The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-17

There will be a chicken supper in
! p. o. S. of A. hall at Lakeville Sat-
urday evening, February 1S, for the
benefit of the pastors salary.
Methodist Ladies' Aid society met
at the home of Mrs. w. T. Mitchell
on Cliff street, Thursday afternoon.
The first number of the Waymart
High School course, Prof. w. ID.
Watkins, principal, will be held at
Persons Hall, Waymart, Wednes-
day evening, February 22. The
Jess Pugh Co. is the attraction book
ed for that occasion.
John Murphy, Esq, Scranton, was
Wednesday business caller in the
Maple City.
w. ]. Matthews, Scranton, trans
acted business in Honesdale, We'd
nesday.
Fred Cody, son of Rev. J. b.
Cody, Bethany, has accepted the
position of local representative for
the Scranton Truth.
The rush for automobile licenses
continues and the $4,000 mark will
soon be reached by the Highway De-
partment
Married, at the residence of j. o.
Terrell, Honesdale, Wednesday,
February Is, by Rev. Will II. Hill
Ter, William Lilholt, of Honesdale,
and Fannie Rutledge, of Girdland.
Silas A. McMullen, Sr., Waymart
was a business caller in Honesdale,
Wednesday.
A Washington dispatch says the
Sulloway old-age and service pension
bill for veterans of the Mexican and
civil wars, which it is estimated will
add $45, 200 900 annually to the eX-
penditures for pensions, was favor
ably reported to the Senate on Mon
day from the Committee on Pen
sions. The only amendment was to
cut down the maximum rate to vet
erans of rs years old from $50 to
$50 a month.
This amendment, it is estimated,
will cut down the annual charge up
on the Treasury imposed by the bill
nearly $5,000,000 from the amount
as the bill came to the Senate from
the House.
The bill reported makes the fol-
lowing increases in the present rate
allowed by law:
Age 81 years and over, increased
from $12 to SIS; age 65 years and
over, increased from $12 to $40;
age 70 years and over, increased
G1E fn COX. nd
over, increased from 500 to $50.
The bill gives the increase emu
merated to men who served honor
ably in the Mexican war and who
were honorably discharged.
Dairy and Food Commissioner
James Foust has issued a statement
in which he declares that the bulk
of the violations of the pure food
laws occur in the centers of popula-
tion. Pittsburg especially showed
up many cases. OF the 671 ter
minated in 1910, 2S1 were in the
Pittsburg district.
e. A, Finnerty, Scranton, spent
, Wednesday at his home here.
James Pratt, ClemO, was caller
} in town the first of the week
Miss Eta Fuerth left this morning
for New York for a two weeks bust
ness trip in the interest of Kat2
= Bros. millinery department.
There will be no legislative recess
this month or any other month dur
ing this session, the plans for an in
termission between February 16 anC
27 having been abandoned Tuesday
, after Senate and House leaders haC
seen the Governor The Governor
has all along been opposed to any
recess, contending that the Legisla
ture should stay here and work
> Legislators contended they should
have time to digest bills. To-day
after Chairman James F.. Woodward
of the House appropriations com
mittee, had seen Governor Tenel
; he said there would be no recess
Later on Senators McNichol, Keysel
= and Wolf called on the Governor bu
e found him firm in his opinion tha
there should be no recess. The mat
ter was gone over at length, but thu
: Senators gave up trying to win thu
S Governor over to their side and thu
Y word went around about noon tina
!, there would be no recess. The Leg
a islature will likely meet on the 20tl
;. and 21st and adjourn over Wash
ington's Birthday.