The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-01-04
LOCAL MENTION.

According to the official 1910
census returns. Carbondale has
population of 1000.
Open your windows wide in the
morning and let all the fresh air
in the house it is possible to get in.
The Board of County Auditors
are in Honesdale this week to ex-
anime the accounts of the county
for the year 1910.
The Honesdale High School
Basket Ball team will have as their
opponents, Thursday evening, the
Seelyville Firemen.
Why is it that the fellow who
can chase a golf ball around for
two hours, and enjoy it, balks at a
Ave minutes toying with the hum
BILE snow-shovel?
The following is the shortest
sentence containing all the letters
Of the alphabet; see whether it is
correct: Pack my box with five
dozen liquor jugs"
"A number of young people were
entertained Monday evening at the
home of Mrs. John Riefler of North
Main street in honor of William
Riefler, a student of Westchester
Military Academy, who is spending
his vacation here.
The Rev. DR.. L. c. Murdock
Scranton, will preach in the Metho-
dist Episcopal church Sunday even
ing, January 8, and will convene the
last quarterly conference, Monday
afternoon, January 8, at 2:30 o'clock
The School Directors Depart
ment of the State Educational AS
sociation will meet in the fifteenth
annual convention in Assembly hall,
High School building, Harrisburg,
Pa, Thursday and Friday, Feb. 2
and 8, 1911.
The third-fourth quarterly con-
ference for Damascus charge will be
held at Damascus, Pa, Saturday
January Z, at p. m. Rev. l.. c..
Nurdock, d. D., will be present and
preside. He will also preach at Cali
lee NJ. e. church in the evening at
1880 o'clock, and at Damascus NJ. E.
church Sunday, January 8, at 10:30
a. m. Let every one interested plan
to be present. Owing to this plan of
the district Superintendent Rev. Jos.
N. Coleman will preach at Calkins
on Friday evening, January &, at
1880 o'clock instead of Sunday.
Our popular Chinese townsmen,
Lee Fl and Willie Wong, gave din
ner on New Years evening to cele-
brate the success which has come to
them in their business life during
the closing year. The home of Mr..
and Mrs. e. H. Cortright had been
generously opened to them for the
occasion 1t was an exclusive affair,
the invitations were written in Chi
nese and torn in two parts like a
laundry check, one half admitting the
recipient to the banquet, while the
other was placed on the table before
each invited guest and when placed
together served as menu. Lee Fl
and Willie Wong received the invited
guests. Following the custom of the
high dignitaries of China, great care
was exercised in selecting guests, in
order that none of the world powers
should be offended. His excellency,
the President of the United States,
was represented by Assistant Post
master John N. Sharpsteen; His
Royal Majesty King Humbert OF
Italy, was present in the person OF
Sir Antonio Barberi; His Imperial
Majesty Emperor Williams interest
was looked after by Paul Sonner;
Photographer Joseph A. Bodie, Jr.
was present as a representative of the
God of Art, while Norman Taylor did
the same for the God of Music
The God of Physic and Medicine was
we'll personified in the person of DR.
Fred Powell. The gentleman who
was to represent Ireland, sent as {
substitute, bottle of the real ole
stuff" The recording angel was
represented by a Citizen" whose
duty was to record the doings which
when certified, will be forwarded tC
Pekin to be placed in the archives o.
the temple which has been erected
with American money, in honor o
the God of Clean Shirts and Col
lars. The supper was served il
Oriental style. A sacred turke!
which had been ed upon chestnuti
and almonds until it weighed 81
pounds in it's stocking feet" was thu
chief sacrifice offered upon the Alta
of Appetite; this with all the fines
trimmings and auxilaries that none!
could purchase here and abroad
made up the offerings which wer'
consumed by those present. Il. II
Cortright acted as Master of Cere
monies, Interpreter and High Priest
and performed his triple duties in
manner that was very creditable AM
which brought forth repeated thund
ers of applause. After the sacrific
had been offered and devoured, LIE
Fl and Willie Tong loosened up AM
in their well-known and fluent ling
told of things that are done in thei
mother country, which nobody pres
ent could deny, but which was
wonderful help to the guests as the
tobogganed down the ice-clad hill o.
their way home.