The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-05

There were fewer fireworks sold
in Honesdale this year than any sea-
son in the history of the town. A
sure sign of safe and sane Fourth.
Michael II. Powers, probably the
oldest resident of this secuion of the
state, died Saturday at his home in
Danville. Pa. He was 104 years and
nine months old on the day he died
AT an election held by Com
pany E, Tuesday evening, Carroll
j. Kelley was reelected captain of
the company for another term,
which consists of FIVE years. There
were no other vacancies to fill.
The Dairy and Food Division re-
ceipts in June were $3,302.25, of
which $1,000 came from milk suit
fines. The income of the division
since January l amounted to $780,
490.9S.
detection OF William l.. Ward,
Ormsby McHorg and others from the
Roosevelt third-term party, was re-
ported to President Taft recently, in
creasing the belief that the move
ment is weakening.
Pierre NJ. Many, lumber dealer
of Livingston Manor, has filed a
petition in bankruptcy with the
United States District Court in New
York city. His liabilities were $46,-
924 and assets of $S,165.
Pennsylvania authorities placed
10000 salmon trout in the Delaware
river near Hancock last week, rang
ing in length from three to six
inches They were taken from the
hatchery at Pleasant Mount.
-Eallock and Angle will start
this week on the Liberty village con-
tract recently awarded by the State
Highway Commission. 1t is one OF
the first under the new concrete
road bed specifications and is to be
1877 miles in length and to cost
about $4,000.
"A party of young ladies COM
posed of Misses Mary and Margaret
Mumford, Alice Simons, Faith Clark,
Louise Edgar, Mary Foster, Mollie
Parker, Florence Brown and Kate
Swift are spending a week in the
Brown cottage at Elk Lake. Mrs
R. H. Brown is chaperone.
-"Camp-as-you- located
on the shores of beautiful and pic
turesque Laurel Lake, Damascus
township, is composed of the follow
ing guests for a few days outing:
Dip" Uglow, Grandpa" Dorm,
Happy Barberi. "Scrapper" Heft
and lightning Burnard. The boys
are being entertained by B. H. Dit
trch.
AS far as we can ascertain
there were no accidents reported as
the reult of the Fourth's celebra-
ton. This is exceedingly gratifying
news. Several families held parties
during the day, going to outlying
country districts where the Fourth
was spent underneath trees and
along brookside. There were 454
full and 25 half-fare tickets sold
to Lake Lodore on the Fourth.
The Irving Cut Glass company
and KrantZ, Smith & Company will
open their factories on Monday to
men who desire to work. There is
plenty of work and men having
families who are dependent upon
them are hereby notified of the two
factories being open. They can go
to work and feel safe as the Board
of Trade has made provision for
protection of the working men.
DR.. George p. Eckman, of New
York City, whose father, the late
Rev. John Eckman, was a former
pastor of the Honesdale Methodist
church, has been appointed editor of
The Christian Advocate" DR.. Eek
man has been pastor of st. Paul's
Methodist Episcopal church, New
York, for 10 years. Before leaving
his congregation presented him with
purse of $3.50.
An opinion has been given to
the State Board of Undertakers by
Deputy Attorney General w. N.
Trinkle in which he holds that a
widow or estate of an undertaken
cannot transact the business without
obtaining a license. This question
has come up a number of times and
it is said that strict State supervision
does not allow any other course to
be pursued.
"A number of friends of Clyde
Erik OF Church street, gathered at
his home to help him celebrate his
eleventh birthday on Tuesday after
noon, July 2. The boys all enjoyed
the games and the refreshments too.
The following boys were present:
Stanley Decker, Carol Parsons
Earle Arnold, William Spencer, DON
ad Wendell, Donald Spencer, Alva
| Liddle, and William Ward. Miss
Jones helped to entertain the boys.
The county commissioners met
in the court house on Tuesday and
| transacted the business of the cOun-
/ ~. Among other things they order
| ed the bills paid. In the afternoon
they went to Hawley to inspect the
I bridge that spans the Middle Creek
near West Hawley station. 1t was
| recommended for repairs and will be
! built up on level with the street
| One of the items that was paid by the
| commissioners at this monthly ses
sion was that of $1G1.5O, being sheer
! claims.
-SiXty-one suits for the sale o.
! f11y ar,I .rga ~, hal1.yr, Tho paur 4topd