The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-07-28

-Winwood, Preston township,
has been changed by the government
to Lakewood.
Sugar has advanced As cents
per 100 pounds, wholesale, within
the last ten days.
Between $50 and 200 vehicles
pass a given point on Main street
within an hour.
Over 80 cities have adopted the
commission plan of government since
the first of the year.
There are 29 princesses, 6 duch-
esses, 70 baronesses and ,viscount-
nesses of American birth.
New York burglars now wear
kid gloves as to leave no finger-prints
for the police to photograph.
The boy scouts have secured
their slaves, which are about seven
feet long. They are octagon shape.
"A Brooklyn woman wants two
years separation to give her husband
an opportunity to try to win her
back.
Rosewood and mahogany are so
plentiful in Mexico that some of the
copper mines there are timbered with
rosewood, while mahogany is used
as fuel for the engines.
City Council of Bonham, Tex,
has passed an ordinance that no one
may peddle peanuts in the streets
unless he has had both legs ampu-
tated.
1t is an act of politeness in
parts of Germany to kiss the hand of
a lady, but in Italy this privilege is
only to near relatives, while
in Russia it is extended to kissing the
forehead.
The members of the Presbyter-
ian and Episcopal Sunday schools of
this place will picnic at Lake Lodore
to-day (Friday). The Episcopal
school of Carbondale will also be in
attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Hessling
the following guests on
Wednesday: Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Hessling, daughter, Mary, and Peter
Everling, all of Carbondale; Mrs.
John Spitzer and three children and
Miss Anna Spitzer, all of Scranton.
The display of premiums to be
awarded at the Merchants picnic
at Lake Lodore next Tuesday is in
L. 3. Swingle's window. There are
a number of valuable articles repre-
sented which will be given to con-
testants.
&C. William Sell has applied
dressing of calcium chloride upon
the road in front of his residence on
Court street. Mr.. Sell claims that it
is better than oil in that there is no
odor from it, neither is there any
dust. The element has tendency
to harden the road. Two applica-
tions a season is all that is neces-
sary.
"A pleasant reception was ten
dered to Granville Parsons, of SO7
Court street, by his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Parsons, in honor of his
nineteenth birthday, Tuesday even
ing, July %. A very pleasant even
ing was spent in playing games and
singing. About midnight refresh
ments were served and with much
laughter and jokes over the souven-
irs each received.
st. Mary Magdalena's church
picnic at Bellevue Park, Wednesday,
was a success, the gross proceeds
being about 1886. The committee
in charge expect to clear in the
neighborhood of 5000. The Altar
society donated the dinner, from
which a neat sum was realized. A
fine supper was also served. The
picnic was well patronized and
everybody had a good time.
"A recommendation has been
offered for the next grand jury in the
way of a preventative to a possible
fire that might occur in the court
house. From observation it appears
that the gas jet in the lavatory
swings back too far and as conse-
quence the paint on the wall is blist-
cred and blackened. A stop of some
order can be placed back of the jet
on the wall that will not allow the
bracket to swing close to the wall.
Professor Harold Russell, the
London Zoologist, will have none of
the popular yarns about the wonder
full things fish will do when put to
it. He says they are deaf, dumb and
virtually color blind. When the cal
careous stones are taken out of the
ears of fish they lose all sense of
equilibrium and roll about as if
crazy Most fish hunt their food by
only defective sight, but the eels by
even more defective smell. A conger
eel with which Professor Russell eX-
perimented devoured with the
same avidity fish dosed with cheese,
anchovy, camphor spirits, turpentine
and iodoform.
George Sheare, Port Jervis, aged
IA years, has been spending his va
cation on the Caring farm, Cherry
Ridge township. Tuesday morning
he wanted to see how a moving ma
chine cut grass and unfortunately
came too close to the knives and as
a consequence received a painful in
jury of the left foot. The knives
cut through the flesh, and severed
the cords and arteries. Mr.. Caring
brought the young man to Honesdale
and DR.. Nielsen, assisted by DR.. Ely,
gave the foot medical attention. The
young man, accompanied by members
of his family, left Honesdale Thurs
day morning for their home in Port
Jervis.
"A delightful card party in honor
of Miss Florence Hutchinson, Elmlra,
NJ " who iS the pueSt Of Miss Mar