The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-23
NAIL CLOSING HOURS.
LOCAL NEWS
It. Swithen's weather.

st. Swithen's weather.
Ben White, an inmate in Sher-
iff F. c. Kimble's boarding house, is
quite i'll.
w. H. Kennedy, of Niagara, has
advertised the sale of his farm, and
will offer his stock at auction on
September 8.
"A number of strangers are COM
ing daily to Honesdale to visit friends
and relatives and incidentally re-
main for the celebration next week.
Seven men who were arrested
for attacking a party of Boy Scouts
at Moosic Lake on Sunday, were
fined $40 each by a Scranton alder
man.
The members of Beech Grove
grange and their families enjoyed
picnic at that place on Thursday.
Although threatening weather the
picnic was largely attended.
There will be a food sale at the
Presbyterian chapel on August ~
from 2 to p. m. Orders Will De
filled from now on, if sent to MISS
Bessie Swift at the Presbyterian
manse.
On Friday evening the Bache-
lor Girls, of Pleasant Mount, enter
tanned their friends at their annual
dance at Odd Fellows hall, which
was beautifully decorated. Music
for the occasion was furnished by
Freeman's orchestra of this place.
"A meeting of the Wayne County
Poultry Association will be held sat
urday, August "a, at r. F. Martins
Hawley, at $3.50 o'clock. All mem
bers are requested to be present as
a good time is always enjoyed when
the members go to Mawley.
The home of Mrs. Steuswallo
Colapilo, Prompton, was damaged by
fire to the extent of SIS on Tuesday
morning through defective nue.
Neighbors saw smoke coming from
the house and began at once TO re-
move the furniture. After all the
household effects had been removed
with single exception OF the stove,
all hands turned their attention to-
ward saving the house. Paul Oles-
Zefski was on the job, as also was u
S. McMullen. McMullen chopped a
hole in the roof and OlesZefski pour
ed water upon the empty, though
flaming building. In a short time
the flames were eXtinguished and the
furniture placed back in the house.
The Spring Hill Poultry
farm, located in Texas township, j
B. Robinson, proprietor, is being en-
larged. Two new houses will be
built this fall, namely, a laying house
14xlOO feet and a brooder pen l6X6l
feet The foundation walls, whicf
are of concrete, are being laid. The
new buildings will provide for 7OC
additional chickens. Mr.. Robinson
now has in the neighborhood of 2,
600 chickens, all of which are the
white Leghorn variety. Besides
sending a large number of eggs Il
market, the Spring HIP poultr!
farm ship several hundred of broiler
TO the New York market. Mr.. Rob
inson's idea is to get as close as h
can to the Corning or unite system
with his poultry business.
The Twentieth Century coloret
attraction, the Black Patti Musica
Comedy company, will appear at tn
Lyric Wednesday, Aug. 2S. TIL
great success of this company is ow
ing to the fact that a first-class per
Torrance is given by the picked col
ored entertainers. Nine. Sissierett
Jones, the original Black Patti, is
whole show in herself, but there ar
a lot of others, such as Happy Juliu
Glenn, the funniest of the funn
comedians, Will A. Cook, AL. i
Watts, Thomas ]. Sadler, II. Morga
Prince, Jas. II. Gray, Ruby Taylor
Emma Prince, Fanny Allen and
chorus of dark skinned beauties q
were ever seen here before.