The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-29

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militant of all the suffragettes.
Christobel seems to have been able
also to show the "cleanest pair of
heals" when the police got after her.
The patrons OF Mrs. Friede-
wald's class and others wishing to
hear Peer Geynt" will please note
that this reading will take place on
Saturday, March 80, instead of the
| following Saturday, which is Easter
| Even.
Schedules in bankruptcy Of the
| olumbian-Sterling Publishing Co.,
which published the Columbian
Hampton Magazine, filed last week,
show liabilities of $570,364 and
nominal assets of S202,O79. There
are 440 creditors.
The commissioners of Wayne
county met at the court house on
Tuesday afternoon to consider the
question of printing the primary
election ballots for the spring cleo
ton. The contract for printing them
was awarded the Herald Press Asso-
citation. No other business of import
ance was transacted.
April IS, 1867. a large black
bear, weighing some 800 pounds,
made its appearance in the upper
portion of Honesdale, and after trav-
erising through several streets, made
a safe getaway to the hills, al
though pursued by a large party of
hunters, all day. 1t was reported fir
ed at, but escaped injury.
F. l.. Easterbrook, of Athens,
has an orchard of fruit trees that
covers forty acres of ground, and
competent orchardists who have in
spected it say that a thousand dol
lars an acre is a conservative esti-
mate of what it is worth. He is still
extending his orchards and expects
to have fifty acres before long.
Less than $4,000 of the ST.
605.050 of bonds of the state of
Pennsylvania called for redemption
on February l are outstanding, and it
is probable that the remainder will
be presented for payment within a
short time. The cancellation of the
state debt proceeded in February at
a rate beyond expectations of State
Treasurer C. F. Wright, and steps
to obtain the bonds yet unredeemed
may be taken soon.
During the month of February
there were withdrawn from public
entry, on the recommendation of the
United States Survey, 41,745 acres of
land in the state of Washington be-
lieved to be underlain by coal. AS in
other Withdrawals of coal land these
lands will be classified in 4O-acre
tracts. appraised by the Survey un-
der the valuation regulations of the
Interior Department and then placed
on the market for sale.
The executive committee of the
Honesdale improvement association
held it's regular monthly meeting on
Monday last. The first week in
May, beginning with the 9Th, was ap-
pointed as cleanup week. The an
nual meeting will be held on the
second Monday in May. Efforts will
be made to make the cleanup a
greater success than ever. AS the
treasury is low ways and means of
raising money was discussed. 1t
was proposed to interest the children
in this work and form if possible a
Junior League.
The contest between the oleo-
margarine and the dairy interests TO-
cused at Washington last week. The |
on Agriculture are con-
the several bills which have |
been introduced. Last week hear !
ings were held at which both sides |
were represented. Among those |
present and taking an active part,
in behalf of the butter interests OF |
Pennsylvania, were DR.. n. B. Critch-
field, Secretary of Agriculture OF
Pennsylvania; A. A. Woodward, rep
resenting Honorable James Faust,
Dairy and Food Commissioner; Hon.
William T. Greasy and Hon. William
D. B. Ainey, member OF Congress
from the Fourteenth Pennsylvania
district.
There may be few in the audi
ence at the Lyric when Madame
Sherry" entertains, who will miss the
rows of long, lanky and
over-dressed show girls. There may
be a few who will sigh for the
chorus girls that are sprightly only
at set intervals and then according
to a time-honored schedule. None
Of these will be upon the stage of the
Lyric, Wednesday, April 10, and the
Heaven to which all good playgoers
hope to go some day may be praised
that they are not. Madame Sherry
Is not that kind of show. Girls
there are, and wonderful girls, too,
but they take part in the action of
the story and are billed by Producer
George w. Lederer as the talking
chorus" Remember the date. 1t
will soon be here.
The costly graduation gown is
now tabooed in West Pittston, and
while the community is the home of
and many other wealthy
people, daughters of the poor will not
be outshone in appearance next May,
when the commencement exercises
Of the high school are held. Plain
gingham gowns are to be worn, the
color and design to be selected by
he school board. This action was
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