The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-08

chris Lowe, Michael Murray and
Paul e. McGrannaghan.
The town council met Thursday
evening in regular monthly session
at city hall, all the members being
present, including President Martin
Caufield, Secretary Wyman w. Kim
BILE, Treasurer George Genung and
S. T. Ham, George Penwarden, Philip
r. Murray, |. Canivan, and Mayor
John Kuhbach
Treasurer Genung reported a bal
ance on hand January 1, of $35S39;
receipts during the month, $2,371.-
SO; total, $2,73O.22; expenditures
for January, $595.06; leaving a bal
ance on hand February 1, of S2,-
1876.
Mr.. Ham reported that the scrip
committee had secured Mrs. w. j.
Van Keuren to search the records of
the council and tabulate the amounts
of scrip" issued Honesdale property
owners during the past half century.
On motion of Mr.. Penwarden it was
decided to ask the Electric Light
company to place an arc light in the
center of the park, two incandescent
lights on East Extension street, and
two arc lights on Erie street.
1t was agreed that in the near
future the council meet in joint ses-
sion with the Texas township super
visors, John Ordnung, Samuel
Brown, Lawrence Weidner and take
up the matter of connecting the Dy-
berry state road with the borough of
Honesdale.
According to Secretary Kimble, it
cost just $5S7.S5 to run the burg in
January, and orders were drawn to
pay the bills, the largest charge being
that for thirty-nine arc lights,
amounting to $267.S9. The election
of Richard Brown as fire chief was
announced.
e. T. Stover, Scranton, was a Fri
day business caller in Honesdale.
F.. c. Dimler, Scranton, transacted
business in Honesdale, Friday.
De Brittle Mantle, an employee OF
the Durland-Weston Company, for
many years, is very sick, being con-
fined to his home on High street.
The fourth number in the High
School Lecture course will be given
in the High School Auditorium next
/ Thursday evening, February 8, when
| Elbert Poland and the Italian boys
will present "A Night In Venice" q
musical and literary fantasy, and a
delightful concert program.
J. e. Bigart, Carbondale, was q
Friday business caller in town.
Miss Mamie Culley visited friends
| in Hawley recently
Harmon Monaghan, Scranton, is the
guest of Honesdale relatives.
G. NJ. Harris, manager of the
! Globe Store, returned Friday from {
! business trip to the metropolis.
Judge Alonzo r. Searle, who has
just returned from trip to Harris
burg and Washington, d. c., denied
he was an aspirant for the judicia
position made vacant by the appoint
ment of Judge r. w. Archibald to the
Commerce Court recently created, ac
cording to special from Honesdalt
in last Fridays issue of The Scranton
Truth. In speaking of the object O.
his visit to the state and nationa
capitals, Judge Searle said:
Il headed and signed a petition
for the Wayne County Bar associa
tion favoring the appointment o
Judge H. A. Knapp and sent a per
sonal letter to President Taft endors
ing him. | have made no application
for the position made vacant b!
Judge Archibald.
"All the influence | have or ma!
have has been and shall be directed
towards heping Judge Knapp secur,
the position. | am candidate TO
no office except to succeed myself"
DR.. O'Hagan, the poet-editor of tn,
Chicago New World, thus relieves
his mind: cover in Ohio last weel
! Micc Marry ms rrind n n in nf
she has been Latin ever since" DR.
O'Hagan being crusty old bachelor
has no right to trifle with such seri
GUS subjects.