The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-20
LOCAL NEWS

Scranton experienced a $4,000
re on Monday.
Main street has again been Civ
b a clean shave. Commissioner
lawrence Weidner manipulated the
Erapper and was the tonsorial ar
st.
w. o. Rock, travelling passenger
gent of the Erie railroad with head
larters in New York city, was a
by.
While practicing basket ball at
|e Rink last Saturday afternoon
eginald O'Connell so severely cut
S hand on a piece of glass that it
quired several stitches to close the
pund
Rev. w. H. Lilley, an Evangeli-
minister, who has small charge
bar Lock Haven, has just been in
rmed that he is heir to $3.50, 900
/ It by brother who made fortune
British Alaska.
w. w. Jones, editor of the Oily
hant Gazette, was chosen member
the executive committee of the
~ duld oldlc I<ullOl l1l dooOCld-
bn, at the annual convention re-
ntly held in Harrisburg.
Two Honesdale men were talk
Xg about the scarcity OF coal and
fally the conversation drifted into
tomobiles. Said A to B, What
Ind of car are you going to get this
ring?" B prompted by the shad-
rs of strike replied, "Coalcar.
On Saturday in w. B. Lesher's
bee there was one deed recorded.
w. Morgan, of New Milford,
hnsfers to The First National Bank
Halstead a tract of land contain
& about Al acres in Canaan town
ip for a consideration of $1,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. James d. Stock
and daughter, Eleanor, of Jer-
Fn, left last Wednesday for New
brk, where they took the steamship
cana for Bermuda, where they will
end the remainder of the month.
ey will return about April l.
BY the provisions of the amend
Fnt obtained by Representative
cht, in the postoffice, appropria-
n bill, 100000 is provided for the
tension of the rural delivery SER
e in towns and villages having
stoffice of the second or third
SIS.
THE death of Reed Burns
| bite, the five-year-old son of Mr.
d Mrs. Joseph Waite, of Dun
re, occurred on Friday last. The
- heral was held at the home and
erment was made in Waverly
netery. Deceased was a nephew
Dr.. E. w. Burns, of Honesdale.
The Lakewood hotel, on the On
10 and Western road, which was
merly Winwood, has changed
pds. Edward Carey has purchas-
the place from Patrick Madigan,
% has conducted the hosterly for
past nineteen years, for con-
I%ration of $4,000.
AThe tax levy of Forest City for
coming year has been made. 1t
vides for eight mills for general
ough purposes; six mills for light
water; five mills for municipal
lding bonds; four mills for first
yer bonds and three mills for sec
sewer bonds. This Is a total of
enty-six mills.
The heavy rain of last week
wed up the condition most of the
ough's sewers were in, and in
sequence nearly every crossing in
yn was flooded and some were
bassible The Allen House corner
probably the worst and during
Fhole day that corner was a small !
e and Inconvenience pedestrians
II 8atly. If it had not been for the !
en- House sewer it may have done
ch damage to neighboring cellars. !
-Oelomargarine and butterine
lers are alarmed by a decision OF
Superior Court which is to the
bet that oleo must not be colored
resemble butter, even though no
fetal coloring matter is used, and
material acquires its yellow ap-
rance simply from the richness
the ingredients. This will make
necessary, the dealers say, to
hch certain brands of oleo in or
to get 1t white enough to dis
suish 1t from butter.