The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-12

The January grand jury cost the
bounty S242.92.
Leap year balls and parties are
being observed in many parts of the
bounty.
The Delaware and Hudson rail-
road company will build new sta
ion at Olyphant.
Councilman John Erik, who has
been confined to his home by illness
s again at his store.
E. L. Parsons was appointed
ieputy constable of Scott township.
Mrs. John Bellard spent Sunday
n Scranton.
Judge Alonzo T. Searle leaves
Friday for Towanda, Bradford coun-
ty, where he will hold court for
Judge Maxwell.
A marriage license was issued
January 10, to Scott J. Ledyard,
Clinton township, and Cora p. Will
COX. Mt. Pleasant.
The Citizen publishes two in
teresting statements in to-day's is
3sue-one concerning the borough
and another of the Wayne County
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
On Tuesday, January 9, 1912,
lat Dunmore, Miss Laura n. Sher-
wood, of Hoadleys, Pa, and Lelan j.
Jennings of Dunmore, Pa, were mar
ried. Rev. James Leishman Off
eiated.
A temperance meeting will be
held at the NJ. e. church of Homes
dale on Thursday evening. Rev.
Philip Thomas, State Superintend-
ent OF Scientific instruction will
speak at the meeting.
The following were elected di-
rectors of the Honesdale National
Bank on Tuesday: Henry z. Russell,
Edwin F. Torrey, Horace T. Menner,
Louis j. Dorhinger, Andrew Thomp-
son, Homer Greene, James c. Bird
sail, Edmund B. Hardenbergh,
Philip r. Murray.
The amount of money drawn by
y the old Board of County Commits
sioners in 1911 includes their eX-
pense accounts of 1910, which were
as follows: Commissioner J. X. Horn
beck, S97.SS; Commissioner j. e.
Vaudeville, S96.S5, and Commission
er T. c. Madden, $40.97.
Did you notice the scoop The
1 Citizen had in its last issue, when
4 it published the exclusive news con-
4 cerning the Equitable Life Assur-
lance building and Rev. Richeson be-
8ing sentenced to the electric chair?
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According to state reports the
sale of automobile licenses will be
! greater than ever before. There are
a number of new machines being
! registered and the aggregate total OF
4 licenses to be received will not be far
4 from 100000, it is claimed.
Steps to bring about better con
+ ditions in the school houses in the
. rural districts and better buildings
I where necessary, will be taken by
the new State Board of Education:
officers early in the coming year
/ Dr. Nathan c. Schaeffer, the State
4 Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion, in his recent report called at
i tention TO the need OF making i'm,
/ provements to the country schools
and data that will enable the board
| to deal with the problem and per
haps TO make some recommendation
for State aid along that line wheI
the Legislature meets will be col
lected This investigation of con
ditlons in the rural schools will b,
among the first matters to be takeI
up by the new secretary OF thu
board, Professor j. George Becht
when he arrives at Harrisburg mex
week. Dr. Schaeffer in his repor
and in recent addresses has declared
that something must be done to bet
ter conditions in the country II tn,
standard of education is to be main
tanned and the health OF the pupil
preserved. ...