The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-10

ing to The Citizen, and have II done
! right.
The Easter collection taken at
the Presbyterian church amounted
to $117
Easter Sunday will not fall up
on April 9TH again until 1885 and
later in 1896.
"A magnificent Easter collection
of $500 was received in st. Mary
Magdalen's church.
-Rumors of change in the
ownership of one of our leading
grocery stores are current.
The Honesdale-Carbon Lit
erary contest will be held at the
Lyric Tuesday evening, April 49,
The Standard Bearers of the
Methodist church met with Miss
Harriet Arnold Monday evening.
There are about 175 seven
month schools in Wayne county, in
the sense of a teacher representing
or standing for a school.
"A few friends of e. A. Penniman
gathered at his home on Thursday
18th birthday. Five Hundred was
played.
Peppers peeped first last Friday.
The first freeze-up occurred on Mon
day. According to legend they will
be prozen two times more before
spring really sets in.
Either next Friday or Saturday
night the B. |. A. All Star basket
bali team, with Harry Madden to
sing, will again appear at the Rink
and give the local champions a
chance to redeem themselves. The
B. /. A. boys gave us good 'lacing"'
OF their last appearance.
-Postmasters have been authoriZ-
ed by Postmaster General Hitchcock
to send unbelievable matter, ."such
as picture cards, newspapers, maya
zines and other periodical publica-
tions" to municipal authorities for
distribution among hospitals, asy-
lums or reformatory institutions.
Heretofore, such matter has been
sent to the dead letter office in Wash
ington.
-" Madame Sherry" the big
musical show that plays at the Lyric
on Wednesday evening is an attrac-
ton that is guaranteed by the man
agement. If any patron is dissatis
fed with the production in any way,
that person will receive back the
price of admission upon entering
complaint, any time during the
course of the performance, at the
box office.
The regular monthly meeting
of the Greater Honesdale Board of
Trade will be held on Friday evening
of this week. The different chair
men of the various committees are
requested to prepare and present
written reports to the secretary of
the board on or before the day of
meeting. 1t is urgently requested
that every member shall be present
as business of vital Importance to the
town will be transacted.
We have a fine line of samples
of wedding announcements, at home
cards, ball programs, advertising
cards, masquerade cards, souvenir
cards, commencement cards, mourn
ing cards, school cards, topic cards,
society cards, invitations show
cards, calendars, menus, tickets, etc,
that we will be pleased to show those
who need anything in that line. No
need to go out of town for your
printing. You can get the best at
home. Leave your order with The
Citizen.
The story is going around that
the people of Cochecton have been
warned by a corporation which ex-
poets to control the water power in
the state of New York and others
that border on the Delaware river,
to pull down their houses and re-
move all of their property except
of course their land and flee to the
mountains. They will be paid a
nominal price for their land, which
will be Immediately submerged un-
der water, also the village of Coch-
ecton. Motor boats will perhaps be
used to carry passengers to and from
Damascus and Cochecton.
1t will be of much interest to
the automobile owners of this place
to know that the Stickler bill, pro-
viding for reciprocal privileges in
New Jersey has been passed and
signed by Governor Wilson. The bill
has been defeated several times but
through the work of the New Jersey
Automobile associations it was
brought up again and favorably act
ed upon. The bill provides that au-
registered in their own state may
enjoy a fifteen-day privilege within
the state of New Jersey without any
extra fee, provided the state in
which the owner is registered allows
equal privileges to New Jersey own
ers.
At the beginning of the Sunday
school at st. Johns Catholic church
last year or in 1911, Rev. Thomas
M IHanley offered a prize for pro-
ficiency in Bible history. At the
close of the Sunday school in June
last a competition examination was
held and the prize awarded to Miss
Eva Buerket. Last week beautiful
gold medal was sent by Father Han
ley to Miss Buerket. On one side of
the medal is engraved the words
Bible History" and on the bar on
the reverse side the name of the re-
cipient, Miss Eva Buerket. The
prize is fine and representing as ii
does, her successful effort to master
so important subjects of historical
knowledge makes 1t doubly valuable.
Miss Buerket is a pupil in Burgess