The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-25
LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. Charles Harder, of Cherry
Ridge, has a new piano. 1t was
bought of Mcintyre.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ambrose Whalen died Monday morn
ing, aged four days old.
"A fine bouquet of home grown
violets attracts the attention of the
public in Marvin's display window.
Frank Myers, proprietor of the
Myers shoe store of South Main
street, commenced cleaning out the
debris of his store on Monday morn
ing, the insurance having been sat
isfactorily adjusted last Saturday.
The Montrose Democrat of
Thursday last printed phenomenal
picture for an ice harvesting scene.
The caption read ''Ice harvesting at
Heart Lake." while the picture was
a summer scene with a man in a
boat.
Up to the present time there
has been no remonstrances filed
against the granting of liquor Ii
cense. The last day for filing re-
monstrances is Monday, March 10,
but persons who desire to file re-
dnCCo III uoG llohC hllO II IhCll
intention March 3.
-" Current Topics " is the subject
of a we'll written and timely article
by Miss Margaret Charlesworth, a
member of the senior class of the
Honesdale High school. 1t is found
on page three of to-day's issue. 1t
should be read by every school
teacher in Wayne county.
-Rowland's ring contest closed
Saturday night and Miss Monica
Bracey was proclaimed the winner
and received as the prize beautiful
Ruby ring The contest has been
going on for two weeks, being con-
Quoted by Honesdale's popular jew
eler. Contestants for the prize were
obliged to guess the number of
stones which were set in rings which
formed the name Rowland.
-Twenty-ei deeds, conveying
small tracts of land from indiVidu-
ais to the Ontario, Carbondale and
Scranton Railway Company, were re-
corded in Register and Recorder
Lesher's office Saturday morning.
The land transferred is along the
right of way of the Ontario e West
ern which runs through Preston and
Buckingham townships in northern
Wayne. That railroad company eX-
poets to build a double track be-
tween Carbondale and Hancock, New
York
Filing o. Weeks, of Scranton,
has been making flights in Bath, N,
Y, in the o. e. Williams biplane, He
is now in the hospital there suffering
from four broken ribs and a broken
ankle, as the result of fall while
flying in a Thomas aeroplane.
Weeks ankle was broken in two
places. His escape from death was
almost miraculous. In the Thomas
biplane the aviator sits in front of
the engine, while in the Williams ma
chine the engine is at the side of the
driver. This is given as the reason
for the accident to Weeks.
The Honesdale borough council
held a special meeting in the city
hall Thursday evening to discuss the
terms of a franchise, which the
Wayne County Street Railway Com
pany asks for. The new borough So
licitor, VIM. H. Lee, was present.
The proposed franchise has been
drawn up and each section will be
read and discussed and noted upon
separately. Several sections were
discussed at the meeting Thursday
night. Another meeting will be held
soon to take up the matter further
The council are taking every precau-
tion to protect the borough and will
not act hastily in the matter. The
life of the franchise as submitted is
fifty years, which seems reasonable
and fair,