The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-30

the Baptist church, will preach the
baccalaureate sermon to the '13
class of the Honesdale High school.
Her curiosity aroused by a big
chunk of grayish matter which she
found on the beach at high tide,
Miss Ethel Terry, Of Sayville, L. l.,
took it home. 1t proved to be am
bergris, worth $4,000.
AT a recent meeting of the Con-
solidated Light, Heat and Power com
pany resolutions were passed author
izing the laying of new gas main on
West street and the extension of
their electric line to Seelyville and
in Texas township.
Herbert H. Hitler, a clerk in the
postoffice, purchased on Thursday
through the Buy-U-A-Home Realty
Company, the Edward Gilon double
house on Westside avenue. The
dwelling is in first-class condition.
1t is modern throughout. The lot is
50x2O0 feet.
The Pennsylvania criminal "in-
determinate sentence" laws of 1909
and 1911 were declared valid on
Tuesday by the Supreme Court in
denying writs of habeas corpus to ].
Harry Spencer, Albert L. School and
Frank l.. Meyer, formerly of Will
Transport, Pa, who sought release
from the Pennsylvania penitentiary
in test cases.
DIR. J. H. Franklin, surgeon
chiropodist, is stopping at the AL
len House. DR.. Franklin has made
annual trips to Honesdale for sever
al years, coming here as far back as
when the Kiple House was in ex-
istence. See his advertisement in
The Citizen. Parties who have not
consulted the doctor can do so from
9 a. m. to 8 p. m.
Mrs. Salo Friedewald will inter-
pret Henrik 1bsen's important work,
THE Master Builder" on Saturday
afternoon in the High school audi
torium. This reading will be the
last one in the course that has been
one of the most important in the
course and it is hoped that the au-
ditorium will be filled.
The Pennsylvania railroad may
establish wireless telegraph station
in Pittsburg to connect that city with
Philadelphia and other division
points Towers will be established
at Altoona and Philadelphia. The
purpose of the wireless is to guard
against the recurrence of anything
like what happened during the re-
cent floods on the Pennsylvania lines
West.
Mrs. Viola May Bennett has
fled a libel in divorce against her
husband, E. D. Bennett, charging
desertion and i'll treatment. 1t was
made returnable the first Monday in
July. They were married on Aug.
%, 1901, and separated July l,
1911. Last fall e. .. Bennett start
ed divorce proceedings and at that
time Mrs. Bennett filed an answer.
He now has filed a counter action.
On Wednesday evening the
commencement exercises of three
High schools in Wayne county were
held. Excellent programs were pre-
sented at each. The high schools
were: Preston townships high school
at Lakewood, graduated five. Sup
erintendent of Schools ]. J. Koehler
presented the diplomas; at Alden
vile, Dorin's Boy Orchestra of
Honesdale rendered the music
There were six graduates. At Mt
Pleasant ten young people were CIV
en- diplomas. M. j. Hanlan, of this
place, gave the address.
Dayton is boom town, but diff
fers from the boom towns of the
early west in that the boom gives
every indication of being permanent.
Every factory in Dayton-and the
city boasts of having a thousand of
them-is working overtime in an eff
fort to catch up with orders. Evi-'
dences of the flood are fast disap-
pearing. The streets are being clean
ed, and in the business section they
are flushed nightly. Houses and
stores are being repaired and re-
painted as fast as an army of car
penters, plumbers and painters can
get around. Dayton has declared her
intention of remaining the Gem City
of Ohio, and if other towns don't
look out she will be the Gem City of
the country.