The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-01
LOCAL NEWS

Every good Republican should
place an X at the top of the first
column on the ballot.
BY voting a straight ticket you
will vote for Taft electors and other
candidates nominated at the Nation
al and State conventions.
Eugene Cortright was awarded
the contract for delivering the
Wayne county ballots for the COM
missioners. His bid was $29.
If you find your gate hanging
on the crossarms of the telephone
poll tomorrow morning, don't be sur
prised for tonight is Halloween.
Grace Episcopal church, Sunday
Nov. 8: Holy Communion and Ser
mon at 1890 a. m, Evening prayer
and Sermon at 7:30; Sunday school
at u NJ,
Mrs. o. NJ. Spettigue, Jr., gave a
dinner party to six of her young lady
friends Wednesday and entertained
at cards at her home on West
street.
Lieutenant Becker, formerly of
the New York police department,
was sentenced Wednesday to die in
the electric chair in Sing Sing pris-
on the week beginning December 8.
When Halloween pranks de-
stroy and damage property, as was
done last night by five well-known
young men wearing masks, fun
| ceases to be fun and becomes law
lessness, which should be dealt with
by the town authorities.
The theatre going people were
fat, I1 urit
duction of "Freckles" at the Lyric
last Tuesday evening. A number of
people from the rural districts at
tended the play. Twenty-Five rigs
stopped at one livery that night.
w. F. Wood and wife and H. D.
Wood wife and daughter Charlotte
OF Beachlake, started to-day in Mr..
Woods car for Albany, Mr.. Wood S
boyhood home. They will visit
Bevue and several places in Scho-
haria county before returning home.
The inside pages of to-day's is
sue of The Citizen is replete with
news. On page six will be found
the premium list awards at the re-
cent Wayne county fair. Page three
announcement is made of our new
serial story which will appear in our
next issue. There is also an arti-
Gle on the same page on the tariff
which invites your attention, Page
two is candidates news for the wise
voter.
The Maple City Five will posi-
lively play Taylor at the Rink on
Friday evening at $50. The locals
have rented the Rink and the skates
and will have skating before and af-
ter the game. The Honesdale team
composed Of Bader, Brader, Mangan,
McDermott, O'Connell, Tarkett,
Ross, and J. POlt, are in good condi-
tion, having practiced for about four
weeks and expect to defeat their old
rivals. They have purchased nifty
new uniforms with sweaters in grey,
trimmed with maroon.
Neal Ball, one OF the world S
champion Boston Red SOX, who was
a recent visitor in Honesdale, is a
utility infielder with the Red Six and
did not get into the games for the
Worlds championship except to bat
for one of the pitchers. He has been
in the major leagues five years,
starting with the New York Yam
KEGS, going from there to the Cleve-
land Americans, who sold him to
Boston last year. He has the dis
tinctlon of being the only man in
professional base ball to make a
triple play unassisted. He was play
ing second base for New York when
the play occurred with runner on
first and second base, and the batter,
on a hit and run play, drove liner
into Balls hands, he touched the
runner going from first to second
base and touched second before the
runner, who was going to third
could return. He has a nice gold
medal studded with diamonds TO
show for this accomplishment.