The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-12-05
HonesdaIe and
Greater HoneSdale

The evening was most enjoyably
spent and delicious refreshments
were served.
The Citizen is planning to issue
it's Christmas edition on Friday, Dec.
12. 1t promises to be the best and
finest ever gotten out by this jour
nal Look for our new magazine,
"Our County"
The State grangers will hold
their annual state meeting at Read
ing on December 9-12. 1t is expected
that about two thousand delegates
from oranges alPover the state will
be present. Wayne county will be
we'll represented.
e. B. Jermyn, the mayor-elect
of Scranton, according to his expense
account, spent $33,343 for both pri-
mary and general elections. His sal
ary will be $4,000 per year, which
after four years of office he will be
about $4,000 behind his salary.
Miss Helene Purdy, of Seelyville
was taken with severe attack of
coughing Sunday evening, Nov. 30th,
and it is probable that bronchitis
may develop DR.. Ely is attending
her, but is unable as yet to diagnose
the case. Miss Purdy is also under
the care of trained nurse.
Mrs. Walter Watts entertained
at cards last Friday afternoon in
honor of her guest, Miss Bessie Bel
cher, daughter of the mayor of New
ark, \. j. Prizes were won by Mrs.
f. w. Powell and Mrs. Russell Van
Kueren. Refreshments were served.
Miss Belcher left for her home IN
Newark on Sunday.
The West Chester Daily Local
News in recent issue contained a
list of the Normal students for the
present. Those from this county
represented are: Homer B. Ammer-
man, Gravity; Irene R. Garfield Da-
mascus; Beulah S. Edwards, South
Canaan; Ernest Schultz, Hawley;
Anita B. Skillhorn, Damascus; Alice
of Honesdale.
Thomas Griffith was elected sec
retary, Thomas F. Jackson president,
and George Tyler treasurer at re-
cent election of the Dairymen's S
League which was held in Pethick' S
hall at Tyler Hill. A. E. Sheard was
chosen to represent the league at the
national meeting at Albany. Nearly
every farmer in that locality is a
member of the league and reports
show that much good work is being
done along that line.
The New York World of Sunday
last says that the Linotype machine
is one of the greatest inventions OF
man. There was a great many fast
compositors (setting type letter by
letter., but the Linotype can set type
about seven times as fast as an ex-
pert hand compositor. The World
says that the day is not far off when
the man at the case will be thing of
the past. The Citizen has one of
these wonderful, human-like ma
chimes.
Harry Lee, aged forty years, en-
ployed as a teamster for the Carbon
dale Milling company, committed sui
eide in his home Monday by shoot
ing himself in the head. He was
breathing his last when his wife
reached the room on the second floor
where the shooting occurred. No
reason for the suicide has been as
signed. He washed and went up
stairs after telling Mrs. Lee he would
be down to eat dinner within few
minutes. The wife is heart broken
Last Tuesday morning Charles
Layton, aged seventy-four years, and
Mrs. Drusilla Hill, aged sixty-two
years, of Callicoon, took train 80
and went to Port Jervis where they
were united in marriage by the Rev
Samuel Jones of the Drew M. e
church at 1890 p. m. The witnesses
were Miss Marian Philpitt and Mrs
F. Arthur Peck. Mr.. and Mrs. Lay
ton returned to their home in CALI
coon that evening on the Mountain
Express and went to Mr.. Layton s
home where they will reside in the
future.
The church shower held at the
home of Marcus Elmore at White
Mills Saturday evening was a great
success and was enjoyed socially as
well as by a large crowd. Cake and
coffee was served to the guests. The
ladies of the M. e. church want tc
thank one and all for the generous
way in which the public responded
with the numerous pretty things thai
were given and extend cordial invi.
tatlon to all to attend their church
supper and bazaar to be held in the
new basement of the NJ. E. church
December 6.
Since the Indians of the grass
lands of Argentine were subdued il
1878 the systematic reclamation oi
the land has been stupendous Some
of the large ranches carry as many
as 80, 900 head of cattle and provide
hunting grounds for many English
men. The gaucho is one of the mos
picturesque as well as useful figures
on these ranches and forms the coun
terpart of his brother, the cowboy o.
North America. Life on a ranch il
far from unpleasant, and on some o.
| the big ranches under British contro
evening dress for dinner is the Gus
tom.
The old question of making the
states unhandy fiscal year fit the cal
endar year has bobbed up the las
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