The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-08-11

Mrs. q. w. Bodie, Prompton, Thurs
day morning.
In 1903 fiscal year the govern
ment of Italy made profit of $12,-
S21,665 out of it's salt monopoly.
A portable vacuum cleaner
brought out in England also may be
used as a seat, table, cabinet, music
stool or pedestal.
Joseph Harvey and Hattie Bates
of Dyberry, were married Wednes-
ler, pastor of the Central NJ. e.
church.
"A number of the young friends
of Earl Transue happily surprised
him at his home on East street,
Wednesday evening, the occasion be-
ing his birthday.
At Providence, r. l., Tuesday,
Fred Schuerholz, better known as
" Sherry" of Honesdale, was in
strumental in defeating the Buffalo
team, who only made two hits off
his delivery.
M. Morris Moscovitz, an attor-
ney of Scranton, has been arrested
in Belgium, after over a years alb
sence from that city. The fashion
plate attorney, as he is called, es-
capped with considerable of his
clients money.
The announcement of the can
didacy of Attorney S. j. Strauss for
the nomination for Judge of Lu-
zerne county on the Democratic
ticket, has caused widespread in
terest among the voters of both par
ties.-Scranton Times.
Charles P. Searle and B. H.
Witherbee have entered the Penn
sylvania Chess Tournament which
will be played by correspondence.
One hundred players will enter this
tournament to compete for the five
cash prizes ranging from $10O-$1O.
A German botanist figures out
the number of species of flowers cul-
tivated in Europe as 1900, of which
420 possess an agreeable perfume.
Odors are most likely to be found in
flowers having white or cream col
ored petals, then yellow, red, blue
and violet, in order.
Baptist church-Rev. Geo. S.
Wendell, pastor. Church open all
day. Sunday school at usual hour.
Rev. c. E. Cordo, D. D., Philadel-
phia, is expected to preach at one
of the services on Sunday, Aug. 13.
Twelve representatives of the
Honesdale band drove to Narrows-
burg, n. Y, Wednesday, where they
participated in the festivities of the
firemen of that place. A parade was
one of the features of the celebration.
The occasion was we'll attended by
Wayne county people and all had a
very pleasant time.
On Friday, Eagle Day, the par
ade, will form at the Union station,
at the arrival of the special train
from Scranton, which will be about
1880 a. m, in the following order:
Color bearers, Marshals Hon. John
Kuhbach, N. B. Spencer and Eugene
Courtright, mounted; Scranton Eagle
band, Scranton degree team, Scran-
ton aerie, Honesdale band, Carbon
dale aerie with band, other aeries
with bands, Maple City drum corps.
Honesdale degree team, mascot and
Honesdale aeries. The line of
march will be from the Union sta
ton at place of forming, down Main
street to Fifth street, to Church, up
Church to Twelfth, to Main, up Main
to Thirteenth street, counter march
down Main to Bellevue park.
-Caucuses are being held in diff
ferent parts of the county, but they
will in no way affect the nomination
of candidates. Every candidate run
ming for Office must file his nomina-
ton paper before September 8. 1t is
just and proper that prospective
nominees for office get together and
see how matters stand. For in
stance John Jones might be candi-
date for supervisor from the south
ern end of a township. He could
look after the roads in that section
John Smith, his next door neighboI
might be another candidate and had
it not been for holding caucus the
voters would not have known thai
the northern section was not repre-
sented. Any number of petitions can
be taken out, circulated and filed be-
fore September 8, even after eau
Gus has been held. The caucus, OF
" gentlemen's meeting" as it is
sometimes called, should be encour'
aged and by holding them candidates
can better see how the different i'm
portant Offices of his district are dis
tributed.