The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-11

-Lincoln's birthday on Wednes-
day followed by Valentines day the
14th of this month.
james o. Mumford was granted
letters of administration to handle
the estate of the late James M.
Hawarth
The Liberty Register says that
L. N. Guthell, of Narrowsburg now
has charge of the Narrowsburg
Democrat.
-Demer Bros. Co., Hallstead,
manufacturers of fine cut glass, are
rushed with orders and are working
over time.
A large force of men are now
at work on Lake Lodore cutting ice.
Some from here are working there
this week.
The special preacher at Grace
Episcopal church Wednesday even
ing will be the Rev. A. A. Breeze,
Archdeacon of Reading.
Lamp in New York City jumped
from 13 B cents per pound whole
sale to Ice on Saturday. Pork also
raised &c per pound. Fresh eggs
were quoted at 34c per dozen and
butter 42c per pound.
There will be a Women's meet
ing in Christ church, Indian Or
chard, Wednesday afternoon at four
O'Clock. The meeting will be ad-
dressed by Mrs. Alfred E. Ketchum,
of Scranton. All women are invited.
"A warrant was issued Monday
for the arrest of Horecg Ccocncon-
cog, proprietor of the pool room in
the Foster building. He is charged
with selling cigaretts to minors.
Harry Economous appeared before
Squire Smith Monday morning and
gave bail for the formers appear
ance for a hearing.
Alfred ]. Knapp, 10-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Knapp, of
Aldenville, died on Saturday last
from appendicitis. An operation
was performed but it was too late.
Besides his parents three sisters and
one brother survives. The funeral
will be held on Tuesday, Rev. A. H.
Knight officiating. A more extend
ed obituary will appear in Thurs
days Citizen.
An appeal from the order of the
Court of Quarter Sessions of Wayne
county, January Sessions, by NJ. ].
Martin, G. P. Searle and R. NJ. Sal
mon, attorneys for the appellants,
the overseers of Covington township,
Lackawanna county. The appeal is
made to the Superior Court of
Pennsylvania setting in Scranton.
The book of the appellant was pub
lished by the Citizen Publishing
Company.
The last will and testament of
George Haynes, late of Preston, de-
ceased, was probated Monday. The
principal benefactor under the terms
of the will is his wife, Margaret
Haynes who is given the use of all
real estate and personal property
during her lifetime and after her
death the same to be divided equally
between his children, Ralph and
Hildreth Haynes. Margaret Haynes
and NJ. H. Davis were made joint
executors.
In last Thursdays Scranton
Truth Steinke, the clever cartoonist
of that paper, represented some of
Honesdale's and Wayne county's
bankers as they appeared to him
while attending the Bankers con-
vention in Scranton. "The long and
the short" were represented in the
caricature sketch of H. 2. Russell,
president of the Honesdale National
Bank, and Burgess r. w. Murphy,
of Hawley. There was also a good
pen picture of w. B. Holmes, presi-
dent of the Wayne County Savings
Bank.
We read great deal now-a-day
about protecting song, and even
game birds. 1t is a known fact that
red squirrels are responsible for the
death of very many song birds.
Robins suffer great losses of young
and of eggs from these animals. This
same squirrel helps very materially
to exterminate the graceful gray
squirrel There ought to be a ban
placed on the scalp of animal or
rodent. The robin has another arch
enemy in the new-fangled sprays
that are now being squirted over ap-
pie trees. This work comes just at,
or about the time the fledgelings are
yet in the nest. Orchards are the
favorite haunts of these birds as
orchards are nearly always near
houses, which has a tendency to
ward off inroads of owls and hawks.
But the outlet head" will chase
them even to a doorway. Blue jays,
black birds and crows robs the nests
of these birds and kill their young.
The game law protects one bird to
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