The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-03-01

Very Reverend William Mourdant
Turneaux, dean of Winchester, Eng
iand. has been entrusted by the Con-
vocation of Canterbury with the
task of preparing an abridgment OF
the Ten Commandments, to be sub
nitted to the Convocation in May.
1t is proposed to modify and shorten
the second, fourth and tenth COM
nandments. For instance, it is prob
able that a recommendation will be
made that the Tenth Commandment
shall read: Thou shalt not covet."
Quarterly meeting services will be
held in the Methodist church, Alden
Vile, Sunday, March 5, at 3 O'Clock
D. m. Rev. Will H. Hitler, Homes
dale, will preach the sermon.
r. NJ. Salmon, Esq, has just re-
turned from a trip to Bermuda. He
states that the hotels are crowded,
and it is difficult to obtain proper
Accommodations at hotels or on steam
ers unless arrangements are made
far in advance.
The women of the First Presbyter-
ian church, Honesdale, have held
twenty-five Martha Washington sup
pers, the first one occurring, Febru-
ary 22, 1889. The total proceeds
from this chain of social events
amounts to $11,S16.4S or an average
yer year of $53706. The high-wa-
Ter mark was reached in 1908, when
the net proceeds reached $S26.O4.
Tyler Hawkins and daughter of
Mount Pleasant, spent Saturday in
Honesdale.
The Parish Aid society of Grace
Protestant Episcopal church met Fri
day afternoon with Miss Ella Jones
as hostess.
Pitcher Fred Schuerholz leaves for
Washington, d. c., this week where
he will join the American League
staff of twirlers.
John j. De Muth, Scranton, was
Saturday business caller in the
Maple City.
A Jolly crowd of people from
Beach Lake came to Honesdale, Fri
day, for a sleighride, where they
enjoyed dinner at the Hotel Wayne
Those participating were: Mr.. and
Mrs. w. P. Downing, Mrs. w. H.
Dunn, Mrs. H. o. Wood, Mrs. e
Crosby, Mrs. S. Gregory, Mrs. w. j.
Seymour Mrs. Delbert McIntire, Mrs
w. w. Oliver, Mrs. Thomas Trever-
ton, Mrs. Mervin Gavitt, Mrs. Will
liam F. Wood, Mrs. H. D. Wood
Mrs. Francis Garrett, Mrs. Prower
Budd.
]. w. Blaes and S. B. MILL Equi.
nunk, transacted business in the
Maple City, the first of the week.
Twenty-Five Martha Washington
suppers, dating from February "a
1889, have netted the women of the
First Presbyterian church, $11,SO4
The profits for 1911 were: Candy
sales, $40; fancy work, $500; sup
pers, $500; or total of $3.50.
j. A. Loomis spent the weekend
and Sunday in Scranton.
Invite your friend to church. Yor
invite him to your home, you invite
him to your lodge, you invite him t.
your political meetings, your parties
entertainments. Why not invite hin
to your church? Tell your pastor
to preach little better and the choi
10 sing a little more sweetly mex
Sunday and then, invite your frient
10 your church home to worship will
you.
All farm animals, excepting sheep
showed an increase in average valu
per head on January /, compared
with their value on that date il
1910, according to the Department o
Agriculture. Mules showed tn
greatest increase in value, it beinj
$5.7S, or $125.62 per head. Value
of other animals were:
Horses, $111.67, an increase o
$3.48; milch cows, $40.49, an in
crease of S4.70 sheep, 1918, a dc
crease of 35 cents, and swine, 1886
an increase of 81 cents.
The highest and lowest averag
value per head of farm animals b
States is given as follows:
Horses, highest in Massachusett
and Rhode Island, $14S; lowest i
New Mexico, $50.
Mules, highest in South Caroline
$173; lowest in New Mexico, $50.
Milch cows, highest in New Jel
sey, $3.50; lowest in Alabama, $2I
Sheep, highest in Connection
$3.50; lowest In Mississippi and Lou
isiana, $1.90.
Swine, highest in Maine. 1910
lowest in Florida, $3.50.