The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-18

Give the boys a helping hand.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Methodist church cleared $110 from
their annual chicken pie supper held
last Thursday evening. The gross
proceeds were S123.
Mrs. Margaret McGrath Kane
died at her home in Rock Lake on
Tuesday, October 10, at the age of
sixty-seven years. The funeral was
held there Wednesday afternoon.
The Wayne County Teachers
Institute will be held in the High
school auditorium the week follow
ing election, beginning November IL
and continuing until the 18th inclu-
sive.
The county commissioners have
awarded the printing of the ballots
for November election to the Hawley
Times. Their bid was 1925. There
will be $4,000 ballots printed for
Wayne county, which includes speci-
men and official.
-Expectorating on the floor is
filthy habit. Parties who practice it
undoubtedly do it unconsciously, but
it should be stopped. In Wilkes
Barre the town authorities will not
tolerate it and have imposed fine of
81 on the person who violates that
city's ordinance.
The concert of Protection En-
gine Co. No. 3 at their annual ball
this year will be given by the Key
stone Quartet Of Scranton. This quar-
tet has never appeared here but
come highly recommended and will
doubtless make this part of the even
ing more pleasing than ever before.
The Citizen is receiving orders
for its spelling books in every mail.
Many come from out-of-the-county
and from towns and cities in Penn
sylvania and other states. For 12
cents in coin or stamps The Citizen
will mail postpaid to any address the
two books containing 1900 words.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Antonian
arrived in Honesdale Monday and are
now living at the Allen House. Mr..
Antonian is holding the same posi-
ton as that when he left Honesdale,
a year ago that of porter While at his
home town, Shomlea, Bulgaria, Mr..
Antonian was united in marriage
with Miss Anna Jakerian. The trip
no America from Bulgaria took
month.
AT the Democratic meeting the
other evening Mr.. Palmer tried to
convince his audience that a reduc-
tiOn of the tariff would mean less
profits to the manufacturers, but
more wages for the employees. Ye
gods, That is amazing. Manufac-
turers claim their profits are hardly
enough to pay the present wages,
and if the profit is reduced to them,
how are they going to pay more?
The district school spelling con-
test will take place on Saturday,
October 26, in the different districts.
Pupils who have not availed them
selves of the opportunity of securing
the spelling words printed in book
form by The Citizen Publishing Com
.pany, of Honesdale, should do so at
once, as the contest will be held
week from the coming Saturday.
Two books postpaid for 12c, stamps
or coin.
Earl Rockwell is completing a
large modern stock barn for B. II.
Throop of Scranton, at Elmhurst.
The barn has a concrete floor and is
plastered throughout, making it
warm and comfortable. The COW
barn is 160 feet, and forms a T of
the main barn, which is $50 feet.
Mr.. Throop will breed blooded cat
tie, horses and Belgian Police dogs.
He recently purchased pair of par
ent Belgian dogs for $1,S00.
Sundays New York Herald con-
tanned an account of the aviation
flights at the new aviation field at
/ Oakwood Heights on Saturday af
ternoon last, when the Curtiss model
bi-plane, built by the Scranton avia-
tor, o. (. Williams, and in charge
of Filing Weeks, came near winning
the big honors at the meet. Weeks,
who it will be remembered attempt
ed to make flights at the Wayne
county fair, succeeded in reaching an
altitude of 1000 feet. The machine
made a continuous fight for about
twenty minutes, which is some bet
ter than he did in Honesdale.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brook cele-
brated their silver wedding anniver-
sary at their home in White Mills
/ on Saturday. There were about
thirty guests and among them were
Rev. A. l.. Whitaker, of Honesdale;
Mrs. Kate Brink, of Hoensdale, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Atkinson, the
latter couple having been present on
| the day of the couples marriage.
During the evening the company
were entertained by piano selections
! by Miss Haden and Miss Carlotta
Brock. Refreshments were served
at nine o'clock. Mr.. and Mrs. Brock
were the recipients of many beauti-
full gifts including silver, cut glass
and linen.
! The Conservatory Concert Quar-
! tet of Ithaca appeared at the Presby-
terian chapel last Monday evening
before a fair sized and appreciative
audience. The quartet consists of
Miss Betty Clifford, contralto; Miss
Louise Santorelli pianist; Hiram
Posner, violinist and George Fuller
reader. Every number was well re-
ceiVed and heartily encored. 1t is the
opinion of those who have followed
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