The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-12-19
Shop early and help the clerk
in the stores.

Frank McKanna, of Main street,
is quite i'll with typhoid fever.
-Pickerel season is open from
June 10 to December 81, according
to the game laws.
The flash boards were removed
from Park Lake dam on Tuesday by
Commissioner Weidner.
The wooden structure known as
the foundry part of the old Gurney
Elevator plant is being completely
dismantled and razed to the ground.
Stock, farming implements and
household utensils and articles of
all description can be sold by using
the cent-a-word column of The Citi-
zen.
Married by Rev. Will H. Hitler
at the Methodist parsonage, Wednes-
day, December II, Edgar Spangen-
berg and Densia Swingle, both of
Lake Ariel.
"A brick house for oil storage,
having solid concrete foundation
and floor about 20X20, is being built
on the northeast side of the new
Gurney Elevator lot.
Letters remaining uncalled for
at the Honesdale postoffice week end
ing Dec. IS: Miss Janette Barnes,
Miss Mary Boglive, Miss Alice Fitch,
Miss, Jennie Miller, Henry Williams.
The fact that you cannot send
books by parcel post is causing sur
prise to many senders of this popular
type of Christmas present. After
January 1st, however, books can be
sent by parcel post.
Warren P. Schenck is enjoying a
box of fine Northern Spys, being one
of the varieties of apples especially
adapted to this section of the coun-
try. They were sent to him by w.
]. Lewis, of Pittston, who knows how
to raise apples.
j. Todd has sold his fruit busi-
ness in the Rettew building to Geo.
l.. Gibney. The latter will take pos
session of his new store Saturday
evening at o'clock. Mr.. Gibney is
a popular young man and is deserv-
ing of the patronage of the public.
1t is hoped that his business venture
will prove most successful.
The Honesdale troop of Boy
Scouts are looking forward to a big
time Saturday evening, December
9th, when they will have banquet
at Mrs. w. F. Briggs. Most of the
out of town scouts will be home and
undoubtedly not more than three of
the troup will be unable to attend.
Several of the boys are good singers
and they are planning to put over
some good musical numbers.
-Rumors of another industry for
Honesdale were heard on Main street
on Wednesday. The writer was told
that company was being formed to
manufacture sweaters and knit goods
in the Meyers factory, now occupied
by the Hussco Shoe Company, who
expect to move into their new factory
shortly after January 1st. We trust
the rumor will bear fruit and extend
our best wishes to the promoters.
The breaking of a bit in the
mouth of a horse driven by P. R.
Killam, Grand Union Tea Company
representative, few days ago, re-
suited in an exciting half-hour ride
for Mr.. Killam and his six-year-old
son, Carl. The bit was a combina-
tion of wire and rubber and it sep
arated at White Mills. The horse
ran toward Honesdale without being
guided until near East Honesdale,
when it was stopped by Newton
Bunting and his son. Luckily Mr..
Killam or his son were uninjured.
The only damage done was the
breaking of the rear spring of the
wagon.
The greatest battle of history,
1.-The Battle Of Waterloo" will be
shown in five reels at the Lyric on
Thursday and Friday, Dec. 25 and
26, with a special matinee at $3.50 on
Thursday (Xmas). An aWe-inspir-
ing exhibition that commands the at
tention, respect and admiration of
all, with nothing to offend north or
south, east or west; surging masses
of soldiery struggling over shell
swept hill and plains, drenched with
torrents of patriots blood; thous-
ands of horses and men charging in
to maelstrom of death and de-
struction in manner bringing home
to all with force and meaning Gen.
everlasting epigram,
War is He'll"
The evolution of the elevator
has not progressed so far in Europe
as in this country, partly, perhaps,
because the symmetry of European
cities is not yet ruined with the sky
scraper, so that the elevator is hard
ly anywhere an absolute necessity.
An American consular report points
out the fact that in the Old World
these contrivances are still regarded
chiefly as means of carrying passen-
gers up, not down, an idea expressed
in the names elevator" life" and
'ascenseur," used, respectively, in
Great Britain, and France.
The eommonest type of elevator met
with in medium-priced hotels in
France and Germany is controlled =,
series of push-buttons on the out
side at the bottom of the shaft A
person wishing to go to the third
floor enters the car, and an attend
ant who remains at the bottom
pushes button number three, the car
stops at that floor, and the passenger,
on leaving thes car, calls down the
shaft that the car is free. There is
no corresponding provision for com