The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-05

The State Water Supply COM
mission is holding up the proposition
of erecting a dam at Wilsonville for
the Wallenpaupack, pending an in
vestigation by engineers of the COM
mission.
Major Conrad will conduct an
election for first and second lieuten-
ant of Company Z at the new arm
ory on Monday evening, January 8.
The company will be inspected by
United States Army officers on Feb
ruary %.
"A new basket ball team is be-
ing organized in Honesdale. 1t will
be composed of members of Com
pany E, 18th Regiment, and will
bear the company's name. The
members will probably be chosen
next Monday evening. The lights in
the armory have been protected by
iron guards. The center row Of
lights have been removed.
The Citizen calls its readers at
tention to the article on Last Years
Doing Tersely Told" which appears
on the first page and is continued to
the second and fifth pages of to-day's
paper. 1t represents considerable
time and energy in compilation and
ought to be preserved. 1t might be
invaluable to you. By the way, if
you are not a subscriber of The
Citizen, send us your name to-day.
You will receive it twice a week for
$1.5O.
The annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Honesdale Con-
solidated Water company was held
on Tuesday, at which time the fol-
lowing officers were elected for 1912:
President, S. A. McMullen, Sr.; vice
president, J. d. Weston; superin-
tendent, S. A. McMullen, Jr.; secre-
tary, Charles j. Smith; treasurer, +.
C. Mumford. A number of improve
ments wIu be made during the COM
ing year. Several new pipe lines
will be laid in Honesdale and vicin-
ity.
Price & Butler, supported by a
splendid acting company of ladies
and gentlemen, Will open a fOur-night
engagement at the Lyric Monday,
January s. Special scenery, beauti-
full costumes and new and up-to-date
specialties. Opening play "Ishmael'
or in the Depths" from the story
that has been read by millions. On
Monday night ladies will be entitled
to best seat in the house for 15c,
same to be purchased before p. m.
Monday. Popular prices, 10, 20 and
80 cents.
William J. Brady, of Honesdale,
was awarded a subpoena in divorce
January 3 against Frances j. Brady.
The libel alleges that on February 2S,
1905, he was lawfully joined in mar
riage to Frances J. Plume; that the
couple lived together until June 5,
/ 1903, when the defendant Wilfully,
maliciously and without any Just
cause deserted the petitioner and
withdrew herself from his habitation,
and persisted in the said desertion
for a period of two years and up
wards. The summons was made re-
turnable on the second Monday Of
February.
County Superintendent Koehler
has prepared an article in which are
Iiven explicit instructions as to how
the words for the spelling contest
will be obtained. IT will appear in
the next issue of The Citizen. Supt.
Koehler has appointed the following
committee of critics, which will con-
duct the contest: Theresa b. Soete,
chairman; Alma c. Schuller, secre-
tary; Julia Schimmell, treasurer.
The pupils in the different schools of
Wayne county are anXiously awaiting
the list of words that will be printed
weekly in The Citizen and other
papers. Ihe first installment will be
made next week.