The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-11-18

thing for sale or rent try an adlet in
The Citizens Cent-a-Word column.
1t is like some favorite remedy, once
prescribed always used.
The office of the Consolidated
Telephone company at this place is
being repainted and vanished.
Other improvements will be made in
equipment in the near future.
-"The Chimes of Normandy"
which was booked for Honesdale on
| December 1st, has been cancelled.
The last show of the company will
be given November 29, on account of
poor business.
The following report of the ex-
penses of the Wayne county teach
ers' association has been given to
The Citizen for publication: In fund
last year, $142.72; income this year,
$1,027.50; expenses, $1,020.70, leav-
ing a balance of $149.51.
The Home Missionary society of
the Methodist church will meet with
Mrs. John Congdon, East street,
Wednesday evening. The balance of
the mite boxes will be opened at this
time. A literary program will be
rendered. All members are request
ed to be present.
While the practice of marking
on sidewalks to advertise entertain
ments, dances and the like is a cheap
way of advertising, would not The
affair be impressed more clearly up
on the public's mind if little adiet
or display advertisement were in
serted in the local papers?
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out the State was resumed by inspec-
tors of the State division of economic
zoology and last week series of
demonstrations of methods for con-
troll of insect pests and of pruning
and grating trees began in nine
counties. Every county will be in
cluded in the demonstration work
before the end of the year, about
three being arranged for each coun-
ty.
There will be bazaar held in
the parish rooms of Grace Episcopal
church Thursday afternoon and eve
ming, November 20. Come and buy
your Christmas gifts at the bazaar.
An unusual variety of articles will
be on sale. Coffee and kuchen, ice
cream and cake will be served during
the afternoon and evening. A clam
chowder lunch will be served at 6
o'clock. ChGwder will be sold by the
quart.
While driving over the Lacka-
wanna railroad tracks near the
Dodson colliery at Plymouth Tues
day morning a wagon owned by John
Montgomery and carrying John
Barnes and his companion, was COM
pletely demolished when struck by
| westbound passenger train on the
Bloom" division. The occupants
saved their lives by jumping. The
horses were frightened and ran
away but were caught short time
after.
The first appearance of "The
Tuneful Liar" by Harry l.. Tyler,
was presented by local talent at the
Lyceum theatre at Scranton one eve
ming last week. The play is one that
has attracted countrywide attention,
and has been the subject of some lit
tie comment in Honesdale where the
author is known. He was born in
Tyler Hill, this county, and visited
that place two years ago and it was
at that time that Mr.. Tyler paid a
visit to Honesdale and made several
acquaintances.
In totaling up the district vote
in Northumberland county numerous
oddities have been found. James
Van Kirt, East Chillisquaque town
ship; jeremiah w. Hepner, Jackson
township, and e. B. Schuyler, Lewis
township, were elected justice of the
peace, although their names were
not printed on the ballot, and each
has two years to serve. In one dis
trict Harry Kendall Thaw got one
vote for justice of the peace, while
in another Theodore Roosevelt was
given one for burgess, and in third
Woodrow Wilson was voted for con-
troller.
John Shaffer, the Hancock bus
driver, was arraigned at Delhi a few
days ago on one indictment charging
him with violating the excise law,
and bail was fixed at $1,000, in de-
fault of which he has since remained
in Jail. On Monday he was arraign-
ed on another indictment of the same
kind, and another $1,000 was added
to his bail. Shaffer has been con-
victed once on a similar charge and
served time. He is said to have
carried a bottle of whiskey around
in his pocket in the no-license town
Of Hancock, and sold it for 10 cents
drink.
The many inquiring friends of
Councilman S. T. Ham, who was TAX
en- i'll on Friday last, will be gratified
to learn that he has sufficiently i'm
proved to be at his store on Monday
morning. Mr., Ham while working in
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O'Clock, was stricken with a dizzy
spell or vertigo and fell to the floor.
Contractor John Bryant entered the
store just as Mr.. Ham lost his
equilibrium and went to his assist
ance. Mr.. Bryant asked Mr.. Ham
question and on receiving no reply
he placed him in a comfortable posi-
tion and as soon as possible went for
help and a physician. The sick man
was taken to his home, where,
few minutes afterwards he regained