will be in
charge of John Smith, of Bethany,
who has purchased same.
-Messrs. Krantz and Sell have
purchased the interest of their
former partner, Jno. Smith, in the
firm of Krantz, Smith & Co.
Mrs. John Heinickle is laid up
with a fractured wrist, having fallen
on the ice Sunday morning. DR.. Neil
son and McConville reduced the frac-
ture.
Marriage licenses have been
granted to the following: J. Harry
NcWade of Jersey City and Genevieve
Sweeny, of Honesdale; Edward Neu-
bauer and Florence Rife of Homes
dale.
The following letters remain
uncalled for at the Honesdale post
office: Mr.. Lewis Bush, Mrs. d. E.
Drake, Mr. Oscar Frisch, Mr.. Chas.
. T. Kohler, Mr.. Charles F. Martin,
Miss Edith Sherman.
Rev. Thomas Hanley, of St.
Johns Catholic church. exercised
his influence with the officials of the
Ealoney Home, Scranton, and pro-
cured admittance of Mrs. Catherine
IicNulty of our borough to that in
stitution.
BY special request the choir of
the Methodist church will repeat
their Christmas music next Sunday
evening. consisting of anthems, solos,
soprano and tenor duet, and male
quartette. The public is very cordi-
ally invited to attend.
August Schpaden, of Hawley,
is one of Sheriff Braman's boarders,
having been sent there by commit
ment of Justice of the Peace Am
norman of Hawley, on the charge
of being insane and dangerous to
be at large.
Arthur Brisbane, Hearst's edi-
torial writer, and Senator Tom
Grady, Tammany's chief spokesman,
met at a banquet the other evening
at the Waldorf and chewing the
rag is a mild way of reporting what
was said and done these celebrities.
The comet is now the attrac-
ton All eyes are pointed toward
the western sky, searching for the
new visitor in the heavens. 1t can
be seen very family just west of
Venus, in the west, just after sun
set. AS the comet nears the sun it
will be more plainly visible.
The Erie engineer, Albert Bep-
her, who had narrow escape from
death on the Wyoming division, is
a brother-in-law to Cashier Emery
of the Farmers and Mechanics
Bank. Bepher was quick enough to
jump from the engine as it started
capped injury.
Mrs. Charles E. Mills contem-
plates to leave here in few days to
visit a number of her relatives in
the west. She will first visit her
nephews, Charles, Edward and Ben
jamin Bunnell at Buffalo, and then
go to Detroit where she has another
nephew. From Detroit she will re-
turn home by the way of New York
City.
The annual inspection of Co.
f was held Thursday evening, at
their hall on Seventh street The
visiting officers were Capt. Taggart,
inspecting officer of the Third Bri-
gade, Lieut.. Slayer, of the regular
army, and Major Conrad. After the
inspection Capt. c. J. Kelley enter
tained the visiting officers and the
members of his company at Taeub-
ner's.
Revival meetings will begin in
the NJ. Z. church. Bethany, Feb. G.
The pastor will be assisted by Mrs.
Bessie b. Larkin and Miss Clara
Boyd, of Philadelphia. All who
heard Mrs. Larkin last winter agree
that she is very successful both as a
preacher and singer. No doubt Miss
Boyd is one of the strongest of lady
preachers. No one will be disap-
pointed by attending these meetings
and listening TO their messages
Everybody heartily welcome. 2t.
Peter Bishop, "one of the old
guards" of the Delaware and Hudson
eanalmen. called at our Office We'd
nesday. Although eighty-fiVe years
of age, he is an excellent specimen
of manhood, having good health
and a robust constitution. He was
one of the men who, in 1876, helped
to build the aqueduct which spans
the river at Lackawaxen. Previous
to that the canal boats wound their
way around into the Delaware riv-
er to a point about where Holbert's
hotel now is, and from there the
mules and horses were ferried across
to the other side of the Delaware
river, to continue their journey to
the Hudson.