The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-01-28

presented in the House last week by
James H. Wiltbank, of Philadel-
phia.
If potatoes have been frozen
lay them in a perfectly dark place
for some days after the thaw has
commenced. If thawed in the dark
they do not rot and lose very little
of their natural properties, but if
thawed in open daylight, they will
rot.
The children of Seelyville at
tending the Hurd school have been
frightened of late by young man
who chases them. The teacher, also,
we have been informed has guard
ian to take her to and from the
school. Has Jack the Hugger" in
vaded the rural districts?
TO compete with the parcels
post and to bring the people closer
to them, the express companies are
planning on a nation wide advertis-
ing campaign. 1t is understood that
the newspapers will be used, and the
features of the express business, the
rates and the service will be made
as public as possible. In this way
the express companies hope TO re-
gain much of the business which is
now being handled by parcels post.
In Tuesdays issue we gave an
account of the good and charitable
work that has been accomplished by
our local Needlework Guild. To-day
we present to our readers an article
written by Frederic j. Haskin on the
subject of Society That Does Its
Work Quietly" which appeared in a
recent issue of the Scranton Trib-
une-Republican Owing to changing
our publication day we were unable
to print it in Tuesdays paper. We
trust that it will be read.
A special from Hornell to Port
Jervis states that the talk there is
that the Erie Railroad company is to
move its car repair shops from Buff
falo to Hornell. This report is neith-
er denied nor confirmed and the mat
ter lacks the official stamp. The
rumor has it that the company will
use the old ice houses along Depot
street, Hornell, which will be empty
within a few months. The reason
for the change is given that the re-
moval of the shops to that city
would do away with the long hauls
which are now necessary to get the
broken cars to Buffalo and return.
1t is charmingly frank of Miss
Marjorie Murry, the winsome
"Bunty' in "Bunty Pulls the
Strings which comes to the Lyric
on Wednesday, January 20, in the
manner in which she admits what
the female sex as a whole guards so
carefully-her age-during the cor
respondence between \ William A.
Brady, who was in New York, and
Mics M1rrU whn in hnr hnnn
in Edinburgh, Scotland, in writing of
the parts she had played. Miss
Murry is one of the great actresses
and the Lyric should be crowded on
Wednesday night. Order your seats
in advance for this high class pro-
duction.
will it come to pass in Penn
sylvania that men may not say to
each other, in the classic language of
the governors of the Carolinas, Have
one on me?" This question sprang
to the lips of the state house of rep
resentatives yesterday when Horace
B. Dunn, of Huntingdon county, Of
fered bill which would make it a
crime for any person holding a liq-
uor license to treat another to a
cocktail or even plain short
beer" According to the terms of
this bill it would cost a man a fine
of from $500 to $4,000 should he
in a moment of liquid generosity
buy for companion before the
bar or around the cafe table. But
the fine is not the only thing. Oh,
no! A nice little sojourn from ninety
days to twelve months in jail would
go right along with the other fine"
The annual statement of the
finances of the poor district of Texas
township and Honesdale borough for
1912 was filed in Prothonotary w.
j. Barnes offices Friday afternoon.
The statement was signed by the
auditors, Robert J. Murray, j. o.
Mumford, and George Schwesinger.
The report of the auditors showed
the expenditures for the year to
have been $7,793.OS. The receipts
were $40, O,S76.S1. There is balance
of $3,0S3.73 in the hands of treas
urer o. e. Bunnell. The largest
amount in the items of expense was
that for the patients in insane asy-
lums. 1t was $2,951.26. The as
sets of the poor district are $4,S94.-
rs. The number of inmates at the
close of 1912 was ten, five of whom
were admitted during the past year.
Two were discharged and one died.
w H. Machell, of New York
city, the new proprietor of the Lau-
rel Lake House, Damascus township,
is spending a few days at that place.
Mr.. Machell intends making a num-
Der of changes in the present large
house, among which will be an addi-
tion to that popular house. Mr. Ma
chell is preparing for a large season
in the summer boarding business
and in order to accommodate his
prospective guests he will build an
other large boarding house on the
opposite side of the lake, facing the
present building, Preparations are
also being made. to have a boys
! camp nearby, which will be patron
lied by young men from New York
city. B. H. Dittrich, of this place,
who has log cabin cottage on land
now owned by Mr.. Machell but
| formerly by Mr. Brown is unde-