The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-29
LOCAL NEWS

j. H. Sheldon, who had been
spending the winter in Florida, has
returned to his home in Orson.
A marriage license has been is
sued to John W. Ashby and Mrs.
Dena Smith, both of Honesdale.
Daniel Maloney, Erie agent at
this place, attended meeting of the
Erie Agents Association of the Della
ware and Wyoming divisions in Port
Jervis on Friday.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Damascus Baptist church will give a
25c dinner Thursday, May 1st. Each
lady will tell how she earns a dol
lar. Everybody invited.
The court house officials will
observe Saturday half holidays dur
ing the summer months, beginning
on Saturday, May 3, when all offices
in the court house will be closed in
the afternoon.
M. Caufield has made a great
Improvement to the front of his
building on Main street by having
had the space between the building
and the curb sodded down with
grass the past week.
-Dorin's Boy Orchestra will go to
Sterling on May 2, where they will
furnish the music for the commence
ment exercises of the Sterling High
school. On Wednesday, May 7, they
will go to Lake Ariel.
William Peter Bishie, who is in
Philadelphia serving a penitentiary
sentence, may be transferred to the
Criminal Insane hospital at Farview
according to dispatch received here
from Philadelphia today. Bishie
killed Lackawanna train messenger
near Scranton in 1911.
Last Friday night between the
hours of IL and l o'clock the family
of Frank Hagaman was awakened
by the sound of someone walking
upon the porch roof and endeavoring
to open a bedroom window. How
ard H. Hagaman heard the pere-
grinator and frightened him away
Shortly afterward the family Of Ed
ward Katz also experienced a like
scare. The sneak attempted to
+ raise a window. Being unable to do
so he jumped over railing and dis
appeared.
Next to the opening of the new
+ elevator works of the Gurney COM
pany to the public of Honesdale, last
! Wednesday night, was the christen-
4 ing of that same plant on the night
i following, when Hose Company No.
j 1 held their long to be remembered
&sdance in the new building. Despite
a the inclement weather about four
= hundred people gathered in the large
building, some to dance and others
to watch the dancers. The use of
the building was donated by Mr.. Cur
& ney to the firemen for the dance and
they were to have the total receipts.
They cleared about S55. Freeman
& and Sonner's orchestras combined,
making fourteen pieces, furnished
the music. 1t is needless to say that
everybody had a good time.
Friday was Arbor Day for the
a northern half of Pennsylvania, and
the condition of the soil, hereabouts,
taken on the whole, was favorable
for tree planting. 1t is presumed, OF
course, that you had the trees,
T. shrubs and vines bought or ready to
place in the ground. There are
twelve interesting reasons for plant
ing trees in Honesdale and wherever
Il The Citizen may reach readers, as
n follows: Trees are beautiful in form
and color, inspiring constant ap-
probation of nature; trees enhance
the beauty of architecture; trees
# create sentiment, love of country
state, city and home; trees have an
educational influence upon citizens
81 of all ages, especially children! trees
Il encourage outdoor life; trees purify
the air; trees cool the air in Sum
mer, and radiate warmth in Winter;
trees improve climate, conserve sol
and moisture; trees furnish resting
place and shelter for birds; trees in
crease the value of real estate
trees protect the pavement from hear
of the sun; trees counteract adverse
conditions of city life