The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-06-07
LOCAL NEWS

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Born, a son, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Friend Bisbing, Terrace street,
Tuesday.
-Childrens Day exercises will be
observed at the Presbyterian church
Sunday morning, June 16.
The woman who sends out of
town for everything" may soon have
TO send her husband out of town
for job
Rev. A. L. Whitaker will
preach the baccalaureate sermon at
the Grace Episcopal church on Sun
day evening.
Owing to the falling of some
bricks around the boiler of the Dur
land-Weston Shoe company, work
was suspended Tuesday.
Prof. H. A. Oday mas been given
The honor of marshalling the third
division of the Firemens parade in
Dunmore on Thursday, June 13.
1t is reported that ten glass
cutting shops in Brooklyn are on
strike. The manufacturers, it is
claimed, are holding out for an open
shop.
-JOuu NIOSUN HdS III w lutu d
home for Charles O'ConnOr, an or
phan, late of Pleasant Mount. The
young man is employed in Mr.. Cros-
by's store.
Frank j. Varcoe purchased a
new black horse Tuesday. He has
about completed the concrete foun-
dation for w. B. Holmes new gar
age on East street.
has posted notices of sale of all the
property formerly owned by the
Honesdale Shoe Co., including their
accounts receivable. The sale is to
take place June 90.
Decatur Holbert received word
from Langhorn, Arizona, of the
death OF Catherine Barnes, daughter
of Newton Barnes and wife, of
the late Mr.. Langhorn. The deceas-
ed is a relative of Mrs. Peter Barnes
at this place.
Mrs Frank Shumway entertain
ed a few friends and neighbors at
lawn party, at her home on corner
of East and Thirteenth streets Tues
day afternoon. Progressive 500 was
played, Mrs. Harry Richards win
ming first prize.
Eleventh street is being dug up
preparatory to making solid stone
road from the Gurney Elevator fac
tory to Main street. Seaman &
Brenneman are employed by the coun
ell to make the change. After the
road will have been dup up stone
will be placed thereon and rolled.
A town the size of Honesdale
ought to have its own sprinkling
w fro
work and man stationed in the city
hall TO care for same. In the winter
the team could be given daily exer-
else by drawing coal for the public.
This also would bring in some reve-
nue. to the town.
State Fish Commissioner n. r.
Butler says that he looks for some
fine bass fishing this summer in
spite of the weather conditions of the
early spring. Reports have been
received which show bass in many
sections of the state and especially
in the Susquehanna and eastern
rivers. The bass season will open
on June 10.
On Sunday evening at 1880 in
st. Johns Roman Catholic church,
the Angels Sodality will be organ
lied. 1t will include girls between
the ages of seven and sixteen. This
will be the first time that an Angels
Sodalty was ever organized in this
church. Rev. Thomas Jordan, of
HaWley, who is we'll known in
Hopesdale, having been an assistant
of that church at one time, will
deliver the sermon on that occasion.
The opening chapters of a serial
entitled " Both Sides of the Shield"
a romance of love and war, written
by Major Archibald w. Butt, the
hero of the fated Titanic, appears in
this issue of The Citizen. The
story has set America and Europe to
talking. You will be captivated by
the soldiers description of life and
events below Mason and DiXons
line. If you are not a subscriber
send us your name and we will for
ward The Citizen to your address
while it is running for 25c.
because some people refuse to
pay 81 per month for having the
road in front of their respective
business houses sprinkled, the ma
jority have to swallow the other
mans dirt. This is not right. A
firm or individual ought not be-
grudge 81 per month to have the
dust kept down in front of his store
on Main street. The sprinkling cart
was missed Thursday morning until
Nature came TO the rescue and laid
the dust. Some, however, rather
than have the dust come into their
stores and injure their stock,
sprlnkled in front of their places be-
fore the rain. The town ought to
own the equipment or be responsible
for the sprinkling OF Main street.