The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-03
LOCAL MENTION.

James NJ. Gilpin is the new
postmaster of South Sterling. He
was appointed last week.
A number of Honesdale young
people enjoyed straw ride to
Beach Lake and attended the dance
Friday evening.
The senior attaches of Lyric
theatre spent Sunday at Laurel
Lake as the guests of their mana
ger, B. H. Dittrich.
Scranton has been selected as
the place for holding the 1911 con-
vention of the State Federation of
German Catholic societies.
The violent hailstorm at
o'clock this morning chewed the
gardens and worked havoc in the
corn and buckwheat, but the light
ming did no damage so far as re-
ported.
1t was announced from Harris
burg Saturday that Gov. Edwin S.
Stuart would take the stump this
fall in behalf of Congressman John
X Tener, Republican candidate for
governor.
John E. Richmond's new horse
to replace the one burned in the
Rickert stable fire July II was
bought in Olyphant MIR. Richmond
has a fine animal whose price he
does not care to give out.
The Daughters of the King OF
Trinity Episcopal church left Car
bondale Monday for Canaan, where
they will camp at Hemlock Point
for the week. The Knights of st.
Paul have occupied the camp the
past week. ... ..,....
We acknowledge the receipt oi
the forty-eighth annual catalogue OF
the Mansfield State Normal school
1t is a neat book of 80 pages and
properly represents the school
which is acknowledged to be
among the best of its class.
One of the Delaware & Hudson
engines recently taken over by the
Ontario & Western was badly dam
aged in a collision at Forest Ulty
few days ago. Five D. & H. en-
gines are being used on the Ontario
and Western, owing to the pressure
of business, and it is reported II
new engines will soon be shipped
from Middletown.
While on roller skates at the
corner of Church and Ninth streets
Saturday Miss Anna Lambert caugh
her feet in her skates and fell, sus
tanning a coils fracture of the arm
She was taken home and DR.
Burns and DR.. Nelson were sum
moned to set the bone. Monda!
night an X-ray examination showed
that it is knitting nicely.
Deputy Sheriff Edward Mills
who has been enforcing the stat'
law against expectorating on thu
sidewalks in Wilkes-Barre, was il
town this afternoon He says n
will commence enforcing the SAM
law in this city next Monday, ant
gives due warning to all person
to be careful not to spit on th'
walks.-PittstOn Gazette, Satur
day.
On the schOolhOuse grounds a
White Mills Saturday there will b.
picnic for the benefit of the loca
school. A jolly good time is il
store for every man, woman ant
child that goes. Beilman's orches
ira has been engaged to play 70
the dancing, and this will start a
10 in the morning. 1t will stol
when the dancers get tired, whicl
means practically all-day dancing
Other sports, including a ball game
have been arranged, and there wi
be enough refreshments to feed a.
comers.
1t is expected about 80 store
will close Wednesday, Merchants
day, though not all the proprietor
and help will go to Lake Lodore I
Join the business men of Carbondal'
In the latter place Wednesday wi
be generally observed as a full hol
day. Those stores which have bee
closed at noon Wednesdays vii
close all day and the drug store
butcher shops, confectionery store
and barber shops will have a ha
holiday. If the weather continue
good it is believed the largest el
cursion ever run by the bushes
men will take place. The singin
contests will, it is expected, be b'
tween Carbondale parties. Nobod
in Honesdale 1t appears, has though
of entering the vocal competitions