The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22

Now is the time to advertise
your vacant house. Try the cent-a-
word column of The Citizen.
Lawrence weidner lost a valu-
able horse on Tuesday morning. He
had just purchased the animal.
The old Ledgedale dam at
Ledgedale was torn out by the ice
recently and will probably not be
rebuilt.
Attorney T. d. Axtel, of Susque-
hanna, was here in the interests of
John Woodmansee, of Starrucca, on
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Hon. w. II. Dimmick stated to
Citizen representative that the condi-
tion of his son, Russell, of Scranton,
was very grave Thursday morning.
Preparations are nearly com
pleted for the second annual ball
and entertainment of Hose Company
No. at the armory Easter Monday
evening.
A marriage license, the first in
the month of March. was issued
Tuesday by Prothonotary w. ].
Barnes to Arthur W. Graham and
Miss Mary d. Spencer, both of Lenox.
What has become of the contest
for slogan for Honesdale? We re-
member some good suggestions, but
none of them seem to have been used.
How about " Honesdale to the
Front?"
According to n. w. Aver & Sons
Newspaper annual there are 215
daily papers; 43 semi-weekly; SAT
weekly; 239 monthly and 20 mis-
cellaneous papers published in Penn
sylvania.
A three-year-old son of Walter
Ohscharski wandered from his home
in Mayfield. Saturday, and was
found Sunday near the old Gravity
D. H. track. Death resulted from
exposure.
Announcement was made at the
State Department yesterday that no
Withdrawals of nominating petit
tions would be accepted unless ac-
companied by affidavits of candidates
to the effect that they desired to
withdraw.
At Seelyville, on Friday even
ing, there will be games between the
Seelyville Basket Ball team and the
Co. e team, and between the Homes
dale Tigers and Seelyville Juniors.
On Tuesday evening next the first of
a series of games with Hawley will be
played.
Marriage licenses were granted
in Scranton Tuesday to John II. Alte-
meir, of Arlington, and Daisy B. Pei
ham, of Dallas; also to Edward
Ewartz, of Carbondale, and Velma
E. Estley, of Lake Ariel. The latter
were married Saturday at Ariel by
Rev. F. A. Van Solver.
Homer Greene, of Honesdale,
publishes his announcement as a
candidate for delegate to the Repub-
lican National Convention to be held
in Chicago. We know of no man
better qualified to represent the
Fourteenth Congressional District
than Mr.. Greene.-New Milford Ad-
vertiser.
Chancellor Mahlon B. Pitney's
nomination has been confirmed as as
sociate justice of the United States
in executive session. The vote was
so to 26. Pitney's confirmation was
opposed by labor, in view of his rec
ord as favoring corporate interests,
and decision against peaceful picket |
ing during the progress of a strike.
Mrs. Freidewald, of Scranton,
will read THE Lady From the Sea-"
by Henrick Ibsen Saturday afternoon
at the High school auditorium. The
following Saturday, March 80, at the
same place and at the same hour she
will read "Peere Gynt," also by Hen !
rik Ibsen. This delightful course is
nearing the end and all who can
should avail themselves of hearing |
the remaining numbers.
In Canada an employe of a gar
age smoked a cigarette over a can |
of gasoline, with the result that two |
hundred thousand dollars worth of |
went up in fire. There |
ought to be special and severe penal
ties for this specific kind of gross |
In such cases life is |
jeopardized quite as much as proper
ty. In the new crusade for fire pre-
vention careless smokers should have |
prominent consideration.
Delaware and Hudson officials,
including Superintendent c. E. Burr,
Division Passenger and Freight |
Agent, G. e. Bates, and c. j. Dibble
of this place, met with the commit
tees of the Business Mems Associa-
ton and Board of Trade in Burgess
c. A McCarty's office Wednesday
afternoon, for the purpose of dis
cussing better freight facilities on
the Honesdale branch of their road.
representative business men and
heavy shippers of the d. & II. were
present.
Wayne County Preacher Claimed to