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

-On account OF extreme illness
of a neighbor the Lincoln supper at
Tyler Hill parsonage is postponed.
-Birdsall Bros. have installed ten
new standard sewing machines in
their shirt factory on Main street
owing to an increase of business.
The Atco school will have
grand flag raising on Washington's
birthday, with Attorney G. P. Searle
of Honesdale, as principal speaker.
Henry Theobold has entered the
employ of the Gurney Electric Ele-
vator Co. as a machinist. He learn
ed the trade in this shop several
years ago.
C. C.Cole has had charge of the
Delaware & Hudson station at Way
mart since January 2. Mr.. Stephen
son is taking two months leave of
absence.
John F. White of New York
city, and Miss Margaret Mueller, of
Hawley, were married at the latter
place Friday, Feb. II, by David S.
Mcclellan, justice of the peace.
There will be a Womans meet
ing at Grace church Thursday after
noon at $3.50 to be addressed by Mrs.
Alfred E. Ketchum of Green Ridge,
Scranton, and Miss Louise Farrer of
West Pittston. All the women of the
Parish are requested to be present.
The home of ]. J. Mitchell, of
Siko, was damaged to the extent of
$23.SS by fire last week. The dam
age was settled on Saturday for the
above amount by the Wayne County
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
The fire is supposed to have started
in a partition where the stove pipe
passed through the woodwork
"A bill is in the House at Har-
risburg which provides for taking
over the Normal Schools of the state.
Of the 13 schools, six have express
ed a willingness to let the state au-
thorities acquire their property. The
matter will be definitely decided at
special meeting of the Board of
Education in Philadelphia Feb. "a.
The Saturday Evening Post an
nounces on the cover of it's issue of
Feb. 8, that it has reached the enor-
nous circulation of over 100000
weekly, which we believe is the larg-
est circulation of any periodical,
having gained the last p of a mil
lion in the last few years, as it was
only two or three years ago that it's
circulation was 1,250,000.
Andrew Mattress, chief engineer
for Day & Zimmerman, architects of
the new Gurney Electric Elevator
company, fell on an icy sidewalk
Sunday night and fractured the right
leg above the ankle joint. DR.. F.
w. Powell was called and placed the
broken limb in temporary splints
Monday morning DR.. Powell, assist
ed by DR.. l.. B. Nielsen, reduced the
fracture.
The answers to the descriptive
sketches, which appeared in last Fri
days paper, are as follows: No. II,
Rev. G. G. Miller; IS, Miss Caroline
Petersen; 10, NJ. e. Simons; 20, Ed
ward G. jenkins. The Citizen will
commence another series of articles
written by High school pupils in it's
next issue, entitled Public Build
ings." They will also give you
chance to exercise the grey matter
in your Uranium.
We never could see the business
of taxing the dinner pail and letting
the factory, mill or work shop go
free. But such seems to be the pre-
dominating case every time. The
poor man has long been burdened
to help the millionaire. Perhaps it
is carrying out the injunction of the
Scripture where it says: For he
that hath to him shall be given;
and he that hath not, from him shall
be taken that which he hath"
The Greater Honesdale Board
of Trade is arranging for a formal
opening of the Gurney Electric Ele-
vator company which will be held
during Easter week. The board is
working in conjunction with Mr..
Gurney, who is planning to have all
the machinery installed and in run
ming order at that time. The pub
lie at that time will be given the
privilege to inspect this new factory
and see the machines in operation.
1t will be a great treat to the people
of Honesdale and vicinity.
With the publication of the last
% words in the Spelling Word Con-
test, which will be printed in our
Friday issue, it will conclude the |
list of words. These words will be |
printed in book form and will be a |
part of Book No. 2. Those who did |
not obtain the books can secure
them of The Citizen Publishing Co. !
upon the receipt of sc at the office |
or &c by mail. Send in your orders |
now and the books will be delivered |
as soon as printed. Cash must ac-
all orders. We also have a |
supply of Book No 1 in stock.
Miss Amanda Norton, a student
of the Moody Mortified Seminary, |
Springfield, Mass, and a daughter of |
William Norton, of Clinton, under
went an operation at the Springfield |
hospital Sunday morning. She was
taken sick about four weeks ago and |
an operation became imperative, and |
she was taken to the Springfield hos
pital on a cot Friday morning. A |
telegram from her brother, Warren,
a student of the Brown University, |
was received Sunday night, saying |
that she was rallying from the oper-
alton as well as could be expected |