The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-13


| lily last week from the Weston
houe on Court street.
Has anybody done anything
about organizing a base ball team for
this summer or about starting a To-
cal talent show of some sort for one?
Let's get busy.
Owing to a disabled air pump
on the Michael Fritz Erie engine the
Honesdale train was somewhat de-
| layed in leaving on Monday after
noon.
If you are troubled with rab-
bits barking young trees, cut a few
limbs and scatter them upon the
ground. They will no longer dis
turb the young trees.
According to the reports of the
United States Geological Survey there
are number of anthracite coal beds
in Colorado. New Mexico, Montana
and Washington, besides the great
anthracite deposits in this state.
The Borden contract day will
be March 10 when the price to be
paid the farmer for his milk at the
Ulster will be made for the next
sixt months. This will be a great
day for the farmers in this vicinity
and is looked forward to with much
interest.
The Oldest life insurance COM
pany in the United States is said to
be the Presbyterian Insurance Fund
of Philadelphia, incorporated in
1853. Its assets are now $5,000,-
600. Only theological students and
ministers and their wives are in
sured.
Miss Ruth Som. of Seelyville,
was operated upon for appendicitis
by DR.. A. w. Smith at Mrs. Hattler's
private hospital, Seventh street, Sat
urday afternoon. Miss Catherine
Hattler is in charge. Miss Som is
improving as nicely as can be ex-
pected.
Harry J. Murray, of Scranton,
and two sisters of Philadelphia were
recently reunited through the med
ium of a newspaper clipping. They
have been lost to each other for
eighteen years. Hopes are enter
tanned of locating another brother
whom they have not seen in the
same period of time.
Says Norristown paper:
Among the high records made by
Pennsylvania Railroad track-walkers
is that of Dennis Waters, of Norris
town, who has covered Ill 1924 miles
in "a years, equivalent to four and
a half times around the world. The
highest known record Is that of Geo.
A. Burns of 177,900 miles in 35
years.
Just how much a straw vote for
President amounts to is indicated by
a vote that the Appeal to Reason, a
Socialist paper has been conducting,
65,92S were in favor OF Eugene V.
Debbs for President. Roosevelt
came fourth on the list. Taft was
at the bottom. OF course, you un-
derstand that this is from the read
ers of Socialist paper.
The Erie Railroad will spend
$4,000 improving its station at Ell
mira. This is used Jointly by the
Erie and Pennsylvania, and is famil
lar to Honesdaleans. The interior
of the station will be torn out and
new "inards" inserted. A large ad-
dition will be built to the northern
end. There is certainly a good
chance for improvement
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Rowley, son
Harry, Jr., and daughter, Priscilla,
late of Washington, d. c., returned
to their new home in Brooklyn Mon
day morning. Mrs. Rowley and the
children have been spending the
past week with the formers sister,
Mrs. C. T. Bentley, on North Boule-
ward. Mr.. Rowley started in the en-
ploy as consulting engineer of the
Brooklyn Developing Company on
Monday.
The printer has Jusr as good
grounds for asking the business men
of a town to leave their job work at
home as the business men has to
ask the community to patronize him,
instead of the mail order houses.
In fact, the home paper does more
for a town than any other enterprise
located therein. Let the business
men join hands with the home pa
per and both their interests will be
greatly benefited.
The plant of the Blue Ridge
Metal company at Susquehanna was
destroyed by fire on Thursday morn
ing in a peculiar manner and sustain
ed loss of between 100000 to $40,-
600. The origin of the fire is un-
known. Between 80 and 40 people
are out of work. The company has
never been a paying proposition and
the directors hesitate to sink more
money in a new plant. 1t will prob
ably be discontinued.
One week from to-day the firm
of Katz Bros, who conduct one of
Honesdale's best known general
stores, will have celebrated its 41st
year of business in this town. The
store is undergoing a number of re-
pairs and improvements. The inter
ior has been painted and papered,
giving it very neat and attractive
appearance. John Congdon did this
part of the work. The millinery
platform has been made wider and
the opening in the center of the sec
ond and third floors has been closed,
giving $40 square feet more of floor
space. Kreitner Bros. were in
charge of this line OF Improvements.
The Citizen extends heartiest con-
gratulations to the members of the
Katz Bros. company, wishing them
continued success and prosperity in
hot hVe